New Acquisition: Library of Latin Texts

The University Libraries has recently acquired an important scholarly resource, the Library of Latin Texts. The Library contains texts from the beginning of Latin literature to the the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).

The Library of Latin Texts is a searchable full-text database of classical, patristic, medieval and neo-Latin writers. It includes:

  • Literature from Antiquity (Plautus, Terence, Caesar, Cicero, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Titius-Livius, the Senecas, the two Plinys, Tacitus and Quintilian and others).
  • Literature from Patristic Authors (Ambrose, Augustine, Ausonius, Cassian, Cyprian, Gregory the Great, Jerome, Marius Victorinus, Novatian, Paulinus of Nola, Prudentius, Tertullian and others) It also contains non-Christian literature of that period (Ammianus Marcellinus, the Scriptores Historiae Augustae, Claudian, Macrobius and Martianus Cappella).
  • Literature from the Middle Ages (Anselm of Canterbury, Beatus de Liebana, Bernard of Clairvaux, William of St. Thierry, Sedulius Scottus, Thomas à Kempis, Thomas de Celano, the Sentences of Peter Lombard, the Rationale of Guilelmus Durandus and important works by Abelard, Bonaventure, Ramon Llull, Thomas Aquinas, William of Ockham and others).
  • Neo-Latin Literature (decrees from the modern ecumenical Church councils up to Vatican II and translations into Latin of important sixteenth-century works).

The Library of Latin Texts has two parts, Series A and Serllties B. According to the publisher, Series B “is drawn from the existing scholarly editions whereas the Library of Latin Texts – Series A benefits from the additional intensive research work undertaken by the Centre ‘Traditio Litterarum Occidentalium'”

 

 

Kiki and Seton Smith: A Sense of Place

The Walsh Gallery, in collaboration with the Lennie Pierro Memorial Arts Foundation, is pleased to present Kiki and Seton Smith: A Sense of Place.

Key to this exhibition is the idea that place irrevocably impacts our sense of self. Kiki’s drawings and prints look to the natural world to understand the relationship between place and identity on a symbolic level. Seton’s large-scale photographs look to the built environment to convey associations by moving within, and navigating through, space. Contextualized in this manner, the artists explore the complex psychological and emotional terrain to be negotiated in understanding the self and the manner in which place becomes a defining characteristic of identity. The fragility of the human condition and the places we traverse in our mortal journey are the narrative impulse of this exhibition.

The Exhibition runs 10/30/16 to 12/9/16.

Join us to see why NJ.com calls this exhibit one “that shouldn’t be missed.”

Read Dan Bischoff’s recent Star-Ledger profile Sister Artists Return to South Orange.

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24/7 Hours Begin: No Guest Computer Access

#SHU_Libraries After the Thanksgiving Recess we will be open 24/7 starting Sunday, Nov. 27th @ 12p, through until Wednesday, December 21st @ 11p.

** Only SHU students, faculty, administrators, staff and Alumni (with proper ID) can access the library’s computers, during this time period--there will be no guest computer access. **

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Thanksgiving Recess

#SHU_Libraries The hours for the Thanksgiving Recess 2016:

  • Open 8a-12a (midnight) Tuesday, Nov. 22nd
  • Closed Wednesday, Nov. 23rd
  • Closed Thursday, Nov. 24th
  • Closed Friday, Nov. 25th
  • Closed Saturday, Nov. 26th
  • Open 12p Sunday, Nov. 27th  Start of 24/7 hours

Please note that there will be NO Interlibrary Loan requests processed during the Thanksgiving Recess. Our lending services will resume Monday, Nov. 28th.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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Group Study Room Survey

In Walsh library, we have 27 Group Study Rooms spread out between the 3rd & 4th floors.

Group Study Room keys can be checked out by a group of students and must be returned by the end of the day (when the library closes). There is an 8-hour daily limit imposed on groups using study rooms during finals (when the library is open 24 hours) in both Fall and Spring semesters. Our complete group study room policy is here.

Due to heavy demand this semester, all group study rooms are claimed and in use by noon each weekday.

We would like to make more group study rooms available to more students, and are seeking student feedback with a brief survey.

Currently enrolled SHU students may take part in this survey by going here: http://shu.libsurveys.com/Study-Room-Survey

Thanks to all who participate!

Sebastian Derry
Assistant Dean for Public Services

New database: Passport–Euromonitor International’s global market research database!

euromonitorSeton Hall University Libraries have recently acquired a license for Passport, Euromonitor International’s global market research database.  Passport provides strategic analysis of industries, countries, and consumers and companies. It offers integrated access to internationally comparable statistics, full-text market reports and real time news analysis from industry and country experts.

Passport allows students to:

  • Use Passport’s global, regional and national statistics to measure market performance, recognize category growth potential, assess new country markets and identify new consumer segments
  • Understand the competitive landscape, evaluate competitor strategies, review issues driving change and consider future outlook scenarios
  • Recognize the impact and implications of events making the news

With Passport, students are able to put classroom theory into practice and create reports with real-world relevance for projects such as:

  • Scenario planning
  • Risk assessment
  • Market entry studies
  • Product and brand strategy
  • Competitor intelligence
  • Industry benchmarking
  • Route to market strategy
  • Marketing and advertising strategy
  • Export strategy
  • Consumer segmentation and customer profiles
  • Consumer insight
  • SWOT analysis
  • Mergers & acquisitions evaluation
  • Investment due diligence
  • Forecasting

You can find out about this database, as well as other business and economics databases, by visiting out Business & Economics Research Guide.

No Guest Computer Access During Midterms

With Midterms set to begin immediately following the Fall Break, there will be no guest access to computers starting Wednesday October 12th through Friday November 4th.

Only SHU students, faculty, administrators, staff and Alumni (with proper ID) can access the library’s computers, during this time period.

Guest access will resume on Saturday, November 5th.

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HeinOnline Webinar

heinHeinOnline is an excellent legal resource for US Government Research, Diplomacy, International Law and History that you can access on or off campus.

Please join Seton Hall University Libraries Tuesday, October 11 from 11am -12pm for an informative webinar to learn more about this powerful database.

This free webinar is open to undergraduate, graduate students and faculty. You can call in from home, or join us in the Dean’s Conference Room (2nd Floor – Walsh Library) for the program. Light refreshments will be served.

To RSVP, please click here. Space is limited to 25 participants. We will send out the link for calling in on October 11th. For more information please contact Lisa Deluca.

Can’t join us?  You can start with HeinOnline here http://library.shu.edu/hein and visit these links: