d'Alzon Library Blog

Winter 2010 Newsletter is here!

2010-01-27T13:04:00.000-08:00

The Winter 2010 Newsletter is here. Grab a copy in the Library or click here!

http://www1.assumption.edu/dept/library/Newsletter/Winter%202010.pdf

January Newsletter coming soon...

2010-01-19T12:36:00.000-08:00

From http://www.wordle.net/

Library Welcomes New Director!

2009-10-23T08:47:00.000-07:00

The Library Staff welcomes Doris Ann Sweet as the new Director of Library Services. Ms. Sweet brings with her a wealth of library experience, most recently as Associate Director for Research Services at Simmons College Library in Boston.

We look forward to the Director's extensive library experience and proven leadership skills that will be an asset to the d'Alzon Library and to Assumption College.

Adapted from Laurie Welling's article in the Emmanuel d'Alzon Library Link, Fall 2009, 15 (1).

Fall Newsletter is here!

2009-10-02T08:38:00.000-07:00

The Fall 2009 Newsletter of the Emmanuel d'Alzon Library is here! Please check it out online at: http://www1.assumption.edu/dept/library/Newsletter/Fall%2009-10.pdf

You are Invited

2009-09-28T17:36:00.000-07:00

You are invited to attend a reception to honor our Director of Library Services
Dr. Dawn R. Thistle
and to offer congratulations on her new position as
Executive Director of Information Technology & Media Services
Thursday, October 1, 2009
2-4 p.m.
Refreshments will be served.
d'Alzon Library 1st Floor Lounge

Book Sale

2009-09-01T07:09:00.000-07:00

It is that time again...
Time to get books for as little as 50 cents!

Wednesday and Thursday, September 9th and 10th
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Welcome Back to Students!

2009-09-01T07:05:00.002-07:00

Welcome to new and returning students. The Library would like to remind you that not only do we offer various resources (including research experts!) to help you in your classes, we also have tons of books, magazines, and videos for your leisure time as well. So stop in, and come see what we have @the Library!

2009-09-01T07:05:00.001-07:00

2009-06-29T10:08:00.000-07:00

Good bye Carole Myles, Head of Reference. We had a great time, although sad, congratulating Carole on her new position as Member Services Consultant with OCLC (WorldCat). Carole will be working from her home, and traveling to all types of libraries in the NE Area.

NBC Today Show June 11, 2009, Libraries Lend a Hand in Tough Times

2009-06-12T05:57:00.000-07:00

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

The Spring 2009 Newsletter is here!

2009-05-06T08:24:00.000-07:00

Emmanuel d'Alzon Library Link

Library Hours during finals and beyond...

2009-05-03T17:45:00.000-07:00

Just as an FYI:
2009 Spring Final Exam Extended Hours

Monday, May 4th 8am-1am
Tues-Th., May 5-7 8am-2am
Fri-Sat, May 8-9 8am-12am
Sun, May 10 11am- 2am
Monday, May 11 8am-4:30pm

May12-29th access to only 2nd and 3rd floors of library and computers. The Reference area will be closed. Please contact us,and we'll be happy to accommodate if you have a specific request.We are sorry for any inconvenience at this time, but are looking forward to our new carpet to freshen up our decor!

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Senior Art Exhibition

2009-04-21T08:08:00.000-07:00

Please join us at the Library for the

Senior Art Seminar Exhibition
April 20 – May 8

Opening Reception & Artists' Comments:
TODAY, April 21, 4:30 p.m.

Works by Seniors:

Richelle Abrahams, Sam Andrews, Kaitlin Burkle, John Casey, Ashley Chapdelaine,

Ashley Gomes, Mike Goolishian, Lani Heidenheim, Katelyn Henault, Elise Hennrikus,

Lauren Padula, Dan Rossetti, Maura Strickland, Michael Teehan, and Angelo Tiboni

Duck Day

2009-04-17T09:45:00.000-07:00

Thank you to students Katelyn O'Malley (design) and Michael Teehan (illustrations) for contributions to the D'Alzon Library's first children's book, "Joey's First Duck Day!"

As a tribute to Ken Moynihan and his wife Mary Jo, we thank him for providing a memorable and charming event of Duck Day on April 15th!

Pictured left is the cover from the book; Available for purchase for $3.00 from the Bookstore and the Library.

Pictured below are Librarians Phil Waterman, Julie O'Shea, and Carole Myles with Michael Teehan, the book's illustrator at Duck Day.

An FYI

2009-03-09T10:04:00.000-07:00

Mary Brunelle - Cataloger/Reference Librarian, d'Alzon Library

Here’s an interesting site in the Newslink newsletter from Information Today: Academia.edu

There’s not much on the site for Assumption (just the Communications Department), but I searched BU for example, and there are bunches of people and bunches of papers and research topics. It’s really quite interesting.
Academia.edu is a recently launched website that enables graduate students and academics to create academic webpages and to find other academics around the world with the same research interests. The new collaborative site www,academia.edu does two things: It shows academics around the world structured in a "tree" format, displayed according to their departmental and institutional affiliations, and it enables academics to see news on the latest research in their area—the latest people, papers, and talks. The service is free at this time.

Winter Newsletter

2009-03-09T09:39:00.000-07:00

In case you missed it, here is a link to the Winter 2009 Newsletter:

http://www.assumption.edu/dept/library/Newsletter/News2-09.pdf

d'Alzon Chronicles on YouTube and Library home page

2008-11-19T06:25:00.000-08:00

The D’Alzon Chronicles are now available on YouTube and from the Library’s home page. Funded by an LSTA grant, the instructo-mercials were developed over the 07-08 academic year by video production students in conjunction with Library staff. The plot line follows Mike, the procrastinating college student, who is writing a psychology paper and needs help finding library resources. Loosely, based on the Christmas Carol, the instructo-mercials include a dream sequence and a bleak future when Mike decides to plagiarize.

Many people assisted with this project. From Assumption, they are John Hoover (Adjunct Professor), Tom Burke and Ted Haley (Media Center), and students, Tom Sleeper ‘10, Lisa Keeney ‘10, Bridget Carr ’08, Mike O’Connor ’10, Brittany Ford ’10. Students from several Video Production classes also participated. From Berklee College of Music, Don Wilkins, a faculty member of the Film Scoring Department, supervised the creation of the musical score along with his student composers, Alex Kovacs and Thom Pope.

Please take a look at the commercials and let us know what you think. The entire series, three instructo-mercials and three special features, can be found on the Library’s Web site. YouTube has the three instructo-mercials only.

Part 1 – Pun Intended - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_RjFr_LWlc

Part 2 – Princess of Internal Affairs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W__4G8xBKqE

Part 3 – Phantom of Interrogation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvxDoKOlQjs

Carole M. Myles, MSLIS

Head of Reference & Instructional Services

Faculty Publication Event

2008-11-02T13:36:00.000-08:00

Just a reminder:

Your peers have published! Now is the time to celebrate your colleagues at the Faculty Publication Reception to take place at 4:00P.M. at the d'Alzon Library on Wednesday, November 5th.

RSVP's are encouraged. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there!

508-767-7202

Who is your subject liaison? Updated information

2008-10-03T05:36:00.000-07:00

For several years, the d'Alzon Library has matched a liaison to each department on campus. The liaison's main responsibility is to help faculty buy resources for the Library. The list has been recently updated. See the table below for the list of current liaisons and their departments.

Subject Area	Library Liaison

Business Studies	Paul Johnson (508) 767-7271 pjohnson@assumption.edu
Communications	Janice Wilbur (508) 767-7271 jwilbur@assumption.edu
Computer Science	Laurie Welling (508) 767-7136 lwelling@assumption.edu
Continuing Education	Janice Wilbur (508) 767-7271 jwilbur@assumption.edu
Economics, Global Studies & Geography	Dawn Thistle (508) 767-7272 dthistle@assumption.edu
Education	Philip Waterman (508) 767-7375 pwaterman@assumption.edu
English	Julie O'Shea (508) 767-7137 joshea@assumption.edu
Fine Arts	Carole Myles (508) 767-7020 cmyles@assumption.edu
History	Julie O'Shea (508) 767-7137 joshea@assumption.edu
Latin American Studies	Mary Brunelle (508) 767-7002 mbrunelle@assumption.edu
Mathematics	Laurie Welling (508) 767-7136 lwelling@assumption.edu
Modern and Classical Languages and Culture	Mary Brunelle (508) 767-7002 mbrunell@assumption.edu
Music	Dawn Thistle (508) 767-7272 dthistle@assumption.edu
Philosophy	Carole Myles (508) 767-7020 cmyles@assumption.edu
Politics	Barrie Mooney (508) 767-7036 bmooney@assumption.edu
Psychology	Liz Maisey (508) 767-7384 emaisey@assumption.edu
Science	Barrie Mooney (508) 767-7036 bmooney@assumption.edu
Social Rehabilitation	Philip Waterman (508) 767-7375 pwaterman@assumption.edu
Sociology	Carole Myles (508) 767-7273 cmyles@assumption.edu
Theatre Arts	Julie O'Shea (508) 767-7137 joshea@assumption.edu
Theology	Carol Pappas (508) 767-7076 cpappas@assumption.edu Julie O'Shea (508) 767-7137 joshea@assumption.edu
Women's Studies	Janice Wilbur (508) 767-7271 jwilbur@assumption.edu

Fall 2008 Newsletter

2008-10-03T05:18:00.000-07:00

Here is the Library's latest newsletter.

Spring 2008 newsletter

2008-05-11T17:47:00.000-07:00

Spring has arrived, and with it comes the latest issue of D’Alzon Library’s newsletter. Online at:

http://www.assumption.edu/dept/library/Newsletter/Spring%2008%20PDF.pdf

Winter 2008 newsletter

2008-02-12T11:25:00.000-08:00

New databases… new staff members… new journals…

There’s news at the Library!

Read about what is new this winter:

http://www.assumption.edu/dept/library/Newsletter/News2-08.pdf

Who is your subject liaison?

2008-02-05T07:41:00.000-08:00

Subject Area	Library Liaison

Business Studies	Paul Johnson (508) 767-7271 pjohnson@assumption.edu
Communications	Janice Wilbur (508) 767-7271 jwilbur@assumption.edu
Computer Science	Laurie Welling (508) 767-7136 lwelling@assumption.edu
Continuing Education	Janice Wilbur (508) 767-7271 jwilbur@assumption.edu
Economics, Global Studies & Geography	Dawn Thistle (508) 767-7272 dthistle@assumption.edu
Education	Callie Curran Morrell (508) 767-7375 ccurran@assumption.edu
English	Julie O'Shea (508) 767-7137 joshea@assumption.edu
Fine Arts	Carole Myles (508) 767-7020 cmyles@assumption.edu
Modern and Classical Languages and Culture	Mary Brunelle (508) 767-7002 mbrunell@assumption.edu
History	Julie O'Shea (508) 767-7137 joshea@assumption.edu
Mathematics	Laurie Welling (508) 767-7136 lwelling@assumption.edu
Music	Dawn Thistle (508) 767-7272 dthistle@assumption.edu
Philosophy	Carole Myles (508) 767-7020 cmyles@assumption.edu
Politics	Larry Spongberg (508) 767-7036 lspong@assumption.edu
Psychology	Liz Maisey (508) 767-7384 emaisey@assumption.edu
Science	Larry Spongberg (508) 767-7036 lspong@assumption.edu
Social Rehabilitation	Callie Curran Morrell (508) 767-7375 ccurran@assumption.edu
Sociology	Carole Myles (508) 767-7273 cmyles@assumption.edu
Theatre Arts	Julie O'Shea (508) 767-7137 joshea@assumption.edu
Theology	Carol Pappas (508) 767-7076 cpappas@assumption.edu Julie O'Shea (508) 767-7137 joshea@assumption.edu
Women's Studies	Janice Wilbur (508) 767-7271 jwilbur@assumption.edu

Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History

2008-01-31T14:02:00.000-08:00

We have a new online reference title, Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History.

A description from their site states that “the Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History captures the experiences of women throughout history in a far-reaching, four-volume work. Although there has been extensive research on women in history by region, no other text or reference work has comprehensively covered the role women have played throughout world history. With over 650 biographies of influential women and over 600 topical articles covering topics such as geography and history, culture and society, organizations, movements, and gender studies, Women in World History is the definitive reference work in the field.”

Access to this title can be found in the alphabetical database list, the General & Reference database list, and the Government, History & Politics database list.

RSS Feed for this Blog

2008-01-28T18:46:00.000-08:00

What is an RSS feed? An RSS feed provides a way to see at a glance if your favorite web sites have updated their content. Using a simple RSS feed reading program, you can subscribe to the feeds from any supporting site to get this information and link directly to the new articles that interest you.

How do I set up an RSS feed? Choose an RSS feed aggregator that collects RSS files from websites that you want to track. The aggregator then displays this information in a single interface, allowing you to browse in a minute what would have taken you half an hour or more of surfing to accomplish. An example of an RSS feed aggregator is Bloglines. Insert the following URL into the aggregator to track this blog: http://facultyinfo.blogspot.com.

Taken from Beginners Guides: RSS Feed Setup & Subscriptions at http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1771 on January 29, 2008.

From the Chronicle of Higher Education

2008-01-28T13:10:00.000-08:00

It is the love of ideas that inspires many people to choose a career in academe. For that reason, every issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education includes not only a news section but also The Chronicle Review, featuring the best and sharpest commentary on the world of ideas.

Assumption College's Chronicle site license provides all employees with IP access to The Chronicle's Web site, including all the commentary and critiques published in The Chronicle Review. To help build awareness of all the latest essays posted online every week, there is now a Chronicle Review newsletter.

Every week, the newsletter delivers quick summaries and links to articles and essays on intellectual debates and controversies, along with critical commentaries and maniacal musings on the arts, books, culture, politics, religion, and pretty much any topic that is worth some thoughtful discussion and reflection.

Subscribing to the newsletter is free and easy. Go to The Chronicle Review Newsletter to sign up. (A free Chronicle account is required.) For a list of all of The Chronicle's free e-mail newsletters, including the popular ACADEME TODAY, go to http://chronicle.com/help/emails?sl0108

Printing Power Point Slides

2008-01-28T13:02:00.000-08:00

The library staff is asking your assistance with an issue we are having with printing Power Point slides on the Library's printer. The Power Point printing default is set to print only one slide per page. Students will usually select the default and disregard the option to print multiple slides per page, therefore using many extra sheets of paper and holding up other students in the print queue.

Please let your students know they have this option. If they are unsure how to select multiple slides per page, a reference librarian can show them how. Thank you for your assistance.

Blackboard at d'Alzon Library

2008-01-28T12:34:00.001-08:00

Reserve Your Instruction Sessions

2008-01-28T12:24:00.000-08:00