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The document is a weekly calendar for the Learning Commons at UMass Amherst for the week of September 24-30, 2007. It lists various events, workshops, and services available through the Learning Commons and related campus resources, including a copyright quiz, career fair, RefWorks workshops, library services, tutoring at the Learning Resource Center, and quiet study areas.
![RefWorks Workshops FALL 2007 Save time! Organize your citations and create quick bibliographies. For one paper or a whole career’s worth of research. Workshop schedule, Fall 2007 Wednesday 10/10, 11-12 Thursday 11/1, 4-5 Tuesday 11/20, 2:30-3:30 All workshops held in the Calipari Room (ground floor of the Du Bois Library) To register: [email_address] For questions: Madeleine Charney 577-0784 / [email_address]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/lcbb200709242373/85/lcbbwk20070924-6-320.jpg)
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- 1. Learning Commons Weekly Calendar September 24-30, 2007
- 2. Sample question from OIT Copyright Quiz What is the minimum the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) can make you pay for infringing copyright on just one song ?(Choose one) a. $0.99 per song b. $75.00 per song c. $100.00 per song d. $500.00 per song e. $750.00 per song
- 3. Sample question from OIT Copyright Quiz What is the minimum the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) can make you pay for infringing copyright on just one song ?(Choose one) Inform yourself. Protect yourself. Take the OIT Copyright Quiz: http://www.oit.umass.edu/copyright/quiz.html
- 4. Engineering & Technology Career Fair Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007 10:30am – 3:30pm Campus Center Auditorium DRESS PROFESSIONALLY. BRING YOUR RESUME & PREPARE A SHORT INTRO. KNOW WHAT YOU WANT & WHO YOU WANT TO TALK TO. FOLLOW UP.
- 5. Get help with… Hardware & software questions Accounts, passwords, connections Navigating the library and Learning Commons Open 24 hours! Stop by, call, or instant message us Learning Commons & Technical Support Desk Services: LC & Technical Support Desk
- 6. RefWorks Workshops FALL 2007 Save time! Organize your citations and create quick bibliographies. For one paper or a whole career’s worth of research. Workshop schedule, Fall 2007 Wednesday 10/10, 11-12 Thursday 11/1, 4-5 Tuesday 11/20, 2:30-3:30 All workshops held in the Calipari Room (ground floor of the Du Bois Library) To register: [email_address] For questions: Madeleine Charney 577-0784 / [email_address]
- 7. Find the perfect sources for your papers and other research—work with a librarian! Reference & Research Assistance Services: Reference & Research Assistance Stop by the Reference & Research Assistance Desk anytime it is open… Make an appointment to work with a subject specialist librarian… Or, ask a question via phone, email, instant messenger, or 24/7 web chat reference http://www.library.umass.edu/ask
- 8. 3 rd floor, Du Bois Library Reserve, Media & Microforms Department Services: Reserve, Media & Microforms Department Get readings that your professors have assigned for class Borrow or view DVDs, audio recordings, and other media Explore the retrofuturistic world of Microforms Borrow one of 24 tablet PCs or a digital projector to use in the library
- 9. Is the item you need unavailable at the UMass Amherst Libraries? Get it from other collections! Current and retired UMass Amherst faculty, and current students and staff may use a variety of Interlibrary Loan services to borrow or obtain copies of materials from other libraries at no charge . If you need a BOOK or other loan First try the Five Colleges Libraries , use the Request Item feature within the 5 College catalog. Delivery is within 2 – 3 days For Books not held in the 5 Colleges or for loans of other types of materials go to the Library’s Interlibrary Loan page http://www.library.umass.edu/services/ill/index.html . Log in and fill out the ‘Request a Loan' form and the Interlibrary Loan staff will do the rest. Delivery is in 7 - 10 days If you need an ARTICLE or other copy Go to the Library’s Interlibrary Loan page http:// www.library.umass.edu/services/ill/index.html . Log in and fill out the ‘ Request a Copy' form and the Interlibrary Loan staff will do the rest. Delivery is in 1-3 days
- 10. Writing Center Services: Writing Center Stop in with your writing project and get assistance from trained experts. All levels and disciplines welcome! Writing Center Fall 2007 hours begin Sunday, September 23
- 11. Career Services Services: Career Services Career Services helps students and alumni identify and pursue satisfying careers through a variety of programs and services. Career advice and workshops Resume review Internships More!
- 12. Academic Advising Link Services: Academic Advising Link Academic advisors can connect you with the right academic programs and opportunities and support your journey to academic success. Advising resources Campus-wide academic support General Education Requirements Registration rules & regulations Special Learning Opportunities Degree Progress Audit SPIRE
- 13. Learning Resource Center Services: Learning Resource Center Tutoring and supplemental instruction for many difficult first and second year courses. Drop-in help and weekly sessions Students helping students! (10th floor of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library)
- 14. Looking for quiet? Quiet study areas on 2 nd and 3 rd floors provide comfortable seating, electrical outlets, and wireless Internet access Drop-in carrels on floors 7 and 10 offer individual study space; day-use lockers also located on these floors. To report problematic or disruptive behavior in the Library, call 1-2272 from a phone in any elevator lobby, or go to the Building Operations Desk on the entrance level.
- 15. Did a slide go by too quickly? Visit the Learning Commons website: http:// www.umass.edu/learningcommons and click Weekly Announcements (under News) View these announcements on the Web!