Technology help in the Library

Library assistance (powered by the Columbia Client Services Department) for tech software challenges is available!
Tuesday through Thursday, 10am-2pm at the desk on the Library 2nd floor.

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Did you know any group of two or more can reserve a study room in the library?

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Saturday, March 31 at 8:30 pm is Earth Hour.
Join the movement and turn it all off for 60 minutes.
Want to learn more about Earth Hour? Visit http://www.earthhour.org/.
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Edible Books & Tea - 13th Annual
Tuesday April 3, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
624 S. Michigan Ave
3rd Floor North
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SATURDAY 24 - Creative Chicago Expo
Creative Chicago Expo (FREE ADMISSION) started yesterday! It's at the other CCC (Chicago Cultural Center, enter on Washington or Randolph at Michigan Avenue). Today's focus is on the needs of creative individuals.
10am-4pm
SUNDAY 25 - Bell'Italia and John Waters
Bell'Italia?
This week's FREE performance series honors the Italian neighborhood, particularly Little Italy, with music, dance, colorful costumes, food and art...what's not to like?
Or perhaps this is your cup of chai...
Glessner House Museum, located at 1800 S. Prairie Ave. will host the premier of feature-length documentary film, Of Dolls and Murder narrated by JOHN WATERS. $15.00...not free but with all the money you're saving by not being in FL, you should totally go!
MONDAY 26 - Relax!
Chill out today...everyone needs some down time...do some yoga or tai chi!
TUESDAY 27 - World Theatre Day
175 Days to Love Chicago: World Theatre Day 7pm
Join in the 50th Annual World Theatre Day celebration as local, national, and international theatre-makers come together with theater patrons and friends to explore the importance of cultivating a global perspective.
WEDNESDAY 28 - Clark House Museum
Clarke House (Chicago's oldest house) is doing FREE guided tours today on a first come, first serve basis. There's a limit of 12 per tour, so get there early. This is one of oldest establishments in the South Loop area...great if you didn't make it to the other "oldest establishment", the Glessner House, on Sunday night.
THURSDAY 29 - Nature Museum
Illinois residents get a free pass today at the Peggy Notabaert Nature Museum...the butterfly room is not to be missed!
FRIDAY 30 - Morbid Curiosity
MORBID CURIOSITY (MC) at the Cultural Center...MUST SEE!
MeMo Installation: research based project by artist and speculative designer, Jessica Charlesworth (4th floor lobby) and the big kahuna Richard Harris Collection which showcases nearly 1,000 works including creations by many of the greatest artists of all time; explores the iconography of death across a variety of artistic, cultural and spiritual practices from 2000 BCE to the present day.
Revive from all that darkness with some light(ness) in cupcake form at Sugar Bliss Cafe (55 E. Washington)...typical Friday flavors include pure chocolate, chocolate capuccino, vanilla coconut, lemon drop and more!
Head back to CC for more culture, if it's raining...there are SEVEN more cool exhibits unrelated to MC!
Or if it's sunny, GO STRAIGHT TO MILLENNIUM PARK for some rays! Tomorrow's another day:)
SATURDAY 31 - Roller Derby!
Round up the group and head for some rock'em-sock'em action at 
UIC Pavillion 525 S. Racine 6:00PM, 2 matches:
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Does the idea of tracking down a book in the Library fill you with dread? Help is on the way...
To find a book, you have to know two things: call number and floor. The call number is a series of numbers, letters, and a decimal point. Look for the call number in the book information in Library Search.
The Library has different collections (Scores, Career, Reserves, Film Scripts) on 5 floors. The biggest is the Main Collection on floors 3, 4, and 5. Call numbers of books in the Main Collection do not indicate which floor the book is on.
Here's a cheat sheet:
Main Collection Call Number Locations
001-739 - 3rd floor
740-799 - 4th floor
800-999 - 5th floor
Don't memorize that! Just check the floor guides near the elevators. Or use the floor directory.
1. Once you find the right floor, look for the first three numbers in the call number. These are in number order: 800 comes before 803, which comes before 810.
2. Now look for any numbers that come after the decimal point. These are in decimal order: 800.01 comes before 800.1, which comes before 800.25.
3. Then look for a letter, in alphabetical order: 800.01 G comes before 800.01 R, which comes before 800.01 Y.
If you can't find a book, ask a Library staff person for help. Hope this makes finding a book easier!
Trivia: What call number system does CCC Library use? Let us know in the comments! (Hint: decimal is part of its name.)
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| Jo Cates |
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Title: Chicago Journalists Association: Early 20th Century Illustrations
Location: Library, 624 S. Michigan Ave., 2nd floor east
Contact: CADC (cadc@colum.edu )
Dates: Jan 23 through May 5, 2012
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Today, a number of websites (including Wikipedia) are going "dark" for 24 hours in protest of two upcoming Congressional bills, the "Stop Online Privacy Act" (SOPA) and "Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011" (PIPA).
The American Library Association (ALA) is strongly opposed to both bills due to the potential threat to first amendment free speech rights, intellectual freedom and privacy rights. Find out about ALA's position and more information on both SOPA and PIPA here.
If you are having trouble with finding information as a result of the blackout, be sure to contact Ask A Librarian--we are here to help!
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We know that you will be working hard this week on your final tests and projects, so let us give you a boost! The Library will be providing free cups of coffee after 5pm beginning Monday, December 12th through Thursday, December 15th.
It's our way of sharing our appreciation and wishing you good luck!
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The Columbia College Chicago Library will be closing at 7:00pm on Wednesday, November 23rd, and will reopen on Monday, November 28th at 8:00am.
The College will be closed Thursday through Sunday in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
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From 2000 to 2007, Jay Wolke photographed in the south of
Italy to
capture the complexity of a region that is colloquially known as
Il mezzogiorno.
What he found in this historic and often troubled
landscape was an elaborate
set of physical, social,and political forces
manifested in an extraordinary tapestry
of visual information.
Join us as he discusses the project and signs copies of his
latest book,
Architecture of Resignation,
Photographs from the Mezzogiorno published
by the Center for American Places (now Columbia
College Chicago
Press). This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will
be served.
Friday October 28, 2011 | 5:00-6:30pm
Columbia College Chicago Library, 3rd Floor North
624 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
Jay Wolke is Professor and Chair of the Art + Design
Department at
Columbia College Chicago and has been an educator since
1980. He is
a celebrated photographer and the author of several books including
All
Around the House: Photographs of American Jewish Communal Life,
published by the Art Institute of Chicago, and Along the Divide:
Photographs of the Dan Ryan Expressway, published by the Center for American Places. |
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| Artist: Rafael E. Torres, Jr., Staff |
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