Faculty interested in having their classes participate in SAILS should contact John Siegel at jxsiegel@ualr.edu. For more information on the SAILS assessment at UALR, see the UALR Project SAILS website.

Available on the Library website via the “Books and More” link, the library catalog contains bibliographic records for all books, journals and media items that the library owns, as well as records for electronic resources available through the library subscriptions.

The new WebPAC PRO interface from Innovative Interfaces retains the existing functionality while providing a more modern, easier to navigate interface.  The new catalog also contains additional features, such as book cover images, summaries and table of contents.

Give our new catalog a try at http://iii-server.ualr.edu/ and let us know what you think.  Send your comments, questions and suggestions to library@ualr.edu.

The GPO states “UALR’s Ottenheimer Library, excels in promotion of U.S. Government information resources and in networking with other libraries. The library makes vital connections with students, the public, and staff at other libraries that promote depository usage and help explain the value of the library’s participation in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and its depository resources. This ultimately enhances access and services within Ottenheimer Library as well as in the state and beyond.”

As a participant in the Federal Depository Library Program, Ottenheimer Library serves as an official depository for United States federal government publications, collecting approximately 37% of the materials produced by the Government Printing Office. Created by Congress in 1813, the FDLP provides an information distribution system of government publications to over 1,250 libraries located in the 50 states and the territories of the United States. Depository libraries support the public’s right to government information by collecting, organizing, preserving and providing assistance in the use of this information. Materials received by depository libraries from the GPO remain the property of the U.S. Government. Depository libraries are custodians of these resources, providing access, maintenance and service.  Serving as a depository library is just one of the ways that Ottenheimer Library supports the information needs of UALR students, faculty and staff as well as residents of Central Arkansas.

For more information, see the FDLP article or the Library’s government documents page.

Kayla will serve as Reserves Manager and Circulation Night Supervisor. She has a BA in Mass Communications from the University of Central Arkansas.  Prior to coming to UALR, she worked at the James E. Walker Library at Middle Tennessee State University for 18 years.

Lesley will serve as Stacks Manager.  Lesley has an AA in ASL/English Interpretation and a BA in Liberal Arts from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.  She has worked at Ottenheimer Library as a part-time student employee for 4 years.

With the addition of these new staff members, Tracy Foster has moved from Circulation to Interlibrary Loan (ILL), where she will oversee ILL lending operations.

The new self-check machine is the second unit available to library patrons, as the Library installed an initial self-check kiosk in August 2010 near the elevators.  The new self-check unit is a desktop model that has greater visibility on the circulation desk and is closer to circulation staff members so they can provide better assistance to patrons in the circulation of their materials.

Currently, the two self-check machines are limited to check-out and renewal of items.  Soon patrons will also be able to check-in their materials.  In all activities, circulation staff members are close by to assist as needed.

The Library begins spring semester hours on January 17.  Spring hours are as follows:

On the 4^th floor, in addition to a large number of study tables, there are a limited number of study rooms that are available on a first-come basis.  Students on the 4^th floor are asked to silence their phones and other portable electronic devices and to refrain from talking or engaging in activities that generate noise that might disturb others.  Library staff will be available to assist with noise complaints.

Below is the Library schedule during exams.  Good luck!

Through its Article Delivery Service, Ottenheimer Library provides UALR students, faculty and staff with electronic copies of scanned journal articles and book chapters. While the Library’s collections are becoming increasingly digital, the Article Delivery Service provides convenient electronic access to the Library’s extensive print and microform holdings.

Since the inception of the Article Delivery Service in 2010, the Library has delivered more than 3000 electronic copies of articles. With the recent addition of a new Konica PS7000C MKII book scanner, the Library can now provide scans of full-color images and 3-D objects.

Sample Scan

To learn more about the Article Delivery Service or to submit a request for an electronic copy of an article from the Library’s print or microform collections, go to the Library Article webpage here.

The award was given at the Centennial Dinner during the association’s annual conference in Little Rock.  The ArLA Centennial was an opportunity for the Arkansas Library Association and its 421 member libraries to recognize and celebrate 100 years of the association’s work in supporting Arkansas’ academic, public, school, and special libraries.

Additional information on the ArLA Centennial as well as photos of the dinner and award ceremony is available at the association websites.