Presidential Research and Information Resources

The Seton Hall University Libraries contain numerous articles, books, reports, and primary sources that cover the span of the American Presidency from 1789 through the present day. Our electronic resources are accessible both on-campus and remotely alike.

A good place to start is our Presidential Research Library Guide created by Assistant Dean for Public Services, Lisa De Luca that can be accessed here:

Presidential Research Library Guide

While that link is a recommended starting place for presidential history within this country, any search can be modified for individual aspects of the office, historical legacy, individual figures from George Washington to Joseph Biden and all in-between which can be found through the Seton Hall University Libraries catalog using the keyword – “President*” to begin your query:

University Libraries Home Page

Senate Bill Recognizing President’s Day and the Birthday of George Washington, 1878. (National Archives Image)

Additionally, book titles related to Presidential Studies can be found through the following site link to compliment

Presidential Book Titles – University Libraries Catalog

Did you know the archives holds the diary of Bernard Shanley, advisor to President Eisenhower?  This diary provides an incredibly detailed account of the president’s activities and meetings.  It sheds particular light on the relationship between Joseph McCarthy and President Eisenhower.  The 400+ page diary has been completely digitized, thanks to a grant from the National Archives, and can be accessed through the Shanley Collection Finding Aid.  Parts of the collection that have not been digitized can be seen in the Special Collections Reading Room.

We also provide information related to the broader of Political Science maintained by Professor Michael Murphy. Our specialized Library Guide maintained by Professor Murphy covers civil-based and leadership subject matter in broader detail and is readily available to our research community.

Political Science Library Guide

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American Flag Border (National Archives Image)

University Libraries Announces Love Data Week Schedule for 2023

The University Libraries Research Data Management team presents SHU’s 6th Annual Love Data Week, from Monday, February 13th to Friday, February 17th, 2023. This popular week of events was launched to highlight the new direction in academic libraries to find, manage, analyze, and visualize data.  These services are critical for enhancing the quality of student coursework, faculty and student research, access to collections as well as graduate retention.  Registration for all events here.

This year’s workshops range from Github for Researchers to Python for Quantitative Research as well as topics in finance and leisure reading.  The Data Discovery session on February 15 will show data subscriptions available to the SHU community to enhance research, grant proposals, and even one’s personal life.  PolicyMap, for example, is an easy to use mapping tool that allows a user to explore U.S. neighborhoods where the SHU community lives, works or volunteers.  PolicyMap is used across SHU in disciplines ranging from Public Health to Education and Business Writing with Professor Greg Iannarella.

SCHEDULE:

High-Performing Investments for the Socially Conscious 
Monday, February 13, 2023, 10:00am – 11:00am, Dr. Anthony Loviscek
Python for Quantitative Research
Monday, February 13, 2023, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Malik M. Redwood, ’24
GitHub for Researchers: Mastering Collaboration and Version Control
Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 11:00am – 12:00pm, Ms. Salah Muddathth
Index Developing in Python Creating “Financial Attractiveness Index”
Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Dr. Olga Komissarova
Data Discovery: Navigating ICPSR, PolicyMaps, Statista, and Living Atlas of the World
Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 2:00pm – 3:00pm, Dr. Samah Alshrief
Logistical Regression Modeling in Stata
Thursday, February 16, 2023, 11:00am – 12:00pm, Dr. Samah Alshrief
What’s on Your TBR? Predicting Five-Star Reads with Book Data
Friday, February 17, 2023, 11:00am – 11:30am, Professor Maria Barca

Registration is here and workshops will run virtually Eastern Standard Time. All sessions will be recorded and shared.  Please email data.services@shu.edu with questions.

University Libraries Assistant Dean for Public Services, Lisa DeLuca remarks, “University Libraries has steadily increased the size of our Research Data Management team over the past three years to include six librarians across two campuses in South Orange and Nutley plus lead data analyst Samah Alshrief, PhD, ‘22.  The team is led by Sharon Ince, Interim Assistant Dean of Information Technology and Collection Services and Assistant Dean DeLuca.

The planning committee for Love Data Week includes librarians including Professor Michael Murphy who supports the value of this initiative: “I’m very excited by the mix of new and returning speakers and the breadth of topics being covered this year.” Professor Murphy is the liaison to the School of Diplomacy and International Relations and the Department of Political Science & Public Affairs.  Professor Murphy also coordinates DiploLab, a collaborative research space run by Dr. Joseph Huddleston.  DiploLab allows students to explore their interests related to international relations, engage with faculty, and apply what they are learning beyond the classroom.

In addition, 2022 programs include great presentations about Seton Hall’s Collections Around the World and conversations about Data Ethics.

Newspaper Research – Historic and Contemporary Databases

Newspaper Research – Historic and Contemporary Databases

This month’s database feature are newspapers, both current subscriptions as well as historic. Our Newspaper Collection covers a wide-range of local and internationally based major city dailies and, specialized presses, from the 18th century to the present day.

Newspaper Databases Site

Historic Newspapers Site

Thematic areas include African American Newspapers, Catholic News, Civil Rights, Ireland, Judaism, Latino/a, and Women’s Studies.

Nexis Uni is a great news and legal resource.

Nexis Uni Database Site

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News Article from Nexus Uni featuring Seton Hall University, 2022