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Coming Events
03/24 : Library Competency Exam
03/26 : Lecture: Great Gardens of the World
03/29 : Library Open 9:00-5:00, 3/29-4/2
04/03 : Library Closed, 4/3-4/4
04/07 : Demo: Web 2.0 Collaborative Tools
04/07 : PLA Annual Book Sale, 4/7-4/10
04/09 : Library Competency Exam
04/09 : Teleconference: Technology Trends in Libraries
04/19 : Hours extend for Finals
04/23 : Demo: Solving Linkage Problems to Online Resources
04/23 : Lecture: 1964/1965 New York World's Fair
04/29 : Trip: Fun Day in Downtown Manhattan
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News / Updates / Additions
- The newest exhibit in the library is Choice 2009 Outstanding Academic Titles, books published during the previous year that were selected for their excellence by Choice magazine.
The next Library Competency Exam will be on Wednesday at 3:30 in Life Sciences room 139. If you don't take the exam by the time you have earned 60 credits, you will be automatically enrolled to take the Library Workshop.
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March 1-19, the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library is inviting all C.W. Post campus students and faculty to participate in the Association of Research Libraries' LibQUAL+™ survey. This library service quality survey measures library users' perceptions of services and resources. The information gathered through the survey will be used by the Library to plan future services to support research, scholarship, teaching, and learning at C.W. Post.
- The newest trial database available for your enjoyment is Art & Architecture Complete which covers periodicals and books on art, archaeology, architecture, photography, printmaking, costume design, interior and landscape design, and more. It includes an image collection of over 64,000 images.
The lists of new books and videos, DVDs, and CDs at the Brentwood Campus library have been updated. If you'd like see lists of the newest books, videos, music, and more added to our collections here at C.W. Post, you can go to the New Library Materials RSS Feeds page. It can be browsed either by subject area (according to Library of Congress classifications) or by library department. You can also sign up for RSS feeds in your areas of interest to have monthly lists of new materials automatically sent to you.
The next Library Competency Exam will be on Wednesday at 3:30 in Life Sciences room 139. If you don't take the exam by the time you have earned 60 credits, you will be automatically enrolled to take the Library Workshop.
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March 1-19, the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library is inviting all C.W. Post campus students and faculty to participate in the Association of Research Libraries' LibQUAL+™ survey. This library service quality survey measures library users' perceptions of services and resources. The information gathered through the survey will be used by the Library to plan future services to support research, scholarship, teaching, and learning at C.W. Post.
- There will be a blood drive on Monday and Tuesday from
9:00am-9:00pm in the Hillwood Commons East-West Café. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call Hillwood Commons at extension 2800. Walk-ins are also welcome. Everyone who donates will receive a Subway coupon or at-shirt and will be entered for a chance to win an iTouch or $100 Visa gift card.The next Library Competency Exam will be on Tuesday at 3:30 in Life Sciences room 139. If you don't take the exam by the time you have earned 60 credits, you will be automatically enrolled to take the Library Workshop.
Our guide to APA citation style has been supplemented with a two page printable version in Word format. The link is at the end of the notes (or you can click on this one here).
A new trial database is the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science which covers the collection, organization, storage, preservation, retrieval, transfer, and display of the entire body of materials representing what cultures know and value.
Gray's Anatomy Online is no longer available, but you can get similar information from the Human Body Book: An Illustrated Guide to Its Structure, Function and Disorders, as well as other online reference books for Biology and Health. Of course, we still have the paper version too.
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March 1-19, the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library is inviting all C.W. Post campus students and faculty to participate in the Association of Research Libraries' LibQUAL+™ survey. This library service quality survey measures library users' perceptions of services and resources. The information gathered through the survey will be used by the Library to plan future services to support research, scholarship, teaching, and learning at C.W. Post.
- The list of African American Oscar winners and nominees has been updated on the African-Americans in Motion Pictures page.
The library pathfinder to Small Business Information Sources has been updated. This is only one of the many guides that can help you in getting started with your research.
The list of new books at the Brentwood Campus library has been posted. If you'd like see lists of the newest books, videos, music, and more added to our collections here at C.W. Post, you can go to the New Library Materials RSS Feeds page. It can be browsed either by subject area (according to Library of Congress classifications) or by library department. You can also sign up for RSS feeds in your areas of interest to have monthly lists of new materials automatically sent to you.
Section 2 of the Library Competency Workshop begins on Thursday at 12:30 in the Library Instruction Lab.
On Friday, the first Library Brown Bag event of the semester will present the teleconference, Information Literacy Education: A National Overview, with Lisa Stock, Jean Donham, and Dane Ward. It will provide "a background briefing on the working standards and assessments for national literacy and open a dialog on what librarians can do to strengthen efforts to encourage and build information literacy efforts not only in your own library, but in concert with your colleagues around the country." Librarians, Library Science students, and any interested others are welcome to this program that begins at noon in the Library Instruction Lab. Please RSVP.
From Information Technology: "As a result of continued emergency repair to the power infrastructure at the B. Davis Schwartz Library at C.W. Post, Buildings and Grounds has requested that we take campus-related computing services offline while this work is conducted. Please be advised that beginning at 10 p.m. Saturday evening, March 13th, the campus will have restricted access to shared drives, and other campus computing resources. It is expected this work will be completed and all computing resources will be restored by noon on Sunday, March 14. If, after noon on Sunday, March 14th, you experience issues with access to normally-available resources, please contact Information Technology by email (IT@cwpost.liu.edu). Please also be reminded that Long Island University's Information Technology department will never ask for your username and/or password by email."
There will be a blood drive on Monday and Tuesday from
9:00am-9:00pm in the Hillwood Commons East-West Café. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call Hillwood Commons at extension 2800. Walk-ins are also welcome. Everyone who donates will receive a Subway coupon or at-shirt and be entered for a chance to win an iTouch or $100 Visa gift card.The next Library Competency Exam will be on Tuesday at 3:30 in Life Sciences room 139. If you don't take the exam by the time you have earned 60 credits, you will be automatically enrolled to take the Library Workshop.
From
March 1-19, the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library is inviting all C.W. Post campus students and faculty to participate in the Association of Research Libraries' LibQUAL+™ survey. This library service quality survey measures library users' perceptions of services and resources. The information gathered through the survey will be used by the Library to plan future services to support research, scholarship, teaching, and learning at C.W. Post.
- The trial of the Films on Demand database has been extended. It provides streaming video of more than 6,000 documentaries and dramatic productions that cover the humanities, social sciences, business, sciences, and more.
On Wednesday, the Instructional Media Center, in cooperation with the School of Education, will present the educational technology demonstration, Interactive Learning Using Clickers. It begins at 3:45 downstairs in the IMC.
Section 2 of the Library Competency Workshop begins on Thursday at 12:30 in the Library Instruction Lab.
On Friday, the first Library Brown Bag event of the semester will present the teleconference, Information Literacy Education: A National Overview, with Lisa Stock, Jean Donham, and Dane Ward. It will provide "a background briefing on the working standards and assessments for national literacy and open a dialog on what librarians can do to strengthen efforts to encourage and build information literacy efforts not only in your own library, but in concert with your colleagues around the country." Librarians, Library Science students, and any interested others are welcome to this program that begins at noon in the Library Instruction Lab. Please RSVP.
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March 1-19, the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library is inviting all C.W. Post campus students and faculty to participate in the Association of Research Libraries' LibQUAL+™ survey. This library service quality survey measures library users' perceptions of services and resources. The information gathered through the survey will be used by the Library to plan future services to support research, scholarship, teaching, and learning at C.W. Post.
- A series of library brown bag events has been announced for the spring semester. The first will deal with information literacy education and will take place on March 12. Later ones will deal with technology trends in libraries and making the most of our full-text online resources. Everyone is welcome.
On Friday, the Post Library Association will present Dana Brand's lecture, based on his book, The Last Days of Shea: Delight and Despair in the Life of a Mets Fan, in which he focuses on his love for the now-demolished Shea Stadium and his experiences following the Mets' misfortunes since 2006. This book is not just about baseball. It is about family life, community, hope, fun, and suffering. The book has been praised by Mets announcers Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Howie Rose, as well as by the great Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman. It has also received recognition in the world of literature where it has been praised by the novelist Jonathan Lethem and the essayist Phillip Lopate. Everyone is welcome to this free event that begins at 8:00 in the library lobby.
On Saturday, there will be an artists' reception for the new exhibit downstairs in the Hutchins Gallery, Art in Spring!, which features the work of the Manhasset Art Association. It will run from
2:30-4:30 p.m. From
March 1-19, the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library is inviting all C.W. Post campus students and faculty to participate in the Association of Research Libraries' LibQUAL+™ survey. This library service quality survey measures library users' perceptions of services and resources. The information gathered through the survey will be used by the Library to plan future services to support research, scholarship, teaching, and learning at C.W. Post.
- The new exhibit downstairs in the Hutchins Gallery is Art in Spring!, featuring the work of the Manhasset Art Association. The artists' reception will be on Saturday from
2:30-4:30 p.m. From Information Technology: "Buildings and Grounds will be performing emergency power repairs to the B. Davis Schwartz Library at C.W. Post at
6:15 am on Wednesday,March 3rd. During this time all computing services will be unavailable for the duration of this repair, which is expected to take approximately one hour. This may have a residual effect on other campus locations. After5 pm on Tuesday,March 2nd, all shared drives as well as Raiser's Edge will be unavailable. Please contact Information Technology if you experience connectivity issues after8 am on Wednesday,March 3rd." Some of the guide to MLA Citation Style has been updated to the seventh edition.
On Friday, the Post Library Association will present Dana Brand's lecture, based on his book, The Last Days of Shea: Delight and Despair in the Life of a Mets Fan, in which he focuses on his love for the now-demolished Shea Stadium and his experiences following the Mets' misfortunes since 2006. This book is not just about baseball. It is about family life, community, hope, fun, and suffering. The book has been praised by Mets announcers Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Howie Rose, as well as by the great Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman. It has also received recognition in the world of literature where it has been praised by the novelist Jonathan Lethem and the essayist Phillip Lopate. Everyone is welcome to this free event that begins at 8:00 in the library lobby.
From
March 1-19, the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library is inviting all C.W. Post campus students and faculty to participate in the Association of Research Libraries' LibQUAL+™ survey. This library service quality survey measures library users' perceptions of services and resources. The information gathered through the survey will be used by the Library to plan future services to support research, scholarship, teaching, and learning at C.W. Post.
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March 1-19, the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library is inviting all C.W. Post campus students and faculty to participate in the Association of Research Libraries' LibQUAL+™ survey. This library service quality survey measures library users' perceptions of services and resources. The information gathered through the survey will be used by the Library to plan future services to support research, scholarship, teaching, and learning at C.W. Post.On Friday, the Post Library Association will present Dana Brand's lecture, based on his book, The Last Days of Shea: Delight and Despair in the Life of a Mets Fan, in which he focuses on his love for the now-demolished Shea Stadium and his experiences following the Mets' misfortunes since 2006. This book is not just about baseball. It is about family life, community, hope, fun, and suffering. The book has been praised by Mets announcers Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Howie Rose, as well as by the great Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman. It has also received recognition in the world of literature where it has been praised by the novelist Jonathan Lethem and the essayist Phillip Lopate. Everyone is welcome to this free event that begins at 8:00 in the library lobby.
- The next Library Competency Exam will be on Thursday at 3:30 in Life Sciences room 139. If you don't take the exam by the time you have earned 60 credits, you will be automatically enrolled to take the Library Workshop (the next section of that begins on March 11).
There are four new databases from WilsonWeb that we have access to for a brief trial period. Art Museum Image Gallery provides online images of over 155,000 works of art from around the world. Cinema Image Gallery provides contains over 150,000 images and 4,000 posters from movies, television, and the entertainment industry, including rare behind-the-scenes material. Art Full Text enhances our Art Abstracts database with the text of selected journals dating back to 1997. And ERIC is Wilson's version of the education database that provides access to journal articles and other education-related resources.
The Interlibrary Loan Department encourages everyone to make use of the new ILLiad interlibrary loan system instead of the older request forms. ILLiad enables you to create an account so that you won't have to reenter your personal information each time you use it and to keep track of your interlibrary loan requests.
On Thursday, March 11, the Post Library Association will be sponsoring a trip to the American Museum of Natural History, one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world. The highlight of the visit will be a guided tour of the exhibit, Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World. Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey along the greatest trading route in history, the Silk Road, and traverse the ancient cities of Asia and the Middle East as well as ancient Baghdad. This will be followed by Journey to the Stars at the Hayden Planetarium, a stunning voyage through time and space to experience the life and death of the stars in our night sky. Finally, you will be treated to an IMAX film, Mysteries of the Great Lakes. Light refreshments will be available on the bus. If you wish to purchase lunch at the museum, you will have the opportunity to visit the museum food court. The cost is $65 for PLA members and $75 for non-members. Please reserve your place by March 1. Reservation forms are available at the Reference Desk.
- The Interlibrary Loan Department encourages everyone to make use of the new ILLiad interlibrary loan system instead of the older request forms. ILLiad enables you to create an account so that you won't have to reenter your personal information each time you use it and to keep track of your interlibrary loan requests.
On Wednesday, "show your Post Pride by 'Being Seen in Green and Being Bold in Gold'. Wear Post gear, play games, win prizes, in the Hillwood Commons Lobby anytime from
11:30 a.m. to3:30 p.m. You will also have the opportunity to learn more about the various community service initiatives on campus, create cards for U.S. Troops overseas, and make sandwiches for the homeless. Then cheer on the men's and women's basketball teams as they go head-to-head with St. Thomas Acquinas College. Wear C.W. Post clothes to get free admission, support the Pioneers, and get entered to win prizes such as Dining Dollars and a 47" flatscreen LCD TV. Women's basketball is at5 p.m. and men's is at7 p.m." The next Library Competency Exam will be on Thursday at 3:30 in Life Sciences room 139. If you don't take the exam by the time you have earned 60 credits, you will be automatically enrolled to take the Library Workshop (the next section of that begins on March 11).
On Thursday, March 11, the Post Library Association will be sponsoring a trip to the American Museum of Natural History, one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world. The highlight of the visit will be a guided tour of the exhibit, Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World. Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey along the greatest trading route in history, the Silk Road, and traverse the ancient cities of Asia and the Middle East as well as ancient Baghdad. This will be followed by Journey to the Stars at the Hayden Planetarium, a stunning voyage through time and space to experience the life and death of the stars in our night sky. Finally, you will be treated to an IMAX film, Mysteries of the Great Lakes. Light refreshments will be available on the bus. If you wish to purchase lunch at the museum, you will have the opportunity to visit the museum food court. The cost is $65 for PLA members and $75 for non-members. Please reserve your place by March 1. Reservation forms are available at the Reference Desk.
- On Thursday, March 11, the Post Library Association will be sponsoring a trip to the American Museum of Natural History, one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world. The highlight of the visit will be a guided tour of the exhibit, Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World. Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey along the greatest trading route in history, the Silk Road, and traverse the ancient cities of Asia and the Middle East as well as ancient Baghdad. This will be followed by Journey to the Stars at the Hayden Planetarium, a stunning voyage through time and space to experience the life and death of the stars in our night sky. Finally, you will be treated to an IMAX film, Mysteries of the Great Lakes. Light refreshments will be available on the bus. If you wish to purchase lunch at the museum, you will have the opportunity to visit the museum food court. The cost is $65 for PLA members and $75 for non-members. Please reserve your place by March 1. Reservation forms are available at the Reference Desk.
The next Library Competency Exam will be on Thursday at 3:30 in Life Sciences room 139. If you don't take the exam by the time you have earned 60 credits, you will be automatically enrolled to take the Library Workshop (the next section of that begins on March 11).
- The next Library Competency Exam will be on Thursday at 3:30 in Life Sciences room 139. If you don't take the exam by the time you have earned 60 credits, you will be automatically enrolled to take the Library Workshop (the next section of that begins on March 11).
- On Friday, "Long Island University will join the American Heart Association's fight against heart disease by holding Wear Red Day. We encourage everyone to participate by wearing red to work and donating $5 to help the AHA raise women's awareness of cardiovascular disease and empower women to reduce their risk. If you have any questions or would like to donate, please call Ellen McHugh at 516-299-2504."
In observance of Presidents' Day, the library will be closed Saturday and Sunday and open
12:00-8:00 on Monday. the Bookmark Café will be closed.The next Library Competency Exam will be on Tuesday at 3:30 in Life Sciences room 139.
- On Wednesday, "show your Post Pride by 'Being Seen in Green and Being Bold in Gold'. Wear Post gear, play games, win prizes, in the Hillwood Commons Lobby anytime from
11:30 a.m. to3:30 p.m. You will also have the opportunity to learn more about the various community service initiatives on campus, create valentines for U.S. Troops overseas, and make sandwiches for the homeless. Then cheer on the men's and women's basketball teams as they go head-to-head with Mercy College. Wear C.W. Post clothes to get free admission, support the Pioneers, and get entered to win prizes such as Dining Dollars and a 47" flatscreen LCD TV. Women's basketball is at5 p.m. and men's is at7 p.m." On Friday, "Long Island University will join the American Heart Association's fight against heart disease by holding Wear Red Day. We encourage everyone to participate by wearing red to work and donating $5 to help the AHA raise women's awareness of cardiovascular disease and empower women to reduce their risk. If you have any questions or would like to donate, please call Ellen McHugh at 516-299-2504."
In observance of Presidents' Day, the library will be closed Saturday and Sunday and open
12:00-8:00 on Monday. the Bookmark Café will be closed.All of the 2009 postings to this page have been archived for posterity.
The next Library Competency Exam will be on February 16 at 3:30 in Life Sciences room 139.
- On Thursday, there will be an artist's reception and talk with Dan Christoffel for his exhibit, Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator and his Legacy, that features a series of portraits of President Lincoln along with works inspired by the Civil Rights movement of the 60s. It begins downstairs in the Hutchins Gallery at 6:00. This is part of a series of Abraham Lincoln events on campus.
On Friday morning, Credo Reference will be unavailable from
8:00-9:00. On Saturday morning, ebrary will be unavailable from7:00-9:00. Both companies will be performing scheduled maintenance on their servers.Next Wednesday, "show your Post Pride by 'Being Seen in Green and Being Bold in Gold'. Wear Post gear, play games, win prizes, in the Hillwood Commons Lobby anytime from
11:30 a.m. to3:30 p.m. You will also have the opportunity to learn more about the various community service initiatives on campus, create valentines for U.S. Troops overseas, and make sandwiches for the homeless. Then cheer on the men's and women's basketball teams as they go head-to-head with Mercy College. Wear C.W. Post clothes to get free admission, support the Pioneers, and get entered to win prizes such as Dining Dollars and a 47" flatscreen LCD TV. Women's basketball is at5 p.m. and men's is at7 p.m."
- The new exhibit in the back of Reference Commons is Scenes from the Civil War. Prepared by the Library of Congress, it takes a look at the causes, history, battlegrounds, timeline, maps, art, photography, and reporting of this period of American history. As part of the library's celebration of National Black History Month, it is accompanied by the exhibit, The History of Black Economic Empowerment, that examines the organizational and entrepreneurial skills exercised by African Americans after gaining freedom from centuries of slavery.
On Wednesday, Dr. Harold Holzer, a renowned Abraham Lincoln scholar, will present the lecture, Lincoln and Obama: Lessons from the Past, Inspiration for the Future, in the Interfaith Center at 12:30. The lecture is part of a series of Abraham Lincoln events on campus
Also on Wednesday, the Instructional Media Center will present the educational technology demonstration, SmartBoard II - Creating Interactive Lessons, at 3:45.
On Thursday, there will be an artist's reception and talk with Dan Christoffel for his exhibit, Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator and his Legacy, that features a series of portraits of President Lincoln along with works inspired by the Civil Rights movement of the 60s. It begins downstairs in the Hutchins Gallery at 6:00.
- Beginning a series of Abraham Lincoln events on campus, the new exhibit downstairs in the Hutchins Gallery is artist Dan Christoffel's Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator and his Legacy, featuring a series of portraits of President Lincoln along with works inspired by the Civil Rights movement of the 60s. There will be an artist's reception and talk on Thursday at 6:00.
On Wednesday, Dr. Harold Holzer, a renowned Lincoln scholar, will present the lecture, Lincoln and Obama: Lessons from the Past, Inspiration for the Future, in the Interfaith Center at 12:30.
Also on Wednesday, the Instructional Media Center will present the educational technology demonstration, SmartBoard II - Creating Interactive Lessons, at 3:45.
On Thursday at 6:00, there will be an artist's reception and talk with Dan Christoffel for his exhibit, Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator and his Legacy, in the Hutchins Gallery.
The schedule of this semester's Library Competency Exams has been posted. The first one will be on
February 16 . If you don't take the exam by the time you have earned 60 credits, you will be automatically enrolled to take the Library Workshop (the next section of that begins on March 11).In celebration of National Black History Month, the new exhibit in the library lobby is The History of Black Economic Empowerment. This exhibit portrays African Americans - after gaining freedom from centuries of slavery - moving forward with organizational and entrepreneurial skills. The exhibit also commemorates the centennial of the National Urban League, an organization that has worked in various ways to bring about educational and employment opportunities to blacks.
- In celebration of National Black History Month, the new exhibit in the library lobby is The History of Black Economic Empowerment. This exhibit portrays African Americans - after gaining freedom from centuries of slavery - moving forward with organizational and entrepreneurial skills. The exhibit also commemorates the centennial of the National Urban League, an organization that has worked in various ways to bring about educational and employment opportunities to blacks.
The Special Collections Department has posted a holdings list for the Architectural Library of H.T. Lindeberg. This collection contains architectural monographs and some periodicals donated circa 1962 by Mrs. H. T. Lindeberg. New York architect Harrie T. Lindeberg's career, spanning more than forty years, won him great renown for the grand urbane country home. He retired on his estate on Long Island after World War II.
The guide to International Finance Information Sources has been updated. This is one of many guides that are available to help you in getting started with your research.
Beginning a series of Abraham Lincoln events on campus, a new exhibit will open downstairs in the Hutchins Gallery on Tuesday. Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator and his Legacy features the work of Dan Christoffel and is a series of portraits of President Lincoln along with works inspired by the Civil Rights movement of the 60s. There will be an artist's reception and talk on Thursday at 6:00.
On Wednesday, Dr. Harold Holzer, a renowned Lincoln scholar, will present the lecture Lincoln and Obama: Lessons from the Past, Inspiration for the Future in the Interfaith Center at 12:30.
Also on Wednesday, the Instructional Media Center will present the educational technology demonstration, SmartBoard II - Creating Interactive Lessons at 3:45.
- New among our trial databases are two from the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University. eHRAF World Cultures provides information on all aspects of cultural and social life and is browsable by region, culture, and ethnic group. eHRAF Archaeology covers the world's prehistory and is browsable by archeological tradition, region, and country. Each entry in both is also accompanied by full text articles, books, and dissertations, as well as glossaries.
On Wednesday, the Palmer School of Library and Information Science will hold an open house for their Ph.D. program in Information Studies at 6:30 in the Tilles Center Patrons Lounge.
The list of new books at the Brentwood Campus library has been posted. If you'd like see lists of the newest books, videos, music, and more added to our collections here at C.W. Post, you can go to the New Library Materials RSS Feeds page. It can be browsed either by subject area (according to Library of Congress classifications) or by library department. You can also sign up for RSS feeds in your areas of interest to have monthly lists of new materials automatically sent to you.
There has been a problem with accessing the Westlaw Campus database from
off-campus computers, but it is still available for on-campus use. The LexisNexis legal databases can be used from bothon-campus andoff-campus computers.Next week, there will be several Abraham Lincoln events on campus, beginning on Monday with a new exhibit downstairs in the Hutchins Gallery. Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator and his Legacy is a series of portraits of President Lincoln and works inspired by the Civil Rights movement of the 60s by Dan Christoffel. There will be an artist's reception and talk on Thursday. On Wednesday, in the Interfaith Center, there will be a lecture entitled, Lincoln and Obama: Lessons from the Past, Inspiration for the Future, with Dr. Harold Holzer, a renowned Lincoln scholar.
- The new exhibit in the back of Reference Commons showcases the library's William Randolph Hearst Archive, including the history of the collection, preservation and digitization activities, and web-based initiatives, as well as a look of Hearst's spectacular homes, extraordinary purchases, and more.
Section 3 of the library workshop begins on Thursday at 5:45.
Our newest database is Environment Abstracts, which covers all aspects of the impact of people and technology on the environment and the effectiveness of remedial policies and technologies.
In addition to being able to ask a librarian for help in person, over the telephone, through online chat, and email, you can also IM a librarian through your Yahoo! Messenger, Window's Live Messenger, AOL AIM, Astra IM, or Google Talk account. Contact the screen name "cwplibrarian".
The following databases are no longer available: Social Services Abstracts (but you can still access Social Work Abstracts and other social work databases), PILOTS: Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress (but there are still many psychology and health databases), Human Population & Natural Resource Management (but there are still many other environment databases), and LexisNexis Polls and Surveys from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research (but the other components of LexisNexis provide a great deal of statistical and opinion information, as do our other statistics and demographics databases).
Next Wednesday, the Palmer School of Library and Information Science will hold an open house for their Ph.D. program in Information Studies at 6:30 in the Tilles Center Patrons Lounge.
You can scroll down to see the things that happened while you were away.
- The library will be open 9:00-5:00 on Thursday and Friday and closed this weekend. We will be open 9:00-5:00 on Monday. Normal library hours will resume on Tuesday, and the Bookmark Café will reopen then too.
On Wednesday, the Poetry Center will present their first reading of the semester featuring poets Miles Champion and Giorgios Qure Lacroix Retsinas. It begins at 7:30 downstairs in the Hutchins Gallery. Everyone is welcome.
Section 3 of the library workshop begins next Thursday at 5:45.
- Just in time for the new semester, our newest database is Sage Premier, which provides access to the full text of 545 peer-reviewed journals in business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology, and medicine. You can also access these journals through our main periodicals search page and through the cross-links that are available in all of the subject databases that we also subscribe to. Going in these ways will also provide you with access to the over 46,000 periodicals that we receive from other vendors as well.
The library's mission statement has been updated.
The Cataloging and Acquisitions Departments are now called the Technical Services Department.
The library will be open 9:00-5:00 on Wednesday through Friday and closed this weekend. We will be open 9:00-5:00 on Monday. Normal library hours will resume on Tuesday, and the Bookmark Café will reopen then too.
- A new database that is available for a brief trial period is Films on Demand that provides more than 6,000 streaming educational programs, documentaries, and dramatic productions that cover all subject areas.
Reference Commons and the Circulation Desk will be open 9:00-8:00 on Monday and Tuesday; other departments will be open until 5:00. The entire library will be open 9:00-5:00 on Wednesday - Friday, closed this weekend, and open 9:00-5:00 on Monday. The Bookmark Café will be closed until the Spring semester begins. Normal library hours will resume on Tuesday, January 19.
Coming up in February, there will be several Abraham Lincoln exhibits and events in the library and on campus.
Looking even further ahead, the schedule of extended library hours for final exams has been posted.
- Starting Monday, in addition to being able to ask a librarian for help in person, over the telephone, through online chat, and email, you will also be able to IM a librarian through your Yahoo! Messenger, Window's Live Messenger, AOL AIM, Astra IM, or Google Talk account. Contact the screen name "cwplibrarian".
On January 9, there will be an artist's reception for the exhibit in the Hutchins Gallery, A Life from the Beginning, featuring the work of Park Eun Jung.
The library will be open 9:00-5:00 on Friday and open 9:00-4:00 on Saturday and closed on Sunday. Reference Commons and the Circulation Desk will be open 9:00-8:00 on Monday and Tuesday; other departments will be open until 5:00. From January 13-18: the library will be open 9:00-5:00 on weekdays and closed on weekends. The Bookmark Café will be closed until the Spring semester begins. Normal library hours will resume on Tuesday, January 19.
The holiday hours for the Spring semester have been posted.
- Section 1 of the Library Workshop has been canceled due to low enrollment. Section 3 will begin on Thursday, January 21. Section 2 will begin on Thursday, March 11, instead of the previously posted date.
The Post Library Association's Spring schedule of events and exhibits is now available.
The new exhibit in the Hutchins Gallery is A Life from the Beginning, featuring the work of Park Eun Jung. The artist's reception will be on January 9.
From January 4-12: Reference Commons and the Circulation Desk will be open 9:00-8:00 on Mondays through Thursdays; other departments will be open until 5:00. The library will be open 9:00-5:00 on Friday, open 9:00-4:00 on Saturday, and closed on Sunday. From January 13-18: the library will be open 9:00-5:00 on weekdays and closed on weekends. The Bookmark Café will be closed until the Spring semester begins. Normal library hours will resume on Tuesday, January 19.
The 2010 calendar has been posted for your enjoyment.
- From January 4-12: Reference Commons and the Circulation Desk will be open 9:00-8:00 on Mondays through Thursdays; other departments will be open until 5:00. The library will be open 9:00-5:00 on Friday, open 9:00-4:00 on Saturday, and closed on Sunday. From January 13-18: the library will be open 9:00-5:00 on weekdays and closed on weekends. The Bookmark Café will be closed until the Spring semester begins. Normal library hours will resume on Tuesday, January 19.
The new exhibit in the Hutchins Gallery is A Life from the Beginning, featuring the work of Park Eun Jung. The artist's reception will be on January 9.
The 2010 calendar has been posted for your enjoyment.
Section 3 of the Library Workshop will begin on Thursday, January 21. Section 1 has been canceled due to low enrollment. Section 2 will begin on Thursday, March 11, instead of the previously posted date.
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