SEL Exhibit on Television Technology

A new exhibit, curated by Mariann Medina. Read more and view photos

SEL Exhibit on Sustainability

Science & Engineering Library announces a new exhibit, curated by Barbara Howser, called "Sustainability" in celebration of Earth day 2008. Come over and see it! Take a sneak peak

The Sixth Biennial Virginia Garrett Lectures on the History of Cartography

The Sixth Biennial Virginia Garrett Lectures on the History of Cartography, Friday, October 3, 2008. The Sixth Biennial Virginia Garrett Lectures meets in conjunction with the fall meetings of the Texas Map Society, the Philip Lee Phillips Society and the Council of North American Map Societies on October 3-5, 2008 and the Society for the History of Discoveries on October 5-7, 2008. Exhibitions at the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth and the UT Arlington Virginia Garrett Cartography History Library will be mounted for the lectures. Focused on the theme, "Revisualizing Westward Expansion: A Century of Conflict, 1800-1900," the Virginia Garrett Lectures consists of map presentations by world class scholars, authors, and collectors. Also included in the program are exhibition openings and a reception at the Amon Carter Museum.

The Reeder Children's Theatre Presents

The Reeder Children's Theatre Presents...Memories of Fort Worth's Reeder School, Drawing on the extensive Dickson and Flora Reeder Papers and Reeder School Records, the journey begins with the origins of Reeder School and explores the selection, production, and performance of the school's plays as well as the students' immersion into the art, history, music, dance and culture of a play's era. Original hand-painted Reeder School costumes, headpieces, and props colorfully accent original play scripts, musical scores, programs, production notes, photographs, and costume and set design sketches. The exhibit is a collaborative effort between UT Arlington Special Collections manuscript archivist Brenda McClurkin, Information Literacy librarian Evelyn Barker, and Hip Pocket Theater producer and costume designer, Diane Simons.

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Arlington Reads A Mystery Lunch

Laura Lippman, mystery author, will be the guest at a luncheon for UT Arlington staff, students and faculty.

Friday, February 1, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
EH Hereford University Center
Rio Grande Ballroom
Free for all UT Arlington community members.

This event is sponsored by the Library in support of Arlington Reads a Mystery, a community-wide reading campaign. UT Arlington is a partner in the campaign.

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Focus On Faculty - Dr. Wei-Jen Lee

Focus on Faculty
Wednesday, January 30, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Refreshments 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Central Library Parlor

Speaker Dr. Wei-Jen Lee Wind Generation: A Prominent Form of Renewable Energy

Wind energy has gained extensive interest and has become one of the most mature renewable energy alternatives to the conventional fuel-based resources. Records show that wind power generation has expanded at an annual rate of 25 percent since 1990 and demonstrates a great potential in many regions of the US. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Texas is the No. 1 in US regarding the installation capacity of wind generation facilities. Despite various benefits of the wind power, an integration of wind energy into the electric grid is difficult to manage. Due to the irregularity of wind, the power generated from wind rapidly fluctuates, imposing difficulties both in terms of operation and planning. This presentation describes the development, installation, potential impact, and opportunities of wind generation.

Wei-Jen Lee, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Energy Systems Research Center at UT Arlington, received an award for Outstanding Research Achievement in 2007. He has published 40 refereed papers and presented more than 100 papers at conferences and symposia. He has served as the primary investigator of over 60 funded research projects totaling more than 6 million dollars.

Free and open to all.

Wireless Network in Central Library

The UTA Libraries now support a public-access wireless network in the Central Library. This network provides wireless network access for users with 802.11b-capable network devices (or for laptop computers checked out from the Reserves desk). You need not use the Libraries' laptops in order to utilize the wireless network. If you have a wireless-ready laptop, you need just a few pieces of information in order to configure your PC to use the wireless network in the Libraries:

1. Configure the TCP/IP protocol to use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) in order to get an IPaddress.
2. If your network adapter requires it, set the Radio Service Set ID to "UTAwireless" (case sensitive). Some network adapters don't care about this setting, but some require it.

The Central Library wireless network is configured to maximize connectivity in public seating areas, e.g. the Internet Cafe and the carrel clusters on floors three, four, and five. You will find that connectivity can be realized in areas beyond those mentioned, however. We hope to be able to fill in the gaps in coverage over time and as funding permits. We also hope to extend wireless network services to the branch libraries as time and money allows. For more assistance, contact the Libraries' IT helpdesk at library-it@listserv.uta.edu.

Check Out our Laptops

Laptop computers are available for UTA faculty, staff, and student to check out at the Central Library Circulation Desk. They can be borrowed for a 24 hour period and are available on a first-come first-serve basis. Find out more about this service.

Off-Campus Access to Library Resources

Now, for UTA students, faculty, and staff, using the UTA Libraries' electronic resources from off-campus is easier than ever -- all you need is your UTA NT computer account username and password. More information can be found at the UTA Libraries' Online Access information page. For more information, contact Digital Library Services at libraryweb@uta.edu.

Popular Fiction and Nonfiction available in McNaughton Collection

Life just got easier for those of us who had a two-library habit: UTA Libraries for academic materials, and the municipal public library for popular books. After a hiatus of many years, the UTA Libraries are once again adding popular fiction and nonfiction to the shelves.

Starting in January 2003, the McNaughton popular reading collection resides on the north end of the Central Library s second floor, in front of the entrance to the Multicultural Collection. There, you will find shelves with books in their original dust jackets. Be prepared to be lured to the books by their authors names as much as by the inviting colors, intriguing fonts and artwork or cover photos of the authors or subjects. These books are selected from various popular book review sources such as THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.

To find the collection online, go to the new books page in the UTA Library Catalog where you can click on "Popular Reading." The books come in once a month, so a search of the past 4 weeks will reveal the newest books in the collection.

GIS News: Keep up to date with the world of GIS and mapping

GIS News, a resource that provides current Geographic Information Systems (GIS) news, discussions, employment opportunities, and research has been launched by The Libraries' GIS Program. Keeping up to date with the exciting world of GIS and web mapping has never been easier.