Library

Information Update - Fall 2005

The Impact of Scholarship and Open Access Journals
The Library successfully administered the web based LibQUAL+™ assessment of users' perceptions in Spring 2006. LibQUAL+™ was initiated at Texas A & M in 2000 as an experimental project for benchmarking perceptions of library service in ARL libraries. > Full story
Marywood and University of Scranton Libraries Receive Cooperative Grant
The libraries at Marywood University and the University of Scranton have been awarded a cooperative grant to conduct an assessment of information literacy skills of students entering their respective colleges. This competitive grant is designed to foster cooperation and communication among library faculty at both institutions.> Full story
Virtual Reference Updates: Collaboration and Growth
Data collected from the focus group research conducted by Professor Bonnie Oldham during the fall 2005 semester is being utilized by the Library staff to improve the usability of the Library’s web site. The University of Scranton in collaboration with the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) has been offering a 24/7 virtual chat reference service since the beginning of the fall 2004 semester. Virtual Chat is provided in addition to our e-mail reference service, which is available to the both the University and community at large. > Full story
James Grippando to Receive Distinguished Author Award
Reserve September 17, 2005, for the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award Ceremony. This year’s recipient, James Grippando, best selling author of nine novels, provided us with additional information to supplement the flavor of his writing and personality readers can obtain from his website http://www.jamesgrippando.com/.  > Full story
LibQualGives Users a Voice
The mission of the Weinberg Memorial Library is to provide information, services and programs that meet the current and anticipated educational, research and public service needs of the University and other communities. The Library is committed to supporting a culture of excellence in teaching and learning. The mission is advanced by the following goals. > Full story
Special Collections Events
Weinberg Library recently expanded its Jesuit Rare Book Collection with an attractive 18th-century Italian book, Excursus Litterii Per Italiam Ab Anno MDCCXLII. > Full story
Electronic Document Delivery of Interlibrary Loan Articles
"If I order an article today, how long will it take to get here?" is the question most frequently asked before someone requests an article on interlibrary loan." > Full story
Information Literacy Grants Awarded
During the fall 2004 semester, Charles Kratz, Dean of the Library and Information Fluency, announced that six grants of $500.00 were available to faculty interested in working with the Reference Librarians on integrating the ACRL Information Literacy Standards into their courses. > Full story
From the Library Dean
Grant Awarded To Evaluate Library Web Site
The Faculty Research Committee at the University of Scranton has awarded Bonnie Oldham an Internal Research Grant to evaluate the Weinberg Library's Web site using focus groups. Professor Oldham hopes to elicit users' perceptions of the seamlessness and self sufficiency of the site with her research which will be conducted in September. > Full story
Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence 2005-2006 Opportunities for Faculty and Students
New Director for Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
The University of Scranton community welcomes Andre Oberle, Ph.D. to our campus. Dr. Oberle received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Toronto, and he received his doctorate from Queen’s University in Toronto.  > Full story
The Patriot Act: Some Recent Developments
The USA Patriot Act continues to be a focus of debate as certain provisions of the Act are set to expire at the end of 2005. President George Bush campaigned in June for the extension of governmental powers of surveillance and law enforcement enabled by the Act. However, these enhanced powers have been sharply criticized by both liberals and conservatives who have seen them as being an abridgement of basic American freedoms. > Full story
Judaic Studies Collection Growing
Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going: Keeping NEPA Libraries and Librarians Connected
Librarians know the importance of preserving the past but are also proficient at accepting change in looking for new ways of providing high quality library services in the future. The Northeastern Pennsylvania Library Network (NPLN) and the Northeast Chapter of the Pennsylvania Library Association (NEPaLA) annual spring workshop examined a variety of ways to keep our past current as well as exciting technologies and services that will define the future of communication and information in libraries. > Full story
Leaves of Class Winners
The Newest Friends of the Library
Pride, Passion, Promise: Experience Our Jesuit Tradition