Join the over ¼ million researchers who have adopted a unique Researcher ID. Please come to the Library workshop designed for faculty on Monday, April 15 from 4-4:45 pm in Lab 114 of the Library to learn more. The goals … Continue reading
April 10, 2013
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The 2012 Ithaka S+R US Faculty Atitudes Survey provides insight into the evolving attitudes and practices of faculty members in the swiftly changing environment of research. For example, 70 percent of respondents said they had used E-books of digital scholarly … Continue reading
April 8, 2013
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As we head into the second half of the semester, you may find you have more research to do. To help, Individual Research Appointments are available with a librarian. We have appointments Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m.-5 … Continue reading
March 22, 2013
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Today marks the 102nd International Women’s Day worldwide. March is Women’s History Month. You can find many resources in our library catalog. Try searching on Feminism or Women’s Rights for books and media. For journal articles, search our Gender Studies … Continue reading
March 8, 2013
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Almost all college students struggle with citations whether it is MLA style, APA style, Chicago style, etc. The Library is here to help. On Thursday, November 15, the Library will be holding a RefWorks workshop. Learn this fabulous citation software … Continue reading
November 14, 2012
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We have a new Best Bets for Starting Your Research guide specifically for Islamic Studies. Click here to access the guide: http://librarybestbets.fairfield.edu/islam. The guide strikes a balance between many areas of study most recognizable by the separation of Background Sources … Continue reading
March 22, 2011
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A new Best Bets study guide has been created to help navigate the complicated world of legally and ethically using images and media in academic papers, projects, and presentations. Students may be interested in finding answers to such questions as … Continue reading
February 16, 2011
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Cabell’s Journals Directories has offered publishing information for business, education, , and psychology journals. Includes: contact information, manuscript guidelines, journal acceptance rates, number of reviewers, circulation, price, type of readership, and more. Now you can also find this information for … Continue reading
February 8, 2011
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The DiMenna-Nyselius Library is pleased to support Fairfield University’s year of diversity through Global Citizenship by presenting a research guide to help students and faculty find the information they need on global issues! Check out the Best Bets Guide for … Continue reading
January 18, 2011
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We are pleased to announce that we have been able to reinstate 24/7 chat help. Now you can chat with a librarian, even after the reference desk has closed. You can access this service from our Ask a Librarian page.
October 1, 2010
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from the Chronicle of Higher Education: Learn more about how the Library of Congress’s statement of new exemptions to the anti-circumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act can be applied in teaching and research.
August 6, 2010
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A recent article on U.S. News and World Report online has some suggestions for writing your research papers. What were our favorite tips? Many up-to-date research materials are now available electronically. The best place to start is not with Google, … Continue reading
February 16, 2010
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We have added several new reference e-book titles to our collection, including the Dartmouth Medal award winner! The Berkshire Encyclopedia of China This extensive work contains over 800 articles on environmental, issues, global economics, online communications, and the latest political … Continue reading
February 1, 2010
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Since the sixth edition of the APA Style Guide was published in July, faculty and librarians noticed pages of errors and inconsistencies. Most errors appear in the sample papers and citations. APA recently changed its position that it would not … Continue reading
October 28, 2009
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RefWorks will now be offered to Alumni as a standard feature of RefWorks, providing lifelong access to users. Alumni will have access to this bibliographic software, allowing them to continue using their personal research databases for future professional and academic … Continue reading
October 2, 2009
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