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Inside This Issue

1 Learn about E-books

2 New Staff at the Library!

3 Interlibrary Loan over the holidays

3 E-Reserves for Faculty

4 An Evening with 2010 Nobel Laureate

Mario Vargas Llosa

4 Who invented football’s forward pass?

5 Recent acquisitions for special collections

7 Health Information Course for Med. Students

8 Baseball Fever!

9 Exhibits @ Pius

10 Events @ Pius

11 Cutting Edge Research

University Libraries

VOLUME 5 ISSUE 3 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

November 2011

Join the University Libraries for a Look at E-Books

All are invited to attend the University Libraries/ITS sponsored session on e-books:

Curious about eBooks? Learn the ABC’s of eBooks Knights Room, Pius Library Thursday, 11/3/2011, Noon - 3pm

From noon - 12:30pm Tracy Byerly, Executive Director of the Missouri Library Network Corporation will speak on the general landscape and current trends in eBooks. From 12:30pm – 12:45pm Vin Capone, Development Executive at Apple will talk about Exploring ePub. ePub is an open eBook standard produced by the International Digital Publishing Forum. It is also the format for digital books on the iPad and iOS devices from Apple. This brief overview will showcase the power of ePub and mobile devices. Afterwards, enjoy refreshments and visit the exhibitor tables. Anticipated exhibitors include:

SLU Barnes & Noble: Debbe Schneider, Store Manager – NOOK

Left Bank Books: Danielle Borsch – eBooks partnership

St. Louis County Library: Christina Pryor, Reference Manager – downloading ebooks from public libraries

Apple: Vin Capone (see above)

SLU ITS: ebook readers

University Libraries: iPads, ebook readers

Thanksgiving Hours for

Pius Library

Tuesday, November 23

Close at 6 pm

Wednesday, November 23

7:30 am - 6 pm

Thursday-Friday,

November 24 -25 (Official

University Holiday)

Closed

Saturday, November 26 Closed

Sunday, November 27

Open at 10 am (24-hour resumes)

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Meet Our New Staff at Pius Library!!

The University Libraries is pleased to welcome the following individuals to Pius

Library:

Mark H.X. Glenshaw filled the position of Access Service Coordinator at Pius Memorial XII Library after Aaron Johnson moved to a full-time faculty position in the Department of Fine & Performing Arts.

Mark began work at the Central Library of the St. Louis Public Library (SLPL) in 1998 as a shelver and quickly became co-head of the shelving unit. He was promoted to work in the ready reference department (Information Center/QUIC Reference) of the Central Library in 1999. In 2003, Mark moved to the Brown School at Washington University doing audio-visual and information technology support. This job also involved hiring, training and supervising a large staff of student workers. Mark

possesses strong student supervisory skills as well AV/IT skills in addition to being a lifelong devotee of libraries. Mark graduated from Washington University having majored in history and minored in communications and journalism. Mark is now supervising a most energetic student assistant team in the areas of circulation and shelving at Pius library. Please come and meet Mark in person at the Pius Library Circulation Desk.

This summer, we said goodbye to David Shocklee, who retired after 40 years of service. With big shoes to fill, Shawnee Magparangalan stepped in as Interlibrary Loan Supervisor. Having worked within the department for 10 years, Shawnee brings a combination of institutional knowledge and openness to new ways to better serve our library patrons. Joshua Henry, our document delivery expert, was a big help during the transition by taking on new

responsibilities in processing the numerous interlibrary loan requests we receive from libraries across the country.

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The University Libraries also welcomes Claire Bolyard as a Library Assistant in the Digitization Center. Claire started working as a full-time Digitization Assistant at Pius Library on October 4, 2011, although she has been working in the Digitization Center since 2010. As a History Department intern, she uploaded nearly 8,000 archival photographs and metadata into CONTENTdm. Claire's first projects were soccer pictures, Parks College photographs, and SLU Jesuits. After completing her internship in Spring 2010, Claire continued working

in the Center as a student assistant during the 2010-2011 school year, and after she graduated this past July, as a part-time library assistant. Most recently she has been working on digitizing Father Ong's papers, as well as proofing the University publication the "Fleur de lis", which will be made available as part of the SLU publications project. Claire is a native of St. Louis, and plans to pursue a degree in library science.

Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Reminder over the

Holidays

In November, many across the country will be celebrating Thanksgiving. The varying library closures across the country for this holiday may cause some delays in the receipt of your requests. We encourage you to submit requests as early as possible for any items you hope to receive before Thanksgiving.

Self Serve e-Reserve Made Easy!! by Lora Mueller, Reserves and Electronic Reserves Coordinator, Pius Library

The Reserve Unit of Access Services in Pius Library continues to offer one-on-one

training sessions to give faculty the opportunity to learn electronic reserves. Through this brief instruction, you will learn how to place items

on e-Reserve for your courses from your home or office. E-Reserve keeps track of

copyright clearance so you don’t have to! To schedule a training session, please

contact Lora Mueller at muelle@slu.edu or 7-3585.

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“Invention of the Forward Pass @ SLU!” November's Digitized Photo of the Month

November's Digitized Photo of the Month is of SLU medical student Bradley Robinson, class of 1908, who threw the very first forward pass in football history. On September 5, 1906, in a game against Carroll College in Waukesha, WI, Robinson threw 20 yards to receiver Jack Schneider for a touchdown. Besides throwing the first pass, he also set a record for longest pass (48 yards) later that season. In addition to being quarterback of the football team, Robinson was also captain of the track team and center fielder for the baseball team. There are now nearly 8,000 images available in SLU's online Digital Collections (http://cdm.slu.edu). This photo, number PHO 10.0.96 in the SLU Archives photo collection, was taken for the "Blue and White," the 1907 School of Medicine yearbook. It can be seen online at http://cdm.slu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/1553

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S P E C I A L C O L L E C T I O N S ARCHIVES & MANUSCRIPTS | RARE BOOKS | KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS VATICAN FILM LIBRARY

by Gregory A. Pass, Ph.D., Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections & Archives,

and Director, Knights of Columbus Vatican Film Library

Recent Acquisitions With generous support from the Saint Louis University Library Associates, Special Collections has purchased facsimiles of two outstanding works – one of a manuscript from the Middle Ages (Cantigas de Santa Maria) and the other of a printed book from the Renaissance (Nuremberg Chronicle). These facsimiles are photo-mechanically produced and printed recreations of the originals, reproducing all their features in full detail, from their vibrant colors and the irregularities of the parchment or paper upon which they were written or printed, to their original bindings. The benefit of such facsimiles is that one is able to understand and engage with these important books close up and in their entirety, rather than as selected plates or images. These acquisitions significantly add to our teaching program and bring students as close to the originals as possible. Thank you to the Saint Louis University Library Associates!

, Ms. T-1-1, Real biblioteca del Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial , 2011).

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The Cantigas de Santa Maria – or, Songs to the Virgin Mary – is attributed to King Alfonso X the Wise, king of Castile, León, and Galicia (1221–1284). They constitute one of the largest collections of vernacular poetry and music to survive from the Middle Ages. The Cantigas survive in only four manuscript copies; our facsimile, published in 2011, is taken from the thirteenth-century manuscript housed in the Biblioteca del Monasterio El Escorial in Spain. The Escorial copy contains a wealth of decoration and illumination, with 1,257 miniatures. The addition of this facsimile to our collection of facsimiles expands our holdings of vernacular manuscripts, as well as music manuscripts. Hartmann Schedel, Liber chronicarum: Original se conserva en la Biblioteca del Monasterio de Santa María de la Vid (Burgos) (Burgos: Siloé, 2003).

Hartmann Schedel’s Liber chronicarum – or, Book of Chronicles, also better known as the Nuremberg Chronicle – is a landmark in the history of the book. Schedel’s work is a compilation of world history from biblical times down to 1492. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1492, it is an incunable: a book produced before 1500 during the infancy of the new technology of printing (incunabulum = cradle). It is notable for its extensive use of illustration (1,809 woodcuts!) and particularly for its successful integration of text with these images. No printed book before had been so profusely illustrated. Originally printed in black-and-white – printing in multiple colors had not yet been mastered – many copies of this work were subsequently hand-colored. Our facsimile, published in 2003, is taken from a copy in the Monastery of the Virgin Mary in Burgos, Spain, which is an exceptionally well executed example. If you wish to see these volumes or to discuss how you can integrate them into your teaching, please contact Susan L’Engle, Ph.D., Assistant Director of the Vatican Film Library (lengles@slu.edu, 977-3084), for the Cantigas; or Jennifer Lowe, Rare Books Librarian (jlowe3@slu.edu, 977-5070), for the Nuremberg Chronicle.

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Health Information Resources Course Underway

for First Year Medical Students by Gregg Clark, Ph.D., Faculty Librarian Liaison, Medical

Center Library

The Medical Center Library offers an introductory course on biomedical literature search techniques to all first year medical students called Health information Resources. The course is completely online and accessible through SLU Global. Students are given a 10 week time period to complete the course at their own pace. Individual and group help sessions are given during the course to help students with questions they may have. The course was developed by Mary Krieger, RN, Assako Holyoke, PhD., MD, and Gregg Clark, Ph.D., faculty librarian liaisons at the Medical Center Library.

The course consists of tutorials covering the use of the PubMed and OvidSP search tools, as well as a tutorial over the basic principles of Evidence Based Medicine and the corresponding guidelines developed to search the biomedical literature. Multiple choice quizzes over each of the three tutorials are given in addition to a final exam of multiple choice questions that covers material from all three tutorials. In addition to the tests, there are two search assignments that the students must complete, one using the PubMed search tool and one using the OvidSP search tool. For these assignments, the students may pick from four clinical scenarios and then search the biomedical literature found in the MEDLINE database for papers that provide answers to the questions posed in the clinical scenarios. This gives the students the chance to apply the search skills presented in the tutorials to a clinical case. In addition, they are introduced to various resources that are offered through SLU libraries and those that are freely available online to find dependable and accurate clinical information. Many 3rd and 4th year medical students come back to tell us how helpful the course was in opening up them up to resources and skills that have greatly increased the efficiency and quality of their information finding ability. With all the rapid changes in information technology, it is a challenge for the students to keep up and complete their coursework. This is where the reference librarians play a crucial role in insuring that reliable content and information tools are available for the Medical Center community. As always, the reference librarians are there to manage and understand the use of newly developed information technology. With the ongoing glut of information overload, it is even more critical today to have trained information professionals to manage the content and tools necessary to get our users the best information in the shortest amount of time.

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Baseball Fever! Finding Information about St. Louis’ Favorite Pastime

Using &

by Georgia A. Baugh, M.A., M.A.L.I.S. Associate Professor/Electronic Resources Reference Librarian

Periodicals Index Online and Periodicals Archive Online *(from Proquest/Chadwyck-Healey) work together to provide indexing for articles written between 1665 to 1995 and full text for many of those same articles. With the World Series of baseball in Saint Louis this year, perhaps you would like to know what articles about baseball are available in these databases. Do an article title keyword search for baseball in Periodicals Index Online. The oldest reference returned out of 1,321 results is from 1886/1887:

Title: Baseball, and How to Play it Article ID: 0522-1886-009-00-000138

Journal: Boy's Own Paper Go to Journal Record Issue: 9 (1886/1887) p.555 Go to Journal Issue

Journal Subjects: Humanities (General)

The oldest result for which SLU has full text is from June1887: “Baseball and Cricket” from Longman’s Magazine. This article compares baseball and cricket. If you begin your search with Periodicals Archive Online, over 8,000 results are returned since the full text is also searched. However, the exact same article above appears as the oldest article about baseball that is indexed by these databases and that has full text available to SLU.

Interested in articles about the World Series of baseball? Search Periodicals Archive Online for “world series” AND baseball. Three articles result, one of which is an entertaining article about journalists covering the 1954 World Series.

Einstein, Charles, “Covering the World Series”, Harper's Magazine, 209:1252 (1954:Sept.) p.33 We hope you enjoy this quick trip back to the earlier days of baseball and the World Series. Try out these databases for yourself by selecting them from the second drop-down box on the Databases page linked below.

To view and access most electronic resources available to the Saint Louis University community, go to our Databases page at http://libraries.slu.edu/databases/databases.php. Need help?

Check out our Research Guides by subject at http://libguides.slu.edu

Stop by the Reference Department, call (314-977-3103), email, chat, or text your question (314-282-7587).

Use LibAnswers to see if your question has already been answered.

Contact your liaison librarian by phone or email.

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Exhibits @ Pius

Digital Collections and SLU History Exhibit August 29 - December 20, 2011 Level 1 Atrium, Pius Library Free and open to the public

This exhibit is about SLU’s digital collections in general, with special emphasis on their value as resources on the history of SLU. Our four CONTENTdm collections on SLU history (the yearbooks, course catalogs, Archival photos, and university histories) are highlighted in this exhibit.

1945 Yearbook

Medieval Manuscripts: Production and Use Vatican Film Library, Pius Library 1st level Through December 31, 2011 An exhibit showing how books in the Middle Ages were made and used. Curated by Susan L’Engle, Associate Professor/Asst. Director, Vatican Film Library

Fr. Daniel Lord and the Catholic Church in the Twenty-First Century St. Louis Room, Pius Library 3rd level Through January 31, 2012 An exhibit of books, pamphlets, plays, musical compositions, and images of Fr. Daniel Lord (1888–1955), whose techniques of “multi-media” outreach to Catholic youth in the first half of the twentieth century anticipated the social media of today. Curated by John Waide, University Archivist

Peace Corps 50th Anniversary Level 1 Atrium, Pius Library November 1 – 30, 2011 The Peace Corps celebrates 50 years of supporting the agency’s mission of promoting peace and friendship around the world and its legacy of service. http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?she

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Upcoming Events in Pius Library:

November

November 3rd

:

Curious about eBooks? Learn the ABC’s of eBooks Knights Room, Pius Library Thursday, 11/3/2011, Noon - 3pm Event is free and open to the public.

November 14th:

An Evening with Mario Vargas Llosa 2010 Nobel Laureate & Recipient of the 2011 St. Louis Literary Award Anheuser Busch Auditorium, Cook Hall 3674 Lindell (SE Corner of Lindell at Spring) Free Public Event Book signing 4:30pm

Conversation 5:30pm Private dinner following, call 314-977-3100 for details and reservations. Sponsorship interest? Call 314-241-5950 http://libraries.slu.edu/associates/award

November 18th

Artist Hera Gerber Level 2 Gallery, Pius Library November 15, 2011 – February 29, 2012 Reception Nov. 18th, 5:30-7:30PM 6:00pm: Presentation by Hera Gerber: “How flower design can complement paintings to enhance a space” Hera Gerber is an Artist, Interior and Flower Designer, and Advanced Master Gardener. Hera became interested in flower design at the age of 10. Her mother cultivated this interest by having

a florist deliver cut flowers weekly so that Hera could experiment on flower arrangements. While in college she studied privately under the tutelage of a Chinese

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Indonesian Master in flower design. Hera graduated from Principia College with a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts and a minor in Mathematics. As a landscape artist, Hera works in pencils, charcoal, oils, oil pastels and acrylic. Her inspiration comes from observing nature during her travels around the United States, Indonesia and Europe. Hera received a post-graduate degree in Interior Design from UCLA and immediately after she and an architect and a civil engineer formed a Design and Engineering Consulting company in Jakarta, Indonesia. The company projects included The Stamp Museum, KPMG Accountants, East & West Restaurant and residential homes. In 2006 Hera completed the Master Gardener's certification given by the Missouri Botanical Garden and the University of Missouri Extension Program. She received her Advanced Master Gardener certification in 2008. Hera's work has been displayed in Jakarta, London, Buffalo, Santa Barbara, Alton and St. Louis. She is one of the founding members of the Indonesian Society of Interior Designers.

Cutting Edge Research: How Disciplines Connect via Citation Analysis

How is research across disciplines connected? By using JSTOR’s collection of scholarship, two biologists, Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin D. West (Univ. of Washington) and a physicist, Martin Rosvall (Umeå University, Sweden) have developed an algorithm based on a map equation to create visual pathways of published research. Visual pathway analysis is based on the Eigenfactor score. The score, developed in 2007 by Bergstrom and West, is a way to better judge the impact of a specific journal by weighting a higher profile journal more than an obscure one. The additional benefit of mapping scholarship is that one can quickly and easily see what avenues research is taking and what paths are yet to be developed.

The team of Bergstrom, West, and Rosvall’s

goal is to eventually make their discovery –

called InfoMap – freely available. For

additional information about InfoMap, see:

Jennifer Howard, “Citation by Citation, New

Maps Chart Hot Research and Scholarship's

Hidden Terrain” The Chronicle of Higher

Education (September 11, 2011) at:

http://chronicle.com/article/Maps-of-

Citations-Uncover-New/128938/