Earth Day 2008

Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22. The Dominican University Eco Club is hosting an Earth Day Extravaganza in the Social Hall Tuesday, 10am - 4pm. The Extravaganza includes movies and a plant sale. Bring a reusable mug and get free coffee. The Day ends with a showing of “An Inconvenient Truth” at 7:00.

Find more information on the Eco Club on their MyDU page: https://jicsweb1.dom.edu/ics/Campus_Life/Campus_Groups/Eco_Club/

For more information on Earth Day, see:
Earth Day Network: http://ww2.earthday.net/
EPA: http://www.epa.gov/earthday/

Read the blog all week for more information and eco tips.

Picture from http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap971026.html

Earthquake!

Did you feel Friday morning’s earthquake? I know I did; windows were rattling and tables were shaking. If you felt the earth move, the United States Geological Survey would like to hear your story at: http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/cus/

For a summary of Friday’s earthquake, go to http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2008qza6.php#details. Be sure to click on the Details, Summary, Maps and Scientific & Technical Tabs.

USGS links to other earthquake-related resources:
Central United States Earthquakes. http://tinyurl.com/68qyqt A map of historical earthquakes superimposed on a satellite image.

Three Centuries of Earthquakes: Earthquakes in the Central United States, 1699-2002. http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i-2812/. Shows the distribution of earthquakes in the Central United States, focusing on Illinois and Indiana.

Have you ever wondered what to do before, during, and, if you’re lucky, after an earthquake?
Earthquake Safety Guide for Homeowners, published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. http://tinyurl.com/4gk6uk offers advice on preparing your home in advance of an earthquake, and tips on surviving an earthquake and what to do in the aftermath.

That only needs a finger touch from God
To spring it like a deadfall and the fault
In nature would wipe out all human fault. - Robert Frost

Exchange books at the give away table

There is someone out there who wants your old books. You could use someone else’s old books. Use the Library’s give away table, located on the first floor off to your right as you come in from Lewis.

Everything on the table is free. You might find novels, nonfiction on just about every subject, magazines, cookbooks, maps and more. Take what you want, give what you don’t want.

National Library Week 2008

Featuring:

Public Library
Jim Madigan
Oak Park Public Library
Assistant Director

Ed O’Brien
Oak Park Public Library
Fiction Audiovisual Librarian

Emily Compton
Deerfield Public Library
Adult Services Reference Librarian

School Library
Carolyn Kinsella
Minooka Community High School
Library & Media Director

Kara Smith
Oak Terrace Elementary
Library & Media Coordinator

Academic Library
Jacob Hill
Elmhurst College
Instruction and Reference Librarian

Leslie Warren
Moraine Valley Community College
Information Literacy & Public Services Librarian

Marc Gartler
Harrington College of Design
Director of Library Services

Special Library
John Shuler
University of Illinois Chicago
Documents Librarian

Mary Klatt
Loyola University Medical Center
Health Sciences Librarian

Other Library Services
Maria Ziemer
Proquest
Library School Program Training & Information Specialist

Lenora Berendt
Dominican University GSLIS
Coordinator of Student Placement

Last Spring CLASS: USA Patriot Act

Rebecca Crown Library and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science
present
Crown Library Assistantship Symposium Series (CLASS)

USA Patriot Act: A Look into the Future
on
Tuesday, April 8th
4:30 pm-6:00 pm
Lewis Lounge

The discussion panel will include:
David Dolence, Assistant Professor, Dominican University
Ruth Faklis, Director, Prairie Trails Public Library
Pattie Piotrowski, Assistant Dean for Public Services, Illinois Institute of Technology

Please click on the link below for background information to supplement the discussion

Crown Library Wiki

Refreshments will be served.

About the Series:
CLASS features a panel representing different viewpoints on the topic. We invite you to come and share your opinions and ask questions of our panel. For each discussion, we suggest that you review the materials posted on the Crown Library Wiki for background information on the topic.

If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us at class@dom.edu.

Advanced RefWorks Workshop

Please come to our final (for this semester) Advanced RefWorks workshop:

When: Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Where: Crown Library, Room 111

Treats: You betcha

Participants should have already attended the basic RefWorks workshop or have had some experience using RefWorks.

See you there!

RefWorks Workshop Tuesday, March 11

The last of the Basic RefWorks workshops is today, Tuesday, March 11.

Time: 4:30-5:30pm
Place: Crown 111
Treats: yes

If you’ve attended a Basic workshop, please come to one of our advanced workshops on:
Monday, March 17, 12:00-1:00pm
Thursday, March 27, 4:30-5:30pm

Copyright and Libraries

Rebecca Crown Library and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science
present
Crown Library Assistantship Symposium Series (CLASS)

Piracy, Copyright and File Sharing on College Campuses and Public Libraries
on
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
4:30 pm-6:00 pm
Lewis Lounge

The discussion panel will include:
Paula Dempsey, Coordinator, Document Delivery, DePaul University
Kate Marek, Associate Professor, Dominican University
Charles Valauskas, Attorney, Valauskas & Pine LLC, Chicago, IL

Please click on the link below for background information to supplement the discussion

Crown Library Wiki

Refreshments will be served.

About the Series:

CLASS features a panel representing different viewpoints on the topic. We invite you to come and share your opinions and ask questions of our panel. For each discussion, we suggest that you review the materials posted on the Crown Library Wiki  for background information on the topic.

If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us at class@dom.edu.

Inside the Librarians Studio, part1

Welcome to part 1 in a 6-part series.

Heather Parisi is the Technical Services Librarian at Dominican University. Her main responsibilities when not giving candid interviews are cataloging, I-Share liaison and supervising acquisitions, periodicals and reserves. Ms. Parisi has been a librarian for over 15 years. She received her MLIS from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. After working for a time at a public library in southeastern Wisconsin, she joined our team in 1998 and was awarded tenure in 2004. Heather is currently performing as a reference librarian on Wednesday afternoons or you can catch her act for a limited time in the Library Access Workshops offered throughout the semester.

1. What is your favorite word?

“Boolean”, it’s just fun to say

2. What is your least favorite word?

It’s a toss up between “interlocutor” and “signage”

3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?

A room full of books

4. What turns you off?

Hypocrisy and duplicity

5. What is your favorite curse word?

Answer omitted for PG rating

6. What sound or noise do you love?

The turning of a page

7. What sound or noise do you hate?

SSSHHHHHHH!!!!!

8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

Photographer for National Geographic

9. What profession would you not like to do?

Butcher

10. If Heaven exists, what do you think God would say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

“Finally, someone with a sense of humor. Oh, by the way… the copier needs paper.”

African American History Month

February is African American History Month, so check out some of the great resources available that help celebrate the accomplishments of African Americans throughout history.

Here’s just a sample of books available in the Crown Library:

• 1001 Things Everyone Should Know about African American History by Jeffrey C. Stewart (2006). Call number: E185.S798 2006
• The Sounds of Slavery: Discovering African American History through Songs, Sermons, and Speech by Shane White and Graham White (2005). Call number: E443.W59 2005
• The Black Arts Movement: Literary Nationalism in the 1960s and 1970s by James Edward Smethurst (2005). Call number: PS153.N5 S56 2005

And here’s some great online resources to check out:

• The Library of Congress - African American History
  There’s a wealth of information here including audio, video and photographs of notable African Americans.
• Encyclopedia Britannica’s Guide to Black History
  A collection of encyclopedia articles and links regarding African Americans, including historical events, people, and documents
• The History Channel - Black History Month
  This site cotains information about the history of the civil rights struggle and includes video and audio clips of “Great Speeches” and profiles of several notable African Americans.