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Winter Finals week WINTER FINALS

College Library is filled with students during Dead week (week 10) and Finals week. During some hours of these weeks, the chairs on all three floors can be filled.

The library hours are extended to be open until 12midnight.
Winter Finals week The Night Powell Reading Room, a very popular place to study, is open until 2:00am.

Group Study rooms can be reserved for groups of more than two people needing a space to get together for studying.
4/2/99


POWELL MUSIC
Afternoon Concerts in the Rotunda

The Bulgarian Women's Chorus performed in the Powell Rotunda on Wednesday, March 10 from 4-4:45pm in the 4th concert of our series. This acapella women's chorus, comprised of members of the Balkan Women's Choir from the Department of Ethnomusicology, sang songs from all regions of Bulgaria in a gorgeous polyphonic style made famous in the U.S. by the touring Bulgarian Women's Choir.
UCLA Bulgarian Women's Chorus
The performers are group leader, Laurel Isbister, Maria Cizmic, Rhonda Hume, Nyxi Rehfeld, Angela Rodel, Kelly Salloum, Laura Schweitzer and Llyswen Vaughan.
3/12/99

UCLA Bulgarian Women's Chorus

College Library Instruction COLLEGE LIBRARY INSTRUCTION
East L.A. College Research Excursion

College Library Instruction welcomed a group of Honors students from East Los Angeles College for a one day visit on February 24 to learn and practice research skills.
College Library Instruction This one day workshop was organized by Stephanie Brasley, Outreach Coordinator at College Library and Avril Cunningham, an Instruction Intern at College Library from the Department of Information Studies. Esther Grassian, Instruction Coordinator at College Library, assisted in workshop activities.

College Library Instruction Using a building block approach, the students completed research based exercises to help them learn how to identify, locate, evaluate and effectively use information.
2/26/99



POWELL MUSIC
Afternoon Concerts in the Rotunda


The UCLA Gluck Fellows Woodwind Quintet performed on Wednesday, February 10 from 4-4:45pm in the 3rd Afternoon Concert in the Rotunda.

UCLA's top woodwind performers filled the Rotunda with diverse music of the 20th century; from Nielsen to Ligeti to Dixieland.
2/16/99

UCLA Gluck Fellows Woodwind Quintet

Hoover Colletion photo EXHIBITS IN THE ROTUNDA
Special Exhibit:
Thelner & Louise Hoover Photographic Collection

Saturday, February 13 - Friday, February 19

In celebration of the Gold Shield Alumnae of UCLA, a selection from the Hoover Photographic Collection, from the University Archives (Record Series #647) will be on display this week only.

Royce Hall after a snow storm, January 1932.
Thelner Hoover, photographer
Copyright © Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

   
A larger exhibit is planned for September through December 2000, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Special Collections.


Powell Library Building construction, 1928.
Thelner Hoover, photographer
Copyright © Regents of the University of California.
All rights reserved.
Hoover Collection photo

EXHIBITS IN THE ROTUNDA

Hidden Treasures: Libraries in the Ethnic Study Centers
January - March 1999
Hidden Treasures Exhibit logo

INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH CLINICS

College Library Instruction is now offering 30 minute individual Research Clinic appointments for UCLA students, staff and faculty during Winter Quarter. These clinics will help students to learn how to do research, particularly for specific class assignments.
Sign up at the Reference Desk, at least 48 hours in advance.
Winter Quarter Times Available:
Thursdays, 12-2pm
Fridays, 11-12noon
1/22/99


POWELL MUSIC
Afternoon Concerts in the Rotunda


The second concert in this series was on Wednesday, January 13 from 4-4:45pm and featured Classical Arabic Music, a five piece Arabic taht ensemble from the Department of Ethnomusicology.

The performers in the group are Ray Briggs, Miriam Gerberg, Paulette Gershon, Kathleen Hood and David Martinelli from the Near East Ensemble.
Classical Arabic Music Ensemble
CLassical Arabic Music Ensemble The entire Near East Ensemble will perform a free concert Thursday, March 4 at 7:30pm in the Gamelan Room, 1659 Schoenberg Hall.
1/22/99

Photos by Karen Baxter, UCLA College Library
Last Updated: July 3, 2006