“Radical Militant Librarians”

Both National Public Radio and the New York Times reported on 12/13/05 on the top secret FISA courts, FBI and radical, militant librarians. Some agents at the FBI have been frustrated by what they see as the Justice Department’s reluctance to let them demand records and to use other far-ranging investigative measures in terrorism cases, newly disclosed e-mail messages and internal documents show. “While radical militant librarians kick us around, true terrorists benefit from OIPR’s failure to let us use the tools given to us,” read the e-mail message, which was sent by an unidentified FBI official. “This should be an OIPR priority!!!” For more information on the Patriot Act, the FBI in your library, connect to “Take Action” on the American Library Association’s web site.

Boatwright Library's 24/7 Service Extends Through Exams

Boatwright Library's 24/7 service will continue through the exam period, ending on December 20. Remember that beginning with this semester, the first and second floors of Boatwright Library are open 24/7. Full library services end at 1 a.m., Sunday – Thursday and at 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, but students may stay past those hours to study on the first and second floors. Two security guards will check university ID cards and patrol the building between 1 a.m. – 8 a.m. (Sunday – Thursday) and between 9 p.m. – 11 a.m. (Friday –Saturday). The Boatwright Computer Classroom on the B2 level also continues its 24/7 service.

Library Database of the Week - New York Times Historical Newspapers

Full text digital access to the New York Times is available from your desktop. Years covered include 1851 – 2002 and additional years are added as they are digitized. Some 3.5 million pages are included with illustrations and graphics. Current access to the NYT is available via LexisNexis.

Boatwright Library Hours for Thanksgiving Break

Tuesday, November 22: 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
Wednesday, November 23: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday, November 24: Closed
Friday, November 25: Closed
Saturday, November 26: Closed
Sunday, November 27: 2:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

Please note that 24/7 service will end at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22, and resume Sunday night, November 27, at 1 a.m.

NoodleBib and NoodleGum Demo -- Tuesday, November 15

Stop by the lobby area in Boatwright on Tuesday, November 15 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. and find out how NoodleBib Citation Builder can help you create bibliographies that comply with the rules of the current MLA Handbook and APA Publication Manual. Receive a free package of NoodleGum and instructions on how to connect to NoodleBib.

Library Database of the Week -- LexisNexis

Do you need the back issue of a newspaper article or the transcript of a radio or television program? Use the library’s access to Lexis-Nexis, providing online access to current and back issues of major newspapers, journals, newletters, and news sources from around the world from the 1970s to the present. Connect to LexisNexis under “Online Databases” or "Quick Links" on the library’s web site.

Can You Trust Wikipedia?

In this October 24, 2005 article from the British newspaper, The Guardian, subject experts were asked for opinions about sections of the popular online, open access encyclopedia Wikipedia, in the wake of "the founder of the online encyclopedia ... admitt[ing] some of its entries are 'a horrific embarrassment.'" Includes ratings and comments on specific entries.

Subscribe to the Library Blog!

You can now add the "What's New - Library Blog" to your Blog Reader or News Reader. Just connect to the Library Blog and use the ATOM FEED or RSS FEED buttons to subscribe using your favorite reader. You will then automatically receive the latest news about the library each week.

NoodleBib Citation Builder

The Libraries have recently acquired NoodleBib (citation builder software) which helps students create bibliographies that comply with the rules of the current MLA Handbook and APA Publication Manual. The Turabian format will be added in the near future. The program prompts the user for particular parts of the citation, takes care of punctuation, alphabetization and formatting, and produces a list ready to import into a Word document. If you would like to explore NoodleBib, connect to the “Citing Sources” link on the library’s web site.

New Features in Library Catalog

Look for new, descriptive features in the UR Library Catalog as you search for recently published books and DVDs. You can view cover images as well as summaries, book reviews, tables of contents, chapter excerpts and author information. Just click on the title and then choose "More Information". Try a sample search in the catalog using the book title, Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver.

One Book, One Campus: Dialogues in Social Justice

Boatwright Library is a partner with the campus wide effort to read Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Dr. Beverly Tatum. Throughout the 2005-2006 academic year, students, staff and faculty are invited to take one hour out of their schedules to meet together and discuss how racial identity is formed and how it influences our relationships with one another. The book discussions this fall will revolve around Part 1 and Chapter 7. These excerpts are available via the Library Reserves under "One Book, One Campus". Discussions for the fall will be held between October 17 and November 18. Register for a discussion today!

The World War I Years: America Becomes a World Power

Boatwright Memorial Library is hosting a free film viewing and discussion series called “The World War I Years: America Becomes a World Power.” Led by Dr. John Treadway (History Department), the series uses documentary films and text to engage the public in a discussion of the political and social history of the United States in the early 20^th century. The series will be held on Wednesday evenings in the Adams Auditorium of Boatwright Library, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. To register, contact Paul Porterfield, Media Librarian and Program Coordinator, 289-8453 or pporterf@richmond.edu.

"IM" a Librarian

Have a question about library services or sources? Add "boatwrightinfo" to your AIM buddy list and "IM" a Librarian. The service is available during reference desk hours. For more information, connect to Ask a Librarian on the library's web site.

Banned Books Week: Celebrate the Freedom to Read!

Faculty, students, and librarians will celebrate the right to read during Banned Books Week. On Tuesday, September 27, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM we will have a Read Out, reading aloud from books that have been challenged or banned. At 1:00 Rod Smolla, dean of the Law School and 1st Amendment expert, will speak on the 1933 federal court case that ended the U.S. ban on importing James Joyce's Ulysses. At 2:00 Sen. H. Russell Potts, Jr., will speak and entertain questions. Come to Adams Auditorium at 4:00 for a showing of Fahrenheit 451. Come and celebrate our freedom to read! (Rain location is old game room in the Commons.)

Group Study Rooms Upgraded in Boatwright Library

Two “state of the art” group study rooms were renovated and updated over the summer on the second floor of Boatwright Library.  Bullet tables, plasma screens, computers and DVDs were installed to accommodate study group facilitation.  These rooms will serve as “test models” for further renovations on Basement Levels 1 and 2.

Library Subscribes to Diversity Database Suite

The University Libraries acquired the Diversity Database Suite in July 2005. This suite of online full-text databases includes GenderWatch, Alt-Press Watch and Ethnic News Watch. GenderWatch is a full-text database incorporating archival material on women and gender issues dating back to 1970. Ethnic News Watch provides comprehensive access to the ethnic, minority and native press in the United States from 1960 to the present. Alt-Press Watch is a full-text database of newspapers, magazines, journals and newsletters of the alternative and independent press from 1995 to the present. Connect to Online Databases on the library's web site to search the individual databases.

Hurricane Katrina Aftermath Resources

The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is the subject of many useful web sites, some of the best are listed below:

Yahoo News offers one of the most comprehensive collections of links, updated continuously. Video, audio, news, blogs and emergency information sources for New Orleans, Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Gulf Coast are all included.
Katrina News for Louisiana from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana offers many specific links for small town information in Louisiana, as well as New Orleans.
Hurricane Katrina 2005 from the Yahoo Directory offers collected links to Blogs, Missing Person and Survivor lists, Photographs and Videos, and Relief Efforts.
Hurricane Katrina Recovery from FirstGov, the Federal Government web portal, with particular emphasis on information for victims, those seeking missing persons, and those needing relief effort information.
Several sites that are devoted to Katrina recovery information from Mississippi include the Jackson Channel, Gulf Coast News , and the Sun-Herald.
Hurricane Central offers Weather channel information on past, present, and upcoming hurricanes of this season, including Katrina.
The American Association of Museums web site offers updated reports on the condition of museums and historical sites affected by Katrina's devastation.
Google News is excellent for tracking new Katrina news stories as they are published.

Boatwright Library now offers 24/7 Service

In response to student requests for longer weekend hours in the library, the first and second floors of Boatwright Library are now open 24/7 on a trial basis during Fall semester. Library services end at 1 a.m., Sunday – Thursday and at 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, but users may stay past those hours to study on the first and second floors. Two security guards will check university ID cards and patrol the building between 1 a.m. – 8 a.m. (Sunday – Thursday) and between 9 p.m. – 11 a.m. (Friday –Saturday).

Additional Computers in Boatwright Library

Boatwright Library now has 119 public computers for users. 5 new laptops and 12 new desktops have been added for student, staff, and faculty use. If you want to know about the availability of computers in Boatwright, check “Library PC Availability” under QUICK LINKS on the library’s web site.

New Search Interfaces for Library Databases

New search interfaces are now available for several popular library databases, including PsycINFO, ERIC, Medline, Religion Database, PAIS and Econlit. These changes took place because of the library's consortial agreements with the Virtual Library in Virginia (VIVA). If you have questions or comments about the new interfaces, please contact the Reference/Information Desk at Boatwright Library.

Turning Books Into Bits: Libraries Face the Digital Future

Working separately and together, a group of organizations are digitizing thousands of books every day, building a global library where every manner of content lives online.

University of Richmond Libraries featured in College & Research Libraries News

The cover of the June 2005 issue of College & Research Libraries News features an illustration from the Helen A. Monsell Mother Goose Collection in the Special Collections of the University of Richmond Libraries. The image of Old Mother Goose is from the dust jacket cover of Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes. The Monsell Collection of more than 250 items on the theme of Mother Goose throughout the world, from the early 19th century through the 1960s, was collected by the noted Virginia author, Helen Albee Monsell (1895-1971) who wrote more than 30 children's books and plays.

Saving the Past for the Future: Feature article on UR Libraries in the Richmond Times-Dispatch

Read about the UR Libraries' digital projects in the June 20th edition of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The digitization and preservation of Civil War newspapers and The Collegian are highlighted.

Summer International Film Series

Four films will be shown during the month of June. The series is free and open to the public. All Friday showings begin at 3:00 p.m. in the Adams Auditorium of Boatwright Memorial Library. All Sunday showings begin at 7:30 p.m. in Jepson Hall 118.

Summer Hours at Boatwright Library
May 16 - August 11

Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, 1 - 5 p.m.
Sunday, 1- 9 p.m.

The library will be closed on Monday, July 4.

Summer Reference Service at Boatwright Library

Librarians will be glad to answer questions and assist users with research projects in the following ways:

In Person or Telephone Reference Assistance
289-8669, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday

Reference Email service (e-mail messages will be checked regularly Monday - Friday)

Reference By Appointment
If students are unable to use the reference services provided above due to work schedules or other conflicts, they may call the reference desk at 289-8669 to request an appointment or contact a librarian who specializes in your topic.

Boatwright Library Summer Hours

During the May Intersession, Boatwright Library will be open 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday. Connect to a full schedule of library summer hours, from May 1 - August 28.

Tea on Boatwright Library Patio

Stop by the patio at Boatwright Library from 2- 3 p.m. on Friday, April 22, for iced tea, lemonade and cookies. Celebrate the last day of classes and National Library Week!

Computer Availability at Boatwright Library

Students, you may use the following link (on-campus access only) to check the availability of computers in Boatwright Library: http://barley.richmond.edu:9000/LabMachineStatusServer/LabView. Links to this web page will also be available on the Libraries' web site and the Information Services web site. Once you connect to the page, just click on "image" and use the legend at the bottom of the page to see the status of each PC. You may also check on computer availability at the Main Service Desk in the library. Please note that you may not reserve any of these computers. All of them are first-come, first-serve and classes will override use in the Boatwright Computer classroom. We hope this pilot project will be helpful to you during the last few weeks of the semester.

LIBRARY TRIVIA QUIZ WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to Megan Paterson and Becky Workman, winners of the University Libraries' Trivia Quiz. Each will receive 100 print credits for providing the correct answer and information source for the following questions:

1. What is ADCM, and how does a musician get it?
ADCM is the Archbishop of Canterbury's Diploma in Church Music, awarded to holders of the Choir Training Diploma who pass the Royal School of Church Music's examination. (source: Rainbow, Bernarr and Anthony Kemp. "London: Educational Institutions." Grove Music Online (updated 28 February 2002).

2. Who were the sponsors of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and in what year was it mandated to take effect?
Senators Phil Gramm, Warren Rudman, and Fritz Hollings sponsored the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. The Act requires that deficits be reduced in installments beginning in 1986 and that the budget be balanced by 1991. (source: Milyo, Jeffrey. "Electoral and Financial Effects of Changes in Committee Power: The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Budget Reform, the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and the Money Committees in the House." Journal of Law and Economics 40 (April 1997): 93-111. Available from Expanded Academic Index [Online]; ALSO Thomas, Evan. "Look, Ma! No Hands!': Congress Embraces a Draconian Cure for the Deficit and Dithers on Taxes." Time, 23 December 1985, 18-21. Available from Expanded Academic Index [Online].

Save Time! Ask a Librarian!

Do you have papers and projects due in the next several weeks? Get expert advice from the University of Richmond librarians. You can ask for assistance at the Main Service Desk, schedule a research appointment, "IM" us at "boatwrightinfo" or email us. For more information, connect to Ask a Librarian.

"Peeps" Researching in the Library!

Check out "Peep Research: A Study of Small Fluffy Creatures and Library Usage"

Celebrate History! Women’s History Week originated in 1978 when a week in March was selected to coincide with International Women’s Day — March 8 — celebrated since 1911. In 1987, the National Women's History Project petitioned Congress to expand the "Week" into a monthlong celebration. Connect to these resources about women, including biographies, a quiz and a timeline.

LibQUAL + ™: National Library Service Survey Launches March 15th!

The University Libraries are participating for the second time in the national LibQUAL + ™ survey. This online survey measures library users’ satisfaction with collections and services. All full time faculty and students should participate. The results will be used to improve services and plan for the future of the libraries. The feedback that was gained in 2002 when the libraries participated for the first time in this survey was used to extend hours of operation in Boatwright and to plan for further renovations. Your feedback on this survey will be equally important. Students are eligible to win one of three Best Buy gift cards for filling out the survey.

Boatwright Library Needs Student Opinions!

Let your voice be heard on the issues listed below at an open library forum for students in Adams Auditorium on the second floor of Boatwright. Please attend Monday February 28 from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. OR Tuesday March 1 from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

• How to prevent parking belongings at an idle computer so other students won’t use it
• How to accommodate the need for both quiet study and group work spaces in the library
• Cell phone use in the library
• Ideas for renovations on B1 and B2 levels

Quiet Study & Group Study in Boatwright Library

Please note that QUIET STUDY is designated for the 2nd floor in Boatwright. If study groups need to talk, they should meet on the first floor or ask for a group study room at the Main Service Desk. Librarians cannot “police” all conversations, so we encourage students to alert library staff at the Main Service Desk if students are talking on the second floor and we will remind them to remain quiet. We also hope students will encourage one another to respect quiet space in the library. Cell phone conversations should take place in front of the coffee shop or on the patio outside the library. Thank you for your cooperation!

Student Message Board in Boatwright

Use the new message board in Boatwright Library to communicate with your study groups or study partner. The message kiosk is located next the elevator on the first floor of the library. You can use magnets to post paper notes or use the whiteboard. Please do not stand in the Main Service Desk area to meet other students. Thanks for your cooperation!

Black History Month Resources

With the start of Black History Month, the Libraries invite you to enjoy free Black History Month resources from Thomson Gale Publishers. Highlights include biographies of famous African Americans and a Black History Month quiz. Many of the featured resources are available in the University of Richmond Libraries.

Library Exhibit: "Movers and Shakers" African-American Writers and Artists from the Harlem Renaissance to the 1980's"

In celebration of National Black History Month, Boatwright Library's Special Collections presents the exhibit "Movers and Shakers: African-American Writers and Artists from the Harlem Renaissance to the 1980's." The exhibition of autographed, first edition books, many with dust jackets, by Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, James Weldon Johnson, Richard Wright, Ishmael Reed, James Baldwin and Toni Morrison is on display on the second floor of Boatwright Library through March 4.

Search Engine Users are Unaware and Naïve

The Pew Internet and American Life Project reports that adults online in the U.S. are generally naive when it comes to how search engines work. The study found that only one in six users of Internet search engines could tell the difference between unbiased search results and paid advertisements.

Tsunami Information Web Page

The University of Richmond Libraries have created a link to federal government information resources about the recent tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean rim. You can also connect to this web page from the Libraries' Government Information Page.

Media Resource Center Extends Evening Hours

The Media Resource Center (MRC) in Boatwright Memorial Library has extended its hours open this semester until midnight, Sunday through Thursday. Please note that the MRC will continue to close at 5 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

New Library Web Site

The library’s new web site debuted on January 3, 2005. The new web page address is: http://library.richmond.edu/, so you will need to change bookmark and link addresses for the library’s resources. Users will find the same content on the site, but we hope the new layout will make it easier to find our sources and services. If you have any further questions on how to navigate the site, please contact Lucretia McCulley, Head, Outreach and Instruction Services.