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New Databases: FAITS & SMP

2012-05-22T18:43:00.000-05:00

ITM, PSA, and Police Science students rejoice! We have two new databases especially for you. FAITS stands for Faulkner Advisory for IT Studies. Topics covered in this database include IT infrastructure, wireless communications, security, telecom, data networking, convergence, and information management. In addition to articles and reports, FAITS has tutorials, industry standards, company

TC Library: Mobilized

2012-05-21T14:51:00.002-05:00

Resources are within reach with Twin Cities Library's NEW mobile website! Access this mobile-friendly site using any smartphone or tablet (e.g. iPad) with Internet access. On this website, you can: Search for articles, ebooks, and more View your checked-out items Renew and request materials Watch video tutorials Get library hours and directions Ask us a question The website was developed by

May 2012 New Books #2

2012-05-18T15:35:00.004-05:00

Another installment of new books for May! But with the same, annoying, wacky-waving-arm-flailing-inflatable-tube-calendar. Psychodynamic Techniques: Working with Emotion in the Therapeutic Relationship. / Karen Maroda. 2010. The Lucifer effect: Understanding how good people turn evil / Philip Zimbardo. 2007. Play: How it shapes the brain, opens the imagination, and invigorates the soul /

Book Chapter Authored by SGPP Faculty

2012-05-18T14:27:00.000-05:00

Exciting news, SMU Community! Yvette Pye, Ph.D., Core Assistant Professor in our EDD program is a contributing author in the just-published book Breaking the Mold of Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. To quote Dr. Pye: "This book, the third in the Breaking the Mold series, was conceptualized with the hope that by sharing compelling stories of successful

May 2012 New Books

2012-05-05T13:40:00.004-05:00

Yes, you may see a list of our new books! Since May just started and our purchasing power has yet to reach full steam, here is an abbreviated list of our new books...5 of them....cinco de Mayo, perhaps? And even better, there is a wacky-waving-arm-flailing-inflatable-tube-calendar to the right. Could this post get any better? Maybe, some with more puns? The psychology of selling : how to

Hendrickson Forum Today

2012-04-19T10:00:00.001-05:00

Hi SMU Library Lovers, At 1:30pm today, the Hendrickson Institute is hosting a seminar From Free to Fee and Other Information Age Challenges. This topic affects everyone--come and ask questions! Here's a quick overview of the content of the Q&A seminar: Organizations and individuals are drowning in information. How can they search, assess, and distribute it in order to make good decisions?

April 2012 New Books

2012-04-16T15:17:00.002-05:00

Springtime means new books in the library! The master and his emissary: The divided brain and the making of the Western world / Iain McGilchrist (2009) International students: Strengthening a critical resource / [edited by] Maureen S. Andrade and Norman W. Evans (2009) Mission and place: Strengthening learning and community through campus design / Daniel R. Kenney, Ricardo Dumont, Ginger

Classical Music Database

2012-04-10T18:26:00.000-05:00

** Love classical music? So do we! Sometimes we prefer Ke$ha. But I digress. If you do love the classical, then you'll be pleased to learn there is a database dedicated to classical music and you can use it for free this month!!!! The database is called Classical Music in Video (read about it here) produced by the Alexander Street Press. They are the same group that provides the excellent

2012 Easter Hours

2012-04-05T10:12:00.002-05:00

TC Library will be closed Friday, April 6th through Monday, April 9th in honor of the Easter Holiday weekend. Normal hours resume Tuesday, April 10th. Egg salad sandwiches will be consumed by library staff that week.

EBSCO Databases Inaccessible

2012-03-27T12:10:00.005-05:00

UPDATE: As of Wednesday, 3/28, EBSCO databases are now up and running! EBSCO databases are currently inaccessible. When you attempt to access an EBSCO database, you may see the error messages "Service Unavailable" or "A System Problem has Occurred" or a blank white screen. We are investigating the problem and we'll let you know when the issue is resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience!

March New Books

2012-03-22T14:57:00.002-05:00

Happy Spring Saint Mary's folks! Let's celebrate the lack of snow by enjoying a cup of tea, stomping in some puddles, and looking at some the new books TC Library has acquired this month. Please don't spill tea on, or drop into a puddle, one of our books. School-Based Mental Health : A Practitioner's Guide to Comparative Practices. Encouraging authenticity and spirituality in higher education /

ProQuest Psychology Inaccessible

2012-03-08T11:24:00.003-06:00

Wednesday, March 14th update: ProQuest is back in action. ProQuest Psychology is currently inaccessible. When you enter the ProQuest interface, ProQuest Psychology Journals is not included in the list of databases. While you'll see a search box, you won't be searching any psychology journals. In the meantime, you can search PsycINFO or PsycARTICLES. We'll let you know when the issue is

Art on Park Unwrapped

2012-02-22T14:28:00.001-06:00

New paintings were added to the...Marcia Haffmans Exhibit Lines as a ContinuumVisit Twin Cities Library to see Art on Park unwrapped. See additional images of her artwork here.

Taylor & Francis Downtime

2012-02-21T20:49:00.001-06:00

TC Library subscribes to several journals through the publisher Taylor & Francis. On Wednesday evening T&F (as we insiders call them) will be performing some regularily scheduled maintenance, so if you are unable to access those specific journals (you'll know--Find it will lead you to a Taylor & Francis link), that's why. I win the award for longest sentence. From their press release: Taylor &

Closing @ 7:00pm

2012-02-13T11:38:00.002-06:00

Due to staff illness, the Twin Cities Library will be closing at 7:00pm on Monday, February 13th. Apologies for the inconvenience.

"Linked Full Text" not Linking

2012-02-10T15:06:00.007-06:00

2/21/12 update: EBSCO full text linking is working again! Hooray! If while searching in an EBSCO database you encounter an option for full text called "Linked Full Text," chances are good that you'll get a dead end and be unable to access the full text of the article. This error seems to happen in the Internet browser Internet Explorer, but it has been occurring in Firefox and Chrome

Love in the Library

2012-02-01T12:31:00.002-06:00

TC Library's February book display is all about love. Being the original people that we are, we thought that love would be a good theme to go with this month. And actually, since we don't have a bunch of books on love, the theme is more like marriage, couples, getting what you want out of a marriage, and that sort of thing. The assumption is there is love involved. However, not to discriminate

MLK Day Hours

2012-01-16T10:50:00.001-06:00

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., TC Library will be closing at 5:00pm on Monday, January 16th.

In Memoriam

2012-01-05T14:39:00.003-06:00

After a brief but courageous battle with the bird flu, W. T. (Wiggle Tail) l'Orange, the Twin Cities Library mascot, passed away during the winter holidays. W. T. graced us with his presence for almost three years. He held court next to the reference desk and was always ready to lend a helping fin when the library was busy. W. T. l'Orange was a great proponent of Lasallifin education and worked

Select EBSCO Databases Down

2012-01-04T10:16:00.004-06:00

5:00pm update: EBSCO suite is back up. Hooray! Several of our EBSCO databases are currently down. We will provide updates as they become available, and we apologize for the inconvenience! Databases affected are:Academic Search Premier Alt Health Watch Business Source Premier Consumer Health Complete EBSCO MegaFile ERIC Health Source: Nursing Academic MasterFILE Premier Professional

New Year, New Databases

2012-01-02T14:28:00.000-06:00

TC Library welcomes 2012 with two new databases: the Annual Review of Psychology and Market Share Reporter. We think this is a great New Year's resolution--bringing more resources to our students! Read about and access our new databases below. Annual Review of Psychology This database "critically reviews the most significant primary research literature to guide you to the principal contributions

Top Tens of 2011: Top Ten Fish Mascot Pictures

2011-12-14T15:28:00.000-06:00

2011 Top Tens: Top Ten Fish Mascot Pictures You might think this Fish Photography post is a little tongue in cheek, but little did you know how busy the library's beta fish has been in 2011. From updating our website to wearing a pink backpack, this little guy did his fair share of work! Our mascot is named W. T. l'Orange, by the way. Stands for Wiggle Tail. He's French. There was a slight

Top Tens of 2011: What People are Reading

2011-12-13T13:53:00.002-06:00

2011 Top Tens: Top Ten Books Read Saint Mary’s students, faculty, and librarians are an erudite bunch. Just look at the exciting titles most checked out from our collection over the past year! Learning in adulthood / Sharan B. Merriam The flock / Joan Frances Casey Introduction to rubrics: An assessment tool to save grading time, convey effective feedback, and promote student learning / Dannelle

Top Tens of 2011: Searching for Us

2011-12-13T13:53:00.000-06:00

2011 Top Tens: Searching for TC Library’s Website from the Internet No surprises here! Although apparently our qualitative/quantitative page is a favorite of people around the nation. We got these search terms from our Google Analytics account. saint mary's university of Minnesota smumn blackboard smumn smumn library smumn.edu st marys university mn st. mary's university of minnesota qualitative

Top Tens of 2011: Top Ten Busiest Days of 2011

2011-12-12T15:54:00.000-06:00

Top Tens of 2011: Top Ten Busiest Days of 2011 Did you know that every time someone walks through the doors of TC Library we make note of that? Well, we do as long as our heads aren't buried helping people at the computers or answering a question over chat or email. So while our methods are perhaps a little inaccurate depending on how much multitasking we're doing on the desk, we do try to keep