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Novelist Alice McDermott comes to Fairfield (4/8)

03/31/2015
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Get ready for novelist Alice McDermott's Commonweal Lecture "The Catholic Writer and the Madness of Art" on Wednesday, April 8 at 8:00 pm in Dolan School of Business by reading one of her novels. [caption id="attachment_6550" align="aligncenter" width="607"]Read an Alice McDermott novel! Read an Alice McDermott novel![/caption] McDermott's most famous work is Charming Billy (1998)
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New Database on Trial: Henry Stewart Talks

03/31/2015
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Henry Stewart Talks provides access to video lectures by leaders in the field of Business. Subject categories include Economics, Finance & Accounting, Global Business Management, Leadership, Marketing & Sales, Strategy, and Technology and Operations. Please let us know what you think by contacting Curtis Ferree, cferree@fairfield.edu or filling out our Electronic Resources Evaluation form. This trial is active through December 31, 2015.
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New Database Trial: Rock's Back Pages

03/31/2015
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Rock's Back Pages is a collection of writing on popular music, covering 1960 to present. Content includes articles, artist interviews, concert reviews, artist profiles, and more. Please let us know what you think by contacting Curtis Ferree, cferree@fairfield.edu or filling out our Electronic Resources Evaluation form. Trial ends May 5th.
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online

03/31/2015
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Today's Italian word of the day in Oxford Language Dictionaries Online is: ostinarsi [osti'narsi]
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Celebrate our Faculty's Publishing!

03/27/2015
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Thank you to everyone who made the March 19, 2015 Faculty Book Panel and Publishing Social held at DiMenna-Nyselius Library a success! Special thanks to our panel David Crawford, Mary Ann Carolan, Kris Sealey, Scott Lacy, Michael Pagano and Danke Li! Faculty Book Publighing Panel and Social

Thank you to the over 60 faculty who contributed their publication information to our publishing slideshow. You can see the slideshow below.

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FLOW Citation Workshop (4/14)

03/27/2015
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FLOWimagesFaculty and Staff -

Are you looking for a way to :

1. create reference lists EASILY? 2. organize citations based on your research projects? 3. keep track of articles you have read or want to read? 4. collaborate and share articles with co-researchers and your students?

If so, come to the Library's FLOW workshop. What is FLOW? FLOW is a tool that will help you manage the resources you use for your research, and to create citations and bibliographies when you write your papers.

Join Us.

Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Place: DiMenna-Nyselius Library, Lower Level, Lab 114 To learn more, about FLOW, go to http://librarybestbets.fairfield.edu/flow. Please note: FLOW will replace RefWorks at the end of December, 2015.

Click Here to RSVP to the FLOW workshop

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Water Film- The Business of Being Born (March 26)

03/25/2015
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The_Business_of_Being_BornOn March 26th, The Business of Being Born, a documentary released in early 2008, directed by Abby Epstein, will be shown in the DiMenna-Nyselius Multimedia room at 7pm . As one may infer from reading the title, the film explores the concept of childbirth and its ups and downs. Throughout the movie, the film focuses on a midwife named Cara who

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Women's History Month

03/23/2015
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IMG_6780Some may argue that March is one of the best months of the year. Spring and Summer are right around the corner, school wraps up in a month, and the weather becomes a lot warmer! March is also Women's History Month! Why not celebrate such a important holiday by coming down to the DiMenna-Nyselius library to pick up a few books or CDs? We have a wide variety of materials ranging from Hillary Clinton's Hard Choices to Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Our displays are being showcased at the bottom of the grand staircase. Other notable materials include: The Journals of Sylvia Plath and Ping Fu's Bend, Not Break. Our music collection includes great female musicians, including Mosquito by the Yeah Yeah's, Mary J. Blige's My Life II: The Journey Continues, Act I and
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Water Film- Ugetsu (March 19)

03/18/2015
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On March 19th, Ugetsu, a 1953 Japanese film directed by Kenzi Mizoguchi, will be shown in the DiMenna-Nyselius Multimedia Room at 7pm. Ugetsu is a story of fighting, romance, family and determination which takes place during the Japanese Civil Wars (1500s). Two husbands set out with a goal of making quick cash, but as they start receiving their profits, they are forced to make important decisions pertaining to their lives as husbands and members of their families. [caption id="attachment_6422" align="alignright" width="150"]MV5BMjE4NDE0OTI3NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjEyMTIzMQ@@._V1._CR15,24,325,474_SY317_CR1,0,214,317_AL_ Ugetsu (1953)[/caption] The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1953 (Best Costume Design, Black-and-White). Discussant: Professor Jiwei Xiao
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Pi Day of the Century (3.1415)

03/14/2015
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Scientific American Special Report Cover
It won't come around again for another 100 years, so go out and eat all the pi(e) you want on March
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