Call for entries for the Sparky Awards
Sparky AWards Call for Entries
Create a video. Win an iPod Touch. Be famous.
UH Libraries is hosting the 2009 Sparky Awards, a competition for students to illustrate in a short video presentation in what they see as the value of sharing information. Winners will receive an iPod Touch and much more! Entry Deadline is November 7, 2009. Check out the site to learn more!
Summer Book Club is back: July 30
The UH Libraries & UH Women’s Resource Center joint Summer Book Club is back!
Join us on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at Noon in the Women’s Resource Center (in the UC Satellite) for Summer Book Club.
We’ll be discussing Ayelet Waldman’s new memoir, Bad Mother.
Questions? Contact Veronica Arellano (varellano [at] uh.edu) or Beverly McPhail (bmcphail [at] central.uh.edu).
Finals Mania Draws Hundreds of Students to Library
Finals Mania, Spring 2009 Edition, kicked off at 10pm last Wednesday, May 6 at the UH M.D. Anderson Library. Hundreds of students were drawn to the library for a free late night pancake breakfast, made and served by UH faculty, staff, and student leaders.
The library’s own Dean Dana Rooks and Associate Dean Diane Bruxvoort were on hand to flip pancakes, along with Faculty Senate President Dr. Dan Wells, SGA President Kenneth Fomunung, Vice President for Administration & Finance Dr. Carl Carlucci, VP for Student Affairs, Dr. Elwyn Lee, and Staff Council representatives.
President Khator joined in the late night study break festivities to mingle with students and play a heated match of Hungry, Hungry, Hippos.
Finals Mania is a biannual study break for UH students sponsored by UH University Services, the UH Libraries, the Student Government Association, Student Affairs, Staff Council, and Faculty Senate.
For photos of Finals Mania, check out the UH Libraries on Facebook.
Enter the Learning Commons Media Contest!
To celebrate it’s official grand opening, the UH Libraries’ Learning Commons is holding a Student Media Contest!
You can win an iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, or Target Giftcard if you use the Learning Commons’ equipment to answer the following question…
What Does it Mean to be a UH Cougar?
Being a UH Cougar means something different to everyone on campus, so put your creativity and the Learning Commons’ equipment to use and tell us what being a UH Cougar means to YOU!
Anything goes, as long as it fits one of the following categories:
- Still Digital Photography
(An original photo in jpg or tif) - Graphic Design
(Your own creation in jpg or pdf) - Video
(No more than 5 minutes uploaded to YouTube)
Submission Guidelines
You must be a UH student to enter the Learning Commons Media Contest.
To enter, send an email to uhlearningcommons [at ] gmail [dot] com with the following information:
- Your Name
- Phone Number
- Email Address
- Title of Your Submission
- Category of Your Submission
For Still Frame Photography, attach your design as a JPEG or TIFF.
For Graphic Design, attach your design as a JPEG or PDF.
For Video, upload your clip to YouTube, and include the URL in the body of your email. - A short paragraph describing your entry
Important Dates
All entries must be submitted by April 28, 2009 at 5pm. Winners will be announced at the Media Contest Winner’s Reception on May 4
in the Learning Commons.
Questions? Contact
Nathan McKee (npmckee [at] uh [dot] edu),
Veronica Arellano (varellano[at] uh [dot] edu), or
Robin Dasler (rlhoward [at] uh [dot] edu).
Learning Commons Opening Celebration on April 8th
Please join us for the Opening Celebration of the Libraries’ Learning Commons on Wednesday, April 8th at 2:00pm.
The Learning Commons offers students flexible and inviting spaces for both collaborative and individual work, new opportunities for developing presentation projects, and enhanced access to sophisticated computing technology and advanced applications. This facility offers both high-end PCs and Macs which feature either dual or large-screen monitors. A wide variety of software is available, e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Apple iLife Suite, Camtasia Studio, Captivate, Visual Studio, EndNote, Mathematica, Matlab, SPSS, ArcGIS, and SAS.
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.
Summer Book Club Returns!
The UH M.D. Anderson Library and the UH Women’s Resource Center would like to invite you to the
Return of Summer Book Club
Thursday, July 17, 2008 @ Noon
at the Women’s Resource Center (in the UC Satellite)
Read, then Join Us to discuss our summer pick:
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Namesake, once again delves into the cultural conflict between Bengali parents and their American-born children in her new short story collection, Unaccustomed Earth.
View Our Library Commercials!
The University of Houston Libraries have collaborated with the University’s Student Video Network to produce three interesting commercials that highlight library resources and services. Take a look at the first two:
Students Needed for Library Website Usability Test
Interested in a free lunch at Chili’s and a free T-shirt? Then help us by participating on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 in a Usability Study on the UH Libraries’ Homepage. Give us 20 minutes of your time and help us to improve the usability of the site to make life easier for you! Please contact Damon Camille at 713-743-9731 or dcamille@uh.edu to set up a time.
Wikis and Blogs 101 Workshop Canceled
The Wikis and Blogs 101 Workshop originally scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 4-5pm has been canceled. There are plenty of other workshops available for students, faculty, and staff this semester. For a complete listing, visit the Open Workshops Online Schedule.