Gale Virtual Reference Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a collection of online reference books selected by NU Library. We currently have access to these religion/philosophy titles:

• Encyclopedia of Philosophy 2nd ed., 10v, 2006
  
• Encyclopedia of Religion 2nd ed., 15v, 2005
  
• New Catholic Encyclopedia 2nd ed., 15v, 2003
  
• New Catholic Encyclopedia Jubilee Volume 2nd ed., 2000
  
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices 3v, 2006
  

Check it out at: http://www.niagara.edu/library/gale.html

RESCHEDULED: Student Book Discussion Group Meeting

Due to the NU/Canisius basketball game, the first Student Book Discussion Group meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 15 at 7pm in the Rare Book Room, located on the second floor of the Library.

Please feel free to attend if you have read The Cider House Rules by John Irving. Light refreshments will be served.

Please email Samantha Gust (gust@niagara.edu) if you plan on attending.

New Color Printer

The Library now has a faster and better quality color printer in the Reference Area on the first floor. Printouts are still only 10 cents per page, but please note that you may only print one copy of each color document.

If you would like to make color printouts, please stop at the Reference Desk and speak to the Reference Librarian.

DVD Overdue Fines

Overdue fines for DVDs are now $1.00 per day.

Welcome Back!

The Library would like to welcome all new and returning students, faculty and staff! We look forward to seeing you this semester!

Niagara Reads Contest Display

The next time you are in the Library, please take a look at the Niagara Reads display case near the front entrance. It features the two winning entries from the 2005 Response and Reflection Contest.

Faculty Publications Display: The January Monthly Book Spotlight

The January installment of the Monthly Book Spotlight has been added to the Library's web site. Library Director David Schoen writes about the Library's new Faculty Publications Display.

New Book/DVD List - December 2005

The list of new books and DVDs added to the Library collection in December has been released.

Intersession Hours

The Library will have shorter hours of operation during the intersession. Regular hours will resume on Wednesday, January 18. Please view the Library Hours page for more information.

Holiday Hours

Here are the Library's upcoming holiday hours of operation:

Friday, December 16: 8am - 8pm

Saturday, December 17: 10am - 5pm

Sunday, December 18: CLOSED

Monday, December 19 - Wednesday, December 21: 8am - 5pm

Thursday, December 22 - Tuesday, January 2: CLOSED

Wednesday, January 3 - Friday, January 6: 8am - 5pm

Saturday, January 7: CLOSED

Student Book Club/Discussion Group

The Library is facilitating a Student Book Club/Discussion Group, and the first book will be The Cider House Rules by John Irving.

If you would like to participate, please read it over your December/January break. The group will meet sometime during the first week of February - date, time and place to be announced. Refreshments will be served.

Happy Holidays (and happy reading)!!!!

Borrowing Books Over Break

Did you know? You may borrow books over the December/January break. The due date is January 19.

Surviving Justice: The December Monthly Book Spotlight

The December installment of the Monthly Book Spotlight has been added to the Library's web site. Acquisitions Librarian Charles Dabkowski writes about Surviving Justice: America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated.

Intelligent Design in the Science Classroom

The debate over teaching Intelligent Design in the science classroom has been in the news lately. To learn more, take a look at books the Library owns on this topic:

• Why Intelligent Design fails: A Scientific Critique of the New Creationism
  
  
• Does God Belong in Public Schools?
  
  
• Creationism's Trojan Horse: the Wedge of Intelligent Design
  
  
• Debating Design : From Darwin to DNA
  
  
• The Design Revolution : Answering the Toughest Questions About Intelligent Design
  
  
• Doubts about Darwin : A History of Intelligent Design
  
  

New Book/DVD List - November 2005

The list of new books and DVDs added to the Library collection in November has been released.

Save Your Work!

As the end of the semester rapidly approaches, you're busy writing papers, making spreadsheets, creating presentations, etc. Unfortunately, sometimes computers crash, freeze or experience other problems.

Don't lose all your hard work -- remember to SAVE frequently!

FYI: You can buy a CD-R (with jewel case) for $1.00 or a floppy disk for 25 cents at the Circulation Desk.

Christmas Fine Amnesty

Do you owe fines to the Library?

You can help rebuild congregational libraries damaged by Hurricane Katrina!

Church and synagogue library organizations across North America are joining forces to ensure a future for congregational libraries damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The National Church Library Association, the Church & Synagogue Library Association and the Catholic Library Association together have established a relief fund to help rebuild affected library ministries.

For each 25 cents you donate, the Library will waive $2.00 worth of fines. Please note that the Fine Amnesty does not apply to lost book charges.

*This program will run through Friday, December 16.*

Thanksgiving Week Hours

Here are the Library's hours for the rest of the week and the weekend:

Tuesday, November 22: 8am - Midnight

Wednesday, November 23: CLOSED

Thursday, November 24: CLOSED

Friday, November 25: CLOSED

Saturday, November 26: 10am- 2pm

Sunday, November 27: Noon - Midnight

Happy Thanksgiving!

Lexis/Nexis Databases

Lexis/Nexis is well-known for providing news and legal information, but it also has several excellent databases. Here are a few:

Accounting Literature consists of 18 accounting sources, including journals and other literature.

Disclosure Reports contains business and financial information extracted from annual and periodic reports filed with the Securities an Exchange Commission for over 10,000 publicly-owned companies. A real strength of this database is the financial ratios calculated for each company.

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research provides access to the Public Opinion Poll, the most comprehensive full-text collection of public opinion in the United States. It covers the full spectrum of public interest including politics and government, public institutions, international relations, business, social affairs and consumer behavior and preferences.

Christmas Fine Amnesty

Do you owe fines to the Library?

You can help rebuild congregational libraries damaged by Hurricane Katrina!

Church and synagogue library organizations across North America are joining forces to ensure a future for congregational libraries damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The National Church Library Association, the Church & Synagogue Library Association and the Catholic Library Association together have established a relief fund to help rebuild affected library ministries.

For each 25 cents you donate, the Library will waive $2.00 worth of fines. Please note that the Fine Amnesty does not apply to lost book charges.

*This program will run from Monday, November 28 through Friday, December 16.*