Gumberg Hours Change Due to Campus Power Outage

Due to Duquesne University’s planned electrical outage, Gumberg Library will be closed Saturday and Sunday, November 23-24, and reopen at 7 a.m. on Monday, November 25.   Books and other items should be checked out by 5 p.m. on Friday November 22. Access Gumberg’s  online resources at:  http://www.duq.edu/library.  Research assistance is also available  at  http://ask.library.duq.edu/.

Change of Gumberg Library Hours:  Plan Ahead for Thanksgiving Break!

November 23-24              Closed for planned electrical outage.

November 25-27              7 a.m. – 6 p.m.

November 28-29              Closed

November 30                    10 a.m.-6 p.m.

December 1                       1 p.m.-1 a.m.

November Presentations at Gumberg Library

November 12 – Citation Management Software Sampler, 1-2:30p.m., 202 Gumberg

Presenters: Leslie Lewis, Emily Cantin, and Maureen Diana Sasso (Gumberg Library)

Citation management software can save you time, help you keep your research organized, and sometimes even help you connect with others who have similar research interests.  There are many citation managers available, either free or for a fee, each with its own strengths. This presentation will demonstrate four of the most widely used citation managers and help you decide which would best meet your needs. This is not a hands-on training session, but will review the basic features of RefWorks, Mendeley, Zotero, and EasyBib and the audience for each.

November 15 -- Copyright Essentials at Duquesne, 1-2p.m., 408 Gumberg

Presenters: John Euliano, Shawn Klocek (Gumberg Library) and Susan Wadsworth-Booth (Director, Duquesne University Press)

A fundamental understanding of copyright is essential for both teaching and research. This 60-minute presentation will introduce Duquesne’s copyright policy and fair use guidelines. The presentation will also provide practical tips for posting course reserves material and for obtaining and using material in teaching and scholarship, including an overview of the recent Georgia State e-reserves case.

Assessing Information Literacy Workshop, October 29, 2013

Assessing Information Literacy at the Program Level  CTE
1:45-3 p.m. 108 Canevin Hall

Presenters:  Dr. Danielle St. Hilaire, English Department; Dr. Lori Koelsch, Psychology Department; Dr. Becky Morrow, Biology Department; Maureen Diana Sasso, Gumberg Library; David Nolfi, Gumberg Library

Sponsored by: Academic Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee, Information Literacy Steering Committee, and the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)

Information literacy is the set of abilities required to recognize when information is needed and then locate, evaluate, and effectively use the needed information. Although this concept might seem universal, teaching and assessing information literacy at the program level takes on many different forms in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.  The presenters will describe their work to document and assess undergraduate information literacy learning in the English, Psychology, and Biology programs. Each of these disciplines presents unique challenges in regard to incorporating information literacy into coursework as well as what information literacy means on a program level and how students apply it with the context of their majors. A panel discussion will follow the presentations.

Call 412-396-5177, or email cte@duq.edu to register for this workshop.

Systems Alert: DuCat, Library Databases, and Library Digital Collections Unavailable November 1, 2013

Due to the migration of the university's data center the following services will be unavailable November 1, 2013:

DuCat, the library's catalog
Research Databases
Digital Collections including the Spiritan Collection, ETDs, and Pittsburgh Catholic

Haunted Duquesne

Join us for good stories and tasty treats on Wednesday October 30, 8-9:30 p.m. in the Silverman Center on the 1^st floor of Gumberg Library. University Archivist Tom White, author of several books on Pennsylvania folklore, will tell ghost stories and legends of the University and surrounding neighborhoods.