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Play the New Student Orientation Game

Authored By: 

Erin Mooney

Library Orientation Scavenger Hunt Game

If you missed getting the flyer at the Orientation Fair on Saturday August 25, or at the Library Orientation Party on Monday August 27, I just want to familiarize you with the game you can play (and win a prize) that will get you up to speed on the Woodruff Library in no time.

Here are the rules:

Welcome to the Class of 2016!

Authored By: 

Erin Mooney

 


Orientation Fair swag

Welcome New Students!

The Woodruff Library welcomes new students for the Fall semester! I was going to write in all of your names in the sentence above, but the College hasn't shared those with me yet. Sorry to be so impersonal.

We'll have a booth at the Orientation Fair on August 25  at WoodPec (where you go to build your pecs). Please come by our booth, grab some swag, and start your research -- just kidding. We know that's for the night before the paper is due.

Launch of popular audio and eBook service. Download now!


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Emory Libraries is pleased to roll-out a new option for POPULAR READING e-books and audio books for the Emory community.  

From our personalized Emory Libraries site (http://overdrive.emory.edu) we offer access to a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles in many different formats. We are using the OverDrive distribution platform through which users of our library can download  titles to Mac, Windows, or a variety of mobile devices (Kindle, ipad, iphone, MP3 player, etc.)  You will need your Emory NetID and password to access this resource.  

This ever-growing popular reading collection will include New York Times Best Seller titles and suggestions culled from circulation date on our print popular reading titles.

 

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

In the Garden of Beasts  by Erik Larson

The Tiger's Wife: A Novel  by Tea Obreht

1Q84  by Haruki Murakami

BossyPants by Tina Fey (audio)

Gone Girl: A Novel by Gillian Flynn

 

ACCESS…Currently, users can only search for these titles on the Emory Overdrive site.  In the future, we may investigate adding these records to our library search tool, discoverE

You will need…

  • A valid Emory NetID 
  • Internet access
  • A computer or device that meets the system requirements for the type(s) of digital materials you wish to check out
  • Free software for the computer or device on which you wish to use the materials available at this site

The site offers extensive HELP screens with screen by screen shots of how to install titles on all types of devices.

Step 1 - Download and install free software

To download Adobe eBooks, you need Adobe® Digital Editions 

To download OverDrive titles, you need OverDrive Media Console™.  

Related Links: 

http://overdrive.emory.edu

 

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OverDrive Media Console is available for…

  • Android v1.5 (or newer)
  • BlackBerry v4.5 (or newer)
  • iPhone® OS v3.1.3 (or newer)
  •  Mac OS® v10.4.9 (or newer)
  • Windows® 98 SE (or newer)
  • Windows Mobile® 5 and 6

Step 2 - Activate the software  After you have installed the software that you downloaded, you need to take steps to activate the software before downloading digital materials.

Step 3 - Check out, download, and enjoy  You can check out up to 2 titles at a time for 2 weeks each.  Your Cart will hold up to 4 titles at a time, but if no action occurs they will be automatically removed from your Cart after 30 minutes so that other users can have the chance to check them out.

Finally, you can place holds on 4 check-out titles at one time.  An email will alert you when a HOLD becomes available, and you will have 3 days to check out it out after the notification is sent.

Click here now and start exploring your options…

  • Search for digital materials using a variety of criteria on the advanced search page.
  • Take digital materials with you on-the-go. Many audio titles can be burned to CD, and most audio titles can be transferred to supported portable devices.
  • If you come across a title that you are interested in checking out, you can add it to your 'Wish List'.
  • If a desired title is not available, you can place it on hold.

 

Authored By: 

Kim Collins, July 30, 2012

Summer 2012 Stack Tower Project

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Project Overview

Book movers will shift the Woodruff stack tower to distribute collections and allow for growth room is appropriate areas.  Locations of call numbers will change.  When the project is complete signs will be changed as needed.

Listen to Natasha Tretheway read "Beyond Katrina"

U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey performs the poem "Liturgy" from her memoir "Beyond Katrina."

We All SCREAM!

Submitted by Erin Mooney

On Thursday May 3, the Outreach and Education Team of the Woodruff Library hosted an ice cream sundae bar secret study break in the Jones Room. 

As soon as the ice cream truck music was piped through the PA system and it was announced that the break was beginning, students jumped up from their seats and rushed to the Jones Room to help themselves to ice cream and toppings.

Woodruff Library: Library Tour by Seth Green '12

Follow Seth as he gives his personal take on why the Woodruff Library is so popular among Emory undergraduates.

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