Expanded Access to Jstor

Facilitating Access to JSTOR

Over the past year, JSTOR has undertaken a number of new initiatives aimed at improving access to JSTOR for affiliated users and expanding access options for unaffiliated users. Listed below are three of the most recent.

Register & Read ^Beta

Register & Read is a new, experimental program that offers free, read-online access to individual scholars and researchers who register for a free MyJSTOR account.

Register & Read includes a subset of the content on JSTOR–currently 75 titles from more than 40 publishers.  Additional titles will be added at a later date.  With your  MyJSTOR account  you will be able to add to a reading shelf  up to three items in journals not under subscription by Marist.  There are no fees for this service. 

For more information on Register & Read, please visit the Register & Readpage or view this 1 minute 20 second video, "Register & Read (New!)"

Early Journal Content

JSTOR  is making journal content in JSTOR published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world. This “Early Journal Content” includes discourse and scholarship in the arts and humanities, economics and politics, and in mathematics and other sciences. It includes nearly 500,000 articles from more than 385  journals, representing over  6% of the content on JSTOR.  For Marist, the Early Journal Content provides access to 195 additional titles. 

Early Journal Content is available for use by anyone, without registration and regardless of institutional affiliation. Making this Early Journal Content freely available is part of JSTOR's ongoing work to expand access to content on JSTOR, particularly for individuals who are not affiliated with academic institutions or libraries. For more information, view this 2 minute 17 second video, " Free Early Journal Content."

The James A. Cannavino LIbrary has integrated the Jstor Free Early Journal Content into Fox Hunt and into the regular Jstor Search interface.

  Institution Finder

JSTOR's  Institution Finder gives users who have not yet logged in to JSTOR the ability to locate his/her institution from a list on the JSTOR website, log in to that host institution, and be returned to the page they started on at JSTOR.

The of Institution Finder is to smooth authentication for the growing number of end users who are coming directly to JSTOR, unauthenticated, from a variety of places such as Google, Google Scholar, and Wikipedia.

For specific instructions, view this 1 minute 11 second video, "How to Use Institution Finder".

Pathfinders Proving Popular

Course-specific Pathfinders have been used by students over 7,325 times so far this semester.  More than  50 classes are using Pathfinders and they have been very well received by students.   Most faculty members have linked their Pathfinder on the left-hand navigation bar in their iLearn course, making it easily accessible to students.

For courses with multiple sections, Pathfinders are particularly effective.  A single guide created for Business 100 has been used heavily by multiple sections.

Some courses have chosen to use the majors Subject Guides instead of having a course-specific Pathfinder created.   These, too, can be easily embedded into iLearn.   The majors subject guides have been used over 10,000 times so far this semester.

Please consider having a Pathfinder made for courses you are teaching in Spring 2013.  For more information about thePathfinder process, please consult the previous post on the subject.   (http://cannavinofaculty.blogspot.com/2012/07/ask-us-for-custom-library-pathfinder.html)

Nineteenth Century Periodicals Pathfinder

 The Library has published a new pathfinder listing full text Nineteenth Century periodicals available online. The periodicals are presented in three different groupings: chronological, geographic and by the topics listed below.

•  ·         Agriculture
• ·         Arts & Fashion
• ·         Children’s magazines
• ·         Industry & Economy
• ·         Literature
• ·         Political Science
• ·         Science
• ·         Social Science
• ·         Theology
• ·         Women

 The Nineteenth Century Periodicals Pathfinder  offers access to hundreds of periodicals, the majority of which provide images
and covers.  It is a wonderful collection of primary source material.

As you can see from the few covers and pages included in this post,
there are many wonderful illustrations reflecting science, industry and
society in the XIX Century.

Thanks to Librarian Elizabeth Clarke for the great job she did compiling this pathfinder.

Archives 2.0!

The Archives and Special Collections underwent renovations this summer, and what a difference a few months can make!  Offices were redesigned, work spaces were moved, and most importantly, our storage areas were completely overhauled.  The Archives and Special Collections now has state-of-the-art storage facilities, including two new mobile shelving systems.  Our College history and manuscript collections are now better preserved and access to them has been vastly improved. 

The Archives and Special Collections’ website also has new features.  You can now follow us on Twitter to learn about Marist history and our collections.  Our Twitter handle is @LowellJThomas.  Additionally, we now have a Facebook page that includes a Marist history time-line and many photos from our College Archives and other collections.  You can find us on Facebook at the following URL: <http://www.facebook.com/maristarchives>. 

Faculty interested in using our collections are encouraged to drop by or schedule a time to meet with the Head of Archives and Special Collections, John Ansley, to arrange class sessions in the Archives and Special Collections or to discuss research projects.  John may be reached at ext. 5217 or john.ansley@marist.edu.

Guides or finding aids to the collections can be found by visiting the home page for the Archives and Special Collections: http://library.marist.edu/archives/.  Books in the Special Collections can be found on the Library’s catalog: http://voyager.marist.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=en_USmarist.  Images from the Lowell Thomas Papers and our student newspaper archive can be search on-line: http://library.marist.edu/archives/search/.  The above materials will be added to Fox Hunt during the fall semester.

The Archives and Special Collections holds over 50 unique collections that include: original documents, photographic prints, glass plate negatives, lantern slides, reel to reel audiotape, wire recordings, phonograph records, objects, artifacts, motion picture film, videotape, DVDs, artwork, scientific reports, plays, and rare books.  Highlights include the Lowell Thomas Papers, our award winning Environmental History Collections, Hudson River Valley history, and the College Archives.

All of the collections held in the Archives and Special Collections are open to the Marist Community and all interested researchers.  The collections are non-circulating, but digital copies can be made of most items for classroom or research purposes.

LOCATION: 

LB 134 (1^st floor of the James A. Cannavino Library)

HOURS:

Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

RESOURCES:

· Over 50 unique collections

· 9,000 books and monographs

· 40,000 images

· 1,000 hours of audio

· 1,500 hours of film ns

· 1,000,000 documents

CONTACT INFORMATION:

· Main number – 575-3199

· John Ansley, Head of Archives & Special Collections – 575-5217 or john.ansley@marist.edu

· Monish Singh, Digital Archivist – 575-5214 or monish.singh1@marist.edu

· Nancy Decker, Library Assistant – 575-3199 or nancy.decker@marist.edu

URL:

http://library.marist.edu/archives/

Twitter Handle:

@LowellJThomas

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/maristarchives

Changes to James A. Cannavino Library Website

Welcome Back!

A few changes have been made to the James A. Cannavino Website.

1. New look for the Library
   • The interface and layout of the site have been revamped to make the site more user friendly and consistent with the Marist homepage.
   • Many menus and links can be found in places similar to their previous locations.
   • Most pages have been redesigned to match the new look and feel of the Library website. 
   • Subject pages can now be found under Pathfinders. 


2. Fox Hunt 2.0 - Summon Search Engine.
   • The Library website is now equipped with a new search engine that helps students discover relevant results using a single search box.
   • The new Fox Hunt allows users to search the breadth of Marist Library's full-text digital and print collections turning the search experience into a simple, easy and fast one.


3. Marist Library on Twitter.

• Be sure to follow the Marist Library on Twitter @Marist_Library for up to date hours and other relevant information.

 More information will be posted about the new website in the following months.  

Library Liaisons

The Library Liaison is your contact person for help with any Library service or issue, including:

• Create a Pathfinder for your class
• Acquire Library materials
• Bibliographic Instruction for your class
• Questions about Interlibrary Loan

For any library-related issue, contact your Liaison.  We look forward to hearing from you.

School of Communications & the Arts
Communication	John Ansley	x. 5217
Art and Art History	Elena Filchagina	x. 2108
Fashion	Marta Cwik	x. 2408
Media Arts	Katy Silberger	x. 3419
Music	John Ansley	x. 5217
School of Computer Science & Math
Computer Science/IS/IT	Pepper Boetcker	x. 2194
Math	Judy Diffenderfer	x. 3191
School of Liberal Arts
English	Katy Silberger	x. 3419
Modern Languages	Marta Cwik	x. 2408
History	John Ansley	x. 5217
Paralegal	Judy Diffenderfer	x. 3191
Philosophy & Religion	John Ansley	x. 5217
Political Science	Katy Silberger	x. 3419
School of Management
Accounting & Econ/Finance	Judy Diffenderfer	x. 3191
Business Admin	Judy Diffenderfer	x.3191
Public Admin	Judy Diffenderfer	x.3191
School of Science
Athletic Training	Katy Silberger	x. 3419
Biology	Katy Silberger	x. 3419
Chemistry	Katy Silberger	x. 3419
Environmental Science	John Ansley	x. 5217
Medical Technology	Katy Silberger	x. 3419
School of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Criminal Justice	Judy Diffenderfer	x. 3191
Education	Pepper Boetcker	x. 3194
Psychology	Pepper Boetcker	x. 3194
Sociology & Social Work	Pepper Boetcker	x.3194
Academic Centers
Academic Learning Center	Pepper Boetcker	x. 2194
Center for Teaching Excellence	Katy Silberger	x. 3419
Graduate & Continuing Ed	Pepper Boetcker	x. 2194

Ask us for a custom Library Pathfinder for your class

EMBED A PATHFINDER  INTO YOUR iLEARN COURSE 

Would you like to embed a librarian into your iLearn course?  The Library has the tools to create such a “virtual librarian”.  We call it a Library Pathfinder.  You know the content and research needs of your course;  working together we can create a custom Library Pathfinder for your course.

COURSE SPECIFIC PATHFINDERS

Pathfinders are attractive mini-websites written by librarians in cooperation with faculty to address the research needs of your class.  These customized web-based guides direct students to a focused subset of resources that will help them complete successfully assignments in a given course.  Pathfinders are as easy to use as Google, but guide students to resources appropriate to college level research, including:

• specific online journal and reference work articles, ebooks, evideos, online images and maps and other online documents. 
• The most recent news articles (constantly updated)
• Open source resources
• Search boxes and links to library databases
• Tips on conducting successful searches
• Library instructional videos
• Link to Ask-a-Librarian (7 days a week email reference service)

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO CREATE A PATHFINDER?

If you are interested in having a Pathfinder created for your course, contact your Library Liaison and let us know what you would like. The initial discussion takes about 15 to 20 minutes.  Many faculty send a copy of the assignment, reading list and/or syllabus.  You do NOT need to provide us with URLs to anything the Library owns or subscribes to; just give us enough of a citation so we can clearly identify the resource.   Give us your thoughts on what you might like in the Pathfinder.  After two or three days we will send you a link to a draft for your critique.  We will then make revisions based on your feedback.

There is no set format for what a Pathfinder should be.  Some faculty want to use the Pathfinder as an electronic reserve reading list.  Others want a few databases highlighted with tips about how to run successful searches.  The content of your Pathfinder is completely faculty driven.

If you want additions or changes made to the Pathfinder after you start using it in class, that can happen fairly quickly.

Pathfinders can be created for classes currently underway, or they can be developed for classes being taught in future semesters.  We will work at whatever pace suits you.  We can keep the Pathfinders from being displayed publicly until the moment is right for you.

HOW WILL MY STUDENTS ACCESS THE PATHFINDER?

Each Pathfinder has a unique URL.  We (or Academic Technology) can help you embed the Pathfinder into your iLearn Course.  There is also a main page for Pathfinders, http://libguides.marist.edu/.  Students can locate the Pathfinder they need by the subject category.

SUBJECT PATHFINDERS

The Library also is creating Pathfinders for subjects that are frequently asked at the Reference Desk.  For example. we  recently published the Citation Style Pathfinder (http://libguides.marist.edu/citation) that provides links to resources about APA, MLA, CSE, Chicago/Turbian styles, as well as a page devoted to Zotero.  Even if you do not request a Pathfinder be created for your class, you may want to direct your students to a subject Pathfinder.

Summertime in the Library

           As the semester draws to a close The James A. Cannavino wishes you a productive and enjoyable summer.

            The Library will be open over the summer (check the hours page for specific times).  Librarians are available to help with your research or preparation for upcoming classes by phone (845-575-3292) or in person when the library is open, and anytime via Ask-A-Librarian@marist.edu.  We know that many of you will be traveling over the summer, but quite a bit can be accomplished with email alone.  We hope to hear from you. 

             If you are preparing classes over the summer, please let Judy Diffenderfer, Collection Development Librarian, know if you would like the Library to acquire any books (print or ebooks) to support your classes. 

             Pathfinders, a new library service introduced this Spring, have been very well received by students and faculty.  If you would like a Pathfinder created for a class, please contact your Library Liaison or Ask-A-Librarian. 

              Katy Silberger will be available  to work with you on iLearn/Library issues.  If you would like help creating an “electronic reserve reading list” or linking to the Library instructional videos, please contact her.
 
                ILL will be available and fully staffed throughout the break.   Because so many of the articles are delivered in PDF format, you should be able to use ILL from any remote location.

• Day by day Library hours are posted on the Library calendar.
• Phone us at 845-575-3292 when the Library is open.
• Send an email anytime to Ask-A-Librarian@marist.edu.

Alerts - A Way for Scholarly Researchers to Stay Current

Many library resources offer "Alerts"  that can be set up to deliver to your email newly-published articles on a specific topic, or from a particular publication.  Some sample uses:

• track new scholarship on fresh water invertebrates,
• automatically receive new articles from Film Journal International,
• see new finance or economics articles that mention Sony corporation.

The Library has published a new Pathfinder - Alerts: Staying Current in Your Discipline  - that provides some guidance on using this technology.  It's easy, even fun.  Take a look and tell us what you think.

The  2011-2012 Faculty Recognition Awards


The recipients of this year's Faculty Recognition Awards, sponsored by the Library Development Committee and the James A. Cannavino Library, are Dr. Angela Laflen, Assistant Professor of English, and Dr. Julie Raines, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice.  The purpose of the award is to recognize faculty who have distinguished themselves by their scholarly and/or creative work. 

Dr. Laflen's research "focuses on how new media impacts contemporary literature and writing practices", while Dr. Raines has published research on ethics in policing and mental health court jail diversion programs. 

Pictures from the awards ceremony, which was held on March 28, can be seen below.

Professor Mark Gildard, Chair of the Library Development Committee, opens the ceremony.

Dr. Moira Fitzgibbons introduces Dr. Angela Laflen

Dr. Angela Laflen

Dr. Laflen and Prof. Gildard  with plaque

Dean Margaret Calista introduces Dr. Raines

Dr. Julie Raines

Dr. Raines and Prof. Gildard with plaque

President Dennis Murray with Dr. Laflen

President Murray with Dr. Raines