Visit the new Biblio Gallery on the 4th floor of Bird Library, now showing the artwork of Elena Peteva, MFA candidate in Painting in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The show will run through June 30, 2007.
The Biblio Gallery web site is located at http://library.syr.edu/information/finearts/SULibraryArtExhibits.html.
For more information, contact Melinda Dermody, head of Arts and Humanities Services at 443-5332 or via email at mderm01@syr.edu.
SU Library currently has a trial subscription to RefShare, which allows users to share their RefWorks database or specific folders from their RefWorks database with others. RefShare allows users to export, print, generate a list of references, and even use custom output styles at the folder or database level.
RefWorks is an online citation management service that helps users organize their references, generate bibliographies in different styles, add references to papers, and format reference lists.
For more information and instructions on how to use RefShare, see the RefShare Online Tutorial - http://www.refworks.com/tutorial/RefShare%20User%20tutorial.htm
For more information on RefWorks at SU, see http://library.syr.edu/cite/refworks.html
The trial ends May 31, 2007. Please email refworks@syr.edu for additional information.
Syracuse University students, faculty, staff, and other eligible users now have the option to use a self-service kiosk to check out books and other circulating materials from E. S. Bird Library. To access the device, users will need to bring their valid SU ID card issued by the Syracuse University ID Card Office.
The self-check unit, which is similar to those used in retail businesses, is located directly across from the main circulation desk on Bird’s first floor and may be used during regular circulation desk service hours.
For additional information, please contact Marty Hanson, Head of Access and Preservation Services at 443-1947 or email mjhanson@syr.edu.
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SU Library currently has a trial subscription to RefShare, which allows users to share their RefWorks database or specific folders from their RefWorks database with others. RefShare allows users to export, print, generate a list of references, and even use custom output styles at the folder or database level.
RefWorks is an online citation management service that helps users organize their references, generate bibliographies in different styles, add references to papers, and format reference lists.
For more information and instructions on how to use RefShare, see the RefShare Online Tutorial - http://www.refworks.com/tutorial/RefShare%20User%20tutorial.htm
For more information on RefWorks at SU, see http://library.syr.edu/cite/refworks.html
The trial ends May 31, 2007. Please email refworks@syr.edu for additional information.
Librarian and NY Center for the Book director Tasha Cooper has co-edited (with Douglas Cook) a new book on information literacy, Teaching information literacy skills to social sciences students and practitioners : a casebook of applications. The title was published in 2006 by the Association of College and Research Libraries and is available in SU Library - call number ZA3075 .T43 2006.
Janet Pease, head of the Science and Technology Library, was recently interviewed for the Institute of Physics web feature, Sixty seconds with... located at http://journals.iop.org/sixty/106. Congratulations, Janet!
The Library has added 10 years to the backfile of the Web of Science, which now spans from 1985 to the present. Web of Science includes the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. To take advantage of the new coverage, previous users should clear the cache/history in their browser before accessing the database. The URL is http://libezproxy.syr.edu/login?url=http://isiknowledge.com
Staff at any library reference desk can provide assistance in using this database. For locations and services, see http://library.syr.edu/information/reference/index.html
Barbara Opar, librarian in the Arts & Humanities Services Department of Syracuse University Library and liaison to the School of Architecture, contributed the chapter “Architectural Engineering” to Using the Engineering Literature, published by Routledge in 2006. The title was recently chosen as the 2007 recipient of the Best Reference Work Award by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Engineering Libraries Division.
In hearing of the award, editor Bonnie A. Osif praised contributors, saying "I don't have the words to describe how happy I am for all of my wonderful writers. This is just an unbelievable honor. "
Opar has been architecture subject specialist librarian at SU since 1975. She is a regular contributor to the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, in which she publishes a bi-monthly booklist. She also serves as a member of the EPIC (Education/Practice/Industry Connection) steering committee, a project of the American Institute of Architects, Continuing Education System. EPIC is a partnership of the academy, the design professions, and industry to provide quality continuing professional education in architecture.
Come enjoy an afternoon of French culture and literature at the 10th annual French Graduation Student Colloquium on Friday, April 27th from noon – 3 p.m. in the Hillyer Room on the 6th floor of E.S. Bird Library. The program will consist of presentations by the graduate students, faculty members Philippa Kim and Jean François Bedard, and librarian Barbara Opar. A reception will follow.
Individuals interested in receiving regular updates from the library can now subscribe to library RSS feeds. In response to user requests to be alerted to new resources and services, the library developed a series of RSS feeds listed at http://library.syr.edu/feeds/. These feeds include resources newly added to the SUMMIT library catalog, library news and events, Web site updates, and Subject Guide updates. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology facilitates the delivery of information via a news reader or aggregator. Both MyYahoo and Google portals include feed readers; other examples include Bloglines, NewsGator, and Snarfer. The process of subscribing to an RSS feed is specific to the type of feed reader application chosen; detailed instructions can be found on the web site.
This is Phase I of this service and improvements are continually being made, along with the development of additional feeds in other subject areas. For additional information, please contact library web administrator Angela Ramnarine-Rieks at 443-8709 or email auramnar@syr.edu.
The extended study area on the first floor of E.S. Bird Library will offer a 24- hour study schedule from April 9 through May 9. The study area will be open continuously from 10 a.m. on Sundays until 10 p.m. on Friday evenings. Saturday hours in April are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. to midnight on May 5.
A valid SU or ESF I.D. card is required to enter after midnight.
Complete hours information is available on the web:
http://library.syr.edu/information/hours/b-spring07.html#studyarea
The Belfer Audio Archive at Syracuse University Library will hold a record sale April 20-21, offering 78s, LPs and 45s, as well as some music scores and music books. The sale will be held in the Belfer lobby on Friday, April 20, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m., and on Saturday, April 21, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The Belfer building is adjacent to E.S. Bird Library on the library’s east side.
Prices are as follows: up to 25 discs, $1 each; 26-50 discs, 75 cents each; 51–100 discs, 50 cents each; and more than 100 discs, 35 cents each. Special pricing will be offered on Saturday afternoon of $5 per grocery bagful. No advance lists or preview inspections are available.
Paid parking is available in nearby University lots or meter parking is available on the street.
For more information, contact Sue Stinson at 443-3477
Bobbi Gwilt, recently appointed Associate University Librarian for Academic Resources at Syracuse University Library, has been selected to participate in the 2007 Frye Leadership Institute. The Frye Institute is a two-week intensive residential program held at Emory University each June and named in honor of Billy E. Frye, former chancellor and provost of Emory University. Co-sponsors include the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), EDUCAUSE, and the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation.
In establishing the Institute, Frye said, “As we plan for the future, we must make provision for the recruitment and development of potential leaders—persons who are capable of seeing the big picture and understanding institutional relationships: persons who welcome change and have the vision, imagination and courage to take carefully considered risks; and who are unselfish in their goals, fair in their dealings, and trusted by the colleagues at all levels with whom they work."
The Frye program consists of presentations by well-known leaders in higher education and society, seminars, and group projects. The year’s program will focus on the implications of the increasing power of information technology to transform research, teaching, and scholarly communication. Following the Institute, participants engage in a yearlong study of a related topic of their choosing. Gwilt intends to investigate how overall library user services are impacted by changes in collection development operations.
Michael Pasqualoni, Instructional Services Librarian, reviews Jeanette Woodward's "Creating the Customer-Driven Library: Building on the Bookstore Model," in the March 2007 issue of LIBRES: Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal. http://libres.curtin.edu.au/libres17n1/index.htm
Information consultant and IST adjunct instructor Jill Hurst-Wahl, will give a talk on Libraries & Librarians in Second Life, on Tuesday, April 10 from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the first floor of E.S.Bird Library. Second Life is a 3-D online digital world that is created by its residents. Currently inhabited by more than 4 million residents, Second Life has become home to a growing number of libraries and librarians. Jill will talk about the work that librarians are doing in Second Life, the spaces they are creating, and why we should pay attention to this activity.
Known as "Jillianna Suisei" in Second Life, Jill is a member of two active library groups and often gives tours of Info Island, an area that offers a variety of library and information services to Second Life residents. In real life, Hurst-Wahl has become a Second Life advocate by giving interviews, writing articles, and speaking formally and informally about Second Life.
Sue Miller, Instructional Services Specialist in Syracuse University Library, has been nominated for membership in the Phi Beta Delta honor society by Dr. Patricia Burak, Director of the Slutzker Center for International Services. As described on its web site, Phi Beta Delta “honors those who serve internationalism - the idea of a world connected, of respect for different traditions, of the need for education to enhance knowledge of the many cultures that are part of a globe that we all must share.” Sue will be installed as a member of Syracuse University's Alpha Sigma chapter on Monday, April 9, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. in Hendrick's Chapel.
Dr. Burak nominated Sue in recognition for her recent work in organizing and leading the Library's International Students Working Group. This team of librarians and library staff is committed to assisting SU's international students in making effective use of library facilities, resources, and services, and in developing information literacy and research skills. Accomplishments include the design of a special web page for international students and the delivery of several workshops on Library resources, evaluating sources, and avoiding plagiarism.
For more information of Phi Beta Delta, see http://www.phibetadelta.org/ . The library web site for international students is located at http://library.syr.edu/instruction/international/welcome.htm
