Library Student Assistants - Thanks and Congratulations!

Mahoney Library would like to thank all of our student assistants for their work this year. Because of them we are able to offer longer hours and additional services for the campus community.

Thanks to:

Kermile Alexis, Junior, Biology
Sr. Gertrude Chalikosa, Senior, Mathematics
Jasmine Clark, Sophomore, Elementary Education
Jeannette Marine, Sophomore, Biochemistry
Shannon Marthaler, Junior, Justice Studies
Ruth Narcisse, Sophomore, Biology
Sr. Anna Nguyen, Graduate Student, Theology
Stephany Romero, Sophomore, Justice Studies
Sr. Romana Uzodimma, Graduate Student, Healthcare Management
Mercedes Vives, Junior, Art
Rachel Wang, Sophomore, Business

Many have managed to distinguish themselves with their academic, professional or leadership accomplishments, as well.

Congratulations to our graduates:
Sr. Gertrude Chalikosa (Bachelor of Science) and Sr. Romana Uzodimma (Master of Healthcare Management)

Congratulations to our academic, athletic and leadership award recipients:
Jeannette Marine (POLYED Undergraduate Award for Achievement in Organic Chemistry), Sr. Romana Uzodimma (Saint Catherine Medal and Sister Elizabeth Houlihan Award), and Rachel Wang (Most Improved, CSE Swim Team)

Congratulations to those who will be undertaking professional internships over the summer:
Jeannette Marine (Internship on Nanoparticle Hyperthermia Treatment of Cancer, with Dr. Jack Hoopes, Dartmouth College), Ruth Narcisse (Internship with Dr. Goldfarb, Spinal Aid Center in Morristown), and Rachel Wang (Internship with a publishing firm in Shanghai, China)

Congratulations and thanks to our student leaders:
Shannon Marthaler (Community Assistant for O’Connor Hall, Treasurer of Student Government Association - newly elected to President of Student Government Association, and Member of Student Life Committee)
Stephany Romero (elected Vice President, Class of 2010)
Rachel Wang (Volunteer, Service Trip to Mexico)

Sincerest apologies if we missed anyone’s accomplishments.

Euripides & Trojan Women - Library Resources

CSE Greek Play: “Trojan Women” by Euripides will be performed at CSE’s Greek Theatre on April 23, 24 & 26.

“Euripides was the youngest of the three great ancient Greek tragic poets. The other two were Aeschylus, the oldest, and Sophocles . . .  they are one of the most important sources we have for knowledge of ancient Greek mythology.” (Bloom’s Major Dramatists: Euripides as reprinted in a Mahoney Library database, Literary Reference Center.)

Among many works of Euripides, several copies of his drama, Trojan Women, are available in Mahoney Library’s collection, including a DVD.

According to Magill Book Reviews, also in Literary Reference Center database, Euripedes’ Trojan Women is a powerful piece of antiwar literature, this 5th century, B.C. Greek tragedy depicts the aftermath of the Trojan war and the enslavement of the Trojan women.

Explore any one of our 3 literature reference databases for more information on Trojan Women or Euripides:

• Literary Reference Center (Ebsco)
• Bloom’s Literary Reference Online (Facts on File)
• Literature Resource Center (Gale)

Late Night Hours for Final 2 Weeks of Semester

Beginning Monday, April 28th, Mahoney Library will be extending its evening hours. In doing so, we hope that students will take advantage of this additional time to prepare for exams or finish up any papers or projects.

Extended hours are:

Monday, April 28th: 9:00am-11:00pm
Tuesday, April 29th: 9:00am-11:00pm
Wednesday, April 30th: 9:00am-11:00pm

and

Monday, May 5th: 9:00am-11:00pm
Tuesday, May 6th: 9:00am-11:00pm
Wednesday, May 7th: 9:00am-11:00pm

A librarian will be available at the reference desk until 11:00pm on each of these nights, should you need any assistance.

For all other days we will be open our regular hours, available here:
http://www.cse.edu/index.php?id=2246.

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our end-of-semester extended hours, please post a reply below, or email mahoneyonline@cse.edu.

Wilson Web Database Trials

The following databases from H.W. Wilson are available as free trials through the end of May. If you get a chance to evaluate one or more of these databases, please let us know what you think by submitting a reply below this post.

Art Full Text
Database Information: http://www.hwwilson.com/databases/artindex.htm
Reviews: http://www.hwwilson.com/reviews/artFT_review.htm
Access the Trial

Art Museum Image Gallery
Database Information: http://www.hwwilson.com/databases/artmuseum.htm
Reviews: http://www.hwwilson.com/reviews/amig_review.htm
Access the Trial

Current Issues in Health
Database Information: http://www.hwwilson.com/databases/current_issues_health.htm
Review: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6529400.html?q=current+issues+in+health
Access the Trial

Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus
Database Information: http://www.hwwilson.com/databases/RS_plus.htm
Reviews: http://www.hwwilson.com/reviews/current_issues_review.htm
Access the Trial

Readers Guide Retrospective
Database Information: http://www.hwwilson.com/Databases/rdgretro.htm
Reviews: http://www.hwwilson.com/reviews/readersretro_review.htm
Access the Trial

Resources on Darfur & the Sudan

In light of tonight’s program “They are Speaking: Will You Listen?” (7:00pm, Octagon, Mahoney Library), we compiled a few sources on the crisis.

Darfur is in worse shape than four years ago, Ban says
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, April 4, 2008 Friday 5:28 PM EST, POLITICS, 310 words

US urges UN to get 3,600 new troops into Darfur by June to improve security
The Associated Press, April 2, 2008 Wednesday 12:08 AM GMT, INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 600 words, By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer

To access either of the above 2 articles, simply go to Mahoney Library’s web site and from Databases A to Z, click on Lexis-Nexis Academic. Check only ‘News Wire Services’ and paste the article title into the open box. Click SEARCH.

BBC Special Reports: Sudan: A Nation Divided, last updated February 26, 2008.

Glazer, S. (2004, August 27). Stopping genocide. CQ Researcher, 14, 685-708.

Political Risk Yearbook: Sudan Country Forecast, 2008, from Business Source Premier

Witnessing Darfur (Video). Washington, DC : United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, [2005]. On Mahoney Library shelves at call number: DVD 962.7 W781

Bok, Francis. Escape from Slavery : The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity and My Journey to Freedom in America. 2003. On Mahoney Library shelves at call number: 305.567 B686

Deadlines for Student InterLibrary and InterCampus Loans

As the end of the semester approaches, students should be aware of two deadlines for requesting materials from other libraries.

If you need to borrow books that neither CSE nor Fairleigh Dickinson University owns, the last day to make an InterLibrary Loan Book Request is Monday, April 21st. If you have any questions about InterLibrary Loans, please contact Robert Waks at 973-290-4240.

If you wish to borrow a book from one of the FDU libraries (an InterCampus Loan), you must submit the request via the CoolCatNJ Catalog by Friday, April 25th. If you wish to borrow the book in person at one of FDU’s libraries, you also must do so by Friday, April 25th.

If you need to get a copy of a journal article from another library, you may continue to make these requests - there is no cut-off point.

Students should return all library materials (whether owned by CSE, FDU or an outside library) by Friday, May 2nd. Any student borrowing needs beyond that date will be handled on a case-by-case basis by the Circulation Supervisor, between the hours of 9:00am-4:30pm only. Call the circulation desk at 973-290-4237 with any questions.

 

Free Database Access for National Library Week

In honor of National Library Week (April 13-19), a few library content vendors are providing free access or open trials to their database products during the week.

Gale will be offering access to Academic OneFile, Gale Virtual Reference Library (online reference books), Literature Criticism Online, Nursing Resource Center, Small Business Resource Center, and several others: http://www.accessmylibrary.com/libraryweek/?grid=05308.

Greenwood will be offering Latino American Experience, African American Experience, Daily Life America, , Daily Life Through History, World Folklore and Folklife, Greenwood Digital Collection, and more:
http://libraryweek.greenwood.com/

Alexander Street Press is offering free access to its Civil War Collections, as well as American Song and Smithsonian Global Sound: http://alexanderstreet.com/resources/civilwar.access.htm. In honor of Latino History Month, Alexander Street Press is also offering free access to 3 Latino literature databases: http://www.alexanderstreet.com/freemonths.test.htm.

 

Chronicle of Higher Education: Online Campus-wide Subscription

Mahoney Library has entered into a site-wide license for online access to The Chronicle of Higher Education. All CSE faculty, staff and students have access to the daily web articles as well as the weekly print edition, online.

You can access the Chronicle of Higher Education subscription at
http://cseproxy1.cse.edu/login?url=http://chronicle.com.

Links are available from the Mahoney Library Faculty/Staff page, the Newspapers Online page, as well as the Databases A-Z and Subject pages.

If you subscribe to Academe Today, the free daily headlines summary, via email from the Chronicle, you can of course continue to do so. If you do not currently get this daily summary email, you can sign up here.

Please be aware, though, that the links contained in these emails will not contain CSE’s proxy url prefix. This is what allows or requires you to authenticate as someone affiliated with the College of Saint Elizabeth, and therefore someone permitted to access the content. When you click on a link to a ‘premium’ article from the daily update email, you will get to a screen telling you that you need to have a Chronicle account and sign in.  When you get to this screen, you can add our proxy prefix http://cseproxy1.cse.edu/login?url= in front of the Chronicle url. Once you do that, you will be able to access the article, though you may have to use your CSE login to authenticate.

It may be easier to access the main link (to the Chronicle home page) via the library’s website and simply look for the articles that you’d like to view. Access via the proxied url is available whether you are on or off campus.

For a list of other ejournals related to higher education, see the Faculty/Staff Information page.

Update 1 - The library continues to subscribe to the weekly print edition of the Chronicle.
Update 2 - For any staff who has or had an individual digital (email) subscription to the weekly edition, know that this option is only available to individual subcribers. With the campus-wide site license you will have access to the same content, but just not in the same package. The Chronicle does not offer the weekly edition digitally to institutional subscribers, but you are certainly free to sign up for daily email alerts (or simply browse the Chronicle site regularly).
Update 3 - RSS feeds are available here: http://chronicle.com.cseproxy1.cse.edu/help/rss.htm, if you’d like to receive news through an RSS feed reader instead of your email account.

Doris Lessing display in library for April

A prolific and socially-conscious writer, Doris Lessing grew up in the Middle East and Africa. She was exiled from South Africa and spent most of her adult life in Britain. In 2007 she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Several of her books are currently on display in the library lobby.

To learn more about Doris Lessing, try any one of the library’s literature databases:

• Literary Reference Center
• Bloom’s Literary Reference Online
• Literature Resource Center

Icons Display in library for April

Stop by and take a closer look:

For more information about icons, see this page from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
To locate images of icons, try searching in ARTstor. This image of the Trinity is available in ARTstor.