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 .

Monday, October 05, 2009

President Obama Proclaims October National Information Literacy Awareness Month

President Barack Obama has declared October National Information Literacy Awareness Month. In his proclomation, the full text of which can be read here , President Obama states that:

"Though we may know how to find the information we need, we must also know how to evaluate it. Over the past decade, we have seen a crisis of authenticity emerge. We now live in a world where anyone can publish an opinion or perspective, whether true or not, and have that opinion amplified within the information marketplace. At the same time, Americans have unprecedented access to the diverse and independent sources of information, as well as institutions such as libraries and universities, that can help separate truth from fiction and signal from noise.

Our Nation's educators and institutions of learning must be aware of -- and adjust to -- these new realities. In addition to the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic, it is equally important that our students are given the tools required to take advantage of the information available to them. The ability to seek, find, and decipher information can be applied to countless life decisions, whether financial, medical, educational, or technical.

This month, we dedicate ourselves to increasing information literacy awareness so that all citizens understand its vital importance. An informed and educated citizenry is essential to the functioning of our modern democratic society, and I encourage educational and community institutions across the country to help Americans find and evaluate the information they seek, in all its forms."

The faculty of the Schurz Library teach a required General Education course titled Q110: Introduction to Information Literacy. The 1-credit course helps "develop [students']skills in finding and evaluating information, both in print and in electronic form." For more information about Q110, please contact Nancy Colborn at 520-4321 or

First Wednesdays Concerts in the Library: Euclid String Quartet

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 Euclid Quartet String Studio. Bring your lunch and enjoy!

Upcoming First Wednesday Performances:

November 4: Vocal Studio

December 2: To Be Announced

Friday, October 02, 2009

New Criminal Justice, Political Science Content Added to Credo Reference

Credo Reference, an online collection of full text reference materials available on the Library's Reference and Research Page, has added several new encyclopedias in criminal justice and political science, including Encyclopedia of Intelligence & Counterintelligence and Key Concepts in Political Communication.

Credo Reference provides full-text access to reference materials from over 50 publishers. A complete listing of their titles can be found here.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Concerned About Flu Season? Free Evidence-Based Influenza Information from EBSCO

From Ebsco Publishing:

"As public concern about Pandemic H1N1 and the upcoming flu season continues to grow, the medical and nursing editors from EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) respond by offering the latest evidence-based flu-related information available for free.

This free flu information resource is located at www.ebscohost.com/flu and will provide continually updated, evidence-based clinical information from DynaMed™ and Nursing Reference Center™, EBSCO’s clinical and nursing point-of-care databases, along with patient education information in 17 languages from Patient Education Reference Center™. Please visit this site often and feel free to share, post, and email this link to your colleagues, patrons, family and friends.

To learn about EBSCO’s editorial processes for systematically identifying, evaluating and selecting evidence, visit this page."

Sunday, September 06, 2009

Seeking Volunteers: Constitution Day Banned Book Readings

As part of the Constitution Day celebration on Thursday, September 17, students, staff, and faculty are invited to read from their favorite banned books. VOLUNTEER TODAY TO SHARE ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS OR PLAYS WITH THE CAMPUS. Readers will have access to a standing microphone to broadcast the reading throughout the campus mall area. A list of banned (and legally challenged) books is available here.


VOLUNTEER TODAY!

To volunteer, please contact Julie Elliott at or call 520-4410.

Available time slots:
9:45-10:00
11:15-11:30
12:45- 1:00

Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Hurricane Katrina and Rita

From the September 4, Scout Report:

Hurricane Digital Memory Bank: Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

Quoting from the site's "About" page: "Generously funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank contributes to the ongoing effort by historians and archivists to preserve the record of these storms by collecting first-hand accounts, on-scene images, blog postings, and podcasts. We hope to foster some positive legacies by allowing the people affected by these storms to tell their stories in their own words, which as part of the historical record will remain accessible to a wide audience for generations to come.

This project builds on prior work by George Mason University’s Center for History and New Media, and other partners such as the Library of Congress and the Red Cross, to collect and preserve history online, especially through the ECHO project and the September 11 Digital Archive. It is part of a growing practice of using the Internet to preserve the past through “digital memory banks.”"

Friday, September 04, 2009

Library Closed Monday for Labor Day

The Franklin D. Schurz Library will be closed Monday, September 7 for labor day.

The library will be open regular weekend hours.

Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Coffee for Sale in the Library

Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate are now available for sale ($1.60) in the Dorene Dwyer Hammes Media Commons and Café. The café is located on the library's first floor across from the Hammes Information Commons (to the left of the circulation area).

The Dorene Dwyer Hammes Media Commons and Café is in the final stages of renovation. The area will provide students with the resources, technology, and services that will allow them to complete their media projects as well as offering students an exciting environment to study. The café is open now, so you can take a study break and enjoy a cup of coffee.