Colgate University Libraries News and Events

Join us at a reception acknowledging the generous gift of Ivo and Beatrice Malan in support of the Libraries' collections.
 
The reception will be held on:
Friday, December 5, 2008 at 4pm
Batza Meeting Room on Level Five
Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology

Come to a 45 minute training session and learn to use RefWorks and Write-N-Cite to semi-automatically format citations and bibliographies in your research papers.
Sessions are in the Cronin Learning Lab (Case-Geyer 501):

 
 
Tuesday, November 18
11:30am – 12:15pm

 
 
Friday, November 21
1:30pm – 2:15pm

 
 
Or call x7402 to schedule an appointment.

The first ever Open Access day will be October 14th.
 
Peter Suber, a Senior Researcher at the Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC,) defines Open Access literature thusly:
 
“Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.”
 
Bo-Christer Björk and others estimate in a recent published conference report that 19.4% of scholarly literature published in serial format in 2006 is accessible in some form of Open Access.
 
Open Access to scholarly literature is refreshing in light of 20 years of serials price inflation that is now well over three times that of the consumer price index and more than twice that of the higher education price index since 1984. Locally, Colgate was forced to cancel over $200,000 dollars worth of journal subscriptions two years ago because of extreme serials price inflation. The situation serves as an impetus to move toward more Open Access publishing.
 
Many scholars and researchers use public funding to do research. In numerous instances they then have to pay to get their work published. Afterwards, researchers and/or their institutions pay again to gain access to that research. The value publishers add, and the compensation they receive for added value, are being questioned, and rightly so.
 
This is largely why publishers of scholarly literature are lobbying lawmakers hard to pass legislation that would undue the recently passed NIH Public Access Policy that requires investigators who receive NIH funding to “submit or have submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication.”
 
New information technologies are challenging old publishing business models. Currently mainstay publishers are attempting to change laws to protect their habits rather than investigate new business models.
 
Open Access publishing offers a viable and attractive alternative to high priced publishing. Indeed, studies suggest that papers published in Open Access journals often have greater impact on successive research and publishing then those published through traditional means. Publishers know that there are successful alternatives to traditional publishing models, hence their efforts to legally limit Open Access publishing. As members of the higher education community, you should be informed of events, developments and changes occurring in the world of scholarly publishing.
 
We’re a bit late for formal celebrations of Open Access day. However, you can take part by spending a few minutes learning more about Open Access and the issues involved by visiting and reading the resources listed below.
 
Open Access Day
-- http://openaccessday.org/
Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition
-- http://www.arl.org/sparc/
students for free culture
-- http://freeculture.org/

Monday, September 1, 2008, 9am to 1pm
Stop by between classes to learn about services offered by Libraries and Information Technology Services.

• Interactive Information Stations to answer your questions
• Free continental breakfast at Cooley Science Library
• $2 off coupon at Case-Geyer’s Hieber Cafe

Visit all four Information Stations at either library, and enter our contest to win:

• First Prize: Flip Video Camera
• Second Prize: 4GB iPod Nano
• Third Prize: $50 iTunes giftcard

The Buddhist Student Association and Professor Vic Mansfield’s Core 179:  Tibet course, in conjunction with Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology, are pleased to announce the creation of a Tibetan sand mandala from Monday, November 5, through Saturday, November 10 located in Case-Geyer’s Level 3 Reference Reading Room. Additional information is available. [November 1, 2007]

Colgate Libraries are creating a new website and need your input!  Receive a Colgate travel mug and two Barge coffee tokens for participating.
 
What is involved: Come to a 1 hour session where you will be asked to look for a few things using our new website.
 
When: The week of April 16th
 
Where:  Case/Geyer Suite 200
 

Manage your information better

 
    * Collect and save citation information
    * Generate a bibliography in any style, e.g. MLA, APA or Chicago

Use RefWorks and never agonize over whether a title should be italicized or underlined again!  RefWorks automatically formats bibliographies in any citation style.  Shouldn't your time be devoted to the content of your paper, not formatting the bibliography?
Librarian Peter Tagtmeyer will walk students, faculty and staff through the process of registering for a RefWorks account, building a database of citations, and producing a bibliography.
All sessions will be held in the Clark Room across from the Hall of Presidents, in the James C. Colgate Building.

Monday August 28, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
 
Breakfast at the libraries!  Stop by between classes to fuel up and learn how to do research that will make your professors smile
▫       tour the libraries to become eligible for prize drawings
▫       view the latest plans for the new Case Library and Center for Information Technology
▫       learn how to access over 450 databases that can answer most any research question
▫       see our state-of-the-art robotic storage and retrieval system in action
▫       grab a handful of freebies from library vendors
▫       most important, learn how to get answers via *Ask a Librarian* - our e-mail and chat service lets you ask a question from anywhere in the world 24/7
 
Librarians at Cooley Science Library (McGregory basement) and Case Library @JCC (Student Union/James C. Colgate Hall building) will be on hand to welcome you from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Drop by for five minutes or fifty minutes - your path to Colgate success passes through the libraries, so whether you stay for a full tour or just drop by for a quick coffee and take a brochure home, get to know your libraries!
Dateline:  August 24, 2006

New to Colgate's ever-growing collection of digital resources is ARTstor, a database that offers visual images for educational use.  Like its sibling, Jstor, ARTstor is a project of the Mellon Foundation: