Odds and Ends from the Allen Library

I don't have any big topic to write about right now, so I'll just pass on some odds and ends, some of which will be larger blogs later on.

• We're introducing a new library catalog in mid-late July. We're still working out some of the kinks, but there will be some exciting new features.


• We're also developing a new website for all of University Libraries, which we're hoping will go live in September. Among the new features will be a catalog search from the homepage and easier access to subject guides.


• It's not fully processed yet, but we have a second copy of The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross. It's been so popular that it has almost always been on course reserves. The second copy will remain in circulation.


• Anyone interested in 4-week loan periods?


• We haven't had pistachios here for quite some time. Very sad.


• SuperSearch is going the way of the Dodo and will soon be gone. It just never worked as well as we all hoped.


• In case you were one of the many asking about it within the last year, we now own the DVD of Doctor Atomic. SPOILER ALERT: Robert Oppenheimer was a ghost all along!


• New database with music resources: Fine Arts and Music Collection (Gale)

I hope you enjoyed today's session of Odds and Ends from the Allen Library. Join us next time for The Allen Library vs. Mechagodzilla.