10/16/07: ::: CANCELED ::: Sign Up for a Friends of the Library Event Today!
This weekend's scheduled Friends of the Library events have been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Preserving Your Family History: A 2-Hour Workshop Are you interested in preserving your family’s history? Wondering
what to do with all those photographs, slides, paper documents, films, VHS and cassette tapes, etc.? Thinking of doing some
digitizing but not sure where to start? Come to this workshop hosted by two professional archivists on November 17, 2007. Follow
the link for more information as well as the registration form.
http://www.ben.edu/library/asc/preserving_your_family_history.pdf
Scrapbooking 101: A 2-Hour Workshop A great gift idea! This session is a scrapbook workshop for beginners. You will go
home with a complete ‘make N take’ scrapbook, lots of layout ideas, and some dos and don’ts of scrapbooking. Hosted by a veteran
scrapbooker and rubber-stamper. Follow the link for more information as well as the registration form.
http://www.ben.edu/library/asc/scrapbooking_101.pdf
10/12/07: Celebrate American Archives Month
In celebration of American Archives Month, the Benedictine University Library is offering tours of its
Archives & Special Collections unit on Wednesday, October 24 at 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (tours last
approximately 30 minutes). See where and how the history of Benedictine University is recorded, as well
as some of the other treasures the institution has acquired over the years. Historic university materials
will be available for viewing, as well as a document signed by Patrick Henry, a selection of John Steinbeck
manuscripts, and the safety chain from Abraham Lincoln’s private railroad car.
Interested in attending? Space is limited, so please R.S.V.P. to Benn Joseph, Special Collections Librarian,
at bpjoseph@ben.edu or 630-829-6064. See you there!
10/10/07: Annotated List of New Medical Resources
Please take a moment to review an up-to-date, annotated list of our new,
electronic medical resources available at
http://www.ben.edu/resources/librarytour/LibrarySkills/OnlineMedicalResources.html Call the Reference Desk at ext. 6057 if you have any questions.
10/1/07: Celebrate Banned Books Week October 1 - 8; Library Book Sale October 1 - 15
Please visit our display featuring books from our collection
that have been challenged or banned. Due to its popularity,
the display will be available for two weeks, ending October
12. It is located on the second floor between the new
books shelving and the photocopier.
In conjunction with Banned Books Week, we are also having a
book sale from October 1 - 15. Books withdrawn from the collection as well as donations are available for purchase.
Psychology, health and medicine, business and mathematics are among the subjects represented. Hardbound books cost $2,
and soft-cover items are only $1. Please contact Cynthia Snyder at ext. 6054 if you have any questions.
9/17/07: Wireless Access Now Available
Benedictine University Wireless HotSpots are now available on the third, fourth and fifth floors of the library.
Use of these HotSpots are free to Benedictine students, faculty, staff and sponsored guests. You will need proper
authentication credentials (i.e., username and password) to log onto the wireless network. All Benedictine
students, faculty and staff with a valid network account can use these same credentials for the wireless
network. Benedictine University guests should arrange for their sponsor to request guest wireless credentials
for them ahead of time by calling the Help Desk at ext. 6684. You must also have a properly installed wireless
adapter on your mobile device. Most new laptops are wirelessly enabled already. Additional Wireless HotSpot
Locations are: Krasa Center Fireside Lounge; Krasa Center East Side Dining Hall; Birck Hall first floor,
second floor South hallway and third floor North hall; Scholl Hall Stairwells; the Sports Complex;
and coming soon the Coal Ben.
If you have questions or problems, contact the Help Desk at ext. 6684.
8/23/07: More Electronic Resources Added to Collection
The library is happy to announce the purchase and availability of additional electronic resources.
- Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
- STAT!Ref
- Books in Print
These resources are available for use both on and off campus. If you have any questions, or would like assistance in using
the new titles please contact our reference desk at (630)
829-6057 or refdesk@ben.edu.
6/7/07: Library
Adds New Online Materials to Collection
We are happy to annouce that we have added ten new online
reference titles from the Gale Virtual Reference Library
to our collection. These titles are accessible both on
and off campus and can be found in the catalog as well
as in the alphabethical and subject lists of databases. The new titles are:
- American Decades Primary Sources
- Countries and Their Cultures
- Dictionary of American History
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics
- Encyclopedia of Education
- Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
History in America
- Encyclopedia of Religion
- Encyclopedia of World Biography
- Genetics
- New Catholic Encyclopedia; 2nd Ed.
If you have any questions, or would like assistance in using
the new titles please contact our reference desk at (630)
829-6057 or refdesk@ben.edu.
5/22/07: Library
Closed for Memorial Day Holiday
Benedictine University Library will be closed Sunday,
May 27 and Monday, May 28 in observance of the Memorial
Day holiday.
5/14/07: Summer
Hours Posted, in effect June 3 through August 26
Benedictine Library summer 2007 hours will run Sunday,
June 3 through Sunday, August 26.
Monday - Thursday | 7:45
a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday - 7:45 a.m. | 6:30
p.m.
Saturday - 9:00 a.m. | 5:00
p.m.
Sunday - 1:00 p.m. | 5:00
p.m.
4/30/07: Library
Extends Hours for Study Week and Finals
The library will extend its evening hours for study week
from Monday, April 30 through Saturday, May 12, 2007.
Please note the extended hours schedule:
Monday - Thursday | 7:45-12:00
Friday | 7:45-6:30
Saturday | 9:00-5:00
Sunday | 12:00-12:00
4/15/07: Benedictine
Library in The Daily Herald
Benedictine library wants ‘friends’ back
By Susan Dibble
Daily Herald Staff Herald
A good science collection, a small collection of children’s
books and the papers of former Congressman John Erlenborn
are a few of the resources available at the Benedictine
University Library.
The library houses more than 126,000 books and provides
access to more than 14,000 periodicals and 90 databases
that are available for area residents to use.
To build on those resources and plan programs the larger
community might want to attend, Jack Fritts, Benedictine’s
director of library services, invites residents to become
Friends of the Library.
A reception to explain what’s involved runs 4 to 5:30
p.m. Wednesday in the library on the second floor of Kindlon
Hall on campus, 5700 College Road, Lisle.
Benedictine President William Carroll and Dan Julius,
provost and vice president for academic affairs, will
speak briefly. The Rev. Michael Komechak, Benedictine’s
art curator, will give a tour of some of the artwork displayed
in and around the library. Light refreshments will be
served.
Friends members will raise funds for materials not covered
by the budget, plan programs and receive invitations to
special events sponsored by the library, Fritts said.
"The time commitment is going to be up to the individual,"
he said. "What I’m really after is people to help us move
forward."
The library already holds book talks that are open to
the general community, but that programming could be expanded
upon, Fritts said. Some Friends groups at other universities
sponsor concerts as well as trips to museums and performances,
he said.
Fritts said he’s wanted to start a Friends groups since
he began his position at the Benedictine library five
years ago. A previous Friends group no longer operates,
he said.
Lisle residents can borrow materials from the Benedictine
library, and the library is open for anyone to use, Fritts
said.
"We have librarians who are friendly and helpful," he
said.
Library hours are 7:45 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through
Thursday, 7:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday noon to 11 p.m..
Sign-up information can be found at Friends
of the Benedictine Library
4/2/07: Introducing
the Photo of the Month
Starting in April 2007, the Benedictine Library will
begin posting a monthly rotation of historic photographs
on its website, along with descriptions and contextual
information. Each photograph you see will be held right
here in the Archives & Special Collections department
on the 4th floor of the library and in most cases will
be part of a much larger collection of materials that
are available for viewing. You will see a link to the
Photo of the Month on the library’s
homepage, so be sure to check it out!
1/14/07: New
group study room policies
New policies for the library's group study rooms are
in place for the Spring '07 semester. They are as follows:
- Group study rooms are for study purposes only, and
will remain locked when unoccupied. A room key may be
checked out at the Circulation desk with a current Benedictine
ID card when at least 2 members of a study group are
present
- Study rooms may be checked out for a maximum of 4
hours
- Study rooms are available by reservation or on a first-come,
first-served basis. Reservations must be made at least
3 hours in advance at the Circulation desk, and will
be forfeited if room keys are not checked out within
10 minutes of starting time
- Users will be responsible for removal of personal
items and trash and restoring the room to its original
configuration
- Items left unattended in study rooms will be removed
to the Circulation desk
- Group study rooms are maintained by the Library solely
for the use of Benedictine University students. Failure
to comply with study room policies may result in loss
of study room privileges
1/14/07: New
Kindlon 232 computer lab policies
New policies for the library's 2nd floor computer lab
are in place for the Spring '07 semester. They are as
follows:
- Kindlon 232 is now designated as a quiet study area
only
- Student logins are required for computer use
- One person per computer--group study is not permitted
- Benedictine University IDs must be displayed at all
times in card holders affixed to each computer
1/14/07: Benedictine
Library Book Sale, January 16-31
Come to the Benedictine Library's annual book sale, January
16-31! Books will be in the left hallway outside the library's
entrance (2nd floor of Kindlon Hall). Hardcovers are $2.00,
paperbacks $1.00.
11/21/06: Server
downtime from 6am-2pm on Sunday, December 3
Due to system maintenance, all CARLI servers (including
the Benedictine University Library) will be offline on
Sunday, December 3, from 6AM until approximately 2PM.
This includes the library's online catalog, Voyager (for
checking out books and reserves), and SFX. The library's
online databases will continue to work, but the "FindIt@BU"
button will not. We apoligize for this inconvenience.
11/8/06: Benedictine
University Library remembers the passing of John N. Erlenborn
A website was unveiled this week recalling the life and
accomplishments of John N. Erlenborn, Lisle's 10-term
Republican congressman. Erlenborn was born in Chicago
and grew up in Elmhurst, Illinois. He served in the Navy
during World War II and attended the University of Notre
Dame, Indiana University, and the University of Illinois.
In 1949 he graduated from law school at Chicago's Loyola
University. After serving as a prosecutor for two years,
he established his own law firm in 1952 where he practiced
until 1971.
Mr. Erlenborn died on Sunday, October 30, 2005 at his
home in Warrenton, Virginia at the age of 78. His papers,
the John N. Erlenborn Congressional Collection, are held
in Archives & Special Collections at Benedictine University
Library.
Site: (http://www.ben.edu/resources/librarytour/Erlenborn/Erlenborn.html)
Please direct feedback on this site to Joan Hopkins, Benedictine
University Library.
10/12/06: Edgar Allan Poe book chat with Fr. Julian von Duerbeck, O.S.B.
Just in time for Halloween! The Benedictine University Library Presents
an Edgar Allan Poe Book Chat on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 from 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. in Scholl Hall 101
Our book:
Midnight Dreary: The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe.
Mystery surrounds the last six days of the life of poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe.
Author John Evangelist Walsh has re-examined documents relating to Poe's death and produces
evidence that Poe's own end may have been a horror only matched in his own stories.
Our Speaker:
Fr. Julian von Duerbeck, O.S.B. of St. Procopius Abbey is an adjunct professor at Benedictine
University. While on sabbatical at Harvard Divinity School, he visited many of the sites
associated with Poe's life in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York. His presentation will
include pictures of the people and places in Poe's life.
09/05/06: NEW EXHIBIT: Benedictine Boys of Summer: Sports at St. Procopius, 1915-1922
Archives & Special Collections, 4th Floor, Benedictine University Library, July 31, 2006 through December 1, 2006. Official exhibit opening is Thursday, September 28 from 5-5:30 pm.
Come see historic photographs of sporting events at Benedictine University (formerly St. Procopius College) and hear a brief history of the archives and what they hold. Fr. James Flint, librarian and archivist for St. Procopius Abbey, will help with the context and description of many of the photos on display.
Refreshments provided. A tour of Archives & Special Collections will follow for anyone interested.
08/28/06: Courtesy notices for items coming due now available
Library patrons with now receive a courtesy and overdue notice via email instead of in the postal mail.
Courtesy notices gives patrons the opportunity to renew their item before it becomes overdue, and email
overdue notices ensure that patrons will get information about their items faster. All undergraduate notices
will be sent to the "bnumber" email address. All others are encouraged to use ben.edu emails. Please contact
the library circulation desk to see we have an email address on file.
08/11/06: New
document delivery service for Interlibrary Loan debuts
The Library is pleased to announce patrons will now be
able to download articles they requested via Interlibrary
Loan from a secure Web server. Patrons will receive an
email to their ben.edu email address informing them when
an article is available for online pickup. Articles will
be accessible online until they have been accessed five
times, or two weeks have passed, whichever comes first.
To retrieve their articles, patrons will need to know
their Library ID number and the email address they used
to request the item (note: undergraduates MUST use their
"bnumber@ben.edu" address). Please note that
the online service will now be the only way to retrieve
articles requested on Interlibrary Loan. The library will
no longer produce printed copies of requested articles
for in-person pickup.
08/03/06: Web
of Science databases now available
The "Web of Science" databases, consisting
of Science Citation Index Expanded from 1996 onwards and
MEDLINE from 1950 - present, is now available through
the Library's Web site. From the library home page click
on "Links to All Databases" then scroll down
to Web of Science and click on the link. For more information
on searching Web of Science, see the vendor's online training
and support materials at http://scientific.thomson.com/support/products/wos7/
or contact the Reference Desk at (630) 829-6057 (email:
libref@ben.edu).
07/06/06: Library's
Information Literacy contest wins "Best in Show"
award from Library Administration and Management Association
The LAMA Public Relations and Marketing Section of the
American Library Association has given the Benedictine
Library an Honorable Mention in its "Best in Show"
awards for the Information
Literacy Contest the library sponsored this spring.
The full press release and lists of other winners is available
at http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2006/june2006/LAMABestofShowwinners.htm.
07/06/06: Database
additions and cancellations
The Benedictine Library is pleased to announce that access
to Humanities
International Complete is now available. This database
provides full text of hundreds of journals, books and
other published sources from around the world. It includes
all data from American Humanities Index and Humanities
International Index (over 1.6 million records) plus
unique full text content.
As of July 1, the following databases have been discontinued:
Applied Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, and Social
Sciences Full Text (all from WilsonWeb). For alternative
databases to search in these topic areas, please use the
Lists
of Databases by Subject or contact the Reference Desk
at (630) 829-6057 (email: libref@ben.edu).
06/26/06: Status
report on library system upgrade
The I-SHARE catalog upgrade was completed on the morning
of Tuesday, June 20, approximately two weeks ahead of
the original projected schedule. All patron services,
including access to 'MyAccount' and the ability to place
requests, have been restored. During the next several
weeks the contents of I-SHARE catalog will be "frozen"
in that no new records will be added to the catalog. However,
you may place requests on any items that are already in
the catalog as well as in Benedictine's catalog.
As with any major system upgrade, the introduction of
a few problems or bugs is likely. If you experience any
problems using Benedictine's catalog, the I-SHARE shared
catalog, 'My Account' features or difficulties placing
requests, please contact Sharon Nelson, Information Technology
Librarian at 630-829-6066 or email snelson@ben.edu.
05/31/06: IMPORTANT:
library systems upgrade begins June 6: some features unavailable
This summer the Benedictine Library and I-Share catalogs
will be upgraded, along with their supporting library
systems. The upgrade is being conducted by CARLI, the
library consortia to which Benedictine University belongs.
During this time, some features will be unavailable.
Tues. June 6: last
day for patrons to place interlibrary loan requests
directly through the I-SHARE catalog. Please note
the library WILL continue to accept and process interlibrary
loan requests during the upgrade. However, instead
of using forms in I-SHARE, please use the library's
online interlibrary loan request form at http://www.ben.edu/library/forms/ill_book.htm
or search WorldCat
for items and place requests through WorldCat's forms.
Wed. June 14, 5 p.m.:
the I-SHARE catalog will be shut down until 8 a.m. Thursday,
June 15.
Thurs. June 15:
the I-SHARE catalog will be brought up in a "frozen"
state: patron "MyAccount" records will
also be frozen and online renewals will not be possible.
For renewals, contact the Circulation Desk by telephone
at 630-829-6050. Bibliographic records currently in
the catalog will be searchable, but no new records will
be added.
Tues. July 11 (tentative):
online requesting through I-SHARE and patron "MyAccount"
functionality restored; Benedictine University's catalog
fully functional; I-SHARE "Universal Catalog"
re-frozen for re-indexing (lasting approximately 3 weeks).
If you have questions about library services during the
upgrade process, please contact Gretel Stock-Kupperman
at 630-829-6054, gstock@ben.edu
or Sharon Nelson, 630-829-6066, snelson@ben.edu.
05/21/06: Catalog
& "Findit@BU" unavailable Sunday 6/4 - 6 am
- 4 pm
Due to system maintenance, Benedictine's catalog
and the catalog of 65 I-SHARE libraries will be unavailable
on Sunday, June 4 from 6 a.m. until approximately 4 p.m.
The "Findit@BU" service ( 
) which provides links to full text in our journal and newspaper
databases will also be unavailable during this time period.
For assistance with finding full text, please contact the
Reference Desk at 630-829-6057 or via email to libref@ben.edu.
05/01/06:
Congrats to winners of the Information Literacy drawing!
A complete list of winners and their prizes is located
on the Virtual
Library Club Web Site.
04/24/06: Finals
'Quiet Study' Policy April 30 - May 13
Finals Week is a key time for all students to finish
papers and study for exams. Part of the library mission
is to create an environment conducive to academic study
and learning. To accommodate all users for Finals Week,
please respect the following rules from Sunday, April
30 through Saturday May 13:
Quiet Individual Study: Library 3rd through 5th
floors. Please use these floors only for quiet
study.
- Speak only at a whisper anywhere on the floor.
- No extended conversations.
- Turn cell phones off or to silent. Make & receive
cell phone calls only in library stairwells. Close stairwell
doors when you take a call.
- Only two people per table.
- Do not move furniture.
Group Study: Please use the library 2nd floor,
library study rooms, Kindlon Atrium and Krasa for group
study.
In library study rooms:
- Speak quietly. Voices can be heard easily outside.
- Turn cell phones off or to silent. Make & receive
cell phone calls only in library stairwells. Close stairwell
doors when you take a call.
- No other noise sources are permitted.
Respect others by following these rules to help make
finals successful for everyone. Your cooperation is essential
and valued! Thank you for your assistance.
04/19/06: Your
feedback wanted on library facilities survey
In order to provide the best possible service for all users,
the library is conducting a short survey about our facility
and environment. The survey should only take you five minutes,
and your feedback will help us understand your needs. Please
answer the questions to the best of your ability. The survey
can be found at http://tinyurl.com/j8q2b.
We greatly appreciate your time and feedback. Please respond
by May 5th, 2006.
04/18/06: Win
great prizes with our Information Literacy quiz/drawing!
The Benedictine Library is pleased to announce the launch
of our Information Literacy Contest.
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Prizes include:
- 2 tickets to the General Colin L. Powell Great
Issues-Great Ideas Lecture
- $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card
- Benedictine University insulated lunch bags filled
with delicious treats
- Restaurant certificates for Qdoba Mexican Grill,
the Lodge at Four Lakes Village, and Wheaton’s
Chipotle restaurant
- Cleansing and hydrating lotions from Mary Kay
cosmetics
- ½ hour massage at the Gauthier Health Care
& Wellness Center
- Complimentary passes to a Kerasotes theater
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To enter:
1. Pick up a copy of the Information Literacy
Quiz on the corner of the Circulation Desk in the Library
or download a copy of the Information Literacy Quiz from
the Virtual Library Club site: http://www.ben.edu/LibraryClub.
2. Complete the quiz. All quiz questions must
be answered correctly in order to be eligible to be entered
into the drawing for the chance to win one of the prizes.
(Need to brush up on your Information Literacy skills?
Self-tests, a glossary, and other helpful tools are available
on the Library Skills: BU Basics site: http://www.ben.edu/LibraryTutorial101)
3. Place the completed quiz in the special receptacle
in the Library before 11:00 p.m. Thursday April 27,
2006.
A copy of the quiz, contest rules, links to review sites,
and a complete list of prizes is available on the Virtual
Library Club web page: http://www.ben.edu/LibraryClub.
For further information, please contact Joan Hopkins:
jhopkins@ben.edu (x6052) or Sue Peterson: speterson@ben.edu
(x6590)
03/27/06: "Formatting
bibliographies with RefWorks" workshops
A series of workshops outlining the steps to create formatted
bibliographies and inline citations using RefWorks will
be offered on the following days in the library instructional
lab (room 232). All sessions are from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.:
- Tuesday, March 28
- Wednesday, March 29
- Thursday, April 6
No advance registration is necessary. Students, faculty
& staff are welcome to attend. Workshop attendees
should already have a RefWorks account, and some experience
with entering citations into their RefWorks database as
these topics will not be covered. Online demos of these
topics (in PowerPoint format) are also available: How
do I export a formatted bibliography out of RefWorks?
and How do I export
a formatted paper & bibliography out of RefWorks?
For more information, or to schedule a private instruction
session if you cannot make the above sessions, please
contact Sharon Nelson, Information Technology Librarian,
at x6066 or via email to snelson@ben.edu.
03/27/06: Chronicle
of Higher Education and Hoover's now available
online
The Benedictine Library has made two new online resources
available to the campus community.
The Chronicle of Higher Education is now available
online to anyone on or off campus. This is the full version
of the Chronicle’s Web site that contains
all of the stories in the print version and more, formerly
available only to individual subscribers. You must access
this resource through the library’s Web site to take
advantage of the premium content. It is available from
the full database list at http://www.ben.edu/library/dbtitleresults.asp?Select=%20
or by searching for the Chronicle in the “Find
journals & newspapers at Benedictine” search
box at http://www.ben.edu/library.
Hoovers.com, a leading business database, is also
now available online. Hoovers contains company and industry
information including key numbers, key people, history,
products and financial information for the current year
and the past two years. To access the full subscriber
content, select Hoovers from the list of all databases
at http://www.ben.edu/library/dbtitleresults.asp?Select=%20.
Please contact the reference desk at ext. 6057 or e-mail
libref@ben.edu with questions about these tools.
03/27/06: National
Library Week events announced
The Benedictine Library will celebrate National Library
Week on April 2-8. Among the events that will be held this
week are:
- An Open House for faculty and staff will be
held from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4 in
the Technical Services Department on the third floor.
This is an opportunity to see a “behind-the-scenes”
area of the library.
- A jazz concert by the Benedictine Jazz Eagles
will be held from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5
on the fifth floor.
- The 2005-2006 Faculty Author Display in the display
case on the fourth floor will be unveiled during the open
house. The display will continue through May 20.
- A display of books purchased through the Consortium
of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois Global
Business Grant will also be on display on the second floor
of the library through April 22.
03/06/06: Spring
Book Sale: "Spring into a Pile of Books" - EXTENDED
to April 7
The Benedictine Library's Book Sale has been extended
though Friday, April 7. New items are being added weekly!
Hardcovers are $2.00 and paperbacks $1.00. Look for the
book sale in the West corridor outside the library's entrance.
Pay for your books inside the library at the Circulation
Desk.
03/06/06: Women's
History Month Display
A display featuring items from the library's collection
related to women's history will be located on the 2nd floor
of the library near the Reference Desk. The display will
run from March 6 though March 24.
03/01/06: "Construction
of Ben Hall" photos added to Virtual Library Club
The Virtual
Library Club has added photos of the construction
of various phases of Ben Hall to its Web site. Look for
the "Happy Founders Day" link on the Library
Club home page to navigate to these photos.
02/06/06: New
computer lab now open
The Benedictine Library is pleased to announce the opening
of a new instruction/student lab on the main floor in
KN 232. Fifteen new computers with flat-panel displays
are available in this lab, all equipped with the standard
suite of class and campus software. The lab is open for
students to use during regular library hours whenever
a class or workshop is not scheduled. Reservation labels
will be clearly posted on the lab door. The lab will open
for business on February 6th, 2006.
02/03/06: Print
display opens
An exhibition of Fine Art Prints will be on display in
entrance of the Benedictine University Library from Friday,
February 3 to Friday, February 24. The lithographs and
intaglio prints were produced in a printmaking workshop
hosted by William Scarlato of the Fine Arts Department
during the holiday break. The workshop participants included
Gretel Stock-Kupperman, Wendy Finch, Denise Blank and
Glen Richards.
02/01/05: Black
History Month display
Books and other items from the library's collection in
honor of Black History Month are now on display on the
2nd floor of the library in the aisle next to the photocopier
area. The exhibit will remain on display through Friday,
February 24. For more information, contact Sue Peterson,
Reference Librarian, at ext. 6590.
01/30/06: Islamic
Awareness Week display
A display of artwork, information about Islam, and books
from the library's collection has been set up by the Muslim
Student Association and will be on display on the library
2nd floor in honor of Islamic Awareness Week. The items
are located behind the Reference Desk and near the photocopier
area, and will be on display until February 10.
01/23/06: Award-winning children's
books on display
A display on the second floor in the Benedictine University
Library highlights books in the Library’s collection
which were recipients of awards recognizing outstanding
achievement in children’s literature. The awards
include the Newbery
Medal, Caldecott
Medal, Coretta
Scott King Award and the Belpre
Award. This year’s winners will be announced
at the American Library Association Midwinter meeting
on January 20-25. The display continues through February
4. For more information, contact Reference Librarian Sue
Peterson at ext. 6590.
01/13/2006: ILLINET
Online catalog now I-SHARE catalog
Due to changes in statewide academic consortia, the ILCSO
catalog of 65 academic libraries in Illinios is now called
the I-Share catalog. This change is already in place in
the library's online catalog, website, and most print
documentation. The changes are minor, consisting of a
new logo and color scheme in the catalog of all 65 libraries.
Users can still directly request items from the shared
catalog, find items in libraries near them, and search
for local resources in Benedictine's online catalog. When
searching for materials that the library does not own,
keep your eyes open for the link to I-Share!
12/08/05: A Merry Benedictine
Christmas at the Virtual Library Club
The Virtual
Library Club now features pictures from the
University archives from the 1920s and later on how the
campus appeared during the holidays.
12/21/05: Library
Web Site & off-campus database access unavailable Wed.
Dec. 28, 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Due to electrical repairs in Kindlon Hall, the University's
IT infrastructure, including the library's Web site and
access to most databases from on and off-campus will be
unavailable beginning at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December
28 and lasting until approximately 7 p.m. Please refer
to the listing of non-EZproxy
databases that will remain available and print
it off for your reference ahead of time (landscape orientation
works best).
12/21/05: Update
to Christmas - New Year's Hours
Due to electrical repairs in Kindlon Hall, the library
will only be open until 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December
28 instead of until 5 p.m. as originally announced.
Hours on Thursday, December 29 and Friday, December 30
remain 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For the complete holiday schedule,
see
our Hours page.
12/08/05: Extended library
hours for Fri. Dec. 16 & Sat. Dec. 17
Due to this year's revised exam schedule, the library
will stay open until 9 p.m. on Friday, December 16, and
open at 7:30 a.m. (instead of 9 a.m.) on Saturday, December
17. For the complete schedule of hours during the week
before exams and exam week, please see our hours
page.
10/17/05: Celebrate
Illinois Arts Week: "The Arts Are All Around Us"
The Benedictine Library will highlight some of the Illinois
artists featured in the University’s art collection
with walking and virtual tours as part of Illinois Arts
Week 2005. Please visit the link on our Virtual Library
Club page at http://www.ben.edu/LibraryClub. You
may take a virtual walking tour online, download
a map or stop by the library and pick up a copy of
the information about the artists and walk around the
campus to view the works. If you have any questions, contact
Sue Peterson, reference librarian, at ext. 6590.
10/11/05: NOTICE:
Fifth Floor (including study rooms) CLOSED Sat. Oct. 15
- Sun. Oct. 16
The fifth floor of the library, including study rooms,
will be closed from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday,
October 15 and from noon until 7 p.m. on Sunday, October
16. Materials needed by students from this floor will
be paged by library staff. For questions or comments regarding
this closure, please contact Jack Fritts, Director of
Library Services, at jfritts@ben.edu
or 630-829-6060.
10/3/2005: Hispanic
Heritage Month Display
The Benedictine Library is celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Month with a display of media from its collection. The
display is on the second floor of the library and will
continue through October 15.
09/27/05: Academic
Search Elite upgraded to 'Premier' version
As of today, Benedictine's subscription to the Academic
Search Elite database has been upgraded to Academic Search
Premier. The 'Premier' version of the database increases
the number of journals abstracted and indexed from the
current 3,485 to 8,035; the number of full text journals
provided from 2,053 to 4,515; and the number of peer reviewed
titles accessible from 1,507 to 3,630. This upgrade was
made possible by the Benedictine Library's membership
in the CARLI
consortium.
09/26/05: Banned
Books Week Display & Book Sale
The Library will celebrate Banned Books Week beginning
Monday, September 26 and continuing through Saturday, October
1 with a display of selected banned books from the library’s
collection and a book sale. The books on sale will be on
tables in the west hallway outside the library. Paperbacks
are $1.00, hardcovers $2.00.
For more information on Banned Books Week, check the American
Library Association's Web site at http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm.
09/15/05: Introducing
"Brown Bag" Sessions to
be held Sept. 22
Findit @ BU is a
new service that allows you to easily link between the
library’s databases to find the full text of journal
articles, as well as allowing you easy access to interlibrary
loan forms and other sources of help and information.
Attend a free information session to find out more about
this new tool and how it can make your research time more
productive.
Sessions will be held on Thursday, Sept. 22 in the library's
Multimedia Lab (room 232) at the following times:
- noon – 12:20 p.m.
- 12:30 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.
- 1 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m. – 6:20 p.m.
Sessions are open to all students, faculty & staff
and no advance registration required. Feel free to bring
your lunch / dinner to this "Brown Bag" session,
and watch for announcements of future "Brown Bag"
sessions this fall.
09/06/05: Book
Chat on Kostova's The Historian announced for Oct.
25
The next Library Book Chat will feature Elizabeth Kostova’s
best seller “The Historian” from 11:30 a.m.-12:45
p.m. on Tuesday, October 25 in Scholl Hall Room 101. The
title of the chat is “The Historical Dracula: a Historical
Perspective on Elizabeth Kostova’s Novel ‘The
Historian.’ ” The presenter will be Fr. Julian
von Duerbeck, O.S.B., faculty member in the Religious
Studies department. In his presentation, Fr. Julian
will provide us with background material on historical
Prince Dracula, share images of Prince Dracula’s
castle, and provide us with an interpretation of Dracula
in Hollywood history.
Copies of the book are available at the Benedictine Library
for one-week checkout. Click
here to see if copies are available at the Library
or read
more about the book at the publisher's Web site.
Fr. Julian studied ancient Mediterranean culture at
Harvard Divinity School, was the Marshal for the 1993
Parliament of World Religions and, as a Knight of the
Company of the Rose, is a fellow of the International
Chivalric Institute.
08/26/05:
Library debuts
Find it @ BU is
based
on a service called SFX that allows you to
seamlessly link from citations in selected databases
to the full text of the item in another database. If
the full text of the article you want is not available
in the database you're currently searching, look for
a
button (the location of the button will vary with the
database you're searching). Then click on the
button to bring up a menu of links. The links lead to
where the full text of the item is located, or possibly
to other information or services, such as a link to
an interlibrary loan form if the full text of the item
is not available through Benedictine. For more information
about how to use Find it @
BU, please see http://www.ben.edu/library/help/findit.htm.
08/26/05: Cell phone policy
revised
For patron convenience, the Benedictine Library has
established a "Phone Zone" in the West stairwell
(near the elevator) to allow patrons on the upper floors
of the library to make and recieve brief cell phone
calls. We ask that cell phone users keep their voices
down while in the "Phone Zone" as a courtesy
to other patrons. Patrons on the 2nd (main) floor of
the library can either go to the West stairwell or exit
the library if they need to make or receive a call.
08/25/05:
Fall news & announcements (From Jack Fritts,
Director of Library Services)
We’ve been busy the past couple of months in the
library. We have done some reclassifying and shifting
of materials; a good deal of cleanup in the catalog
to make things easier to find; and some major rearranging
of our space (with more to come).
Computers Move to Second Floor:
In order to better answer questions and address technical
problems, the six computers and the printer in the common
area of the fifth floor have been moved to the second
floor. The computers in the study rooms on the fifth
floor remain in place for group projects. Study room
computers will print to the second floor. A computer
is now also available on each floor to look up item
locations or answer quick questions. You may view the
change on the Virtual
Library Tour
Electronic Reserves: Instructors
may provide printed or electronic copies of materials
to be placed on reserve or may ask the library to link
to an electronic resource. WebCT or Internet knowledge
are not required to take advantage of this new service
offering. Items on Electronic Reserves may be accessed
from any computer on- or off-campus, and can be easily
saved or printed for later reading. For additional details
or questions, please contact Gretel Stock-Kupperman
at x6054 or gstock@ben.edu.
IM Reference: Instant Messaging
(IM) has been added on a pilot basis to the ways in
which to contact a Reference Librarian. This service
will be available sporadically throughout the day and
evening, with no specific schedule. Connect via ICQ
at <259826818>, Yahoo at <benulib>, AIM
at <BenULib>, and MSN at <libref@ben.edu>.
Remember that you can also contact a reference librarian
through email (libref@ben.edu)
or telephone (630-829-6057).
Wandering Around: The
librarians are moving beyond the Reference Desk! Technically,
it’s called “Roving Reference”. You may
encounter a Reference Librarian on any floor of the
library asking if you are finding the information you
need and offering solutions. Feel free to ask any questions
when you see us.
Take a Book, Leave a Book:
Do you have some popular fiction you would prefer to
share with others rather than discard? Bring it to the
Benedictine Library. In response to requests for leisure
reading materials, we are establishing a “book
exchange”. We have created an area on the Second
Floor by the Map Case (take a right at the Reference
Desk) where items can be taken or added to this collection.
Questions can be directed to Thillai Rajendran at extension
6050.
Grants: You all heard
about last year’s grant for Spanish and Arabic
language materials. We have been awarded two additional
grants this summer. The first is from the Illinois State
Library and is designated for a printer to make access
to government documents more efficient. The second grant
is part of a collaborative program through the Consortium
of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois. This
grant is focused on global business. There are ten participants
and each one will receive $2,500 for the purchase of
materials in specified areas. The materials purchased
by the participants will be available to all through
our shared library catalog system.
07/01/2005:
Database additions and cancellations
The following database subscriptions have been discontinued
as of July 1, either because of lack of use by our patrons,
redundancy with other products to which we subscribe,
or because they are no longer available. Suggested alternatives
to the discontinued databases are listed below:
| Discontinued database: |
Suggested alternatives: |
| Biography Index |
Academic
Search Elite, Wilson
Select Plus, Periodical
Abstracts, Current
Biography (Reference, 2nd floor), or within
subject-specific databases covering that individual's
field of work |
| Business & Company ASAP |
Business
Source Elite, ABI
- INFORM, or the "Business" section
within Lexis-Nexis
Academic |
| Essay & General Literature Index |
Academic
Search Elite, Wilson
Select Plus, Periodical
Abstracts or Literature
Resource Center/MLA Biblography |
| Expanded Academic ASAP |
Academic
Search Elite, Wilson
Select Plus, or Periodical
Abstracts |
| Health Reference Center |
Health
Source: Nursing/Academic, Health
Source: Consumer Edition, CINAHL,
MEDLINE,
or the "Medical" section within Lexis-Nexis
Academic |
| Matter of Fact |
FactSearch
(in-library use only) or Facts
on File (Reference, 2nd floor) |
| Nature Encyclopedia of the Life Sciences |
AccessScience,
Science
Direct, or Synergy |
| PAIS (discontinued by vendor) |
Lexis-Nexis
Government Periodicals Universe, Social
Sciences Full Text, Academic
Search Elite, Wilson
Select Plus, or Periodical
Abstracts |
| Social Services Abstracts & Sociological
Abstracts |
Social
Sciences Full Text, Academic
Search Elite, Wilson
Select Plus, or Periodical
Abstracts |
| UnionLists (discontinued by vendor) |
WorldCat
(on "Advanced Search" screen, limit search
to "Serial Publications") |
06/28/05: Virtual
Library Club Web Site wins award
The Benedictine University Library has been named the recipient
of the WebJunction Grand Prize Award for “Innovative
Content and Use of Technology for 2004-05” for the
development of the Virtual Library Club. The Virtual
Library Club, designed by Instruction Librarian
Joan Hopkins, won an award last December for libraries of
its size thus becoming eligible for the Grand Prize. WebJunction
is the product of five organizations including the Online
Computer Library Center and was established by a grant from
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Institute
of Museum and Library Services. The Web site, http://www.webjunction.org,
provides a portal for public libraries and other organizations
that provide open access to information. The award also
includes a $500 cash prize, which was accepted by Library
Director Jack Fritts on behalf of the Benedictine University
Library at a gala reception June 24 during the American
Library Association's annual conference in Chicago.
06/20/2005: Interlibrary
Loan Request problems with FirstSearch databases resolved
The vendor has informed us that FirstSearch interlibrary
loan requests can now be placed successfully.
06/16/05: ALERT:
INTERLIBRARY LOAN REQUESTS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY IN FIRSTSEARCH
DATABASES
The library has been informed by OCLC/FirstSearch that
the data on their Interlibrary Loan forms are not being
transmitted correctly, even though the user receives the
message, "Your resource sharing request was sent successfully."
Do not place interlibrary loan requests through any FirstSearch
databases until further notice. The databases affected
are: ABI / Inform, AGRICOLA, Alternative Press Index, ArticleFirst,
Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Basic BIOSIS, BioDigest,
Biography Index, BusDateline, Business and Industry, Business
and Management Practices, BusinessOrgs, Clase & Periodica,
Consumer Index, Contemporary Women's Issues, EconLit, Electronic
Collections Online, Essay & General Literature Index,
GEOBASE, GPO, Media Review Digest, MEDLINE, Newspaper Abstracts,
PAIS International, PapersFirst, Periodical Abstracts, Proceedings,
SIRS Researcher, WilsonSelect Plus, World Almanac, WorldCat,
Worldscope. If you need to request an item you found in
one of these databases, use the library's own ILL forms
at http://www.ben.edu/library/forms/illforms.htm
as these forms are not affected by this problem.
05/25/05: Library
closed until 1 p.m. Wed. June 1
The Benedictine Library will be closed the morning of Wednesday,
June 1 for a staff in-service workshop. Hours on June 1
will be 1:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.
05/19/05: Important
news for off-campus users of library databases
Off-campus access to library databases will be unavailable
Wed., May 25 between 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. due to
a software upgrade on the EZproxy server that handles off-campus
authentication. If you need access to library databases
during this time, some databases have alternate means of
authentication you can use from off-campus: check the Emergency
Links to Databases page for URLs and login instructions.
04/18/05: Extended library
hours announced for April 24 - May 12
To help students prepare for finals and end of semester
projects, the Benedictine Library will extend opening hours
one extra hour (to midnight) on Sunday through Thursday
evenings and two and one-half hours (to 9 p.m.) on Friday
evenings, beginning Sunday, April 24 and extending through
Thursday, May 12. Saturday hours remain the same through
this period (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.). The complete schedule is
available at http://www.ben.edu/library/about_us/hours.htm.
04/11/05: National Library
Week is underway!
Please join the library staff in celebrating National Library
Week (April 10-16) with the following events. All events
are free:
- Monday, April 11 - Saturday, April 16: Book Sale.
2nd floor Kindlon Hall outside the library entrance.
- Monday, April 11 & ongoing: Display of Benedictine
Faculty Books & Articles. 4th floor display case
and online at the Virtual
Library Club Web site.
- Monday, April 11 & ongoing: Book Displays:
"FDR: A Presidency Revealed" and "Acquisitions
from the Arabic and Spanish Literature Grant."
2nd (main) floor.
- Tuesday, April 12: Book Chat: “Sherlock
Holmes: The Most Famous Man Who Never Lived,”
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Tellabs Lecture Hall, Birck 112.
This presentation, with slides of the illustrations from
the stories and movies, examines the popularity of the
Sherlock Holmes stories. Swanson, a professor in Benedictine's
graduate program of Public Health, taught a course on
the literature of Sherlock Holmes for 10 years.
- Wednesday, April 13: Jazz concert, Benedictine’s
Jazz Eagles, 5th floor of the library, 7:30 p.m.
03/29/05: National Library
Week celebrations announced
Sunday, April 10 through Saturday April 16 is National
Library Week for 2005. Please join the library staff in
various celebrations throughout the week! Events include
our annual Book Sale, a book chat on Sherlock Holmes, and
various displays thoughout the library. Some events are
still under development; for a complete list, including
times and locations, please refer to the 2004-2005
Calendar of Library Events & Displays.
03/03/05: March
8 Book Chat on Tolkien postponed
The March 8 Book Chat on “J.R.R. Tolkien: The Benedictine
Connection,” scheduled from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, March 8 in the Krasa Presentation Room, has been
postponed due to the illness of one of the speakers. A rescheduled
date will be announced in the near future.
02/28/05: Upcoming
Book Chats announced for March 8, April 12
The Benedictine University Library Book Chat series resumes
with “J.R.R. Tolkien: The Benedictine Connection”
from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8 in the Krasa
Presentation Room. The guest speaker will be Jana Tuzar,
a member of the Benedictine University Rhetoric faculty
and instructor in the Honors program, and Fr. David Turner,
O.S.B. of St. Procopius Abbey and associate professor in
the School of Education at Benedictine University.
The next presentation in the series will be “Sherlock
Holmes: The Most Famous Man Who Never Lived” from 11:30
a.m.-1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12 in the Tellabs Lecture
Hall, Birck Hall Room 112. The speaker will be Jon Colby
Swanson, Ph.D. This presentation, with slides of the illustrations
from the stories and movies, examines the popularity of
the Sherlock Holmes stories. Swanson, a professor in our
graduate program of Public Health, taught a course on the
literature of Sherlock Holmes for 10 years.
02/23/05: Calling
all faculty authors!
In celebration of National Library Week (April 10-16) the
library would like to showcase our Benedictine University
faculty authors. If you have written a book, book chapter,
or periodical article since Spring, 2004, please open complete
the form(s) below and return your form(s) to Joan Hopkins
before Friday, March 11.
02/10/05: Islamic
Awareness Week & Black History Month book displays
The library is hosting two book displays honoring Islamic
Awareness Week and Black History Month on the main (2nd)
floor. The Islamic Awareness Week display is behind the
Reference Desk; the Black History Month display is on a
table in the main aisle, and on the north end of the Circulation
Desk. The Circulation Desk display also includes a calendar
of major events during Feburary. Please stop by two view
both exhibits.
02/09/05: Library
hosts lithography exhibit, artists' reception
The Department of Fine and Performing Arts cordially invites
you to view an exhibition of original lithographs and attend
a reception for the artists Friday, February 11, 2005 from
3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in room 232 of the Library (just
past the Circulation Desk, down the hall that leads to the
elevators). Light refreshments will be served.
The exhibition consists of works of art produced in a Lithography
Workshop for Benedictine University staff and faculty hosted
over the term break by Professor William Scarlato, Fine
Arts. This exhibition will remain on display for viewing
near the Library front entrance until Friday, February 25,
2005. Please direct any questions about the exhibit or reception
to Cathy Gaddis, ext. 6320.
02/10/05: Some
library databases unavailable due to campus network maintenance
At 11 p.m. on Feb. 10, the University's IT Department will
be performing maintenance on the network firewall and servers.
Maintenance is expected to last several hours. During this
time, access to the library's Web site and most of the library's
databases will be interrupted. The Illinet Online catalog
will be available, as are those databases on the Emergency
Access to Databases list that have an access
method other than through EZproxy. If you need access to
databases while the network is down, print out or save the
Emergency Access list. You can then use non-EZproxy URLs
to access some databases.
02/07/05: 5th
floor shifting project completed
Over the course of Winter Break, the library shifted the
book collection on the 5th floor to provide more room in
key areas for new materials and make browsing through the
existing collection easier. The shift is now completed thanks
to several hours of dedicated staff and student worker time.
Thank you to those who participated in the shift, and thank
you to library patrons for your patience and understanding
during shifting.
01/17/05 (updated 02/03/05):
Presidential autographs & campaign
button collection on display
The Benedictine University Library is commemorating Presidents'
Day with a display of presidential autographs from the University
Archives Collection and a collection of presidential campaign
buttons generously loaded to us by Reference Librarian,
Fran Gilles. . You may view autographed portrait of Presidents
Grant, Hoover, Nixon, Ford, and Reagan and campaign buttons
dating back to the 1916 presidential election in the display
case on the fourth floor of the library in Kindlon Hall.
You may also visit the online gallery of the exhibit on
the Virtual
Library Club Web site. If you have additional
presidential items to contribute to the display, please
contact Joan
Hopkins at ext. 6052.
01/17/05: Update
on 5th floor shifting project
Over the course of Winter Break, the library has been shifting
the book collection on the 5th floor to provide more room
in key areas for new materials and make browsing through
the existing collection easier.
Here are some general guidelines to finding items in their
new locations:
- All items that were on the 5th floor prior to the shift
are still there – nothing has been moved to a new
floor.
- Check the call number labels at the end of each shelf
for the item’s new location.
- If you’re familiar with the old location, look
about four shelves forward.
- If there isn’t a label on the shelf end, that area
has been recently shifted. Open the shelves and check
the call numbers at the beginning of the shelf.
Most of the work is complete, but library staff is still
moving books in the 100 – 320 range. We appreciate
your patience while we finish making these improvements.
12/13/04: "Virtual
Library Club" Web site wins award
 Benedictine
University Library's Virtual
Library Club Web site has been selected as the
2004 "Public Access Super Star" for Innovative
Content and Use of Technology in its service level by WebJunction.
The site is largely developed and maintained by Joan Hopkins,
with contributions from other library staff. WebJunction,
an offshoot of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grants
to libraries, is an online community of libraries and other
agencies sharing knowledge and experience to provide the
broadest public access to information technology. More information
on the award will be forthcoming on the WebJunction home
page, in their Crossroads newsletter, and in the Awards
section (under Community Center) at http://WebJunction.org.
12/06/04: Creche
exhibit on 4th floor of library
 The
Benedictine Library invites all faculty, staff and students
to visit an exhibit of crèches from around the world.
The crèches on display on the fourth floor of the
library are varied and unique. They span 150 years and include
an entry from a “szopka” contest in Krakow, Poland,
a German Crèche from the 1920s, hand painted terra-cotta
crèche figures called “Santons” from the
Provence area of France, a Hummel crèche and a Mexican
tin angel candelabra. The centerpiece of the exhibit is
a porcelain infant “bambino” circa the mid-1800s
from Bethlehem, lying in a crèche made by Fr. Vitus
Buresh, O.S.B. (1923-1988) of St. Procopius Abbey, who served
as technical services librarian at Benedictine University.
While interesting as art, these crèches kindle a
spirit of the true meaning of the season. More photos from
the display are available on the Virtual
Library Club site on the Library web page.
11/30/04: New
look, added content on "New Books" web page
The "New Books" list on the library's Web site
has been expanded. Previously the list only included a link
to a list of new titles in the circulating collection. The
list now includes new reference books, new videos, new online
databases, and new government documents. Cover images, a
brief summary of the contents, and links to the online catalog
where users can check the status of items are now also included.
To view the latest list, click on the "New Books, Videos
& Government Documents" link at the top of this
page or at the bottom of the "Quick Links" section
on the library home page.
11/22/04: Change to policy
regarding lost items
Effective today (November 22), all items that go out on
either 4-week or 16-week loan periodes and are overdue by
more than thirty days will be considered "lost,"
and lost-item fines and fees will be assessed accordingly.
The previous policy allowed an item to be overdue for 60
days before it was considered lost. This policy is in effect
for all Benedictine University patrons and all other patrons
eligible to borrow Benedictine University materials. Patrons
will be charged $50.00 or the replacement cost for the lost
item (whichever is greater), plus a non-refundable $15 processing
fee. If a patron returns an item that has been declared
lost, the replacement cost is waived but the patron is still
responsible for paying the $15 processing charge. Nonpayment
of item replacement fees will result in suspension of library
accounts and a library hold will be placed on students'
University accounts.
Please note documents on the library's Web site regarding
this policy are still in the process of being updated and
may not yet reflect this change. If you have questions or
comments, please contact Gretel Stock-Kupperman, Head of
Access Services at (630) 829-6054 or gstock@ben.edu.
11/15/04: Library
hosts "Little Soles" exhibit
University Ministry’s “Little Soles” exhibit
will be hosted in the library's 4th floor display case from
November 13 until December 3. Inspired by the display of
children’s shoes at the Holocaust Memorial in Auschwitz,
the display features thousands of baby shoes that represent
the reality of loss of life from abortion each day in the
United States. The goal of “Little Soles” is to
bring about changes of heart in women who may be contemplating
an abortion and men who may be encouraging a partner or
spouse to have an abortion.
11/01/04: BenU
students may now check out C.O.D. library materials
As of October 26, Benedictine University students, faculty
and staff are able to check out books and selected other
materials from the College of DuPage's library. A current
Benedictine University I.D. card is required to be presented
at the C.O.D. library in order to check out materials. In
addition, students must bring proof of their current registration
(such as a printout of their current schedule from BenULive).
For more details, please see Reciprocal
Borrowing Agreement with College of DuPage on
the Policies
Web page.
11/01/04: Library
receives grant to expand foreign language collections
The Benedictine Library recently received a $4,000 grant
to expand its collection of Spanish and Arabic language
materials. The grant was made possible through the Library
Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and is one of 330 awarded
this year, totaling more than $3.9 million. “Weed and
Feed” grants, like that made to Benedictine, are designed
to allow libraries to enhance their circulating non-fiction
collections and purchase new material. The grant will be
used to support and enhance resources for new and existing
academic programs at the University, as well as to address
the needs of the ethnic student population at the University
and in the western suburbs.
For the full press release, please see http://www.ben.edu/news/news_article.asp?id=912.
11/09/04: Virtual
exhibit features Brian Doyle's writings
Brian Doyle will be on campus November 11, speaking to
several Language and Literature and Humanities classes.
Brian Doyle is the editor of Portland Magazine. A widely
published essayist, his work has appeared in a number of
books and journals. The Virtual
Library Club Web Site is hosting an online exhibit
of his books, including links to several of his journal
articles. Look for the section entitled "Brian Doyle:
Guest Speaker on campus November 11, 2004" on the Virtual
Library Club Home Page for more information.
10/21/04: Ramadan
display on main floor of library
A collection of books, pamphlets and other materials related
to Ramadan and Islam is now on display on the main floor
of the library. A poster near the display also explains
the importance of fasting as one of the Five Pillars of
Islam. The poster and items will remain on display until
the end of Ramadan in November.
10/19/04: Catholic
Periodical & Literature Index now available online
The Catholic Periodical & Literature Index (CPLI) is
now available online at the Benedictine Library. Previously
this title was only available in CDROM format for in-library
use only. CPLI includes indexed citations to articles published
in Roman Catholic periodicals, papal documents, church promulgations,
and books about the Catholic faith that are authored by
Catholics and/or produced by Catholic publishers. This database
contains more than 300,000 records covering Roman Catholic
publications dating from 1981 to the present.
To access CPLI, click on the "List of all databases"
link on the library home page, scroll down to "Catholic
Periodical & Literature Index" and click on the
database name.
10/11/04: Hispanic
Heritage Month Book Display
A display of books by Hispanic authors or about Hispanic
subjects will be on display in the library lobby until Friday,
October 15.
09/25/04: Banned
Books Week Display, Sept. 25 - Oct. 2
The Benedictine Library is hosting a display of banned
and challenged books behind the Reference Desk on the 2nd
(main) floor. A fact sheet on Banned & Challenged Books
and a list of the 100 most frequently challenged books from
1990-2000 are also available. You may also download this
information from the American Library Association Web site:
09/02/04: "Welcome
Back" book sale, Sept. 7 -12
The Benedictine Library will be hosting a Welcome Back
book sale starting at noon on Tuesday, September 7th and
ending Sunday September 12th. The sale will be held in the
west hallway right outside the library. Hardcovers are $2
and paperbacks are $1. Stop by and find some great books!
08/26/04:
New library Web site launched
The library's new Web site was launched on Thursday, August
26. The new site has been redesigned to make it simpler
for users to find and use the resources they need, as well
as to coordinate better with the University's Web site.
We are still in the process of adding and updating content,
so please check back often to see what's new! If you have
any comments about the site, please forward them to Sharon
Nelson, Technology/Reference Librarian, at snelson@ben.edu.
07/25/04: Register
to vote online --help raise funds for library advocacy
Not registered to vote yet? Need to update your voter registration
information? Going to http://www.yourvotematters.org/ala
and registering or updating your voter information through
this site will help to raise funds for national library
advocacy efforts. This program is co-sponsored by the American
Library Association and a generous grant from
Working
Assets. For more information, see the press release
at www.ala.org/ala/pr2004/march2004a/RegistertoVoteyour.htm.
07/02/04:
New Databases: Value Line Investment Survey, Grove
Music Online now available
- Value
Line Investment Survey includes full-page reports
and analyst commentaries as well as Timeliness™ and
Safety™ ranks on more than 1,700 stocks covered by
The Value Line Investment Survey Standard Edition.
- Grove
Music Online includes the full text of The
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (second edition;
29 volumes), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 volumes)
and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (second edition;
3 volumes), as well as links to over 3000 sound archives
& illustrations. Grove Music Online will be updated
annually to ensure it remains the most up to date music
reference work on the Internet.
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