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from Monday, December 14 — Tuesday, January 26
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Jacquelyn Deppe is a Special Collections Assistant here at Walsh Library. She works in the Msgr. William Noé Field Archives and Special Collections Center and is a jack of all trades. She works on numerous projects including helping people with their genealogy research, copy-cataloging rare books and publications, processing collections, and does the bulk of the library’s design and social media work, in addition to anything else that comes up!
How long have you been working at the library?
As a full-time employee, I’ve been working in the Archives and Special Collections Center since 2018 (2 years) but technically, I’ve been here since 2014 (6 years) when I started out as a Student Worker.
What was the last book you read that you really enjoyed?
I don’t remember and to be honest, I haven’t picked up a book to read leisurely since I started my Masters of Information program at Rutgers University. Hopefully, that’ll change once I’m finished in January 2021 (fingers crossed and knock on wood) but we’ll see, I have plans to pursue a second Masters from Seton Hall University.
What is the best way to rest / decompress?
Either trail running or going for long difficult hikes up mountains and/or through the woods next to streams, brooks, rivers and/or lakes and ponds that are rather lightly travelled. I have not seen a bear yet even though I have apparently walked right by them. However, I can spot other critters including little bitty lizards munching on crickets!
What is something most people don’t know about you?
I work downstairs.
Are you a morning person or a night owl?
Both! I can wake up a 4am and/or stay up to and well past midnight.
What’s one ingredient you put in everything?
I have a very limited diet due to various food sensitivities (gluten, soy, etc.) but one ingredient I put on almost everything is cheese (even though I’m lactose intolerant)!
Online Forum: Traditional Media, Social Media, and the Polarization of the Electorate
When: Monday November 30th @ 7pm on Zoom (click here to join the meeting)
This forum will address:
Panelists:
Moderator: Steven Schnall (South Orange Village Trustee)
All are welcome to attend.
The event will be recorded & posted here and here.
View the Online Forum Poster.
Co-sponsored by: Seton Hall University College of Arts & Sciences, Seton Hall University Libraries, The East Orange Public Library, The Maplewood Public Library, The Orange Public Library, and The South Orange Public Library.
Since the start of the Fall Semester and the increase in online teaching, one question that has come up repeatedly from professors is: Can I stream content from my Netflix account in my classroom when I teach?
The short answer: no
However, Netflix does make available several documentaries for educational screening. Please visit our Netflix page for more information.
Reminder: #SHU_Libraries offer several ways to stream film and video!
To start exploring our film and video collections please visit Accessing Films at SHU.
Please Contact Prof. Gerry Shea for further information.
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Priscilla Tejada is a Circulation Clerk and has been working at Seton Hall for 17 years. She is one of the first people you see when you walk into Walsh Library’s second floor at the main desk. She first started working in Government Documents and Periodicals and then moved to the Circulation / Access Services department. Priscilla is a key member of the library team and helps to keep many of the physical library operations running. In addition to checking out books, reserves, and other library materials to students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni, she works with the other Access Services staff to answer questions about the library, and helps to supervise library student workers.
We want to thank Priscilla for her hard work and share a little bit of information about her so you can get to know her better. Make sure to say “hello” the next time you visit or call the library circulation desk!
On Monday, November 9th (5:00-7:00 p.m.) please join SHU’s Political Science and Public Affairs faculty for an exciting online conversation about the 2020 Presidential Election and the state of the U.S. Supreme Court:
“Presidential Politics – Contemporary Analysis on the 2020 Election and Research Opportunities from 1788-Future”
Monday, November 9th (5:00-7:00 p.m.)
To join the discussion, please register (free) here.
2020 Fall Semester Hours
Monday, August 31st — Tuesday, November 24th
CLOSED for Thanksgiving Wed Nov 25-Sun Nov 29
Monday, November 30th — Friday, December 11th
Monday, December 14th — Tuesday, December 22nd
CLOSED for Christmas Wed Dec 23-Sun Jan 3
2021 Spring Semester Hours
Intersession: Monday, January 4th — Tuesday, January 26th
Wednesday, January 27th — Wednesday, March 31st
CLOSED Easter Thu Apr 1–Sun Apr 4
Monday, April 5th — Tuesday, May 19th
Wednesday, May 20th — Friday, May 28th
CLOSED Memorial Day Weekend Sat May 29–Mon May 31
Open Access Week takes place October 19-25, 2020. An initiative of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), Open Access Week is presented as an opportunity for the academic and research community to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research.”
This year’s theme, “Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion,” builds on the discussions of the 2018 and 2019 themes in centering the urgent need for action on equity and inclusion in this work. According to the 2020 Open Access Week Advisory Committee, “Openness can be a powerful tool for building more equitable systems of sharing knowledge. Rebuilding research and scholarship to be open by default presents a unique opportunity to construct a foundation that is fundamentally more equitable. Yet today, structural racism, discrimination, and exclusion are present and persistent in places where openness is a core value. As a global community, it is important to understand that the systems and spaces of the present are often built upon legacies of historic injustice and that addressing these inequities is a necessity.”
Check out Seton Hall University Libraries’ guide to Open Educational Resources (OER) here.
Free Webcast on Wednesday, October 21!
The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) is offering a free webcast celebrating Open Access Week. Tune in on Wednesday, October 21, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern, for “Celebrating Open Access Week: Building Structural Equity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications.” Join recipients of ACRL’s scholarly communications research grants—based on research suggested by 2019’s Open and Equitable Scholarly Communications: Creating a More Inclusive Future—for a discussion of their projects; the challenges of enacting change in scholarly communications including the global digital divide and information inequality, decolonization, democratization, and privilege (or the lack thereof); and practical, actionable steps that academic librarians can take to help build a better future.
Established in 1985 to commemorate Black poets, October 17 was named National Black Poetry Day in the United States. This particular date is attributed to the birth date of the first published Black poet, Jupiter Hammon. We celebrate this day to pay respect to the significance of Black heritage and Black voices throughout history, both past and present. This is a day to recognize the many contributions that Black Poets have made to the arts and to show appreciation for their effect on our world today.
Seton Hall University Libraries is home to inscribed volumes given to a faculty member by the famed ringleader of Poetry in the Round that add to the rich history of Seton Hall University. To honor and celebrate Black Poetry Day, we will highlight these inscribed volumes as a tribute to Black poetry and the influence of Black voices at our university. Two inscriptions came from Derek Walcott and Al Young, both which are illustrated below. You can learn more about the Poetry in the Round series and view Black poet speech recordings from our Archives & Special Collections.
Below are recent photographs of these inscribed volumes:
1) Al Young
You can also view poets.org to see many prominent Black poets throughout history: https://poets.org/search?combine=black%20poets.
With Kelley E. Currie, US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Register by clicking here.
Monday, October 19 2-3 p.m.
Superpower Dialectics: Dueling Perceptions and the Crisis in US-China Relations
With Robert Daly, Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the US.
Zoom Meeting.
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20 & 21 | 11-1:30 p.m.
All Conflict is Local: Personal Experience, Reflection, and Conflict Resolution
Students and alumni with direct personal experience of conflict or a region that has experienced a violent conflict share their stories and reflections. Join Microsoft Teams Meeting.
Tuesday, October 27 12 –1 p.m.
Anti-Racist Training
With the University’s Chief Equity, Diversity and Compliance Officer, Lori Brown, and leaders of the SHU Diversity and Inclusion Alliance.
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting.
Thursday, October 29 4 p.m.
Cybersecurity: Highest US and International Threats and the Election
National Security Fellow, Mohamed Mirghahari, with experts Adam Nielson
and Steve Olson. Register by clicking here.
Thursday, November 12, at 4 p.m.
Decolonizing IR Theory: War, Peace and Anti-Colonial Self Determination
With Dr. Robbie Shilliam, professor of political science at Johns Hopkins. Register by clicking here.
Thursday, November 19 at 4 p.m.
Middle East Peace Process
With Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour
