Do you ever struggle writing a bibliography or works cited page? Are you looking for a way to become more organized with your research? If so, come to the Library to learn RefWorks.
RefWorks is an online bibliographic management tool that allows you to export references directly from a database, automatically print a bibliography in ALA, MLA or Chicago styles, and even automatically insert parenthetical citations into your Word document.
The workshop is open to all faculty, students and staff. Freshman can receive FYE credit for attending.
What: RefWorks workshop
When: Wednesday, Oct. 8, 6 - 7 pm or Tuesday, Oct. 14,
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At age 88, Doris Lessing continues to explore her life and the lives of her parents in her
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We have two new databases at the library: Pop Culture Universe, and Proquest Black Newspapers.
Pop Culture Universe is a digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present, including entries on: new technology , Internet memes and chatspeak, movies, TV, radio, music, comics and graphic novels, sports and pastimes, fads, fashion, and fast food.
Proquest Black Newspapers provides access to Black newspapers from across the U.S. Titles include: Afro-American Red Star, Call and Post, Chicago Defender, Houston Post, Michigan Chronicle, Muslim Journal, New Journal & Guide, New York Amsterdam News, Los Angeles Sentinel.
Both of these resources are available on our Database Page.
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We have added two new resources to help you with your research: Cambridge Histories Online, and Reference Universe.
Cambridge Histories Online allows instant access to the texts of the Cambridge Histories series, which covers American and British History, General History, Language and Linguistics, Literary Studies, Music, Philosophy, Political and Social Theory, Religious Studies, and Theatre and Performing Arts.
Reference Universe allows you to search the indexes of our print and electronic reference holdings online.
Both of these resources provide and excellent starting point for your research, and both are accessible from our database page.
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Did you know the Library has a subscription to campus-wide online access to The Chronicle of Higher Education newspaper? The Chronicle is considered the #1 newspaper for college/university faculty members and administrators. Throw away those stacks of newspapers and start reading it online!
To read the Chronicle of Higher Education online while on campus, go to The Chronicle's home page at http://chronicle.com. From here you can read the current print edition posted every Monday morning, search past issues and read other features which are updated daily on their website.
To get the most from the Chronicle online, we encourage you to take advantage of their free e-mail newsletters, including Academe Today, The Chronicle
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Sad news struck the literary world Friday with the announcement of the death of writer David Foster Wallace of an apparent suicide. Described by New York Times critic Michiko Kakutani as a "prose magician," Wallace authored 10 books of fiction and non-fiction, including his 1996 novel Infinite Jest, which is included in Time Magazines list of 100 Greatest English Novels.
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Exciting things are happening at the Library and we want all our students, faculty and staff to know about it. That's why we have devoted our exhibit space to feature new initiatives of the Library.
New Catalog Interface Encore
It is with great excitement that we unveil our new beta version of our Library catalog. This new more user-friendly product, entitled Encore, allows for easier searching by format, by tags, by publication date and much more. Give it a whirl and let us know what you think!
Search for books and other materials using Encore
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Text Messaging Help
Need research help? Got a question that a librarian can help you with? Well now you can text a librarian during most library hours. Text staghelp:your question to 265010 And don't forget the colon after staghelp!New Databases
We've added some unique databases to our research offerings.To see them, go to http://library2.fairfield.edu/newdatabases.php. You may be especially interested in:- Oxford Language Dictionaries online
- Westlaw
- JSTOR Arts and Sciences (collections 5 and 6)
New Ebooks
Over the month of September, we will be adding over 100,000 electronic books to our collection. Stay tuned.New Staff
We welcome Philip Barr as our new Reference and Media Librarian. Got a recommendation for a film? Stop by and let Philip know. We say goodbye to a value member of our circulation staff, Devin Hagan. As Devin begins a new chapter, he will be missed greatly by students and staff here at Fairfield.New Books, Videos and Music
- Among the items on display are Curriculum Collection materials and international film festival award-winning movies.
- See a list of books and other material recently acquired. Or stop by the New Books display on the main level.
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Congratulation to our own English Professor Michael White whose novel Soul Catcher has been selected as a finalist for the 2008 Connecticut Book Awards for Fiction. The award ceremony where the first prize will be announced will take place on Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Hartford Public Library. The book awards are sponsored by the Connecticut Center for the Book at Hartford Public Library. This is the second time that one of White's books has been a finalist. His previous novel The Garden of Martyrs was a finalist in 2005.
You can check out the book Soul Catcher at our library (call number PS3573 .H47447 S68 2007- New Books) as well as listen to it on CDs. The book Garden of Martyrs is available on the upper level with call number PS3573 .H47447 G37 2004.
To learn more about the CT Book Awards, click here.
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NEW CATALOG INTERFACE ENCORE
It is with great excitement that we unveil our new beta version of our Library catalog. This new more user-friendly product, entitled Encore, allows for easier searching by format, by tags, by publication date and much more. Give it a whirl and let us know what you think!Search for books and other materials using Encore
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