Mail Codes I & II Franklin D. Schurz Library Indiana University South Bend Schurz Library News Fall 2004 Administration: 520-4449 Reference: 520-4441 Circulation: 520-4440 Volume 16 No. 2 Fall 2003 Library Unveils New Web Site September 22nd, the Schurz Library launched their remodeled web site: http://www.iusb.edu/~libg Features of the new site include: Quick Access to IUCAT and the Library s databases Links to ADP@Your Library and One Book, One Campus The latest library and research information from the Schurz Library News Blog Link to the citation program Ref- Works Additional usability features, such as an A to Z index and links in multiple sections for easy user access The Learning Resource Center web site is currently being revised and will be released soon. Questions about how to use our new web site? Ask a reference librarian at 520-4441. Schurz Library Receives Complete ERIC Collection, 1966-2001 The Indiana University South Bend Libraries has received the complete ERIC collection from 1966 to 2001. Donated to the Libraries by the ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies and Social Science Education, the collection is worth over $100,000. IU South Bend now has the only complete ERIC collection in the state north of Indianapolis. Located in the Schurz Library's microforms room on the ground floor, the collection is housed in more than twenty cabinets. The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) was established by the federal government in 1966 and is the world's largest source of education information. The nearly 500,000 documents in the ERIC microfiche collection contain mostly unpublished materials dealing with all aspects of education, such as descriptions and evaluations of programs, research reports and surveys, curriculum and teaching guides, instructional materials, position papers, resource materials, speeches and conference papers. Most of this information is unavailable from any other source. Reference Librarians are available to assist anyone with questions about the collection and how to use the documents. The IU South Bend Libraries have purchased the remainder of the ERC collection, from 2002 to July 2004 (the last date that ERIC microfiche will be produced) in order to make the collection complete. The Library is processing the newer documents and hopes to make the complete collection available later this fall.
PAGE 2 SCHURZ LIBRARY NEWS VOLUME 16 NO. 2 Electronic Resources News Schurz Library Offers More Full Text Coverage Through New Databases The IU South Bend Libraries have now subscribed to the following databases: Academic Search Premier, PsycInfo, and PsycArticles. Academic Search Premier provides full-text articles from over 4,500 scholarly journals in multiple disciplines. It is the world s largest scholarly database. PsycINFO provides citations from scholarly psychology sources (journals, book chapters, and dissertations) from 1872 to the present. Previously available through CSA, the Library now has the database through EbscoHost, which allows full-text linking when available. PsycARTICLES provides full-text articles from 51 psychology journals, 43 of which are published by the American Psychology Association. Full-text articles are available in PsycArticles from 1987 to the present. All three databases are available by accessing the EbscoHost database from the To Look for Articles drop-down menu on the Schurz Library s Reference and Research page. If you have any questions about these databases, please contact the reference department at 520-4441 or refquest@iusb.edu. Reference Database Provides Online Full-Text to Prominent Reference Works Xreferplus is a subscription database that provides full-text access to 100 reference sources, including Dorland s Illustrated Medical Dictionary, The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science, and the Penguin Dictionary of Physics. The site also includes numerous language dictionaries, quotation books, and a measurements conversion option. The database can be found under the title Reference Sources Multiple Subjects on the To Look for Reference Sources drop-down menu on the reference and research page. Wireless Access Available in the Library Thanks to the work of the campus Information Technologies office, wireless Internet access is now available in certain areas of the Library. For more information on setting up a wireless account at IU South Bend, please visit the Information Technologies wireless site at: http://www.iusb.edu/~sbit/internet-phone-video-wireless.shtml. Library now offers IU Link SFX Thanks to the hard work of the Library SFX Task Force, IU Link is now available in several of the databases in which the Libraries subscribe. IU Link is a text-linking feature using the SFX program which allows users to link from the citation in one database to the full-text article in another. If the full-text of the article is not available, users can check IUCAT or place an interlibrary loan request. IU Link was first developed at IU Bloomington and is being implemented at several IU campuses. Visit the Schurz Library s new web site for the latest news about this new technology. Databases which currently offer IU Link include Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost), ERIC, Professional Development Collection (EbscoHost), Art Index, Humanities Index, Criminal Justice Abstracts, and the Historical Research Databases. Questions about using IU Link? Reference Librarians will be happy to help you. An example of the new IU Link feature.
VOLUME 16 NO. 2 SCHURZ LIBRARY NEWS PAGE 3 COURSE RESERVES: FAQs for Faculty What type of reserves does the Schurz Library have? The Schurz Library has two types of reserves: regular reserves (books, printed journal articles, videos, CDs, and other media) and electronic reserves (loose-leaf materials such as journal articles, book chapters, class notes, etc.) All loose-leaf material is automatically put on e-reserves. When do I need to submit items for Reserves? Materials for Reserves may be submitted at any time throughout the semester. However, it is important to submit them in advance of assigning the readings to your students. Reserve materials submitted for regular reserves will be available at the Reserve Desk within 24 hours if submitted anytime between Monday Thursday. Materials submitted between Friday Sunday will be available by the following Monday at 5:00. Materials for electronic reserves will be available online within 72 hours of being submitted. Do I need to use a form when submitting materials for Reserves? You must complete the Reserve Form available at the Circulation Desk or online at http://www.iusb.edu/~libg/reserve/. This form provides the Library with the complete bibliographic citation needed for us to seek copyright permission to make materials available on Reserves. For regular reserves, faculty members need to decide how long the item can circulate (2 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 4 days, or 7 days). Is there a limit to how much I may put on Reserve? The Library does not limit the number of items you place on reserve as long as the amount does not infringe on the copyright law. What is the copyright law regarding how much I can put on reserve? The copyright law is quite complex and when it comes to reserves, it is somewhat vague. However, the American Library Association recommends that the amount of material put on reserve be reasonable in relation to the total amount of material assigned for a course. Library reserves are not to take the place of a textbook. In other words, if the materials you wish to put on reserve for your class constitute over 50% of your course requirements, you should instead work with the IU South Bend Bookstore to create course packs for your students. Because of copyright, we can only process a small number of chapters from a book or a small number of articles from the same issue of a journal on electronic reserves without receiving permission from the publisher. Due to the nature of the copyright law and fair use guidelines, decisions are necessarily made on a case by case basis. The Reserves Coordinator will be happy to work with you in making the appropriate decisions. What else do I need to know about the copyright law and reserves? Fair use allows the Library to put an item on reserve once for a specific course without seeking permission or paying royalties. However, for use in subsequent semesters, permission must be sought and when required, royalties must be paid to the copyright owner. For further information on Copyright and Fair Use, check out: http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/. Whose responsibility is it to get permission and pay the fees? The faculty member putting the material on reserve has the ultimate responsibility to obtain the necessary copyright permissions. However, the Library will do this for you. Currently, the Library is also paying any fees required. Where can I get more information? Contact Barbara Simpson, Reserves Coordinator, at 520-4377 or bsimpso1@iusb.edu. More information is available from the Library s website: www.iusb.edu/~libg/reserve/
PAGE 4 SCHURZ LIBRARY NEWS VOLUME 16 NO.2 Make Friends, Make Connections Participate in 1st One Book, One Campus It can be easy to become so focused on one s own area of work and interest that you can lose a feeling of belonging to a community. The Library and the campus American Democracy Project are working to instill a stronger sense of community for our students and to further our university s place in the local community through the university s first One Book, One Campus project. The project encourages students, faculty, and staff to read the same book and participate in discussions and campus events related to the work. This is an event that the Library will be doing every year, tying the work into the year s campus theme. The book for 2004-2005 is War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges. Hedges, a former war correspondent, writes of lessons learned in his 15 years of covering war zones, including El Salvador, Iraq, Sarajevo, and Kosovo. This book is an excellent read, a work that will provoke much thought and discussion among the IU South Bend community. The book ties in well with the campus theme of Media and Democracy as Hedges writes of the media s role in wartime, among other topics. Many events are planned throughout the school year, including the October 19 visit of South Bend Tribune reporter Fred Dodd, who will discuss the book, and his own experience as a war correspondent; a book discussion led by Julie Elliott at Borders book store on October 14; and a student-led book discussion by the Peace and Justice Coalition in the Library on October 26. In mid-october, students from Monica Tetzlaff s history seminar will be posting information about the historical contexts of the wars discussed in Hedges s book to the One Book web site. The One Book web site also features a student-created reader s guide to the book. More events are also planned for the spring. A web site http://www.iusb.edu/~libg/ onebook/ and weblog http://ee.iusb.edu/ index.php?/onebook/ for the program have been created. Please visit both for the latest news on the project. The One Book, One Campus committee is looking for students, faculty, staff, and community members interested in leading book discussions or posting their thoughts on the One Book, One Campus weblog. If you are interested, please e-mail Julie Elliott at jmfelli@iusb.edu. While our primary audience is the students, faculty, and staff of IU South Bend, our book discussions and our speaker events will be free and open to the public. More About One Book, One Campus... How to find a copy of the book: The Schurz Library has 11 circulating copies of War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning (call number U21.2.H43 2002). In addition, there is one copy on reserve under One Book, One Campus. The reserve copy checks out for two hours. To see if a copy is currently available please check IUCAT. If you need assistance finding a copy of the work, a reference librarian will be happy to help you. UCET has 10 copies of the book in their library for Full-Time or Associate Faculty to check out. To see if a copy is currently available, please contact UCET. The IU South Bend Bookstore is selling copies of the book at the discounted price of $10.50. If you are a professor adopting the book for a course, please contact Paula Barreto, Bookstore Textbook Manager at 520-4313. Suggestions for Next Year s Title: One Book, Once Campus is a program that the Library will be doing every year, tying the work into the school year's campus theme. Once the theme for 2005-2006 is chosen, the Schurz Library and the One Book, One Campus committee would like your suggestions on potential titles for next year's One Book, One Campus. When thinking of possible titles, please keep the following criteria in mind Is the title still in print and available in paperback? Would the title have appeal to students in a variety of disciplines? Can a connection be made to the title and the campus theme? Please e-mail your suggested titles to Julie Elliott (jmfelli@iusb.edu).
VOLUME 16 NO. 2 SCHURZ LIBRARY NEWS PAGE 5 Fred Dodd, War Correspondent for the South Bend Tribune, to Speak October 19 Reporter for the South Bend Tribune and IU South Bend Alumnus Fred Dodd will speak at the Schurz Library, October 19 at 7 p.m. South Bend Tribune assistant managing editor Fred Dodd will visit the Schurz Library October 19 at 7:00 p.m. to speak about the One Book, One Campus title War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, by Chris Hedges. Dodd spent 2 1/2 months last year as an embedded reporter with South Bend's Marine Corps Reserve unit in Kuwait and Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. When he returned, the Tribune published a book of his photographs and columns titled Hometown Heroes. Dodd, who grew up in South Bend's west side and is a graduate of IU South Bend s General Studies department, will give a presentation on his time in Iraq and Kuwait, and will share his thoughts on War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. Fred Dodd, Embedded Reporter October 19, 2004 7:00 p.m. Franklin D. Schurz Library, Fifth Floor Atrium Dodd will share his experiences as a reporter in Iraq and discuss his opinions on the One Book, One Campus title, War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. A book signing and reception will follow. Copies of Dodd s book Hometown Heroes will be for sale at the reception for $29.95 each and may be purchased by cash or check (checks payable to the South Bend Tribune). This event is part of the One Book, One Campus project and the Schurz Library s Speaker Series. The event is free and open to the public. For more information about this event, please contact Julie Elliott (jmfelli@iusb.edu) or visit the One Book, One Campus web site at http://www.iusb.edu/~libg/onebook Schurz Library Staff News Susan E. Thomas joins the Schurz Library faculty as an Associate Librarian and Head of Collection Development. Susan holds a Master s of Library Science from Indiana University Bloomington as well as a Bachelors in Psychology with a minor in Biology, also from Indiana University Bloomington. Before returning to Indiana, Susan worked for Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia as an Associate Professor of Library Science and Reference Librarian, the University of Kansas Regents Center as a Reference Librarian and Bibliographer for Social Welfare, and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Library as a Reference Librarian. Alison Stankrauff will be joining the staff in mid-november as an Assistant Librarian and Archivist. Alison has her Master s in Library Science from Wayne State and is currently working at the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati, Ohio. Congratulations to student assistants Sandra Romero and Tony Smith, the 2004 recipients of the Friends of the IU South Bend Libraries Student Employee Scholarship. Congratulations to Glenn Kozora (Library housekeeping) and Jerry Davis (Library maintenance) who teamed up recently to win the Putt-Putt tournament. Congratulations to Brent Yoder, LRC student assistant and coach of the East Side Little League Junior Girls softball (ages 13-14) team that won the Little League World Series in Washington state August 21st, beating Texas 10 to 1.
PAGE 6 SCHURZ LIBRARY NEWS VOLUME 16 NO. 2 FRANKLIN D. SCHURZ LIBRARY INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND Volume 16 No. 2 Fall 2004 Julie Elliott, Editor www.iusb.edu/~libg Library Book Sale During Alumni Weekend The Schurz Library will hold an All Fiction Used Book Sale on November 20, 2004 in the Student Activities Center. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will be part of the 150th anniversary alumni activities. For more information on the alumni celebration, visit: http://www.iusb.edu/~alumaff/events.htm If you wish to donate used fiction books to the Library before the sale, you may drop the donation off at the Library s Circulation Desk. If it is a large donation, please contact Jody Gottwald at 520-4444 to make arrangements. Library Participates in American Democracy Project In addition to the One Book, One Campus project, Schurz Library faculty and staff have been participating in the campus American Democracy Project (ADP) by creating a web site and contributing the American Democracy Project blog. The web site ADP@Your Library http:// www.iusb.edu/~libg/adp@yourlibrary provides readers with information about registering to vote, links to candidate s web sites, and more. The site will continue after the election, with new informative material. Reference Librarians have also been contributing to an annotated bibliography series running in the American Democracy Project blog: http://www.iusb.edu/~sbadp. Topics in the series include special interests, voter registration, and stem cell research. Additional features of the blog include a calendar of campus ADP events, and commentary by IU South Bend students, faculty, and staff. If you have a disability and need assistance, special arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs. Please contact Julie Elliott at 520-4410 for assistance. Banned Book Week Celebrated with Display Banned Books Week was celebrated from September 25 to October 3. While the week has passed, information about censorship is still available. In case you think that book banning just doesn t happen in the United States any more, check out the American Library Assosciation web site Book Burning in the 21st Century http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/ bookburning/21stcentury/21stcentury.htm The site includes disturbing photos of book desecration, and links to news stories about additional cases of book banning in the United States and around the world. In an effort to make readers aware of the issue of Book Banning, Schurz Librarian Rosanne Cordell created a display in the Library about Banned Books. The display featured copies of frequently banned books, such as Ernest Gaines A Lesson Before Dying and Toni Morrison s The Bluest Eye. Wish to help the effort to support freedom of information and stop book banning? Visit the American Library Association s Intellectual Freedom Basics page http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/basics/ Default2272.htm which includes an intellectual freedom and censorship Q & A, first amendment basics, and more. The site also includes a Banned Books Week Action Guide http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/ bannedbooksweek/actionguide/actionguide.htm with a list of classroom, family, and community activities to increase awareness of censorship. Interested in reading a banned book? Visit the 100 Most Frequently Banned Books, 1990-2000 site http:// www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/ bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.htm and check IUCAT to see if the title is available for checkout. For assistance, please ask a reference librarian. New Time Saving Interlibrary Loan Changes Coming Soon Exciting new changes are coming to Interlibrary Loan (ILL) in the next couple of weeks! Using new software (Illiad), you will set up a permanent account with ILL. There will be no more retyping your personal information each time you submit a request! Requested articles can be posted to your account for easy access. Visit the Schurz Library s new web site for the latest news about this new service.