Thursday, January 28, 2010

First Wednesdays Concert in the Library: Strings

Join the Schurz Library's faculty and staff in the Library's 5th floor atrium at noon Wednesday, February 3 for performances from students of the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts. This Wednesday will be a performance by members of the Euclid Quartet String Studio. Bring your lunch and enjoy!

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

One Book, One Campus 2010-2011: Your Suggestions Needed!

The campus theme for 2010-2011 is "The Meaning of Work."

The One Book, One Campus Committee needs your help in suggesting books related to this theme for consideration for next year's One Book, One Campus title.

Criteria to keep in mind when suggesting potential titles are:

Is the title still in print and available in paperback?
Would the title have a wide-appeal to students in a variety of disciplines?
Can a connection be made to the title and the campus theme?
Is the book under 350 pages long?

Please e-mail your suggested titles to Julie Elliott at by January 29. More information can be found here.

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Schurz Library and Education Resource Commons Hours, December 13-January 10

The Schurz Library will be open regular hours December 13-December 18:
Sunday 11a.m. to midnight
Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to midnight
Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Library's schedule from December 19 through January 10 is as follows:
Saturday, December 19 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Sunday, December 20 Closed
Monday, December 21 through Wednesday, December 23 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, December 24 8 a.m. to 12 noon
Friday, December 25 through Sunday, January 3 Closed
Monday, January 4 through Friday, January 8 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, January 9 and Sunday, January 10 Closed

Regular Library Hours will resume Monday, January 11.

The Education Resource Commons hours from December 14 through January 10 are as follows:
Monday, December 14 through Friday, December 18 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, December 19 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Monday, December 21 through Wednesday, December 23 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, December 24 8 a.m. to noon
Friday, December 25 through Sunday, January 3 Closed
Monday, January 4 through Thursday, January 7 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, January 8 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, January 9 and Sunday, January 10 Closed

Regular ERC hours will resume Monday, January 11.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Free Coffee in the Library after 8 p.m. December 13 through December 16

Thanks to the Friends of the Schurz Library, free coffee and tea will be available after 8 p.m. from Sunday, December 13 through Wednesday, December 16 in the Dorene Dwyer Hammes Media Commons and Café.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Food for Fines Begins December 7th

Franklin D. Schurz Library and the Educational Resource Commons' Food for Fines will run from December 7 through December 18. Each non-perishable food item donated will equal $1 toward the payment of overdue fees. Donations do not apply to damaged item or replacement fees.

Questions? Call 520-4440 or 520-4120.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Usbourne Book Fair December 2 & 3 to support Library’s collection

The Schurz Library and the Educational Resource Commons will host a Usborne Book Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. December 2 & 3 in the Greenlawn Hall Lounge. Usborne offers over 1,500 educational books, including award-winning titles for children.

Unable to come to the sale? Anyone who goes to http://www.UsborneOnlineStore.com and clicks on the link that reads "Indiana University South Bend" will have their purchases count toward the library's sale. The link to purchase books is available between now and 11:59 p.m. December 3.

The library will receive 50% of total sales from the fair in free books for the library’s collections. Please help us to build and support the ERC and the library’s collections through a purchase from the book fair. Usborne books make great gifts!!!

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

First Wednesdays Concert in the Library: Flute Ensemble & Bach Violin Solos

Join the Schurz Library's faculty and staff in the Library's 5th floor atrium at noon Wednesday, December 2 for performances from students and faculty of the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts. This Wednesday's performances will be a flute ensemble led by Rebecca Hovan and two Bach violin solos by Jaesung Lee and Amanda Fawcett-Lothson. Bring your lunch and enjoy!

Monday, November 23, 2009

Schurz Library & Educational Resource Commons Hours from November 25 through November 29

The Schurz Library Hours during the Thanksgiving break are as follows:

Wednesday, November 25: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Thursday, November 26 & Friday, November 27: closed
Saturday, November 28 & Sunday, November 29: Regular Weekend Hours (Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. & Sunday, 11 a.m. to midnight)

The Educational Resource Commons is open on Wednesday, November 25 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. They will be closed from Thursday, November 26 through Sunday, November 29. Regular hours at the ERC will resume on Monday, November 30.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Students: looking for federal government work? Try Studentjobs.gov

From Incolsa's Friday Facts:

If you are a student interested in working for the federal govenrment, check out studentjobs.gov. The site includes adverstisements for over 14,000 federal government jobs as well as a resume builder which allows you to create multiple resumes tailored to various positions.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

New url, Same Great Content: visit the Library at http://library.iusb.edu

The Library web pages now have a new url: http://library.iusb.edu. The old http://www.iusb.edu/~libg url will also still work for the time being, but be sure to bookmark our new address!

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

First Wednesdays Concerts in the Library: Vocal Studio

Join the Schurz Library's faculty and staff in the Library's 5th floor atrium at noon on the first Wednesday of each month for performances from students and faculty of the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts. This Wednesday's performance is by the Vocal Studio. Bring your lunch and enjoy!

November 4: Vocal Studio

December 2: To Be Announced

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Author Alex Kotlowitz to Speak Monday, 11/2, 7 p.m. in NS 158

In a partnered Campus Theme/Schurz Library Speaker Series kick-off event, Alex Kotlowitz, author of this year's One Book, One Campus title, There Are No Children Here, will be speaking at IU South Bend at 7 p.m. November 2. The event will be held in Northside 158. A reception and book signing will follow.

This event is made possible by generous support from the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Friends of the Franklin D. Schurz Library, and many departments on campus.

The Campus Theme Fall Premiere Event is an annual event introducing and celebrating the year’s new theme. Related campus events to the 2009-2010 campus theme “The Urban and the Rural” will happen throughout the year.

The Schurz Library Speaker Series provides speakers of intellectual interest to the university and the community on topics related to the campus theme. All Schurz Library Speaker events are free and open to the public.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Author Spotlight October 19: John Le Carré

Happy 78th birthday to novelist John Le Carré, author of numerous well-regarded spy novels, many of which have become popular film and television movies. Le Carré is perhaps most recently famous for two novels which were made into successful films this past decade, The Tailor of Panama (book, 1996, film 2001) and The Constant Gardner (book, 2001, film 2006). However, Le Carré is probably most famous for his series of novels about British spy George Smiley.

Fans or those interested in Le Carré may wish to visit his official web site, http://www.johnlecarre.com/, which features links to Le Carré talking about Smiley, as well as reading from excerpts of several of the Smiley novels, information about his novels and their film adaptations, and more.

The Schurz Library owns several of Le Carré's novels as well as the film adapatation of The Constant Gardner. Call numbers are below (please check IUCAT for availability):

The Constant Gardner (film adapation only): call number: PN1997.2 .C668 2006b (ask for film at circulation desk)

Single & Single: call number: PR6062.E33 S49 1999

Our Game: call number: PR6062.E33 O97 1995b

The Night Manager: call number: PR6062.E33 N5 1993

The Secret Pilgrim: call number: PR6062.E33 S43 1991

The Russia House: call number: PR6062.E33 R87 1989

A Perfect Spy: call number: PR6062.E33 P47 1986

The Little Drummer Girl: call number: PR6062.E33 L5 1983

The Quest for Karla: call number: PR6062.E33 Q4 1982

Smiley's People: call number: PR6062.E33 S65 1980

The Honourable Schoolboy: call number: PR6062.E33 H6 1977

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: call number: PR6062.E33 T5

A Small Town in Germany: call number: PR6062.E33 S63 1968

The Looking Glass War: call number: PR6062.E33 L6 1965

The Spy who Came in from the Cold: call number: PR6062.E33 S77 1964

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Multimedia Production Studio in the Dorene Dwyer Hammes Media Commons and Café is now Open

The mulitmedia studio portion of the Dorene Dwyer Hammes Media Commons and Café is now open. Students may now create and edit video and audio in the studio and check out mini-DV camcorders, digital still cameras, tripods, microphones and digital audio recorders for class or student club projects. IMS offers assistance to students in learning to use the technology and planning projects.

The studio features a green screen, video lighting, and controlled acoustics, and a 24” iMac. Software includes Final Cut Express, Premier Pro, and iMovie for video editing, and Garage Band, Audacity, and Sound Booth for audio editing, and other programs. An analog to digital converter is available for digitizing traditional media (such as VHS, audiocassette etc.).

To schedule the room, please call Joel Langston at 520-5550, or place an email request at .

Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Fall Issue of Library and Media Services News is Online

The fall issue of Library and Media Services News is online. Read more about the opening of the Dorene Dwyer Hammes Media Commons and Café, exciting new library partnerships with the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, how to search JSTOR from your facebook profile, and much more!

Beginning in the spring of 2008, the Library, in an effort to be more environmentally responsible, began to more heavily promote the online version of our newsletter instead of sending print copies to faculty and staff through campus mail. A new feature to our online newsletter are invisible e-mail and web links. When reading an article with e-mail contact information or a link to an interesting site, simply click on the e-mail address or url and the web site or an e-mail message will open. No need for copying and pasting!

Questions about Library and Media Services News? Contact Julie Elliott at .