Thursday, February 16, 2012

Systems Alert: Public Book Scanner Currently Unavailable

The library's scanner on the 4th floor is temporarily unavailable. Service is expected to be restored by February 21st.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Copyright for Instructors: Opportunities & Considerations

Basic understanding of copyright is essential for both online and classroom instructors. This 90 minute workshop will introduce Duquesne’s copyright policy and fair use guidelines.

Learn:
• How copyright applies to you as a teacher and researcher.
• How to access the University’s Copyright Policy and Fair Use Checklist
• Practical tips—for posting course material and for obtaining material for teaching and scholarship
• How to get answers to your copyright questions

Date: Friday February 24 noon-1 p.m.
Location: 408 Gumberg Library
Presenters: Sara Grozanick, ETD Coordinator; Diana Sasso, Director, Information Services; John Euliano, Resource Sharing Librarian; Alyson Youngblood, Reserves Specialist

Research the Bible with Oxford Biblical Studies Online

This 60 minute workshop will be presented for members of the Duquesne community interested in learning more about the books of the Bible, their historical contexts and meaning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online (OBSO) is a powerful tool to help students, and others with an interest, to more fully understand the Bible. This database contains five translations of the Bible published by Oxford, and study notes from six popular study Bibles. It also provides access to two concordances, a dozen well-respected works of biblical reference, and over 1,000 searchable images.

Through hands-on practice, you will learn:

• How to use the basic Bible verse look up tool
• How to display a study Bible text and its study notes side by side, and how to switch between study Bibles
• How find articles from authoritative reference works on important words, concepts and people mentioned in the biblical text.
• How to search for images, access the timelines and other special features

Date: Friday February 17 from noon till 1 p.m.
Location: 408 Gumberg Library
Presenter: Ted Bergfelt, MLS, Reference and Instruction Librarian

Monday, February 6, 2012

Gumberg Survey-Chance to Win Prizes

Gumberg Library…Let us know how we’re doing!
Tell us what you think of Gumberg Library. Take the online LibQual+ Lite survey between February 6 and February 29, 2012. It should take approximately 5 minutes. Complete the LibQUAL survey and you will be eligible to enter a drawing to win one of several prizes including an iPad2. Your responses will be anonymous and confidential.

The survey is available at: http://guides.library.duq.edu/libqual