Robert E. Kennedy Library
Archived News (2008-2009)
Senior Project Online Submissions — Information Sessions
Attend an information session this summer to learn about online submission of senior projects.
Tell Us What You Think: LibQual+
LibQUAL+ is a national survey that helps us measure customer satisfaction with library services, facilities, and collections. LibQual lets us understand how the perceived quality of the Kennedy Library compares with the perceived quality of libraries at several other peer universities.
Exhibit opens April 11: slightly BOOKISH
Typography, handmade books, letterpress books, installation pieces, and hands-on instruction relating to books as art. This exhibit includes reception, talk and workshops. » Get more information.
George A. Bekey: Military Robots and Their Ethical Implications
Professor Bekey discusses the ethical issues associated with robotic air, land and underwater military vehicles. March 10, 2009. Kennedy Library, Room 510B.
PolyConnect Lab Hours Extended on Friday & Saturday Nights
PolyConnect Lab now open until 2AM every night (except during quarter breaks and state holidays). Read the press release.
PBS "The History Detectives" films at Kennedy Library
On Wednesday, March 4, 2009, Kennedy Library served as the setting for the PBS television show, "The History Detectives."
» Learn more and see the photos.
Student Photography exhibit for March 2009
"The Art of Movement & Dance Photography" by Prem Ananda. Artist gathering Thursday, March 5 @ 5pm, 2nd Floor of Kennedy Library. In addition, you can visit the artist's web site.
Fall Quarter 2008 Service Improvement Survey Results
We conducted a Library Service Improvement Survey during the fall quarter, to help us understand user preferences about some of our services. We had a total of 474 responses, an excellent response rate for a survey of this kind. All but 7% were students, and 62% of all respondents were juniors, seniors, or grad students. See all of the results.
Christopher Slye of Adobe Systems will talk about typography, including examples of old and new designs. Moderated by GrC Professor Lorraine Donegan. March 11, 4:30pm at the Kennedy Library Café Lounge.
SLO International Film Festival Special Screening at Kennedy Library
"Shorts @ Cal Poly" features three short films and the filmmakers at the Kennedy Library Café Lounge on Friday, March 6 at 5:00. Director reception at 4:30. Get more information and ticket price.
Employment: Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Librarian
Kennedy Library seeks an enterprising library professional to serve Cal Poly's College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences, to provide instructional support, direct instruction and reference services, and help shape information collections that support the work of the College. Review of applications will begin April 6, 2009.
See us at the Change the Status Quo Conference
Change the Status Quo is a two day conference focusing on a student's role in shaping society. Come learn about the history of activism at Cal Poly as students coordinators of the Kennedy Library's Strive and Struggle Exhibit present their findings! Tuesday, February 24 at 11am. University Union Room 204, Chumash Left Wing.
» Soup & Substance web site
Celebrate Charles Darwin's 200th birthday and and Darwin Year 2009 with us. Cake, coffee, and tea. Conversation about the Galapagos. Professors Christy Strand, Francis Villablanca, and a very special guest. Thursday, February 12, from 3–4pm
First Annual Student Video Competition
OCOB and Kennedy Library join forces to sponsor the first annual Student Video Competition. Grand prize is $1000. Show us what Kennedy Library means to you!
Celebrating Black History Month: Strive and Struggle
In honor of Black History Month, Kennedy Library is presenting the photographic exhibition Strive and Struggle: Documenting the Civil Rights Movement at Cal Poly, 1967 – 1975 beginning February 2nd through March 1st. The free exhibition, open during regular library hours, is located at the Library Gallery on the first floor of the Kennedy Library.
Improbable Vehicles — Science Café at Cal Poly
01/28/09. Our first program celebrates all kinds of Improbable Vehicles — from electric and human powered vehicles to the Rose Float. [Blog]
December 2008 Budget Developments
12/15/08. Update from Associate Dean Anna Gold on reviewing and adjusing the number of journals and titles to which Kennedy Library subscribes. This year’s budget reductions have exacerbated the impact of annual inflation.
Read our Fall 2008 First Annual Publication
2008 was an amazing year for Kennedy Library. We put together our first-annual publication filled with stories and photos highlighting some of our big events.
» Download Annual Publication PDF 23.2 MB.
Mars Within Reach Exhibit Coming to Kennedy Library in November
Mars Within Reach is an interdisciplinary exhibition that will allow visitors to touch, hear, and interact with data from several recent Mars missions. The exhibition blends planetary science, engineering, and music to demonstrate scholarship related to the exploration of the Martian Arctic, with special attention to making the content accessible to persons with visual impairments. Read more about the exhibit.
Open Access is a growing international movement that encourages the unrestricted sharing of research results for the advancement and enjoyment of science and society. Open Access Day includes worldwide broadcasted events. Learn more about Open Access Day.
Mars Within Reach Exhibit Coming to Kennedy Library in November
Mars Within Reach is an interdisciplinary exhibition that will allow visitors to touch, hear, and interact with data from several recent Mars missions. The exhibition blends planetary science, engineering, and music to demonstrate scholarship related to the exploration of the Martian Arctic, with special attention to making the content accessible to persons with visual impairments. Read more about the exhibit.
Cal Poly Kennedy Library Launches Digital Archive
Kennedy Library has launched DigitalCommons@CalPoly, an online initiative that provides a centralized place to preserve and provide unlimited access to the rich variety of intellectual and scholarly work produced at Cal Poly. Read the press release.
Library unveils newly-renovated second floor
The Mustang Daily reports on Kennedy Library's recently-completed second-floor renovations. Read the article.
New Julia Morgan Online Exhibition Now Online
Special Collections presents an online exhibition about the life and work of Julia Morgan. Visit the exhibition.
Zimbra Briefcase Replaces "Student Storage" Drive
Beginning Fall 2008, students will use their Zimbra Briefcase to store documents instead of the Student Storage drive.
Mustang Daily covers 2nd Floor renovations
The campus newspaper says that the Library becomes more study-friendly, providing insights from both Dean Michael Miller and Associate Dean Anna Gold. Readers can provide their input in an online poll available on the article page. (Image from Mustang Daily)
» Read the article