Molstead Library News

Library hours for summer '08.

These hours will be in effect from June 2nd to July 24th.

Monday              8:00-5:00

Tuesday              8:00-5:00

Wednesday       8:00-7:00

Thursday             8:00-5:00

Friday                   8:00-2:30

Closed weekends

Spring break hours 2008.

Slight change from last year...

March 31 - April 6, 2008

Monday                    9am - 7pm
Tuesday                    9am - 5pm
Wednesday            9am - 7pm
Thursday                  9am - 5pm
Friday                            9am - 2pm
Saturday                      Noon - 4pm
Sunday                        1pm - 8pm

The library will be closed Saturday, March 29th and Sunday, March 30th.  Have fun!

Molstead Library catalog down until Friday 3/21...

The catalog software is being upgraded over the next few days.  Therefore, the catalog will be out of service until this is completed, possibly until Friday evening at the latest.

Until then, try using OCLC WorldCat, go to advanced search, and check the box labeled "Items in my library" in order to search for NIC books.  Unfortunately, you will not be able to tell if they are checked out or not so give us a call for assistance, 769-3355.

New databases: CQ Global Researcher and Points of View from EBSCO.

Two new databases have been added to the library web site.  CQ Global Researcher is similar to the traditional CQ Researcher but with a focus on international news and issues.  Points of View Reference Center is yet another tool for exploring current world issues but also includes guides and articles on formulating arguments and writing undergraduate level research papers.

Both of these new tools can be found under the "Find Articles" section of the library web site by clicking on "News & Issues." 

Spring break library hours.

Spring break hours for Molstead Library will be as follows:

April 2nd - April 7, 2007

Monday    9am - 7pm

Tuesday    9am - 5pm

Wednesday    9am - 7pm

Thursday    9am - 5pm

Friday      9am - 2pm

Saturday    12pm - 4pm

Molstead Library will be closed on Saturday and Sunday, March 31st and April 1st, as well as Easter Sunday, April 8th.

Wireless Internet access now in Molstead Library.

As of now, Molstead Library now provides wireless Internet access to the general public. 

Our routers are 802.11g compatible and users will need to authenticate either by entering their email address and agreeing to our use terms OR those with campus network access can log in with their Novell account permissions.

Enjoy!

New database: Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition.

Molstead Library has added a new suite of periodical databases--Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition--to supplement our current collection and to fill some holes in areas such as Humanities, General Sciences, and Applied Science. 

Take a look at our collection of article databases at the library web site http://www.nic.edu/library under "Find Articles."

Here is a general description:

"Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition provides access to full text articles, page images, article abstracts, and citations from thousands of sources (Full text of articles from over 1,750 publications and article abstracts and indexing from over 3,500 publications). Coverage back as early as 1982 ensures that every search is as deep as it is broad. Users have access to information on virtually any subject.

"Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition includes several individual databases covering a variety of fields all in full-text. Education, General Science, Humanities, Readers' Guide, Social Sciences, and Wilson Business databases are included."

Campus Research™ in, Lexis-Nexis™ out.

Campus Research™ is a product that combines a powerful news and business database with a comprehensive legal research tool.  After a brief trial of this new product, we here at Molstead Library believed that Campus Research™ provided all that we needed in news, business, and legal information with increased useability and at a cheaper cost than the venerable Lexis-Nexis™.

Please enjoy the new service and please feel free to let us know what you think!

The library will no longer send out overdue notices.

Effective Immediately: Due to budgetary constraints, Molstead Library will no longer send out overdue notices. Please check your library items for the due date, and be sure to return the items on time. Overdue fines of .25 per item per day still apply (except for Reserve items which are 1.00 per day).  If items are not returned in a timely matter, a hold will be placed on your account at the registrar's and you will not be able to get transcripts, register for another semester of school, or graduate from NIC until the items are returned and fines are paid. 

Spring break hours have changed.

The following are the revised spring break hours for March 27th through April 2nd.  The library will be closed the first weekend of spring break (March 25th & 26th).

Monday, March 27th --         9am to 7pm
Tuesday, March 28th --         9am to 5pm
Wednesday, March 29th --   9am to 7pm
Thursday, March 30th --       9am to 5pm
Friday, March 31st --             9am to 2pm
Saturday, April 1st --             12pm to 4pm
Sunday, April 2nd --              1pm to 8pm

"Food For Fines" starts April 17th.

The library will be forgiving fines in exchange for food donations during our semi-annual "Food For Fines" period. 

Bring in non-perishable goods--no glass containers--to knock out those library fines before you register for summer and fall classes.  The library does place holds on registration if you have an outstanding balance!

This program runs from April 17th through the end of the semester.

New PC's in Molstead Library

New PC'c can be found on the Library floor.  A recent overhaul of the technology in the Library allows for a more streamlined maintenance procedure. With a three year warranty on parts the new equipment should provide us with smooth and reliable service.  Educational pricing agreements with Dell Computer allowed for the Library wide upgrade to newer and more energy efficient models.  Upgrading to a flat screen monitor saves energy as well as space.  You'll notice on your next visit how much more space is available to you as you do research using a computer terminal.  New Print Stations will be put on the floor soon as well as new PC's in Rm 126 and Todd Hall.  Here's to a good semester!

Andy

CQ Weekly now available online.

Say good-bye to the pea-green CQ Weekly, in print form that is.

In an effort to save shelf space and provide easier access to a good resource, Molstead Library has added CQ Weekly to our suite of CQ Press online databases.  A direct link to the database can be found at the library's web site under "Find Articles" by clicking on the "Politics, Law & Government" link.  The entire CQ Press suite of databases can be found here.

Here is the PR on CQ Weekly.  If you haven't used it in the past, you might want to check out the digital version!

Only CQ Weekly reports on the world's most powerful legislative body completely and accurately every week.

How? The CQ news team - by far the largest on Capitol Hill, with more than 100 reporters, editors and researchers - covers virtually every act of Congress, delivering nonpartisan news and analysis unavailable anywhere else.

That's why it is the choice of 95% of the members of Congress, the White House, every federal agency, the media and thousands of leading businesses.

Not to mention 3,244 libraries like yours.

Each issue of CQ Weekly - in your stacks or fully archived to 1983 on the Web - looks forward and back. Your readers get in-depth reports on issues looming on the congressional horizon, plus a complete wrap up the previous week's news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes.

Just as important, CQ Weekly is written in plain-English prose that makes it easy for people "outside the beltway" to understand complex legislation, and its ramifications, just as well as any Washington insider.

Simply put, no matter what legislative issue your readers follow or research, CQ Weekly is the one source that can be relied on to cover it, to make it simple to understand, and to do so in a manner that is even-handed and accurate.

CQ Weekly Online includes an archive dating back to 1983 and access by IP authentication. Search by topic, page number, committee, "exact phrases or words," bill number, byline or reporter and by Boolean full-text and date searches. Detailed floor votes dating back to August 1983 are easily retrieved.

Library Closed Labor Day Weekend.

Molstead Library will be closed the entire weekend and Labor Day (September 3rd-5th).  Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, September 6th.

FOOD FOR FINES

Owe fines on overdue materials checked out of NIC's Molstead Library?  Encountering problems registering for classes because of those library fines?  Short on cash?  If you've answered yes to all three questions you are a perfect candidate for the "Food for Fines" program!  Bring one nonperishable food item to the library's circulation desk and library staff will erase $1.00 from your fines.  Bring five items and $5.00 will be removed from your overdue fines.  There's no limit to the fines you can erase by donating one nonperishable food item for every $1.00 in fines you owe the library.  Food collected through the "Food for Fines" program is donated to a local food bank.  So now's the time to erase those fines and feel great about it.  Questions?  Contact Debra Vigil, Circulation Supervisor, at 769-3269.