The document provides announcements for the Learning Commons at UMass Amherst from February 28 to March 5, 2011. It announces two contests for undergraduate research papers and book collections with prizes up to $750 each. It also informs students about new and expanded services at the Learning Commons, including circulation/reserves, study abroad advising, streaming video collections, and more.

1. Learning Commons Announcements “ Nobody ever graduated from a library. Nobody ever graduated without one.” 2/28/2011-3/5/2011

5. Be a winner in this year’s Friends of the Library Undergraduate Research Award Your paper or project could win you $750! Deadline Extended to Tuesday, March 1, 2011 For submission criteria or to apply: bit.ly/contest_award Questions: [email_address] Prizes are made possible thanks to generous donations from Friends of the Libraries.

6. Show Us Your Stuff! Enter to win the 2 nd Annual Book Collecting Contest You could win $750 and a gift certificate for $250 to Brattle Book Shop in Boston! Deadline Extended to Tuesday, March 1, 2011 For submission criteria or to apply: bit.ly/contest_award Questions: askanarc@library.umass.edu

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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12. Don’t get a ticket! Avoid parking fines by parking in designated areas! Get your parking garage ticket stamped in the LC for an hour off parking!

13. UMass Amherst Libraries On Facebook! http://on.fb.me/d2746E

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

15. 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

16. Can’t get to the Library? You can still get help from your friendly UMass librarians! Phone Email IM Text

17. THIS IS BIG. POSTER PRINTING AT THE LEARNING COMMONS

18. 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/ THIS IS BIG.

19. To access the network: Connect to the ‘UMASS’ wireless network. Open a browser. 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.

21. If you cannot return it within 4 hours: Contact the Reserve Office at (413) 545-2358 or [email_address] 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

22. 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”

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

24. Too many databases? Not sure where to start? Use a Research Guide! Research Guides http://www.library.umass.edu/subject are convenient and relevant to students and faculty doing research, and can be embedded in SPARK. Click on the link for subject research guides on the library homepage .

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

26. 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!!!!

27. 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, IM or text message… http://www.library.umass.edu/services/ask-a-librarian

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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…

32. 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 7 th and 10 th 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.

33. 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

34. 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.

35. 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

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38. In a hurry to get to class? Use the Quick Print stations in the LC. Pick up your jobs just behind the poster printer!

39. 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!