Archive for February, 2010

Research going nowhere? Get Help!

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

You have to admit, there are days when the bus is late.
The rain ruins your shoes.
A is not followed by the B.              Â
And the dog eats the directions!

This happens with research papers too! Everyone needs to go beyond Google sometime, and now might just be that time. Let College Library help you find the stuff Google can’t even get to.

You can come to the reference desk Monday through Thursday from 9am to 8pm; Fridays from 9am to 6pm; and Sundays from 1pm to 6pm. We are closed on Saturdays.

You can also text us during the hours above for help  310.691.6560.

Don’t forget we also have 24/7 help through Ask a Librarian Chat Online anytime!

You can also sign up for your own thirty minute sessions, with a Grad student on Wednesdays from 1 – 1:30 and 1:30 to 2pm. Go to MyUCLA to sign up for these workshops!

Good luck in your coming finals! College Library has your back!

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Library Prize for Undergraduate Research

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Cash prize for the top research papers to upper division and to lower division students!

Application Deadline

The prize is awarded each spring quarter. The deadline for applications for 2010 awards is Monday, April 5.

Application Procedure

Prize Amounts

Two first-place awards will be given in the amount of $700, one for upper division students and one for lower division students.  Additional awards may be made at the judges’ discretion.

Frequently Asked Questions

2009 Prize Winners

This recently established prize honors the best research produced by UCLA undergraduate students. It encourages undergraduates to:

  • Reflect on the research process in pursuit of excellence in their academic course work
  • Recognize the significance of finding, locating, evaluating and synthesizing information as it relates to academic learning, and
  • Demonstrate a sophisticated use, appreciation, and understanding of the collections of the UCLA Library

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Renaissance and Baroque Music from Latin America

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Friday, February 19
8 p.m.

Powell Building

The UCLA Early Music Ensemble will perform unique early music from Latin America, directed by Isabel Palacios, visiting Regent’s Lecturer from Caracas, Venezuela.

Admission is free; no reservations are required, and seating is on a first-come basis.

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The Tricks to Studying Smarter or Smarter Studying

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

From an article in the Daily Bruin on February 5, 2010 and written by Bruin contributor Shoshee Jau, there are “tricks,” that help the student achieve the highest output in their studies:

Students should space out their studying over periods of time. Don’t cram in, but studying, rest, study, rest. Let it bake man.

Study many different sources of information. Besides being presented differently, the varying patterns may allow for lasting retention.

Environment: where a student studies, plays a major role in the association of material and results.

Good luck charms: wow, that penny I have in my shoe really worked!

Sleep, even a ten or twenty minute nap, does wonders to synthesize the information.

Study groups could be good or bad but should be primarily used as a primer or review.

Music, try and keep it calm and without the annoying amount of lyrics.

When going into your test environment, try and keep it calm, nervousness or pressure can cause the student to make tragic mistakes.

Hope you find these tips helpful and Pass that Test!!!

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Golub Elegy for 12 cellos

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Peter Golub composed and conducts this moving piece. Here it is presented in our own Powell Rotunda.

Peter wrote this piece in the ’80′s when a great many of his friends were dying of Aids. Fight the fight, know your status!

Golub Elegy for 12 cellos

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Car Pool: Meet People & Save Gas

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Are you one of those people who sing in your car? Why not share a ride and you all can sing together. Save gas, have fun and make your trip to the salt mine much easier.

UCLA has put together a car pool community! They call this eco monster: Zimride!

Sign up for Zimride by February 26, 2010, and you are entered to win to win a $50 gas card.

UCLA staff, faculty, and students can sign up using their valid UCLA email address and post their ride offers and requests.

If you have a car, you can post your regular commute or one-time trip and you’ll be matched with others looking for a ride who are going your way. Don’t have a car? Post it and they will find someone you can ride along with.

Sign up today!

For more information about UCLA Carpool and other commuting options, go to http://www.transportation.ucla.edu

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A Cheap Valentine’s Date (Book it)

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Ok, guys and girls, run out of options for Valentine’s Day? (It is Sunday to be exact). Take your favorite guy/girl to Powell on Saturday for a night they will not forget. Did I forget to tell you, this event is FREE!

Be sure to rsvp:

Powell Library Building

Ballroom Dance in the Rotunda

Seventh Annual Romeo and Juliet Italian Renaissance Ball

Saturday, February 13
8 p.m.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend in the romantic setting of the Powell Library Rotunda and learn classic fifteenth- and sixteenth-century dances from Renaissance Italy. No dance experience is necessary as there will be instruction throughout the evening, and attire can be costume, formal, and semi-formal.

Space is limited; RSVP by Thursday, February 11. Send the name and the number of people in the party to Catherine Brown by email or by phone at 310.206.5020.

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