As we move into 2025 our information professionals are looking to provide the best possible service and resources available to the Seton Hall community. The University Libraries also joins the rest of the United States in observing National Technology Day on January 6th. Equally, the embrace of technological advance is an everyday occurrence.
We welcome you to our information center in the near future, but in the meantime if you need detailed help through the University Libraries. You can book a research appointment here: Research Appointment Site.
Human Rights Month is celebrated across the globe in December. This commemoration is based on the landmark University Declaration of Human Rights created by the United Nations and ratified by their Draft Committee headed by Eleanor Roosevelt on 10 December 1948.
We welcome you to our information center in the near future, but in the meantime if you need detailed help through the University Libraries. You can book a research appointment here: Research Appointment Site.
November is African American (Black) Catholic Month. In honor of this commemoration, the University Libraries has proudly created an exhibit featuring books, publication covers, and related materials in homage to the faithful.
The Seton Hall University Libraries has hosted several unique introductory subject-specific “Research Guides” also known more popularly as: “Lib Guides” or “Library Guides” can be found on our Internet Homepage. These sites are continuously edited to include quality content and newly released information leads by our Subject Librarian Specialists.
Overall, we currently feature 252 individual guides that can be accessed independently or in conjunction with our 60 major subject headings. The full list of specialized sites can be found via the University Libraries Research Guides link found on our Homepage
Most recently, we have added a new LibGuide devoted to Faculty Publications. This page features bibliographical entries created by our esteemed professors dating from 2013 to 2024. The full listing can be found via the Faculty Pubs link found on our Homepage.
We welcome you to our information center in the near future, but in the meantime if you need detailed help through the University Libraries. You can book a research appointment here: Research Appointment Site.
The value of the Latino/a/x Diaspora is evident in the United States and across the globe through the exchange of a beautiful language, culture, history, music, poetry and many other aspects of the Hispanic experience.
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The University Libraries contains several works related to Latino/a/x life including the story of immigration which allows us to build upon personal knowledge and local exposure. Interest is especially during Hispanic Heritage Month, but this subject area is also an important focus of study year round.
We welcome you to our information center in the near future, but in the meantime if you need detailed help through the University Libraries. You can book a research appointment here: Research Appointment Site.
We are happy to announce the newest episode of the University Libraries podcast series, Zet Forward, dropped in September. In the episode, Gerry Shea, Communication Librarian at Walsh Library, talks with Dr. Branden Buehler, Associate Professor of Visual and Sound Media, in the Department of Communication, Media, and Arts at Seton Hall University.
Branden Buehler is a media studies scholar who received his Ph.D. in Cinema and Media Studies from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He teaches a wide variety of courses within the Visual and Sound Media program, including “Introduction to Film History,” “Introduction to Media Studies,” and “Sports, Media, and Culture.”
His research centers around sports media, with a particular focus on sports television and sports media industries. His book Front Office Fantasies: The Rise of Managerial Sports Media, which examines the ubiquity of sports media texts focused on administrative figures and bureaucratic duties, was published by University of Illinois Press in 2023. In this episode we discuss Front Office Fantasies.
You can find the podcast here. Please give it a listen when you have time.
Student Opportunity: Seton Hall Archives & Special Collections Internship
Level: Undergraduate (Two positions available)
Mentor: Quinn Christie, Public Services Archivist
Project:
The student with an interest in archives will learn modern archival best practices, including physical rehousing, metadata description, and digitization.
The student will work under the Public Services Archivist on various tasks which may potentially include:
· Applying arrangement and rehousing best practices
· Working with a variety of format types and applying skills based on need of item
· Describing collections in ArchivesSpace and applying controlled vocabulary
· Flagging items in poor condition and creating unique housings for certain materials
· Digitizing materials for use in a digital exhibit
Learning Outcomes:
The student will learn:
· The benefits of item rehousing and recognizing common agents of decay
· To act on appraisal decisions and ethically dispose of archival materials
· To apply best practices for storing, describing, and digitizing materials
· About principles of digital curation and the production of digital exhibits
· About theory related to archival arrangement and description
Daily Work Schedule: flexible during 9-5, M-F schedule
To apply: Please send a resume and brief cover letter addressing your interest in the position to quinn.christie@shu.edu.
Please note: Registration in HIST 4710 is required for this internship. Contact Sara Fieldston to register for this course. Email: sara.fieldston@shu.edu
We are happy to announce the latest installment of the University Libraries podcast series entitled: Zet Forward. This podcast entitled: “Historical Scholarship on Brazil and Japan,” features an interview with Dr. Anne Giblin Gedacht and Dr. Kirsten Schultz from the Department of History, College of Arts & Sciences at Seton Hall University. Each discusses their respective research and writing process along with related perspectives on their recently published books.
Giblin, Anne Giblin. Tōhoku Unbounded: Regional Identity and the Mobile Subject in Prewar Japan. Brill, 2023.
Anne Giblin Gedacht, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of History at Seton Hall University has published in such academic centered journal articles as: Anne Giblin Gedacht, “The Girl from Wakamatsu: Narrative Afterlives of a Boshin War Refugee, 1868-2018,” Journal of Social History (Oxford University Press, Summer 2022): 1-24. and Anne Giblin Gedacht, “Immobility through Motion: Historicizing Emigrant Regionalism in Japanese Proletarian Literature, 1929-1939,” Japan Studies Review vol. 26, (2022): 3-34, among other works of scholarship.
This podcast covers the work of both Dr. Anne Giblin Gedacht and Dr. Kirsten Schultz who have furthered the accessibility knowledge and awareness of topics related to Brazil, Japan, and Historical Scholarship along with their varied intersections in a historical and contemporary context.
Zet Forward is a podcast to celebrate authors and other individuals who are involved with projects for the benefit of Seton Hall University and the wider world. The series began in February of 2022.
For additional information please feel free to contact us via e-mail at: University Libraries
June 1st marks the beginning of Pride Month, which is a celebration and remembrance of LGBTQ+ people across the United States and countries abroad. Borne from the Stonewall riots of 1969 and gay liberation protests thereafter, Pride Month highlights the struggles that LGBTQ+ peoples faced throughout history, the rights gained through protest and civil action, and honors individuals lost along the way. It is also a celebration of LGBTQ+ culture, which has permeated into the mainstream through shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race and Pose, graphic novels like Heartstopper, and movies such as Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), Moonlight (2016), and Carol (2015).
In honor of Pride Month, this blog post will highlight some of the LGBTQ+ resources available through the University Libraries to support students, faculty, and community members. Below are some examples of these resources we carry, including both physical books and eBooks:
Interested in finding LGBTQ+ videos or movies? Check out our Accessing Films at SHU Research Guide, which can introduce you to the many streaming platforms available to the Seton Hall community.
If you have any questions or comments on the above or anything else pertaining to LGBTQ+ resources at the University Libraries, please contact the LGBTQ+ Liaison, Maria Barca (maria.barca@shu.edu).
80 years ago Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli was elected Pope, assuming the name Pope Pius XII
Pius XII with tabard by photographer Michael Pitcairn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
As we approach the 84thAnniversary of Pope Pius XII’s coronation, which took place on March 12, 1939, the Department of Archives and Special Collections and the Walsh Gallery are poised to receive a large bequest of materials from the Estate of Sister Margherita Marchione, a Roman Catholic sister, educator, author and scholar of Pope Pius XII.Sister Marchione joined the Religious Teachers FilippiniofMorristown in 1938 at the age of 16– just one year before the coronation of Pope Pius XII. This event must have made an indelible impression on the young sister, for she would go on to authornumerous books abouthim. In her later years, she was an ardent supporter of his canonization, establishinga small research facility and museum on the grounds of Villa Walshwhere the Filippini Sisters live and teach.
Sister Margherita Marchione in front of one of the many displays she created at Villa Walsh to honor Pope Pius XII. Dated 2010, from her personal collection.
Over time, Sister Margherita compiled an immense collection of books and artifacts on Pope Pius XXII including photographs, relics, paintings, artifacts and the slippers he was wearing at his coronation. Sister Marchione’s bequest is to be accompanied by an extensive compilation of rare books and manuscripts from the sister’s archives.Reviewing the collection in preparation for the transfer of the objects, the gallery and archives staff were amazed by the meticulously organized displays with labels and notes about the artifacts. Photographs were organized with dates, captions and notes about the events and subjects depicted. Objects had notes on their acquisition and display cases kept dust and light from damaging objects. “It is unusual to have a collection come to us with this level of description and organization. It gives us a very real sense of Sister Margherita’s passion and attention to detail – she must have been a force to reckon with having seen all that she had accomplished and her avid documentation of her life’s work,” noted gallery staff.
Sister Margherita Marchioni in 2012 at a mass honoring Pope Pius XII. Photograph from her personal collection.
In her later years, the sister was dedicated to the cause of the canonization of Pope Pius XII. Born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli in 1876 in Rome, he served in numerous offices before ascending to the papacy; secretary of the Department of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, papal nuncio to Germany, and CardinalSecretary of State.He ascended to the papacy and was crowned on March 12, 1939, serving until his death on October 9, 1958. The cause of canonization of Pope Pius XII was opened on November 18,1965 by Pope Paul VI during the final session of the Second Vatican Council. He was declared Venerable by Pope Benedict XVI on December19, 2009, the first step on the road to sainthood.
Pope Pius XII’s shoes, worn at his coronation, from Sister Marchione’s collection
When these materials come under the care of the archives and gallery at Seton Hall University, they will become part of a large and distinguished collection of liturgical objects, Catholic material culture, rare books and manuscripts that document the story Seton Hall University and the Roman Catholic Church, particularly of the Archdiocese of Newark. Existing collections include a large assembly of vestments, liturgical objects and rare bibles in addition to papal bulls and portraits of Catholic religious leaders. Before objects are made available for research and exhibitions, they will undergo an assessment by gallery staff, including a rigorous process of documentation, detailed description, photography and preservation in custom archivalmounts to keep them safe for generations to come. The end result will be a searchable – and ultimately – public facing online collection that is of high research value to students, faculty and scholars, as well as exhibitions, projects and programs inspired by the collection. The collection will also be available by request for on-site research in theUniversity Libraries’ Reading Room.
If you would like to see a small assortment of art and artifacts from the university’s collections, visit Google Arts and Culture. The Walsh Gallery has a considerable collection of fine art, artifacts and archeological specimens for use by faculty, students and researchers. For access to this or other objects in our collections, contact us at 973-275-2033 or walshgallery@shu.edu to make a research appointment.
The Walsh Gallery welcomes visits for personal enjoyment,researchand enrichment. We also welcome scheduled group visits that use exhibitions or the university’s collections for pedagogy and research. If you would like to inquire about how the gallery and special collections can support your teaching and learning experience with objects and/or exhibitions, please contact us.
