SEMESTER BREAK LIBRARY HOURS

Winter Break Library Hours

(December 21, 2013 - January 12, 2014)

Monday - Friday

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Saturday

Closed

Sunday

Closed

 

Closed:

Wednesday December 25 & Wednesday January 1^st 

 

 

The library will also be open on Saturday, January 11 from 9-3 to make ID cards

NEW BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY!

The Goddard Library adds new books to its collection every week!  Take a look at the latest on the New Book Display in front of the Circulation Desk.  Some of the titles we currently have on display are Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, by Pulitzer Prize winning writer for the New York Times and National Book Award winner Timothy Egan; The Most of Nora Ephron, by Nora Ephron; Ann Patchett's This is the Story of a Happy Marriage; Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year, by David Von Drehle; Wally Lamb's new novel We Are Water;  Dr. Sleep, by Stephen King; Cooking at Home With the Culinary Institute of America, and Amy Tan's much-anticipated new novel The Valley of Amazement.  Take a book home for the winter break!

MERGENT INTELLECT: TRIAL DATABASE

The Goddard Library has the database Mergent Intellect on trial through December 31.  Mergent Intellect features an in-depth collection of worldwide business information that enables companies to generate insightful business intelligence.  Mergent has partnered with Dunn and Bradstreet's private company database, and is providing access to private and public U.S. and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, the ability to access industry profiles and much more.  To access Mergent Intellect, visit the Goddard Library website and click on "Find Articles and More...", then click on "Trial Database Offerings."  Mergent Intellect is the first one listed.  Feel free to let us know what you think!

STUDY ROOMS IN GODDARD LIBRARY

With the end of fall semester quickly approaching, we would like to remind students, faculty,and staff of the availability of study rooms in Goddard Library.  We have seven group study rooms which will accommodate up to six people.  The rooms are for small group discussion and quiet study.  Rooms may be reserved up to two weeks in advance with a UCR ID card, for a maximum of two consecutive hours. Study rooms are equipped with flat screen televisions and other equipment.  Rooms are available for use during all 79 hours the library is open each week.  To reserve a study room, simply visit the Goddard Library website and use the "Study Rooms" tab to the left of the screen.

LIBRARY WILL BE OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Goddard Library Thanksgiving Break Hours:

Thursday, Nov 28 - Closed
Friday, Nov 29 - Closed

Saturday, Nov 30 - 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday, Dec 1 - 1 pm - 5 pm

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013

James McBride won the 2013 National Book Award in fiction for his novel The Good Lord Bird.  The announcement was made by the National Book Foundation on the evening of Nov. 20.  The novel depicts the life of an orphan who is under the care of real life abolitionist John Brown.  Goddard Library is proud to have this title in its collection as well as earlier McBride novels.

MINNESOTA IN THE 70'S

Perhaps you heard authors Dave Kenney and Thomas Saylor on MPR Monday morning.  They are the authors of the new book MINNESOTA IN THE 70'S, available in the Goddard Library.  A lot happened during that decade which placed Minnesota on the national stage and defined who we are today.  Stop in and take a look back!

TRIAL DATABASE: VETERINARY EDUCATION

The library has the database Veterinary Education in Video on trial through Dec. 5.  This database  provides access to an encyclopedic resource on veterinary science and care.  The collection explains more than 500 procedures and techniques across more that 600 titles, and covers clinical skills, explanations of conditions, and training on technology and animal handling.  Because it's delivered in high-quality streaming video, the collection provides insight into animal reactions and other subtleties that are often lost in text-only approaches.  Remember, with your UCR ID card you have 24/7 access to this and all other library databases.  If we receive favorable feedback on this trial, the library will consider subscribing to it.  Take a look and let us know what you think!

GODDARD LIBRARY SUBSCRIBES TO "THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION" ONLINE

From the library website www.roch.edu/library, click on "Newspapers", then choose "Chronicle of Higher Education."  If you are off campus, you will be required to log in using the barcode number on the back of your UCR ID card as your username, and your last name as your password.  The Chronicle may be accessed using mobile devices as well.  You may also set up your own free Chronicle account.  One advantage of an account is you will have the benefit of requesting E-Newsletters on various topics such as Community College news items on a weekly basis.

ROCHESTER POST-BULLETIN ONLINE

The Post-Bulletin is available online!  From the Goddard Library website, click on "Newspapers", then "Post-Bulletin" in the right column.  An abbreviated version of the paper will appear, but if you scroll down to "Today's E-Edition" in the middle column and click, the full text of the current issue will appear.  The library also subscribes to the print edition, available in the Reading Lounge.

LIBRARY OPEN NORMAL HOURS DURING BREAK

Goddard Library will be open our regular hours during the Ed Mn break Oct 17-20:

Thursday, October 17       7:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Friday, October 18             7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 19          9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 20             1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

HOW DO I ACCESS THE WESTLAW DATABASE?

From the Goddard Library website click on "Find Articles and More...", then choose "Databases by Title." Select "W" on the alphabet bar, and you will see Westlaw listed. Click on Westlaw and you will be ready to begin searching (Make sure the Law tab is showing on top).

 If you are accessing Westlaw from off campus, you will be asked to log in. Your username is the barcode number (begins with 202) on the back of your UCR ID card and your password is your last name. 

If you have any questions about using Westlaw, call us at 536-5387 or email a Librarian.

SHORT-STORY WRITER ALICE MUNRO WINS NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE!

Canadian short-story writer Alice Munro has won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday.  Munro has written 14 story collections, many of which are available in the Goddard Library, including her latest collection, Dear Life.  The 13th woman to win the prize, Munro is very popular for her spare and psychologically astute fiction and insight into human nature.  A librarian at the Reference/Information Desk will be happy to help you locate Alice Munro's work in the library collection.

Looking for eBooks?

Search, Read, and/or Download eBooks from Goddard Library using one of the following resources:

Library Catalog
EBSCo eBook Collection - found in our Article Databases
Credo Reference - found in our Article Databases

For more information, contact a Reference Librarian in Goddard Library.

Looking for survey stats? Try Polling the Nations

WHAT IS POLLING THE NATIONS?

Polling the Nations is an online database of public opinion polls containing the full text of 600,000+ questions and responses, from 18,000+ surveys and 1,700+ polling organizations, conducted from 1986 through the present in the United States and more than 100 other countries around the world.


Add credibility to your speech or paper with statistics from reliable polls and surveys.


Find it under the Articles and More... tab.  Choose Databases by Title then scroll down the alphabetical list to POLLING THE NATIONS.

ANTHROPOLOGY ONLINE - ONE MONTH TRIAL

Goddard Library has a one month trial of Anthropology Online from Alexander Street Press!

Here is how Alexander Street Press describes it:

Essential for study in the areas of politics, economics, history, psychology, environmental studies, religion, area studies, linguistics, and geography, the database will contain more than 100,000 pages of material at completion, including tens of thousands of pages of previously unpublished material from major archives.

Key names to be represented in the collection include Franz Boas (The Mind of Primitive Man), Ruth Benedict (Tales of the Cochiti Indians), Margaret Mead (Coming of Age in Samoa), Claude Levi-Strauss (Structural Anthropology), Clifford Geertz (The Interpretation of Cultures), A. R. Radcliffe-Brown (Structure and Function in Primitive Society), David MacDougall (Transcultural Cinema), Paul Rabinow (Essays on the Anthropology of Reason), E. E. Evans-Pritchard (Nuer Religion) and Bronislaw Malinowski (Argonauts of the Western Pacific). Other targeted names include James Clifford, Marshall Sahlins, Karl Heider, Napoleon Chagnon, and many more.

All aspects of human behavior are thoroughly covered in the collection, including kinship, family, race, material culture, marriage, gender, prehistory, evolution, kinesthetics, food and foraging, cooking, economic systems, social stratification and status, male and female roles, political organization, conflict and conflict resolution, religion and magic, music and the arts, and much more. Alexander Street’s indexing allows the content to be searchable by geographical region, cultural or kinship group, anthropological subjects, and more.

Here's what one review source has to say about it:

 Anthropology Online is like an explorer’s attic, bursting with written ethnographies, field notes, memoirs, and contemporary studies about the peoples of the world." –Library Journal

Find it under the Articles and More... tab.  Then choose Trial Databases.  On-campus use only.

The trial ends October 20th.  Check it out and let us know what you think!

MINNESOTA AUTHOR LONNIE DUPRE TO SPEAK AT UCR!

Minnesota author Lonnie Dupre will speak on Wed., Sept. 25 (Student Success Day) at 7:00 p.m. in CF 206-208.  Dupre's book Life on Ice is an incredible adventure read that recounts Dupre's life with the Inuit people and his travels by dog sled, ski, and kayak.  Dupre reveals the secret of survival in a world with quickly shifting weather patterns:  respecting nature in all its elements, and living in sync with the world we inhabit.  This event is free and open to the public.  Please join us!

This event is funded with money from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Last Week of Library Tours

Monday, Sept. 16 through Sat. Sept. 21 are the last days library tours will be offered for the fall semester.  Make sure you commit to a tour before it's too late.  See the schedule on this blog.http://goddardlibrarynews.blogspot.com/2013/08/goddard-library-orientation-tours-fall.html

What do Taylor Swift, Oprah Winfrey and Henry Ford have in common?

Find out by searching Goddard Library’s Biography in Context article database!

Biography in Context contains biographical information from reference sources, as well as full text periodical articles. Look for your favorite occupation, person, executive, legislator, composer, celebrity from ancient times to the present.

If you need further research assistance, contact a reference librarian in Goddard Library.

HOW DO I ACCESS THE WESTLAW DATABASE?

From the Goddard Library website click on "Find Articles and More...", then choose "Databases by Title."  Select "W" on the alphabet bar, and you will see Westlaw listed.  Click on Westlaw and you will be ready to begin searching.  If you are accessing Westlaw from off campus, you will be asked to log in.  Your username is the barcode number (begins with 202) on the back of your UCR ID card and your password is your last name.

GODDARD LIBRARY ORIENTATION TOURS, FALL, 2013

Libray Tours are scheduled at these times:

Monday, 9/9:          10:00 a.m.     2:00 p.m.     6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 9/10:         8:00 a.m.      1:00 p.m.     5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 9/11:    9:00 a.m.      3:00 p.m.     7:00 p.m.
Thursday, 9/12:       11:00 a.m.     4:00 p.m.     6:00 p.m.
Saturday, 9/14:        11:00 a.m.    

Monday, 9/16:           9:00 a.m.    12:00 p.m.    4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 9/17:          10:00 a.m.     2:00 p.m.    6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 9/18:     11:00 a.m.     1:00 p.m.    5:00 p.m.
Thursday, 9/19:           8:00 a.m.      3:00 p.m.   7:00 p.m.
Saturday, 9/21:            1:00 p.m.

Registration is not required.  Tours will begin at the Reference/Information Desk, and take approximately 30 minutes.

Library hours updated

Library hours are updated for fall semester 2013. Please visit the library hour’s page at www.roch.edu/library/hours.php.

ARTstor Digital Library Down Friday, 8/2, 6 a.m.-9 a.m. EDT

Access to the ARTstor Digital Library will be temporarily suspended this Friday (8/2) morning from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. EDT for maintenance.

NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES IN THE LIBRARY

Did you know that Goddard Library subscribes to the print version of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Rochester Post-Bulletin, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times?

Also popular magazines such as Rolling Stone, Popular Mechanics, Time, Cat Fancy, National Review, and Vogue.

Come and relax in our Reading Lounge while enjoying the latest news!!

UCR WIRELESS USERS

UCR Wireless Guest Network

Password = ucrguest

LIBRARY AND CAMPUS CLOSED JULY 4TH

The library and the entire campus will be closed for the holiday on July 4th.  The library will resume summer hours on Friday.  We will be open 8-4:30 on Friday and 10-2 on Saturday.

Check the rest of our summer hours here:
 http://www.roch.edu/library/hours.php

Have a happy 4th of July!!

LIBRARY SUMMER SESSION HOURS

Library hours from June 10 - August 19:

Monday - Thursday

8:00 am - 8:00 pm

Friday

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Saturday

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Sunday

Closed

 

Closed:

Thursday July 4 (Independence Day Holiday)

 

 http://www.roch.edu/library/hours.php

TAKE SOME TIME TO READ THIS SUMMER

Reading is an excellent way to relax, escape and learn new things.  Remember to take some time to read this summer.

GRADUATION DAY IS HERE!!!

"You are educated.  Your certification is in your degree.  You may think of it as the ticket to the good life.  Let me ask you to think of an alternative.  Think of it as your ticket to change the world."
                                                       ---Tom Brokaw

Congratulations and best wishes to all of our graduates!

GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK!

Best wishes to all of our students as you wrap up spring semester ! 

NOISE IN THE LIBRARY

The library staff tries to keep noise levels down inside as well as outside the library.  If you are experiencing any noise issues, please tell a staff member immediately.  During these last two weeks of the semester, we will be patrolling the library more frequently to insure the library is as quiet as possible.  We suggest the third floor as a good study area, or the Reading Lounge.  You may also reserve one of our seven study rooms for a two hour slot.  Remember these rooms are available during all hours the library is open.

Best wishes in successfully wrapping up the spring semester!

SPEAKER ON CAMPUS TONIGHT!

This evening, Monday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m. in CF 206/208, Dr. Keith M. Swetz of Mayo Clinic will be speaking on "Balancing the Good of the Patient and the Good of Many:  Medical, Ethical, and Financial Considerations."  In 2012, Dr. Swetz received a Master of Arts in Bioethics and Health Policy from Loyola University Chicago.  He is very familiar with RCTC's Common Book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, and will be referring to the book and how it ties into his work at Mayo Clinic.  Don't miss this very important discussion!

NEED HELP WITH CITATIONS?

If you're creating a list of references and need help with citations check out the links on our website under the Citation Resources tab.  There is a citation builder, a tips brochure, and links to the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University. 

FEEDBACK SURVEY AVAILABLE

The library is interested in what you have to say!  A feedback survey is available on the library website, lower right corner.  Please take a few minutes and let us know how we are doing.  Your comments and suggestions are welcome and taken seriously.  Thank you!

MINNESOTA POET SU SMALLEN THURSDAY NIGHT!!!

Minnesota poet Su Smallen will be speaking in the Goddard Library Reading Lounge tomorrow (Thurs., April 18) evening at 7:00 p.m.  Don't miss this celebration of National Poetry Month!

PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL

The Goddard Library closes promptly at 10:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.  Please be respectful of students and staff. Plan your time accordingly and leave the library/LTC a few minutes before closing.

HAPPY NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK!

April 14-20 is National Library Week.  This year's theme is "Communities Matter @ Your Library."

POET SU SMALLEN DATE CHANGED TO APRIL 18TH!

Note - This program was originally scheduled for April 11th.  Due to weather, it has been postponed to April 18th.  Please join us!

Poet Su Smallen will be speaking Thursday evening, April 18, at 7:00 p.m. in the Goddard Library Reading Lounge.  Smallen has published two collections of her work, Weight of Light, nominated for the Pushcart Press Editor's Book Award, and Buddha, Proof, a 2012 Minnesota Book Award finalist.

This program is sponsored by Southeastern Libraries Cooperating using funds from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.  Goddard Library is hosting the event.  Please drop by and celebrate National Poetry Month!

MINNESOTA POET SU SMALLEN AT GODDARD LIBRARY!

Poet Su Smallen will be speaking this Thursday evening, April 11, at 7:00 p.m. in the Goddard Library Reading Lounge.  Smallen has published two collections of her work, Weight of Light, nomoinated for the Pushcart Press Editor's Book Award, and Buddha, Proof, a 2012 Minnesota Book Award finalist.

This program is sponsored by Southeastern Libraries Cooperating using funds from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.  Goddard Library is hosting the event.  Please drop by and celebrate National Poetry Month!

GROUP STUDY ROOMS

The library has seven small group study rooms available to current UCR students, faculty and staff.  Rooms will accommodate up to six people and may be used for group discussion and quiet study.  You may reserve a study room through the self-reservation system, accessible from the left side of the library website.  Rooms may be reserved for a maximum of two consecutive hours, up to two weeks in advance.  Rooms are equipped with a plasma screen, docking stations for laptops, DVD player and dry erase board.  Rooms are available during all hours the library is open, including weekends and evenings.

LIBRARY OPEN 1-5 PM ON EASTER SUNDAY

Goddard library will be open our normal Sunday hours (1:00 pm - 5:00 pm) on March 31st - Easter Sunday. 

MINNESOTA POET SU SMALLEN

Minnesota poet Su Smallen will be speaking in the Reading Lounge, Goddard Library on Thursday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m.  Smallen has published two collections of her poetry, Weight of Light, nominated for the Pushcart Press Editor's Book Award, and Buddha Proof, a 2012 Minnesota Book Award finalist.  This program is sponsored by Southeastern Libraries Cooperating using funds from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.  Goddard Library is hosting the event.  Join us for this very special celebration of National Poetry Month!

National Women's History Month: March 2013!

The theme for National Women's History Month 2013 is "Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination:  Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics."

The library has assembled a collection of books about women and their achievements in a variety of fields, and they are displayed in the glass display case to your right as you enter the library.  You are invited to peruse these titles and check out any that interest you.

WHAT IS A PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE?

A peer-reviewed article has gone through a process which determines its validity and quality for publication in a scholarly journal.  The author of the article submits it to a journal editor who forwards the article to an editorial board, experts in the field, considered to be the author's peers.  The article is carefully evaluated for accuracy and the validity of the research methodology is examined.  If the article is lacking in these areas, it is rejected for publication in the journal.  Some characteristics of a peer-reviewed article are:

---Is the  journal in which you found the article published by a professional scholarly society or a professional association?

---Does the article have an abstract, or a summary at the beginning?

---Does the article have a bibliography at the end?

---Are the author's credentials listed?

---Is the subject of the article narrow in focus and explored in depth?

---Is the article based on original research?

---Is the article aimed at individuals with prior knowledge of the subject?

Many databases, such as Academic Search Premier and CINAHL will enable you to limit your research to peer-reviewed articles.  Choose the advanced search option and look for the check-box that allows you to limit your results to peer-reviewed only.  And remember, there is a librarian at the Reference/Information Desk to offer assistance!

TRIAL DATABASE AVAILABLE

The library has a trial to the database Writer's Reference Center available through March 16.  Writer's Reference Center provides users with a convenient one-stop location for all the tools necessary to write and research effectively.  From the mechanics of writing and grammar to style and research, this online resource thoroughly covers the fundamentals of quality writing and provides a wealth of vocabulary-building reference dictionaries.  To access the trial, click on "Find Articles and More...", then just below to the far right, click on "Database Trial Offerings."  Let us know what you think!

AUTHOR SHAWN OTTO TO SPEAK AT UCR!!!

Shawn Otto, author of Fool Me Twice:  Fighting the Assault on Science in America will be speaking at UCR on Thursday evening, February 21.  Otto won the 2012 Minnesota Book Award for Fool Me Twice.  He is also the screenwriter and coproducer of the film "House of Sand and Fog," nominated for three Academy Awards.  He writes for DreamWorks, Lions Gate and Starz.  Join us at 7:00 in CF 206-208 for this very special event, sponsored by Southeastern Libraries Cooperating, using funds from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.  Goddard Library is hosting the program.

PRESIDENTS' DAY, MON., FEB. 18

The library will be open as usual on Presidents' Day, Monday, February 18 (7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.).  A librarian will be available to assist you during those hours.

LIBRARY TOURS

Library tours are over for the spring semester.  However, there will be a tour on Student Success Day, February 21 at 9:00 a.m. if you missed the regularly scheduled tours.  The tour is approximately 30 minutes long; we will meet at the Refrerence/Information Desk in the library.

LIBRARY TOURS THIS WEEK

This is the last week for library tours.  The schedule is as follows:

Mon., 2/4          11:00          4:00
Tues., 2/5          10:00          7:00
Wed., 2/6          10:00          3:00
Thurs., 2/7        12:00          6:00
Sat., 2/9              1:00

The library is also offering a tour at 9:00 a.m. on Student Success Day, Feb. 21.  Tours take about 30 minutes, and meet at the Reference/Information Desk.

FILMS ON DEMAND NOW HAS CAPTIONING AND INTERACTIVE TRANSCRIPTS!!!

The database Films on Demand now has captioning and interactive transcripts for ALL of its videos!  This new feature makes the thousands of titles in the collection available to an even wider range of users.  You may turn the captioning on and off by clicking the "CC is on/CC is off" button in the upper right corner of the video player.

The interactive transcript feature may be viewed by clicking on the "Transcript" tab on the bar to the right of the video player.  To jump to a different section of the video, simply click on a word within the transcript and the video will skip to that point.

Brand new titles may not be captioned yet when they are initially added to the collection.

This WAS Library Property

MINNESOTA BOOK AWARD WINNER SHAWN OTTO AT UCR!!!

Shawn Otto, author of Fool Me Twice:  Fighting the Assault on Science in America will speak at UCR on Thursday, February 21, 7:00 p.m., Coffman Center 206-208.   Otto is an award-winning science advocate, writer, filmmaker, artist and humanitarian.  He is also the coproducer and screenwriter for the Academy Award nominated film, "House of Sand and Fog."  He writes for DreamWorks, Lions Gate, and Starz., and delivered the keynote address at the 2009 Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College.  Goddard Library is hosting this event which is funded by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and sponsored by Southeastern Libraries Cooperating.  Please join us for a very thought-provoking evening!

SPRING 2013 LIBRARY TOURS!

Beginning Monday, January 28, the Goddard Library will be offering 18 tours of the library.  Please meet at the Reference/Information Desk.  Tours take about 30 minutes.  Tours are scheduled as follows:

Monday, January 28:              9:00 a.m.     6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 29:             9:00 a.m.     1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 30:        2:00 p.m.     7:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 31:         10:00 a.m.     5:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 2:         11:00 a.m.

Monday, February 4:           11:00 a.m.   4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 5:          10:00 a.m.   7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 6:     10:00 a.m.   3:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 7:        12:00 p.m.   6:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 9:          1:00 p.m.  

LIBRARY HOURS FOR SPRING SEMESTER

Goddard Library

            Spring Semester:  January 14-May 16, 2013

                              Mon. - Thurs.     7:30 AM - 10:00 PM

                              Friday                 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

                        Saturday             9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

                        Sunday               1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

                              Closed:

                       Monday, January 21st (Martin Luther King Day Holiday)