The ongoing transformation of the library continues this fall. Look for us behind the plaza construction gates and you’ll �nd new windows on the east side of the building, new signage inside the library, and recon�gured and remodeled classrooms. We are also currently displaying student and alumni artwork and embarking on a new cultural partnership with the Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation. Finally, we have added many new iMacs downstairs, in and near the DMZ, and increased access to color printing.

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* How Not to Hate Your Email Thur, 9/10/09, 12:30-1:30 | Library – 1004C

* Helping Students with Special Needs: What You Can Do to Level the Playing Field Tues, 09/15/09, 12:30-1:30 | Library – 1004B

* So You Have a Blog… Now What? Thurs, 09/24/09, 12:30-1:30 | Library – 1004C

* What’s all the Tweeting About? An Explanation and Discussion of Twitter Tues, 09/29/09, 12:30-1:30 | Library – 1004C

* Bibliographies in Minutes: Hands-On RefWorks Fri, 10/9/09, 12:30-1:30 | Library – 1004C

* I “Heart” GoogleDocs (and so can you!) Tues, 10/27/09, 12:30-1:30 | Library – 1004C

* Images and Copyright Tues, 11/10/09, 12:30-1:30 | Library – 1004C

* Excel 101: Tips and Tricks for the Average Joe (or Jane) Fri, 11/20/09, 12:30-1:30 | Library – 1004C

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Welcome to the Library

Biological Abstracts - �nd information in virtually every life sciences discipline, including biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, pre-clinical and experimental medicine, pharmacology, zoology, agriculture, and veterinary science.

The library has recently subscribed to the following databases. To �nd these and other resources, click on Databases by Title from the library’s homepage, or choose a subject area.

JSTOR Arts & Sciences VII - an eclectic range of disciplines in the arts, humanities, and social sciences complements research in core disciplines such as history, political science, sociology, art and art history, and language and literature.

GREENR - a new electronic resource that focuses on the academic study of sustainability and the environment. This database is on trial until Jan 2010.

The 2009-10 Professional Development Series for faculty and sta� is being o�ered by UUP working in conjunction with the Teaching, Learning and Technology Center (TLTC); Campus Technology Services (CTS); the Professional Council; The Library; and the COIL Center. MEAL VOUCHERS are provided by UUP at all workshops.

Professional Workshops

Upcoming workshops:

Malcolm MacDougall, artist.

We are pleased to exhibit the work of Purchase students, Janine Rissewyck and Malcolm MacDougall upstairs in the library.

Please join us for the opening reception for MacDougall’s work on Wednesday, September 16th, from 5-7pm. His sculptures are made from a combination of cast bronze and welded steel. The amalgamated forms are inspired by growth, similar to the reproduction and mutation of cells.

Art in the Library

Find the full schedule of workshops, along with descriptions and contact information, here:https://www.purchase.edu/Departments/Library/instruction/workshops.aspx

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Beyond the Stacks : Purchase College Library Newsletter

Did You Know?

The Fall, 2008David Fincher and Spike Jonze(DVD 2211)1920’s, Los Angeles. In a hospital on the outskirts of town, Roy Walker, an injured stuntman, begins to tell young Alexandria, a fellow patient with a broken arm, a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between �ction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.

Blame it on Fidel [La faute à Fidel], 2007Based on Tutta colpa di Fidel by Domitilla Calamai(DVD 1870)When Fernando and Marie decide to dedicate themselves full time to various political causes, their nine-year-old daughter, Anna, must learn to face the world on her own.

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Circulation Desk(914) 251-6401

Director's O�ce(914) 251-6435

Interlibrary Loan (Illiad)(914) 251-6428lib.ill@purchase.edu

Media Resource Center (Audiovisuals)(914) 251-6445

The Meserve-Kunhardt Collection

Teaching, Learning & Technology Center (TLTC)Moodle & Electronic Reserves(914) 251-6425itc@purchase.edu

Reference Desk(914) 251-6410, or use Have a Question? from the library’s homepage

Visual Resources(digital images and slides)(914) 251-6407

Library Departments

Purchase College has entered into a partnership with the Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation to house the Gordon Parks Collection and the Meserve-Kunhardt Collections of 19th and 20th century photography.

The Meserve-Kunhardt Collection of over 200,000 photographs, artifacts and unique documents o�ers unparalleled insight into 19th and early 20th century America. The collection was begun in 1897 by Frederick Meserve and contains original photographs by Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner and other pioneers in photography.

Gordon Parks was one of the major photojournalists, authors, and �lm directors of 20th century America and the collection includes more than 4,000 photographic images, 22,000 negatives, plus slides and contact sheets from the Gordon Parks estate through a special arrangement with the Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation.

At Purchase, the Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation will have its own sta� to catalog and organize the collections in space provided by the Library. Purchase College faculty and students will have access to these valuable collections for research and instructional purposes.

Moodle is Purchase College’s new learning management system (LMS). It is o�cially replacing both Blackboard and ERes in the Fall of 2009. The Teaching, Learning and Technology Center (TLTC) is o�ering a Moodle Kicko� Workshop Series this Fall. For more information, or to sign up for classes, go to:

* You can �nd Purchase College Library on Facebook? Go there to suggest new titles for the collection, �nd out what’s going on in the library, and become a fan.

* The library’s collection includes more than 45,000 online journals, magazines, and newspapers?

* You can chat with a librarian, 24/7, using the library’s Ask a Librarian service?

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The Purchase College Library has created a bank of assignments that address information and research skills. They range from simple, short exercises to complex research assignments. Search for assignments by category (e.g., critical reading, generating topics, popular vs. scholarly) or by di�culty. You can drop them right into your courses or adapt them any way you’d like.

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Janine Rissewyck, Noise, 2009, lithographic ink, pins, book board on recycled tissue paper, dimensions variable.

http://libraryforfaculty.blogs.purchase.edu/assignment-bank/

Gordon Parks display for the Library Open House, 2009.

http://tltc.blogs.purchase.edu/what-we-do/workshops/

Tired of reading? Want to watch a good movie instead? Check one out (for free) at the library. We have lots of current releases, foreign �lms, and classics to choose from. All DVDs are located in the Media Resource Center on the lower level of the library. Find out whatwe own by searching or browsing the library’s catalog.