Christy Stevens Joins Library Faculty
By Kathryn Blackmer Reyes, Reference Librarian
In September Christy Stevens joined the ranks of the library faculty. She is the new Humanities Librarian and has taken the selection and instruction duties for the areas of Humanities, English, Religious Studies, and Linguistics. Full story
Refugee Educators’ Network donates Southeast Asia Community Resource Center Collection to Library
Over 6000 pieces from the Southeast Asia Community Resource Center were received by the Library this fall semester. The collection contains many unique items for the following groups: Armenian, Cambodian (Khmer), Chinese, Hmong, Karen, Khmu, Korean, Lahu, Lao, Mien, Russian, Thai, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. Full story
Preserving the History of Progressive Politics in the Sacramento Region
By Sheila O'Neill, Head of Special Collections and Unversity Archives
The Department of Special Collections and University Archives has an expanding collection of archival sources that document grass roots politics, community activism, and progressive political leadership at the local, State and national levels. Collections of individual leaders, local organizations, community programs, and organizing committees provide evidence of the role of community collective action in protecting civil liberties, safeguarding the environment, promoting peace and social justice, and providing for those in need of work, shelter and food. Full story
Retrospective Map Cataloging Project
By Israel Yañez, Bibliographic Control Dept.
The Library has undertaken a retrospective cataloging project of its map collection. By the completion of the project, several thousand maps will be made accessible through the library online catalog. Full Story
Friends of the Library Fall 2006 Approved Grants
By Leilani Hall, Reference Librarian
Twice each year, the Friends of the Library give grants for requests from librarians and staff. For fall 2006, the Friends awarded $8344 for books and more. Full story
News You Can Use!
Business
Get the latest in company financial performance and investment analysis using the new online subscription to Value Line Research Center.
History/Humanities
The most comprehensive source for Medieval history, society and culture, Brepolis Medieval Bibliographies, has arrived.
Education
Sharp-eyed library users who have visited the CSUS Library database list recently have noticed that a new listing “ERIC (EbscoHost)” has appeared.
Interdisciplinary
In response to increased use of historical collections, the Department of Special Collections and University Archives is modifying its reference hours this semester.
Announcements
The Library will be hosting a symposium Visions of Change: Academic Libraries in Transition on Friday, January 26, 2007.
In January all oversized books that used to be shelved on other floors will be relocated to 2 North, near the Reference area.
EUREKA, the Library catalog, underwent a software upgrade during the summer. One noteworthy new feature is the default “Relevance” order display of results when a Simple Search by Keyword is done. There are five levels of “Relevance” and each level displays in date order.
Check out the Databases Under Review to see what electronic resources we are evaluating.
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