The DNL Report

June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month. This year is the 50th anniversary of #PrideMonth (first event was a march held on June 28, 1970) to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. Pride Month honors the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in our local communities, nationally, and worldwide.

Typically we would have a physical display of books in the Library this month but since we are currently closed we would like to share a resource list. We connected with the co-presidents of Fairfield Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA) and they shared a list of books and media that their club members have compiled over time. Great idea we must say! In addition, we have added a list of links to various reading lists and organizations.

Recommendations from Fairfield Gender & Sexuality Alliance

Books

links to the Library catalog or WorldCat to view other libraries that provide access

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe- Benjamin Alire Saenz

On Earth We

It's National Library Week (April 19-25, 2020) and we thought we would showcase some things you may not know that the DiMenna-Nyselius Library offers VIRTUALLY:

1. Free digital subscriptions to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Chronicle of Higher Education.
2. 24/7 chat service. You may have used it but you may not know that after business hours it is staffed by librarians through the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) library consortium. Our librarians also help answer questions that come from other Jesuit University students.
3. Support using citation manager tools like RefWorks and Zotero. These are especially helpful for capstone students, grad students, faculty, and anyone trying to organize and cite a lot of sources. Use the tutorial guide (link above) or make a virtual research appointment to get more help.
4. Access to old yearbooks, student newspapers, university photos, and other University records in the Fairfield History Online.
5. Streaming video platforms that provide access to academic films and documentaries, classics, and indie films.
6. We have a new coloring book! It can be found on the New York Academy of Medicine's 2020 #ColorOurCollections website along with 100s of other museums and libraries coloring books.
7. People from around the world can download faculty scholarship, through our open access Institutional Repository, DigitalCommons@Fairfield
8. Browse, read, and monitor scholarly journals across disciplines with BrowZine to make your own digital newsstand.
9. We have a Spotify account with study music playlists and some of the library staff have created their own playlists too.
10. Statistics are tracked for everything and we even have a Library Assessment committee. Check out some of our data on our online Impact Dashboard

Finals Week Stress Relief will kick off on the first reading day, Tuesday, December 10th, 2019, which is the start of Our 24-hour schedule

All Week:

• De-stress