Do You Owe Library Fines?

National Library Week is April 2-8. To celebrate, the Library is having a FINE AMNESTY DAY!

Return your overdue books and DVDs on Monday, April 3 and have your fines waived!

**Please note: the fine amnesty does not apply to lost book charges.**

Student Book Club/Discussion Group Meeting

The second meeting of the Library-facilitated Student Book Club/Discussion Group will take place Wednesday, April 19 at 7pm in the Library.

The book we are reading is The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - a novel about friendship, betrayal and loyalty.

If you would like to participate, please read the book and come join the discussion. Refreshments will be served!

We Can Help You Get What You Need for Your Research!

If the Library does not own an item you need for your research, we can almost always obtain it for you from another library via a service called Interlibrary Loan. Currently enrolled NU students and current NU faculty and staff may take advantage of this useful service. Reminder: start your research early!

Spring Break Hours

The Library's hours for the remainder of Spring Break are:

*Wednesday, March 15: 8:00am - 5:00pm

*Thursday, March 16: 8:00am - 5:00pm

*Friday, March 17: CLOSED

*Saturday, March 18: CLOSED

*Sunday, March 19: Noon - Midnight

Musical Scores: The March Monthly Book Spotlight

The March installment of the Monthly Book Spotlight has been added to the Library's web site. Reference/Interlibrary Loan Librarian Samantha Gust highlights some of the Library's musical scores.

New Book/DVD List - February 2006

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

Used Book Sale!

Did you know there is an ongoing Used Book Sale in the Library? You will find a wide variety of books at affordable prices displayed on tables near the front entrance and also on a rack on the basement level across from the networked printer. Please be sure to check the sale regularly!

Need Research Assistance?

Reference Librarians are on duty all hours the Library is open, so you can stop by the Reference Desk at any time. You may also ask research questions by sending an email to reflib@niagara.edu or by calling 716-286-8022.

You can also make an appointment with the Reference Librarian who specializes in your subject area.

PEN/Faulkner Award Winner

The PEN/Faulkner Foundation recently announced that The March by E.L. Doctorow is the winner of the 2006 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

NU Library has a copy of this book in the Recreational Reading Collection.

Please note: if the book is checked out, you can place a hold on it by clicking the Request Item button in the Library Catalog and entering the 14-digit number on the back of your NU ID card. You will be notified when the book is available.

It's Tax Time Again!

If you need tax forms and instructions, they are available online and may be printed.

• For United States (federal) forms, visit: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.html
  
  
• For New York State forms, visit http://www.tax.state.ny.us/forms/default.htm
  

New Book/DVD List - January 2006

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

Attention Undergraduates!

We need your help! Please come to the Library on Wednesday, February 22 from 12:30-1:15pm and tell us how we can serve you better. During the discussion, participants will be offered lunch for free! Please contact Kristine Kasbohm at kek@niagara.edu or 286-8028 by Tuesday, February 21 if you would like to attend. Thank you!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Please stop by the Reference Desk on the first floor to say hello and have some candy!

ScienceDirect Upgrade

The Library recently took a big leap forward in its ability to support journal research in the sciences by increasing access to the number of journals available via ScienceDirect from 250 to more to more than 1,500 in three collections:

• Social and Behavioral Sciences: 360 peer reviewed journals
  
• Health & Life Sciences: 890 peer reviewed journals
  
• Physical Sciences: 650 peer reviewed journals
  

Full-text articles are available back to 2001. A useful feature is your ability to set up a profile where you can be notified when a new issue of a journal you are tracking is published or when articles on a topic you specify are added to the database.

ScienceDirect is produced by Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information. Check it out at www.niagara.edu/library/scidir.html.

Spring 2006 Newsletter Published

The Spring 2006 issue of Library News has been added to the Library web site. Check it out and find out about the Library's most popular DVDs, NU faculty publications, database and book news and more!

Escape From Slavery - The February Monthly Book Spotlight

The February installment of the Monthly Book Spotlight has been added to the Library's web site. Sharon Green, Reading Coordinator in the Office of Academic Support, writes about Escape From Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity and My Journey to Freedom in America.

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.