News and notes from UND's Chester Fritz Library
Categories: In and Around CFL, Renovation Updates, Updates and Changes
We are excited to have students back on campus to try out our newly added, comfy study spaces with furniture from the Memorial Union on the east side of the second floor. This new space will be available on Tuesday afternoon, after construction crews finish pouring the floor in our new elevator shaft. Keep a […]
Categories: In and Around CFL, Library Events, Notes from the Dean, Renovation Updates
CFL and UIT invite you to join us for a Sneak Peek – a joint Open House of our renovated spaces to date – on September 24th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We’ll have demonstrations of 3D printing, tours of UIT and our new 2nd and 3rd floor study spaces, food, and details of renovations […]
Categories: In and Around CFL, Notes from the Dean, Resources, Updates and Changes
UND faculty and staff have done amazing work with OERs. We started working with them in 2015; in just 4 years, we’ve saved our students a cumulative total of approximately $8.5 million! Now, we’re doing even more. Thanks to the efforts of our student government, each NDUS institution was eligible for up to $15,000 for […]
Categories: Notes from the Dean, Renovation Updates
CFL’s renovation is in full swing; see below. While it may feel a bit like a game of Where’s Waldo? when you try to find a person or service, it’s going well and we’re grateful to our patrons for their patience! Current and Ongoing Changes Entryways The North Entry (University Ave.) is closed till October […]
In response to user demand, we have purchased many new databases and journals, listed below: Web of Science (WoS) – Online scientific citation indexing service. WoS was #1 on our wish list for 12+ years but was too pricey. Now, the current package costs less than Scopus, and we used one-time funds to buy complete […]
Categories: In and Around CFL, Renovation Updates, Resources, Tips and Tricks, Updates and Changes
Today (Monday, July 22), preparations for installation of the sprinkler system are beginning on 3rd floor west side and will continue to the east side. Construction workers will soon start to wrap all the book shelving in plastic to keep it safe from construction dust and residue. If books are wrapped, please do not move […]
Categories: In and Around CFL, Renovation Updates, Updates and Changes
The circulation desk is moving back to its original home on the 2nd floor! The following services that were temporarily moved to the south entrance will be returning to their space behind the Access Services Desk on the 2nd floor: Circulation (checking out books, etc.) Interlibary Loan pickup Holds pickup Course reserves Be aware that […]
Categories: Resources, Updates and Changes
Exciting update to the RefWorks discontinuation post from early May: we will soon be subscribing to Web of Science, which includes a subscription to EndNote Online, a citation management alternative. Our EndNote Online subscription will be in place for everyone by the fall semester. RefWorks LITE users will be able to easily move their resources […]
We will be closing at 5:00 p.m. for the rest of the summer due to extensive construction being completed in certain areas of the library. Unless otherwise noted (for holidays, etc.), our summer hours are now as follows: Day Hours Monday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tuesday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Wednesday 8:00 a.m. […]
Categories: In and Around CFL, Renovation Updates, Updates and Changes
The library renovation is continuing to move forward! As we mentioned in our last renovation update, most of the staff spaces have been moved to make way for construction. We thought you might enjoy seeing a couple pictures from today, so you can find out more about what’s happening around the building during this phase. […]