Final Week

December 6, 3:00 p.m.--SPEA Library, group work for X204
December 7, 2:30 p.m.--Wells Library, group presentation practice for X204 final project
December 8, 2:00 p.m.--Wells Library, Final presentation practice for X104
December 9, 2:30 p.m.--Wells Library, writing my blog (and stay warm from the crazy snow and wind outside)
It's almost the final week, and library has become the study place for most of the students like me, especially for groups. The whole 5th floor group work tables, 4th floor group presentation practice rooms, 3rd floor group rooms, 1st floor group work tables of the main library, and group rooms of the SPEA library are the perfect places for groups, which are always full this week. And for next week, the final final week, I think the library will be the "stay-up" place at night lol.
This semester is almost over, and I wanna say that I really enjoy being the Student Library Blogger and share my blog with all the students at IUB. At last, I want to wish every one good luck on their finals, and a happy winter break!
See you next year! ^_^

Lilly Library Tour

Last Friday Chanitra and I went to the Lilly Library, and Curator of Manuscripts Cherry Williams gave us a wonderful tour. Here are the videos--

And here is the tour video:

I strongly recommend you go to explore Lilly Library, the special collections library of IUB. And here is the link to Lilly: www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/index.php

Happy this week ^_^

Chanitra and I didn't have time to meet this week so we will do the video thing next week. This week, my friends kept coming to me saying that, "Hey I saw you on the IUB home page" or "I saw your pic on facebook!" or EVEN "I saw you in the bathroom" (and that's a guy!!!) I feel like suddenly I become the "celebrity" of school lol, which makes me feel good and happy :)
Another thing that I am happy about is--my mom is coming this winter and--we are going to Hawaii!!! Oh, and New York~ I spent a whole night booking all the plane tickets and hotels for us, so now I am looking forward to it so much!
Also, I am looking forward to Thanksgiving though I can't go home see my family or friends. My friends and I have a plan that driving to a Outlet per day and shopping lol~ That would really be a break after an accounting exam this Sunday and another test Nest Monday.
And this Friday night, I went out to see the new movie 2012. It was really good (though it's 2 hours and 38 mins long) and worth watching.

PS: there is free H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Reservation available now. And I already reserved a spot, Monday of Week 1. Evil flu, stay AWAY!

Team work weekend

As a Kelley student, I strongly suggest you not to take X104 (business presentation) and X204 (business communication) at the same time! Or, you will be like me--research and team work all weekend!
This Friday, Chanitra and I did research for my X104 again and found some useful info. But I felt that it's kinda boring doing research every week, so we came up with a plan for our next week's meeting--we will go to explore Lilly Library and video it! I'm really looking forward to it.

PS: Yesterday I went to the main library and found what the library looked like on Saturdays. Well, team work does help to fill the library at weekends. And I am one of them.

The east tower of the main library

This Wednesday Chanitra gave me a tour of the east tower in the main library. I had no idea that there are 11 floors in the east tower! And~ you have to walk to the 11th floor because the elevator can only take you to the 10th floor. Also, there is a locked area on the 11th floor where you have to get permission to get in. (It is kinda like the banned book region in Harry Potter lol) The coolest thing of the east tower is that it is extremely quiet there so it is perfect for individual study, especially for graduate students because there are special seats on several floors reserved for them.
And on the 2nd floor, I found a very interesting thing-microforms! They are "images which have been reduced in scale from that which is readable by the unaided eye, and transferred to either transparent or opaque materials." There are microform scanners (the pic) which you can use to read the microfilm, microcard, microprint and microfiche.


You will probably wonder why I am writing my blog on a Halloween Night instead of going out. It is because I am sick :( which is a shame because I had a perfect idea for my costume but now I have to rest at home. Well, I guess I'll have to keep my plan for next year's Halloween. And for you guys, "Happy Halloween!"

There are so many things I didn't know about our library!

Today Chanitra gave me a tour of the west tower of the main library and I found some changes of the library. This semester some Hand Sanitizers were added to each floor and each computer lab, and I think it's very considerate. Also, the background of the log in system was changed to red which kinda cheers me up lol. And then we sat down to search for some information about my bioanthropology class. I found that IUCAT is a very useful database tool and you can find E-books there! And the most amazing thing was that you could recommend library materials for purchase online for the book you like but currently not owned by IU library--
On the Libraries main page, type "request a purchase" in the search box. And then under the "Library Web Pages" tab, click the first result. Then click the "Recommend Library Materials for Purchase" link which will take you to the page "Purchase Recommendation Form" where you type in your recommended book's information and your contact information.
Another cool thing I learned today was that there's IT Training & Education available in the library and it's totally free for students! There are a variety topics of classes such as Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Endnote, Fireworks, GIS, SPSS, XML and basic Microsoft Office like Access, Excel and Powerpoint. And it is easy to get involved--just go to ittraining.iu.edu to register for a class you like. I'm going to sign up for a Photoshop class! Maybe I'll see you there :)

PS: I learned from the library's blog that the widespread ladybugs are called Halloween ladybugs and they are beneficial so don't kill them!

I'm the luckiest person :)

I'm so happy that I have Chanitra :)
It is a tough week for almost everyone. Thanks to Chanitra's help, I finally found some info about P & G in China and our team did a good job in Thursday's presentation! And the room for practising presentation on the West Tower 4th floor is really helpful too! It has big screen computer but it would be better if there is a clicker in the room. Anyway, we practised in the room for like an hour and it was really helpful.
My X204 class's report is due next week, but I still haven't found enough info about wellness in Target. Part of the reason I think is that Target haven't done a lot in the wellness area. However, Chanitra helped me out!!! I have gotten a lot of help from her in and outside of our weekly meeting. This week, she emailed me that P & G's info about their Chinese market, and helped me found a lot info about what Target have done in the wellness field. I didn't know that LexisNexis database is perfect for searching news, and they are very updated. And when I told Chanitra that I had to leave because I had an appointment with my friend, she said that she would stay and look for more info I need. I just LOVE her!!! ^_^
When I told my friend about how my librarian Chanitra helped me with my school work, she was like "you're the luckiest person!"