Library News

Facts about Faxing

One question we get a lot at the Research Assistance desk is, “Where can I send a fax?” We don’t have a fax machine for student use in the library, but here are two options on campus: ⇒ Ell Building Copy Center (NU Reprographics) Cost: $1.50 for 1st page; 50 cents for each additional page Hours of operation: M-F 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Phone number: 617-373-5646 ⇒ ResMail, Speare Hall Cost: $1.00 for 1st page; 50 cents for each additional page Hours of operation: M-F 8:00 a.m.-7:45 p.m.; Sat 10:00 a.m.- 3:45 p.m. Phone number: 617-373-5108 (Note: This information is accurate as of today but is subject to change.)

Let's Talk about Printing

We welcome all library guests to use our space, services, and resources here at Snell Library; however, just as a reminder, printing from Snell Library computers is available to students, faculty, and staff of Northeastern University. If you are an alumnus, a Northeastern parent, or a user of government publications and would like to print, you can visit the Circulation Desk on Level One or the Research Assistance Desk on Level Two to request printouts. If you do not fall into one of the above categories, we recommend emailing your files to yourself or saving them to a flash drive (available for sale in the NU Bookstore) in order to print them from another location. If you have any questions, please contact Lesley Milner at l.milner@neu.edu.

A Holiday Raffle for the Library Website

Test the library website for a chance to win! We are redesigning our website to make it as navigable and user-friendly as possible. In order to ensure this, we would like to hear from you. We are hosting an online survey and usability test of our current website, which should take about 10-15 minutes to complete. We invite you to tell all! There are no wrong answers and all responses are confidential. For your participation, you will be entered to win either our first prize of a $50 gift card to the NU Bookstore, or our second prize of a $15 gift card to iTunes. If you are interested in participating and entering the raffle, please take the survey and usability test before January 5th, 2011. Thanks for your participation!

Security Cameras Being Installed Today, Dec. 22

Additional security cameras are currently being installed in Snell Library. This project is part of campus-wide added security measures to ensure a safe study and research environment for Northeastern faculty, students, and staff.

Meet the Author Spring Lineup

The Library’s popular “Meet the Author” series continues this spring with an exciting and varied lineup of writers. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the authors we’ve booked to come to Snell Library this spring: Losing Graceland Micah Nathan opens the spring series on January 27, reading from Losing Graceland, a picaresque novel about a down-on-his-luck college student’s road trip to Memphis with an elderly man — who may or may not be Elvis! Your Creative Brain On March 9, psychologist Shelley Carson talks about Your Creative Brain, a book about how to strengthen your brain to develop your creative side, with an emphasis on understanding what kind of brain you have and what techniques work best for you. On March 16, Patrick Rothfuss brings us The Wise Man’s Fear, a fantasy novel that tells the story of the growth and development of a hero. It’s the eagerly-anticipated second in a projected trilogy (the Kingkiller Chronicles), following the immensely popular Name of the Wind. Hot Stuff If you’re young enough to have just missed the baby boom you probably have fond (or not so fond!) memories of the disco era. In which case, you’ll enjoy hearing Alice Echols discuss Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture on March 30. If nothing else, she rehabilitates the great Saturday Night Fever to its rightful place in the American film pantheon. We’ll be making more announcements as we move closer to the dates. And we hope you’ll join us for this exciting series of authors!