The Brown Library will close on Friday, September 2nd at 5pm and will remain closed throughout the Labor Day weekend. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 6th, at 8am. Our regular Fall semester hours are:

• Monday—Thursday:  8am-8pm
• Friday: 8am-5pm
• Saturday: 9am-1pm
• Sunday: Closed

Remember, even when the library is closed, you can still access professional assistance, online library resources, and computers for doing class work or research. Check out these alternatives:

Computer Labs on Campus

Off-Campus Access to Research Databases and the Library Catalog

Ask a Librarian Chat Service

Local Public and College Libraries

Plate Tectonics : an Insider’s History of the Modern Theory of the Earth and Earthshaking Science: What we Know (and Don’t Know) About Earthquakes are among the library’s print books about earthquake science.

Come check out the stacks or visit the online catalog for a wealth of online science books. And, if you haven’t become familiar with the U.S. Geological Survey page, visit it here.

Fall classes begin on August 22, so we will begin opening on Saturdays again on August 27.

Have a great break! Come see us between 8 and 5!

The gremlins are updating Blackboard, so it will not be available from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. that day.

You can still use the library computers, do research and check out books, however.

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The Brown Library has modified its hours of operation during the Independence Day holiday weekend.

• July 1st: 8am-5pm
• July 2nd-July 4th: Closed
• Tuesday, July 5th: Regular hours resume

Remember, even when the library is closed, you can still access professional assistance, online library resources, and computers for doing class work or research. Check out these alternatives:

Computer Labs on Campus

Off-Campus Access to Research Databases and the Library Catalog

Ask a Librarian Chat Service

Local Public and College Libraries

These Garmin eTrex Venture HC GPS units each come with a fabric case and attached strap, a Quick Start Guide, a more detailed Owner’s Manual, a Tips Sheet, and a USB cable for connecting the GPS device to a computer.

NOTE:  We will soon have information about free software that can be downloaded to a computer from the internet to enable that computer to recognize and connect to the proprietary Garmin software on these GPS devices. Routes located and maps created by the units can then be imported into Google Earth and saved on a computer. As soon as we have it, we will make that information available with each GPS unit at time of check-out.

Check-Out Terms: 

• The check-out period for Students = 1 week; Faculty & Staff = 2 weeks.
• Each GPS unit requires 2 AA batteries to operate; the user (student/faculty/staff) must provide the batteries.
• Each GPS unit must be returned in person at the end of the check-out term.  If there is no waiting list, it may be possible to check the unit out again. Renewals are not available by phone or email.
• If a unit is lost, destroyed, or returned significantly impaired, the replacement cost is $200.  Replacement costs for individual accessories will be assessed as well. These GPS devices are for use outdoors, while camping, fishing or hiking, or during any kind of field work, and for scouting, tracking and recording routes to off-road destinations. But they are not indestructible.

For more information, contact the Circulation Desk at 857-6941 or 857-6332.

We’re pretty excited about the possibilities for streamlining and customization that this new template provides; however, we’re still thick in the process of making sure everything’s up to date and that no links from here on the blog to the new library site are broken. Please let us know in the comments if you find any broken links or other mistakes you think we might’ve missed—it’ll be much appreciated!

In the meantime, have fun poking around the new site. We’re always here to answer any questions or concerns you may have.