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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

CINAHL with Full Text: Evidence-Based Information

Are you looking for evidence-based articles on the Application of the Betty Neuman Systems Model for your course Professional Nursing Transition (NURS 302)? According to the book Evidence-based medicine: how to practice and teach EBM (2000) by David L. Sackett et. al., individuals in health care require the integration of the best research evidence with [...]