American Journal of Nursing Now Online

AJN, American Journal of Nursing is now available online through Ovid. Online access includes all issues from 1996 to the present.

The library no longer subscribes to the print version, though we continue to hold on to back issues.

You can access the online version via Online & Print Journals, Databases A-Z, or the Nursing Subject Guide.

Online Access to PNAS

We’ve switched our print subscription to PNAS – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences to an online subscription. You can access nearly 100 years of research from this highly regarded journal. Published weekly and peer-reviewed, PNAS covers all scientific disciplines. Search or browse PNAS Find links to PNAS on the Databases A-Z list, the Biology Subject Guide and the Chemistry Subject Guide.

Database Downtime

Due to scheduled system maintenance, some databases may be down for several hours this weekend or next.

Saturday January 23rd:

• 12am-7am (EST): Facts on File databases* will be down.
• 8am-8pm (EST): Science Direct database will be down.

Saturday January 30th – Sunday January 31st:

• 10pm-10am (EST): ProQuest databases** and RefWorks will be down.

* – Facts on File databases include American History Online, American Women’s History Online, African American History Online, American Indian History Online, Modern World History Online, Ancient & Medieval History Online, World Atlas, Science Online, Health Reference Center, Bloom’s Literary Reference Online, Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center, Curriculum Resource Center, and Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition.

** – ProQuest databases include ABI/Inform, Banking Information Source, Criminal Justice Periodicals, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, GenderWatch, Hoover’s Company Records, ProQuest Newspapers (New York Times and Wall Street Journal), and ProQuest Research Library.

Databases may not be down for the entirety of the scheduled maintenance window. Please report any problems with database access outside of the times mentioned here – call 973-290-4248 or send an email to mahoneyonline@cse.edu.

Extended Hours for Last 2 Weeks of Semester

Mahoney Library’s end-of-semester extended hours begin Monday, December 7th.

We are open from 9:00am (as usual) until 11:00pm (2 hours later than usual) on Monday-Wednesday for the next two weeks:

• Monday Dec 7th: 9am-11pm
• Tuesday Dec 8th: 9am-11pm
• Wednesday Dec 9th: 9am-11pm
• Monday Dec 14th: 9am-11pm
• Tuesday Dec 15th: 9am-11pm
• Wednesday Dec 16th: 9am-11pm

Our Thursday-Sunday hours remain the same. See our calendar for the full December schedule.

A reference librarian will be available during all hours that the library is open, including our extended evening hours.

Let us know what you think about the library’s hours by leaving a reply to this post.

All Books Due Saturday Dec 5th

No matter when you took them out, all books are due back by Saturday December 5th. This includes CSE books and videos/DVDs, FDU books, and Interlibrary Loan books.

Please return your library items either to the Circulation Desk, or to the Drop Box just outside the library entrance.

If you need to keep a book longer than this due date, or if you need to check a book out on or after Dec 5th, you must see our Circulation Supervisor, Gloria Papciak, between 9:00 and 4:30, Monday-Friday.

If you have questions, please call the Circulation Desk at 973-290-4237.

Remember to return all library items before leaving campus for the semester. Fines will accumulate over the semester break and may also delay registration or transcript requests.

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.