Langsam Library will offer extended exam hours February 11th through 20th.
Monday-Thursday: 7:45am – 2:00am*
Friday-Saturday: 7:45am – 6:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm – 2:00am*
Category Archives: Langsam Library
Zombies to Attack Langsam Library on Friday
Friday @ 4 in Langsam Library
February 7th, 2014, 4pm, 4th floor (next to the Triceracopter)
Zombies Attack!
Build your survival kit so you can (hopefully) stay alive during the zombie apocalypse!
Prizes will be awarded to the team with the best kit/most surviving members!
Food will be provided to both zombies and non-zombies alike!
Improvements Coming to Langsam Group Study Rooms
Renovations are underway to the 5th- floor group study rooms in Langsam Library to bring more light, technology and enhanced physical connection to the library.
LIBRARY CLOSING AT 1PM
Libraries Closed for Thanksgiving
UC Libraries will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 28 & 29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. All library locations will close at 5pm on Wednesday, November 27. Regular hours resume Saturday, November 30. A listing of library hours is available online.
UCit@Langsam, the 24/7 computer and study space, will remain open. Entrance is available via Langsam Library’s 5th floor lobby.
Looking for a Place to Study Late for Exams?
Langsam Library will offer extended hours until 2am from Sunday, December 1 through Thursday, December 12.
After the regular Langsam Library hours, library space only will be open for students to study until 2am during exams. To enter the library after the regular closing time, students must do so via the 5th floor UCit@Langsam card-swipe entrance (a valid UC ID is required).
Discovering Countries and Cultures at UC Libraries
On November 15 UC Libraries hosted an event focused on exploring countries and cultures. Librarians Pam Bach and Olya Hart engaged students in planning the event. During brainstorming sessions students suggested discussing the phenomenon of culture shock and sharing what surprised, puzzled, or scared them when they came to the U.S. At the suggestion of Srinivasa “Sid” Thatham, President of the Indian Students Association, we started the event with the video American culture shock for international students, which inspired a lively discussion. Continue reading
Across Nations: Diversity Speaks
Join UC Libraries this Friday at 4pm, for Across Nations: Diversity Speaks. Interact with other students, enjoy refreshments and utilize library resources to explore cultures worldwide. Continue reading
A Display of Human Rights and Human Wrongs
In celebration of International Education Week, the Marx Law Library and UC Libraries collaborated on a display in support of UC’s First-Year Student Common Reading Program and the book Justice. The display, titled “Justice Around the World: Human Rights and Human Wrongs,” features the College of Law’s Human Rights Quarterly and the Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Both are edited by Bert Lockwood, Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Director, Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights. The display, on view through the end of the semester, is located on the 4th floor lobby of Langsam Library. Continue reading
The Right Thing to Do: Cite Your Sources
During the month of October designated as National Information Literacy Awareness Month UC Libraries invites students to think about scenarios that have to do with the way we use information and decide what is the right thing to do. Earlier this month we posted the following prompt:
