EBSCOhost is down

EBSCOhost databases are expected to be down all day today - Tuesday, March 27, 2012.  Lexis Nexis, Project Muse, JSTOR and all ProQuest Databases are still working.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Hey Sociology Majors!

Four valuable encyclopedias which you can access 24/7 in full text from the Library’s homepage (library.ship.edu, then “A-Z Databases.”)  

Why search the web for background information about sociology when we have four well-written, easy-to-search, online, full text encyclopedias?

	Encyclopedia of Social Problems Provides a comprehensive approach to this multifaceted field, utilizing experts from numerous disciplines. These subject areas include anthropology, biology, business, chemistry, communications, criminal justice, demography, economics, education, environmental studies, geography, health, history, languages, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, and women's studies.
	Encyclopedia of Social Theory   Reference source for anyone interested in the roots of contemporary social theory. Examines the global landscape of all the key theories and the theorists behind them, presenting them in the context needed to understand their strengths and weaknesses.
	Encyclopedia of Sociology   This classic reference has been updated to reflect many changes in society and in the field of sociology in recent years.  Articles cover core issues such as race, poverty, violence, economics, pregnancy and abortion. Include new topics such as the Internet, privacy and epidemiology.
	21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook   Provides a concise overview of modern sociology. Focuses on the body of knowledge in traditional areas of sociological inquiry, as well as documents the general orientation of the newer and currently emerging areas of sociological inquiry.

Come in out of the rain!

It's dry in the Library.  Nice hot coffee.  A place to sit and study. Free information.

Full-text Online Scholarly eBook Collection Now Available

Just when you thought that the Library couldn’t possibly get any better, we have improved!  You are going to love this.  You can now research online eBooks through the Library’s website.  This is like EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete - only you research books rather than articles.

We have recently acquired EBL - a collection of 25,000+ scholarly eBooks.  You now have access to this rotating collection of new scholarly books which have been published in subject areas which support your majors.   Stop by the Ask Us Anything Desk for a demonstration. 

Or go to library.ship.edu and choose eBook Collections.

SU Foreign Film Club Donates DVD's to the Library

The Shippensburg University Student Foreign Film Club has kindly donated to the Library a number of important Foreign Films.  The purpose of the Foreign Film Club is to provide a setting for students to view highly praised, influential, and/or rare cinema from an origin outside of the United States.

These films on DVD can be checked out by students for the regular loan period of 14 days.  The library location for each film can be found by searching its title in the SU Library Catalog. (Search the Videos tab in the Quick Start box at the top of the Library’s web site -  http://library.ship.edu).

The SU Foreign Film Club can be contacted at:

·        Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Foreign-Film-Club-Shippensburg-University/136170323102024

·        Web - http://clubs.ship.edu/film/

List of DVDs donated by the SU Foreign Film Club:

·        Amelia

·        Cyrano de Bergerac

·        Jin Roh

·        Let the right one in

·        Life is Beautiful

·        M

·        The 39 Steps

·        The Last Emperor

·        Trotsky

·        Tsotsi

·        Tulpan

·        Twilight Samurai

·        Waltz with Bashir

Celebrate Black History Month

Ship Library, in conjunction with Ship's MLK Program students, have created a display on the lower level of the Library honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.  Please stop by during the month of February to see this exhibit.  Learn more about MLK and about Ship's MLK Program.

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