Category: Library News

New Database: PhilPapers

PhilPapers is a comprehensive index of philosophy books and articles by academic philosophers in all areas of philosophy, with a significant number of open access articles. The index allows users perform a simple or advanced search by words, author, publication, date and publication type or browse by structured areas, such as metaphysics and epistemology; science, logic and mathematics; and value theory; or by journal title.

PhilPapers has nearly 2,000,000 entries and 190,000 registered users. Account registration allows access to some advanced features, such as saved searches, but is not required to use the database.

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ProQuest databases will be temporarily offline

Over the weekend of Saturday-Sunday, January 28th-29th, one of our database vendors–ProQuest–will be upgrading its infrastructure during the following time period:

** Saturday, January 28th @ 10p through Sunday, January 29th @ 6a **

During this 8-hour window, some ProQuest databases and services will be temporarily offline, including:

Research databases
•    ProQuest platform (search.proquest.com)
•    ProQuest Congressional (congressional.proquest.com)
•    ProQuest Dialog (dialog.proquest.com)
•    ProQuest Archiver
•    ProQuest Trials
•    Chadwyck-Healey US databases
•    CultureGrams
•    eLibrary (all editions)
•    ProQuest Digital Microfilm
•    ProQuest Obituaries
•    ProQuest Research Companion
•    SIRS (all editions)
•    Ancestry
•    Sanborn maps

Dissertation publishing
•    ProQuest/UMI ETD Administrator

Reference management/Research support tools
•    COS Funding Opportunities
•    COS Scholar Universe
•    Pivot
•    Papers Invited

We realize that some users may be affected, and we apologize for the inconvenience.

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New Circulation Policy for Group Study Rooms

Beginning first day of Spring Semester 2017 we will be changing the length of time that our group study rooms may be checked out:

**Group study rooms now are available for 6-hour check-out period only, throughout the semester.**

The old policy allowed for a group study room key to be checked out by a group on a given day, with the requirement that the key be returned by the library’s closing time that same day. The only time limit imposed was an 8-hour check-out time, during finals each semester.

This past semester there was unprecedented demand for and use of the group study rooms. Most weekdays all group study rooms were checked out and unavailable by 11:30am.

After surveying students to find out if changes were needed, the results came back, with students recommending a 6-hour limit for use, and so this is the change we are making.

This will hopefully result in greater room turnover and more students having use of the group study rooms.

This new policy goes into effect Monday, January 9th and can be viewed here http://library.shu.edu/library/group-study-policy

Any questions or concerns should be directed to:

Sebastian Derry
sebastian.derry@shu.edu
Assistant Dean for Public Services
Seton Hall University Libraries

New Database: HeinOnline’s Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law

We are pleased to be able to offer a new database to the Seton Hall University Community:

HeinOnline’s Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law http://heinonline.org/HOL/Index?collection=slavery

This unique collection brings together a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes: every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, all reported state and federal cases on slavery, and every English-language legal commentary on slavery published before 1920, which includes many essays and articles in obscure, hard-to-find journals in the United States and elsewhere.

Also included are more than a thousand pamphlets and books on slavery from the 19th century, modern histories of slavery, all modern law review articles on the subject, as well as word searchable access to all Congressional debates from the Continental Congress to 1880.

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[District of Columbia. Company E, 4th U.S. Colored Infantry, at Fort Lincoln]

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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

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