• FALL SEMESTER LIBRARY HOURS

  August 23 - December 10, 2010

  Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - midnight

  Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

  All library services cease fifteen minutes prior to closing.

• Labor Day Holiday schedule
  
  

  Friday, Sept. 3	7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  Sat, Sept. 4	10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  Sun, Sept. 6	2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  Monday, Sept. 6, Labor Day
  CLOSED

• Need a math tutor? Come to the library!
  Starting this fall, The UL Lafayette Learning Center, in collaboration with Edith Garland Dupré Library, will expand its hours by offering tutoring from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Monday nights for MATH 091, 092, 100 & 105,140, 143, 250, 270, 272. Individual tutoring sessions last 30 minutes; students can make an appointment during normal business hours at 482-6583 or stop by the library at 5:30 p.m. If no appointments have been made, students will be served on a first-come-first-serve basis.
  
  This new service is a step toward the goal of creating a Learning Commons on the first floor of Dupré Library. Tutoring will take place at two designated tables near the Reference Desk.

• Library Display:
  Grand Hallway: Displays of library departments and services.
  
  Stairwell Exhibit: Take a break from the heat and relive the history of four popular summertime activities in Lafayette. Dr. Bruce Turner, Asst. Dean for Special Collections, created this exhibit, which focuses on baseball, golf, swimming, and movie theaters. Items concerning baseball range from a poster for a Cincinnati Reds exhibition game in 1914 through the Evangeline League teams and an African-American semi-pro squad to the success of the 2005 Lafayette Little League All-Stars team. Golf is represented by photographs of the Lafayette Municipal Golf Course in the 1930s and an article about Jay and Lionel Hebert, two Lafayette natives who made it big in the PGA. Swimming items include a photograph of Chargois Springs, a popular swimming spot in the early 20th century, and a contract to build a concrete pool on the Southwestern campus in 1910. Photographs of former Lafayette movie theaters, including the Twin Drive-In on Johnston Street, round out the display, which will be available until the middle of August.
  
  Jefferson Caffery Reading Room: Currently on display in the Jefferson Caffery Reading Room of the Edith Garland Dupré Library, “Live Oaks” explores the history and roles of live oaks, highlighting both the success and failures of the community in saving these beloved centenarians. The exhibit was assembled by Sally Sinor, a graduate student in the School of Library and Information Science at Louisiana State University, who is interning in Special Collections this spring.

• eLibrary: The library catalog is now called eLibrary. It features more user options and a sleeker interface with user-friendly navigation. In addition to the standard library holdings, eLibrary content includes the ebook titles listed in netLibrary and other full-text collections.

• LOUIS Funding Cuts may affect Library's Electronic Resources: This past week, the Louisiana Board of Regents notified the LOUIS (Louisiana Library Network) organization that two-thirds of the LOUIS budget, the portion from the Board of Regents, is being eliminated. The LOUIS organization is vital to Dupre Library and its sister academic libraries in the state. It provides essential services such as the library's online catalog and electronic resources. This includes 72 electronic databases that contain 72,000 electronic journal and book titles. These titles include 34,500 eBooks and 37,455 journals.
  
  At Edith Garland Dupré Library, the loss of the LOUIS-provided electronic resources will reduce full-text access to electronic titles by approximately 61%, or 63,795 titles. These include critical resources such as Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete and JSTOR. Some coverage for remaining titles could also be lost.
  
  The LOUIS staff has been given a committment from BOR for $500,000 for the next two months. This will give them time to renegotiate contacts with vendors and determine other sources of permanent funding. For questions, comments or concerns, please contact the Associate Dean of University Libraries, Susan Richard.

• Library staff member receives award:
  The Louisiana Library Association (LLA) has selected Jane Fontenot Vidrine to receive the 2010 Paraprofessional of the Year Award. This award honors an individual who has made outstanding contributions to her library in the field of experience and advanced and strengthened the image of the support staff. Vidrine, a Library Specialist in Special Collections at Edith Garland Dupré Library, UL Lafayette, embodies these characteristics. Vidrine has held leadership positions within the Louisiana Library Association, the Dupré Library Staff Association, and other professional organizations.
  
  Her dedication to the Dupré Library, the LLA, and her community is evident through her willingness to organize events for the library staff association, to coordinate conferences for her LLA section, and to initiate a database that indexes the Ville Platte Gazette. Several of the leadership positions that Vidrine has held in the Louisiana Library Association include LaSSAL Chair, LaSSAL Regional Coordinator, and LLA Executive Board Member.
  
  Vidrine recently received her award in Baton Rouge during the Louisiana Library Association’s 84th Annual Conference. Mary Shively, Chair of the Louisiana Support Staff Association of Libraries, presented the award. Shively stated, "Jane Vidrine is so deserving of receiving this award because she is a "go getter". No matter the job or assignment, Jane is the first in line to volunteer or accept to do what is asked of her. Jane has devoted many years of service to LLA, LaSSAL and UL Lafayette, always displaying a positive attitude. Jane has a caring view towards all. "

• Changes in Circulation and Reserve: There are two user-friendly services at the Circulation and Reserve desks in Dupré Library. The Circulation Department now allows graduate students to have 75 items checked out. In the Reserve Department, all materials now have records in the online catalog. Students use their Cajun Card IDs for checkout. Reserve materials are searchable in the catalog. To limit a search to the reserved materials, use Advanced Search and select "Reserve Desk" from the drop-down menu for location. Call numbers for these materials are a combination of the course number and the instructor's name.

• EBSCOHost Mobile: Use your mobile device to access your favorite EBSCOHost resources! This application is tailor-made for the smaller screens of mobile devices, and offers the most important EBSCOHost features and functionality, right in the palm of your hand!

• New Circulation Services: Dupré Library offers two new services for its users. Upgrades to the online library catalog provide electronic options for UL Lafayette faculty, staff, and current students to renew items they have checked out and to place holds on items checked out by others.
  
  To renew items, go to "My Account" in the library catalog and use the "Renew My Materials" link. Be sure to renew materials on or before the date they are due. Overdue materials and materials that other users have placed on hold may not be renewed. Graduate students must have a copy of the Extended Privileges Form (pink slip) on file with the Circulation Department in order to renew materials.
  
  To place a hold on items that are currently checked out by another, go to the detailed record of the item in the library catalog. Use the "Place Hold" link, located to the left of the record. When items on hold become available, the Circulation Department will notify the person who placed the hold. The item(s) will be held for seven days.
  
  For instructions about User ID and PIN, use the "My Account Instructions" link located on the Library Homepage (http://library.louisiana.edu/).
  
  For help with renewals and holds, contact the Circulation Department at 482-6025.

• JazzMan's Cafe and Bakery is open. A Jazzman’s Cafe & Bakery has been completed on the first floor of Edith Garland Dupré Library. The shop features specialty coffees, teas, pastries, salads and sandwiches and is operated by Sodexho/Retail Brands, the company that runs the cafeteria in UL Lafayette’s Student Union. Cafe hours are: Monday - Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. and Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. For more information on JazzMan's take a look at their web site.

• SelfCheck System: A SelfCheck System offers users the option of checking out and renewing their own books. The system is easy to use, with step-by step directions displayed in English or Spanish on a touch screen above the scanner. It prints a receipt for each transaction. Using their Cajun Cards, students will be able to check out books 24/7 when the library is open for study purposes during finals week.
  
  Library Circulation Department staff will assist students who need help using this equipment. Beate Kukainis, Head of Technical Services, submitted the grant proposal for the system, which is funded by STEP, the Student Technology Enhancement Program.

• New Look for Home Page: Our Library Home Page now has a new look -- we believe it has a more user-friendly interface! Navigating from the home page is now easier than ever. The home page offers quick access to the iLink online catalog, the new interactive Ask Reference service, and other library services. Check it out at: http://library.louisiana.edu.

• Comments Form: The library provides a form for comments. It is available for anyone to provide input, suggestions, criticisms, etc. Responses will be given if appropriate.

• Ask Reference Service:
  Dupré Library's Ask Reference Service Offers Live Chat!
  Dupré Library's Real-Time Reference Service is a way for users to Instant Message (IM) questions to reference librarians without having to download and install IM software. Now you can contact a librarian for help, using Instant Messaging, even if you have never used IM before!
  
  This service uses a website called Meebo that enables instant messaging between librarians and users of any of the major IM systems. It requires no downloading and it is accessible from anywhere. The URL is: http://library.louisiana.edu/Ref/askref.shtml

• Library Interactive Map: Need more information about the first floor services of the library? Want to know exactly where the Reference Online Center is? Now you can pinpoint this information with a new interactive map of the library's first floor. An easy to use Flash application displays the different locations and provides details about the different services. Lance Chance, BI/Distance Learning Librarian, created the design. Check it out at http://library.louisiana.edu/General/graphics/interactive_map1.swf

• Social Networking websites: Check out the MySpace and Facebook pages for the library! The Facebook username is Edith Garland Dupre.

• WebFeat: Check out the new search engine that simultaneously searches many of the library's databases. WebFeat combines searches in the library catalog and in multiple library databases. WebFeat allows you to search on your desired topic for books and for articles in magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals -- all at the same time. Access WebFeat from the Reference Online Center at http://library.louisiana.edu/Ref/Databases/.

• Tax Forms: Dupré Library participates in the Tax Forms Outlet Program, offering selected federal and state forms, with instruction booklets. The library is a distribution center for basic forms, schedules, and instructions, including 1040 NR and 1040 NR EZ. These items are located in the alcove off of the main hall in the library, behind the Bibliographic Instruction Lab.
  
  Copies of Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax, and Publication 1194, volume 1 of the reproducible Taxpayer Information Publications, are available at the Reference Desk for use in the library.

• New Databases:
  
  African American Newspapers, 1827-1998, from Readex--papers from Los Angeles, New Orleans, Chicago, New York and others.
  Art Full Text 1984-present—acquired by LOUIS; access through WilsonWeb Interface.
  Art Index Retrospective—acquired by LOUIS; access through WilsonWeb Interface.
  Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals—acquired by LOUIS; access through WilsonWeb Interface.
  Louisiana Historical Newspapers from Readex--includes mostly nineteenth-century New Orleans newspapers such as the Times Picayune, one paper from St. Francisville and three from Alexandria.
  Gale Virtual Reference Library--138 select full-text titles. A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
  African American Studies Center (AASC). The AASC provides students and scholars with online access to the finest reference resources in African American studies. Includes over 7500 articles from authoritative reference sources produced by Oxford University Press.
  COS Community of Science A leading global resource for research across all disciplines. Researchers can now find funding, identify collaborators, and promote their research with just a few clicks.
  CQ Researcher. Offers full-text, in-depth, non-biased coverage of today's most important issues. Each report is on a single topic-more than 12,000 words of text and extensive bibliographies. The database goes back to 1923 and also affords immediate access to the newest CQ Researcher reports as they are published.
  GreenFILE. Covers all aspects of human impact to the environment. Scholarly, government, and general-interest titles include content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
  Grove Music Online. Includes the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, with recent updates.
  Learning Express Library. A comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help users succeed on academic or licensing tests. Offers immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of results. Purchased by LOUIS.
  Oxford Art Online. Formerly known as Grove Art Online. The most comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day. New enhanced searching. Expanded content includes the full text of The Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, with recent updates.
  Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection. Find a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations from 170+ Oxford reference titles, including more than 50,000 additional in-depth, scholarly articles from titles in the acclaimed Oxford Companions series, plus all 20,000 quotations from the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.
  ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source. Offers full-text information from leading nursing, allied health, and related publications.
  Teacher Reference Center (TRC). Provides indexing and abstracts, plus some full text, for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines.
  Access these databases from http://library.louisiana.edu/Ref/Databases/.

• Free Trials:
  JSTOR Plant Science. Sponsored by JSTOR, it is an online environment that collects global plants content, tools, and people interested in biological and plant science. It provides a powerful interface with great functionality. JSTOR Plant Science will most likely be permanently available.
  ITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Iter, meaning a journey or a path in Latin, is a not-for-profit partnership dedicated to the advancement of learning in the study and teaching of the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700) through the development and distribution of online resources. Ending date: 9/6/1
  Access these databases from the Reference Online Center at http://library.louisiana.edu/Ref/Databases/.

• Databases not renewed or already cancelled: Unfortunately, due to financial reasons, the library is unable to renew several databases. After the budget crisis the library will reassess these databases. So far these include:
• Abstracts in Anthropology
• Criminal Justice Periodicals (expires end of June)
• College Source
• Credo Reference
• Digital Dissertations (A and B)
• Historical Abstracts
• Historical Newspapers (NY Times)
• Hoover's Company Records
• IEEE Draft Standards
• Literature Online
• Proquest CSA Illustrata
• Reference USA
• Ulrich's Web USA
• World Book Complete

• Databases reinstated: The Dean of Libraries has been able to reinstate all Proquest databases except CSA Illustrata. Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Korcz, The Philosopher's Index has been reinstated.

• Databases with new features:
  
  Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life: These databases now link to commercial full-text providers that are subscribed to by Dupre Library. Searchable cited references are also available for both databases.
  netLibrary: New interface.
  Enhancement of ISI Web of Knowledge: Offers a new easy-to-use tabular format for selecting databases. The multi-database search recognizes specialized subject terms from each database. More search filters for refining your search are offered, helping pinpoint the data needed. Citation results are clearly highlighted. The search results also lists related records to help find a wider variety of relevant articles. Coming soon on the platform: Zoological Record.
  Major upgrades to JSTOR and GroveArt: New features to JSTOR include enhancements to basic and advanced searches, simplified printing and viewing of PDF files, citation management via MyJSTOR accounts, and the ability to search within results. Links on the JSTOR homepage currently include "Information about the New JSTOR Platform" and "Sandbox," where users may register for webinars and access PowerPoint training programs. Grove Art Online is now Oxford Art Online. It also has a new platform that includes a new search interface and more content. See above description.
  EBSCO offers New Support Site and Shared Folders: EBSCO now includes the EBSCOhost 2.0 Support Center, completely devoted to all things Web 2.0. Go to http://support.epnet.com to access the Center. Shared Folders enable EBSCOhost users to store and share items with other users.
  Rating and Review Features on WorldCat: Full-featured ratings and reviews are now available on WorldCat.org. Web users who use WorldCat to find materials in libraries near them and around the world can quickly rate an item on a five-star scale and write their own review of the item. Reviews from additional sources will be available on WorldCat soon.
  The new "Citations View" for a WorldCat list allows users to display citations of listed items in their choice of five common styles: APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA or Turabian.
  Access these databases from the Reference Online Center at http://library.louisiana.edu/Ref/Databases/.

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