Enter the Art of Reading Photo Contest

 

The Library invites all Rosemont Students to enter our ongoing Art of Reading photo contest. Submit photos of yourself or others reading around campus. If you win you will receive a cash prize of $25 and have your photo displayed at the Library. A new winner will be selected each month for the duration of the school year.

Sumbissions for the November portion of the contest will end on Friday, November 16, 2012. A panel of impartial judges will choose the winning image on Monday, November 19. The winner of the photo contest will be notified by email on the November 20.

Submit your photos (high-resolution photos in jpg format are preferred) and questions to gkml19010@gmail.com

Good luck!

Library Hours for Fall Break

During the Undergraduate College Fall Break, the Library's hours will be adjusted as follows:

Sunday, October 14: CLOSED
Monday, October 15-Friday, October 19: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday, October 20: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, October 21: 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM

In the Spotlight: Spooky Stuff for Halloween

The Library has a new online feature: In The Spotlight. Each month, this guide will showcase a list of Library resources on a seasonal theme. This month it's "Spooky Stuff for Halloween!" Browse through for ideas for leisure reading and viewing, or for research topics. Make sure to follow our Twitter for announcements of when In The Spotlight and other Library resources are updated!

Credo Reference Adds New Titles to Collection

Over the summer, electronic information provider Credo Reference added twenty-four new and updated encyclopedias and other reference works to its General Reference collection, bringing the total number of titles to over 600. The new content provides background information in a broad range of disciplines, including Art, Business, Communication, Economics, Education, History, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science, Social Science, and more. The newly added titles are:

• American Human Development Project: The Measure of America 2010-2011: Mapping Risks and Resilience, New York University Press
• Comprehensive Handbook of Psychopathology, Springer Science+Business Media
• Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States, McFarland
• Encyclopedia of Chinese-American Relations, McFarland
• Encyclopedia of Cuban-United States Relations, McFarland
• Encyclopedia of Philosophers on Religion McFarland
• Encyclopedia of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution, McFarland
• Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience, Visible Ink Press
• If the Paintings Could Talk, The National Gallery
• Key Concepts in Health Psychology, Sage UK
• Key Concepts in Marketing, Sage UK
• Key Concepts in Radio Studies, Sage UK
• Making of Modern Economics: The Lives and Ideas of Great Thinkers, M.E. Sharpe
• Opera: The Great Composers and their Masterworks, Octopus Publishing Group
• Reformist Voices of Islam: Mediating Islam and Modernity, M.E. Sharpe
• Scientific Exploration and Expeditions: From the Age of Discovery to the Twenty-First Century, M.E. Sharpe
• Springer International Handbooks of Education: International Handbook of Educational Evaluation, Springer Science+Business Media
• Springer International Handbooks of Education: International Handbook of School Effectiveness and Improvement, Springer Science+Business Media

Credo has also added updated editions of the following reference works:

• The American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO
• Debrett's People of Today 2012, Debrett's Peerage Limited
• Marquis Who Was Who in America 1985-present, Marquis Who's Who LLC
• Marquis Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who LLC
• Marquis Who's Who in the World, Marquis Who's Who LLC
• OECD Factbook 2011: Economic, Environmental, and Social Statistics, OECD

Credo Reference's electronic collection encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and more are avalable via the Library's Electronic Databases page. See a list of all 601 titles at http://www.credoreference.com/shelf.do?tab=subject

Additional JSTOR Journal Collections Now Available

Kistler Memorial Library has added three new collections to our JSTOR subscriptions. Arts & Sciences IV, V, and VII will provide you with full online access all the way back to the first issues of over 300 unique scholarly journals in the fields of Art & Art History, Business & Management, Education, History, Language & Literature, Philosophy, and more. Notable titles added include The Academy of Management Review, American Educational Research Journal, American Journal of Psychology, American Philosophical Quarterly, Harvard Law Review, Journal of Public Health Policy, Journal of the Walters Art Museum, The Kenyon Review, and U.S. Catholic Historian.

JSTOR is a not-for-profit service dedicated to preserving and providing researchers with access to scholarly information through its archival collections of academic journals covering a broad range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

 

6/28/12: Library Closing at 12:30

The Llibrary will close at 12:30 PM on Thursday, June 28 for a library staff planning session. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Library Hours Extended During Finals

The Library will be open longer throughout the Undergraduate College's finals to meet your late night research and studying needs. Hours will be extended as follows:

Tuesday, May 1- Friday, May 4: 8:30 AM - MIDNIGHT
Saturday, May 5: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, May 6: CLOSED
Monday, May 7 - Friday, May 11: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday, May 12: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, May 13: CLOSED