Briefly Speaking

Law library to relocate

The ongoing expansion and renovation of the Vanderbilt Law School will require a temporary relocation and disruption of services at the Alyne Queener Massey Law Library. Starting May 6, the library staff will relocate to Room 123 of the Law School, according to Pauline Aranas, assistant dean for library and information technology and associate professor of law. During the renovation, no public access to the collection will be allowed.

Due to the construction, the government documents collection will be unavailable until spring 2001. A list of the eight other depository libraries is available on the Law School's Web site at www.vanderbilt.edu/Law/library.

Members of the bar as well as Vanderbilt students, faculty, alumni and staff can obtain specific items identified through ACORN. The library staff will retrieve the requested document and notify the person when it is available. Documents will be held for 10 days after notification. Photocopiers will continue to be available and photocopy requests will be handled as staff time allows through a fee-based service for attorneys.

Summer hours for the law library are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Circulation staff can be reached at 322-2568. The law library is scheduled to move back to its expanded and improved facilities on Aug. 23.

Summer parking changes

Summer modifications to permit parking will begin April 25 and will be fully implemented May 12 following commencement. Beginning Tuesday, April 25, at 2:30 p.m., vehicles with valid, daytime, University commuter permits (Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, LA and VTS) may park in any zone (1, 2 or 3). Beginning Friday, May 12, at 2:30 p.m., vehicles with resident student permits (E, F, G and J) may park in F, J or zone lots. Vehicles with valid, daytime, University commuter permits (Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, LA and VTS) may be parked in F lots. Lot 27 (between the Recreation Center and the Tennis Center) will be available to vehicles with valid, daytime, University permits (Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, F, G, J, LA and VTS) and 12-month reserved-space permits (BK, OG, TG, WP). The two-hour limit spaces will be enforced. The modifications will be in effect until 7 a.m., Monday, Aug. 21. All other University parking regulations will be enforced. Questions should be directed to the Office of Traffic and Parking at 322-2554.

Bandy Center moves

The W.T. Bandy Center for Baudelaire and Modern French Studies has relocated to a renovated center on the eighth floor of the Central Library. More than 80 people attended an inaugural reception, including French General Consul Jean-Paul Monchau and French Cultural Attaché Cécile Peyronnett.

VALIC to hold workshops

Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company will hold workshops April 27 on "Investing in a Volatile Market." A VALIC representative will conduct workshops from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Room 518, Light Hall. For more information, call the Benefits Office at 322-8330.

Quantitative methods workshop offered

The John F. Kennedy Center will sponsor a "Quantitative Workshop on Permutation Tests and Bootstrapping," on Monday, May 8, from 1 to 4 p.m. and on Tuesday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to noon, in Room 241, MRL Building. Tuesday afternoon is reserved for optional, individual consultation. The workshop will be led by Peter Bruce, owner of Resampling Stats, Inc. Resampling Stats is a software program that makes the logic of permutation tests and bootstrapping transparent. To register and to request readings, e-mail joellen.fowler@vanderbilt.edu; for questions, contact paul.yoder@vanderbilt.edu or irene.feurer@vanderbilt.edu.

Health care expert to speak at Light Hall

At noon Monday, May 1, Dr. John Eisenberg, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, will deliver a lecture entitled "Doing What is Right for Patient Safety," which will address the implications of a recent Institute of Medicine Report on medical errors. His address is part of a one-day national summit on Medicare's future. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is the lead federal agency accountable for improving the quality and efficiency of health care in the United States. The lecture will be held in Room 208, Light Hall and is open to Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students.

New address for 'Bulletin Board'

The e-mail address for sending submissions to the "Bulletin Board" page of the Vanderbilt Register has been changed to ads@vanderbilt.edu. Contributions must be made in writing (25 words or less), and they can be mailed to Bulletin Board, 708 Baker Building, faxed to 343-7313 or e-mailed to ads@vanderbilt.edu.