Jen Library Reference Department

Vacation time! Did you know that Jen Library has reduced hours and services between the Fall and Winter quarters, November 20 - January 3? These include:

• Reduced building hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 A.M. - 7 P.M.; closed weekends
• Closed on holidays: Thanksgiving & the day after (Nov. 26 and 27); Christmas Day (Dec. 25) and New Year’s Day (Jan. 1)
• Reference Desk, IM, email, refdesk phone, Ask A Librarian: CLOSED until Jan 4. If you have a question call the Jen Library main line at 912-525-4700, or contact one of the Reference Librarians directly.
• Visual Resources & Special Collections hours:  Monday - Friday 8:30 A.M.  - 5:00 P.M
• Inter-Library Loan: requests received between Dec. 5 and Jan. 3 will be sent on January 4, start of the Winter Quarter

We’ll be back to our regular scheduled programming on January 4. Stay tuned here for additional updates and info. In the meantime, what will you do over break? Travel? Work on personal projects? Hang out with friends? Sleep in? Maybe even read a book (or two)?

CC image by Aaron Jacobs

The finish line is in sight! The Fall Quarter at SCAD wraps up on Thursday, November 19. During this busy time the Jen Library can offer:

• A range of spaces - cozy chairs, group & individual study rooms, large tables - for both personal and group work. Open until 1 AM through Thursday night.
• Research help at the ref desk, via email, Ask a Librarian, and IM from 8AM - 9PM through Thursday. Even if you’re at home in your jammies we can help!
• Montgomery Hall too busy? Use our advanced MAC lab on level three. All of the software that is in Monty is in that room too!

Most importantly: do not sacrifice your health and sanity just to complete your assignments! There are many ways to take care of yourself during this busy time, but there are three biggies to remember:

1. Eat and sleep: Lack of proper food and rest will wear you down and make you more susceptible to sickness; the last thing you want right now is to spend the day in bed, unable to get your work done. Take extra care to eat healthy meals (ehem, candy bars from the vending machine do not count) and if you do need to pull an all-nighter, try to rest up the next day.

2. One step at a time: If finishing a project seems akin to climbing Mount Everest, try breaking it into smaller, manageable tasks. Flexibility is important too: this is just as true with the research process as it is with making art. If one material, source, or topic does not work, can you shift what you’ve started into something more ‘do-able’?

3. Take a break: Have you been re-writing the same sentence for the past half-hour? Take five minutes to walk around the block, stretch, breathe deeply, have a cup of coffee, put on some loud music and rock out, etc.  Working nonstop saps your energy and creativity. Short, periodic breaks will allow you to rest your eyes, mentally re-focus, and come back to your project refreshed and ready to make REAL progress - saving you time.

Stress management resources:

• SCAD’s Counseling Services provide stress management workshops that are specifically geared toward the needs of artists. They also provide one-on-one counseling sessions. Login to MySCAD to learn more.
• SCAD’s Writer’s Studio (AKA Writing Center) can provide assistance with planning and writing research papers. Make an appointment with them on MySCAD.
• UGA has an excellent website on Managing Stress for College Students with advice on a range of topics, including exercise, nutrition, spirituality, relationships, and more.

The Savannah Film Fest is GO and it’s centered right across the street from Jen Library, at the Trustees Theater. While you’re in the neighborhood enjoying movies this weekend, stop in to peruse our massive collection of screenplays, cinema studies, and performance books. You might even end up rubbing shoulders with the stars: some have been popping by the Jen to talk about what they do best.

For example:

Emmy Rossum and Zach Gilford interviewed at the Jen Library

Drop in and say hello!