600 Taylor St., Joliet, IL 60435 Fall 2009

Library Website http://library.stfrancis.edu

Database Passwords Use your MyUSF portal login.

Contact Us Circulation Desk 740-3690 Reference Desk 740-5041 Toll free 1-800-726-6500 Email Ask-a-Librarian: refdesk@stfrancis.edu

Library Accounts On campus students can bring their student IDs to the circulation desk and register their barcode numbers. Distance students can use the online form. You will then be able to borrow materials and use interlibrary loan services.

Hours Visit the library website for current hours.

Welcome from the Director

On behalf of all the USF Library staff, allow me to welcome you to the 2009-2010 academic year! This year you’ll notice a few changes around the building: new laptops behind the circulation counter, a redesigned group study room near the lounge, a new library catalog interface, the addition of 1,000 new books and many new DVDs, and a new crop of popular literature materials fresh off the bestseller’s lists.

As always, please remember that your USF Librarians are available via email, phone, chat and in-person to provide specialized subject support for your research projects, or to simply help you relax with a good book, movie or article.

We expect a lot of traffic in the library building this year, and we hope that you find our services, spaces and staff will well-exceed your expectations for engaging in effective and supportive study.

We are always looking to hear from you! Send comments to: www.stfrancis.edu/content/lib/suggestionbox.htm

Have a great year!

Yours in service,

Terry Cottrell

Library Director

Your Key to Research Success: USF’s Reference Librarians

Need help finding books and scholarly journal articles, placing an interlibrary loan request, or simply wanting a crash course on how to best utilize your library for academic success? USF’s reference librarians are dedicated to providing the best research services to students and faculty. We are happy to answer your questions, direct you to the best sources for your assignments, and provide clear, step-by-step instructions on how to use library materials, both online and print.

Please contact a reference librarian:

in person at the reference desk located on the library’s main floor

by phone (1-800-726-6500)

email (refdesk@stfrancis.edu)

IM service on the library website and your portal library screen For assistance after hours, the library website has helpful print and video tutorials. Visit Resource Guides by Subject for online resources by topic that are available. We look forward to working with you to improve the quality of your research!

Your Online Library http://library.stfrancis.edu

Contact a reference librarian via email or IM.

Find full text journal articles online using an

Online Database. Access from home requires a username and password—use your MyUSF portal login. If you have a citation and want to locate the full text for an article, use Find Articles Full Text Online and enter the journal title.

Find books and DVDs using USF’s Online Cata-log. To search 70 other academic libraries in Illinois for books, use I-Share .

Read 2,000 ebooks on netLibrary.

Access your course reserves. Your password is your instructor’s last name.

Renew your books (USF owned or an interlibrary loan from I-Share).

If an article is not available via an online database or a book is not available via I-Share, use ILLiad to interli-brary loan the material.

Sign up for a library card (distance students only).

Have a comment or suggestion? We love to hear your feedback! Submit a message to the library’s Elec-tronic Suggestion Box.

Library Computers

The library has over 40 computers for students to use for research, typing papers, checking email, or working on assignments. Use your portal login to use a computer.

Additionally, the library is a WiFi Zone and you are invited to use your own laptop anywhere in the library.

The library also has four new laptops available for a two hour, in house check out. More information on borrowing laptops is available at the circulation desk.

Getting to Know Michelle Gearhart: Library Student Worker

Hometown: Palos Hills, IL Year/Major: Senior / Biology & Environmental Science Career goal: My career goal is to save the planet. But in all seriousness, I would really love to find a job that I am passionate about and in which I would be able to have a large, positive impact on the environment. What job that specifically entails I have no idea, but hopefully I will figure it out within the next year before I graduate. Favorite book: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Favorite movie: Mama Mia and Gone with the Wind Favorite music: I love all genres of music, but my favorite would probably be Oldies, especially the Beatles and Elvis. Almost every song is catchy and gets stuck in your head for days. Favorite quote: "The greatest gift in life is to love and to be loved in return." Favorite hobbies: My favorite hobbies would be reading, baking, cooking, singing, scrapbooking, dancing, recycling, and doing yoga. Job duties as a student worker in the library: My job as a student worker consists of answering any questions that students, faculty, and public patrons may have. I also check-in and check-out reading and audio-visual material, help keep the bookshelves in order and tidy, and aid in locating books within our own library or through I-Share. What is the most important thing you’ve learned at USF: Life isn’t about deadlines and working all of the time. It’s about family and friends and spend-ing quality time with them every chance you get. What advice would you give to new students: Keep your eyes open for new opportunities and don’t be afraid to meet new people. What is a little known fact about you: I am obsessed with Panda Express and Taco Bell.

Where in the Library?....

With a book collection that tops 125,000 volumes, thousands of DVDs and CDs, hundreds of current print journals with thousands of back issues, the USF Library is your place for extensive research. Materials are located on three levels: Lower Level: General stacks, call numbers 000-399 Curriculum Lab (Education majors) Main Level: Audiovisual materials Circulation and reference desks Computers Health science collection Periodicals and newspapers Reference books Reserve materials (behind circulation desk) Upper Level: General stacks, call numbers 400-999 Archives and John L. Raymond (JLR) Collection

Group Study/Presentation Rooms

The library has group study rooms equipped with computers, TVs/DVDs, screens, projectors, conference tables and comfortable chairs for students to use for group work. The rooms are available on a first come basis and can be signed out at the circulation desk.

Check out DVDs for FREE!

The library provides an extensive collection of DVDs— feature films and documentaries—that can be borrowed at no charge. The collection includes last year’s Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire and the classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Additionally, an array of educational and enlighten-ing documentaries are available that are perfect for visual aids for presentations or personal interest. The collection can be searched via the online catalog and is housed in the audiovisual area on the main floor of the library.

Need a Break?

Visit the student lounge on the lower level of the library to purchase drinks and snacks from the vending machines. Visit with friends at one of the comfortable booths.

LexisNexis: Legal Research Helen Valantinas, Reference Librarian

When I started working at the USF library in early 2009, one thing which really stood out for me is the quality and scope of online subscription databases avail-able to the university community through the library. And our collection got even better when we added Lex-isNexis Academic at the end of the spring semester. Now you can run with the big dogs and use the database recognized as the standard for legal research. LexisNexis Academic includes primary source material such as case law, statutes and regulations for the U.S. courts and for all 50 states and territories. In addition, it offers the full-text of more than 350 newspapers from the U.S. and around the world, broadcast transcripts from the major television and radio networks, and business and financial news, including actual SEC filings. You can also do a patent search from 1971 forward. LexisNexis Academic is available to all USF faculty, students and staff through the library’s Online Database page. Remember to log in through your portal when you’re not on the university’s main campus, and to contact the library’s reference desk if you have any questions. Librarians are here to assist you every hour the library is open.

Printing and Copying at the Library

Each student receives a$10.00 print/copy credit account per semester. Students can use this copy credit at the library. Each 8.5 by 11 black and white page that is printed/copied costs $.06. The amount will automati-cally be deducted from your account when printing. When using the copy machine, you will need to enter your 800 number and your 6 digit PIN number on the keypad next to the copier to activate the machine and make your copies. Color printing is an option from any computer on the main floor of the library. When you click on print, select the color printer, and your document will print to the color printer located by the bank of computers across from the circulation desk. Your account will be charged $.35 for a color printout. The library does not have a color copier.

Second Year for Pop Lit Gail Gawlik, Head of Technical Services

Our Pop Lit Collection is moving into its second year. In this collection, housed just inside the front doors of the library across from the circulation desk, you will find current books of all genres by many of your favorite authors, from popular nonfiction to mystery, science fiction, and romantic suspense. In the mood for a serious topic? Perhaps the book Overcoming ADHD is for you. This informative work by Stanley I. Greenspan will give you information on how to help your child, or an important child in your life, become ―calm, en-gaged, and focused – without a pill.‖ Or perhaps you are in the mood to escape from the world as we know it. Then Terry Brooks latest installment in his Shannara series, Princess of Land-over may be the ticket. In this highly anticipated book, we find Ben Holiday, Chicago lawyer, facing the challenges of handling the kingship of the magical land of Landover, and even more daunting, handling the challenges of his teenage daughter. Whatever your mood, we have something for you! The collection is searchable through the library’s Online Catalog. But wait, don’t see what you want? Feel free to stop by and chat with one of the librarians or submit a recommendation to the library’s online suggestion box. We’re more than happy to take suggestions. So be sure and visit our little ―public library inside the library.‖

Have a Question?...Use IM

Can’t find the article you’re looking for? Not sure how to place an interlibrary loan request? Have a topic for an assign-ment but not sure which database to search? All these questions and more can be answered via USF Library’s instant messaging service. Access to this service is available on the library website and your library portal screen. Reference librarians are also available in person at the reference desk, by phone (800-726-6500) and email. Please contact us. We look forward to assist-ing you!

Sharing Our Past, A Visual History Online Collection

Linnea Knapp, Archives Librarian

In October 2008, the USF Library Archives received a grant provided by the Illinois State Library under the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Library Services Technology Act. This grant allowed the Archives to digitize over 3,000 items from the University’s records and create an online collection of photographs, brochures, newspapers, posters and other materials related to the history of the University of St. Francis, the City of Joliet and Will County. Sharing Our Past, A Visual History is now complete. The Sisters of St. Francis and the University of St. Francis are deeply rooted in the City of Joliet and in Will County. The history of the school provides insight into the daily and scholastic life of college students in the area, showing the changes over time in educational and social norms. This online collection is a visual representation of that history. Please take some time to visit the site and browse

through the images. There are plenty of treasures to be

discovered. For more information, please visit the Archives

web page or contact libraryarchives@stfrancis.edu.

Introducing InfoQuest Shannon Pohrte, Head of Public Services

In the Summer of 2009, the USF Library won approval to be one of 50 libraries in the country to participate in a new service named My Info Quest (http://www.myinfoquest.info/). My Info Quest will be one of the first collaborative text messaging reference systems in the world. This new service will bring no cost to the USF Library, but place our institution at one of the cutting edges of the profession.

Library Instruction News Lisa Quinn, Reference & Instruction Librarian

Summer is always a busy time for the instruction department and this year was no exception. With updates to the

catalog and USF website recently completed there was a lot to be done in the instruction department. New print and video guides were created to assist students in using the library resources more efficiently and all the subject guides were updated, with some getting a complete face lift to the new format. More guides will be updated into the new format throughout the semester and the content in each guide will be updated as new things become available.

This fall brings the official launch of the new library program for USF faculty: Research Assistance for Faculty Tenure, or RAFT. In RAFT, a USF librarian partners with a publishing faculty member to locate and organize available information on their topics, simplify the research process and create a better functioning system for using the information that has been retrieved. This long term research assistance allows librarians and faculty to collaborate, creating search strategies and using shared technology to manage resources. Consultations are available between 8am and 4pm Monday through Friday.

Finally, the instruction department has scheduled many course based library instruction sessions in the various colleges at USF. Library instruction sessions assist students not only in learning how to use the library resources but in initiating the development of information literacy, creating critical thinkers who can locate, use and evaluate information resources.

If you are interested in scheduling either an in class library instruction session, a RAFT consultations or would like to see a course specific subject guide created by the instruction department, please contact Lisa Quinn (lquinn@stfrancis.edu), USF Reference and Instruction Librarian.

Tech Services Update Gail Gawlik, Head of Technical Services

Many exciting new materials are coming through Tech Services. Here are a few highlights:

One of the newest collections of books is our Career Collection. Originally started as a small, private collection kept by one of the other departments, it has moved into the library and been updated and added to, giving the USF students a fine set of titles that will help them get that job when they obtain their degree. Examples of these new titles are Look, Speak & Behave for Women and Look, Speak & Behave for Men. Written by Jamie Yasko-Mangum, these two volumes speak to the modern college graduate or business person, giving such information as what to wear, what to say, and how to create that professional image.

Another exciting collection that tech services is currently processing is the ―Connecting to Collections Bookshelf,‖ sponsored by the Institute for Museum & Library Services and received as a result of the successful application to the program by our archivist, Linnea Knapp. This collection consists of 13 books ranging from such titles as Photographs: Archival Care and Management by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler & Diane Vogt-O’Connor to Field Guide to Emergency Response, which tells how to handle emergencies such as fire or insect infestation.

We have also been purchasing a large number of DVDs. Part of this is our ongoing effort to replace old VHS tapes with DVD copies, often digitally remastered copies when available. We have also added a number of titles recom-mended by faculty and staff. A great example of this is Mathline: Elementary School Math Project. This 3-volume series highlights the activities of actual elementary school teachers as they strive to illustrate important mathematical concepts. For example, ―Whirlybirds‖ is an activity for 5th graders where they explore the statistical concepts of prediction and frequency of an event as they measure how close their whirlybirds land to the predetermined target.

Staff Notes

Please join us in welcoming our newest staff members to the USF Library:

In February 2009, the Library welcomed Shannon Pohrte as the Head of Public Services. Shannon

comes to USF from the Des Plaines Valley Public Library District as the Head of Adult Services. She

received her Master of Library Science degree in January 2004 from Dominican University and her

B.A. from Lake Forest College with a biology major. Her library career began as a student worker in

the Interlibrary Loan department at Lake Forest College Library. She also worked in the Loyola

Academy’s library. Shannon’s responsibilities include managing the staff at the Circulation Desk and

Reference Desk, supervising Interlibrary Loan and being an overall problem-solver.

Lisa Quinn joined the library team in February as the Reference and Instruction Librarian. She recently launched the faculty research assistance program called RAFT and additionally has been working on numerous library improvement projects. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she received her Master of Library Science degree in 2008 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Genetics in 2005. While in Madison, she worked at Ebling Health Science Library and the Special Collections Library. When not trying to organize the information overload, Lisa spends her time coaching mid-level competitive gymnastics, in hot yoga classes, reading, knitting and on an endless search for the perfect pair of librarian glasses.

Helen Valantinas began work as a Reference Librarian this past spring after taking an early retire-ment from the Fountaindale Public Library District. Helen started at Fountaindale Library as a reference librarian and then moved into administrative work, retiring as Assistant Director. Prior to her sixteen years at Fountaindale, she worked at Founders Memorial Library at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. One thing which stands out about Helen is her height: She’s six feet tall and recommends The Tall Book: A Celebration of Life on High for those who are vertically challenged. She lives in Joliet with her husband Bruno and their two pampered cats, Jasper and Mitzy.

The outcome of any serious research can only be to make

two questions grow where only one grew before.

~Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929)

How Many Ways to Contact the Library!!! Lisa Quinn, Reference & Instruction Librarian

During the summer, we have been working on increasing the ways the community of USF can access the library and get the assistance needed. We now have many ways to contact the library. The library now has a presence on the web via Facebook and Twitter. We can still be contacted by phone or email but now chatting with a librarian right on the library website at http://www.stfrancis.edu/lib is available. To follow us on Facebook, just search for ―University of St. Francis Library‖. Anyone can become a member and will then be able to get updates about the library from their Facebook account. Messages can also be left by members. USF Library is also on Twitter; follow us at usflibrary. We will post librarian recommended books and movies, make note of upcoming library events and mention important library news. Not sure what Twitter is? Check out this short video explanation at http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter Chatting with a librarian is also an option. Through the Meebo chat box available from the library homepage and the ask a librarian page, you can have instant communication with a USF Librarian. Meebo chat is available Monday through Friday from 8am until 4pm. The library is also available by phone or email. Our toll free number is 800-726-6500 and the reference desk number is 815-740-5041. The number for the circulation desk is 815-740-3690. To reach us by email, the reference desk’s email is refdesk@stfrancis.edu, and the circulation desk’s email is circulation@stfrancis.edu. Another way to get assistance from a librarian is to text the question using a service called My Info Quest. Send a text to the number 309-222-7740 along with the code USF, and a librarian will promptly get back to you. Messages can only be 160 characters in length. This service is available from 8 am to 10 pm Monday through Friday and Saturday 9 am-5 pm. For more information, please visit http:///www.myinfoquest.info or contact the librarians at USF.