Information Update - Fall 2013
- Generous Donations Support New Technology and Learning Commons
- After a successful fundraising campaign in celebration of the Library’s 20th Anniversary for the 2012-2013 school year, the Weinberg Memorial Library has been able to implement several changes with even more improvements planned for the future. > Full story
- Library Guides Can Help You with Your Research
- Did you know that the Weinberg Library has guides to help you with your research? Research guides are a tool that gives you an overview of the Library’s resources in a specific subject area or course. > Full story
- Library Partners with Archive-It to Preserve University Web Pages
- Thanks to support from The University of Scranton’s Academic Affairs and Planning and Information Resources divisions, the Weinberg Memorial Library has partnered with Archive-It (a subscription service offered by the nonprofit Internet Archive) to capture and preserve University-related websites for the enduring future. > Full story
- 2013 Distinguished Author Award Given to Susan Campbell Bartoletti
- The Royden B. Davis, S.J., Distinguished Author Award was given on September 7, 2013, to University of Scranton alumna Susan Campbell Bartoletti, award-winning writer for young readers. Susan received her M.A. degree in English from the University in 1982 and served as an adjunct professor in that department, teaching children’s literature for several semesters. A former junior high English teacher in the North Pocono School District, Susan tackles sensitive historical subjects in her non-fiction, writing about such controversial topics as children working in coal mines, the Irish potato famine, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Hitler Youth Movement. > Full story
- University History Shared on Social Media
- As a student, I thought little about the University’s history prior to working in the Library. It was not until I had spent a few summer weeks in the basement of the Library, sorting through old, dusty scrapbooks containing decades of old newspaper clippings, that I realized our University history was a story that deserved more attention, and I really wanted to share what I had found. > Full story
- Weinberg Memorial Library Announces 2013 Research Prize Winners
- Ise Kannebecker, a student in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program, and Christine Ferrari, a senior Nursing major, were selected as this year’s Library Research Prize winners. > Full Story
- Two New Digital Collections Online
- In preparation for the University’s 125th anniversary celebration, the Weinberg Memorial Library recently published two new digital collections of materials from the University Archives. > Full story
- History of The University of Scranton to be Published
- In conjunction with the 125th anniversary of The University of Scranton, Special Collections and Digital Collections have been actively involved with the production of a history of the University. The history book is being produced by Bookhouse Group, Inc. Bookhouse has produced university histories for other institutions. The book is being written by Gayle White, an award-winning journalist and author. > Full story
- Introducing Our Staff: Kay Lopez
Kay Lopez works as a part-time cataloger in Special Collections and Archives and also as a part-time public services Librarian. Kevin Norris, editor of Information Update, interviewed Kay via Facebook Messenger. > Full story- It's Easy to Make the Move to EasyBib
- The Library is always eager to give users what they want, so it should come as no surprise that as of September 1st, we will be changing citation management software subscriptions from RefWorks to EasyBib. This came as a result of an analysis that was done on the use of the EasyBib website by the University community. > Full story
- Scan Easily, Save Digitally, Share Instantly
- In January, partially in response to feedback received in the LibQual Survey, the library tested a Scannx Book Scan System. The system is controlled from a touch screen which leads you through the process. > Full story
- From the Library Dean
- Welcome to the fall 2013 semester. > Full story
- Library Research Prize Process for Upcoming Academic Year
- Beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year, the Weinberg Memorial Library will have two application deadlines for the Library Research Prize. > Full story
- Staff Changes
- Welcome to the Newest Friends of the Library
- Exhibit to Celebrate University’s 125th Anniversary
- Special Collections will be mounting an exhibit in the Heritage Room to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the founding of The University of Scranton. > Full story
- Do you want to enhance your students' research skills? Then an Information Literacy Stipend may be just what you need!
- You can receive a $1,000.00 stipend for collaborating with a faculty librarian to develop assignments that focus on information literacy skills. > Full story
- Leaves of Class XIV Winners
- 2014 Book Sale
