School Libraries Whitehouse Petition

Petition deadline February 3, 2012:
Please see http://wh.gov/Wgd for the full petition

Ensure that every child in America has access to an effective school library program.

Every child in America deserves access to an effective school library program. We ask that the re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provide dedicated funding to help support effective school library programs. Such action will ensure more students have access to the resources and tools that constitute a 21st century learning environment. Reductions in school library programs are creating an ‘access gap’ between schools in wealthier communities versus those where there are high levels of poverty. All students should have an equal opportunity to acquire the skills necessary to learn, to participate, and to compete in today’s world.

A whitehouse.gov account is required to sign Petitions.

Vibrancy (Art Exhibit)

It’s so cold outside, please step into the library to get warm.  Experience “Vibrancy” presented by Art Student, Hannah Berger.  The exhibit will be in the Library Main Gallery from Monday Jan 23^rd to February 10^th.  Please stop by and encourage your students to do the same.

Chantana
For more information click this link.

Happy New Semester!

New Year, New Semester... Have you been to the library yet?  We have new Popular Books and new furniture in the Lower Level Study Area.
And just think....only 8 more weeks to Spring Break! WooHoo!

Goodbye Fall Semester?

Remember those lovely relaxing fall weather talks you had with friends sitting together on the snazzy blue and red Adirondack chairs in front of the Library.  Alas, those sunny days are gone.  You will need to move your philosophical discussions into the intellectual warmth of the Library. No red and blue Adirondacks, but comfortably plush chairs and divans.  Come inside for the Winter.

A Holiday Gift of Online Encyclopedias

As part of Lehman Library’s HOLIDAY GIFT to you, we just purchased a wish list of ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS.  Access these ebooks (along with 140+ other encyclopedias) in the Gale Virtual Reference Library. 

• American History Through Literature 1820-1870
• American History Through Literature 1870-1920
• Americans at War
• Arts and Humanities Through the Eras
• Crime and Punishment Around the World
• Encyclopaedia Judaica
• Encyclopedia of American Environmental History
• Encyclopedia of American Religions, 7th ed.
• Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and Society
• Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior
• Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History in America
• Encyclopedia of Management
• Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The US in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan & Iraq Conflicts
• Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America
• Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics
• Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
• Encyclopedia of the Great Depression
• Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism Since 1450
• Encyclopedia of World Biography 1-17 and Supplement Volumes 18-23
• Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia
• Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of American Literature
• Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature
• Gale Encyclopedia of American Law
• Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
• Movies in American History
• Science and Its Times
• Social Issues Essential Primary Sources Collection
• Twayne's Authors Online: Masterworks Series
• World History Encyclopedia

Milk and Cookies from Pres. and Mrs. Ruud

President Ruud and Mrs. Ruud will be serving FREE milk and cookies on the first evening of exam week.  Come to the Library to study on Monday December 12 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.  Eat Cookies! Drink Milk! Study!

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Borrowing Books and Articles from Other Libraries via ILLiad

BOOKS

Direct Request through ILLiad is a largely unmediated service which relays a book request directly to potential lenders without SU staff intervention unless flagged as a problem.  Currently, books costing less than $20 on Amazon, will be purchased and added to our collection instead of being borrowed from another institution. The turn-around time is usually 2-3 days.

You may initiate a BOOK Direct Request in several ways.

       1.  ILLiad - If you have the title of a book you would like to borrow, you may log into ILLiad at illiad.ship.edu, entering your SU email and password and keying in the information you have about the book you require.

2.  WorldCat  (shiplibrary.worldcat.org) -  You may want to borrow a book we do not own that you have found on WorldCat.  By clicking on Request Via InterLibrary Loan in WorldCat a session of ILLiad is automatically opened.  After you log in, WorldCat will fill in the information about the book you have requested.

ARTICLES

Direct Request through ILLiad is a largely unmediated service which relays an article request directly to potential lenders without SU staff intervention unless flagged as a problem. CCC GetIt Now from the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) automatically performs a cost determination for a requested article using the GetIt Now Service.  When a copyright fee is assessed for an article, GetIt Now will be used first.  Articles are usually received from the publisher and processed by ILL staff within 2 hours. Costs for these unusual articles can range from $24-$37 which at this time are absorbed by the library. The turn-around time is usually 1-3 days.

You may initiate an ARTICLE  Direct Request in several ways.

1.  ILLiad - If you have the title of an article you would like to borrow, you may log into ILLiad at illiad.ship.edu, entering your SU email and password and keying in the information you have about the article you require.

2.  Databases (research.library.ship.edu/azlist) such as those we have from EBSCOhost, e.g. Academic Search Complete -  If the full text of the article you have discovered is not included within the database, Choose Check Availability. This will first initiate a search against other databases we own.  If full text is not available at SU, choose ILLiad at the bottom of the screen to automatically open an ILLiad session. After you log into ILLiad, the database will fill in the information about the article you have requested.

Contact Signe Kelker for further information.