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 [...]

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 [...]

CQ Researcher: Health Care Reform

A recent report from CQ Researcher addresses the national debate over reform of health care and health insurance. The introduction and key questions asked appear below:
“Is universal coverage too expensive?
For the first time in 15 years, health-care reform has moved to the top of Washington’s agenda. A new Democratic president and Democratic majorities in [...]

GreenFILE & “Buying Green”

In light of CSE Green Week, it seems appropriate to point out a few environmental information sources:

“Buying Green,” a CQ Researcher report published earlier this year, discusses the marketing trend of greenwashing and highlights ways to truly reduce your impact on the environment. Also available in PDF format.
GreenFILE, a free article index provided by Ebsco Publishing, allows you to [...]

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, and [...]

New Carpeting and Periodicals Reorganization

Over the semester break, the library got a makeover in the form of new carpeting. By all accounts, it is a great improvement.
Finding current periodicals just got a whole lot easier – over the break our periodicals staff worked to reorganize this room, so that all of our current periodicals are up front, on these [...]