The IRC will be closed Monday, July 30, 2007. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, July 31, 2007.Reminder: Printing is not available on the second floor when the IRC is closed.
July 28, 2007
IRC Hours Update
The IRC will be closed Monday, July 30, 2007. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, July 31, 2007.Reminder: Printing is not available on the second floor when the IRC is closed.
Campus Power Outage
The following information is provided by AU's Physical Plant and Information Technologies.
"On Saturday, July 28, there will be a campus wide power outage for the upgrade and maintenance of the high voltage power distribution system. The outage, which will affect the entire campus except the senior apartments and Seminary buildings, will begin at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday evening and power should be restored by 6:00 a.m. on Sunday morning." (Email, Physical Plant)
"The IT Department will begin taking network services offline at 7:00 PM on Saturday, July 28th. Based on the projected time for return of power to the campus, network services should be available by 8:00 AM Sunday. "(Email, I.T.)
July 23, 2007
Juvenile Books: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Two copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows have been added to the library's juvenile circulating collection. To facilitate wider access to the titles, they are both currently located with AU Reserve Books and have a one-week circulation period. At the end of August, one copy will be removed from reserved and placed in the regular juvenile collection.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
PZ7.R79835 Hald 2007
Reviews from various journals, such as Horn Book Magazine and Publisher's weekly, are pending due to the publisher embargo. However, there were two book reviews published late last week by the New York Times and the Baltimore Sun:
- An Epic Showdown as Harry Potter is Initiated Into Adulthood
New York Times, 7/19/07 - Raise a Butterbeer to Final Tale
Baltimore Sun, 7/19/07
As early as Saturday morning other newspapers, blogs, and news shows were posting their reviews and comments on Harry Potter as well.
- Harry Potter fans: Did we tell you too mcuch too early?
Seattle Times, 7/22/07 - 'Deathly Hallows' packs a punch
AP/MSNBC, 7/21/07 - Reviews of "The Deathly Hallows"
DesMoines Register, 7/21/07 - "Deathly Hallows" Offers Tragedy, Triumph
Clarksville Online, 7/21/07 - Rowling Conjures Exciting, Worthy Finish to Her Series
Houston Chronicle, 7/21/07 - Potter Magic: Book Breaks Sales Records
GMA, 7/23/07
What about Ohio libraries? In addition to AU's two copies, the OhioLINK catalog details 6 OhioLINK libraries have copies of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, with two of those six libraries being the Cuyahoga County Public Library System and the Westerville Public Library.
All of the copies were checked out.
To put this into perspective, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer the Cuyahoga County Public Library ordered 845 copies of the book and already had 1000 requests and the Cleveland Public Library system "has more than 1,000 copies of the "Deathly Hallows" on reserve.
Update: 7/24/07
Horn Book has posted it's review of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. As noted by Roger Sutton in the Horn Book Blog, this review will be included in the October/November issue of Horn Book Magazine.
Likely Stories, Book List's blog, has linked to Booklists online review of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. No specifics are in place regarding it's publication date for the journal, but the reviewer has given the book a starred review.
July 6, 2007
Juvenile Books
The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.
- Pictures from our vacation
PZ7.P4313 Pic 2007 - Heave ho!
PZ7.J23 Ge 2006 - Perfect nest
PZ7.F91523 Per 2007
Juvenile Books
The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.
- Martin Bridge sound the alarm
PZ7.K471 Mas 2007 - Solomon Snow and the stolen jewel
PZ7.U363 Sol 2006 - Lawn Boy
PZ7.P2843 Law 2007 - I am Rembrandt's Daughter
PZ7. C908 Iam 2007
Juvenile Books
The following book has been added to the juvenile collection. It will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.
- Dogs and cats
SF426.5 .J46 2007
AU Circulating
The following book has been added to the circulating collection. You will find it shelved in the new books display, reference area on the main floor of the library, or in it's regular location.
- Poetry in literature for youth
Z1037 .L445 2006
July 5, 2007
AU Circulating: DVD
The following DVD's have been added to the library circulating collection. DVD's are located in the listening lab, room 201, library second floor.
July 2, 2007
AU Circulating
The following book has been added to the circulating collection. You will find it shelved in the new books display, reference area on the main floor of the library, or in it's regular location.
- Drama activities for K-6 students: creating classroom spirit
PN3171 .P57 2006
AU Circulating: Young Adult
The following book has been added to the circulating collection. You will find it shelved in the new books display in the reference area on the main floor of the library or in it's regular location.
IRC Reference
The following book has been added to the IRC reference collection. You will find it shelved directly inside the IRC, library second floor, in the reference section.
- Gotcha for guys!: nonfiction books to get boys excited about reading
Z1039.B67 B39 2007
Juvenile Books
The following book has been added to the juvenile collection. It will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.
- The Wednesday Wars
PZ7.S3527 We 2007
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