Holiday Hours

Please note the change in library hours before, during, and after the holidays.

Monday, December 17th: 8am-10pm
Tuesay, December 18th: 8am-10pm
Wednesday, December 19th through Thursday, December 20th: 8am-7:30pm
Friday, December 21st: 8am-5pm
Saturday, December 22nd through Wednesday, January 2nd: CLOSED
Thursday, January 3rd: 8am-7:30pm
Friday, January 4th: 8am-5pm
Saturday, January 5th: CLOSED
Monday, January 7th through Thursday, January 10th: 8am-7:30pm
Friday, January 11th: 8am-5pm
Saturday, January 12th: 9am-2pm

The library will resume normal operating hours on Monday, January 14th.


Happy Holidays from the Woodbridge Campus Library!

Library Computers Log-In

Due to security measures, it is required that all students must log into the library computers using their LAN username and password. This is different from the NovaConnect username and password.

Don't know your LAN username? Click here and enter your SSN or EmplID number. Your password will be the two digit month of your birthday, the two digit day of your birthday, and the last four digits of your SSN or the four digit year of your birth.
MMDDXXXX
If you have difficulty logging in, contact the IT Help Desk at 703-426-4141.

Happy Halloween!!!

Join us in the library tonight from 6-10pm for a howling good time! We'll be watching the History Channel's Haunted Histories Collection. This includes Hauntings, Vampire Secrets, Salem Witch Trails, The Haunted History of Halloween, and Poltergeist. We hope to see you there. It'll be a scream!!!

Wired Laptop Area Available

Do you have trouble connecting to the NOVA wireless internet?

10 study carrels are now available for wired connectivity. They are located along the back wall of the circulating stacks, across from sections T - TS. There are not printing capabilities, but you can research, study, or google to your hearts content. We do request that this area continue to be a quiet study area. Please remember to use headphones and quiet your cellphones.

Announcing the 21st Woodbridge Library Book Sale!

For one week only, October 1st - October 5th, the library will be be holding our 21st Book Sale. Everything must go!


Textbooks - $2.00
Hardbacks - $1.00
Paperbacks - $.50
Audiovisuals - Pricing may vary.


Proceeds are given to the NVCC Educational Foundation for student scholarships.

"Pay Cash" Print Option Cancelled

Effective, Friday, September 28th, the Pay Cash print option is no longer available in the library. Please print using your NOVACARD Student ID or a Guest Card.


Add money to your NOVACARD or Guest Card using the CSVT Machine in the library or in the cafeteria.

Copies are $.10 a page with your NOVACARD and $.20 a page with a Guest Card.

NOVA Alert

Register for NOVA Alert and receive emergency information from NVCC. Read the letter below from President Templin for more information:

Dear NOVA Students, Faculty and Staff:

A new academic year at NOVA is now upon us, and I certainly hope this will be an exciting and successful year for all of you. Your safety is extremely important. Therefore, we have implemented NOVA Alert, a new emergency alert system that will send text messages to your cell phone and to your personal email addresses. This will let us communicate with you during times when timely and accurate information is vital. To be part of NOVA Alert, you must register for it!

You can find out more about NOVA Alert and register for it by going to http://alert.nvcc.edu, or text the keyword “NOVA” to 411911 from your cell phone. (You do not need to register your college student or faculty/staff email address—we will automatically send to that address.)

Sincerely,
Robert G. Templin
President

Labor Day Weekend

The Library will be closed Saturday, September 1st through Monday, September 3rd in observance of Labor Day.

"Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country."
- U.S. Department of Labor

A Fond Farewell

Today we say goodbye to Dr. Gordon Cook, Head of Learning Resource Services. For 32 years Dr. Cook has served the Woodbridge Campus with his leadership, expertise, and graciousness. Therefore, it is with great honor that the Woodbridge Campus Library now be named the Gordon M. Cook Library.

(From left to right: Dr. Sam Hill; Woodbridge Provost, Dr. Robert Templin; NVCC President, Dr. Gordon Cook; Head of LRS)

Dr. Cook is retiring to Colorado with his wife Carole to be closer to family. We wish them all the best!

Welcome to Woodbridge!

Welcome to the beginning of the 07/08 school year! We've added some new things to the library over the summer. Come by and check them out!

Best Sellers Are Back! - Our collection of popular fiction and non-fiction books have been slimmed down and moved to a more prominent spot in the library; next to our display of new books.

New Television! - We have a new flat screen television located across from the circulation desk. Check the running ads for information and updates about the library.

Microsoft Office Coming Soon! - 12 new computers, each with Microsoft Office applications, will be added to the library this Fall.

Wired Laptop Area Coming Soon! - Posted previously on July 12th, 10 study carrels along the back of the stacks, located across from sections T - TS, will have wired internet connectivity.

Have a great semester and if you need help with research, locating books, MLA/APA citations, or just a random question, please stop by the library. We're glad to help!

Library Intersession Hours

During intersession, the time between the Summer 07 and Fall 07 semester, the library will be operating on the following schedule:

Classes and examinations end Monday, August 13th.

Tuesday, August 14th - 8:00am to 7:30pm
Wednesday, August 15th - 8:00am to 7:30pm
Thursday, August 16th - 8:00am to 7:30pm
Friday, August 17th - 8:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday, August 18th - 9:00am to 2:00pm
Monday, August 20th - 8:00am to 7:30pm
Tuesday, August 21st - 8:00am to 7:30pm

Classes begin and fall hours commence Wednesday, August 22nd.

"Jane Austen's Greatest Love Story Was Her Own"

Opening this weekend is the movie Becoming Jane starring Anne Hathaway. It’s a fictional biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.





Check out the TRUE story of Jane Austen in these biographies...


Jane Austen by Carol Shields
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Jane Austen by Deirdre Le Faye
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Or make it a Jane Austen movie weekend and check these out!

Pride and Prejudice
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Sense and Sensibility
PR4034 .S42 1996

ALA and The Hollywood Librarian

This past June, I and other fellow NVCC librarians attended the 2007 American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. A highlight of the weeklong events was the world premier of The Hollywood Librarian, the first full-length documentary film to focus on the work and lives of librarians.

Take a look at the video below! Ellen Wertman (Reference & Collection Development Librarian at Annandale) and I are shown in the third shot seated on the floor. Ellen is wearing pink and I am in the jean jacket. Does this mean we’re famous librarians???

Award-Winning Graphic Novels

Stop by and check out these new award-winning graphic novels recently added to the collection:

The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation
by Sid Jacobson

From the publisher:
Using every skill and storytelling method Jacobson and Colón have learned over the decades, they have produced the most accessible version of the 9/11 Report. Jacobson’s text frequently follows word for word the original report, faithfully captures its investigative thoroughness, and covers its entire scope, even including the Commission’s final report card. Colón’s stunning artwork powerfully conveys the facts, insights, and urgency of the original. Published on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States, an event that has left no aspect of American foreign or domestic policy untouched, The 9/11 Report puts at every American’s fingertips the most defining event of the century.

Winner of Publishers Weekly's Best Comics of 2006
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Blankets: An Illustrated Novel
by Craig Thompson

From the publisher:
Wrapped in the landscape of a blustery Wisconsin winter, Blankets explores the sibling rivalry of two brothers growing up in the isolated country, and the budding romance of two coming-of-age lovers. A profound and utterly beautiful work.

2004 Winner of the Best Graphic Album Eisner Award
PN6727.T48 B58 2004


Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
by Marjane Satrapi

From the publisher:
Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq.

2004 Winner of the ALA Alex Award
PN6747.S245 P4713 2003

Wired Laptop Area Coming Soon!!!

Do you have trouble connecting to the wireless internet in the library? Never fear! Beginning this fall semester, we will be providing a wired laptop area.

10 study carrels along the back of the stacks, located across from sections T - TS, will have wired internet connectivity. There will not be printing capabilities, but you can research, study, or google to your hearts content.

Don't forget to BYOL! (Bring Your Own Laptop)

Closed 4th of July

The Woodbridge Campus Library will be closed, Wednesday July 4th, in honor of Independence Day.

While many people may celebrate by having cookouts and shooting fireworks, here's how a village in New York used to celebrate in the mid 1950s...I wouldn't try this at home!

Well after the turn of the century the village of Gilbertsville, New York, was still celebrating the Fourth of July in an unusual way...More unusual were the "fireballs." A day in advance a few older girls, instructed by a very old man, would gather to make them. Candlewicking was twisted into loose balls about the size of a small grapefruit. With a long needle and string they were stitched through and through to hold the wicking together. The finished balls were left to soak overnight in pails of turpentine.

On the evening of the Fourth, as soon as it was dark, the balls were taken out and lighted with matches. They were then thrown up and down the main street of the village. Arching overhead with a blaze of two or three feet, they made an impressive display. Competition to throw them was keen, and there was a scrimmage over each ball as it fell.

Strange to say, the flaming balls did not burn the hands. Turpentine burns at a moderate temperature. The motion of snatching the ball from the ground carried the flame away from the hand. In the split second of throwing the only damage was to singe the hair on the back of the hand.

Source
Ecob, Katherine G. "Homemade Fireworks." The Folklore of American Holidays. Eds. Hennig Cohen and Tristam Potter Coffin. Detroit: Gale, 1991. 269.

Do you love Starbucks?

The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary / Joseph A. Michelli

From the Publisher

Fresh-brewed, piping-hot leadership strategies that have made Starbucks a robust company worldwide.

Few companies have rallied their employees to participate in a corporate vision that creates a worldwide story of business success. Now, for the first time, Joseph A. Michelli, a Starbucks outsider, has been given access to the Starbucks experience, offering you an in-depth look at every level of the company.

Venti secrets - revealed for the first time!
Principle 1: Make it Your Own!
Principle 2: Everything Matters
Principle 3: Surprise and Delight
Principle 4: Embrace Resistance
Principle 5: Leave Your Mark

Grab a cup of coffee and check it out at your local NVCC Library!
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