Are you interested in publishing in or creating an Open Access journal? If your answer is “yes!”, but you don’t know where to start, then keep reading. In this blog post, we’ll look at how Seton Hall University Libraries can help you create or publish in an Open Access journal.
Open Access scholarship—including journals—are high-quality, peer-reviewed works that are freely available for people to access. There are no financial, legal, or technical barriers to accessing Open Access content. See this link for more information.
So where would you go to publish or create an Open Access journal? To our repository, of course!
Seton Hall University has an institutional repository: eRepository @ Seton Hall. Through the eRepository, Seton Hall students, faculty, researchers, and other community members can upload their Open Access scholarly research, data and datasets, podcasts, infographics, presentations, etc., for the world to access. You can immediately see the reach that our eRepository has with the interactive map found on the front page of the site.
If the prospect of posting in our eRepository excites you: good! Your librarians are here to help you upload your scholarly works to the repository; and if you have even bigger goals, we can also help you create academic, peer-reviewed Open Access journals to showcase the works of scholars and students on a particular topic or area of expertise. One of our eRepository journals, Locus: The Seton Hall Journal of Undergraduate Research, has been particularly successful.
If you are interested in publishing in the eRepository, creating an Open Access journal, or just have more questions about how we can help you expand your research output, please contact the Research Information Management Librarian, Maria A. Barca (maria.barca@shu.edu) or reach out to the eRepository email (eRepository@shu.edu).
Lauren Schiller Meditation: Pilgrimage oil on panel 10″ x 8″ 2019
Walsh Gallery welcomes the community to its Spring exhibit: Matter+Spirit, a collaboration between Chinese and American artists in which participants respond to the roles materiality and spirituality play in their societies.
The opening, on Wednesday January 25 from 4-7pm, coincides with the Lunar New Year, which celebrated the new Year of the Rabbit this past Sunday. Lunar New Year is celebrated in many Asian societies, including China, Korea, Vietnam, and more.
At 3pm, Professor Lauren Schiller, who was one of the artists who participated in the seminar and created one of the paintings in the exhibit, will speak about her experience in China and her piece. Join her talk on Teams.
At 4pm, the Gallery will open and the following speakers will briefly address attendees:
Welcome: John Buschman and Joseph Martinelli
Core Connections: Nancy Enright
Exhibit Overview: Jeanne Brasile
Artist Introduction: Lauren Schiller
Musical Performance: Students in the Chinese Language program, led by Dong Dong Chen.
5-7pm: explore the exhibit and enjoy refreshments outside
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (or ICPSR) is, as the name implies, a consortium of universities who seek to collect, preserve, and disseminate social science data. ICPSR contains a vast quantity of data available to the SHU community. The data includes studies and files in areas such as population, economics, education, health, social and political behavior, social and political attitudes, history, crime, aging, and substance abuse. This trove of data can help you with research for assignments.
You can easily search by topic and find data and the publications associated with it. This allows the use of these publications with an eye towards the actual data as well as the authors’ use of that data, enabling you to gain a familiarity with the use of raw data that you may not otherwise obtain.
This is extremely useful. To get to ICPSR, go to the library homepage at https://library.shu.edu/home and click on Databases.
Once on the database page, use the Search box to find “ICPSR”.
November is African American Catholic Month. In recognition of this significant subject area, and promoting research opportunities, there are various information-centered resources hosted by the Seton Hall University Libraries to aid with your exploration.
Included are the following specialized sites . . .
For more information on these and other sites, specific African American Catholic projects, and other research endeavors please feel free to reach out to me at: Alan.Delozier@shu.edu or book an appointment for consultation via the following site – https://library.shu.edu/research-appointments
As we come to the end of the semester, please remember that if you want to meet with a librarian about your research, you should make an appointment early, as appointments go quickly.
Our hours will begin to change as we approach the holidays and final exams.
Thanksgiving Week
The library will be closed for Thanksgiving from Wednesday, November 23, to Saturday, November 26. It will reopen at 11AM on Sunday, November 27.
Normal hours will resume from November 27 to December 4:
Monday – Friday 8am – midnight
Saturday 9am – 5pm | Sunday 11am – midnight
On December 5, Final Exam hours begin. Hours are as follows:
From Monday, December 5th – Friday, December 9th – 8am – 3am
Saturday, December 10th: 9am – midnight
Sunday, December 11th: 11am – midnight
24/7 Period
Starting at 8am Monday, December 12 and ending at 11pm on Tuesday, December 20, the library will be open 24 hours a day.
Wednesday, December 21: 8am to 5pm
From Thursday, December 22 to Monday, January 2, 2023, the library is CLOSED.
We wish everyone a successful end of the semester!
As part of the public service programming offered by the University Libraries to aid our students especially as we move towards the end of the semester.
The first talk is a session that will especially benefit individuals who are writing their theses or dissertations, but all students and faculty are welcome to attend . . .
The most common issue with ETD’s is reusing copyrighted material (usually images) without first obtaining permission from the copyright holder. This delays the acceptance of your dissertation or thesis. Avoid these pesky problems by learning what you may or may not reproduce without permission from the copyright holder (for journal articles, that’s usually the publisher), how to request permission, and what to do when you can’t get permission or find out who to ask.
Graduate students planning to submit a dissertation or thesis this year and their advisors are very strongly encouraged to attend this valuable session.
A talk by our Campus Minister, Father Nicolas Sertich will be presented to offer details on Campus Ministry and how their work has impacted on the University Library and campus overall.
“Campus Ministry – An Introduction By Father Nicholas Sertich In-Person”
Wednesday, November 16th from 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Commons Area, Second Floor of Walsh Library
Please join us for a presentation on the work of Campus Ministry at Seton Hall University trough the perspective of Father Nicholas Sertich. This promises to be an informative and enjoyable event!
Are you getting ready to go to college, grad school, or to look for a job?
You can now access Peterson’s Test and Career Prep from SHU Libraries! You can use it to prep for tests including GMAT, GRE, LSAT, Medical/Nursing, Accountant/Auditor, ACT, PSAT, Real Estate, SAT, TOEFL, TOEIC, U.S. Citizenship, and others.
To access Peterson’s, go to https://library.shu.edu/PTCP and log in with your SHU credentials. Then, you will have to create a Peterson’s account using an email address of your choice. The new login will allow you to improve your test scores, find a school, and explore careers!
September 18 – 24 is Banned Books Week, which “celebrates the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools.” For over 40 years, Banned Books Week has brought people together in “shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.”
Banned Books Week is both a reminder of the unifying power of stories and the divisiveness of censorship, and a call to action for readers across the country to push back against censorship attempts in their communities.
Below is a sampling of books available in our library collection that have been challenged or banned in the United States. Click on the book title to be taken to the eBook.
To learn more about books that have been challenged or banned, visit “Frequently Challenged Books” page from the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom
This September marks the diamond anniversary of the New Jersey Constitution Committee (1947) and 235 years since the creation of the United States Constitution. The story behind each text carries a deep historical legacy combined with outlining the goals associated with the ideal functions of national and state governments alike. In research terms, each charter has provided extensive scholarship opportunities for the public that the Seton Hall University Libraries has supported over the past several years.
The United States Constitution is the recognized law of the nation which outlines how the government is required to function. It makes provisions for three distinctive divisions of authority – Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. Since 1787, the Constitution proper has been amended 27 times (with the first ten constituting the United States Bill of Rights created on September 25, 1789 and ratified in 1791) through its history and is devoted mainly to individual liberties.
Combined with the abovementioned overview, Articles III-VII principally cover State-focused governance issues. New Jersey was the third state to ratify the United States Constitution in 1789 and in large measure this helped to inspire the content found within the New Jersey Constitution and its two post-Revolution versions. This document is based on the previous State Constitution of 1776 and the first major revised manuscript in 1844 which highlighted such freedoms as religious practice, speech, and related liberties. After a century, the need for an updated State Statute was facilitated through the creation of Governor Alfred E. Driscoll’s Committee on Preparatory Research in early 1947. (“Convention Proceedings Record,” State of New Jersey Constitutional Convention of 1947, v.1, iii-1)
A Mid-Twentieth Century Volume that was commonly found in schools throughout New Jersey including this 1948 copy included within the Seton Hall University Libraries (Call Number: JK11 1948 O94)
Between June 12th and September 10th of 1947 (a deadline of September 13th for close of the Committee Hearings was set ahead of time and met), the Delegates produced a final draft of the newly updated State Constitution. This document was ultimately ratified via a majority vote on the referendum presented to the citizens of New Jersey during the Election of 1947 held on November 4th of that year. (“Convention Proceedings Record,” State of New Jersey Constitutional Convention of 1947, v.1, 923)
During the 1940s-60s, Students in New Jersey Were Presented With a Copy of the volume – “Our Great State Documents” as part of their study on Citizenship
During the 1940s-60s, Students in New Jersey Were Presented With a Copy of the volume – “Our Great State Documents” as part of their study on Citizenship
There are numerous study prospects for both the United States and New Jersey Constitutions and user friendly access points available through the Seton Hall University Libraries including the following leads and links highlighted below . . .
For more information on the history of constitutions please feel free to contact Alan Delozier, Humanities Librarian at Alan.Delozier@shu.edu or by phone at: (973) 275-2378
Welcome back to campus for our returning students, faculty, and staff, and a very special welcome to those of you who are at SHU for your first semester!
Here are the answers to some commonly asked questions about the library. If you don’t see the answer to your question here or need more help, please reach out to us: Ask Us page and FAQs.
Need help seeing if the library has your textbook? Search our library catalog for the book (video tutorial on how to search), or check our Course Reserves to see if your professor left a copy for your class to use. For help with textbook purchases or rentals, visit the SHU Bookstore.
Fun Home 
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: a Novel
Between the World and Me: Notes on the First 150 Years in America
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
The Call of the Wild
The Great Gatsby
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
The immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
