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UB students planning end-of-semester study sessions can take a break and relax during Stress Relief Days in the UB Libraries. We’ll have certified therapy dogs to meet and pet, coffee and snacks, games, and soothing music in two library locations:

South Campus: Health Sciences Library, Room B-15, lower level

North Campus: Lockwood Memorial Library, Basement Staff Lounge

Wednesday, May 1st             11 am – 3 pm
Thursday, May 2nd               11 am – 3 pm
Friday, May 3rd                    11 am – 3 pm

Chair massage and reflexology/reiki sessions will also be offered. Here’s the schedule:

                                   HSL                         Lockwood

Wednesday              Chair Massage                    Chair Reiki

Thursday                  Chair Reiki                       Reflexology

Friday                        Chair Reiki                     Chair Massage

Check out these photos for a glimpse of what’s in store!

Tell us how you feel about our spaces, services and resources by completing the UB Libraries Survey. We want to know how we can improve your University Libraries experience.

If you are a current UB undergraduate student, graduate student or faculty member, please take a few minutes to complete our survey.

The survey will be open from April 15 – April 29, 2013.

The survey will take an average of 12-15 minutes to complete. You may answer as few or as many questions as you wish.

In appreciation of your efforts, students completing the survey are eligible to be entered into a drawing to win one of fifty $10 Tim Hortons gift cards.

Take the Survey Now!

Undergraduate Student survey

Graduate & Professional Student survey

Faculty Survey

• Why do you need my UB email?
  We need to verify that you are a current UB student or faculty member and also ensure that participants don’t take the survey more than once. Your information will be kept confidential and individual email addresses will be used only for the random drawing of prize winners.
• Why a survey?
  The Libraries’ survey is designed to collect information on why UB students and faculty use (or don’t use) the University Libraries’ materials, spaces and services.
• What’s the goal?
  Our goal is to better understand how well we are currently meeting your information needs and to identify areas that need improvement.
• Who can participate?
  Current UB undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty can participate in the survey. Participation is voluntary, as is your response to any specific survey question.
• How much time will it take?
  The survey will take approximately 12-15 minutes to complete.
• Prizes:
  Undergraduate and graduate students who complete the Libraries’ survey will be eligible to win one of 50 Tim Hortons $10 gift cards. A random drawing of participants will be held on April 30,2013 to determine the winners of the gift cards. Prize winners will be notified via UB email by May 1, 2013 with instructions for claiming your prize. NOTE: you must complete the survey to be eligible for prizes.
• Confidentiality:
  All responses are confidential and individual email addresses will be used only for the random drawing of prize winners. Information obtained from the survey may be used for research purposes. Identifying information will not be associated with survey response data.

Do you love movies? Do you have a favorite movie that you are sure will win the Best Picture of the year? Guess this year’s Oscar winners in our selected categories and you might have a chance to win a Veho Muvi Pro Micro DV Camcorder!

• Contest is open to UB students only. You must also have a valid UBITName.
• Entries will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 22, 2013.

For details and to enter, visit:

http://library.buffalo.edu/multimedia/oscar2013.php