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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Extended Hours during Last 2 Weeks of Semester

Mahoney Library will be open from 9:00am until 11:00pm on Monday – Wednesday, December 1 – 3, and Monday – Wednesday, December 8-10.
Our hours for Thursday – Sunday will remain the same as usual. See calendar for details: http://www.cse.edu/index.php?id=2246.
If you have any comments regarding the library’s hours, please leave a reply to this post.

Interlibrary Loan: Last day for book requests is Nov 16th

If you think you may need to borrow books from other libraries in order to complete your research projects, get your requests in by Sunday, November 16th.
If we don’t have the specific book that you need (and FDU does not have it either), you can submit an online request to borrow it. Fill out our Interlibrary Loan book [...]

Library Hours for Columbus Day Weekend

Mahoney Library will be open as usual on Saturday (10:30-5:30) and Sunday (2:00-6:00), October 11th and 12th.
The library is CLOSED on Monday, October 13th for the Columbus Day holiday.
There are no classes on Tuesday and the college will be holding a faculty/staff development day. Mahoney Library will open a few hours later than usual – we will [...]

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online – Trial Access

If you’re learning a new language, taking language courses or if English is not your first language, you might try this online language collection from Oxford.
“Oxford Language Dictionaries Online (OLDO) features fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using an expanding range of languages. Offering over 4 [...]