McQuade Library Updates

Many of our faculty, staff & alumni colleagues have produced scholarly work this year.  The following is the list of authors to be honored at the Tolle Lege Reception February 3, 2009.  If your name is missing, please contact Kathryn at x4207.

Congratulations to all of our Merrimack authors.

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Our newest database is a bit different–instead of journal articles and scholarly references, it contains photos, graphics, and sound clips from the Associated Press, all available for academic use in your paper or presentation.

So if you need a graph of foreclosures across the US,  a photo of Hilary Clinton, or a picture of an iPod, check out the AP Images database.

Available to Merrimack College students, faculty & staff ONLY.

Friday, December 5 (Last Day of Classes): 7:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Saturday, December 6 (Reading Day): 10:00 A.M.- 8:00 P.M.

Sunday, December 7 (Reading Day): 11:00 A.M.- 12:00midnight

Monday, December 8 thru Thursday, December 11 (Final Exams): 7:30 A.M. - 12:00midnight

Friday, December 12 (Last Day of Finals): 7:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Saturday, December 13 (snow day):  8:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.

Please see our hours page for Winter Break hours:

http://www.noblenet.org/merrimack/hours.htm#holiday

Euromonitor GMID Passport Reference

This database includes country profiles & briefings, future demographic reports, consumer lifestyles reports and international consumer statistics. Useful to students of economics, sociology and political science as well as international business. You must be a current Merrimack student or member of the staff or faculty to use this resource.

If you like listening to audiobooks, take a look at this new library service! You can browse through a collection of audiobooks including fiction and nonfiction for adults, teens and children, check them out with your library card, and download them for two weeks. You can listen to the books on your PC, or transfer them to an MP3 player. Some titles can also be burned to a CD.Download Audiobooks — Browse or search our collection, download the special software you need, check out some books, and enjoy listening!

Play International Jeopardy @ McQuade!

We will be holding a FUN game of Jeopardy in the library on Thursday November 20 at 7:00pm in celebration of International Week. The game will be held in the Basement Seminar Room.

Students signing up for Jeopardy may sign up in teams of 4 or as individuals, who will be assigned to a team on game day.

The winning team will win prizes and giveaways will be available for all participants.

Space is limited, so sign up soon!

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• Not sure where to begin to look for information for a class assignment or paper?
• Are you finding too little information or way too much?
• Would you like an introduction to the databases in your subject area?

Feel free to set up an appointment with a reference librarian (fill out this form).

Or, stop by the reference desk, call us (x4210), or e-mail us (merref@noblenet.org); we are here to help you!

TRIAL REACTIVATED THROUGH FRIDAY NOV 7

The database vendor has agreed to extend our access to Passport through the end of the week to help those students who may need to doublecheck sources for citations.

McQuade Library has secured a trial of Euromonitor’s Passport GMID. Passport GMID is an award-winning online business information resource providing intelligence on industries, countries and consumers.
We are considering subscribing to this product and your opinion is valuable! Please take a look at the database and tell us what you think.
This trial runs from Mon Oct 20 through Mon Nov 3, and can be accessed from computers on the Merrimack College campus only.

www.portal.euromonitor.com

The winner of our mock election was Jake Manning,  with 41% of the vote.  Obama followed with 39%; McCain got 17%; 3% of the vote went to ‘other’ candidates.  384 votes were cast.

Thanks to all who participated!

You’ve searched McQuade Library’s online catalog and you’ve found a book you’re interested in reading. Instead of printing out the record, or writing down on scrap paper all the information you need, you can now text this information to your cell phone or BlackBerry!

Here’s how to do it:

• Click on the “Send via Text Message” button at the bottom of the record
• Enter your cell phone number (10 digit number with no dashes)
• Select your provider
• Click on the “Send” button
  

The message will contain all the information you need to retrieve the book: location, call number, and title. Carrier charges may apply. Ask a librarian if you have questions about this new service.