http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Sat, 18 May 2013 20:48:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/26/symposium-on-research-library-in-21st-century/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/26/symposium-on-research-library-in-21st-century/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:59:59 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34077 What is the role of the research library in the 21st century? Campus scholars and members of the public are invited to examine this subject, with national library leaders and information experts, at a free, day-long academic symposium on Friday, March 1. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/02/26/symposium-on-research-library-in-21st-century/feed/ 0 http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/rrr-and-finals-week-hours-include-24-7-study-space http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/rrr-and-finals-week-hours-include-24-7-study-space#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:18:15 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33592 Moffitt Library and Gardner (Main) Stacks offer extended hours for RRR week and finals week. They opened at 8 a.m. TODAY (Monday, Dec. 3) and will remain open continuously until Friday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. The Moffitt Microcomputer Lab and the Free Speech Movement Café will also be open round the clock. ]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/rrr-and-finals-week-hours-include-24-7-study-space/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/23/commission-formed-to-envision-librarys-future/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/23/commission-formed-to-envision-librarys-future/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:08:48 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33281 A newly established Commission on the Future of the Library has been tasked with assessing the campus's renowned research library and creating a blueprint for services, staffing, technology and financial models in the future. The 12-member task force, sponsored by the campus administration and the Academic Senate, is to submit its findings in mid-March.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/23/commission-formed-to-envision-librarys-future/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/berkeley-libraries-want-to-hear-from-you/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/berkeley-libraries-want-to-hear-from-you/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:57:35 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29815 In view of budget considerations and digital advances in information sharing, UC Berkeley's libraries are evaluating the services and collections they offer with an eye to the future. University Librarian Tom Leonard is asking the campus community to take part in this process by completing an online survey.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/berkeley-libraries-want-to-hear-from-you/feed/ 0