Welcome to Fall semester 2013!

We are waiting for the Sorrells Engineering & Science Library to reopen after summer remodeling--should be soon, hopefully on Monday August 26.  Check the library webpage for the official announcement.  We are anxious for you to experience the redesigned space.  Introduce yourself to an Engineering Librarian:  Donna Beck will be in 4408; Lynn Berard in 4409; Matt Marsteller in 4405.


The Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, next door neighbors to our campus, is done with their wait! The corpse flower bloomed on August 20, 2013.  Typically these flowers only bloom every 6-10 years.

As a current student of Carnegie Mellon University, you have FREE OF CHARGE access to Phipps. 
Go over and take a break from your studies.  If you don't have time to see "Romero," you will definitely discover something else blooming.

Peregrines and Library Tours

Welcome incoming students!

Here’s another invitation to participate in Library tours of Hunt Library and/or the Engineering and Science Library on Friday Aug. 21. Tours will begin at 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm.

(Peregrine image courtesy: http://animal.x0.com/)

Anyone interested in a brief overview is welcome to join us.--Meet at Hunt Library in front of the reference desk or come directly to the Engineering and Science Library at the times given. We are eager to show you around.

Did you see me yesterday stopping sidewalk traffic along The Mall?
Yes, that was me, Donna Beck, your enthused Engineering Librarian escorting a group of first-years from Hunt Library to the Engineering & Science Library in Wean Hall. We were walking along past Baker/Porter Hall. As I was speaking to the students about their “Playfair” and hot, humid move-in day experiences, I heard the distinct rasping call of the peregrine falcon.
I stopped everyone and pointed up to the roof top of Porter so that we could all admire it.

Look up! Give your eyes a break from your computer screens! Peregrine falcons, as well as, red-tailed hawks are often seen on and around campus, especially on Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park, along Frew Street. Find out more about them at the wonderful Pittsburgh blog called “Outside My Window” published by Kate St. John of her view outside WQED office window.

By the way, for those of you new to Pittsburgh, WQED Multimedia includes WQED-TV and the all-classical radio station, WQED-FM.

Wishing you the best of luck as you begin your experiences at Carnegie Mellon!

Welcome!

Hello, this is Coral, your friendly Information Assistant, and I'd like to welcome you to the CIT Blog! We--the librarians and information assistants who support CIT's engineering departments--will use this blog to post items of interest to faculty and students. Posts will generally include information to help you with your research, announcements of new books and programs, and fun engineering-related links.

Also, as you may already know, the new Library website is up for early evaluation and comments. Please check it out at http://eps.library.cmu.edu, and tell us what you think!