Greetings
from Dr. Terry Webb, Dean of the Library
I am happy to introduce the first e-bulletin from the Guggenheim Library.
Bulletins like this will be sent to the University community at large as
needed to announce Library events, alert online resource users to changes
that will appear in their favorite databases, and better acquaint University
students, faculty, and staff with the Library's services. Not every bulletin
will be of interest to every reader, but we at the Library hope you will
scan the contents and take a moment to see what's happening at the Guggenheim.
Your feedback is always welcome, and my hearty thanks go to the good souls
who will be composing the bulletins.
Terry Webb
Dean of the Guggenheim Library
New Faces
Dr. Terry D. Webb: Dean of the Library. Dr. Webb comes
to Monmouth from the University of Hawaii where he was Library Director/Professor
for the past 12 years. Dr. Webb holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology
and has published extensively in the areas of his special interests: international
librarianship, Asian Studies and anthropology. He is editor of the recently
published book: Building Libraries for the 21st Century (McFarland).
Michael D. Banick: Assistant Librarian for Instructional Services and Reference. Mr. Banick has recently earned a Certificate in Preservation Management from Rutgers SCILS. His previous experience includes positions as Intern Archivist/Washington Association of New Jersey Fellow, Morristown National Historical Park and Volunteer Intern in the Book Preservation Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
James Bongiovanni: Library Assistant specializing in Archives and Special Collections. Mr. Bongiovanni is an alumnus of Monmouth University where he majored in history.
Cyndee J. Guigno: Adjunct Librarian specializing in Reference. Ms. Guigno has recently retired from her position as a school media specialist in the Manalapan-Englishtown district, where she was employed since 1973. In addition to her reference duties, she manages the Curriculum Lab, which is used by students in the School of Education.
Susan Kadezabek: Instructor Librarian specializing in the areas of Government Documents and Reference. Before coming to Monmouth, Ms. Kadezabek served as a reference librarian at the Mahoney Library, College of Saint Elizabeth and has also been employed as a librarian at the National Transit Institute at Rutgers University.
Joseph E. Lyons: Instructor Librarian specializing in Instructional Services and Reference. After having retired from the U.S. Navy in the grade of Commander and subsequently working 10 years in the defense industry, Mr. Lyons was employed as a librarian in the Monmouth County Library System. He has also served as Director of the Bradley Beach Public Library. In the Monmouth County Library system Mr. Lyons proposed and implemented the first patron training program in the use of electronic information resources.
Julia Telonidis: Library Assistant in the Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Department. Ms. Telonidis is a full-time M.L.S. student at Rutgers University and has a M.A. in history from the SUNY at Albany. She has previously worked in the reference department of CBS News.
Author !
Author!
Sandy Epstein, Head of Circulation/Stack
Manager, has, with Karen L. Schnitzspahn, co-authored the book, Images
of America: Belmar Volume II. Through previously unpublished photographs
from families who lived in and visited Belmar, NJ, the authors provide
an annotated pictorial record of the town from the 1870's, when it was
Ocean Beach, through the 1960's. Congratulations, Sandy!
Terry D. Webb, Dean of the Library is the editor of Building Libraries for the 21st Century: the Shape of Information (McFarland). This publication, a collection of international case studies of new library building projects, is especially timely and exciting given the recent surge in new library construction. The contributors offer prototypes helpful for learning about the library construction process and provide insight into some of the profound changes in the knowledge and information delivery professions. Dr. Webb has written a general introduction as well as lengthy prefaces to the four categories forming a framework for the essays.
Monmouth
University Faculty Publications
The most current issue of Monmouth University
Faculty Publications (September 1, 1997 - August 31, 1999) is available
in both print and electronic
formats. Publications include books, book chapters, articles/proceedings,
poetry, music, editorships and reviews.
Electronic
Resources - Some Highlights
FISonline
- formerly Moody's Financial Information Services
- data on more than 10,000 NYSE, AMEX and
Nasdaq exchange companies, including all SEC (EDGAR®) filings
- reports on company history, property, subsidiaries,
officers and directors, long-term debt and capital stocks
- financial statements "as reported"
Access: Library Home Page/Library Research/Electronic
Resources/Business and Economics or click on FISonline.
LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe
LEXIS®-NEXIS® Academic Universe
provides searchable access to the full text of a wide range
of news, business, legal, medical and reference information.
NEWS:
- today's news (updated throughout
the day)
- newspaper articles - some titles going as
far back 30 years - e.g. New York Times
- Asbury Park Press - back 5 years
- newsletters
- transcripts of television & radio news
broadcasts
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- student newspapers.
BUSINESS:
- news from newspapers, magazines, journals,
wires & transcripts
- detailed financial data about companies
and comparison of companies based on a variety of criteria
- SEC filings & reports
- news from over 25 industries
- accounting journals & literature
- directories
LEGAL:
- articles from legal newspapers, magazines & newsletters
- articles from law reviews covering federal & state legal cases
- decisions from all federal levels
- state high court & appellate decisions related to cases on
a variety of topics
- federal code and regulations; state codes
- European Union law; tax law
- US patents from 1971 - present
MEDICAL:
- articles from medical & health journals
- abstracts from the National Library of Medicine's Medline
REFERENCE:
- biographical information
- facts & statistics about countries
- polls & surveys from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
- facts and statistics about states
- World Almanac.
Access: Library Home Page/Library Research/Electronic
Resources/News or click on LEXIS-NEXIS
Academic Universe.
Using
Electronic Library Resources from Off-Campus
Access to almost 20 electronic databases licensed
by the Library are now available from off-campus. Many of these resources
include select full text of journal, magazine and newspaper articles as
well as other important research materials. (See database descriptions
and subject categories
available from the Library web site for more information.) .To use this
service you must have Internet access, a web browser, and a Hawkmail account.
Click on Remote
Access Help from the Library home page for detailed instructions on
how to configure your computer.
*Blocks
on Student Records for Overdue Library Materials*
Students with an unpaid library account balance
of $40 or more will not be allowed to graduate or have transcript requests
honored. Further, students who have long overdue books with a total value
of more that $100 have been blocked from registering for classes. Blocks
will not be removed unless ALL overdue materials are returned.
Please contact Rachel Gardner,
Instructional Services Librarian, for questions or comments.