Thursday, March 25, 2010

National Library Week Guest Speaker: Dr. Rush Miller

Gumberg Library Presents:

Dr. Rush Miller, Director of the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh

Presentation: The End of Reading (as we knew it) or The Devil Danced for Days and Days.
What is the current status of electronic books and their possible impact on reading in the future? Come find out!

Thursday, April 15, 3 p.m.
Maureen P. Sullivan Curriculum Center
Gumberg Library, 5th floor

Light refreshments will be served at 2:30.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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 19th – 23rd
10 a.m.–8 p.m.
(10 a.m.–2 p.m. on Friday)

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 or buck@duq.edu.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Back to Basics-April RefWorks Sessions, Gumberg Library

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

April 15
Gumberg Library 408
Session held from 3:00 pm - 4:00 p.m.


RefWorks for Thesis and Dissertation Writers
After attending “Getting Started With RefWorks,” come to learn more about additional features, adding in-text citations and footnotes, and how to format a paper and bibliography from within RefWorks.

April 19
Gumberg Library408
Session held from 4:00 pm - 5:00 p.m

Reservations recommended. Contact Lisa Sciulli at sciullie@duq.edu or 412.396.5346 to register.

Documenting the Impact of Your Scholarship

Friday, April 9, 11-12:30 p.m.
Gumberg Library 408

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

Discussants:
Dr. Judith Bowman, University Promotion and Tenure Committee
Dr. David Seybert, Dean and Professor, Bayer School of Natural & Environmental Sciences

The workshop’s goal is to help faculty members make the case for excellence in scholarship by using tools such as citation analysis, journal metrics, and other methods. Newer faculty who are just starting to publish can also benefit by using these tools to develop effective publishing strategies. This year’s presentation will include new techniques for assessing the author and journal impacts.

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.

Reservations recommended. Contact Lisa Sciulli at sciullie@duq.edu or 412.396.5346 to register.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

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Text us at 66746 and start your question with askduq.

Example: askduq What are the library hours on Saturdays?

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For more details about this service: www.duq.edu/library/services/textalibrarian.shtml