Library Highlights: Maryland AskUsNow!

Welcome back students, faculty, and staff.   The beginning of a new semester is a great time to get to know the services the library offers.  In this post we highlight:

Maryland AskUsNow! – Our 24/7 chat reference service 

Imagine this:

You are working on an assignment but the library is closed.  You need to find additional resources (articles) and you are not sure where to look and need some help.  What can you do to get some help?

You can use Maryland AskUsNow!  It is your access to 24/7 reference assistance.  

You can access it from the link on the library’s homepage.  Once you click on the link, you can ask your question and be chatting with a librarian in no time.  

You can also access it through the AskUsNow qwidget located on the results screen in OneSearch. You do not even have leave the results screen to chat with a librarian.

The librarians will be able to show you how to find the information you need and perhaps even work with you on what search terms will bring the best results.  No question is too tough!

Library Hours for January 25 and 26

The library will be Closed on Saturday January 25.

The library will be Open on Sunday January 26 from 1 - 6 pm.

The library resumes normal semester hours on Monday January 27th at 7:30 am.

Regular semester hours:

• Monday - Thursday: 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 Midnight
• Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 12:00 Midnight

 If you have any questions, please contact the library at 301-687-4395.
 

Spring Semester 2014 Hours Begin Monday January 27th

The Lewis J. Ort Library begins its regular semester hours beginning on Monday January 27, 2014.

Regular library hours are:

• Monday - Thursday: 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 Midnight
• Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 12:00 Midnight

Electronic access to the library's catalog and databases are available 24/7 through OneSearch (available on the library's home page) or via the following web page: http://libguides.frostburg.edu/databaselist.

If you need research assistance while the library is closed, you can utilize Maryland AskUsNow!, our 24/7 chat reference service. To access the service, click on the link below.

Ort Library Closed Monday January 20th in Honor of MLK, Jr.

The Ort Library will be closed on Monday January 20th in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.

The library will be open on Sunday, January 19th from 1 - 6 pm. The library will reopen on Tuesday January 21st at 7:30 am.

Electronic access to the library's catalog and databases are available 24/7 through OneSearch (available on the library's home page) or via the following web page: http://libguides.frostburg.edu/databaselist.

If you need research assistance while the library is closed, you can utilize Maryland AskUsNow!, our 24/7 chat reference service. To access the service, click on the link below.

Three New Library Displays for January

The Ort Library is pleased to present three new displays for January.

The first display, located on the 3^rd floor (by the main entrance) is a display on the television show The Simpsons. The Simpsons started as a series of short sketches on The Tracy Ullman Show in 1987. It has won many Emmy Awards and was even considered one of the greatest television shows of the 20^th century. For over 25 years, The Simpsons has been a reflection of what is happening in the US. Homer Simpsons’ phrase D’Oh!  has even made it into the Oxford English Dictionary.

The second display, also located on the 3^rd floor (located between the 4 stand-up PCs) highlights the 10^th anniversary of the two (2) Mars Rovers (Spirit and Opportunity) that landed on the planet Mars in January of 2004. The mission for each rover was to determine if water was previously found on the planet based on geology. Spirit Rover got stuck in loose soil and has not moved since 2009. As of November 2013, Opportunity is still in operation and has logged almost 24 miles on Mars.

The final display, located on the 5^th floor of the library, highlights the career of Amelia Earhart, one of aviation’s pioneering women. She completed her first solo flight in 1921 and in 1932 became the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean. By 1937, she wanted to go after the next big aviation record, flying around the world. Unfortunately, just about 7000 miles from completing this record, her plane along with her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared. No trace of Earhart, Noonan, or the plane has ever been found. 

The displays on the 3^rd floor will be up through the end of January, while the Amelia Earhart display will be up through the end of February.

If you have any questions about the displays, please contact Theresa Mastrodonato at ext. 4425 or tmmastrodonato@frostburg.edu or MaryJo Price at ext. 4889 or mprice@frostburg.edu.