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1. I can't access databases, online journals, and e-books. I'm getting a 403 error and I can't change my password.
We've answered this question in another blog post.

2. Can students who aren't registered for classes access the wireless network?
Yes, according to ITS, students who aren't registered for class over the summer can still access the wireless network. As long as you have a Kerberos password, you can log in.

3. Can students who aren't registered for classes still use UPrint?
Yes, you can still use UPrint, but you won't have the quota that you normally get at the start of a semester for which you are registered for classes. You can use a credit card to put money on your UPrint account, but you can only add small amounts. Any money you add to UPrint will be available until the weekend before fall classes start.

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Congratulations to Amanda Connolly, our Butterfly Contest winner! Amanda's entry was randomly selected from entries that had answered all 18 questions correctly.

Students, remember that you can win a $25 gift certificate for Club Cappuccino by entering our butterfly trivia contest. Entry forms are available online and on top of the display case; all answers can be found within the display. Entries must be returned to the box at the Circulation Desk or submitted online by May 30. The winner will be chosen at random from among all the entries with the most correct answers.

Are you getting a 403 error when you try to access online databases, journals, or e-books? This normally happens when you try to access them through our website, but are not registered for the current semester. The vendors for our research databases do not allow off-campus access to students who are not registered for the current semester.

If you are not registered for a class during the spring/summer semester, you have two options:
1. Access a research database through MeL. Look for a purple next to the database name on our website. Click on the purple instead of the database name. These databases are available to residents of Michigan — you will need to log in using your Michigan driver’s license number. (You can also go directly to MeL Databases to access these.)
2. You can come in to the library and use guest access computers.

We've moved the chrysalises to the flight cage, where they will remain until they become butterflies. We're expecting butterflies to emerge sometime between Friday and Monday.

Students, remember that you can win a $25 gift certificate for Club Cappuccino by entering our butterfly trivia contest. Entry forms are available online and on top of the display case; all answers can be found within the display. Entries must be returned to the box at the Circulation Desk or submitted online by May 30. The winner will be chosen at random from among all the entries with the most correct answers.

If you can, come in to the library during break week to see our caterpillars grow. But, if you can't make it, check out our blog for pictures; we'll post new pictures once or twice a day so you can see them grow. Our caterpillars arrived Friday. Wow, they have grown so much already!

Remember, students can win a $25 gift certificate for Club Cappuccino by entering a trivia contest. Entry forms are available online and on top of the display case; all answers can be found within the display. Entries must be returned to the box at the Circulation Desk or submitted online by May 30. The winner will be chosen at random from among all the entries with the most correct answers.

Day 1     Day 4
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Live caterpillars are scheduled to arrive at the library during the week of April 22. Visitors will be able to watch the caterpillars transform into butterflies as part of a new display on the first floor called “Believe in Butterflies.” The display features fiction and nonfiction books about butterflies from our collection.

Students can win a $25 gift certificate for Club Cappuccino by entering a trivia contest. Entry forms are available online and on top of the display case; all answers can be found within the display. Entries must be returned to the box at the Circulation Desk or submitted online by May 30. The winner will be chosen at random from among all the entries with the most correct answers.

The Mardigian Library hours for finals study will be:
Friday, April 19 — 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 20 — 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 21 — 8:00 a.m. - [no closing time]
April 22 - 26 — open 24 hours
Saturday, April 27 — open until 7:30 p.m.

Between midnight and 8:00 a.m., only University of Michigan students can enter the library and you be required to show your MCard.

Extra security personnel will be on site to monitor activity throughout the building. While the building will remain open, library services will be limited during the extra hours. All four floors of the library and the computers by the Library Research Center will be available for use, and it will also be possible to check out materials. Research assistance, guest printing, and financial transactions, including adding money to printing accounts will not be available during extended hours.

For the complete listing of library hours, including break hours, visit http://library.umd.umich.edu/Us/hours.php.

Need to make a video for a class project and don’t have the equipment? The library has a solution for you. Kodak Playtouch digicams are available for checkout at the library’s Circulation Desk.

The Playtouch is the size and shape of a smartphone and will take HD videos in 1080p resolution. One-touch uploading provides easy sharing through e-mail, YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, and other sites. You may also connect the Playtouch to your computer and transfer the files. If you want to edit the video, the library’s Campus Media Services has a multimedia editing room for student and faculty use. The editing room is equipped with the best audio and video editing software, including Avid, Final Cut Pro, and the suite of Adobe and Microsoft applications.

Digicams have a three-day checkout period and each comes in a carry bag with an extra battery, an external microphone, connecting and charging wires, and the manual. Ask for one at the library’s Circulation Desk!

Are you working on a term paper or just getting started? Do you have a presentation that requires library research? There are many ways to contact a reference librarian or one of our knowledgeable student assistants:

• Text messaging – text your question to 66746, and start your question with “AskLRC”
• Open Research Workshops for students (see blog post)
• In-person – stop by the Library Research Center on the first floor of the library next to the public computers.
• Make an appointment with a subject specialist librarian
• Telephone – call 313-593-5563
• E-mail – ask-a-question@umd.umich.edu
• Instant messaging/chat – see our Ask a Question page

Are you looking for someone to help you make your paper better? You can talk to a student Writing Center Consultant in the Writing Center’s Mardigian Library location. Look for the table past the Library Research Center and the shelves with College/Career Information. See the Writing Center’s website for more information about how the Writing Center can help you, as well as locations and hours.

All videos in the Mardigian Library collection can be shown in the classroom to the registered students of a course for purposes that support that course's learning outcomes. In addition to these classroom rights, the Mardigian Library has secured non-commercial public performance rights for some videos. This list of movies can be shown at meetings of student groups or honors colloquia, for example, as long as there is no charge for the showing. For information about securing the performance rights for a movie for which we don’t have public performance rights, see the Campus Policy for Commercial Videos.

Are you working on a term paper? Are you just getting started on a research assignment? Do you have a presentation that requires library research? There are many ways to contact a reference librarian or one of our knowledgeable student assistants:

• In-person – stop by the Library Research Center on the first floor of the library (next to the public computers).
• Make an appointment with a subject specialist librarian
• Telephone – call 313-593-5563
• Text messaging – text your question to 66746, and start your question with “AskLRC”
• E-mail – ask-a-question@umd.umich.edu
• Instant messaging/chat – see our Ask a Question page
• Open Research Workshops for students (see blog post)

Academic libraries all over the world are changing to meet the expectations of current and future students. Changes are needed at the Mardigian Library and we want to hear from you. The "book warehouse" is going away and in its place is emerging a comfortable, active, high-tech campus learning commons. We need to know what types of learning spaces, technologies, and services would make the library a more friendly and relevant place for you to gather and study.

Please fill out this brief survey and share your thoughts by January 31, 2013.

If you would rather share your ideas in person, contact Barbara Kriigel. She will be scheduling student focus groups later in the semester.

Congratulations to Gabe Elghoul, winner of the Brothers Grimm Trivia Contest at the Mardigian Library! Gabe won a $20 gift certificate to Club Cappuccino. He was chosen as the winner out of 26 entries.