Library News Blog
#SHU_Libraries We are announcing changes to our weekend hours of operation, for Fall 2018:
1. Starting Saturday, September 1st, 2018 Saturday hours will be returning permanently to 11a-7p (from 9a-5p), during Fall & Spring Semesters.
2. Starting Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 Sunday hours will be changing permanently to 11a-2a (from 12p-2a), during Fall & Spring Semesters.
Based on research by Professor Alan Delozier
Selections from the Catholic Advocate, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Newark, have now been digitized in a cooperative project between Seton Hall University’s Special Collections and the Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA). The newspaper has been published regularly since 1951; however, the issues selected for this digitization project were limited to the years 1958-1964, the era of the Second Vatican Council, enabling researchers to examine this period and its impact on the Newark Catholic community. The project digitizes newspapers from around the country, enabling scholars to examine differences and similarities between regions during this period.
Seton Hall Special Collections and University Library staff selected the best quality images to scan and provided description of the materials to allow for the detailed searches that are now possible. As part of the digitization process, the text was captured using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to allow for keyword searches of the entire text of each article, not just the titles. If a word or name is mentioned anywhere in an article or even in a photograph caption, it will be found in the powerful search engine used in the portal. However, because the contents were read by machine, interpretive errors are possible in the text. Therefore, the public is invited to read and correct the text, and particularly active commentators are acknowledged on the website in a “Hall of Fame.”
The CRRA has digitized many more newspapers as part of its project, including the San Francisco Archdiocese’s Monitor, the Clarion Herald of New Orleans, and the Catholic Telegraph of Cincinnati, among others. The project and the construction of the Catholic News Archive website was the recipient of a Catholic Communications Campaign grant from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The digitized materials are currently being utilized in classes at Seton Hall University. Professor Alan Delozier, University Archivist, has introduced students to this new resource in his class “New Jersey Catholic Experience,” offered through the Department of Catholic Studies. Students are able to use this powerful new tool to conduct in-depth research on the history of the Catholic New Jersey community.
The new portal and all of its content can be explored here; the Catholic Advocate content specifically be found here.
#SHU_Libraries is hiring part-time student workers for the summer, starting in June!!
If you are eligible for Federal Work Study, and can work evenings and weekends, then we want to talk to you!
If interested please contact Tiffany Burns tiffany.burns1@shu.edu.
SHU_Libraries has been recognized with a Certificate of Appreciation from JESPY House, in South Orange.
JESPY House held its annual Community Appreciation Night recently, where Seton Hall University Libraries received the award. Accepting the award was Prof. Martha Loesch, who spoke about a JESPY employee who started on a volunteer-trainee basis in the library, and is now a valued, paid employee.
JESPY house provides adults with disabilities a well-rounded program of support services.
Read the press release: JESPY House Thanks Community at Annual Appreciation Dinner in South Orange.
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#SHU_Libraries Summer Hours begin Tuesday, May 22nd:
Monday-Friday 8am – 10pm
Saturday & Sunday 9am – 5pm
We will be closed for the Memorial Day Weekend:
Saturday May 26th–Monday, May 28th
View the library’s complete Summer Hours
https://library.shu.edu/library/library-hours
#SHU_Libraries 24/7 period will end tonight–Wednesday, May 16 when the library closes @ 11p.
The library then operates on reduced hours for the next week:
Thursday, May 17 8a-5p
Friday, May 18 8a-5p
Saturday, May 19 CLOSED
Sunday, May 20 CLOSED
Monday, May 21 8a-5p
Tuesday, May 22 8a-10p (Intersession I and Summer I begin)
You can view the library’s complete hours here.
#SHU_Libraries Our elevators will be undergoing a long overdue upgrade and overhaul this summer.
Starting Tuesday, May 22nd our main public elevators will be out of service for the next 10 weeks, until the end of July. We apologize for the inconvenience, but these are necessary repairs.
We will have our freight elevator available to escort anyone needing elevator access throughout the building. Please ask our helpful staff for assistance at our circulation desk.
For more information call us 973-761-9435 or send us an email circulation@shu.edu.
As a part of Seton Hall’s annual Multicultural Day celebration on Thursday, April 26th The Chinese Corner will be hosting a food tasting and Calligraphy-Paper Folding event!
This is a free event, all are welcome to attend!
Where: The Chinese Corner, 2nd floor of Walsh Library
When: Thursday, April 26th, 12p-1p.
[Chinese Corner Multicultural Day Flyer]
About The Chinese Corner: located on the 2nd floor of Walsh Library, The Chinese Corner is a unique collection of books and videos for learning Chinese language, history and culture. The collection is curated by Dr. Xue-Ming Bao, the library’s Electronic Resources Librarian & liaison to Asian Studies.
To learn more about Dr. Bao and The Chinese Corner, please visit http://pirate.shu.edu/~baoxuemi/Chinese_Corner/
M.P.A. Student Presents at National Conference By Roseanne Mirabella
On March 9th, Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) graduate student and Social Sciences Librarian Prof. Lisa DeLuca presented her capstone project “Spatial Literacy with PolicyMap for Public Policy Undergraduate Instruction” at the 7th Annual M.P.A. Capstone Panel at the annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). The national panel showcased national M.P.A. capstone projects that integrate theory and practice. The student presenters, sponsored by faculty, represent the “best of the best” as practitioners in field of public administration.
Established in 1939, ASPA is the largest and most prominent broadly based professional association in American public administration. It has a diverse membership of approximately 8,000 practitioners, academicians and students. ASPA serves as the principal arena for linking theory and practice within the field of public administration.
DeLuca’s paper focused on the use of spatial analysis for assessment of situations in political science and to understand public policy. Her analysis was based on class assignments for the course “Contemporary Issues in US Public Policy,” taught by Professor Michael Taylor in the Political Science Department. The implications for public administration of her research findings support current data visualization best practices, that using mapping tools can result in more accurate storytelling through the emergence of patterns in maps or clusters that are not easily revealed through tables or spreadsheets. Additionally, the use of spatial analysis provides for identification of previously unknown relationships resulting in new research questions or alternative proposals for public policy.
The M.P.A. degree, offered both on-campus and online by the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs, is accredited by NASPAA and ranked #17 in the country for nonprofit management by U.S. News & World Report. Students learn from great minds in both the government and nonprofit sectors. Concentrations are offered in Health Policy, Public Service Leadership and Governance, Nonprofit Management and Data Visualization and Analytics.
