The document provides announcements from the Learning Commons at UMass Amherst. It highlights new and expanded services at the Circulation/Reserves desk, study abroad advising, streaming video collections, and an exhibit on the pre-Quabbin Swift River Valley. It also announces that the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship will provide advising at the Link and details services available like reference assistance, writing center support, academic advising, and the learning resource center. Various policies and resources are also noted regarding printing, laptop loans, wireless access, and copyright information.

1. Learning Commons Announcements
“Nobody ever graduated from a library.
Nobody ever graduated without one.”
November 1st 2010

2. Check out the new and expanded
Circulation/Reserves Service Desk!
• Check books in/out
• Find Materials on Reserve
• Borrow a Laptop
• Pickup Inter-Library Loan Materials
• Library Account Services
• Study Carrel Questions
THIS WAY TO CIRC/RESERVES

3. Study Abroad Advising
at
The Link
Monday – Thursday
4:00-8:00 p.m.
Brought to you by the International Programs Office, 545-2710,
www.ipo.umass.edu, abroad@ipo.umass.edu

4. Streaming Video Collections are
Here!!!
More then 6,400 Programs. Unlimited
access.
• Humanities & Social Sciences
• Business & Economics
• Science & Mathematics
• Health & Medicine
• Archival Films & Newsreels
Look for “Films on Demand” in the list of Databases at
www.library.umass.edu

5. Exhibit:
“Glimpses of the Pre-Quabbin Swift River Valley
and the Quabbin Reservoir of Today”
Science and Engineering Library
Lederle Lowrise
Floor 2
Through January 6, 2010

6. The Learning Commons welcomes the
Office of Undergraduate Research and
Scholarship (OURS) as the newest service
provider in the Lower Level
OURS will be staffing the Advising Link to
answer questions about research and
scholarship opportunities, as well as
application support for these opportunities.
For more info, visit
www.umass.edu/OURS

7. www.twitter.com/umassLC

8. Umass Amherst Libraries On Facebook!
http://on.fb.me/d2746E

9. Leave something behind in the library?
Check the Library’s Lost and Found at the
new Circulation/Reserves Desk on this level.

10. is a walk-in advising service providing declared and
undeclared undergraduates with answers to quick advising
questions.
Experienced Peer Advisors are on hand to assist you with:
Finding General Education courses
Interpreting your Degree Progress Report
Navigating Spire
and much more!
The Academic Advising
Link

11. Can’t get to the Library?
You can still get help
from your friendly
UMass librarians!

12. THIS IS BIG.
POSTER PRINTING NOW AVAILABLE
AT THE LEARNING COMMONS

13. THIS IS BIG.
• Print posters up to 42” wide
• Premium satin-finish photo paper
• Great for presentations
• Printing by appointment only
Learn more:
http://www.umass.edu/learningcommons/posters/

14. If you cannot return it within 4 hours:
Contact the Reserve Office at (413) 545-2358 or
appealsrmm@library.umass.edu
If you follow these instructions, late fees will be waived.
IF YOU CANNOT CARRY IT:
Leave the laptop where it is.
Once you are safe, call (413)545-2358
IF YOU CAN CARRY IT:
Bring the laptop with you.
Return it within 4 hours of the Library reopening.
During a FIRE ALARM
what do I do with a LIBRARY LAPTOP?
YOUR SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY
Leave as quickly as possible

15. To access the network:
1. Connect to the ‘UMASS’ wireless network.
2. Open a browser.
3. Log in with your NetID (OIT Account user
name) and password.
For more information, see:
www.oit.umass.edu/network/wireless
The UMass Amherst wireless network is now available on
every floor in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library.
Coverage may vary depending upon location. Some areas on each
floor (e.g., in the stacks) may have limited or no coverage.

17. Remember
to::
Save to an external source such as a USB drive or
UDrive
to avoid data loss if the computer is shut down!!!

18. Too many databases? Not sure where to start?
Don’t be overwhelmed—use a Research Guide!
A team of 18 librarians has created over 80 new
subject research guides for various topics. These
are designed to be convenient and relevant to
students and faculty doing research, and can be
embedded in SPARK. You can find them at
http://guides.library.umass.edu/subjectguides or just
use the link on the homepage.

19. OIT’s Remote Printing Service is here!
• Install a small plug-in on your own computer
• Send print jobs from your dorm room or the campus
wireless network to Learning Commons printers
• You have 8 hours to come pick up your print job.
Want to learn more?
•Ask at the Learning Commons & Technical Support Desk, or
•Google “UMass Remote Printing”

20. Printing files from SPARK?
Avoid problems! Before you print,
SAVE YOUR FILE TO THE DESKTOP
THEN, open it and print.

21. Remember
to::
Save to an external source such as a USB drive or
UDrive
to avoid data loss if the computer is shut down!!!

22. Get help with…
• Hardware & software
questions
• Accounts, passwords,
connections
• Navigating the library
and Learning Commons
• Stop by, call, or instant
message us
Learning Commons & Technical Support Desk
Services: LC & Technical Support Desk
Open every hour the Library is!!!!

23. Reference & Research Assistance
Services: Reference & Research Assistance
Find the perfect sources for your papers and
other research—work with a librarian!
•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,
IM or text message…
http://www.library.umass.edu/services/ask-a-librarian

24. Writing Center
Services: Writing Center
Stop in or make an appointment to get 30 minutes of
assistance on your writing project from trained experts.
All levels and disciplines are welcome!
Check out umass.edu/writingcenter for details and appointments

25. 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

26. is a walk-in advising service providing declared and
undeclared undergraduates with answers to quick advising
questions.
Experienced Peer Advisors are on hand to assist you with:
Finding General Education courses
Interpreting your Degree Progress Report
Navigating Spire
and much more!
The Academic Advising
Link

27. 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)
Check umass.edu/LRC for details…
OPENS ON 9/26

28. Looking for quiet?
•Quiet study areas on 2nd and 3rd floors provide
comfortable seating, electrical outlets, and wireless
Internet access
•Drop-in carrels on 7th and 10th floors offer individual
study space; day-use lockers also located on these floors.
•To report noise in quiet areas in the Library, call 1-2272
from a phone in any elevator lobby, or go to the Building
Operations Desk on the entrance level.

29. 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

30. • A federal jury today ordered a Boston University
graduate student to pay four record labels $675,000 in
damages for illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing
them online. Boston.com 7/31/09
•That is the equivalent of 115 years of in-state tuition at UMass
Visit oit.umass.edu/copyright/index.html for information.

31. 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

32. www.twitter.com/umassLC

33. Check out the Umass Amherst Libraries on
Facebook!
http://on.fb.me/d2746E

34. 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!