Library News

Game Design and Interactive Media Lecture Series

Today, January 18, at 1:30pm there will be a lecture in the Raytheon Amphitheater (240 Egan) by Ed Fries. Ed Fries is awesome because he is co-creator of the Xbox, the creator of “Halo 2600” for the Atari 2600, founder of FingerPrints, and is a former Microsoft Vice President of Game Publishing. This event is open to both students and professionals in the area and should be an amazing talk with Mr. Fries. If you are interested in game design, interactive media, animation, or if you have just played on an Xbox before you should attend! Also, this lecture is part of an ongoing event series by the Creative Industries Program and College of Arts called the 2011 Game Design and Interactive Media Lecture Series. Keep an eye out for more terrific events like this in the future! UPDATE, 5:10pm, 1/18/11: Unfortunately, this event was cancelled due to bad weather. Hopefully it will be rescheduled. Check the lecture series’ website for further updates.

Welcome Library Co-ops Jessie, Kirsten, Elizabeth, Grace

Where would the Library be without the talent of our co-op students? This spring we welcome four co-ops who will help us with graphic design, events and marketing, digital media support and instruction, and archival processing. Jessie Contour, the new graphic design co-op in the Library Advancement Office, is from San Diego originally (but can’t surf, so she came to Boston instead!). She’s majoring in animation, so she watches a lot of animated movies and draws all the time. Kirsten Kirsten Forsberg is our Marketing and Events co-op. A middler studying graphic design, she is also thinking about trying a double major with business. Feel free to contact Kirsten at x7339 if you have any questions about upcoming events being hosted at Snell. Elizabeth Ochse is our new co-op in the Digital Media Design Studio, where she will be supporting creation of digital media as well as the digital media instruction program. Grace Rosinski is our new Archives and Special Collections co-op. Grace is pursuing a BA in international affairs and history. During her spare time, Grace is an active member of the Northeastern Debate Team. She also enjoys crossword puzzles, movies, and thrift stores. Welcome to all our co-ops! We look forward to working with you!

We're open til 4! Neither snow nor rain nor sleet…

…nor gloom of night…will keep Snell Library from its appointed mission!  We are open today, Wednesday, January 12 until 4pm. If you’re not snowbound and you need a place to work or study, we are fortunate to have staff members Trish Reinhart, Stephanie Knutson and Tom Quinn who braved the elements and are staffing the Circulation Desk just in case you need assistance!   Call x8778 for any questions. The Reference Desk is closed but you can text us, we are monitoring our text account if you have any immediate research questions. The Digital Media Design Studio is open. The University Archives are closed. The Infocommons is closed. Many thanks to the staff who came in today, and if we don’t see you, enjoy your hot chocolate and we’ll see you tomorrow.

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.