Interlibrary Loan Book Request Deadline is Tuesday Nov 24, InterCampus (FDU) Request Deadline is Monday Nov 30

The semester is winding down and you probably still have a few research papers due. If you need to borrow books from other libraries, you must get your Interlibrary Loan requests submitted by Tuesday, November 24.

If you’ve checked CoolCat for your topic and neither CSE nor FDU has what you need, you can fill out the form at the link above to request books from other libraries. Robert Waks, Interlibrary Loan/Reference Librarian, will check what libraries own the book and find one willing to lend it to us on your behalf.

There is no deadline for journal article requests (these are yours to keep, so there is no due date). Keep in mind, though, that it may be a couple of days to a couple of weeks before you receive the article requested.

If you need to request a book from FDU, make sure that you do so by Monday, November 30th. After that you can no longer submit borrowing requests in CoolCat, though you may borrow a book on-site at an FDU Library up until Friday, December 5th.

If you have questions or need assistance submitting a borrowing request, call the reference desk at 973-290-4248.

New study area opened in the periodicals wing of the library

For students and faculty seeking sanctuary from the often hectic and fast paced campus life can now find it in a newly created study area, carved out of a section of the periodicals wing in Mahoney Library.  There you will find tables and chairs for group study  in close proximity to electrical outlets, allowing those with laptops to plug in and take advantage of the wireless connectivity to the internet available throughout the library.  Or, curl up with a newspaper or magazine, check out one of our new book purchases on display in the lobby, or simply catch up on some much needed rest, in-between taking tests and finishing papers. 

While you are there, be sure to check out the photography on display taken by members of the library staff that celebrates the natural beauty of the college throughout the seasons.

2009 Poster Presentation and Exhibit by the seniors of the Sociology Program, November 5th to December 4th.

The Sociology Department put on what is becoming an annual event at Mahoney Library, its Poster Presentation and Exhibit, in the periodicals room on the first floor of the library.  The posters will remain on display through December 4th.

 This is the culminating work for the college’s sociology majors, reflecting four years of research focused on a particular social issue of interest to the student.  Along with the posters, the students are required to develop a literature review drawn from one hundred sources that they have researched during their undergraduate studies.  Students displayed and discussed their posters and research during the first hour of the exhibition, and the posters will remain on view in the library into December.

The participating students and their topics are as follows: 

Nicole Chirip (Majors: Sociology and Elementary Education) “Adoption Stigma: A Shame-Based Practice”

 Julise Grisham (Majors: Sociology and Justice Studies)  “Racial Segregation in Urban Communities: Failures of Integration”

 Deandra Guzman (Majors: Sociology and Psychology)  ”Educational Achievement: Factors Leading to High Dropout Rates Among Male Teens”

 Sharie Reid (Major: Sociology with Social Work Sequence, Minor: Gerontology)  ”AIDS Orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa”

 Alicia SanFilippo (Major: Sociology, Minors: Business Management and Human Resource Management) “Online Education: A New Generation of Learning”

 Aracely Tagliaventi (Majors: Sociology and Justice Studies, Legal Track, Minor: Women’s Studies)  “Gender Identity Socialization: The Influence of Parents, Schools, Peers, Toy-play, and Mass Media”

 Neury Trinidad (Major: Sociology with Social Work Sequence, Minor: Gerontology)  “Parenting Styles and Academic Success: Does Race/Ethnicity Make a Difference?”

Problems with Ebsco Export to RefWorks – Corrected

UPDATE, Friday, Nov. 13: This problem has been fixed. We have tested the direct export to RefWorks function in the Ebsco databases, and all is working fine now.

There is a problem with the Direct Export to RefWorks function within Ebsco databases.

You may get an error message stating the following:

Direct Export Not Working. The direct export from EBSCO is not working at this time. We regret any inconvenience that this may cause. You can export the selected references to a text file and import them via the Import function from within RefWorks. Please refer to online help for more information on how to do this.

This issue should be fixed sometime on Friday, November 13th.

In the meantime, if you want to export articles from Ebsco to your RefWorks account, you may do so by exporting to a text file and importing that text file into RefWorks.

Instructions are available here: http://www.refworks.com/RWSingle/help/Exporting_from_Data_Services_and_Importing_into_RefWorks.htm#EBSCOhost. (Skip down to the instructions to Manually Save and Export Records)

The Direct Export to RefWorks function is working from non-Ebsco databases (e.g. ProQuest, Wilson OmniFile, Lexis Nexis, FirstSearch, etc.)

If you have questions, please call the Reference Desk at 973-290-4248 or Ask Online.

Halloween Outage

Both Lexis Nexis Academic and Science Direct will be unavailable through the late evening and overnight hours of Saturday, October 31 to Sunday, November 1.

These databases will be down for system maintenance for approximately 9 hours, between 9:00pm EDT on October 31 and 5:00am EST on November 1.

If you notice any problems before or after the update period, please email mahoneyonline@cse.edu, or call the reference desk at 973-290-4248.

Online & Print Journals List Unavailable Saturday 10/24

Mahoney Library’s Online & Print Journals List will be down for a system upgrade on Saturday, October 24, 2009 from approximately Noon to 6:00pm 3:00am-9:00am. It likely will only be down for 2 or 3 hours, but should any problems arise, may not be available until 9:00am.

This also means that when you search a database, the ‘Search for Full Text’ link will not work in leading you to full text, as it uses the Online & Print Journals List to point you to it.

The CoolCat Online Catalog will tell you if we have a print subscription, or you might check the spiral-bound Periodicals Collection guide available in both the Periodicals Room and Reference Room (this includes online subscriptions, but not what might be in our full-text databases).

To check if a journal’s full text is available in a database, use the CUFTS Journal Search Tool. Click the checkbox to ‘Limit to fulltext’ and search for the title of the journal. You’ll get a list of databases and the dates for which full text is included. It will not link you to those databases. You will then have to check those databases against our Databases, A-Z list until you find one that matches. Then search by the journal title and find the issue that you need (or search by the article title).

Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory will also be down from Noon to 6pm 3:00am-9:00am Saturday. If you need to determine whether a journal article is peer-reviewed (Ulrich’s does this), you will have to rely on your judgment. You might also try looking up the journal’s page on the publisher website. For more on what goes into a peer-reviewed journal article, see these tutorials from NC State University Libraries:

• Anatomy of a Scholarly Article
• Peer Review in 5 Minutes

For help with either of these processes – finding full text or determining if an article is peer-reviewed – please call (973-290-4248) or stop by the reference desk.

Snapshot Day, October 14, 2009

On Wednesday, October 14, 2009, Mahoney Library will participate in Snapshot Day, a statewide initiative to measure and highlight the impact that New Jersey libraries have on their communities on any given day.

Why do you come to Mahoney Library? Do you do your research from the library’s website? How does the library help you?

Stop by the library on Wednesday and tell us your ideas. Hope to see you there!

October is National Information Literacy Awareness Month

President Obama has declared October National Information Literacy Awareness Month:

“Every day, we are inundated with vast amounts of information. A 24-hour news cycle and thousands of global television and radio networks, coupled with an immense array of online resources, have challenged our long-held perceptions of information management. Rather than merely possessing data, we must also learn the skills necessary to acquire, collate, and evaluate information for any situation.”

Read the rest of the press release.

Learn more about information literacy:

Introduction to Information Literacy

Project Information Literacy Channel on Youtube

Tips on Financial Literacy for College Students

Financial literacy is a growing concern for teenagers of all socioeconomic backgrounds.   President George W. Bush signed the Executive Order 13455 on January 22, 2008, creating a council of 16 members to oversee financial issues among college and high school students. This council is represented by corporations, non-profit organizations, faith-based groups, state government agencies, regulatory agencies and academic institutions.

Jump Start Coalition for Financial Literacy is a  non-profit organization that provides educators with online and print resources to teach students to manage their finances and to become responsible decision makers.  The President’s Advisory Council has used results from the Jump Start Coalition National Survey as well as other surveys  to assess the knowledge of college students on money management.  The 2008  results  of the Jump Start Coalition National Survey for Financial Literacy of  High School Students and College Seniors showed that  62.2% passed the 31 question exam. American college students are close to becoming financially literate and will grow with life experience. They need to be familiar with the basic skills of maintaining a budget, balancing credit and saving for the future.

For further information, feel free to access these publications through our Online and Print Journals or Databases, A-Z. Links to websites for additional resources are also listed below.

REFERENCES

Billitteri, T. J. (2009, September 4). Financial literacy. CQ Researcher,19, 717-740. Retrieved September 22, 2009,  from CQ Research Online.

Hoffman, M., McKenzie, K., & Paris, S. (2008, September). Paper or Plastic?. CPA Journal, 78(9), 16-20. Retrieved September 23, 2009, from Business Source Premier database.

Steverman. Ben (2009, July). Financial Literacy: The Time Is Now. Business Week (Online), Retrieved September 22, 2009, from ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry. (Document ID: 1806516111).

USA Funds; Financial Literacy Program for College Students Goes Online. (2009, May). Investment Weekly News, 377. Retrieved September 22, 2009, from Banking Information Source. (Document ID: 1700359791).

WEBSITES

2008 Annual Report to the Executive Summary
http://www.treas.gov/offices/domestic-finance/financial-institution/fin-education/council/exec_sum.pdf

Jump Start Coalition
http://www.jumpstartcoalition.org/

Young Investor (Fleet Bank)
www.younginvestor.com

Students.Gov
http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/Public

Education Finance Council
http://efc.org/cs/root/resources/resources

NSLP Financial Literacy Online
http://www.nslpflonline.org/flonline/flonline.php

ProQuest Outage

An outage is scheduled from Saturday night, September 26 to Sunday morning, September 27th. You may not be able to access ProQuest databases,  MLA International Bibliography (Chadwyck-Healey platform), CSA databases, and RefWorks. 

Do not hesitate to contact the Reference Desk at x4248 on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. or e-mail Ask Online if you are having problems. Your patience is greatly appreciated.