Visitor and alumni announcements

Shifting of stacks will cause some disruptions in Newman

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

We will be moving a large portion of Newman Library's collections this summer. While the stacks are in flux, we recommend you use the Request button in Addison to have us retrieve materials in the affected sections to save you time and trouble. We'll locate the item and hold it for you at the second floor circulation desk. If you need an article from a print journal or conference proceeding in the affected sections, use our new Desktop Delivery service and we'll scan the article for you.

The numerous book carts and assembling of shelving will be noisy. Groups should plan on working in the Learning Commons space on the second floor or anywhere on the fourth floor. If you are looking for a quiet space, we recommend the fifth floor during May and June, and the third floor in July and August. We hope to complete all of this shifting before the fall semester begins.

Library access after graduation

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Congratulations to all of our graduates. We frequently get questions about what happens to library access after graduation.

Please provide feedback on Summon database

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Start the survey here

The libraries are constantly seeking to improve how the Summon database works: how search results are returned and displayed, how facets can limit and focus the number of results, and how results are linked to full text. Previous feedback has directly influenced changes in all of these areas. We are seeking additional feedback to continue this progress. Please take a few minutes to complete a brief survey on how you use Summon.

New materials for April 2012 posted

Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

New materials lists for items cataloged in April 2013, have been posted.

Renew checked out books online

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 04:00:00 -0400

As we approach the end of the semester, you may find you still need to use books you have checked out of the Virginia Tech libraries or books you've received from other libraries through interlibrary loan that are nearing their due dates. You can renew most checked out material online; some material cannot be renewed (Popular Reading books, bound journals, and DVDs cannot be renewed, but you can bring them to the circulation desk to be checked in and out again).

Start searches for ebooks in Summon (ebook records are being removed from Addison)

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:00:00 -0400

The number of ebooks available through the Virginia Tech Libraries has increased exponentially in the last year, to over half a million. Our new E-preferred monograph acquisitions (ebook) policy means that the majority of our book purchases are the online version. The list of titles available to us as ebooks fluctuates every day; publishers' changing title lists and changing platforms means frequent updates to these lists. As a result of these frequent changes, we are no longer including records for these ebooks in Addison, the library catalog. We recommend searches for ebooks (and books and much more) begin in Summon . Summon includes records for almost all of the ebooks available to us through purchased packages, subscription packages, full-text databases, and open access/freely accessible ebooks, plus records for all of our print books, videos, and more from the library catalog. This one-stop database is the most comprehensive source of ebook (and book!) records.

New materials for February 2012 posted

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 04:00:00 -0500

New materials lists for items cataloged in February 2013, have been posted.

Getting materials from branch libraries and missing items just got easier

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:00:00 -0500

Having material delivered to and from Newman and the Blacksburg branch libraries (Art + Architecture and Veterinary Medicine) and reporting missing material just got easier as new functionality is added to Addison's request button.

Alumni Library Portal now provides access to select databases

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:00:00 -0500

We now provide a selection of databases (sources of journal articles and ebooks) for Virginia Tech alumni. While most databases are licensed solely for current students and faculty, these select databases, combined with our list of free, scholarly databases and licensed databases from your public library, provide a wealth of academic, consumer, and business publications and data.

New materials for January 2013 posted

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:00:00 -0500

New materials lists for items cataloged in January 2013, have been posted.

Adaptors and chargers available from Newman circulation

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:00:00 -0500

The Newman Library circulation desk is now checking out device chargers and adaptors for the media:scape stations in the Learning Commons.

RSS feeds now available for My Library Account

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:00:00 -0500

You can now subscribe to RSS feeds of changes recorded in My Library Account. After adding the feed URL to your RSS feed reader or custom home page, you'll be notified when changes to your account occur.

Newman DVDs now checkout for 5 days

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:00:00 -0500

Newman DVDs now checkout for five days (up from three). You can checkout up to three DVDs at a time.

Ask librarians questions via SMS text

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 07:01:00 -0500

You can ask Text (SMS) questions to a librarian by sending the message to (540) 986-4614. Messages sent during hours when the reference desks are staff will be answered quickly; other messages will be answered when we reopen.

Users with smart phones or devices with internet capabilities will be able to use the links we send. If you connect to the internet over your carrier's network (as opposed to using the Virginia Tech wireless network), you will need to use Off Campus Sign In to access restricted, subscribed resources. Very in-depth questions should be directed to our Ask a Librarian chat or a live phone call.