Library News Blog
During the long hot summer, why not check out our large selection of new e-books. You can find them in the library catalog using limit to “e-books” or search directly in ebrary. Remember that you will need to log in with your SHU ID and password to access e-books off campus. Single chapters or page ranges for most ebrary books can now be downloaded onto ipads, kindle fires and many other devices.
Let us know if you like e-books!
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The library invites all members of the Seton Hall community to visit us today, April 18th, where there will be a ribbon cutting at 11.00 am by the circulation desk to celebrate the launch of a new research tool that will appear on the library home page.
There will also be a kiosk provided by the TLTC where researchers may utilize the new tool. Food and demonstrations will be provided outside the dean’s office on the library’s second floor.
Librarians will be available for special, advanced research instruction until 2 pm.
The Teaching, Learning and Technology Roundtable Presents:
A Copyright Symposium
Monday, April 23, 2012; 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Beck room, Walsh Library , First Floor
Are you confused about copyright? Unsure what you can (and cannot) place on reserve or distribute to your students, colleagues or friends? Do you know how your own work is protected by copyright? What about downloading? What about social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest? How does Copyright relate to Google Scholar and Google Books?
This session is designed to provide basic copyright information, promote discussion and answer your questions. Guest speaker: David Opderbeck, Associate Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law School.
Contact: Lisa Rose-Wiles, lisa.rose-wiles@shu.edu or (973) 275-2047
Seton Hall University Libraries has been selected to participate in a prestigious international study of scholarly reading and the value of academic libraries. The study examines how and why readers obtain the scholarly materials they need, and what outcomes result from reading. Invitations to complete the surveys were recently emailed to all Seton Hall faculty and students.
If you did not receive or have misplaced your email invitation and would like to participate in the survey, please e-mail Lisa.Rose-Wiles@shu.edu. Your participation will be greatly appreciated.
You may exit the survey or leave a question unanswered at any time. There is minimal risk attached to your participation. Any details about you, your work situation, and your organization will be kept completely confidential. Survey results will be kept under password protection for three years following the survey. Any papers or conference presentations based on the collected data will contain only summary data without direct links to an individual survey response. You must be 18 or over to participate in this research.
If you have questions at any time about the study or the procedures, (or you experience adverse effects as a result of participating in this study) you may contact the primary researcher:
Dr. Carol Tenopir, 451 Communications Building, 1345 Circle Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996; 865-974-7911; ctenopir@utk.edu or at Seton Hall University, Dr. Lisa Rose-Wiles, Science Librarian, 973-275-2047; Lisa.RoseWiles@shu.edu
This research study has been approved by the Seton Hall University Institutional Review Board, which monitors all research studies to protect human subjects. If you have any questions about your rights as a participant in this study, please contact the Chairperson of the IRB at (973) 313-6314 or IRB@shu.edu
Light refreshments will be served, accompanied by harp music from Iris Nevins.
Due to space limitations, please RSVP to Lisa Rose-Wiles, lisa.rose-wiles@shu.edu
Did you know we are continually adding e-books to our library catalog? Use the limiter “e-books” on the main search page or you can search directly in ebrary.
You can also find e-books, print books, articles and more using our new search tool. Try it out today – and be sure to complete the feedback survey, there are prizes to be won.
The library has obtained a trial of the Organization of Economic Cooperation & Development database. If this is of interest to you, please visit the site and share your feedback.
OECD i-library is a global knowledge base for economic data and analysis containing books and papers published since 1998 – as well as a vast collection of statistics, with data going back to the early 1960s, covering more than 80 countrie.
Seton Hall University’s Walsh Library is honored, after a competitive judging process, to be named an ISSR Library awardee by the International Society for Religion and Science based in Cambridge, England. Walsh Library joins a select group of only 150 institutions worldwide to receive an award from ISSR.
The ISSR Library grant consists of 224 volumes spanning all areas of the interface between science and spirituality. This is a truly remarkable collection that spans subject areas ranging from the sciences and social sciences to history, philosophy and the environment.
The ISSR library is a circulating collection, located on the 2ndfloor of Walsh Library adjacent to the reference desk. Please contact Dr. Lisa Rose-Wiles, science librarian, for further information.
The library recently won a competitive grant for the International Society for Science & Religion (ISSR) Library. These new and classic books in the subject area of science and religion can be found on the 2nd floor of the library near the reference desk, next to “new books” and “core curriculum”. Library catalog records show the location “Sci/Relig 2nd Floor”. Come in and check the out!