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Science Magazine print subscription has been changed from print to online. You can read Science Magazine from 1997 to the present directly on your computer or tablet @ https://libdb.fairfield.edu/login?url=http://science.sciencemag.org. Bookmark that link to read each issue.
You can also go to the Library homepage at www.fairfield.edu/library, click on the Journals tab and type in "Science Magazine".
Issues before 1997 are available through JSTOR.
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At the library, we always strive to make the library space, our services, and our resources as user-friendly as possible. The weeks leading up to finals are a special challenge for us because this is a time when we field even more reference questions, schedule even more research appointments, and check out even MORE materials!
Another thing we do here during finals is offer a few extra comforts for all those students pushing themselves to their limits to get their work done and to help them do their best work possible. Our outreach committee plans special services such as study giveaways, free coffee and snacks after midnight, and of course, we bring in the ever-popular therapy dogs to visit with students! We heard through the grapevine that at least one student made a special stop to come pet the dogs in between two stressful finals. See the infographic below to see the full picture of the support we offered!
It's meaningful for us to take some time at the end of this busy season to remind ourselves about how crucial our services are to so many. The library staff will be here all summer to help those taking summer courses, but for those who have gone away, we wish you a restful and happy summer, and we look forward to working with you in the fall of 2016!
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By Abbey of Kells - Scanned from Treasures of Irish Art, 1500 B.C. to 1500 a.D. : From the Collections of the National Museum of Ireland, Royal Irish Academy, & Trinity College, Dublin, Metropolitan Museum of Art & Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1977, ISBN 0394428072, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44527[/caption]
By Abbey of Kells - Scanned from Treasures of Irish Art, 1500 B.C. to 1500 a.D. : From the Collections of the National Museum of Ireland, Royal Irish Academy, & Trinity College, Dublin, Metropolitan Museum of Art & Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1977, ISBN 0394428072, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44527[/caption]
Check out the wonderful additions to the Library's collections of materials to support Irish Studies.
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Nicholas B. Scheetz Celtic Collection
The Nicholas B. Scheetz Celtic Collection comprises
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On Wednesday May 4, Michelle Cawley (undergraduate) and Paul Pearson (graduate) were awarded the 2016 Library Research Prizes.
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Michelle Cawley and Professor Catherine Andersen[/caption]
Michelle Cawley, a senior, was awarded the undergraduate Library Research Prize. Michelle's project for her Special Topics in Biology course was to develop a grant proposal to investigate an area of untapped scientific research. She drew upon her previous lab work with Professor Catherine Andersen for the subject of her grant proposal project entitled "The Role of Plant Sterols as a Potential Diet-Based Therapy for Type II Diabetes".
According to Professor Andersen, "Through this work, Michelle has generated work on par with professional scientists in the field of nutritional sciences."
The selection committee was impressed with Michelle's diligent research through which she scoured scientific literature via library databases and interlibrary loan, and even went so far as to contact international researchers to glean more information about their findings.
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Professor Deborah Edelman, Paul Pearson, and Dean for GSEAP Robert Hannafin[/caption]
Paul Pearson was awarded the graduate Library Research Prize for his research in support of his project "Teaching Foreign Language to Students with Language-Based Learning Disabilities: A Review of the Literature".
Paul performed a comprehensive literature review of several educational theories in both language education and special education. His research compared and often questioned the sometimes contradictory methodologies within the two disciplines. In doing so, he challenged his own preconceived notions, and those of other experts in these fields. It was not only the depth and breadth of his research that the committee found impressive but also his skill in questioning and evaluating his sources to arrive at a highly original research project.
His professor Dr. Deborah Edelman commented,
Michelle Cawley and Professor Catherine Andersen[/caption]
Michelle Cawley, a senior, was awarded the undergraduate Library Research Prize. Michelle's project for her Special Topics in Biology course was to develop a grant proposal to investigate an area of untapped scientific research. She drew upon her previous lab work with Professor Catherine Andersen for the subject of her grant proposal project entitled "The Role of Plant Sterols as a Potential Diet-Based Therapy for Type II Diabetes".
According to Professor Andersen, "Through this work, Michelle has generated work on par with professional scientists in the field of nutritional sciences."
The selection committee was impressed with Michelle's diligent research through which she scoured scientific literature via library databases and interlibrary loan, and even went so far as to contact international researchers to glean more information about their findings.
[caption id="attachment_7678" align="alignnone" width="760"] Professor Deborah Edelman, Paul Pearson, and Dean for GSEAP Robert Hannafin[/caption]
Paul Pearson was awarded the graduate Library Research Prize for his research in support of his project "Teaching Foreign Language to Students with Language-Based Learning Disabilities: A Review of the Literature".
Paul performed a comprehensive literature review of several educational theories in both language education and special education. His research compared and often questioned the sometimes contradictory methodologies within the two disciplines. In doing so, he challenged his own preconceived notions, and those of other experts in these fields. It was not only the depth and breadth of his research that the committee found impressive but also his skill in questioning and evaluating his sources to arrive at a highly original research project.
His professor Dr. Deborah Edelman commented,
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