The detailed notes taken during the December 9th What is a Library forum are now available:What is a library forum notes.pdf.
The date of a followup session to be held early in the spring semester will be announced soon.
Also available is the Text of petition.pdf submitted to Dean Thorin by Concerned members of the student body.
For more information, please contact Charlotte Hess at 315 443-5528 or hess@syr.edu.
In the spring semester, Syracuse University Library will unveil a dynamic new research and scholarly communication tool for faculty and SU researchers. SURFACE, or Syracuse University Research Facility and Collaborative Environment, is an online database that provides open access to the extensive and diverse array of scholarly output produced at SU. SURFACE will gather, organize, disseminate, and preserve the cultural and scholarly record of the University and is designed to increase the accessibility and visibility of individual author's works, maximize research impact, facilitate interdisciplinary research, and provide access to local, regional, and global communities. Making the richness of SU knowledge available to the world through free and open access is the very essence of fulfilling the mission of education as a public good.
The Library is currently in the process of identifying University colleges, schools, departments, and university centers that have articles, working paper series, conference papers and proceedings, grant reports, technical reports, documents on collaborative projects, exhibitions, concerts, recitals, and other high-quality materials that document SU cultural and scientific scholarship. The library will also provide assistance in the curation of these materials. To participate or for more information, please contact Charlotte Hess, Associate Dean for Research, Collections, & Scholarly Communication, at (315) 443-5528 or hess@syr.edu.
The Library now offers a series of three-minute video tutorials that provide an overview of some commonly used research tools. Developed by Learning Commons Librarian Pam Thomas, the series includes:
For more information, see the Three Minute Video Tutorials subject guide.
