If you have been having difficulty accessing EBSCO databases from off campus or even in the library, it is not us. EBSCO is experience issues with their EIT Web Service. Their technical team is focusing on this issue as a high priority. I will post an update here as soon as I hear all is well. Ebsco Customer service and the library staff apologize for the inconvenience.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Nobel Prize in Literature
Tomorrow, October 11, the Nobel Prize in literature will be announced. Will it be China's Mo Yan or Japan's Haruki Murakami or someone else? The library has eight books by Murakami and none by Mo Yan.
2011 winner
Tomas Tranströmer (Swedish poet)
2010 winner
Mario Vargas Llosa (Peruvian novelist)
The last American winner was Doris Lessing in 2007. Over the years, the Nobel Prize in Literature has distinguished the works of
authors from many different languages and cultural backgrounds. The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by the Swedish
Academy, Stockholm, Sweden. In December the award will be presented at the building pictured above,Börssalen, Swedish Academy.
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Copyright Webinar Tomorrow afternoon 2 p.m.
Don't Forget: Copyright Webinar!
From course management systems to e-reserves to distance
learning, technology has made it easier than ever for everyone on your campus
to use and share copyrighted content. With this technology comes numerous
benefits, but it also brings a potential downside — ensuring your faculty and
staff are getting the necessary copyright permissions.
Attend an informational session on the Annual Copyright
License and get insight into the license and how it can improve and streamline
your copyright permissions process campus-wide.
Let us know if you will be attending.
Marilyn Nowlan
Larson: Manufacturing Month in Connecticut
RECEIVED FROM JOHN LARSON OCTOBER 9
"October marks 'Manufacturing Month' for Connecticut. This month, we celebrate the over 4,800 manufacturers who employ nearly 170,000 workers across Connecticut. Our manufacturers play a vital role in Connecticut’s economy, employing one out of every ten in our workforce and accounting for nearly 12 percent of our state’s total gross product.
"October marks 'Manufacturing Month' for Connecticut. This month, we celebrate the over 4,800 manufacturers who employ nearly 170,000 workers across Connecticut. Our manufacturers play a vital role in Connecticut’s economy, employing one out of every ten in our workforce and accounting for nearly 12 percent of our state’s total gross product.
Throughout the month, there will be events celebrating the importance of
manufacturing in Connecticut. Last week I had the great opportunity to speak to
hundreds of students in Hartford about careers in manufacturing during the
Dream It, Do It Initiative’s Manufacturing Mania Education Day.
In the spirit of Manufacturing Month, I recently announced that the next round of the Connecticut Manufacturing Job Match will be held on November 15th. At the event, manufacturers from around Connecticut will meet with manufacturing job seekers to match current job openings with candidates that offer a specific set of skills. To date, the Connecticut Manufacturing Joh Match Initiative has helped nearly 500 workers try to further their careers in manufacturing.
In the spirit of Manufacturing Month, I recently announced that the next round of the Connecticut Manufacturing Job Match will be held on November 15th. At the event, manufacturers from around Connecticut will meet with manufacturing job seekers to match current job openings with candidates that offer a specific set of skills. To date, the Connecticut Manufacturing Joh Match Initiative has helped nearly 500 workers try to further their careers in manufacturing.
The industrial revolution was born in
Connecticut. The Colt Armory, the first company to export U.S. goods overseas,
developed such innovative and unique manufacturing techniques that Henry Ford
came to Coltsville to study them. Today, Connecticut is home to world renowned
manufacturers, including East Hartford’s Pratt & Whitney.
Manufacturing is in our DNA, and our businesses need skilled workers to help continue that great tradition for Connecticut. That's why events like Manufacturing Mania Education Day and the Job Match program are so important. I look forward to continuing to do everything I can to encourage everyone who's interested to develop the skills they need for a great career in manufacturing."
Manufacturing is in our DNA, and our businesses need skilled workers to help continue that great tradition for Connecticut. That's why events like Manufacturing Mania Education Day and the Job Match program are so important. I look forward to continuing to do everything I can to encourage everyone who's interested to develop the skills they need for a great career in manufacturing."
2,200 New Titles in ebrary
ebrary is pleased to
announce that they recently added over 2,200 scholarly titles to their database, Academic
Complete™ with DASH!™
(Data Sharing, Fast), making it one of the best values in the industry. An
ideal base collection, Academic Complete now includes a growing selection of
more than 80,000 e-books from publishers such as Oxford University
Press, Bentham Science Publishers, University of California Press, Editions
Rodopi, and more.
Don’t forget about the recently added Elsevier Science & Technology Titles. which marked the first time these titles have been available under a subscription model!
Go to ebrary Academic Complete in the database list on the library page to see the 2,200 new titles.
Friday, October 05, 2012
Three Million Nurses, Three Million Votes
Look Beyond the Rhetoric by Maureen Shawn Kennedy, AJN Editor-in-Chief
Kennedy's editorial in the October issue of the American Journal of Nursing talks about the much needed reform of health care. She stresses "that if nurses are allowed to practice as we've been educated to practice, we will be key players in revamping of the health care delivery system." She mentions the important IOM's 2010 report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. She also cautions the rest of us not to think that three million nurses will be three million votes for one party. Nurses are as divided as the rest of the American public. It is well worth reading her one page editorial. Here is the last paragraph:
"Like you, we've been bombarded with political ads, campaign phone calls, and the spin from an endless parade of political analysts on television, talk shows, and Twitter, in print and online--wherever "news" is found. We have much to gain in reforming health care, but we each need to do our homework, look beyond the rhetoric, and get the facts for ourselves. You can find the candidates' platforms at www.barackobama.com and www.mittromney.com Read them, decide who offers the best way forward and vote." That's good advice for all of us.
Kennedy's editorial in the October issue of the American Journal of Nursing talks about the much needed reform of health care. She stresses "that if nurses are allowed to practice as we've been educated to practice, we will be key players in revamping of the health care delivery system." She mentions the important IOM's 2010 report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. She also cautions the rest of us not to think that three million nurses will be three million votes for one party. Nurses are as divided as the rest of the American public. It is well worth reading her one page editorial. Here is the last paragraph:
"Like you, we've been bombarded with political ads, campaign phone calls, and the spin from an endless parade of political analysts on television, talk shows, and Twitter, in print and online--wherever "news" is found. We have much to gain in reforming health care, but we each need to do our homework, look beyond the rhetoric, and get the facts for ourselves. You can find the candidates' platforms at www.barackobama.com and www.mittromney.com Read them, decide who offers the best way forward and vote." That's good advice for all of us.
Publishers and Google Settlement
After a seven-year legal battle, American publishers and Google have come to
terms over the company's ambitious book-digitizing project. A settlement of the
publishers' copyright-infringement lawsuit, announced on Thursday by the
Association of American Publishers and Google, "will provide access to
publishers' in-copyright books and journals digitized by Google for its Google
Library Project," according to the groups' statement, and
"acknowledges the rights and interests of copyright-holders."
Litigation over the book project continues, however, between a group of authors and Google.
Under the settlement, American publishers can now opt to remove their copyrighted books and journals from Google's library project or choose to make them available for use and sale. Beyond that, the statement offered few details, not revealing what commercial terms Google and the publishers have reached.
Source: Wired Campus October 5
Litigation over the book project continues, however, between a group of authors and Google.
Under the settlement, American publishers can now opt to remove their copyrighted books and journals from Google's library project or choose to make them available for use and sale. Beyond that, the statement offered few details, not revealing what commercial terms Google and the publishers have reached.
Source: Wired Campus October 5
Monday, October 01, 2012
BANNED BOOKS WEEK Sept. 30-Oct. 6
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read.
Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of
free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the
entire book community –- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists,
teachers, and readers of all types –- in shared support of the freedom to seek
and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.
By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. Please take a few minutes to look at the display in front of the elevator. We also have a shelf of banned or challenged books in the library. Some members of the Goodwin community have volunteered to participate in the Banned Books Virtual ReadOut. Participants may proclaim the importance of the freedom to read by posting videos that will be featured on a dedicated Banned Books Week Virtual Rea-Out YouTube channel.. If you are interested in participating, please contact the library staff.
By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. Please take a few minutes to look at the display in front of the elevator. We also have a shelf of banned or challenged books in the library. Some members of the Goodwin community have volunteered to participate in the Banned Books Virtual ReadOut. Participants may proclaim the importance of the freedom to read by posting videos that will be featured on a dedicated Banned Books Week Virtual Rea-Out YouTube channel.. If you are interested in participating, please contact the library staff.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Women are Not the Problem, but the Solution
October 1 and 2 at 9 PM
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
by Maro Chermayeff, Jamie Gordon, and Mikaela Beardsley
Presented by POV Documentaries with a Point of View
The library staff recommends "Half the Sky" to the Goodwin Community.
A landmark series based on the book by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide follows six celebrity activists as they travel to six countries and meet inspiring, courageous individuals who are confronting oppression and developing real, meaningful solutions through health care, education, and economic empowerment for women and girls.
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide aims to amplify the central message of the book — that women are not the problem, but the solution — and to bolster the broad and growing movement for change.
POV (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented over 300 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.
The book is available in the library.
Source: Independent Lens: A Film Festival in Your Living Room (POV)
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
by Maro Chermayeff, Jamie Gordon, and Mikaela Beardsley
Presented by POV Documentaries with a Point of View
The library staff recommends "Half the Sky" to the Goodwin Community.
A landmark series based on the book by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide follows six celebrity activists as they travel to six countries and meet inspiring, courageous individuals who are confronting oppression and developing real, meaningful solutions through health care, education, and economic empowerment for women and girls.
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide aims to amplify the central message of the book — that women are not the problem, but the solution — and to bolster the broad and growing movement for change.
POV (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented over 300 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.
The book is available in the library.
Source: Independent Lens: A Film Festival in Your Living Room (POV)
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
BANNED BOOK WEEK SEPT. 30-OCT. 6
The Hoffman Family Library promotes the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one's opinions even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those viewpoints to all who wish to read them.
A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. As such, they are a threat to freedom of speech and choice.
The American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) promotes awareness of challenges to library materials and celebrates freedom of speech during Banned Books Week. This event is observed during the last week of September of each year. Banned Books Week 2012 will occur September 30 through October 6. See the library page for information and resources from the Hoffman Family Library.
A list of challenged books as reported in the media and submitted to librarians and teachers across the country is available on the library page and in the library. For more about books challenged as well as information about classic novels that have been challenged and/or banned, please see the library staff..
Thursday, September 20, 2012
The Fall issue of Diversity & Democracy highlights current research on the connections between civic engagement and student success, defined broadly across a range of outcomes. It shares civically engaged programs and related educational strategies that yield student success by a variety of measures. Issue highlights include:
Leveraging multiple degrees of achievement
Linking high-impact learning with high-impact community engagement
Impact of civic engagement on psychosocial well-being
New results from the diverse learning environments survey
High-impact practices: Promoting participations for all students
Leveraging multiple degrees of achievement
Linking high-impact learning with high-impact community engagement
Impact of civic engagement on psychosocial well-being
New results from the diverse learning environments survey
High-impact practices: Promoting participations for all students
Standing ovation for English Majors Please
Let's hear it for all those English majors everywhere (including me)!
Of the six broad curricular categories tracked by the National Center for Education Statistics, the humanities easily grew the most between 1985 and 2010, increasing its share of total degree students by 26 percent. English remains the largest discipline in the fastest-growing sector.
With the rise of English as the undisputed language of the world economy and the dominant language of global cinema, literature, and the Internet, the discipline has claimed a significant place in practically every university system in the world.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education September 17, 2012
Of the six broad curricular categories tracked by the National Center for Education Statistics, the humanities easily grew the most between 1985 and 2010, increasing its share of total degree students by 26 percent. English remains the largest discipline in the fastest-growing sector.
With the rise of English as the undisputed language of the world economy and the dominant language of global cinema, literature, and the Internet, the discipline has claimed a significant place in practically every university system in the world.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education September 17, 2012
Book of the Week: The Oath by Jeffrey Toobin
The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin
In his new book, The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court, Toobin describes how the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision and the Affordable Care Act ruling from this year show how the Constitution is being reinterpreted — and how Supreme Court precedent is being quickly overturned.
"It used to be that what it meant to be a conservative on the Supreme Court was respect for precedent and slow-moving change," Toobin says. "What's so different about the Roberts court is the way they are burning through many of the precedents they don't like."
The president for the next four years will have an opportunity to solidify the direction of the Roberts court. Put this book on your reading list! It was recommended by Paul LaRocca, Associate Professor of Humanities.
In his new book, The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court, Toobin describes how the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision and the Affordable Care Act ruling from this year show how the Constitution is being reinterpreted — and how Supreme Court precedent is being quickly overturned.
"It used to be that what it meant to be a conservative on the Supreme Court was respect for precedent and slow-moving change," Toobin says. "What's so different about the Roberts court is the way they are burning through many of the precedents they don't like."
The president for the next four years will have an opportunity to solidify the direction of the Roberts court. Put this book on your reading list! It was recommended by Paul LaRocca, Associate Professor of Humanities.
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