Library Hours adjusted to observe City of Houston curfew
In order to comply with the curfew imposed by the City of Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the library will close at 11:00pm on Monday, Sept 22 - Thursday, Sept 25. Current hours for Friday, Sept 26 and Saturday, Sept. 27 will not change, as they already fall outside the curfew hours of 12:00am - 6:00am. Because the city has extended this curfew indefinitely, we will assess our hours of operation each week as it becomes necessary to do so.
Oct. 6 last day to register to vote
If you plan to vote in the general election on Nov. 4, register to vote ASAP! Voter registration forms are at the Information desk in the main library.
Open Workshop Canceled: Has Someone Already Written Your Thesis (Sciences)
This workshop, scheduled for Friday, Sept. 19 in training room 10G has been canceled. Please check with your subject librarian for individual help with your thesis or dissertation. (See Help & Assistance on the Libraries’ home page to find your subject librarian.)
UH Libraries Welcome Reception
The University of Houston Libraries would like to invite all new UH graduate students and faculty to the
2008 UH Libraries’ Welcome Reception
Join your fellow graduate students, librarians, and faculty
in the UH M.D. Anderson Library’s Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion
from 4-5:30pm for networking, library information, and fun.
Food and drink provided.
Tuesday, September 23rd
Arts & Humanities graduate students and faculty
Wednesday, September 24th
Social Sciences graduate students and faculty
Thursday, September 25th
Science & Engineering graduate students and faculty
Post-Ike resources
Here are some links to help you:
FEMA
Centerpoint Energy
Reliant Energy Storm Center
City of Houston
State of TX Comptroller - Tax Information
Houston Chronicle
Stay safe!
How to Use Your Library workshop cancelled
This open workshop scheduled from 3-4pm today, Sept. 16, in room 106R has been canceled. We will let you know when it will be rescheduled.
Open workshop cancelled
“Starting Your Thesis” open workshop scheduled from 2:30-4:00pm today in classroom 10G has been canceled. It will be rescheduled, so check the Open Workshop site for more information to come.
Library to re-open Tuesday, Sept. 16
The library will re-open on Tuesday, September 16 at 7:00am. In following with the curfew imposed by the city of Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the library will close at 8:00pm for the remainder of this week.
Hours for this week at the MD Anderson Library are:
- Monday, Sept 15 CLOSED
- Tuesday, Sept 16 7:00am - 8:00pm
- Wednesday, Sept 17 7:00am - 8:00pm
- Thursday, Sept 18 7:00am - 8:00pm
- Friday, Sept 19 7:00am - 8:00pm
Please consult the UH Emergency Information page (http://piersystem.com/go/site/1093) for updates and changes for the entire UH Campus.
Library Closure due to Hurricane Ike
The M.D. Anderson Library will be closed as of 5:00pm today, as is the entire University of Houston campus, in preparation for Hurricane Ike. The campus and library plan to reopen for business as usual on Monday, September 15, barring complications or changes in the weather situation. Updates to weather and closure information can be found at the visiting the UH homepage.
Online Exhibit Celebrating the U.S. Constitution
Senator Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia), considered by many of his Senate colleagues the most learned student of the nation’s founding documents, accomplished a long-standing goal by getting a rider passed in the 2005 Appropriations Bill. The law designates September 17 as Constitution Day. It requires schools and federal agencies to hold educational programs on the Constitution on the anniversary date when, in 1787, the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document.
Of those 55 signers, the University of Houston Libraries’ Special Collections Department owns a number of books written by, and original documents signed by, some of those delegates to the Constitutional Convention: Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Charles Pinckney, and George Washington. This online mini-exhibit is presented during the time in which Constitution Day falls, this year from September 15 — 26, on the TV monitor in the library lobby.
For further information about the U.S. Constitution and Constitution Day, see www.constitutionday.us and www.constitutioncenter.org.
