Fitzgerald Library News

Change to Criminal Justice Database

2011-10-31T14:02:00.000-05:00

Starting November 1st the library will switch from ProQuest's Criminal Justice Database to EBSCO's Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text. Click here to see the new database. According to the publisher "Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text™ contains more than 200,000 records selected from the most important sources within the discipline. Subject areas covered include: criminology;

Library Mystery Night

2011-10-25T18:12:00.001-05:00

The Library Mystery Night was, by all accounts, a big success. Teams of students braved "unspeakable horrors" in their attempts to locate the "missing student." Witches, ghosts, goblins, and even a man-eating spider all were on hand. Thanks to everyone who participated. View the web album here.

Clothesline Display

2011-10-20T11:15:00.000-05:00

To commemorate Domestic Violence Month the library is hosting a display that honors the victims of such violence and raises awareness of this issue. The display is up in the McEnery Center today and tomorrow Oct 20th-21st. Please stop in.

Mystery Night

2011-10-19T14:41:00.000-05:00

Get some early Halloween thrills and chills. Sign up for the second annual "Mystery Night" at the library. The action commences in a darkened Fitzgerald Library this Friday Oct. 21st at 9:00 PM. Sign up in teams of three or add your name to a team already signed up. In a ghostly setting, teams will be following clues to find a "missing student." Winners will receive a $10.00 food credit for

Free Historical Content from JSTOR

2011-09-08T09:20:00.001-05:00

JSTOR has just announced that it will make journal content published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere freely available. This “Early Journal Content” includes discourse and scholarship in the arts and humanities, economics and politics, and in mathematics and other sciences. It includes nearly 500,000 articles from more than 200 journals. This represents 6% of the

Text a Librarian

2011-09-02T13:51:00.001-05:00

New from the Fitzgerald Library--text reference service. To send in your question just text ASKfitz to 66746 Sample: ASKfitz What are the library hours on Saturday? Save 66746 in your contacts as ASKfitz

Database Trials

2011-09-02T08:41:00.000-05:00

Two database trials are available from ATLA until 10/31/2011 on the EBSCO platform. The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Historical Monographs Collection: Series 1 and the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Historical Monographs Collection: Series 2. Here is EBSCO's description of the content you will find: "The ATLA Historical Monographs Collection consists of two

All New ProQuest!

2011-08-31T12:56:00.005-05:00

ProQuest databases have a dramatic new look this year, as well as some new features. The interface is cleaner and clearer and enables users to more easily choose one of the subject databases like Education, Psychology, Religion, Newspapers, etc. The Advanced Search provides a simple format for limiting your searches, so that you can easily find exactly what you are looking for. Check it

Welcome New and Returning Students

2011-08-22T08:47:00.002-05:00

The library staff extends a hearty welcome to all the in coming students this fall. Please stop by the library to study and do your research in air conditioned comfort. You can find information about library procedures and policies for undergraduate students on the Undergraduate Services page of our website and information about a specific course on our Course Guides page. We look

Mobile Access to EBSCO Databases

2011-06-30T09:51:00.006-05:00

Want to search for articles on your iPod or iPhone? EBSCOhost now offers a free app courtesy of the Fitzgerald Library that enables you to access all the databases you like to search in EBSCOhost such as Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, ATLA, or MLA. With the app you can: Choose which databases to searchLimit results to full text or peer reviewedSort by relevance or

Welcome Sara Kaminsky

2011-04-29T10:59:00.004-05:00

Library staff was saddened to lose Technical Assistant, Sandi Pilarski, to Saint Mary's Human Resources Department in April, but heartened to find a superbly qualified replacement, Sara Kaminsky. Kaminsky comes to the library with a bachelor's degree in Music Education from Winona State and a Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She will be

National Library Week April 10-16

2011-04-13T13:46:00.007-05:00

To honor National Library Week we took a snapshot of a day in the life of the Fitzgerald Library. Here is what happened on Monday the 11th:1,032 people came into the library.There were 259+ visits to the Library Home page74 items were loaned21 items were renewed92 items were returned 30 items on reserve were usedThere were 7 requests for school/office supplies50 interlibrary loans were

Art Show in the Library

2011-03-24T15:07:00.012-05:00

The library staff is pleased to be hosting student art work this month--a pop up book project from the Illustration class and a show entitled "The Book as Object," from Art Foundations II in which discarded hymnals are re-purposed in artful new ways. Stop in and see this intriguing display.

QR Codes come to the Library

2011-02-21T16:19:00.005-06:00

What is a QR code? Rachel Thomas, our Interlibrary Loan Librarian, has been researching this issue and provides us with the following explication:QR (Quick Response) is a bar code in the shape of a square that contains information, in many cases a website address. If you have a smart phone with an application that can scan bar codes or QR codes, you'll be able to scan this bar code with the

Check Out a Playaway

2010-11-22T10:15:00.005-06:00

Traveling over the holidays? Take along a Playaway. "Playaway is the easiest way to listen to audio on the go. Simply plug in the earphones and enjoy. No cassettes. No CDs. No downloads. Just play." The library has a new collection of playaways on display now for your trip home. Choose from classics like Slaughterhouse 5, Lord of the Flies, or the Great Gatsby or more current titles like The

Mystery at the Fitz

2010-10-25T10:37:00.003-05:00

Mystery at the Fitz on Friday night was an unparalleled success! Library staff got together with theater students and some family members to create a truly "horrifying" experience (who was that monster seen lurking outside the computer lab windows?). Six student teams signed in with "blood" and followed clues in a dimly lit, "haunted" library. Pictured here are some of the "specters,"

2010 Clothesline Project

2010-10-15T11:39:00.006-05:00

This week the library has been hosting the 2010 Clothesline Project--a visual memorial to those who have died this year in domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Clothesline Project provides a moving testimony to the effects of domestic violence here in Minnesota. To get involved in the effort to stem domestic violence and to help those who are threatened,

Art Show

2010-10-15T10:57:00.010-05:00

The library is pleased to be hosting some of Julia Crozier's contemporary art work. Crozier is a well known local artist and the owner of the Blue Heron Gallery and Studio at 168 E. 3rd Street in downtown Winona. Stop at the library to see a few of her pieces or visit the gallery to see more of her work, as well as the work of other local artists and artisans. Shown here: The Visitor

Lexis Nexis Replacement

2010-09-10T14:37:00.005-05:00

Need good legal information? Access to newspapers? Company information? Use Westlaw's Campus Research. Campus Research combines news coverage with resources for law and business research. We no longer subscribe to Lexis Nexis, so try Campus Research instead.

New Library Director

2010-08-23T15:03:00.000-05:00

The library staff welcomes a new library director this summer. Laura Oanes accepted the leadership position and arrived on campus in July. She brings with her experience as a library director and user services librarian for a liberal arts college in Iowa, as well as a strong background in business administration. You can contact her at (507) 457-6909 or loanes@smumn.edu.

Database News

2010-05-04T16:02:00.002-05:00

The library welcomes back Gale's Literature Resource Center after a year's hiatus. Look within to find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. Included are more than 850,000 full-text articles, critical essays and reviews from over 390 scholarly

New Science and Math Databases

2010-01-21T11:38:00.007-06:00

The library has recently acquired access to two new databases: ACS Publications and MathSciNet.ACS Publications provides comprehensive access to peer-reviewed journals from the American Chemical Society.MathSciNet, from the American Mathematical Society, provides reviews, abstracts, and bibliographic information for much of the mathematical sciences literature. Full text articles are not

New Chat, Chow, & Web 2.0

2009-08-12T09:43:00.003-05:00

Chat, Chow, & Web 2.0 begins a new semester. We will meet as usual once a month on a Wednesday from 12:30-1:30 with a luncheon accompaniment."So Various, So Beautiful, So New"A welcome back session highlighting new technologies for the new semester--"where's my G-drive?!!," "what's Camio?" Tegrity meets Facebook.Wednesday Sept. 16th"Don't Waste Time Mourning--Organize"We'll be looking at Web 2.0

New Databases for 2009

2009-08-07T13:18:00.014-05:00

Minitex, our library consortium, has contracted with the State of MN for a new, 3-year database package which includes our old favorites like Academic Search Premier and ProQuest Newspapers combined with a bevy of new offerings. Added to the EBSCO platform are 4 new health databases for consumers and for nursing professionals, a science database, ERIC and a professional development collection

Chat, Chow & Web 2.0

2009-01-09T15:44:00.007-06:00

It's Back! Faculty and Staff reserve your Wednesdays Exploring the HorizonA journey into the past and present Horizon Reports on emerging technologies using Skype and YouTubeJanuary 28th | 12:30 to 1:30pmZotero & Knight CiteSounds medieval, but will be strictly 21st century. Open source research tools for citation uncovered.February 25th | 12:30 to 1:30 pmPassionately Engaging in TextSee what's

Read Posters at the Fitz

2008-11-13T09:33:00.003-06:00

Now at last all those mysteriously disappearing READ posters consolidated online for all to see! Visit our new Fitzgerald Library blog, Read@the Fitz, and lay bare the reading habits of the Saint Mary's community.Please add your comments and questions to the blog. Why did you choose the book you're pictured with? What other books do you recommend? If you aren't featured in the blog, what do

Elections 2008

2008-10-01T15:20:00.009-05:00

The election is almost here. Confused about how to register or whom to vote for? Want to know where the candidates stand and how to sort out lies from truth in their campaign ads? What is the "Truth-O-Meter?"Interested in the money trail--just who is funding the elections? Get all this information and more on the library's election page.

New from Westlaw: Campus Research

2008-09-10T09:33:00.003-05:00

The library has acquired Westlaw's Campus Research this year, an easy to use online service that offers a comprehensive collection of news, business, and law-related information sources. With access to over 4,800 news and business information databases and more than 1,600 legal databases, this should be valuable resource for students in business and the social sciences and most particularly for

New Music Database: Naxos

2008-09-10T09:18:00.004-05:00

The library is pleased to announce the acquisition of Naxos, the highly rated online music library. Users will have access to a comprehensive CD collection which includes classical music, jazz, world music, folk music, Chinese music, and more all in a streaming format. The database also provides informational commentary on composers, discussions of classical music and opera, a glossary, and a

What is QuickFitz? What is ClassicFitz?

2008-09-05T14:16:00.006-05:00

More new developments in the library. Our faithful old MnPALS library catalog has a new off-spring this year--the QuickFitz. It's a catalog that searches the same materials as MnPALS does, but it does it in a new and more user-friendly way. The interface is cleaner, there are pictures of books along with the textual descriptions, and there are opportunities for user participation (tagging,

New Library Web Site

2008-09-05T14:07:00.003-05:00

Coming soon to a computer near you--the Fitzgerald Library's new web site. For a sneak preview go to http://www2.smumn.edu/deptpages/winlibrary/. We will be using the new site for Freshman orientations to begin with, and we hope to be up in force by mid-month. Please send comments or suggestions to rtorsten@smumn.edu.

Philanthropy & Development Program

2008-07-17T14:56:00.005-05:00

We are pleased to welcome new and returning students in the Philanthropy and Development Program to the library. New books in your field are on display in the Reference Room and reference librarians are geared up for your challenging research questions.Best wishes for a rich and productive visit.

Literacy Program

2008-07-17T14:01:00.007-05:00

Welcome to students from the Literacy Graduate Program. In your honor we have created a display of the 2008 award-winning books for children and young adults in the lower level of the library just outside of our Children's and Young Adult Collection. Please be sure to check it out (literally and figuratively).The Children's and Young Adult Collection has been reorganized to make it easier to

Education Librarian

2008-04-10T10:34:00.000-05:00

The library is pleased to announce the appointment of Carol Daul-Elhindi to the newly created position of Education Librarian. Carol will be responsible for the bibliographic instruction program of the library and for developing new programs for promoting and implementing information literacy across campus. She will take up her duties in June after the library hires a new inter-library loan

New Online Resource

2008-01-14T10:43:00.000-06:00

Wilson's Art Index has now been added to our subscription list. It provides indexing for over 450 art journals and magazines. Expect to find here art reproductions, artist biographies, reviews of art work, book reviews, and much more.You can find Art Index on the Library Web Site in our list of databases for the Fine Arts at or just locate it

New Computers

2007-11-07T15:11:00.000-06:00

This summer the library acquired 9 new computers for the McEnery Library Instruction Lab located in the basement of the McEnery Center Room #39. When this lab is not needed for library instruction, it is open to students and faculty. It is ideally arranged to facilitate group project work with space for three around each computer and a multi-media teaching station for practicing upcoming

New Databases

2007-09-05T10:40:00.000-05:00

Over the summer we have acquired several new databases:For students of English literature we now have EBSCO's Literary Reference Center. Check it out on the library web page newly created just for research on English literature topics.For research on controversial social issues we have expanded CQ Researcher to include CQ Global Researcher to bring in an international perspective. History

New books, DVDs, CDs at the library

2007-08-31T13:35:00.001-05:00

Over the summer, the library added 485 new titles on topics ranging from jeans to genes, priestesses to ghost hunters, wedding industry to oil industry, letterpress printing to ipods, Caribbean literature to Australian short stories, Catholicism to Wicca, ancient sport to modern skiing, John Philip Sousa to Nirvana, comics to tea ceramics, forest ecology to dark matter, and more.Check out

New Librarian for the Fitzgerald

2007-08-03T11:45:00.000-05:00

Carol Daul-Elhindi joined the library staff August 1st. Her primary responsibility will be to direct the interlibrary loan program. She will also share shifts at the Reference Desk. Her title is Access Services Librarian, and she can be reached at (507) 457-1489 or cdaulelh@smumn.edu. Welcome, Carol.

Cora Berg Retires

2007-08-03T11:33:00.000-05:00

Cora Mae Berg, long-time Fitzgerald librarian, who worked in serials, reference, and archives, retired this summer. Her last day was July 26th. The library staff celebrated her career with a party in the McEnery Lounge. Bon voyage, Cora; we will miss you.

New Library Director

2007-06-26T19:14:00.000-05:00

Ms. Sandy Beth, formerly our access services librarian, has been named Fitzgerald Library Director. She takes up her new post in June and will continue to oversee the inter-library loan program until a new person is hired for that position. To reach her call (507) 457-6909 or e-mail her at sbeth@smumn.edu.

Moxness Retirement Party

2007-05-16T08:50:00.000-05:00

On May 2nd the St. Mary's University community joined library director, Mary Moxness and her staff, in a celebration of Mary's 25 years of service to the University and her retirement. Ms. Moxness will end her career at St. Mary's and begin a new chapter in her life on May 31st. Our access services librarian, Sandy Beth, will then take up the position of library director.

New Literature Database

2007-05-14T11:15:00.000-05:00

The library has added EBSCO's Literary Reference Center to its stable of databases. It "provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. LRC is a completely full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not

Additions to CQ Researcher

2007-05-03T13:32:00.000-05:00

CQ Researcher, a database which provides reports on current controversial political and social issues, has just expanded its reach to include historical and international coverage of these issues. CQ Researcher Plus Archive can be used to examine controversial events all the way back to 1923. CQ Global provides articles with an international focus. All of these resources come in one database,

Reception for Mary Moxness

2007-04-26T15:28:00.000-05:00

Our head librarian, Mary Moxness, is retiring this year. We will be celebrating her 30 years in the library and saying our goodbyes on May 2nd from 3-5 PM in the McEnery Center. Stop by to wish her well and sign her memory book.

New Online Databases

2007-04-25T15:24:00.000-05:00

The Fitzgerald Library is happy to announce the addition of two award winning databases—America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts, both from ABC-CLIO. These databases provide indexing to over 2000 journals, book reviews, and dissertations published worldwide on the history and culture of the United States and Canada and the world. Search them individually or in combination. They should

Video Review Source

2007-04-25T15:15:00.001-05:00

Video Librarian Plus is now available from the library website. The online version of a video reviewing journal, this service provides over 20,000 full-text movie reviews going back to 1996, as well as a searchable database of nearly 1,000 video distributors and a release calendar. Reviews are written by staff, teachers, librarians, and film critics and include productions of special interest to

LexisNexis Now Available

2007-04-25T15:09:00.000-05:00

The library has recently acquired a subscription to LexisNexis, a comprehensive online database that provides U.S. and international news; company reports, news, and financial information; industry and market data; state and country profiles; legal news, research, and information; biographical and general reference information; and access to medical and health journals. Please bring this valuable