News and notes from UND's Chester Fritz Library
Categories: Renovation Updates
By Spring 2021, the Chester Fritz Library renovation project will be largely complete. Currently, workers are finishing the Reading Room and South Tower; once the latter is complete, the south entrance will re-open. Nearly everything else is done, so if you are nearby, please stop in and take a look around, do some research, or […]
Are you interested in using Open Educational Resources (OER) in your courses? Looking for a grant to help defray the cost of your time and efforts? The Office of the Provost has dedicated funding towards adapting your course to use OERs. Instructors may receive up to $3000 per course that they wish to adapt. If you are interested in […]
It’s Banned Books Week! Founded by the American Library Association in 1982 in order to draw attention to increasing challenges to books in libraries, this week serves as an opportunity to celebrate our freedom to read. Watch this video for a list of the most frequently challenged books of the previous year – have you […]
Categories: Notes from the Dean, Renovation Updates, Updates and Changes
Dear colleagues: As you likely know, the UND Libraries have been involved in a major library system conversion, moving from our old Ex Libris Aleph library system to the new Ex Libris ALMA product. This is a statewide initiative whereby all academic libraries in the Online Dakota Information Network (ODIN) are undertaking this conversion, with […]
If you utilize your Library Account to “pin” favorites you need to take action right away. From July 24th to September 30th your current Library Account will be “read only.” After that point it will become inaccessible and you will lose information on: Saved items (Favorites / Pinned Items) Saved Searches Loan History Because this information will not be […]