Sept. 15 (Wednesday) 5:00 p.m. Kerouac
Exhibit Opening
Featuring poet James Hazard reading a selection of Kerouac’s poetry and saxophonist Steve
Nelson- Raney. Prucha Archives Reading Room, Raynor 3rd floor. Learn more about one of the
most influential writers of the 20th century, whose On The Road manuscript is
making its 3rd stop at Marquette in a 13-city international tour. The Prucha Archives Reading
Room hosts the exhibit: Sept. 15 – Nov. 30. More…
Oct. 14 (Thursday), 7:30 p.m.
Rev. Ronald Tacelli, S.J., is the featured speaker for the annual Ciszek lecture, co-sponsored by the
Libraries and the Marquette University Council of the Knights of Columbus. Father Tacelli will present
a lecture entitled “Why Does God Hide?” in the Raynor Conference Center.
Oct. 22 & 23 Lord of the Rings: 1954-2004
Conference with twenty presenters, offering new insights into Tolkien’s masterpiece. To be held in
Weasler Auditorium; pre-registration required.
CALLING ALL FACULTY
Please plan to attend a special Memorial
Library re-opening event just for faculty: Sept. 15 & 16 (Wednesday & Thursday) 3:00
p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Drop in for tours, refreshments, and updates on locations and collections.
Subject librarians will be on hand to answer questions and lead tours of the all-new library. Gather
at Memorial’s bridge entrance.
Jesuit Library Passport to 20 million books and 200,000 journal titles in 28 libraries
nationwide. This new program grants Marquette faculty in-person borrowing privileges at any of
the other 27 Jesuit libraries. Ask at Raynor Library Circulation Services to obtain your passport.
Faculty READing. The Libraries salute faculty winners of the 2004 awards for excellence
in teaching and research. Adapting the American Library Associations' READ poster concept, four
posters will be produced this fall, honoring faculty members Thomas Hammer, Gerald Harris,
Stephen Merrill, and John Pustejovsky. Look for their poster-sized photos in public locations in the
Libraries and at library events; join us in celebrating faculty excellence. More...
Faculty Guide: Printed copies of the revised Faculty Guide to Libraries are
available; call or e-mail your department’s subject
librarian to request a copy. The online guide has been
updated as well.
COLLECTION NEWS
The Science Library closed
to all public access on August 20. All books have been merged into Memorial’s collection, with call
numbers Q through Z on the 5th floor. Most journals, except for older, cancelled titles or those
duplicated by complete online backfiles, have been moved to new compact shelving in Memorial’s
lower level. Journals housed in storage have their current locations noted in MARQCAT; users
needing something in storage should fill out a request form at Raynor’s Circulation Services. The
Libraries remain committed to continuing the migration of journals from print to online access.
A new Children’s Book Collection has been established on the 3rd floor of Memorial,
overlooking the Bridge. The collection draws together almost 9,000 books formerly housed in
the Education Resources Center and approximately 2,000 children’s books from the Memorial
and Science collections. Children’s books circulate for the same period as the rest of the collection
and may be identified by the “Limit by location” option. More…
The Libraries have received a rare 1526 edition of Aquinas lectures on the Epistles of Paul. The
donors, a New Hampshire couple, identified Marquette’s Department of Special Collections
as a home to preserve and treasure the work, which was once owned by a 17th century English
baronet from which the donor is descended. The Aquinas work is an important addition to the
6,500+ rare books housed in Raynor Library. More…
BY THE NUMBERS
The Libraries have posted an annual report for
2003-04, as well as a half-yearly update on the annual (2004)
objectives. The Libraries are proud of their strong tradition of strategic planning, including
setting annual goals and objectives. Take a look at our Facts & Figures: one
year after the opening of Raynor, statistics show how popular the facility has become. The
turnstile count more than doubled over the previous year in Memorial and Science, to over
816,000. The Raynor Conference Center booked over 600 events for an estimated 16,000
attendees. The instruction program increased 40% over the previous year, hosting 680 sessions
for 9,800 students and 187 research consultations, a 156% increase.
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MEMORIAL LIBRARY RE-OPENING
Take a look at the newly renovated Memorial Library!Memorial Library bears little
resemblance to the facility that students know and alumni remember. The updated library has
been dubbed “the quiet alternative” by one library administrator. Some renovations—new
carpeting and newly painted walls and ceilings—have improved the appearance. Other major
changes are compact shelving for periodicals, completely overhauled elevators, a new PC user
area, new public restrooms, "blue light” phones for enhanced safety, expanded wireless access,
and added quiet study space. More…
NEW LATE-NIGHT HOURS
You asked for it! In response to
student requests, additional late-night study space will be available in Raynor Library effective
Sept. 7. Memorial Library will continue to close at 11:45 p.m., but the Bridge and Raynor
2nd level will be open until 2:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. Counts of late night users
during the spring semester showed that more space and computers were in demand after
midnight. After a formal request by MUSG 04-05 officers, the library administration agreed to
hire additional staff to pilot the new hours for the fall semester. Late-night usage will be
monitored before committing to second semester hours. Detailed hours listings
are always available online or via recorded message at 288-1530.
Brew @ the Bridge has announced additional hours on a regular basis. Beginning August
30, the new hours are Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
and Sunday (effective Sept. 12) 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Staff of the libraries have embarked on a
campaign to inform users about the food and beverage policy--no food off the bridge and
beverages in secure containers only. As part of a Welcome program, several library vendors
have donated funds to underwrite purchase of mugs that will be given free of charge to new
students during orientation days. Please help us maintain the Libraries!
AskUs! LIVE GOES 24/7
Thanks to a new consortium of 19 Jesuit libraries, Raynor Library is now offering round-the-clock
hours for its virtual reference service beginning mid-September. AskUs! Live began in April 2003
with a schedule of 20 hours weekly. While the service has attracted increasing interest, the
consortium is now able to respond to “calls” during the expanded schedule of 168 hours weekly
except holiday periods. Similar to “chat”, the online messaging software selected by the
consortium is the same as in use at Marquette. When you have a question, click on the AskUs! logo and chat online with a
librarian. More…
LIBRARY WINS GRANT
Thanks to an $83,000 research grant from the National Historical Publications and Records
Commission, Marquette University Libraries will conduct a 22-month survey of Catholic-related
records documenting the lives of Native Americans in the United States. The project, continuing
through February 2006, targets over 400 years of Church-related records in 14 western states
and will produce an online guide to aid further research about Native Americans and the Catholic
Church. More…
NEW
STAFF
Six new staff members have joined
Raynor Memorial Libraries recently. Pictured above, left to right, are: Tracey Kalin, Serials
Technician; Alden Hoot, Application Services Assistant, who coordinates student navigators; Bill
Fliss, Project Archivist, who is digitizing the Tommy G. Thompson papers and photographs from
the Native Catholic collections; Alberto Herrera Jr., Coordinator of Research Services; Tamara
Lange, Project Assistant for the Indian Mission records survey project; and Michelle Sweetser,
Archivist, with responsibility for the University records program.
Please extend a warm welcome when you meet these folks!
CREDITS
Managing Editor
Susan Hopwood
Co-Editors
William D. Gagliani
Leslie A. Quade
Graphics
James Lowrey
Photography
Steven W. Blackwood
Christie's, New York
James Lowrey
Sept. 15 (Wednesday) 5:00 p.m.
A new Children’s Book Collection has been established on the 3rd floor of Memorial,
overlooking the Bridge. The collection draws together almost 9,000 books formerly housed in
the Education Resources Center and approximately 2,000 children’s books from the Memorial
and Science collections. Children’s books circulate for the same period as the rest of the collection
and may be identified by the “Limit by location” option. 
Take a look at the newly renovated Memorial Library!Memorial Library bears little
resemblance to the facility that students know and alumni remember. The updated library has
been dubbed “the quiet alternative” by one library administrator. Some renovations—new
carpeting and newly painted walls and ceilings—have improved the appearance. Other major
changes are compact shelving for periodicals, completely overhauled elevators, a new PC user
area, new public restrooms, "blue light” phones for enhanced safety, expanded wireless access,
and added quiet study space. 
Brew @ the Bridge has announced additional hours on a regular basis. Beginning August
30, the new hours are Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
and Sunday (effective Sept. 12) 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Staff of the libraries have embarked on a
campaign to inform users about the food and beverage policy--no food off the bridge and
beverages in secure containers only. As part of a Welcome program, several library vendors
have donated funds to underwrite purchase of mugs that will be given free of charge to new
students during orientation days. Please help us maintain the Libraries!
Thanks to a new consortium of 19 Jesuit libraries, Raynor Library is now offering round-the-clock
hours for its virtual reference service beginning mid-September. AskUs! Live began in April 2003
with a schedule of 20 hours weekly. While the service has attracted increasing interest, the
consortium is now able to respond to “calls” during the expanded schedule of 168 hours weekly
except holiday periods. Similar to “chat”, the online messaging software selected by the
consortium is the same as in use at Marquette. When you have a question, click on the 
Thanks to an $83,000 research grant from the National Historical Publications and Records
Commission, Marquette University Libraries will conduct a 22-month survey of Catholic-related
records documenting the lives of Native Americans in the United States. The project, continuing
through February 2006, targets over 400 years of Church-related records in 14 western states
and will produce an online guide to aid further research about Native Americans and the Catholic
Church. 