News, Exhibits, Events & New Resources

Summer and Fall Semesters, 2003

Intersession Hours at Tisch Library (Posted December 18, 2003)

December 19, 2003 - January 21, 2004
Monday - Friday: 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Saturday/Sunday: CLOSED
Exceptions:
Wednesday, December 24th - Friday, December 26th: CLOSED
Thursday, January 1, 2004: CLOSED
Monday, January 19, 2004: CLOSED

Special Hours at Tisch Library (Posted December 12, 2003)

Friday, December 12th: 8:00a.m. - Midnight
Saturday, December 13th: 10:00a.m. - Midnight
Thursday, December 18th:8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Article Linking in Blackboard Workshops (Posted December 12, 2003)

January 14th, 12:00-12:30p.m. or January 16th, 12:00-12:30p.m. in Tisch 223 (Electronic Resources Center)
Do you want to provide links to suggested readings for students on your blackboard course site? Learn how to link to full-text articles in library databases so all your students on-campus and off-campus can access them with ease. If you have any questions, contact Anna Neatrour (617-627-6207, or e-mail her at anna.neatrour@tufts.edu).

Late Night Study until 6 a.m. (Posted December 4, 2003)

December 7, 2003 - December 17, 2003:
Sunday - Thursday, 1:00a.m. - 6:00a.m.
Friday, December 12th & Saturday, December 13th:
Midnight - 6:00a.m.

Holiday Hours (Posted November 20, 2003)

Wednesday, November 26th: 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Thursday, November 27th - Saturday, November 29th: CLOSED

Live and Let Live -- Wear the Red Ribbon (Posted November 20, 2003)

WorldAIDSday will be observed on December 1, 2003, with a display of a section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in the lobby of Tisch Library. The theme of this year's WorldAIDSday is "Live and Let Live," and focuses on eliminating discrimination against people with AIDS. A display of books covering the wider social impact of AIDS as well as AIDS discrimination will be on display from November 24 through December 5 in the Tisch lobby. Tufts University Health Services and Tisch Library will sponsor the quilt panel together with a brief video presentation. Stop by on December 1st and pick up a red ribbon to show your support.

Free to Read -- Children's Book Week (Posted November 13, 2003)

Free to Read is this year's theme for the 84th observance of Children's Book Week and it encourages children and their caretakers to exercise their right to read.
Children's Book Week is November 17-23, 2003. We will celebrate in Tisch Library on Thursday, November 20th. This event will be highlighted by President and Mrs. Bacow reading to first-graders from Somerville and Medford. The children's artwork will be displayed for one week beginning November 13, 2003.
Please join us in the Tisch Library lobby at 9:30a.m. for the first reading.

Holiday Hours (Posted November 6, 2003)

Tuesday, November 11th, 10:00a.m. - 1:00a.m.

Gallup Brain (Posted November 6, 2003)

Tisch Library has acquired access to the Gallup Brain, a database with polling results going back to the 1930s. Find out the percentage of the population that favored Daylight Savings Time in 1937 (50.48%) or President Carter's approval rating in November of 1979 (37.79%).

Library Services UNAVAILABLE Due to Electrical Maintenance (Posted October 30, 2003)

On Saturday, November 1 from 4:30a.m. to no later than 9:30a.m. the following library services will be UNAVAILABLE due to electrical maintenance in the Tisch Library building: library web catalog, library web server, proxy server, ILLiad.

New Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics Research Guide (Posted October 23, 2003)

Amongst the many new research guides on the library's revamped website is one on Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics. The guide lists the major library resources that support research and teaching in these subject areas. Reference resources include print and electronic dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks and protocols, style guides and writing tools. There is guidance on finding books and articles, with links to catalogs, indexes and abstracts, and electronic journals. In addition, the guide includes valuable links to such websites as sequence, nucleotide sequence, genome, protein and protemics databases. This research guide was developed by science bibliographer Miriam Allman, who welcomes your feedback (email).

Waste Not, Want Not: Your Impact on the Environment (Posted October 23, 2003)

Reusing and recycling on an individual basis may seem like insignificant contributions to the environment. However, all influential political and social movements begin with community efforts, and by reducing the amount of throwaway materials we use, and reusing or recycling everyday items made of paper, glass or plastic, we can help save some of the world's most valuable and limited natural resources.
"Waste Not, Want Not: Your Impact on the Environment" complements and promotes campus efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle. Sponsored by Tufts Institute for the Environment and Tisch Library, this exhibit displays new uses for materials that would otherwise have been discarded, while also providing informational publications about recycling and its benefits to the modern world.
You are invited to view "Waste Not, Want Not" in the lobby of Tisch Library from November 3, 2003 through February 5, 2004.

Friends and Parents Weekend Authors Talk (Posted October 16, 2003)

History Professor Virginia Drachman, who is also a Tufts parent, will discuss her fascinating book Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business on Friday, October 24th at 3:30 p.m. in the Hirsh Reading Room, Tisch Library.
An exhibit entitled Venturing Against the Odds: Stories of Enterprising Women is on display in Tisch Library's lobby until November 2nd. The exhibit highlights Professor Drachman's most recent book, Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business, as well as her three previous titles: Sisters in Law: Women Lawyers in Modern American History; Hospital with a Heart: Women Doctors and the Paradox of Separation at the New England Hospital, 1862-1869 and Women Lawyers and the Origins of Professional Identity in America: The Letters of the Equity Club 1887-1890.
A book signing sponsored by Tufts University Bookstore follows the talk.

Resistance, Revolution and Redemption (Posted October 16, 2003)

An exhibit entitled Resistance, Revolution and Redemption: Jay Cantor and the Sixties will be on display in Tisch Library's lobby from October 16, 2003 to January 27, 2004. The exhibit highlights Tufts English professor Jay Cantor's most recent book, Great Neck, the tumultuous story of a group of friends growing up in the idealistic, radical, and romantic sixties and seventies. We enter their lives in 1960 as a sixth-grade class of Great Neck kids -- most of them Jewish -- learns for the first time, in horrifying detail, about the Holocaust, with its moral imperative to "make justice" in the world. Great Neck is the compelling portrait of complex, appealing young men and women shaping and being shaped by the momentous events of their time. The exhibit includes photos and news stories that reflect the experiences of the Great Neck protagonists.
Professor Cantor will give an Authors Talk on November 4, 3:30-4:45 p.m. in Tisch Library's Austin Conference Room. The Tufts Community along with Friends of Tufts Libraries are invited.

Holiday Hours (Posted October 9, 2003)

Monday, October 13th 10:00a.m. - 1:00a.m.

IM Reference Help -- ASK 24/7 (Posted October 9, 2003)

Have a question for a librarian but you can't make it to the library, or it's after hours and the library is closed? Take advantage of the service ASK 24/7 offered by the Boston Library Consortium. It's offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can access 24/7 Chat under "Ask a Librarian" on this page.

Respected Reference Librarian Retires (Posted October 3, 2003)

Pauline Boucher retired on September 1st after 31 years of dedicated service to Tufts University and its students. She was honored by co-workers, faculty, administrators, and family at a special gala. Her colleagues feted her with a poem extolling her virtues, and faculty thanked her for improving the research skills of thousands of Tufts students

Times Literary Supplement Is Now Online (Posted October 3, 2003)

The Times Literary Supplement Centenary Archive contains all reviews and articles from 1902-1994. In addition, the names of contributors, anonymous through 1974, have been restored wherever possible.

Research Assistance (Posted October 3, 2003)

We have completely revamped the assistance pages by providing specialized help for all major types of users: undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. In an effort to improve communication with our users, we have centralized our most-often used forms. In addition, we have created step-by-step quick tips for conducting research in an efficient, systematic way

Get Connected @ Tisch! (Posted October 3, 2003)

You've got a computer. You think you're wired. But unless you're connected to Tisch Library you don't know what you're missing. The library has resources on- and offline that most search engines will never find. And we have the ultimate search engines-librarians to help you find exactly what you need. This is a great time to get really connected @ Tisch Library.

Banned Books Week 2003 (Posted September 18, 2003)

A Banned Books Week exhibit will be on display in the lobby of the Tisch Library from September 22nd through October 6th. This year's exhibit, titled "Stop the Burning of Intellectual Freedom," highlights some of the most popular works that have been challenged for some reason or other. This marks the 22nd annual commemoration of Banned Books Week (which is officially September 20-27), and again Tisch Library joins in celebrating our freedom to read...and to watch. For the first time, the Tisch exhibit will continue upstairs in the Media Center, where there will be a display of movies that have also been banned or challenged. Please stop by and check it out!
This event is sponsored by the American Library Association, among other organizations that encourage us all to read challenged literary works.

"Breadcrumb" Navigation (Posted September 18, 2003)

The Tisch Library website now makes use of a standard web design convention called "breadcrumb navigation". From each page, users can see not only where they are but also where they've been. Getting to a desired page on a website is often only part of the task before a user. The ability to trace his or her steps back to the point of origin, or to see related pages, can be just as useful.

Enterprising Women Exhibit (Posted September 4, 2003)

An exhibit entitled Venturing Against the Odds: Stories of Enterprising Women will be on display in Tisch Library's lobby from September 6 to November 3, 2003. The exhibit highlights Tufts History Professor Virginia Drachman's most recent book, Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business, as well as her three previous titles: Sisters in Law: Women Lawyers in Modern American History; Hospital with a Heart: Women Doctors and the Paradox of Separatism at the New England Hospital, 1862-1969 and Women Lawyers and the Origins of Professional Identity in America: The Letters of the Equity Club 1887-1890. Professor Drachman, who is also a Tufts parent, will give an Authors Talk during Parents Weekend on October 24, 3:30-4:45 p.m. in Tisch Library's Hirsh Reading Room. The Tufts Community along with Tufts parents and Friends of Tufts Libraries are invited.

Search This Site! (Posted September 4, 2003)

The search engine has become a mainstay of the world wide web user experience. Made popular by sites such as Google, Yahoo, and AltaVista, search engines are a first line of searching for many users. Tisch Library's new website allows users to search the entire website to make it easier to find the information they are seeking. Enter a search term of your own in the search box in the upper right corner of each page on the Tisch Library website.

Fall Newsletter (Posted September 4, 2003)

Tisch Tour - Free Mug! (Posted August 21, 2003)

Take a Tisch Tour, Get a Fabulous Mug!
Library tours take place each weekday from Tuesday, August 26 through Friday, September 5, excluding Labor Day. 20-minute tours begin in the Tisch Library lobby at noon and 12:20pm. Registration is not necessary. Take a tour, get a fabulous mug which can be used in the library because it is spill-proof!

Tisch Fall Hours (Posted August 28, 2003)

September 2, 2003 - December 18, 2003:
Monday - Thursday 8:00a.m. - 9:00p.m.
Friday 8:00a.m. - 9:00p.m.
Saturday 10:00a.m. - 9:00p.m.
Sunday 10:00a.m. - 1:00a.m.

New Interlibrary Loan System (Posted August 28, 2003)

ILLiad, a new web-based interlibrary loan system, has been implemented by the Tufts libraries. (Due to construction, the Health Sciences Library will go live on October 1.) ILLiad offers enhancements to current ILL procedures that patrons will enjoy:
You may now register for ILLiad. NOTE: We recommend either Netscape 7.0 or greater or Internet Explorer 6.0 or greater. We cannot guarantee that ILLiad will work with earlier browser versions.
Attend a session to learn to use ILLiad. Sessions take place in Tisch 223 on Friday, September 12, 12:00pm-12:30pm and Wednesday, September 17, 11:30am-noon. To register, or for more information, please see the class descriptions page.

Research Workshops Schedule (Posted August 28, 2003)

If your library skills are a little rusty, attend any of these workshops. Instructors: feel free to reserve a workshop for your class. For more information, contact the reference desk (call 627-3460 or e-mail).

Historic Treasures in Government Documents (Posted August 28, 2003)

Tisch Government Publications Collection contains a wealth of information representing the history of our country. See just a sampling of these documents, e.g., Journals of the Continental Congress, The War of the Rebellion, Shield and Sword: The United States Navy and the Persian Gulf War, and Log of Apollo II.
Government Documents Exhibit will be on display in Tisch Library lobby from August 28, 2003 - October 16, 2003.

Intersession Hours (Posted August 7, 2003)

August 9, 2003 - September 1, 2003:
Monday - Friday 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Saturday/Sunday CLOSED

Preview the New Website (Posted July 24, 2003)

Nation Digital Archive (Posted June 26, 2003)

The Nation Digital Archive provides full access to the complete backfile of America's oldest continuously published weekly journal; it includes every article, editorial, poem, puzzle, and review since publication began on July 6th, 1865.

Session II Summer Hours (Posted June 26, 2003)

INTERSESSION:
June 28th - June 30th:
Saturday and Sunday, June 28/29 CLOSED
Monday, June 30th 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
July 1st - August 8th:
Monday - Thursday 9:00a.m. - 10:00p.m.
Friday 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Saturday 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.
Sunday 2:00p.m. - 10:00p.m.
EXCEPTIONS:
Friday, July 4th (Independence Day) CLOSED

New ILL System Debuts July 1st (Posted June 26, 2003)

ILLiad, a new web-based interlibrary loan system, is available Tuesday, July 1 beginning at 9:00am at all Tufts libraries, except the Health Sciences Library. (Due to construction, the Health Sciences Library is delaying its ILLiad implementation.) ILLiad offers enhancements to current ILL procedures that users will enjoy:
Register and begin using ILLiad at 9:00am this morning by going to the Illiad page or the Borrowing section of the Tisch website.
For more information, visit, call (617-627-3460) or e-mail the Tisch Library reference desk.

Pay-for-Printing (Posted May 29, 2003)

On May 27, 2003, Tisch Library, Ginn Library, and the Eaton Labs instituted pay-for-printing (the Health Science and Vet libraries have had pay-for-printing for two years). Cost is ten cents a page, and copy cards are available for purchase in Tisch Library. Alternatives to printing are to e-mail items to yourself or download to disc (sold in the Administrative Office 9a.m.-5p.m. Mon-Friday).

Session I Summer Hours (Posted May 15, 2003)

May 21st - June 27th:
Monday - Thursday 9:00a.m. - 10:00p.m.
Friday 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Saturday 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.
Sunday 2:00p.m. - 10:00p.m.
EXCEPTIONS:
Saturday and Sunday, May 24/25 CLOSED for campus-wide power upgrade
Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day) CLOSED
INTERSESSION:
June 28th - June 30th:
Saturday and Sunday, June 28/29 CLOSED
Monday, June 30th 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Wall St. Journal Online (Posted May 15, 2003)

The Wall Street Journal is now available online from 1984-present, with daily updates.

Diet and Nutrition Exhibit (Posted May 15, 2003)

Diet books have been around longer than you probably think. An exhibit at Tisch Library displays examples of books on diet and nutrition from its collection. Several titles date from the nineteenth century, including a book promoting vegetarianism on the basis of anthropology. Many diet books were popular during the seventies and eighties. The exhibit culminates with modern nutrition research being conducted by Tufts Universities and many other research centers. This exhibit will be on display in the lobby of Tisch Library from May 6 through August.

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