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Seton Hall selected as an ISSR Library awardee

Seton Hall University’s Walsh Library is honored, after a competitive judging process, to be named an ISSR Library awardee by the International Society for Religion and Science based in Cambridge, England. Walsh Library joins a select group of only 150 institutions worldwide to receive an award from ISSR.

The ISSR Library grant consists of 224 volumes spanning all areas of the interface between science and spirituality. This is a truly remarkable collection that spans subject areas ranging from the sciences and social sciences to history, philosophy and the environment.

The ISSR library is a circulating collection, located on the 2^ndfloor of Walsh Library adjacent to the reference desk. Please contact Dr. Lisa Rose-Wiles, science librarian, for further information.

Crossroads: A Shifting Landscape – Opening Reception: Thursday, January 26 – 5pm to 9pm

Monday January 17 through February 17, 2012

Contact: Jeanne Brasile
Tel. 973-275-2033 Email: jeanne.brasile@shu.edu

Travis Childers “Brickscapes” bricks, model train landscaping material, foam, gel medium(installation with 30 bricks arranged in grid like pattern on floor); dimensions variable, 2011 image courtesy of Barry Jones

The Walsh Gallery is pleased to present “Crossroads: A Shifting Landscape” a multi-media group exhibition of contemporary landscape art curated by Jesse Gordon and Emily Ozga. The included artists address contemporary innovations in the landscape genre visually, thematically and through the use of alternative media. Artwork included in the exhibition also emphasizes the changing role of landscape art in the present day as a platform for socio- political discourse as opposed to a verisimilitude of the natural world. The curators developed this exhibition as a response to the traditional objectives of the genre, demonstrating contemporary concerns about the world we inhabit.

Featured artists include Louise Barry, Carol Chave, Travis Childers, Raquel A. Foote, Richard Gilles, Mikhail Gubin, William Hudders, Nina Jordan, Suzy Kopf, Jeremy Rosenstein Kortes, Franck Lesbros, Susan Maakestad, Jason Meyer, Bruce Pollock, Daniel Rosenbaum, Patrick Seufert, Susan Shaw, Rachel Sitkin, Ryan Thompson, Kati Vilim, Joe Waks and Sook Yoo. The selected artists include an international group, as well as artists from the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. An exhibition catalogue with an essay by the curators will be available at the Walsh Gallery.
For 150 years, Seton Hall University has been a catalyst for leadership, developing the whole student, mind, heart and spirit. Seton Hall combines the resources of a large university with the personal attention of a small liberal arts college. Its attractive suburban campus is only 14 miles by train, bus or car to New York City, with the wealth of employment, internship, cultural and entertainment opportunities the city offers. Seton Hall is a Catholic university that embraces students of all races and
religions, challenging each other to better the world with integrity, compassion and a commitment to serving others.

For more information, see www.shu.edu. Seton Hall University is located at 400 S.
Orange Avenue, South Orange, New Jersey, 07079.

The Walsh Gallery is open 10:30am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday.

Spring 2012 Library hours

New Science & Religion book collection

The library recently won a competitive grant for the International Society for Science & Religion (ISSR) Library. These new and classic books in the subject area of science and religion can be found on the 2nd floor of the library near the reference desk, next to “new books” and “core curriculum”. Library catalog records show the location “Sci/Relig 2nd Floor”. Come in and check the out!

Trina Padilla de Sanz Collection Exhibit

http://blogs.shu.edu/archives/2011/10/trina-padilla-de-sanz-collection-exhibit/

Final exam hours

The Library will be open 24 Hours, 7 Days a week for final exams starting on
December 4 at 7:00 am until December 20 at 11:00 pm

December 21 – 22 Wednesday – Thursday ………… 7:00 am to 5:00 pm

The library will be closed from December 23 to January 2, 2012 for Christmas Recess.

Textbook adoptions for Spring 2012

When you order course materials for the spring semester, please make sure to check the library catalog to see whether we have a copy of your book(s).

If the library has a print copy, please take the time to put the item(s) on reserve for your class. If we have an electronic version of a book, please let us know that you are using it for a class so that we can monitor use and request an additional copy if needed.

If the library does not have the book(s) that you are adopting, please consider donating or loaning a copy to place on reserve.

While the library does not typically purchase textbooks, if you are adopting a book that you feel would be a valuable long-term addition to our collection, you may request it here.

Many thanks for your assistance in providing our students with the resources they need to succeed.

New Database: Women and Social Movements.

We have added a new database, Women and Social Movements in the United States: Scholar’s Edition to our database collection. We welcome your feedback.

Librarians present at the Advancing Catholic Scholarly Research Symposium

Professors Loesch and Deyrup display the results of their survey on digital projects at Catholic universities, colleges, and seminaries in North America at a symposium held at Duquesne University, PA on November 9 and 10, 2011. Seton Hall is a founding member of the Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA)

New books

Did you know that recently arrived books can be found on the 2nd floor of Walsh Library, near the reference desk? Come and check them out, or search the catalog using the “new books” tab.