As of December 20^th, the UW Libraries will accept WyoOne identification cards for circulation and photocopying purposes by University students, faculty, and staff. The “W-number” printed on the front of the ID cards is used for borrowing Prospector items (What is Prospector?) from other participating libraries. Library users that are still using their CampusExpress card are encouraged to replace them with a WyoOne card as soon as possible and then destroy the older cards since they are encoded with users’ Social Security numbers. This is a campus-wide changeover so all campus agencies will now require the WyoOne card for identification. For more information check the University’s WyoOne website.

Library users that have a library-issued identification card (entitled “University of Wyoming, the University Libraries” and with a barcode) will not be affected by this changeover.

If you have questions about the changeover of ID cards by the Libraries, please contact Coe Library Circulation at 307-766-3190.

The Library Annex (former Science Library) will be closed from December 23rd through January 2nd. During this time book retrieval and article scanning services will not be available.

Book retrieval and article scanning services will resume January 3. We apologize for the inconvenience and encourage you to catch up on your light reading and eggnog drinking.

The UW Libraries will have abbreviated hours December 16 – January 7:

• Saturday & Sunday: all closed
• Monday – Friday:
• Coe: 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Geology: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Herbarium: 8:00 a.m. – noon and 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• LRC: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Special Dates:

December 25 & 26: all closed

Winter Closure December 27-29:

• Coe 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• All others: closed

January 1 & 2: all closed

Have a safe and happy holiday!

The UW Libraries celebrated the holidays yesterday during a gala party with silly entertainment, yummy food and fabulous gifts.

Highlights included the classic library Christmas carols SilverFish, Let it Blow, and We Bring You Our Tenure Packets and an appearance by Mrs. Claus and her adorable helper elf.

Library faculty and staff contributed gifts, groceries, $130 of gift cards and $180 cash to Staff Senate families in need. Thanks to all who contributed for their generosity!!

The following class will meet in the Coe Library Electronic Classroom on Thursday:

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. ENGL 1010 (Eastern WY College)

And a reminder: Prospector will be unavailable from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. tonight, we apologize for any inconvenience.

A message for students and faculty from Interlibrary Loan:

Due to the large number of libraries that close their Interlibrary Loan Offices during the Christmas break, the UW Interlibrary Loan Offices will not be ordering materials from December 15, 2006 through January 2, 2007. Please feel free to submit your orders during this time and we will process them on January 3rd.

If you have a special need during this time, please stop by the office and we will see what we can do to help. We look forward to serving you during the coming year.

You may still order materials from Colorado libraries through Prospector between December 15th and January 2nd.

Prospector will be unavailable for approximately 4 hours on Thursday, December 14th starting at 5pm while the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries upgrades to a new firewall.

Questions about the shutdown? Contact Coe Library Circulation at 766-3190.

Preparing to turn in your final papers?

Follow these three easy steps and you can avoid losing valuable points on the Works Cited Page and wow your instructor with your bibliography-building prowess:

1) Find out the basic format for your citations.

• - Quick links to online style guides can be accessed here.
• - All major style guides (MLA, APA, CBE, Chicago) are available in Coe Library Reference on the first floor.

2) Ask for help if you are not sure how to cite a source or you feel too lazy to look it up.

• - Reference Librarians are happy to help you interpret the rules and find the best format for all your sources.
• - Not in the library? Ask us from home!

3) Using an EbscoHost database to find articles? Take a shortcut!

• - Email the citation to yourself and select your citation style from the menu on the right.
• - Cut and paste the citation from your email to the Works Cited page.