Ovid Adds Additional E-Book Titles

The following new electronic books have been added to the Ovid Database, which is available from Gumberg Library’s databases page (http://www.duq.edu/library/find/findDatabasesAlphabetical.shtml). The eleven new titles are:

· Text book of palliative nursing
· Understanding marijuana
· Kaplan and Sadock's concise textbook of child psychiatry
· Autopsy of a suicidal mind
· Ions in the brain
· Brain architecture
· Filling-in : from perceptual completion to cortical reorganization
· HIV neurology
· Crossing over
· Cerebral reorganization of function after brain damage
· Cognitive rehabilitation in old age

You can also access individual book titles by searching the library’s catalog, DuCat (http://ducat.library.duq.edu).

Interlibrary Loan Holiday Message

To increase the likelihood of delivery of Interlibrary Loan materials to Duquesne University users prior to holiday closures, please submit requests through ILLiad by Sunday, December 13, 2009.

Materials received for Duquesne University users will be posted electronically or available for pick-up at the library until 4:00PM on Wednesday, December 23, 2009. Processing of requests received during the holiday break will resume on Tuesday, January 5, 2010.

Please contact the Interlibrary Loan Department at 412.396.5341 with any questions. Happy Holidays!

You asked! Quiet Comes to Gumberg

Too noisy, can’t concentrate in your dorm room and you need to study for a final exam? Gumberg Library is trying a slightly humorous approach to solving the noise dilemma during finals this semester. See the new quiet zone themes on floors 1, 2, and 3. “Tell Us” what you think – fill out a comment card at either Circulation or Reference. We appreciate your feedback!

Ovid Adds New E-Book Titles

The following new electronic books have been added to the Ovid Database, which is available from Gumberg Library’s databases page (http://www.duq.edu/library/find/findDatabasesAlphabetical.shtml).

The seven new titles are:

· Advances in the spoken language development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children
· Aphasia and its therapy
· Assessment of aphasia
· Becoming a word learner: A debate of lexical acquisition
· Cochlear implants: Principles and practices
· Matter of mind: A neurologist’s view of brain-behavior relationships
· Why language matters for theory of mind

You can also access individual book titles by searching the library’s catalog, DuCat (http://ducat.library.duq.edu).

December First Fridays Program

Friday December 4, 2009, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Gumberg Library 408
Presenter: Leslie Lewis, MLIS, Reference Librarian

Title: Online Collaboration: Sharing Research and Scholarship to Increase Productivity

Faculty and students collaborate not only with colleagues here at Duquesne, but also with peers at other institutions. This workshop will examine several tools, including RefShare, del.icio.us, CiteULike, Connotea, and StumbleUpon. Which tools allow you to share resources in a productive way? Which tools are right for you? This 90 minute workshop will introduce a variety of free tools you can use for online collaboration.

Holiday Happenings @ Gumberg

Christmas Holiday Scholastic Book Sale
November 30th – December 4th
Gumberg Library, 4th floor
10 a.m.– 8 p.m.
Visit the Scholastic Book Sale to jump start your holiday shopping! Free book with $20 purchase and chances to win one of over 40 autographed books – including 2 copies each of Tony Dungy’s Uncommon and Quiet Strength. Watch for more details!
Contact: Danielle Buck, Curriculum Center Coordinator, 412.396.1858 or email buck@duq.edu

Holiday Guitars @ Gumberg
Music Therapy Guitar Ensemble
December 2, 2009
Noon to 1 p.m., Light refreshments
Curriculum Center, 5th floor
Gumberg Library

For Gumberg News Read the BiblioBrief

The Gumberg Library now shares its news through an online newsletter entitled BiblioBrief. The fall 2009 issue of this e-newsletter features the Music Center dedication, Homecoming events held at the library, future holiday happenings, and special recognition of the Dr. Labriola Memorial Fund. Find out more at… www.duq.edu/library/about/bibliobrief.shtml.

Gumberg Library & CTE Co-sponsor November Event

Teaching Students to Evaluate Information with the Relevance Credibility Model


Presenter: Greg Barnhisel (English) and Ava Cipri (English)

Thursday, November 19, 1:45 - 3:00

Berger Gallery, 207 College Hall


The Relevance/Credibility Model is a tool for assessing the appropriateness of an information source for a particular assignment. The model provides students with specific criteria and questions to ask when looking for information. It also offers a simple equation, Relevant + Credibility = Good Source, which helps students identify unsuitable information (e.g., too scholarly or untrustworthy). All Duquesne courses that satisfy the Core information literacy requirement use this model. In this session, faculty and teaching assistants will become acquainted with the model, practice using it in hands-on exercises, and learn from instructors who have used it and be able to ask them questions.


Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence

Find It in Scopus! Information Session @ Gumberg Library

Presenters: David A. Nolfi, Health Sciences Librarian & Julie Motyka, Reference Librarian
Date: Friday, November 13, 11 a.m.—noon
Location: 408 Gumberg Library

Do you love the breadth of Google Scholar but find that it sometimes lacks the sophisticated tools that you need in a research database? If so, Scopus will likely provide the answer you are looking for. Scopus is Gumberg Library’s most comprehensive, full-featured literature searching resource. Subjects covered include:

Life & Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences & Humanities
U.S. & International Patents

In addition to standard literature searching tools, Scopus enables you to do citation searching, determine author impact, and compare journals using quantitative metrics. Because Scopus draws from such a large number of scholarly and scientific disciplines, it enables you to find articles that you might not find when searching several other databases. The best news is that Scopus is easy to use, and you should be able to begin doing sophisticated searches in a short period of time.

Reservations recommended but not required. Contact Lisa Sciulli at sciullie@duq.edu or 412.396.5346 to register.

Using the NEW PubMed Effectively

Information Session:
December 1, 4-5:15 p.m.
Gumberg Library 408
Presenters: David A. Nolfi, MLS, AHIP, Health Sciences Librarian & Ted Bergfelt, MLS, Reference Librarian

On October 28th, the National Library of Medicine officially launched the new version of PubMed, and the old version is no longer available. This session is designed to help you learn about the changes and to use the new PubMed effectively. Topics covered will include:

· New search features
· Improved access to full text
· Advanced search screens
· Clinical queries and special queries (such as bioethics)

Whether you are an experienced PubMed searcher or new to PubMed, this interactive session will help you develop strategies to search efficiently, create targeted search results, and find full text.

Reservations are recommended but not required. Contact Lisa Sciulli at 412.396.5346 or sciullie@duq.edu.

RefWorks @ Gumberg Library

Getting Started with RefWorks
Create an account and learn to create and import references and generate a bibliography.

Thursday, November 12, 2:30 pm—3:30 pm
Rockwell Hall 603

RefWorks for Thesis and Dissertation Writers
Learn about additional features, adding in-text citations and footnotes, and how to format a paper and bibliography from within RefWorks.

Monday, November 16, 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Gumberg Library 408

Registration recommended, but not required.
E-mail Lisa Sciulli at sciullie@duq.edu to register.

Group Study Rooms Available, 5th floor Gumberg Library

Having difficulty finding group study space?

Gumberg Library has 3 group study rooms on the 5th floor for student and faculty use. Group study rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Group study rooms can accommodate a minimum of 3 people and maximum of 7. Group study room keys may be checked out at the Circulation Desk for a three-hour (3) period, and are ­not renewable. A sign-up list is available at the Circulation Desk to indicate waiting status. For security purposes only first names and phone numbers are used on the waiting list.

Keys are not permitted to leave the building and must be returned to the Circulation Desk by the end of the loan period. A fine of $.50/hour will accrue for keys turned in late. Lost keys will be billed at $50.00. The person checking out the key will be held responsible for it; keys may not be loaned to other individuals.

Gumberg Library is not responsible for any private property, including personal or university-owned computers, left in the group study rooms. Private property and library materials must be removed upon vacating a group study room. Food is not permitted, but drinks may be consumed in the rooms, and all trash must be deposited in the respective waste or recycling containers on each floor. Smoking is not allowed.

Blinds must be open during use. Furniture should not be brought into the group study room nor removed from it.

All requests for special use of a group study room should be directed to the University Librarian.
Maintenance and housekeeping needs should be reported to the Circulation Desk.

Text a Librarian

Beginning October 5, 2009, you can ask a librarian your quick, simple questions using your cell phone. Send your text to 66746 and start the body of the test with keyword askduq, then a space, followed by your question. We will be phasing in this new service gradually. For more information on availability, when and how to use, and cost, please go to Text a Librarian.

October Back to Basics Series

Back to Basics Series: Google Scholar
Use Google for serious research. Learn how to search efficiently and link to Gumberg Library’s full text resources.

Friday, October 16, 11:00-noon
Gumberg Library Room 408


Back to Basics Series: Getting Started with RefWorks
Keep track of your research and create bibliographies with RefWorks, an online bibliographic management tool that is FREE to all Duquesne users.

October 12, 4-5 p.m.
Gumberg Library Room 408

October 14, 11a.m.-12 p.m.
Rockwell Hall Room 602

Back to Basics Series: RefWorks for Thesis and Dissertation Writers
Learn how to add in-text citations, and footnotes and how to format a paper and bibliography from within RefWorks.

October 19, 4-5 p.m.
Gumberg Library Room 408

RSVPs to Lisa Sciulli sciullie@duq.edu appreciated but not required. For a full listing of programs visit www.duq.edu/library and click Library Presentations.

Gumberg Library's Back to Basics Series - Google Scholar

Use Google for serious research. Learn how to search efficiently and link to Gumberg Library’s full text resources.

Friday October 16, 11:00-noon

Gumberg Library, Room 408

RSVPs to Lisa Sciulli sciullie@duq.edu appreciated but not required. For a full listing of programs visit www.duq.edu/library and click Library Presentations.

New PubMed @ Duquesne Interface

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is now making available a preview of the new version of PubMed at http://preview.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed. This change will affect PubMed @ Duquesne, which is available on the Gumberg Library website. Additional information about the new version is provided in the NLM Technical Bulletin at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/so09/so09_pm_redesign.html

According to NLM, the update will likely take place in mid-October. If you have questions about searching the new interface, please contact David Nolfi, Health Sciences Librarian (nolfi@duq.edu, 412.396.4931).

Gumberg Library Adds New ScienceDirect E-books

In addition to numerous journal titles, ScienceDirect now offers a comprehensive collection of e-books covering a range of scientific disciplines. You can access eight new individual e-book titles by searching the library’s catalog, DuCat (http://ducat.library.duq.edu).

Clinical Immunology
Handbook of Constraint Programming
Handbook of Temporal Reasoning in Artificial Intelligence
Handbook of Knowledge Representation
Physician Assistant
Primary Care of the Premature Infant
The Sports Medicine Resource Manual
Whiplash, Headache, and Neck Pain

Use http://tinyurl.com/du-scidir-books to go directly to the ScienceDirect e-book collection and search the alphabetical title list.

Forthcoming Change to PubMed @ Duquesne

The National Library of Medicine recently made the following announcement about forthcoming changes to the PubMed interface:

Very soon a link on the PubMed homepage will connect to a preview version. The preview version will enable users to try out the new interface and is expected to run for at least two weeks after which PubMed will exist in the redesigned version. No changes to URLs will be necessary.

This change will affect PubMed @ Duquesne. If you have questions about searching the new interface, please contact David Nolfi, Health Sciences Librarian (nolfi@duq.edu, 412.396.4931).

First Fridays Program: Twick or Tweet? Social Media's Place in Scholarship

Friday: October 2, 2009 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

408 Gumberg Library

Presenters: Robert Behary, MLS, MBA, Systems Librarian and Julie Motyka, MLS, Reference Librarian

Abstract:
In this presentation, the impact of social media on academe will be explored. The presenters will describe ways in which scholars could use popular, freely available tools to join and create online communities and also provide examples of ways in which such communities can be used to provide opportunities for collaboration and continuing education. Additionally, the presenters will describe the increasing importance of social media tools in scholarship, particularly in terms of tracking trends in various fields of research and study, as well as in widening the scope of academic research and placing it into a global context. This will be a 90-minute presentation geared toward an audience of faculty and graduate students.

Objectives:
Participants will learn strategies for discovering other scholars with similar interests on social media sites.
Participants will learn how to raise their own visibility using social networking.
Participants will learn how to use microblogging to follow a scholarly conference
Participants will learn how social media is being incorporated into scholarly processes (including faculty promotion decisions)

Service Interruption: Google Scholar Link to findit @ Gumberg

The link from Google Scholar to the Gumberg Library electronic journals is not working consistently. Please check the library's electronic databases for full-text access to articles until reliable access is restored.

Gumberg Library Presents: Back to Basics Series

Need a quick introduction or a refresher on using Gumberg Library’s resources? Get some expert assistance! Drop in to any of these hands-on sessions in September.

RSVPs to Lisa Sciulli sciullie@duq.edu appreciated but not required. For a full listing of programs visit www.duq.edu/library and click Library Presentations.

Location: 408 Gumberg Library

DuCat: Start your research with DuCat, Gumberg Library’s online source for books, DVDs, scores, journals, and more.
Wednesday September 16, 5:00-5:45
Monday September 28, 4:15 to 5:00

Google Scholar: Use Google for serious research. Learn how to search efficiently and link to Gumberg Library’s full text resources.
Friday October 16, 11:00-noon

RefWorks: Keep track of your research and create bibliographies with RefWorks, an online bibliographic management tool that is FREE to all Duquesne users.
Thursday September 10, 2:15-3:00
Monday September 14, 4:15-5:15

RefWorks for Thesis and Dissertation Writers: Learn how to add in-text citations, and footnotes and how to format a paper and bibliography from within RefWorks.
Thursday Sept. 17, 2:15-3:00

OTDBASE Access Restored

Access to OTDBASE has been restored. If you encounter any difficulties, please contact the Gumberg Library Reference Department at 412.396.6133 or Ask a Librarian (http://vrlplus.cb.docutek.com/duquesne/vrl_entry.asp).

Writing Center @ Gumberg Library

The Writing Center will offer evening and walk-in hours at the Gumberg Library.

The Fall 2009 schedule is:

Gumberg Library Satellite (Popular Reading Rm, 4th floor)
Tuesday 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Thursday 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

The Writing Center’s telephone number at the main location is 412-396-5209.

Consultants work with writing from all disciplines and all stages of the writing process, from outlines and notes to completed drafts and revisions. The Writing Cetner has consultants who specialize in working with business writing, science writing, and ESL writing.

Access Interruption to OTDBASE

OTDBASE is experiencing intermittent interruptions in service. The publisher is working to fix the problem but predicts full resolution could take more than one week.

If you need to do occupational therapy research during an OTDBASE service interrruption, we suggest using CINAHL, Google Scholar, or Scopus. If you need help searching these databases, please contact the Gumberg Library Reference Department at 412.396.6133 or Ask a Librarian (http://vrlplus.cb.docutek.com/duquesne/vrl_entry.asp).

ERes and DuCat Maintenance, September 7 & 8

Maintenance on ERes and DuCat on September 7th and 8th may result in brief outages (5-15 minutes) for each service as follows:

DuCat: 9-7-2009 10 a.m. to 11 a.m
ERes: 9-8-2009 10 a.m. to 11 a.m

RefWorks @ Gumberg Library

Getting Started with RefWorks
Create an account and learn to create and import references and generate a bibliography.

Thursday, September 10, 2:15 p.m.—3 p.m.
Monday, September 14, 4:15 p.m.—5 p.m.

RefWorks for Thesis and Dissertation Writers
Learn about additional features, adding in-text citations and footnotes, and how to format a paper and bibliography from within RefWorks.

Thursday, September 17, 2:15 p.m.—3 p.m.

All sessions held in 408 Gumberg Library.

Registration recommended, but not required.
E-mail Lisa Sciulli at sciullie@duq.edu to register.

Gumberg for Graduates, September 8 & 9

Graduate students are invited to learn what services and resources your library has to offer. Attend one of these 30-minute orientation sessions:
Tues. Sept. 8 @ 5:30-6:00 p.m.
Wed. Sept. 9 @ 12:30-1:00 p.m.
Gumberg for Graduate Students sessions will be held in the Graduate Study Room, 2nd floor, Gumberg Library.
ALL Graduate Students Welcome! Pizza will be served. This is a great opportunity to meet with other graduate students! Reservations are not required, but recommended. To sign up, contact Allison Brungard at 412.396.6133 or brungard@duq.edu. Visit http://www.library.duq.edu/ for more information.

Career Services @ Gumberg Library, September 1

Career Services will promote their fall event schedule and introduce specific services available to students. Stop by the library on September 1, from 9:30-1:30, in the Popular Reading Area on the 4th floor of the Gumberg Library. Light snacks will be provided.

New e-Books Added to FORENSICnetBASE

The following new electronic books have been added to FORENSICnetBASE, which is available from Gumberg Library’s databases page (http://www.duq.edu/library/find/findDatabasesAlphabetical.shtml).

FORENSICnetBASE is a collection of nearly 300 searchable books covering forensic science, crime investigation, law enforcement, and more. You can also access individual book titles by searching the library’s catalog, DuCat (http://ducat.library.duq.edu).

Canine Ergonomics
CISO Soft Skills
Communicating Emergency Preparedness
Community Policing
Crisis Management Planning and Execution
Data Mining for Intelligence, Fraud & Criminal Detection
Death Scene Investigation
Dental Autopsy
Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects of Sexual Crimes and Unusual Sexual Practices
Forensic Cardiovascular Medicine
Forensic Cremation Recovery and Analysis
Forensic Science in Wildlife Investigations
Human and Nonhuman Bone Identification
How to Develop and Implement a Security Master Plan
Information Security Management Metrics
Jihadists and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Karch's Pathology of Drug Abuse, Fourth Edition
Kidnap for Ransom
Knowledge Discovery for Counterterrorism and Law Enforcement
Lloyd's MIU Handbook of Maritime Security
Methods in Environmental Forensics
Police Corruption
Port Security Management
Practical Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction
Principles of Biomechanics
Profiling Hackers
Scientific Method: Applications in Failure Investigation and Forensic Science
Serial Violence
The Use of Forensic Anthropology, Second Edition
The Virtopsy Approach
Threat Assessment and Management Strategies
Transportation Systems Security
Trends in Policing
Urban Crime Prevention, Surveillance, and Restorative Justice
Violence Assessment and Intervention

Move-in Day Alert

Move-in will occur on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 from 12:00noon to 11:00pm.
A move-in route will be established with one-way traffic on Bluff Street, McAnulty Drive, Locust Street (Gumberg Library location), Seitz Street and Vickroy Street.Vehicles parked on the move-in route during move-in will be towed.

McAnulty Graduate Student Orientation, August 21

The library will be hosting a special orientation session for all new graduate students from the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts. The 4th floor Reference study area and Room 408 will be reserved from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. to accommodate the large number of graduate students participating in the orientation. We ask for your patience during this busy time. Please ask for assistance if you need help.

Lab Consultants Help with F.A.S.T. @ Gumberg

The public computer area on the 4th floor of the Gumberg Library will be staffed with Lab Consultants prepared to answer any questions about Multipass, Email, and other computing issues during F.A.S.T., July 14-17th.

New Health Sciences E-Books

Gumberg Library has added 37 new electronic books to Books@Ovid, bringing the total collection to 147 titles. The following e-books are now available in Books@Ovid or DuCat:

• Atlas of vulvar disease
• Best Practices: Evidence-Based Nursing Procedures
• Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses
• CMSA Core Curriculum for Case Management
• Critical Care Medicine: The Essentials
• Danforth's Obstetrics & Gynecology 10th Edition
• DeJong's The Neurologic Examination
• Devita, Hellman & Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology
• Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome in mental health
• Fundamentals of Pediatric Orthopedics
• Handbook of Dialysis 4th Edition
• Headaches, The
• Hospital for Sick Children Manual of Pediatric Trauma, The
• Interpretation of pulmonary function tests : a practical guide
• Koss' Diagnostic Cytology and Its Histopathologic Bases
• Lewis's child and adolescent psychiatry
• Lippincott manual of nursing practice
• Lippincott's primary care psychiatry
• Manual of ambulatory pediatrics
• Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests 8th Edition
• Manual of Nutritional Therapeutics
• Modern Epidemiology
• Nursing care plans & documentation
• Nursing diagnosis : application to clinical practice
• Occupational and Environmental Health: Recognizing and Preventing Disease and Injury
• Patterson's allergic diseases
• Primary care medicine
• Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry
• Principles and Practice of Palliative Care & Supportive Oncology 3rd Edition
• Principles of inpatient psychiatry
• Professional Guide to Diseases
• Resolving ethical dilemmas
• Spondylolysis, Spondylolisthesis, and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
• Te Linde's operative gynecology.
• The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology
  

New ScienceDirect e-Books in Online Catalog

The following e-books are now available in DuCat:

ScienceDirect e-books:
• Encyclopedia of Analytical Science
• Encyclopedia of Cancer
• Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences
• Comprehensive Clinical Psychology (2000)
• Encyclopedia of Gerontology
• Encyclopedia of Immunology (2004)
• Encyclopedia of Information Systems (2004)
• Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy
• Encyclopedia of Social Measurement
• Encyclopedia of the Human Brain
• Encyclopedia of Toxicology
• Encyclopedia of Virology – 2nd ed
• Encyclopedia of virology – 3rd ed
• Meyler’s Side Effects of Drugs

Card Swipe Access to Gumberg Library Begins July 6th

A pilot test for access to the Gumberg Library’s front doors during evening hours will begin Monday, July 6 and run through the end of July. The incoming doors will be locked at 8 p.m. Students, faculty, and staff should use their ID card to swipe in until 10 p.m. Once the card has been swiped, the doors will open automatically.

Library Sidewalk Construction Notice -- Handicap Ramp

The section of the sidewalk from the Handicap ramp on Locust Circle (West) to the seat wall along the plaza entrance will be replaced beginning Monday June 1^st. The work is being done to reduce the cross slope of the sidewalk-the curb height along this section will be the same as the handicap entrance ramp (Aprox: 1”). Users needing accommodations or assistance for access should call Library Circulation, x6130.

Documenting the Impact of Your Scholarship

Date: May 11, 2009, 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Location: 408 Gumberg Library

Presenters: David A. Nolfi, MLS, AHIP, Health Sciences Librarian & Julie Motyka, MSLS, Reference Librarian

Discussants: Dr. Jim Weber, University Promotion and Tenure Committee & Dr. Paula Witt-Enderby, Faculty Senate President

Description:
The workshop’s goal is to help faculty members make the case for excellence in scholarship by using tools such as citation analysis, impact factors, and other methods. Newer faculty who are just starting to publish can also benefit by using these tools to develop effective publishing strategies. Following the presentation, participants will have hands-on opportunities to use the tools and begin documenting the impact of their own scholarship. The workshop will conclude with a discussion about using scholarship data in the promotion and tenure process.

Library to Open Earlier Starting May 11

In response to numerous suggestions from students as well as comments on the LibQUAL survey, the library will begin opening Monday through Friday at 7:30 a.m., starting May 11, 2009. This is a pilot to determine if opening earlier for the coming academic year is sustainable.

Uncovering Hidden Treasure: Public Domain Resources

Wednesday, May 13
10:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

Presenters:
Matthew Boyer (music), Leslie Lewis (images & videos), Sydney Walden (religious studies & philosophy),
and Robert Behary (classics)

Description:
In this 90 minute workshop, participants will learn how to determine when content is available in the public do-main, with special emphasis on music, images, videos, and philosophy, theology, and classics texts. Problems with reliability and age of editions will be examined through selected examples. Note: This is an encore presenta-tion of the First Friday session presented March 6, 2009.

Ethics, Theology and Philosophy Resources for Scholars

Monday, May 11
2:30—4:00 p.m.

Presenters:
Sandee Collins, MA, MLS, Ph. D. Cand., Library Director, Byzantine Catholic Seminary
Jeff McCurry, Ph. D., Director, Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center
Sydney Walden, MLS, M.Div., MA, Reference Librarian

Description:
The workshop’s goals are to familiarize faculty members and graduate students with new and existing digital col-lections in their fields, demonstrate how to locate hard to find interdisciplinary and ecumenical materials, and exhibit resources available in the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center.

GUMBERG LIBRARY CLOSES 5TH FLOOR MAY 7- AUGUST 11

The 5th floor of the Gumberg Library will be closed for renovations from May 7 through mid-August. The Curriculum Center will remain open.

Audiovisual materials and periodicals from the 5th floor will be available through a retrieval process at the 4th floor Circulation Desk. Music books and scores will be available through Interlibrary Loan.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation during this summer renovation project.

Contact: Circulation, 412.396.6130 Updates: 412.396.INFO

Combine Study Time with Refreshments

Take a break from studying for finals and writing papers to join your friends for some rejuvenation in the library!

On Wednesday, April 29, at 3 p.m., the Student Government Association (SGA) will be sponsoring a study break for students.

Refreshments will be served in the Popular Reading Area on the 4th floor of the Gumberg Library.

The New "E" in Reference Sources

Date: Friday May 1, 2009 11 a.m. --noon Location: 408 Gumberg Library
Presenters: Barbara Adams, Reference Librarian and Brian Rogers, Information Assistant

Description:
Where have all the reference books gone? Discover the convenience of anywhere-anytime access to authoritative, scholarly reference materials for quick look ups and in-depth study. Learn how to find familiar sources and newly added e-reference books online starting from the Gumberg Library’s web site. Find out more about how Duquesne University faculty and students can use the library’s growing e-reference collection for courses and personal knowledge.

No registration is necessary.

The PowerPoint and handouts will be posted to our First Fridays Archive site at http://www.sites.duq.edu/library/about/aboutFirstFridaysArchive.shtml
This session will not be recorded, but may be repeated on another date if there is sufficient interest.

May Workshop: Documenting the Impact of Your Scholarship

Date: Monday, May 11, 12:30—2 p.m.
Location: 408 Gumberg Library

Presenters:
David A. Nolfi, MLS, AHIP, Health Sciences Librarian
Julie Motyka, MSLS, Reference Librarian

Discussants:
Dr. Jim Weber, University Promotion and Tenure Committee
Dr. Paula Witt-Enderby, Faculty Senate President

Description:
The workshop’s goal is to help faculty members make the case for excellence in scholarship by using tools such as citation analysis, impact factors, and other methods. Newer faculty who are just starting to publish can also benefit by using these tools to develop effective publishing strategies. Following the presentation, participants will have hands-on opportunities to use the tools and begin documenting the impact of their own scholarship. The workshop will conclude with a discussion about using scholarship data in the promotion and tenure process.

No registration is necessary.

If you have questions about the workshop, please contact David Nolfi at nolfi@duq.edu or 412.396.4931.

The PowerPoint and handouts will be posted to our the Gumberg Library website at http://www.sites.duq.edu/library/about/aboutFirstFridaysArchive.shtml

RefWorks is pleased to announce the release of RefMobile!

RefMobile is a version of RefWorks designed for access and use via smart phones, cell phones, and PDAs. Features of RefMobile include the ability to view references in a RefWorks account, search within RefWorks, and add new references using a “smart add” option.

You may find directions for working with RefMobile at: https://rwt.refworks.com/RefWorks/help/Working_with_RefMobile.htm

NOTE: Users must have access to their RefWorks group code as part of the log in. Please call the Reference Desk (412.396.6133) if you do not know DU’s group code.

You may obtain further documentation on RefMobile by writing to support@refworks.com.

Important E-Z Borrow Information

PALCI has notified Gumberg Library that the E-Z Borrow system was shut down during a 14-hour period between 7:15 PM on Thursday, April 9, and 9:15 AM on Friday, April 10. Unfortunately, requests submitted during that time frame may have been lost.

To insure your request will be filled, please follow these instructions:

• Login to your E-Z Borrow account at:
  

http://www.duq.edu/library/research/e-zborrow.shtml

• Click "Review your Requests"
• If you do NOT see your request, please submit a new request for the material you need
• If you have any questions, please contact the E-Z Borrow office at 412-396-6127

Gumberg Library Endowed Student Scholarship Awarded

The 2009 Gumberg Library Endowed Student Scholarship has been awarded to Daniel Terbush, a student in Physician Assistant program in the Rangos School of Health Sciences. Dan is employed as a student aide in the Circulation Department and has worked at the library since the fall of 2008.

Dan is the sixth recipient of the $500 award. The scholarship was founded by Gumberg Library employees as part of Duquesne University’s previous Capital Campaign, to recognize the contributions of student workers to the accomplishment of the library’s mission. Any student aide currently employed in the library who has been employed in the library for two or more terms and plans to return to work in the library the following term is eligible to apply.

In his winning scholarship essay, Dan stated that “Unlike other jobs available to college students, working at a library allows a student to integrate themselves into the University’s desire to serve God by serving students. Work done in the library directly correlates with students’ abilities to obtain their goals and succeed in life.” Dan also noted that working at Gumberg Library has given him “the unique opportunity to work in an atmosphere that encourages my education and sustains the spirit of the mission statement.”

A brief presentation ceremony at the library will take place during National Library Week, on Gumberg Library Student Aide Appreciation Day, Thursday, April 16, at 2:00 p.m. All are welcome.

Fundraising for the scholarship endowment is ongoing. Gift information is available on the University’s website at http://www.giving.duq.edu/giving-annual.html. Anyone wishing to contribute should specify that their gift is intended for the Gumberg Library Student Endowed Scholarship.

PALCI: E-ZBorrow Unavailable on Friday, April 10

A period of downtime has been scheduled to perform maintenance that affects the library's E-ZBorrow service. The outage will take place on Friday, April 10th, 2009 from 9:00am until 12:00 noon. During this time, E-ZBorrow will be unavailable for use.

Celebrate National Poetry Month @ Gumberg Library

Create a poem, share a poem, or take a poem with you when you participate in Gumberg Library's "Poem in Your Pocket" event. On the 4th floor of the library near Room 408 there is a panel display for you to read a poem, post a poem, or just take a poem with you and share it.

On April 17, mobile users can instantly celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day by reading poems and sharing them with co-workers, family, friends, and even strangers.

The entire collection of over 2,500 poems on Poets.org, as well as hundreds of biographies and essays, is also available in a mobile format which provides free and direct access to poetry in the palm of your hand.

To reach the mobile site, simply go to www.poets.org/m. You can also preview the mobile site from your desktop computer.

Music Therapy Guitar Student Performance

All are welcome to take a break and listen to the very talented guitar students in the music therapy program as they perform their final exam! They need an audience, that means you!

Meet in the Curriculum Center on the 5th floor or outside on the library plaza, weather permitting, at noon. Light refreshments will be served.

History of National Library Week

In the mid-1950s, research showed that Americans were spending less on books and more on radios, televisions and musical instruments. Concerned that Americans were reading less, the ALA and the American Book Publishers formed a nonprofit citizens organization called the National Book Committee in 1954. The committee's goals were ambitious. They ranged from "encouraging people to read in their increasing leisure time" to "improving incomes and health" and "developing strong and happy family life."

In 1957, the committee developed a plan for National Library Week based on the idea that once people were motivated to read, they would support and use libraries. With the cooperation of ALA and with help from the Advertising Council, the first National Library Week was observed in 1958 with the theme "Wake Up and Read!"

National Library Week was observed again in 1959, and the ALA Council voted to continue the annual celebration. When the National Book Committee disbanded in 1974, ALA assumed full sponsorship. National Library Week is observed each year in April.

National Library Week, April 13-17, 2009 - Proclamation

WHEREAS, our nation's public, academic, school and specialized libraries transform their communities;
WHEREAS, libraries play a vital role in supporting the quality of life in their communities;
WHEREAS, librarians are trained professionals, helping people of all ages find the information they need to live, learn and work in the 21st century;
WHEREAS, libraries are part of the American Dream – places for opportunity, education, self-help and lifelong learning;
WHEREAS, libraries bring you a world of knowledge both in person and online;
WHEREAS, libraries are a key player in the national discourse on intellectual freedom, equity of access, and narrowing the “digital divide;”
WHEREAS, libraries, librarians, library workers and supporters across America are celebrating National Library Week with the theme of Worlds Connect @ your library;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Dr. Charles J. Dougherty, President of Duquesne University, proclaim National Library Week @ Duquesne University, April 13-17, 2009. I encourage everyone in the Duquesne community to take advantage of the many resources and services available at the Gumberg Library and the Center for Legal Information of the School of Law. I also encourage everyone to thank the entire Library staff whose expertise and dedication make the Gumberg Library and the Center for Legal Information academic libraries of distinction.

NEW! Gumberg Library Adds Scopus Database

Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. Quick, easy and comprehensive, Scopus provides superior support of the literature research process. Updated daily, Scopus offers:

• Over 16,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 publishers
  
• over 1200 Open Access journals
  
• 520 conference proceedings
  
• 650 trade publications
  
• 315 book series
  
• 36 million records
  
• Results from 431 million scientific web pages
  
• 23 million patent records from 5 patent offices
  
• "Articles-in-Press" from over 3,000 journals
  
• Seamless links to full-text articles and other library resources
  
• Innovative tools that give an at-a-glance overview of search results and refine them to the most relevant hits
  
• Alerts to keep you up-to-date on new articles matching your search query, or by favorite author

Spring into Books! 50% Off Scholastic Book Sale

Stop in and see the great selection of children’s and young adult literature, board books, multicultural titles, Spanish titles, software, teacher resources, cookbooks and much more!

April 20-24
10 a.m.–8 p.m.
Gumberg Library, Popular Reading Area, 4th floor

All major credit cards accepted. All proceeds benefit the Maureen Sullivan Curriculum Center. If you would like more information please contact Danielle Buck at 412.396.1858.

RefWorks Basic and Advanced Sessions Offered in March

Ref Works Basics
Create an account and learn to create and import references and generate a bibliography.

Friday, March 27, 11a.m. -12 p.m.
Monday, March 30, 6-7 p.m.

RefWorks Advanced
Learn about additinal features, adding in-text citations and footnotes, and how to format a paper and bibliography from within RefWorks.

Monday, March 30, 7-8 p.m.

All sessions held in 408 Gumberg Library. No reservations necessary.

iGoogle, You Google, We Can Google Together! Using Google Collaboration Tools

Date: Friday April 3, 2009 11 a.m.

Location: 408 Gumberg Library

Presenters: Allison Brungard, Robert Behary, Diana Sasso

Description:
Faculty and students often collaborate with peers at other institutions, sharing documents, planning and scheduling meetings, and creating web sites. This 90 minute workshop will introduce simple and free ways to collaborate using tools offered by Google.

No registration is necessary. The PowerPoint and handouts will be posted to our First Fridays Archive site at http://www.sites.duq.edu/library/about/aboutFirstFridaysArchive.shtml
This session will not be recorded, but may be repeated on another date if there is sufficient interest.

Alert! Problem with Micromedex Dosing Calculators

Micromedex, a business of Thomson Reuters, has discovered a situation in which
misleading dosing information may be printed from the dosing calculators in the
Healthcare Series and Point of Care applications.

Additional Information

Wiley e-books added to DuCat

The following Wiley e-books are now available in DuCat.

A Companion to Applied Ethics
A Companion to Genethics
A Companion to Kant
A Companion to Nietzsche
A Companion to Plato
A Companion to the British and Irish Novel 1945-2000
After Aquinas
Atheism and Theism
Blackwell Guide to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Cognitive Development
Chomsky and His Critics Book
Companion to Chaucer
Companion to Early Modern Women's Writing
Companion to Heidegger
Concise Companion to Postwar American Literature and Culture
Derrida Dictionary
Diversity and Community - An Interdisciplinary Reader
Employment and Employee Rights
How to Make Opportunity Equal - Race and Contributive Justice
In Kant's Wake - Philosopphy in the Twentieth Century
Marx After Marxism - The Philosophy of Karl Marx
Modern Critical Thought-An Anthology of Theorists Writing on Theorists
Modernism - A Short Introduction
Rawls's Law of Peoples - A Realistic Utopia?
The Blackwell Companion to Political Theology
The Blackwell Guide to Hume's Treatise
Theology and Social Theory - Beyond Secular Reason

And more...

· Analysis of Survey Data
· Applied Chemometrics for Scientists
· Assessing Risk in Sex Offenders - A Practitioner's Guide
· Beyond Reasonable Doubt - Reasoning Processes in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Related Disorders
· Chemometrics in Environmental Analysis
· Chemometrics: From Basics to Wavelet Transform
· Community Treatment of Eating Disorders
· Companion to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies
· Companion to Media Studies
· Companion to the Anthropology of American Indians
· Depression in Children and Adolescents
· Design, Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research
· Dirty Discourse - Sex and Indecency in Broadcasting
· Domestic Violence and Family Safety - A Systemic Approach to Working with Violence in Families
· Dyslexia - An Introduction Guide
· Dyslexia - Students in Need
· Dyslexia and Learning Style - A Practitioner's Handbook
· Dyslexia in Context - Research, Policy and Practice
· Emile Durkheim - Sociologist of Modernity
· Evaluating Research Methods in Psychology - A Case Study Approach
· Experimental Design and Statistics for Psychology A First Course
· Family Therapy - Concepts, Process and Practice
· Handbook of Eating Disorders
· Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference, Sixth Edition
· Introduction to Survey Quality
· Methods for Testing and Evaluating Survey Questionnaires
· Modern Practice of Gas Chromatography, Fourth Edition
· Neglected Children and Their Families
· Out in Psychology - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Perspectives
· Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - Issues and Controversies
· Psychoanalytic Movement
· Readings in Economic Sociology
· Same-Sex Cultures and Sexualities - An Anthropoligical Reader
· Sexual Offender Treatment - Controversial Issues
· Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession - Pychological Perspectives for Prevention, Policing and Treatment
· Statistical Methods in Analytical Chemistry, Second Edition
· Targeting Immigrants - Government, Technology, and Ethics
· The Blackwell Companion to Globalization
· The Blackwell Companion to Major Classical Social Theorists
· The Blackwell Companion to Major Contemporary Social Theorists
· Therapy with Couples - A Behavioural-Systems Approach to Couple Relationship and Sexual Problems
· Treating and Preventing Obesity - An Evidence Based Review
· Understanding the Methods of Psychological Research - Why Science Matters
· Unexpected Death in Childhood - A Handbook for Practioners
· Winners and Losers in Globalization
· Women and Media
· Women and Media International Perspectives
· Women, Family, and Work: Writings in the Economics of Gender

Gumberg Library Survey: Winners Announced!

Gumberg Library would like to thank all Duquesne University students, faculty, and staff who participated in and helped promote our recent LibQUAL survey. We are still in the process of tabulating the results but can now announce many of the participation-incentive winners. You can see photos of the students who won the major incentive prizes plus the names of the other student winners at www.library.duq.edu/libqual.

Visiting Speaker-Helen Fielding

Women & Gender Studies and Philosophy Speaker, Helen Fielding
March 19, 12-2 p.m., Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center, 1st floor, Gumberg Library

Coffee with Darwin Days

Roundtable with Visiting Speaker: Elizabeth Grosz
April 1, 3-5 p.m., Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center, 1st floor, Gumberg Library

Dissertation Defense-Psychology

March 17, 2009, 1:30

Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center, Gumberg Library

Contact Info (phone or email): Psychology@duq.edu http://www.gradpsych.duq.edu/thesisdefenses.html

Thomas J. Smith will present: Client's experience of effective psychoanalytic-psychodynamic psychotherapy for major depression: An empirical phenomenological study Director: Roger Brooke, Ph.D., ABPP

Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins e-books added to DuCat

The following LWW e-books are now available in DuCat.

· Manual of dermatologic therapeutics
· Nutrition in clinical practice
· Practical cardiology
· Spinal trauma :imaging, diagnosis, and management
· Trauma : contemporary principles and therapy
· Osteoarthritis :diagnosis and medical/surgical management
· The substance abuse handbook
· Danforth's obstetrics and gynecology
· Lippincott's primary care orthopaedics
· The crucial principles in care of the knee
· A clinical guide to pediatric weight management and obesity
· Manual of obstetrics
· Barker, Burton, and Zieve's principles of ambulatory medicine
· Osteoporosis : a guide for clinicians
· Differential diagnosis in primary care
· Surgical techniques in sports medicine
· Head and neck cancer : a multidisciplinary approach

Ovid e-books added to DuCat

The following Ovid e-books are now available in DuCat.

· 5-minute clinical suite
· Skin & wound care
· The 5-minute consult:clinical companion to women's health
· Handbook of stroke
· Forensic emergency medicine
· Adolescent health care
· Hypertension primer :the essentials of high blood pressure:basic science, population science, and clinical
· management
· Basic concepts of psychiatric-mental health nursing
· Drugs in pregnancy and lactation
· Goodheart's photoguide of common skin disorders
· Modern nutrition in health and disease
· The AHA clinical cardiac consult
· A manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests
· The 5-minute orthopaedic consult
· Designing clinical research
· Macnab's backache
· 5-minute pediatric consult
· Manual of musculoskeletal medicine
· Manual of gastroenterology
· Sauer's manual of skin diseases
· The 5 minute pain management consult
· Avoiding common pediatric errors
· Diabetes management in primary care
· Interpretation of diagnostic tests
· A pocket manual of differential diagnosis
· Child and adolescent clinical psychopharmacology
· Handbook of adolescent health care
· Manual of pediatric therapeutics
· Guide to drug development
· Wintrobe's clinical hematology
· A practical guide to palliative care

IM a Gumberg Librarian!

Try out our new IM Reference service at Ask a Librarian.
This trial will run from March 9 – May 6. Reference librarians will be online Monday thru Friday, 2-5 pm, and Saturday/Sunday, 11 am-1pm, to answer your questions.
Let us know your IM preferences by taking our survey.

Scopus Trial Until March 13th

The Gumberg Library has trial access to Scopus until March 13th. Here is a link to the Scopus trial:

http://tinyurl.com/du-scopus

Send feedback to miller6677@duq.edu.

SciFinder Ends March 9. Register for Web Version now.

D.U. SciFinder Scholar ends March 9. SciFinder Scholar will be available exclusively via the Web version starting March 10, 2009. Register for SciFinder web version now.

Don't Miss the Chance! Tell the Library What You Think. Enter to Win an iPod Touch.

All Duquesne students, faculty, and staff are invited to give input on the library’s collections, services, and spaces using the LibQUAL+(TM) survey.
This international web-based survey has been used by more than 1,000 institutions and enables the Gumberg Library to benchmark results against other libraries. The survey has 38 questions about the library, demographic questions, and a box for open-ended comments and suggestions. It takes about 10 to 15 minutes to complete, and your answers are not linked to your identity.
The survey will be available February 4-27, 2009.
Enter the LibQUAL Survey
Incentives:
The Gumberg Library is offering students who complete the LibQUAL survey the chance to win:
iPod Touch
$50 Barnes & Noble Gift Card
Starbucks Gift Cards (20 @ $10)
Snacks & Munchies Gift Basket
Starbucks Gift Basket
Steelers Fan Gift Basket
Questions?
Send email to libqual@duq.edu or call 412.396.4931.
Additional Information
About LibQUAL
Articles about LibQUAL in Google Scholar

Uncovering Hidden Treasures: Public Domain Resources

Date: Friday March 6, 2009 11 a.m.

Location: 408 Gumberg Library

Presenters: Matthew Boyer (music), Leslie Lewis (images and videos), Sydney Walden (religious studies and philosophy), and Robert Behary (classics)

Description:
The number of public domain resources, made available by libraries, universities, and individuals, is growing exponentially. Ready access to these materials is a boon for scholars, teachers, and students; however, this flood of materials makes it difficult to find the best sources and keep abreast of newly released collections and sites. In this 90 minute workshop, participants will learn how to determine when content is available in the public domain, with special emphasis on music, images, videos, and philosophy, theology, and classics texts. Problems with reliability and age of editions will be examined through selected examples. Finally, participants will learn how to capture/download files for use in Microsoft Office applications, such as Word or PowerPoint.

No registration is necessary. The PowerPoint and handouts will be posted to our First Fridays Archive site at http://www.sites.duq.edu/library/about/aboutFirstFridaysArchive.shtml
This session will not be recorded, but may be repeated on another date if there is sufficient interest.

Plug in @ Gumberg Library

Over 100 new electrical outlets in public study areas on the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th floors of the library. You asked and we answered!

Writing Center @ Gumberg Library

Mondays and Wednesdays evenings from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Gumberg Library 4th floor, Popular Reading Room. make an appointment

SciFinder Now Available Via Web

NOTICE: SciFinder is now available via the Web for Duquesne University users. As of March 9, 2009, Duquesne access to SciFinder Scholar will end. SciFinder will be available exclusively via the Web version starting March 10, 2009. (See instructions for Web access)