http://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/undergraduates Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:14:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Unlike previous years, all of the Libraries will be closed on 11/27, the Friday after Thanksgiving. On Saturday, 11/28, PCL will open at 9am and remain open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until 7pm on Tuesday, 12/15. Please note that the Engineering Library will close at 5pm on Wednesday, ... http://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/undergraduates/?p=212 Are you feeling the crunch of assignment deadlines?  Stop by PCL during Crunch Time for research help and a sweet treat. UT Libraries staff provide multiple service points for quick questions and research assignment consultations.  Come by PCL, 11am-4pm, 11/17-11/19, for research assistance, time-saving tips and handouts, and a mini-Nestle Crunch ... http://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/undergraduates/?p=204 In this edition of Library News for Undergrads: - Finding News Images and Media - Citing Your Sources with Noodlebib - Finding Statistics - Google & the UT Libraries - Fine Arts Library CD & DVD Retrieval - Thefts in the Library - 24-hour PCL - Science Study Break Talks Zombies - Trivia to win a University Co-op Gift ... http://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/undergraduates/?p=198 The Fine Arts Library and the University of Texas Libraries invites you to the unveiling of the Art & Art History Collection at 5 pm on Thursday November 12. The event takes place in the Fine Arts Library in the Doty Fine Arts Building and is free and open to the ... http://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/undergraduates/?p=196 Come by the Benson Latin American Collection Wednesday to see some great memorabilia from all ages of Mexican Cinema. They will have a sampling of their movie collections, from posters and lobby cards of the greats of the Golden Age, such as María Félix, Pedro Infante and Cantinflas, to stills ... http://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/undergraduates/?p=193 Looking for a way to get in the spirit of the holiday?  Check out a scary movie from the Fine Arts Library, like one of the selections below taken from Entertainment Weekly's list of the top 20 horror films, 1989-2009. Click on the title to find it at the Fine Arts ... http://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/undergraduates/?p=187 Sam Scarpino (Biology) on epidemiology and the undead as seen in The Night of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead, and 28 Days Later. Thursday, October 29, 6-7pm Jackson Geological Sciences Building, JGB 2.216 Science Study Break website Take a break from the books and join UT researchers for cookies, chips, and chat ... http://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/undergraduates/?p=183 The Kuehne Physics Mathematics Astronomy Library (PMA) is hosting a celebration of the International Year of Astronomy on Wednesday, October 7. The festivities begin at 2 p.m. on the plaza of Robert Lee Moore Hall (RLM), where attendees may take part in the formation of a human orrery, or solar ... http://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/undergraduates/?p=162 From the Library Survival Guide Edition of the University of Texas Libraries Undergraduate Newsletter: 1. Get help from a librarian. Pop quiz - it's 11:15pm, Tuesday night. You need help finding an article for your paper that's due in less than 12 hours. What do you do? Chat online with a librarian and ... http://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/undergraduates/?p=142 [caption id="attachment_131" align="alignright" width="240" caption="To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee has been challenged and banned nationwide because it contains racial slurs and adult themes."][/caption] Each year, the American Library Association compiles a list of the top ten most frequently challenged books.  Wondering what was most challenged in 2008?  Read on! "Out of ... http://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/undergraduates/?p=130