Library News

Reserve a Library Group Study Room Online

Note: The information on this post is out of date. Please visit our Rooms and Spaces page for the most current information on room booking in Snell Library.

Starting today, as a result of student requests, we are pleased to announce that NU students can reserve a Snell Library group study room online. All of our twelve group study rooms are now open for reservations through an online self-booking resource on the Library’s website that provides information on each room’s availability and size.

Simply go to http://www.lib.neu.edu/studyrooms, click on “Reserve It,” and follow the instructions on the next page to complete your reservation. Snell group study rooms are limited to one per day per group, and can be reserved for up to three hours at a time. For more information about room reservations and self-service please call the Circulation Desk at 617-373-8778 or stop by the desk, on the first floor of Snell Library, for immediate assistance.

Tech Update: Certificate Errors

We’re experiencing weird certificate errors today (Sunday). This is a Monday night update.  We’re on our way to a solution, and most of our systems should now be working.  NuCat logins for renewing, checking your account, and booking rooms should be fixed. If you’re using Firefox, and you get a message that the site has a “Peer Certificate” problem, try adjusting your settings: Go to Firefox Options–Advanced–Encryption tab–Validation button.   Uncheck “Use the Online Certificate Status Protocol…” If you’re in IE, try adjusting these settings: Tools–Internet options–Advanced tab–Security section in the scroll menu.  Uncheck “untick  “check for server certificate revocation” The following sites are still experiencing problems: Nexpress Working WorldCat Local ordering system SciFinder ScholarWorking FactivaWorking AP Images We’re sorry for the inconvenience and hope to solve the problem as quickly as possible.

Hot debate over drying your hands at Snell

Ever wash your hands and have no paper towels left? Leaving you to shake them as fast as you can, rub them on your clothes, or hold them awkwardly away from your body while they air dry? Of course that never happens at Northeastern, because of our great Facilities branch, but at Snell Library it will never, ever happen. In conjunction with sustainable initiatives around Northeastern, you will find warm-air dryers slowly replacing paper towel dispensers in all Snell Library bathrooms. In addition to reducing litter and solid waste, the warm-air dryers require minimal maintenance (no refilling) which will help save time and money in Snell. We’d love to hear your input, do you like warm-air dryers, or prefer plain old paper towels? Me personally, I like the warm-air dryers. The sustainability and savings aspect is all well and good but the real benefit of those is being able to do this:

Welcome Nina Shah!

Please join me in welcoming Nina Shah, our newest addition to the Northeastern University Libraries’ Advancement and Marketing team. Nina started on Monday, September 20th in her role as the Library’s Advancement, Marketing, and Communications Assistant. She brings two years of professional marketing experience to Northeastern through her previous position as a Marketing Analyst for EnerNOC Inc., an energy management firm in downtown Boston. Prior to EnerNOC, Nina received her business degree from Villanova University where she majored in Marketing and minored in International Business. She has a diverse background in marketing including event and tradeshow planning and execution, customer service and retention, budgeting and fundraising, corporate branding, and market research. She loves to travel, experience new cultures, and eat delicious food. She also enjoys the outdoors, especially hiking, kayaking, camping, biking and swimming. Nina is looking forward to meeting other members of the Northeastern community and is enjoying diving into her new role!

Multi-task to Music: Listen to Fabulous Jazz and Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

NU Libraries subscribes to wonderful online music services, easily accessed from our Video and Sound page. Here are some “hot off the press” destinations for your wandering mind: Jazz Music Library Update: Alexander Street Press just added 850 Blue Note label recordings to their Jazz Music Library. Blue Note, founded in 1939 and sold to EMI in 2006, includes diverse styles associated with “hard bop” jazz. To access these recordings and musician biographies, go to the Jazz Music Library. You can search by Blue Note. The new content includes releases by Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, Bobby McFerrin, Nancy Wilson, Cassandra Wilson, Wynton Marsalis, Louis Prima, Nigel Kennedy, Bernadette Peters, and more. Great recordings include: * Duke Ellington Live at the Blue Note * The Complete Imperial Sessions: Sonny Criss * The Rudy van Gelder Edition CDs of Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Walter Davis Jr, Andrew Hill, Dexter Gordon, and more * Benny Green Live at the Village Vanguard * David Axelrod at Capitol Records (1966-1970) * The Complete Capitol Recordings of Art Tatum * The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Herbie Nichols * Kenny Burrell 75th Birthday Bash Live All of the new tracks run at both 192kbps and 320kbps bitrates. Smithsonian Global Sound Update: New Free Download! Smithsonian Global Sound, another marvelous listening service, features music from around the world. As part of a new bi-weekly tradition, Alexander Street and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings offer a free music download. September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. Join in the celebration with a free download of “Paraguarí” performed by harp master Marcelo Rojas from the 2009 Smithsonian Folkways album Maiteí América: Harps of Paraguay. “Paraguarí” from Maiteí América: Harps of Paraguay (SFW40578) This track is owned by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and is available, free of charge, for a limited time only. Be sure to join their mailing list for regular email updates every time a new track becomes available. Stay tuned for more music updates!