Finals Week and Christmas Break Hours*

December 14, 2009 - January 3, 2010
* Hours subject to change in bad weather


Nicholson Library:
Finals week:
Monday - Thursday, Dec. 14th - Dec. 17th: 7:30 am to 1 am
Friday, Dec. 18th: 7:30 am to 11 pm (extended hours)
Saturday, Dec. 19th: 9 am to 4 pm
Sunday, Dec. 20th: Closed

Christmas break:
Monday - Wednesday, Dec. 21st - Dec. 23: 8 am to 5 pm
Wednesday, Dec. 24th - Sunday, Jan. 3th: Closed

Portland Campus Library:
Saturday-Sunday, December 19-20: Library Closed
Monday-Wednesday, December 21-23: 8:00 am- 4:30 pm.
Thursday-Sunday,December 24-27: Library Closed.
Monday- Thursday, December 28-31: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.
Friday-Sunday, January 1-3: Library Closed.

January Term Hours start on January 4.

Need words? Try Visual Thesaurus

Among our electronic reference sources is a hidden jewel:
Visual Thesaurus is the fun way to find synonyms to enhance your writing, help brainstorm topics and keywords for searching databases, and improve English and other language skills. Each word you enter becomes the center of a visual map of many other "associates." You can even set the map to include foreign language equivalents. A quick video demos the basics.

Tips for last weeks of semester

1. Remember to save your work from library computers to a thumb drive or to catfiles! Public computers remove documents overnight. (Drives on sale at circulation desk).
   
2. Get Summit and Interlibrary Loan requests (via WorldCat) in this week if you want to receive them on time for papers.
   
3. Use Linfield WorldCat to find books and articles.
   
4. Use library databases for more focused article searching.
   
5. Having a hard time finding or getting resources? Consult a reference librarian - by email or appointment.
   

Happy Thanksgiving!

A reminder about Thanksgiving Break Hours
November 20-30, 2009

Nicholson Library:
Friday, November 20: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday-Sunday, November 21 and 22: Library Closed
Monday-Tuesday, November 23-24: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Wednesday, November 25: 8:00am - Noon
Thursday-Saturday, November 26-28: Library Closed
Sunday, November 29: 7:30 pm - 1:00 am
Monday, November 30: Fall Semester Hours resume

Portland Campus Library:
Saturday-Sunday, November 21 and 22: Library Closed
Monday-Wednesday, November 23-25: 8:00 am- 4:30 pm.
Thursday-Sunday, November 26 - 29: Library Closed.
Monday, November 30: Fall Semester Hours resume

Listen to your articles? Many Gale databases include mp3 files

You can get MP3 files for thousands of articles through some of our new Gale Research Databases.

Try this out in Academic OneFile, the first database on the Gale link above. Run a search, then click on the article title of your choice to view the whole record. When there is full text, choose between downloading a text file or an MP3 file. Listen while you walk, run, wash dishes, or whatever.

Find Gale Research and other databases under the Articles & Databases drop down. Questions? Contact a librarian.

GreenFILE: articles on green technology

Try GreenFILE for scholarly, government and general-interest information about global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

Student Tip of the Week: "Catfile" your documents

"Need your files to travel with you to and from the library? Use CatFiles, Linfield's online file storage site! There are flash drives to remember, emails to send, or printed pages to be forgotten. Your document will be right there on CatFiles waiting for YOU! Even share documents with your classmates or anyone else on campus! What are you waiting for? Start uploading to your Catfiles today!"

For more infomation, see ITS support page, Catfiles section.