| SAVE THE DATE |
 RefWorks workshops: Sept. 13 (Tues.) 11: a.m.- noon; Sept 14 (Wed.) 2:00-3:00 p.m. Get hands-on training for maintaining your personal bibliography. More… Fall Colloquium: Nov. 2 (Wed.) 2 p.m. Bob Reitman of WKTI-FM will address the history of Rock and Roll in Milwaukee. Raynor Library's Conference Center.
Nov. 29 Film Premiere of Dorothy Day: Don't Call
Me a Saint. Director's screening to commemorate the 25 th anniversary of Dorothy Day's death and the opening of the Libraries' archival collections of her diaries and… More…
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| AWARDS |
 The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities' Libraries virtual reference consortium won an Innovator of the Year Award. Presented by Tutor.com at the American Library Association annual meeting, the 23 member libraries, including Marquette, developed a program to offer “chat” reference 24/7; MU's service is called AskUs!
Raynor Memorial Libraries won the 2005 Governor's Archival Achievement Award. The Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board and the Wisconsin Historical Society presents the award annually to a library or historical records repository in recognition of outstanding contributions to records preservation. This year's award cites Marquette's Department of Special Collections and University Archives for developing a wide variety of outreach projects highlighting the University's important research collections. A presentation ceremony will be held during Archives Week, October 16-22, 2005.
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| COLLECTION NEWS |
New E-Resources: the Libraries' collection of digital resources has some powerful new additions. The big three will be immediately embraced by researchers throughout the curriculum:
Web of Science is a Web-based version of the “citation” indexes, covering a 25-year backfile and some 8,700 research journals in every conceivable discipline.
 Literature Online or LION is a fully-searchable, full-text digital library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama, and prose, plus literary biographies and other reference works, and two key criticism indexes supported by the full text of 124 scholarly journals.
Early English Books Online or EEBO presents the digitized text of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473 to1700 (125,000 titles). Responding to Research Allocation proposals, the Libraries added a number of additional primary resources. See the full descriptive list: More…
 Native America Images: Archives has unveiled a significant selection of photographs from the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions (BCIM) Collection. The digital images are searchable by keyword, broad subject category, state of origin, and ethnic (tribal) group. The site offers an inventory of the BCIM Collection, zoom and pan features, and information for ordering photographs. More…
Digital Dissertations: one of the Libraries' 2005 goals was to digitize all Marquette dissertations. The project was completed this summer, making the complete text of almost 1,900 doctoral dissertations immediately accessible to MU researchers via MARQCAT (author or subject, such as English —dissertations ) and via ProQuest's Digital Dissertations.
Scoping, a new MARQCAT feature, allows users to limit their search to one of 8 collections before it is run. Want to know what titles by Sandra Day O'Connor are in the Law Library? E-journals on the subject of pediatric nursing? Editions of Finnegans Wake held in Archives? The scoping option appears on entry screens as “choose collection,” with choices including entire collection (default), Funding Information Center, E-Journals, Print & E-journals, Law Library, Archives, Reference, and DVD/video.
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| FACULTY CORNER |
Faculty Research Luncheons: We offer two events in this popular noontime series-- Prof. Matt Mitten (Law) will talk on rules limiting athletic participation, October 13; Prof. Angela Sorby (English) will discuss 19th century American children's poetry, November 14. Watch for announcements; reservations are required.
Faculty Guide to Libraries: a reminder that the full content for this handy reference is online. More…
Electronic Class Reserves: Faculty should be aware of revisions to e-reserve policies in response to fair use guidelines set forth by U.S. copyright law. Users from off campus will need to log in with their name and barcode; amount of material and length of time on reserves are also affected. Contact Class Reserves Supervisor Chris Pivonka with questions @ 288-8760. More…
 Spotlight on the Center for Research Libraries: A four-million volume research collection at CRL is available to the Marquette community via Interlibrary Loan, which last year supplied a record 643 items for Marquette researchers. Examples from this rich and diverse collection: over 7,000 current journal subscriptions, U.S. foreign-language newspapers and African-American Press Collection, Africa missions of the Church Missionary Society Archive, World War II war crimes tribunals, documents of the 1848 French Revolution, and primary documents of the Conquistadors in Latin America,1492-1825. More…
Four new READ posters were prepared to honor winners of 2005 awards for teaching and research excellence. Look for these inspiring photos around the Libraries and at selected events. More…
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| LIBRARY DEAN TO RETIRE |
Dr. Nicholas Burckel, Dean of Libraries and associate professor of history, will retire at the end of 2005 after 10 years at Marquette. During Burckel's tenure, the stature of Marquette 's libraries has risen nationally as a hallmark of the promotion of teaching and learning at Marquette, said Provost Madeline Wake. More… |
| NEW WEB SITE DEBUTS |
In addition to redesigned access to services, resources, and collections, the new site presents library news, features, and events. Planning for the new site incorporated two rounds of suggestions from users. There were almost 5.5 million page views at the library site during 2004-05,16% more than the previous year. Check it out!
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| SPRING SURVEY RESULTS |
A short online survey of students conducted this past April focused on the use of library spaces and services. Library staff were pleased by the response—over 1,100 submissions. Here's what we learned and future surveys we're planning. More…
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BRAIN FUEL
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 New Mugs! Show your support for the Libraries' beverage policy with a brand new mug! MUSG underwrote the cost of 500 bright red travel mugs that will be priced at $1. Like earlier designs, the mugs feature a secure and spill-proof lid. From Sept. 11 to 17 the Brew @ the Bridge will sell beverages only in approved containers to highlight the importance of maintaining a library environment free of spills.
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| TECH NEWS |
 New look, same Printwise! Over the summer, new Lanier printer-copiers were installed in the library. Now, when users send a Printwise laser print job, or when they want to make a photocopy, they swipe their MarquetteCard and get their prints/copies at the same machine. Ten new black & white units (7 in Raynor, 3 in Memorial) replaced 4 older PrintWise units, so delays or lines will be minimized. Other new features include duplex copying, stapling, and additional paper sizes.
A new color unit (prints and copies), located behind the Information Desk, offers 50-cent copies, reduced from last year's cost of $1.
Campus Information: look for news and events on a monitor in Raynor's lobby, part of the new video messaging system which was installed in various campus locations this summer.
15 new laptops, wireless-ready, at the Memorial Circulation counter (just west of the bridge entrance).
Software updates for public PCs: the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, GoLive, and InDesign, has been upgraded and expanded to 21 public workstations. The Firefox browser is now available as a choice on all public workstations.
Digital microfilm scanning: With over 14,000 scans in the past year, the digital microfilm scanning station located in Raynor's Media area (lower level) has surged in popularity. The station allows users to scan microfilm or fiche and save as digital copies, all for free. Due to increased demand, a second station that also reads microcards will be installed this fall.
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| HARD TRAVELIN' |
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 Since March, archivist Mark Thiel has logged more than 25,000 miles and traveled to 14 Western states to conduct research on Catholic Indian schools and missions. He battled everything from Los Angeles gridlock to unpaved roads in Alaska's interior to identify and help preserve historical records. Thiel, project assistant Tamara Lange, and student Nick Zettel are working under a grant from the NHPRC to compile a comprehensive guide that will serve as a resource for both scholars and genealogists. More…
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| EX LIBRIS |
 Do you ever wonder what people who work with books read on their own time? Or what book a favorite professor, colleague, or acquaintance curls up with during downtime? Take a look at the Libraries' new newsletter, Ex Libris, published in May and July and filled with reading recommendations of library staff. If you're looking for your next book, Ex Libris is a terrific place to start. Watch for a new issue later this fall. More…
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| CREDITS |
Managing Editor
Susan Hopwood
Co-Editors
William D. Gagliani
Leslie A. Quade
Intern
Tiffany Wait
Graphics & Layout
Jim Lowrey
Photography
Steven W. Blackwood |
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