Niagara Reads: 2002-2007

The September Monthly Book Spotlight is dedicated to the books used in Niagara Reads, the University's freshman summer reading program.

Meet Your Librarians!

There is a reference librarian on duty whenever the Library is open, and we're here to help you! If you'd like to learn more about us, check out our individual web pages:

• Andy Bailey, Part-time Reference Librarian
  
• Jonathan Coe, Coordinator of Public Services
  
• Charles Dabkowski, Head of Acquisitions and Serials
  
• Samantha Gust, Reference/Interlibrary Loan Librarian & Webmaster
  
• Michael Lavin, Part-time Reference Librarian
  
• David Schoen, Library Director
  
• Joe Umhauer, Assistant Library Director for Technical Services
  

Library Reports

The Library's 2006-07 Annual Report and Statistical Overview are now available on the Annual and Other Administrative Reports page.

Welcome!

The Library would like to welcome all new and returning students, faculty and staff! We hope to see you soon!

Recent Faculty Publication

Here is another recent Niagara University faculty publication:

William D. Frye (Hospitality and Tourism Management) and Daniel J. Mount

An Examination of Job Satisfaction of General Managers Based on Hotel Size and Service Type. Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism, 2007, Vol. 6 Issue 2, 109-134.

Check Your Library Account Online

A Library user recently sent us an email and wrote:

"Unless I am just unable to find it, it would be extremely useful to have something online which students can use to view their library account information to renew materials or see which materials they have checked out. All other institutions I've attended and even public libraries offer this."

Our response:

Look for the "My Account" tab in the Library Catalog and enter the 14 digit number located on the back of your NU ID card. You can review your checkouts and renew items online.

The 14 digit number also will let you place holds on items. Just look for the "Request Item" button when viewing a list of materials. *Please remember to make sure that we have your current email address on file at the Circulation Desk so that you receive messages from us in a timely manner.*

NU Employee of the Month For August

Congratulations to Charles Dabkowski, head of Acquisitions/Periodicals, for being named the Niagara University Employee of the Month for August! NU President Father Levesque presented the award today.

Slave: My True Story

The August Monthly Book Spotlight focuses on Slave: My True Story by Mende Nazer with Damien Lewis and was submitted by Sharon Green, Reading Coordinator in the Office of Academic Support.

The Rise of American Democracy

July's Monthly book spotlight focuses on Sean Wilentz's The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln.

The Road

Reference Librarian Diane Maroon writes about the post-apocalyptic survival novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy in the June Monthly Book Spotlight.

Fall 2006 & Spring 2007 Excellence in Customer Service Awards

Congratulations to Reference Librarian (formerly our Library Instruction Assistant) Jennifer Potter and Technical Assistant Eleanor Jacoby for being named the Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 recipients of the Niagara University Library Excellence in Customer Service Award.

Jennifer for recognized for her outreach in building a relationship with the Castellani Art Museum, and Eleanor was recognized for demonstrating initiative and creativity in her work on Library displays.

Librarian Completes Leadership Program

Reference/Interlibrary Loan Librarian Samantha Gust recently graduated from the Western New York Library Resources Council's inaugural Library Leadership Institute.

Between September 2006 and April 2007 she attended six all-day training sessions and worked with three area librarians on the group project, "Creating a Marketing Plan for Private Academic Libraries," which she plans on implementing in NU's library. You can learn more about her group's project here.

Reference Librarian Departs

Part-Time Reference Librarian Michael Krajewski recently left the University and will soon begin working towards his Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (Pharm.D.) at the University at Buffalo. Mike began working in the Library in August 2005. We thank him for his dedicated service and wish him well in his future endeavors!



Pictured: Samantha Gust, Mike Krajewski (and his new Taylor Hicks photo) and Jonathan Coe.

Photo taken by Kelly Waller at the Steelhead Irish Pub in Lewiston.

Excellence in Library Service Awards

The Library would like to congratulate the 2007 recipients of the Excellence in Library Service Award. This award is presented to senior work-study students who have demonstrated quality service to patrons and dedication to their job continuously during their entire academic experience here at Niagara University. The students honored at the May 7 ceremony were Katie Boyle, Stacey Howard and Ryan Morris.



Pictured: Stacey Howard, Library Director David Schoen and Katie Boyle.

"Cake Day" at the Library

Cataloging Technician Eleanor Jacoby and Brendan Powers, Niagara University Theatre’s Artistic Director, were all smiles on "Cake Day" during National Library Week last month.

Elizabeth I

In the May Monthly Book Spotlight, Reference Librarian Diane Maroon writes about the biography Elizabeth I by Alison Plowden.

New JSTOR Collections Added

The Library is pleased to announce that three additional JSTOR collections have been acquired:

Arts and Sciences I
Arts and Sciences II
Arts and Sciences Complement

These collections are in addition to the Language & Literature collection, which was purchased last year.

JSTOR offers you the ability to retrieve high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The database includes the complete scholarly runs of core scholarly journals, many as far back as the 1800s. Please note that JSTOR is not a current issues database. There is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR.

We can't provide access to the entire JSTOR collection for financial reasons, but we are are providing access to much of the core content of JSTOR.

Visit our JSTOR page for more information.

Foreign Films

A selection of foreign films on DVD like Amelie (France), Run Lola Run (Germany) and Zhou Yu's Train (China) are currently on display in the Recreational DVD area. You can see what other foreign films we have here.

Come on, give subtitles a try! :-)

Play Ball!

In the April Monthly Book Spotlight, baseball fan/Coordinator of Public Services Jonathan Coe writes about the biography Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero by David Maraniss.

Trial of Blackwell Synergy Full-Text Journal Collection

The Library is conducting a trial of Blackwell Synergy, the home of over 1 million full-text articles from over 850 journals, from now through April 30. Let us know what you think using the comment form on our page.

Please note: this database is only available from on campus.