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FROM THE ASSISTANT VICE-PRESIDENT'S DESK
It is the start of a new academic year and I would like to welcome you back.
The librarians and support staff of the David & Lorraine Cheng Library are dedicated to providing
quality services that enrich the learning experience at William Paterson College.
The Library provides a wonderful variety of resources that range from state-of-the-art
Internet information to audiovisual materials, periodicals, teaching resources, as
well as books. You will find a Library that is dedicated not only to
providing the very best that information technology has to offer, but one that also has a
commitment to building a quality collection of printed resources.
The well qualified librarians and support staff are another important resource that is available
to assist all members of the William Paterson College community. The Library staff has
consistently demonstrated a dedication to assisting patrons with all their information needs.
You will find valuable information in this issue of the Byrd Word. I encourage you to
contact contributors to this newsletter for additional information or special requests.
In closing, I also invite you to visit the new facility. You will find an environment that is
conducive to learning and research.
John Gaboury
FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome to this first online edition of The Byrd Word ! Beginning with this issue,
the WPC community will be able to see what the Library has to offer in this convenient,
electronic format. If you find it more convenient to read this away from your computer,
simply print it out. We think that publishing this way will help conserve resources.
We will continue to publish a paper edition
of this newsletter for this academic year, and subsequently rely solely on this electronic format.
Notice the colored, underlined "links" which will lead you to other web pages or allow you to
e-mail individuals mentioned in the newsletter.
I would appreciate your comments, suggestions and opinions on our "new look". ---
Kurt W. Wagner, Librarian & Editor.
LIBRARY HOURS EXTENDED
The David & Lorraine Cheng Library, in response to popular demand, will inaugurate extended
hours with the start of the Fall 1996 semester. Library hours we be:
Monday - Thursday -- 7:45 am to 11:45 pm
Friday -- 7:45 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday -- 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday -- 12:00 noon - 8:00 pm
WAYNE RESIDENTS MAY NOW BORROW FROM
WILLIAM PATERSON COLLEGE LIBRARY
Under a reciprocal agreement between the Wayne Public Library and
William Paterson College, Wayne residents over the age of 18 may borrow books
and other circulating materials from WPC's David & Lorraine Cheng Library.
Approval of the plan was announced by John Gaboury, WPC's assistant vice president for library
services and information technology, and Barbara J. Pickell, director of the
Wayne Public Library. "This is a huge step forward for Wayne residents, who will now
have greatly improved access to the rich collection at the David & Lorraine Cheng Library,"
said Pickell.
Effective July 1, 1996, residents of Wayne may use their white barcoded
Wayne Public Library resident cards along with a second form of I.D. to check out materials
from WPC. At their first visit to the college library, they must complete a registration form
valid for one year.
Wayne borrowers have the same loan periods as WPC students, with one renewal
permitted. Borrowers are limited to three items at a time, and fees will be charged for materials
returned late or damaged.
WPC students, faculty and staff may also obtain library cards from the Wayne Public
Library, which is located at Valley Road and Nellis Drive.
LIBRARY WEB PAGE BRINGS INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
TO YOUR DESK
Over the past year the Library's WWW page has continued to offer increasing numbers of
Internet resources to the WPC community. If you have not yet done so, please
have a look at
these pages and the information now available to you, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from your
office or home, anywhere in the world.
The newest addition to our pages is "Ask a Reference Question". Here, you can submit your inquiry
directly to the Library reference staff and receive an e-mail reply (usually) within 48 hours.
The Library Reference Page
provides multiple gateways to information on the Internet. One can access CNN or MSNBC
news services, "new and noteworthy" reference sources, or our continually expanding array
of subject-specific resources. Our goal is to provide access to Internet materials in support of
WPC's variety of departments and programs.
Please feel free to contact the library's Internet
Resources Committee with questions, comments, or ideas about these pages.
NEWS FROM REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES
On the electronic front...
You can access the Expanded Academic Index, Business Index and Health Index
from the campus information system in the Library, the campus labs and many offices.
Select the "INFOTRAC" icon and you will be able to search any of these databases and in
many cases print out the text of an article on the spot.
The Encyclopedia Britannica Online will soon be available through the Library Homepage.
The Britannica Online is a World Wide Web database containing the full text of the
Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. The Britannica Online includes links
to relevant internet sites within the text of an article and is fully searchable.
Looking for tables of contents of journals? UnCover, a table of contents and
document delivery service is accessible in the Electronic Resource Center on the main floor.
The menus in the reference section of the Center have been improved and you can now
search ERIC, CINAHL, Infotrac, New York Times on CD, UnCover and many other databases
from a single workstation. The results of your searches can also be downloaded to your own disk.
What about the Online Catalog? There are several methods of searching ASK Q,
the Library's Online Catalog from other locations outside the Library. Since the method
of access depends on your "connections", give us a call.
If you have any questions about these resources, would like a demonstration or need
assistance in learning how to use them, you can reach us by phone (x2116), or by
e-mail (refdesk@frontier.wpunj.edu),
or through the Library Homepage
(/
wpcpages/library/sarah.htm"). Actually, we also
like to work the old-fashioned way -- in person. Just stop by the Reference and
Information Services Desk for assistance.
On the "Yes, we still buy books" front...
Over the last two years, there have been quite a few new encyclopedias, directories
and handbooks published to meet the growing demand for multicultural resources.
Here is a representative sample of new reference titles.
Asian-American Almanac (REF E184.O6 A824 1995)
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture (Ref F1406 .E53 1996)
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (REF E184 .A1 G14)
Growing Up : A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (REF HQ767.84 .B76 1995)
Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education (REF LC1099.3 .H35 1995)
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World (REF DS35.53 O95 1995)
The World's Writing Systems (REF P211 .W714 1996)
A TOOL YOU CAN USE
Ethnic NewsWatch is recommended when researching issues relevant to a
particular ethnic group or seeking a different point of view. Available to users in the library's
Electronic Resource Center, this CD-ROM resource provides access to "news, culture and
history [from] the other sides of the stories." The full-text of articles from ethnic and
minority newspapers, magazines, and journals are easily accessible for the user to print
directly from the computer. Users are able to search the database by subject, keyword,
ethnic group, publication, and various other fields. Some titles available in Ethnic NewsWatch
are: Boston Irish Reporter, Jewish Journal, Cherokee Advocate, El Mundo (Boston)
, and New York Amsterdam News.
This database is currently available in the Electronic Resource Center.
Please, see a librarian if you have questions about searching or using this tool.
The long-awaited 34 volume Dictionary of Art published by Grove is scheduled for publication
in September. The Dictionary will contain 41,000 articles, including over 20,000 biographical
articles, with extensive bibliographic references on all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory
to the 1990's.
PATERSON HISTORY DATABASE
An important resource for students and scholars doing research on the city of Paterson, NJ
surrounding areas has been created as a result of a grant from the State Department of Education.
Using the DRA system, a database consisting of bibliographic records pertaining to the history of
Paterson and its environs from both the William Paterson College Library and the Paterson Public
Library will be available in September, 1996. As a truly collaborative effort, Maureen Riley has
supervised the project to date, and Bob Wolk will be training both the staff from the Paterson Public
Library, the reference librarians from WPC, and the school media specialists from the Paterson
Schools who will then be working with the teachers in using the database.
To access the Paterson History Database, telnet to
wpc.wpunj.edu. At the username prompt, type ASK_Q. From the "find" menu, select
"other databases". You should then see the Paterson database.
MEDIA SERVICES NEWS
Many changes have occurred over the summer. Both the Library Auditorium
and the Curriculum Materials classroom have new projectors that will
accommodate all your computer/video/laserdisc projection and sound.
Reservations for the use of the classrooms are on a first-come,
first-served basis by calling Charlene Lovegrove at x2984 or e-mail her
at lovegrov@frontier.wpunj.edu.
Science 200A has been upgraded
with a multimedia podium from which one can control
computer/video/laserdisc projection and sound. For instructions on its
operation, call Charlene Lovegrove to set up an appointment.
We welcome Jonathan Shanoian as a new staff member in Media Services.
Jonathan comes with a background in computer science and his hobbies
include classical music, film, and especially laserdisc technology. Call
Jonathan (x2308) or e-mail him at shanoian@frontier.wpunj.edu to
request materials for purchase or to obtain a listing of media titles in
your subject area.
And speaking of media titles, all faculty should have
received a copy of the 1996 Film/Video/Laserdisc Catalog. Media Services
has a number of new laserdisc titles, such as The Brothers McMullen
(LD76), I am Cuba (LD 78), Red (Kieslowski) (LD70), and a number of new
videocassettes, such as Sorcerers of Zaire (VC3610), From Yugoslavia to
Bosnia (VC3607) and Edgar Degas: The Unquiet Spirit (VC 3604).
Media Services has a digital camera, LCD projector and panel, and laptops
for circulation. Circulation is limited to 3 days due to the heavy
demand for the equipment. For more information and instruction, call
Charlene (see above) to set up an appointment. Another new service is
video editing. Media Services can place titles and perform simple insert
and assemble editing for curriculum use. All production services must
follow copyright guidelines.
Of Note
A Foreign Film Festival will be held on October 17, November 7, and
December 5, 1996 (all Thursdays) from 9pm until midnight in the Library
Auditorium. Coordinated by Rosanne Martorella, Sociology Club, SGA,
Library, and a number of interested faculty, this festival will feature
"My Father's Glory, My Mother's Castle" (French, 1991, Director, Yves
Robert); "Strawberry and Chocolate" (Latin America, 1993, Director,
Thomas Gutierrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tablo); and "The Secret of Roan
Inish" (Ireland, 1994, Director, John Sayles).
USER EDUCATION ENHANCEMENTS
Recent enhancements in the library instruction classroom make it possible to provide
hands-on demonstrations of most databases students will access when conducting research.
If you are still asking whether a library instruction session will help your students with assigned
research projects, the following review of databases should prove helpful.
Networked databases, operated through our library's local area network (LAN) are the most
readily available in the library's Electronic Resource Center (ERC). These include: ERIC, Medline,
ComIndex, CINAHL, Social Science Index, NY Times, InfoTrac, and ASK-Q, the library's online catalog.
With the change to a Windows platform, these networked databases now have a new look and
provide greater search options.
Students and faculty may now also search a comprehensive databank known as FirstSearch.
Unlike a discipline specific database such as ERIC, the FirstSearch databank brings together many
databases covering a broad range of subject areas and disciplines too costly to subscribe to as
individual products. These include: Art Abstracts, BIOSIS, EcoLit, Environment, Legal Periodicals,
P.A.I.S. (Public Affairs Information Service), RILM (Music Index), and SocioAbstract. In addition,
specialized databases provide access to financial data used in business, conference papers and
proceedings, and FactFirst, containing articles that contain statistical information from all subject
areas.
Non-networked databases, operating at individual workstations in the ERC are also available
for classroom demonstration. These include America: History and Life, Hapi (educational and
psychological tests), Historical Abstracts, Ethnic Newswatch, NJ Census 1990, and PsycLit.
If you cannot find a networked or non-networked database relevant to a current course, you
can almost be assured that something will exist on the Internet. Our library Worldwide
Web page offers
access to a great variety of government, university, corporate or association sponsored sites.
Additionally, the installation of the COMWEB
computer-video device permits the instructor and students to simultaneously view information
on screen from any monitor in the classroom. Working from a central console, instructors can
easily switch to one of several modes of operation: instructor to any or all students, instructor to
a designated student, student to all students, student to designated student, and student to
instructor.
By "capturing" information on any or all student screens, instructors can simultaneously
provide individual or small group instruction, monitor the progress of individuals, and create dialog
between students allowing information to be shared among some students while others work at
their own pace.
As we start the new semester, we invite you to become
familiar with the new databases and hardware systems. Please contact
Bob Wolk,
Coordinator of Library Instruction, at x2289 to discuss
how we can work with you to integrate these enhancements into effective classroom presentations.
On Display
The Library is pleased to announce its schedule of exhibits highlighting campus and
curriculum-related events. Fall 1996 displays include:
Lobby Case
Distinguished Lecture Series (Sept. 5 - Oct. 10)
It's Election Time (Oct. 10 - Nov. 21)
Highlight on WPC Sports (Nov. 21 - Jan. 3)
Curio Case (2nd floor near Paterson Room)
Film Festivals (Sept. 3 - Oct. 8)
AIDS Awareness (Oct. 3 - Nov. 19)
Explorers to the Poles (Nov. 19 - Dec. 31)
Literary/music/artistic/historical Case (2nd floor stairway landing)
Ray Charles (Sept.)
Columbus Day (Oct.)
Victoria De Los Angeles (Nov.)
Steve Allen (Dec.)
Curriculum Materials Case (outside CurrMats dept.)
New Jersey children's authors (Sept.)
Signs of autumn (Oct.)
December holidays (Dec.)
Also, be sure to check out our Current Events Case, located outside the Periodicals
Department. New displays in this case reflect current political, social or cultural events.
Just Presented / Just Published
Anne Ciliberti
On July 8, Anne Ciliberti and two colleagues presented a paper
entitled "But Can They Find It? A Material Availability Study Plus
Transaction Log Verification" at the American Library Association Annual
Conference, New York City.
Jane B. Hutchison
"Focus Groups and Surveys: Guides to Strategic Planning" American
Association of Higher Education, Strategies for Change Conference.
Scottsdale, Arizona, July, 1996.
"Support of Technology Classrooms," Focus Group Leader;
Transforming Classrooms through Technology Conference, Penn State, PA,
June, 1996.
"WPC/PDS Internet Connection," Professional Development School
Annual Retreat, Paterson, NJ, June, 1996.
Jane B. Hutchison and Amy Job
"Planning? Why, A Systems Approach, of Course!" EMAnations,
Spring, 1996, pp. 4-8, 24.
Amy Job and MaryKay Schnare
Reference work in school library media centers: a book of case studies.
Scarecrow Press, Jan., 1996.
Recent Conferences
SARAH BYRD LIBRARY HOSTS DRAGNET CONFERENCE
David & Lorraine Cheng Library and William Paterson College played host to almost
200 librarians and systems personnel who attended the Sixth Annual DRAGNET Conference,
June 2-4. DRAGNET (which liberally translated stands for Data Research Academic Group
North East Territory) is a collaboration of librarians at academic institutions in the northeastern
United States and Canada who use the library systems software from Data Research Associates
(DRA). Working with their colleagues at Drew University and the County College of Morris, WPC
librarians Jackie Hill, Amy Job, Judy Matthew, Maureen Riley, Yvonne Roux, and Pam Theus
planned the conference, including programs, housing, meals, a banquet and entertainment.
Attendees were officially welcomed Monday morning, June 3, by both Dr. Stephen Hahn,
and Dr. John Gaboury, and keynote speaker, Dr. David Carr, Chair of Library and Information
Studies, Rutgers University. Afterwards, conference goers could choose from almost 30
breakout sessions, panels, and discussion groups, some of which were done by WPC's own staff. Dr. Philip Long, Director of IRT joined with John Mwangi of Information Systems to give a presentation on "Cold Fusion" as a Web application and development tool, while librarians Judy Matthew and Jackie Hill presented sessions on DRA's "Information Gateway", and the Library's own "Paperless InterLibrary Loan Program". Jane Bambrick filled the Student Center Gallery with calligraphy which she had created, and generously donated several beautiful pieces for door prizes at the banquet. Drs. Marie and Gary Radford led a thought provoking and entertaining pre-conference discussion on librarian stereotypes.
"This was truly a collaborative effort and involved almost every support group on campus,"
said Maureen Riley, Chair of the Committee. Student Center personnel, Auxiliary Services,
Residence Life, Food Services, Campus Police, Print Shop, the WPC Jazz Program, and the
Provost's Office were all involved in making the conference a real success. Attendees, including
one busload of Canadian colleagues, arrived on Sunday, June 2, and were greeted by library staff
at Hillside Dorm where they took up residence for two days. Food Services provided breakfasts
and lunch in Wayne Hall, and catered a cocktail reception and banquet on Monday evening in the
Student Center Ballroom where they were entertained by WPC Jazz Studies students Pat Jackson,
Dan Fabricatore and Jonathan Blake.
Evaluations were very favorable, and WPC staff from all over campus was praised for their
friendliness and helpfulness. Some attendees were so pleased with the conference and the
WPC accommodations and cuisine that they even suggested that William Paterson host
DRAGNET again next year. However, WPC Librarians, after a year's worth of intensive planning
and preparation, and with a knowing smile, are looking forward to attending next year's
DRAGNET conference out of town.
SUPPORT STAFF PLAY INCREASINGLY ACTIVE ROLE
On June 4 library staffers Ralph Malachowski, Barbara Smith, Kim Heisler,
and Haydee Rosario attended the 10th annual conference of the "New Jersey
Association of Library Assistants" at Seton Hall University. This was a
program of instructional presentations, workshops, and panels planned and
organized by teams of New Jersey Library Support Staff.
Of particular interest was
"OCLC and the Internet" presented by Ms. Meryl
Cinnamon, Manager, OCLC (Online Computer
Library Center) & Information Services.
OCLC's home page may be retrieved at,
http://www.oclc.org. Also of interest
is OCLC Electronic Lists. This will generate a list of all electonic listservs
available from OCLC. some of the OCLC lists include EPIC-L, OCLC's EPIC
Serice Information, INTERCAT, OCLC Internet Catologing Project and
OCLC-NEWS, press releases from OCLC, Inc. These listservs may be
retrieved by sending E-Mail to; listserv@oclc.org.
The particpants were introduced to "NetFirst", a database of Internet
resources available on FirstSearch and EPIC services.
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