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Reading Room

The first floor Reading Room, which used to known as the Newspaper Room.

Current Newspapers now reside on the wall outside Media Services, on the first floor.

Brain damage in former NFL players

CNN.com leads with this article about brain damage in pro athletes.

Boston University’s Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (a collaboration between BU and the Sports Legacy Institute) found former NFL players had extensive brain damage resulting from concussions incurred during their careers.

“Librarianship is an underrated career.”

According to this article in US News & World Report, librarians are “among our society’s most empowering people,” and sometimes we get paid to shop for books.

VSU offers a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science.

I’m just sayin’.

Bicycles!

Bicycles!

Bicycles!

Is fast food really bad for you?

Brian Dunning at Skeptoid invites you to join him for a cheeseburger and a scientific look at McDonalds food.

View the Inuaguration at Odum Library

Barack Obama will be sworn in as our 44th President of the United States today.

Faculty, staff and students are welcome to watch history in the making in the 1st Floor Meeting room, Room 1604, of the library today. The 1st Floor Meeting will open at 8:00 a.m. with coverage of the inauguration festivities. The actual swearing-in is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.

Visit the official Inauguration Day 2009 website and USA.gov’s Presidential Inauguration guide for details about today’s inaugural ceremonies.

Library Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Odum Library will close at midnight on Sunday, January 18th and reopen at 8:00am on Tuesday, January 20th in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Need a quiet place to study?

Welcome back!

Welcome back!

Welcome back!

New GALILEO Password

Password Discovery Station located near the GALILEO Computers

The Password Discovery computer does not need a password, just hit Enter.

Firefox will open up automatically, taking you to the Library’s home page.

Select Anywhere Access, located in the left red margin.

Login with your BlazeNet username and password.

The current GALILEO password will be revealed! The password will remain the same through the spring semester. The password changes at the start of each new semester.