LMU Library News

Google Docs & Google Forms Workshop

   

Learn how these easy-to-use Google tools can save you time and help you collaborate with your coworkers!

• Use Google Docs to store and share your documents online

• Use Google Forms to create online surveys

 

 When: Tuesday, May 22nd, 10:00 - 11:30am 

            Thursday, July 12th, 10:00 - 11:30am
 

Where: WHH 118 (The computer classroom on level 1)
 

To learn more or to RSVP, please visit our Google Tools LibGuide

Although Google Docs & Google Forms is part of the Library Workshops for Staff & Faculty Series, students are welcome too.

For more information, contact Elisa Slater Acosta.

 

Congratulations to our 2012 Undergraduate Library Research Award Winners!

We are delighted to announce the winners of the 7th Annual Undergraduate Library Research Award!

 

Winner ($1000 prize)

Owens Valley on Tap – Early Los Angeles and the Quest to Quench Her Thirst, by Steven A. Solari (pictured above, right)

Nominated by Professor Cara Anzilotti (History)

 

Honorable Mention ($450) 

The Lost Text: A Critical Edtion of the Rych Cheyne, by Michael Madrinkian (pictured above, left)

Nominated by Professor Stephen Shepherd (English)

 

Honorable Mention ($450)

Effect of Training Mode on Post-Exercise Heart Rate Recovery of Trained Cyclists, by Kelia G. McDonald (pictured above, center)

Nominated by Professor Silvie Grote (Health and Human Sciences)

 

The winners' work will soon be available for viewing and download in the library's Digital Commons (along with winners from years past.) We thank the awards committee for their work: Alexander Justice (Chair, Library), Tom Klein (Animation), Jennifer Masunaga (Library), and Jennifer Ramos (Political Science), and all of the students and faculty who submitted their best work this year. We hope that you'll all consider applying for next year's award!  

All are invited to celebrate these students and their accomplishments at the awards reception on Tuesday April 24 at 5 p.m. in the library's Von der Ahe suite.

 

All levels open 24 hours* through May 3!

Finals must be getting close, since all three levels of the William H. Hannon Library are open 24 hours through Thursday May 3!

In addition, if you're having a hard time finding a computer in the Information Commons, try checking e-classroom 118. There you'll find 36 additional workstations- you'll need your OneCard to get into the room.

*Please note that these extended hours/spaces are for members of our LMU community with valid OneCards. For our visitors from off-campus, there is no change in the hours that you can access the building. But from now through Sunday May 6, all of the library's computers are reserved for current LMU students/staff/faculty only. We will be issuing new guest computer login cards for the summer starting on Monday May 7. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause you, but on behalf of all of our students who are preparing for their finals, we appreciate your support!

 

Image used via a Creative Commons license: Flickr / animaster

 

Undergraduate Library Research Award- Deadline Extended to 4/9

Students: have you caught the research bug, and completed a research project that demonstrates exceptional use of our library's diverse collections? Do you have a project that integrates advanced research skills with excellent writing and synthesis of ideas?

Faculty: have any of your students created work that fits the above criteria? If so, read on!

The librarians of the William H. Hannon Library are in the final stages of collecting submissions for our 6th annual Undergraduate Library Research Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize and reward LMU undergraduate students whose research makes sophisticated and creative use of the services, resources, and collections of the William H. Hannon Library to produce a scholarly or creative work. A prize of $1,000 will be awarded to one undergraduate student, plus two honorable mentions of $450 each. A Faculty member must nominate each student and write a letter of support. Student nominees must write a brief essay describing their use of library resources in completing their project.

Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of faculty and librarians.

Any paper or project completed for an LMU course between January 2011 and April 2012 will be eligible for this year's award. (Work turned in after the deadline will be eligible for next year's award.) Applications are due on April 9, 2012 at 9 a.m. For more information about the prizes, including eligibility, evaluation criteria, detailed application procedures, and winning research projects from previous years, please visit the official Undergraduate Library Research Award website.

We look forward to seeing your best work!

Featured Resource: DVDs available for checkout

Did you know that undergraduates can check out films from the Hannon Library Media Department for three days? Yep, it’s true!

The new policy was put into place last summer, but many students are not aware of the change. 

• 3 day checkout and 1 renewal

• $5.00 a day late charge

• Restriction: films on reserve are still limited to a 3 hour loan period.

 

The Hannon Library’s collection consists of over 5,000 films from the major studios as well as small independent filmmakers.    

We have Oscar winning films, Disney and Pixar animation, shorts, documentaries, and more. 

    


So, what do you want to watch this weekend? Check us out!

 

 

We Love our Student Workers: Undergraduate Research Symposium Edition

The William H. Hannon Library would like to congratulate Michael Mandrinkian, the winner of the Bellarmine Forum Undergraduate Research Award for his project called The Lost Text: A History of The Rych Cheyne. Michael's research involved an anonymous, 16^th century manuscript, held by our own Hannon Library’s special collections. The manuscript, entitled The Riche Cheyne, contains all of the Biblical books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. (For those interested in more background information, Michael blogged about his research for us over the summer. Click to read about his journey here, here, and here!) 

We would also like to congratulate the following library student workers on their participation at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium:

Impact of Irrigation Systems on Arthropod Community Composition of Coastal Sage Scrub along Ballona Wetlands
Mindi Catala (pictured above with her partner Justin Aquino) - Reference Department

Indian Families of Mexico City: Gender Relations in the Late-Colonial Era, 1725 – 1816
Erika Chavez - Circulation Department

Fifteen Years of Adaptation: Analyzing Angelinos’ Sentiments in the Aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles Riot
Erin Golightly - Department of Archives & Special Collections

Enumeration of bacteriophage and prokaryotic populations in an urban coastal wetlands (Ballona Wetlands) in Los Angeles County by epifluorescence microscopy
Emma Kennedy - Circulation Department

Computational Investigation toward a Predictive Understanding of Ruthenium Water Oxidation Catalyst Design
Brian Lee - Media & Reserves Department

Perceptions of Los Angeles after 1992 Riots by Age Group
Paige Pardo - Media & Reserves Department

Great work, all!

Click here to read more about the 2012 Undergraduate Research Symposium. (And don't forget that there's still time to submit your work for the 2012 Undergraduate Library Research Award!) 

 

Time for a break...

...Spring Break!

Between sunbathing, napping, and any other extracurricular activities that you might get up to over spring break, you might find yourself with a little extra time on your hands. Why not fill that time with a good, escapist book?

The William H. Hannon Library's book stacks may be filled with denser academic texts like Wordsworth translated : a case study in the reception of British Romantic poetry in Germany, 1804-1914 and Process-Induced Food Toxicants: Occurrence, Formation, Mitigation, and Health Risks. Certainly there's a time and a place for these, since we are, after all, an academic library.

But we can also help you find some lighter, more unexpected fare. Our ever-changing Popular Reading Collection on Level 2 (by the fireplace) has something for everyone, from Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs to Joseph Epstein's juicy, incisive exploration of gossip in all its forms, to Diana Gabaldon's latest historical fiction.

(Like what you see? Bookmark our Popular Reading Collection blog to see what's new each week!)

 


Indecisive? Check out our online guide to Reading For Fun.

Be safe, have fun, & if you find something in our collection that you really love, come back and tell us about it!

Beach photo used under a Creative Commons License / Flickr / tommy.chang

Wikipedia Workshop

 

Wikipedia Workshop

We know you use it!

About the workshop:

A recent study revealed that over 80% of college students use Wikipedia for their classes. If you are one of them then the Wikipedia workshop is for you! This workshop will explain how Wikipedia works, how to evaluate individual Wikipedia articles, when Wikipedia is a good place to find information, and more!

 

Dates and Times:

Monday 2/20, 10:00-11:00 am, WHH 118

Tuesday 2/21, 12:15-  1:15 pm, WHH 117

Tuesday 3/6, 12:15-1:15 pm, WHH 118

Monday 3/26, 10:00-11:00 am, WHH 118

 

RSVP today at http://library.lmu.edu/about/RSVP/

Click here for event flyer.

Are you a Senior? Would you like to earn $20 cash?

Hannon Library and the Office of Assessment are conducting a large-scale assessment of Information Literacy skills and knowledge among LMU students. In this assessment we wish to learn about the information-seeking methods known and used by students. Only aggregate, anonymous results will be reported and used, and your participation will help us evaluate and improve our library instruction program. Your individual responses and your identity will be kept strictly confidential. All participants will receive $20 cash after completing the iSkills test.  Read more...

 

iSkills Test Dates

Tuesday, February 7th, 12:15-1:45pm

Wednesday, February 8th, 3:00-4:30pm

Thursday, February 9th, 12:15-1:45pm

Tuesday, February 14th, 12:15-1:45pm

Wednesday, February 15th, 3:00-4:30pm

Thursday, February 16th, 12:15-1:45pm

Tuesday, February 21st, 12:00-1:30pm

Wednesday, February 22nd, 4:30-6:00pm

Thursday, February 23rd, 12:15-1:45pm 

Location:  The library E-classroom, WHH 118 

Sign up today!

 

 

We love our student workers! Meet Tom.

The William H. Hannon Library is open 146 hours each week during the academic year. We collect, organize, manage, and provide access to a library collection with over 500,000 physical objects and millions of digital artifacts. Last year, over half a million people visited the library.

To provide these services for our community, we have a full time dedicated professional staff of 50... but did you know that we also have 100+ student workers whose daily efforts keep this place running smoothly?

Tom Costello was nominated by his supervisor, Reggie Melonson. Reggie asked Tom a few questions about his experience working here... 

Name: Thomas Costello

Year: Sophomore

Major: Political Science major, Music and Computer Science minor.

Hometown: Stockton, CA

Where do you work in the library / what do you do here?:

I work in the Media and Reserves Department on the second floor of the library. I help patrons check out media items and reserve books, as well as put books on reserve for professors so multiple students in their class can access them. I also aid patrons in any problems they may have, check DVDs for quality, and keep the library shelves clean and orderly.

 What do you like best about working in the library?:

I enjoy going down to the library basement because it reminds me of the secret government storage room at the end of Indiana Jones, with rows of tall shelves filled with books and other items. I also like being able to help my fellow students know and understand the library, because doing so truly helps with writing papers and conducting research.

Do you ever shush anyone?:

I actually never have. Although I have had to kick patrons out of viewing rooms for refusing to leave after their time is up and other students are waiting, which is sometimes necessary.

Do you have any insider library info that our readers might not know about?:

There is a new policy at the library that allows students to check out DVDs for a 3 day period (as long as they are not on reserve for a class) rather than watch them in the library. Since many popular movies are not on reserve, they can be checked out pretty easily. With Megavideo shut down, I know many people will be looking for a new place to get free movies, and the library is definitely a place to go.

What is the last book that you enjoyed?:

  I read a lot of political and economic books in my free time. One of my favorites is Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt (editor's note: no relation to yours truly). It offers an excellent, concise explanation of free market economics. I am currently in the middle of reading The American Way of War by Tom Engelhardt, which analyzes American foreign policy through a rational perspective politicians should pay more attention to.

What is the strangest DVD that you've ever come across in your job?:

There are a handful of odd movies hidden in the shelves, but I once briefly glanced at a DVD titled I Still Worship Zeus. Hopefully the title is satirical.