McBride Event Details

McBride Event Details from Nakia

As we are drawing closer to the McBride event, I understand we are getting a lot of calls from the public regarding registration and other information surrounding the event, so I wanted to make sure we are all on the same page and share the below FAQ's.

Event: "An Evening with James McBride"

• Date? Thursday, May 16, 2024
• Time? 7:00 PM
• Location? EUC Auditorium (in-person/main stage)
• Parking? Free parking is available in the Walker Avenue or Oakland Parking Deck
• Accessibility Accommodations? ASL interpreters will be present at event.
  A golf cart will be present at the Walker Street Parking Deck and Oakland Parking Deck to transport those with mobility issues. Please contact Nakia Hoskins, nakia.hoskins@uncg.edu for further assistance.
• Registration? In-person registration is at capacity and therefore is closed. Confirmation emails will be received in the weeks prior to the event.
  May 1st, registration will open for the overflow space in Jarrell Hall (this will be sent via email from the University Libraries) where attendees can view the event via simulcast but will have the opportunity to get their book signed in person in the pre-function space of the Auditorium.
  Overflow registration will be open until capacity is met.
  During overflow registration, registration for online viewing will also be available.
  Those in overflow MAY have the opportunity to fill open seats in the main stage space. They will be invited in the order they registered.
  Please do not arrive without prior registration.
• Registration Cancellation? You do not have to notify us if you want to cancel your registration.
• Onsite Book Purchasing? Scuppernong Books will be available onsite for McBride book purchasing.
• Onsite Book Signing? Attendees will have the opportunity to have one (1) book signed by the author at the event. No photos allowed.
• Will the event be recorded? The event will not be recorded
• If I have any questions, who can I contact? Nakia Hoskins, nakia.hoskins@uncg.edu

Community Borrower Info Update (RENOVATION INFO)

Please see the following information from Cathy Griffith regarding Community Borrower info. Do not direct patrons to the Community Borrower page anymore for payments. Send them to the Checkout Desk.

In relation to the upcoming tower closer and inaccessibility of that collection, some changes have been made to how the Community Borrower plan is managed.  

First, starting Monday, 4/8, first time and renewing Community Borrowers will receive the WMS borrowing account expiration date of 12/10/2027.  This date will provide them plenty of borrowing time after the renovation to compensate for the @18-month period when the tower collection will be unavailable. Access Services staff and student desk managers will explain what is happening and why before payments are made. Additionally, we will determine which Community Borrowers have paid already this year, extend their accounts to the same date, and notify them by email.  During the tower closure, Community Borrowers will be able to renew any materials on their accounts when the tower closes up to 12 times online or in person, be able to borrow materials from HSML, request and borrow materials from Ferguson storage, and borrow any returned or new materials that will be housed in Main. 

Second, because of the need to explain the extension and reason for it, the payment button has been removed from the Community Borrowers, etc. web page and the instructions updated for the new process.  The payment portal is available on a private web page at the Checkout Desk on the desk PCs, and only offered after the plan changes are explained.  Additionally, there is notification at the top of this page to alert all non UNCG borrowers of the renovation and collection access plans with links to the renovation web pages.

New NC LIVE 10-Day Pass for NC Residents Available on Library Website

 NC LIVE now offers a free 10-day pass to NC residents to access NC LIVE resources!  The link to register for the pass has been added to our eResources and Database Access Policy web pages.  When the 10-day pass expires, users are referred to sign up for permanent access through a public library card.  This offer can be a great resource for people who are not UNCG students or employees so please keep it in mind for them.

MKT 309 Business Communications: Single Use Plastics innovation project

 

There are deadlines coming up for the many sections of MKT 309: the single use plastics innovation project, a design thinking project. The context/background/situation comes first. Please see https://uncgreference.blogspot.com/2023/08/2023-24-mkt-309-innovation-project.html  for details. 

Libguide is https://uncg.libguides.com/mkt309  . 

Industry, product, and topics can vary widely: business to business (B2B) or business to consumer (B2C), although most student teams choose B2C. For B2C, note my notes about Mintel reports available.

The trade literature in Business Source Complete and ABI/INFORM can be very useful (remember you can filter results by publication type, especially useful in ABI).

HeinOnline is good for summarizing the state of legal codes (the law journals subset in that database.) Most single use plastics are not regulated at all, at either the federal, state, or local level.

Some students will need to search the environmental databases for their science/engineering topics. 

Of course, please feel free to direct the students to me for consults or email questions. (Students in some sections get extra credit for talking to me, so please don't get offended if they don't end up talking to you for very long.) Thank you!

--Steve

OCLC status link

Katherine N. reminded me of this yesterday. If the catalog ever goes down, you can usually view OCLC status here: https://oclc.service-now.com/status

It's not perfect, as sometimes there are delays in reporting, but still a good resource to check in this instance!