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SC Williams Library featured in Jersey Journal

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:54:00 +0000

Stevens alum Alexander Calder was featured in a recent Jersey Journal article on American masters with local roots. The article includes a slideshow of Calder's art, some of which is on display at the library. Read the full article...>>

It's not too late to submit feedback about the library!

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:37:00 +0000

Missed our focus groups but have comments, complaints or suggestions to share with the library? We still want to hear from you: http://bit.ly/u64FYG

S.C. Williams Library 2011 Annual Report

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:00:00 +0000

This year, the library decided to publish our annual report as an infographic. We thought the current trend of representing data graphically would help highlight our astounding growth over the past several years. You can pick up a print version at the front desk of the library, or view/download the report here.

Free IoP Webinar

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:32:00 +0000

The Institute of Physics is sponsoring a free online talk on "The Forgotten Contributions of Medieval Physicists," on Thursday, Oct. 20th at 1pm EST.
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Graduate Student Research Conference 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:08:00 +0000

The Graduate Student Research Conference 2011 (GSRC-2011) is a conference organized and presented by the graduate students in the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering & Science at Stevens Institute of Technology.
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E-book survey + chance to win and iPad

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:41:00 +0000

Students: take the ebrary e-book survey, and get entered to win an iPad. The survey is about your use of e-books, and it takes less than 20 minutes (though most questions are optional, so you can make it as quick as you like!)

JSTOR releases free early journal content

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:31:00 +0000

JSTOR announced last week that they would be releasing all their pre-1923 journals for free. This includes almost half a million articles from over 200 journals. The content is being released gradually, starting this week, and will be accessible alongside our three current JSTOR collections (Arts and Sciences I & II + Math and Statistics) via http://ezproxy.stevens.edu/login?url=http://www.jstor.org. You can also browse the list of newly available content by discipline or by title.

Database Access Issues

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:15:00 +0000

We are experiencing some server issues, causing some of our databases to load slowly, or be temporarily unavailable. If you are having problems accessing any of our online resources, please report it @ http://www.stevens.edu/helpdesk
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Fall workshops @ the library

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:49:00 +0000

Thursday, September 15, 1-2 p.m. – Serious social networking

Learn about online tools you can use to craft a professional presence and network on the web, while protecting your reputation and privacy.

Thursday, September 29, 1-2 p.m. – Searching the deep web

The deep web, also known as the invisible web, consists of content that you won't find through general internet searching. Search engines have difficulty indexing certain kinds of web pages (i.e., PDFs and dynamically-created pages), but there are tools to help you find this "hidden" information. This workshop will introduce you to searchable databases and explain why some pages are "invisible" to search engines.

Thursday, October 13, 1-2 p.m. – Using LaTeX for your dissertation or thesis

The library provides a LaTeX template that contains all of the formatting required for doing your dissertation or thesis. We will be holding a workshop to go over how to use the template and the different ways to create a bibliography using BibTeX for your paper.

Thursday, October 27, 1-2 p.m. – Using RefWorks to manage references

RefWorks helps you organize and manage your references as you work on a paper or project. Learn how to move references directly from the databases to your own RefWorks account, cite your sources easily, create bibliographies, and insert references into your research paper as you write it.

Thursday, November 10, 1-2 p.m. – Analyzing your citations using Scopus & Google analytics

Citation searching and bibliometrics can help you determine how much impact an author has in a field and which journals are the best in a field. This workshop is important for students, researchers, and faculty thinking about publishing, writing a thesis or dissertation, or applying for promotion or tenure.

Thursday, December 1, 1-2 p.m. – Investment and company research

The library’s access to business & industry databases can help you with your job searching, personal investing, and course work. We’ll discuss Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage, Value Line, Lexis-Nexis Academic, Datamonitor Reports, Plunkett Research, and Gartner Research.

Need a little relaxation?

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:12:00 +0000

The Cortiva Institute-Hoboken Campus is offering a reduced rate for 1-hour massages ($25) for Steven's Institute students, faculty and staff at their Student Massage Clinic-Massage Therapy Center.
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Moodle resources for faculty

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:02:00 +0000

As of Summer II, Stevens will be replacing the WebCT course management system with Moodle. The library has a plethora of e-books on working with Moodle (and distance education in general.) You can access these e-books through our catalog via http://bit.ly/moodlebooks.
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Keep track of your citations on Google Scholar

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:22:00 +0000

Google has launched Google Scholar Citations, an easy way to keep track of your citations from one web page.
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New Library Q&A Tool

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Mon, 09 May 2011 20:52:00 +0000

The library has a new question and answer system called Ask the Library. This tool allows you to contact us via the online form, instant message, text message (just text your question to 201-399-2792) or even Twitter (via @scwLibrary)!
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Haitian art exhibit at Hoboken Public Library

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:20:00 +0000

The Hoboken Public Library will be hosting a special gallery exhibit featuring photographs and original Haitian artwork provided by Community Development International, which is a non-profit working on sustainable development projects in Haiti, as well as local green community projects in NYC.
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Spring workshops!

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:40:00 +0000

The library is offering an extensive workshop schedule this spring, covering every topic from term paper research, to using LaTeX to prepare your thesis, to online networking, to GRE test prep...
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Dissertation submission goes green!

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:54:00 +0000

Doctoral candidates will now submit their finalized dissertation electronically through the ETD Administrator.
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Welcome, New President Nariman Farvardin

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:26:00 +0000

Dr. Nariman Farvardin was appointed the seventh president of Stevens Institute of Technology in January 2011. He joins Stevens from the
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Spring semester library hours

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:29:00 +0000

Welcome back and best wishes for a successful and happy Spring 2011 semester!

Here are the library hours for the Spring semester:

Monday through Thursday- 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.
Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday - 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sunday - 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

The library will be open 24 hours during the final exam period.

For more library hours information and for the holiday schedule, please go to the library website.

Interlibrary Loan Holiday Schedule

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:02:00 +0000

BOOK REQUESTS - Due to the potential for delayed delivery or lost packages during the holiday mail rush, ILL will not process new BOOK REQUESTS from Dec. 8th, 2010 to Jan. 3rd, 2011.

DOCUMENT REQUESTS - The last day to guarantee REGULAR Delivery documents to arrive before the start of Winter Break is December 15th.

The last day to guarantee RUSH Delivery document requests arrive before the start of Winter Break is December 20th.

Please note: ILL will NOT process new document requests from Dec. 15th, 2010 to Jan. 3rd, 2011.

The ILL Department and the Library will be closed from Dec. 23rd through Jan. 3rd. We will process any book or document requests in the order they were received when we reopen January 3rd, 2011. Please understand that turnaround time for these requests may be a bit longer than our usual turn-around time.

Thank you.

Research for final papers workshop

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:39:00 +0000

Library workshop,
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
4-5 p.m., Library room 204

If you're writing a final paper and you need to find scholarly & professional articles to support your paper/project, we welcome you to the library workshop today. You'll learn research tips and tricks for finding journal articles, magazine & newspaper articles, books, e-books, and more. We will also discuss citing sources and avoiding plagiarism. If you have any questions about the workshop, please contact linda.beninghove@stevens.edu

Book Sale!

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:03:00 +0000

Stop by the Library for our used books sale. The books range from old textbooks to manuals to reports and proceedings covering all areas of engineering, business and technology, with even a few novels thrown in!

Prices are $2 for all hard-bound books and $1 for any softcover book. There may even be some free books hanging around if you ask nicely ;)

LaTex and BibTex workshop

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:29:00 +0000

Library Workshop
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
4-5pm, Library room 204

Using LaTeX for your Dissertation, Thesis or Paper

The library provides a LaTeX template that contains all of the formatting required for doing your dissertation or thesis. We will be holding a workshop to go over how to use the template and the different ways to create a bibliography using BibTeX for your paper.

Using LaTeX is not required for your dissertation or thesis. Many people find Word meets all of their needs when writing a paper. But if you are interested in LaTeX, bring your laptop if you like, and be ready for some LaTeX fun!

The library templates can be found here: http://www.stevens.edu/library/services/latex.html

Any questions can be directed to Barbara Arnett, Web Services Librarian, at barnett@stevens.edu.

American Chemical Society Journals

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:04:00 +0000

The library is happy to announce that the Stevens community now has online access to the journals of the American Chemical Society. Our subscription includes all years, from Vol. 1, Issue 1 to the present.

Journals included in this collection are:

Accounts of Chemical Research
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ACS Catalysis (available in 2011)
ACS Chemical Biology
ACS Chemical Neuroscience
ACS Combinatorial Science (previously called Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry)
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
ACS Nano
Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Bioconjugate Chemistry
Biomacromolecules
Chemical Research in Toxicology
Chemical Reviews
Chemistry of Materials
Crystal Growth & Design
Energy & Fuels
Environmental Science & Technology
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Inorganic Chemistry
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
The Journal of the American Chemical Society
Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Journal of Natural Products
The Journal of Organic Chemistry
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A/B/C
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Journal of Proteome Research
Langmuir
Macromolecules
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Nano Letters
Organic Letters
Organic Process Research & Development
Organometallics

As with our other online resources, you can bookmark the direct link here (http://ezproxy.stevens.edu/login?url=http://pubs.acs.org/action/showPublications?display=journals)
or access it through our online resources page (http://www.stevens.edu/library/research/azlist.html).

Library YouTube Channel

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:06:00 +0000

The library has created a YouTube channel for all of our videos and online tutorials. Check them out here: http://www.youtube.com/user/stevenslibrary and let us know in the comments if there's anything you'd like us to cover in future screencasts! (Professors, you can also contact us at library [at] stevens [dot] edu to let us know if you'd like us to create a customized tutorial for your class or subject area.)

Fall Workshops

noreply@blogger.com (Stevens Library) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:07:00 +0000

The Dangers and Advantages of Social Media (part of the Graduate Student Affairs Professional Development Series)

This presentation covers how to use social media in a positive fashion while avoiding common negative branding downfalls, and will be relevant to graduate students, club leaders, staff, and faculty.

Thursday, Sept. 23rd, 4 - 5 p.m. (Fielding Room, Howe Center)

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Utilizing Library Resources & a discussion about Plagiarism (part of the Graduate Student Affairs Professional Development Series)

Thursday, Sept. 30th, 4 - 5 p.m. (Fielding Room, Howe Center)

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Searching the Deep Web

Tuesday, Oct. 19th, 4 - 5 p.m. (Library Research Training Room 204)

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Thesis and Ph.D. Dissertation Formatting and Submission (part of the Graduate Student Affairs Professional Development Series)

Thursday, Oct. 21st, 4 - 5 p.m (Fielding Room, Howe Center)

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Using RefWorks

Learn how to use this online tool to manage, sort, and create citations and bibliographies from your research resources. This really is an incredibly useful tool if you are working on your thesis or dissertation, or doing research for a book or article.

Tuesday, Oct. 26th, 4 - 5 p.m. (Library Research Training Room 204)

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Utilizing Library Resources from Off Campus: a Wimba live presentation

Tuesday, Nov. 9th, 4 - 5 p.m. (Online via Wimba)
Please send an email to linda.beninghove@stevens.edu if you would like to participate.

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Utilizing Library Resources: Research for final papers & projects

Tuesday, Nov. 16th, 4 - 5 p.m. (Library Research Training Room 204)
Learn research tips and tricks for finding scholarly and professional articles & books to support your final papers and projects. We will also discuss citing sources. If you have any questions about the workshop, please contact linda.beninghove@stevens.edu

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Using library research tools from off-campus (live online via eLearn)

Thursday, Nov. 18th, 4 - 5 p.m. (live online via eLearn)
Please send an email to linda.beninghove@stevens.edu if you would like to participate. You will receive an email with a link to the online classroom.