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Featured New Books: Thirsty?

Water, water, every where,

And all the boards did shrink;

Water, water, every where,

Nor any drop to drink.

- Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

We in Chicago know a thing or two about water.  After all, two of our most famous landmarks are the Chicago River and the Lake Michigan shorefront.  But what happens when the water runs out?  Check out these new titles to learn more about the politics and problems of drinking water both in ancient times and our own.

Thirst: Water and Power in the Ancient World

by Steven J. Mithen

Call Number: TD345 .M644 2012

Drinking Water: A History

by James Salzman

Call Number: TD345 .S29 2012

April! It's National Poetry Month

National Poetry Month is a month-long, national celebration of poetry established by the Academy of American Poets. The concept is to widen the attention of individuals and the media—to the art of poetry, to living poets, to our complex poetic heritage, and to poetry books and journals of wide aesthetic range and concern. We hope to increase the visibility and availability of poetry in popular culture while acknowledging and celebrating poetry’s ability to sustain itself in the many places where it is practiced and appreciated.

Check out some of the Library's poetry resources HERE: http://libguides.roosevelt.edu/poetrymonth

Women’s History Month: The Great and the Powerful

Did ancient Egyptian queens really don a fake beard?  Just how many lovers did Catherine the Great have?  Was Marie Curie really as glum as her pictures make her seem?  Find the answers to these questions and learn more about some of history’s greatest women with these books from the library.

Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh

by Joyce A. Tyldesley

Call Number: DT87.15 .T95 1998

http://vufind.carli.illinois.edu/vf-rou/Record/rou_149164/Holdings

Subject to a vicious campaign by her successor that nearly erased her from history, Hatchepsut stands as one of the very few female rulers of Egypt. This meticulously researched history, tells the story of a woman who ascended the throne in a male-dominated court, assuming many of the same trappings of the male pharaohs--yes, down to the fake beard--and went on to rule over a peaceful and prosperous Egypt.

Catherine the Great: Love, Sex, and Power

by Virginia Rounding

Call Number: DK170 .R68 2008 Schaumburg Campus Library--Room 140

http://vufind.carli.illinois.edu/vf-rou/Record/rou_214068

A German-born outsider who, with the help of her lover, became empress, Catherine established Russia as a prestigious and powerful player on the world stage.  This lively and engaging account of Catherine’s long reign offers a surprising and sympathetic portrait of a woman who ruled with skillful diplomacy, enthusiastic patronage of the arts, and most of all, belief in her own destiny.

Marie Curie And Her Daughters: The Private Lives Of Science's First Family

by Shelley Emling

Call Number: QD22.C8 E46 2012

https://vufind.carli.illinois.edu/vf-rou/Record/rou_265273/Holdings

Marie Curie, eminent physicist, Nobel-prize winner, first lady of science, mother.  This compelling and intimate biography focuses on Curie’s relationship with her daughters and their subsequent achievements, revealing the passionate and human side of the woman who dedicated her life to scientific discovery.

March: Women's History Month Books

DuringWomen's History Month, take a moment to read a few select titles on Women's Rights, and the suffrage movement from the Roosevelt Book Catalog.

Freedom for women : forging the Women's Liberation Movement, 1953-1970

Location: Chicago Circulating Books--Auditorium 10th Floor
Call Number: HQ1421 .G53 2010

The unfinished revolution : voices from the global fight for women's rights

Location: Chicago Circulating Books--Auditorium 10th Floor
Call Number: HQ1236 .U49 2012

With courage and cloth : winning the fight for a woman's right to vote

Location: Chicago Children's Books--c.1 Temporarily Shelved at: Display
Call Number: YOUTH. JK1896 .B38 2004

Spring Break 2013

 The Auditorium, Performing Arts Library, and Schaumburg will have adjusted hours for Spring Break:  

All Library Locations

Saturday-Sunday, March 16-17: CLOSED

Monday-Friday, March 18-22:  9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Auditorium/Performing Arts Libraries

Saturday-Sunday, March 23-24: 11:00 AM-4:00 PM

Schaumburg Library

Saturday, March 23: 9:00 AM-2:00 PM

*Note the Schaumburg Library is CLOSED on Sundays.

March: Women's History Month

This month is women's history month.  For a collected set of entries on Women's Rights, check out some of our reference sources, including:

CREDO Reference

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Sage eReference

No More Deaths

No More Deaths

This spring No More Deaths is participating in a Midwest Speaking Tour in Chicago

No More Deaths (NMD) is a Tucson based organization with a mission of ending the death and suffering on the US/Mexico border. To that end we run three different projects:

• abuse documentation and support to migrants in Nogales, Sonora;
• humanitarian aid to those crossing the Sonoran desert, and;
• organizing against racial profiling laws in communities throughout southern Arizona.

Last year we published our second report detailing the human rights abuses occurring with regularity along the border. The report is called "A Culture of Cruelty" and more information can be found here: http://www.cultureofcruelty.org/

Roosevelt University
Monday February 11, 2013
4:00PM until 6:00PM
Spertus Lounge (Room AUD244)

Outreach to communities to create collective communities of resistance

No More Deaths has released a major new report, A Culture of Cruelty, which details rampant U.S. Border Patrol abuse of migrants apprehended on the U.S.–Mexico border. PDF copies of the full report or the executive summary are available for free in English or Spanish at: http://www.nomoredeaths.org/Abuse-Report-Culture-of-Cruelty/View-category.html

The Online Library of Liberty

About the Library

The Online Library of Liberty is divided into two sections, the Library and the Forum. The Library is where electronic versions of classic books about individual liberty are stored. These texts go back some 4,000 years and cover the disciplines of economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, political theory, religion, war and peace. They are in a variety of formats - facsimile PDFs so scholars can view the original text, HTML for ease of searching and attractive layout, and text-based PDF EBooks for personal use. The Library also contains bibliographic information about the books as well as other "metadata" about the authors and editors. Use the Find Author/Title to search the library catalog for key names and words from titles. Use the Advanced Search to do a full-text search of the books in the library collection. See the User Guide to the Library for more information.  Contributors: Many of the biographical and bibliographical descriptions in the Forum and the Library were written with the assistance of David Hart, Hans Eicholz, and Kristen Beach of Liberty Fund and Lauren Landsburg of Econlib. [Image at left is one of Holbein's illustrations to Erasmus' In Praise of Folly (1511) - a scholar reading.]

Is My Textbook in the Library? Spring 2013

Welcome back to Campus!  Hope you are excited about Spring 2013!

If you are looking for textbooks for your classes, the library might be able to help.  You can search the Roosevelt catalog for the books, or expand your search to over 70 I-Share Libraries.

Searching Roosevelt's Catalog

1. Go to the library's home page
2. Click into the keyword box under the words Search RU Catalog
3. Type your book's title or author in the box, select title or author from the drop-down list, and click Find.

Location will tell you where the book is located (Auditorium, Schaumburg, Reserve, etc.)

Call Number is the number you will need to find the book on the shelf.  Books are listed first by the letters alphabetically, and then follow the numbers in order on the shelf.  If you need help with this, ask any library staff membre.

Copy lets you know how many copies of this book we have.

Status is very important, as it lets you know whether or not the book is here and available for you to take home.

Searching I-Share Libraries

1. Go to the library's home page
2. Click the keyword box under the words Search RU Catalog
3. Type your book's title or author in the box, select title or author from the drop-down list.
4. Change the drop-down menu that says Local Catalog Only to All I-Share Libraries, and click Find.

When you click Find, the I-Share catalog will open and will show whether the book you need is available in another I-Share library. If it is available, you can request to have the book delivered to the Roosevelt University Library location of your choice by clicking the Request 1st Available link that appears below the book's Status in the Location tab:

NOTE: if you do not want to wait for a book to be delivered to the library, check to see if it is available in an I-Share library near you. If so, you can check it out directly from that library using your Roosvelt ID card. Some materials may be restricted, so it is a good idea to check with the library first before visiting. Click Here to view a list of Illinois I-Share libraries.

Looking for more instructions for searching I-Share? Attend a Library Workshop on finding and requesting books.  Read more HERE.  You can also view a list of video tutorials covering advanced searching techniques in the I-Share and RU catalog by clicking HERE.

*Please note, we are no longer able to request any course required texts through InterLibrary Loan (ILL).  If you request a required texts from ILL, it will be cancelled.

To contact the Roosevelt University bookstore about purchasing your books, visit their webpage HERE or call 312-341-3592.

If you cannot find your textbook through Roosevelt or any I-Share Libraries, here is a list of discounted sites and textbook rental sites that could prove useful in your search. 

Disclaimer:  RU is not endorsing any of these sites.

Discounted Sales

www.bigwords.com = ‘The sweetest, cheapest textbook deals on the planet’.

www.alibris.com = Use the “Textbooks” tab to search for new & used textbooks.

http://textbooksrus.com = ‘The books you need, the prices you want’.

http://www.abebooks.com = Use “Textbooks” to search by ISBN, Author, or Title.

http://www.isbns.net = Searches over 100 bookstores and 60,000 booksellers in seconds.

http://www.half.ebay.com = Use the “Textbooks” tab:  Author, Title, Keyword, or ISBN.

http://www.cheapesttextbooks.com = Help in finding extremely cheap college books.

http://www.getcheapbooks.com = Compares 7 million prices for new and used textbooks

Textbook Rental Sites

www.chegg.com = is about 50% cheaper than actual purchasing

www.campusbookrentals.com = text in your reservation using a cell phone.

www.bookrenter.com = “Here to make education more affordable”.

www.skoobit.com = Browse by category or Search by ISBN, Title, Author, or Keyword.

Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.

RU Research Ready? Come to a Library Workshop!

 

Join reference librarians (your partners in research!) to locate books, plays & more at Roosevelt… and beyond!

We will help you search for books, create library accounts, locate resources and get your semester off to a great start!  

Auditorium Library 10th Floor

January 22, 23 and 24 at 6:00pm
January 29, 30 and 31 at 10:30am

Schaumburg Library Room 140

January 22, 23 and 24 at 6:00pm

Sign up at http://bit.ly/RUResearchReady

Volunteer Opportunity: Tutor Youth in Reading

From the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation: 

"Interested in tutoring a child in reading? Please contact the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation. We are partnering with an organization to help provide educational support for youth from a Southwest side elementary school. Beginning this February, each Wednesday, 4th and 5th grade students will be bussed to Roosevelt University’s Chicago campus for a one-hour long tutoring session from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

We are looking for faculty, administrators and students interested in working, one on one, with a child to mentor them and help them improve their reading skills and overall educational direction in order to keep them on the path towards college and productive adulthood. A brief orientation/training session will be provided before the start of the program. Please let us know if you are interested in this volunteer opportunity.

If you are interested or have questions, please email Nancy Michaels at: nmichaels@roosevelt.edu.

Nancy Michaels, MISJT, Associate Director"

 

Holiday Hours

ALL LIBRARY LOCATIONS

Our holiday hours begin Friday, December 14.

Our hours through January 11th are:

Mondays-Fridays 9am-5pm

Saturdays & Sundays CLOSED

12/24-25 CLOSED

12/31-1/1 CLOSED

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Please note!

The AUD and PAL libraries will be closing at 1pm Thursday December 20th for an all staff meeting.

Extended Hours for Finals

WE'RE STAYING OPEN!

Auditorium Library Finals Hours

Monday 12.3-Thursday 12.6: 9am-11pm

Friday 12.7 9am-5pm

Saturday 12.8 12pm-6pm

Sunday 12.9 12pm-8pm

Monday 12.10-Wednesday 12.12 9am-11pm

Thursday 12.13 9am-9pm

Friday 12.14 9am-5pm

CLOSED 12.15-16, 12.22-25, 12.29-1.01 and 1.05-1.06.

Shaumburg Library Hours

Mon-Thurs 9:00am - 8:00pm

Fri9:00am - 5:00pm

Sat 9:00am- 2:00pm

CLOSED 12.15-16, 12.22-25, 12.29-1.01 and 1.05-1.06.

Intersession Hours are Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.

 

Meet with a librarian!

Schedule your one on one meeting today!

If you are overwhelmed with research, aren't sure where to start on a paper, or feel like you can't find ANYTHING on your topic, we are here to help YOU!  The Library offers the option of scheduling an individual consultation with a Librarian to assist you with your research for papers and major projects!

By scheduling your appointment, a Librarian will have time to do some preliminary exploration on your topic, and meet when it's best for you!

• We do ask that you try to giv us a minimum 3-day advanced notice.
• Evening and weekend slots are available but tend to be limited. 
• Let us know what works with your work, class, personal and family schedules!  We will work with you to find a time that we can get together.
• Include the details of your assignment, that way we can do some preliminary research to help you with your question, and pull together sources you may find useful.

Click HERE to fill out the request form, and end your semester stress free!  

 

Don't stress! Let us help...

Are you getting worried about finals?

The library is here to help!  Don't forget that we:

• Have one on one research sessions.  Schedule a meeting with a librarian HERE.
• Have study tables with power outlets for your laptops, and quiet space in the Performing Arts Library.
• Have two computer labs with black & white and color printing.
• Offer extended hours over finals week, December 3-12.  (Details to come)
• Are here to help YOU!  Contact us with questions.

Thanksgiving Hours

Library Hours

Monday, November 19-Wednesday, November 21; 9:00am-5:00pm

Thursday, November 22-Sunday, November 25; CLOSED

Featured Resource in Social Justice

Encyclopedia of activism and social justice

Gary L. Anderson & Kathryn G. Herr, Editors.

Call Number: HM671 .E53 2007

Link HERE to access the encyclopedia.

"The Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice presents a comprehensive overview of the field with topics of varying dimensions, breadth, and length. This three-volume Encyclopedia is designed for readers to understand the topics, concepts, and ideas that motivate and shape the fields of activism, civil engagement, and social justice and includes biographies of the major thinkers and leaders who have influenced and continue to influence the study of activism."

Voter Information and Election Guide

As you may have noticed, we are in a big election year!  Check out our Elections 2012 guide to point you in the direction of news, campaign information, and voter information for Chicago, Cook County and the Nation.

Use this guide to help you make informed decisions as a voter!

Open Access Week @ RU Library and Beyond!

This week the Library is celebrating International Open Access Week, which begs the question, what is open access?

Open access is a worldwide movement to make knowledge accessible to everyone. It stems from the belief that scholars produce knowledge to benefit and enrich our society, and that knowledge can do the most good if it is shared. Open access usually refers to scholarly writing and research that is available freely, digitally, and without restrictions to access.

What are the benefits of open access?

• Research is quickly and widely disseminated, moving scholarship forward and benefiting society
• Scholars and students can access the research they need in a timely manner
• Universities in developing regions have access to far more research, promoting global equity and social justice
• The public has access to research that it supports and fund through tax dollars

Roosevelt University Library and the Center for Teaching and Learning are hosting a series of events at both the Chicago and Schaumburg campuses to celebrate and raise awareness about open access.

Open Access Workshop and Discussion for Faculty and Graduate Students

The open access model of publishing continues to emerge as an alternative means of enhancing and broadening scholarly communication without the problems of unequal access to scholarly resources, loss of authors’ copyrights, restricted and limited circulation of new research, and skyrocketing journal prices that subscription based for-profit publishers impose upon the scholarly community. 

Scholars, researchers, authors, teachers, and students in all disciplines have been, and will continue to be, affected by these and other changes in the scholarly communication process.

Join the workshop and discussion with Freeda Brook, Reference/Instruction and Scholarly Communication Librarian and learn what you can do as a researcher and author to influence today’s scholarly publishing environment. Topics will include: economics of open access, quality and peer review, institutional support, and practical steps you can take.

 

Tues. October 30 @ 2pm

Downtown, AUD 814 (Center for Teaching and Learning)

 

Thurs. November 1, time TBD

Schaumburg

 

Film Screening and Discussion of Rip: A Remix Manifesto

The documentary Rip: A Remix Manifesto “explores the complexities of intellectual property in the era of peer-to-peer file sharing.” We will show excerpts from the film, followed by discussion about copyright, creativity, and cultural production. This is a great opportunity for instructors to offer extra credit to students.

 

Tues. Oct. 23 @ 7pm (followed by special performance, see below)

Downtown, AUD Library, 10th fl.

 

Thurs. Oct. 25 @ 2pm

Downtown, AUD Library, 10th fl.

 

Thurs. Nov. 1 @ 2pm

Schaumburg Library, Rm 120

 

Walk the Talk Concert

Following the film screening on Oct. 23, the Library is pleased to host a special performance by Walk the Talk, the world’s first Girl Talk cover band.

 

Tues. Oct. 23 @ 8:30pm

Downtown, AUD Library, 10th fl.

 

For more information, visit the event page.

Featured Resources in Biology: A Guide to Biological Literature

Using the Biological Literature : a Practical Guide

Are you beginning your research in Biology?  Or wondering where the best places are to go for information and methods?  Take a look at "Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide."  This guide provides an in-depth review of current print and electronic tools for research in numerous disciplines of biology, including dictionaries and encyclopedias, method guides, handbooks, online directories, and periodicals.

Featured Resources in Biology: Biological Abstracts

Featured Resource: Biological Abstracts Database

The Roosevelt University Library offers access to several research databases.  In order to conduct research in Biology, we recommmend taking a look at EBSCOhost's Biological Abstracts.

"Complete collection of bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical research literature published from more than 4,300 journals internationally. It provides access to the information in virtually every life science discipline and contains nearly 13.2 million archival records from as far back as 1969, with more than 370,000 citations added each year."

To access this database, click HERE.

Today is the Last Day to Register to Vote

Don't forget to register; today is the LAST day!  Click HERE to register to vote, make your voice heard.  

Want to know more about the 2012 Presidential Election, follow the candidates, and get the latest breaking news?  Visit our Election Guide!

Top Ten Challenged Books of 2011

Celebrate your freedom to read during Banned Books Week. Did you know these were the most challenged books of 2011?

• ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle Reasons: offensive language; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group
• The Color of Earth (series), by Kim Dong Hwa Reasons: nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group
•  The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins Reasons: anti-ethnic; anti-family; insensitivity; offensive language; occult/satanic; violence
• My Mom's Having A Baby! A Kid's Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy, by Dori Hillestad Butler Reasons: nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group
• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie Reasons: offensive language; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group
•  Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Reasons: nudity; offensive language; religious viewpoint
•  Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley Reasons: insensitivity; nudity; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit
• What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones Reasons: nudity; offensive language; sexually explicit
•  Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily Von Ziegesar Reasons: drugs; offensive language; sexually explicit
•  To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Reasons: offensive language; racism

Featured Research Guide: Sociology

What are Research Guides?

You may have noticed "Research Guides by Subject" on the library's home page...  But have you ever wondered what these research guides ARE?

Research guides are special subject guides that pull together a lot of different library resources in one place...  based on specific subjects being taugh on campus.  You will have a "one-stop-shop" for your research needs, and a way to get in touch with the librarian who works with those materials. 

About the Sociology & Anthropology Guide

The Sociology & Anthropology Research Guide is your portal to all elements of research in Sociology.  There is a list of new books, a suggested list of databases where you can conduct your sociology and anthropology scholarly article searches, and an indispensible collection of reference books (encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, etc.) both in print and available electronically. 

The Sociology & Anthropology Guide provides you access to writing and research in the social sciences, social justice, and much more.  

To visit the Sociology & Anthropology Guide, click the image below:

Sepetember 17th is Constitution Day!

10 Fast Facts on the Constitution

1. The U.S. Constitution was written in the same Pennsylvania State House where the Declaration of Independence was signed and where George Washington received his commission as Commander of the Continental Army. Now called Independence Hall, the building still stands today on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, directly across from the National Constitution Center.
2. Written in 1787, the Constitution was signed on September 17th. But it wasn't until 1788 that it was ratified by the necessary nine states.
3. The U.S. Constitution was prepared in secret, behind locked doors that were guarded by sentries.
4. Some of the original framers and many delegates in the state ratifying conventions were very troubled that the original Constitution lacked a description of individual rights. In 1791, Americans added a list of rights to the Constitution. The first ten amendments became known as The Bill of Rights
5. Of the 55 delegates attending the Constitutional Convention, 39 signed and 3 delegates dissented. Two of America's "founding fathers" didn't sign the Constitution. Thomas Jefferson was representing his country in France and John Adams was doing the same in Great Britain.
6. Established on November 26, 1789, the first national "Thanksgiving Day" was originally created by George Washington as a way of "giving thanks" for the Constitution.
7. Of the written national constitutions, the U.S. Constitution is the oldest and shortest.
8. At 81, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention and at 26, Jonathon Dayton of New Jersey was the youngest.
9. The original Constitution is on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, it was moved to Fort Knox for safekeeping.
10. More than 11,000 amendments have been introduced in Congress. Thirty three have gone to the states to be ratified and twenty seven have received the necessary approval from the states to actually become amendments to the Constitution.

This year marks the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution.  The Roosevelt Library has several resources available for you to learn more about the Constitution and its impact on American History. 

Both campus libraries have Constitution Day displays, so please be sure to stop by the library and check it out.  For more information on the resources we have available, and also on Constitution day itself, please visit our Constitution Day resource guide.

Don't forget to exercise your own rights by registering to VOTE!  Information on voter registration information can be found HERE or take some time to ROCK THE VOTE.

Foundation Directory Online Q&A

The product manager for Foundation Directory Online will be at the Murray-Green Library, in the computer instruction area, on Thursday, Sept. 13th at 1:00PM. Since we have a multi-user subscription to Foundation Directory Online Platinum,  faculty and staff  are invited to a demo showing how to get the most out of FDO, ask questions, get assistance with search strategies, ask about other Foundation Center products and services, etc. 

Labor Day Closings & Fall Hours

All Libraries Closed Saturday 9/1-Monday 9/3

Fall Hours 

Downtown Library

Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.

Friday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m

Saturday & Sunday 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Performing Arts Library

Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

Friday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Schaumburg Library

Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

Friday-Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Sunday Closed

 

Is my textbook at the library? Fall 2012

Welcome back to Campus!  Hope you are looking forward to Fall 2012!

If you are looking for textbooks for your classes, the library might be able to help.  You can search the Roosevelt catalog for the books, or expand your search to over 70 I-Share Libraries.

Searching Roosevelt's Catalog

1. Go to the library's home page
2. Click into the keyword box under the words Search RU Catalog
3. Type your book's title or author in the box, select title or author from the drop-down list, and click Find.

Location will tell you where the book is located (Auditorium, Schaumburg, Reserve, etc.)

Call Number is the number you will need to find the book on the shelf.  Books are listed first by the letters alphabetically, and then follow the numbers in order on the shelf.  If you need help with this, ask any library staff membre.

Copy lets you know how many copies of this book we have.

Status is very important, as it lets you know whether or not the book is here and available for you to take home.

Searching I-Share Libraries

1. Go to the library's home page
2. Click the keyword box under the words Search RU Catalog
3. Type your book's title or author in the box, select title or author from the drop-down list.
4. Change the drop-down menu that says Local Catalog Only to All I-Share Libraries, and click Find.

When you click Find, the I-Share catalog will open and will show whether the book you need is available in another I-Share library. If it is available, you can request to have the book delivered to the Roosevelt University Library location of your choice by clicking the Request 1st Available link that appears below the book's Status in the Location tab:

NOTE: if you do not want to wait for a book to be delivered to the library, check to see if it is available in an I-Share library near you. If so, you can check it out directly from the library using your Roosvelt ID card. Some materials may be restricted, so it is a good idea to check with the library first before visiting. Click Here to view a list of Illinois I-Share libraries.

Looking for more instructions for searching I-Share? Attend a Library Workshop on finding books.  Read more HERE.  You can also view a list of video tutorials covering advanced searching techniques in the I-Share and RU catalog by clicking HERE.

*Please note, we are no longer able to request any course required texts through InterLibrary Loan (ILL).  If you request a required texts from ILL, it will be cancelled.

To contact the Roosevelt University bookstore about purchasing your books, visit their webpage HERE or call 312-341-3592.

If you cannot find your textbook through Roosevelt or any I-Share Libraries, here is a list of discounted sites and textbook rental sites that could prove useful in your search. 

Disclaimer:  RU is not endorsing any of these sites.

Discounted Sales

www.bigwords.com = ‘The sweetest, cheapest textbook deals on the planet’.

www.alibris.com = Use the “Textbooks” tab to search for new & used textbooks.

http://textbooksrus.com = ‘The books you need, the prices you want’.

http://www.abebooks.com = Use “Textbooks” to search by ISBN, Author, or Title.

http://www.isbns.net = Searches over 100 bookstores and 60,000 booksellers in seconds.

http://www.half.ebay.com = Use the “Textbooks” tab:  Author, Title, Keyword, or ISBN.

http://www.cheapesttextbooks.com = Help in finding extremely cheap college books.

http://www.getcheapbooks.com = Compares 7 million prices for new and used textbooks

Textbook Rental Sites

www.chegg.com = is about 50% cheaper than actual purchasing

www.campusbookrentals.com = text in your reservation using a cell phone.

www.bookrenter.com = “Here to make education more affordable”.

www.skoobit.com = Browse by category or Search by ISBN, Title, Author, or Keyword.

Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.

RU Research Ready? Come to a Library Workshop!

 

Join reference librarians (your partners in research!) to locate books, plays & more at Roosevelt… and beyond!

We will help you search for books, create library accounts, locate resources and get your semester off to a great start!  

August 27, 28, 29 at 7:30pm
September 4, 5 and 6 at 5:30pm
Auditorium Library 10th Floor

September 11, 12 & 13 at 5:45pm 
Schaumburg Library
Room 140

Sign up at http://bit.ly/RUResearchReady

Featured Resources in Art: Architecture Reference Books

The Grove encyclopedia of Islamic art and architecture edited by Jonathan M. Bloom and Sheila S. Blair.

Edited by Jonathan M. Bloom and Sheila S. Blair
Online Access: Click HERE

Encyclopedia of American architecture

Edited by:Robert T. Packard, Balthazar Korab.
Call Number: REF. NA705 .P31995

Encyclopedia of 20th century architecture

Edited by:R. Stephen Sennott.
Call Number: REF. NA680 .E495 2004 SCH

New Documentary Films in the Library

Evanston's Living History

It is the story of a community’s struggle for justice; with roots extending to the town of Abbeville, South Carolina and the horrific lynching of one of its prominent citizens, Anthony Crawford.

 It is the story of Crawford’s granddaughter, great-granddaughter, and great, great-granddaughter working alongside the families of Emmett Till, Michael Schwerener, James Earl Chaney, and Andrew Goodman to gain passage of United States Senate Resolution 39, which apologized for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.

 It is the story of Evanston’s greatest generation, and their courageous fight to free Evanston from the bondage of racial discrimination.

 With interviews featuring some of those who lived this history: Joseph Burton, Phillip Crawford, Rosetta Gradford, Bishop and Mary Harvey, Sanders Hicks, Viola Hillsman, Sue Holloway, Delores Holmes, Doria D. Johnson, Rose Jourdain, William Logan, Jr., Eleanor “Brownie” Moore, the Hon. Lorraine H. Morton, Dr. Larry G. Murphy, Allen “Bo” Price, Mary Walker, Byron Wilson, and George E. Young, Sr.

 Produced and directed by Craig Dudnick.

http://www.evanstonhistory.com/index.html

New Documentary Films in the Library

Alice's Ordinary People

Alice's Ordinary People is a documentary about Alice Tregay - a woman who refused to stand still in the face of injustice. It's Alice's story of the ordinary people who effected extraordinary change and advanced the endless struggle for human rights and dignity. It's an inspiration to current and future generations, as they take up the mantle and continue the fight.

Alice’s life story reads like a history of the movement. Early on she fought the “Willis Wagons,” second class structures-- built to relieve over crowding in those Chicago schools which served the African American community--whose very existence perpetuated segregation.

In 1966, when Dr. King came to Chicago she and her husband James Tregay, marched along side him, often at great personal risk. It was at this time that Dr. King joined the Reverend Jesse Jackson, and the Reverend James Bevel to form Operation Breadbasket. Breadbasket fought racism on many fronts, but its main task was jobs for African Americans, particularly from those businesses drawing profits from the African American community.

Under the leadership of Reverend Jackson, the months that Alice and her group of ordinary people spent picketing led to real change. But it was through her Political Education class, as a part of Operation Breadbasket that Alice’s had her most significant impact. Over a four year period, thousands were trained to work in independent political campaigns. This new force eventually evolved into a movement strong enough to re-elect Ralph Metcalf to congress (this time as an independent democrat), to elect Harold Washington, mayor, and to make Barack Obama, the first African American President.

Read More:....http://www.evanstonhistory.com/alice.html

 

Featured Resources in Art: Women in Art

The Roosevelt Library has a large collection of art history books, art criticism and architectural history.  Here is a selection of books for research on Women in Art.

Women building history : public art at the 1893 Columbian Exposition

Authors: Wanda M. Corn ; with contributions by Charlene G. Garfinkle and Annelise K. Madsen.
Call Number: N7630 .C83 2011

Arab-American women's writing and performance : Orientalism, race and the idea of the Arabian nights

Author: Somaya Sami Sabry
Call Number: PS153.A73 S237 2011

Facing Beauty

Author: Aileen Ribeiro
Call Number: FOLIO. NX650.F45 R53 2011

Library Hours: Intersession

Auditorium/Performing Arts Library Summer Intersession hours:

Effective Aug. 7 - 24

Mon – Thurs 9:00am – 5:00pm

Fri 9:00am – 3:00pm

Sat-Sun Closed

Schaumburg Library Summer Intersession hours:

Effective Aug. 7 - 24

Mon – Thurs 9:00am – 4:00pm

Fri 9:00am – 2:00pm

Sat-Sun Closed

Featured Resources in Art: Saskia Art Images

Saskia Art Images

The collection contains 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture and architecture, including images from many important collections: the Prado, the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Uffizi, and the Louvre as well as archaeological sites in Greece, Italy, Turkey and Egypt. The images can be displayed and downloaded in high-resolution format. 

Roosevelt users can access Saskia Art Images HERE.  As a part of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois, users can also browse and view several other digital art collections, including historical images of Chicago, blueprints of the Cook County Forest Preserve, a Louis Sullivan Collection from SIU and much more HERE. 

Job opening: Library aide

Roosevelt students: are you looking for a student job for the fall semester? Do you want to work in one of the most popular places in the university and gain some great work experience? Then come join us in the library!

In order to apply, you must log in to the Roosevelt University eRecruiting website. After you have logged in, look for the job openings that are described after the jump.

This position is open to current Roosevelt University students only.

Job Description - Library Aide Downtown & Schaumburg

 We are interested in someone who can work up to 12 hours per week at the Murray-Green Library in the Auditorium Building, also one position for 12 hours per week at the Schaumburg Campus Library. Schedule to be determined later.

This position is only open to current Roosevelt University students. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

Public Services Desk  Includes using the library’s Voyager Circulation client to search simple bibliographic information for patrons, perform routine Circulation functions such as checking books and in out of the library, renewing, inputting and updating patron records.  Answering phones and some filing.  Assist patrons with photocopiers, printers, microfilm, and simple PC problems.    Interlibrary and Intercampus Delivery of Materials  Assist in the packing of ILL book bags for ILDS shipment. Requires ability to bend and lift book bags and push book carts. Pick up mail bags from mail room. Stacks work  Retrieve, shelve, and search for missing books and journals from library book stacks. Assist in the shifting of library materials.     Scanning / Faxing / Microfilm copying  Assist ILL LTA with scanning, faxing, and photocopying of articles.  Requires using a scanner, fax machine, and microfilm reader printer.  Miscellaneous  Help with other routine ILL tasks as assigned by the Access Librarian or the ILL LTA.       Required:  Attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to customer service.

Featured Resources in Sustainability: Sustainability Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste

Authors: Carl A. Zimring, general editor ; William L. Rathje, consulting editor.
Call Number: HD4482 .E53 2012
Electronic Resource: Link HERE.

Berkshire encyclopedia of sustainability

Call Number: GE140 .B47 2010
Electronic Resource: Link HERE

Encyclopedia of American environmental history

Call Number: GE150 .E53 2010
Electronic Resource: Link HERE

Featured Resources in Sustainability: Sustainability Databases

Sustainability Studies is an interdisciplinary program, that has an environmental focus.  The library provides resources to all members of the Roosevelt community to support all aspects of Sustainability Studies.  Two resources that Sustainability Studies majors, and those taking Sustainability classes, may find useful include GREENR and GreenFile. 

 

GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) offers up to date information on environmental issues, sustainability, and agriculture;  GREENR is a also a great database to consult when you need primary resources or case studies on these issues.  Video reports and podcasts are also available through GREENR. 

GreenFile, an EBSCO database is "a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles including all aspects of human impact to the environment such as global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, etc."

Sustainability Studies students may also find useful research in EconLit, Biological Abstracts, and our full list of online databases. 

 

The Facts on Immigration Today

Public opinion polling has shown that most Americans strongly favor smart and balanced
solutions to fix a broken immigration system that is currently failing to serve our
core national interests.

Everything You Need to Know About Our Foreign-Born Population, Current Immigration Policy, and the Voting Power of New Americans

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/07/immigration_facts.html

Featured Resources in Sustainability: Events in Chicago

Roosevelt University's Sustainability Studies program is a fast growing major, and there are several events in the Chicagoland area that support sustainable initiatives, and environmentally concious activities.

One place to keep up to date on these events is by following the Sustainability Studies Blog.  This week's featured event is the Chicago Center for Green Technology, presenting a discussion of community gardening in Chicago Tuesday 7/10 at 6pm.  Read more about it HERE.

Another related event is Andersonville's Green Week, going on now.  The Northside neighborhood event will feature a Sustainability Fair on Wednesday from 2pm-9pm, a Pop-Up Park, a bike tour, film screenings and much more.  For a full calendar of events, click HERE.
Stay tuned for more featured resources in Sustainability throughout July.

Changes to the Chicago Tribune Webpage

In a release yesterday, the Chicago Tribune stated that "beginning this week, registration will be required to access premium features such as columnists, reviews, in-depth and investigative reporting and new content from outside news sources.

No fees for premium content will be required at this time, and visitors who don't sign up will still have unlimited access to basic content. Rather, newspaper executives described the new website as a first step toward putting up a pay wall.”

You can read the full story from the Tribune webpage here:  http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-chicago-tribune-website-to-wall-off-some-content-20120626,0,7580787.story.  The website will also be redesigned, and some features added.

Members of the Roosevelt Community will continue to have full-text access to the Chicago Tribune through the database ProQuest NewsStand.  There are no paywalls to use Library resources!  Current students and staff members can access ProQuest from off campus using their full RU ID number.  Alumni are welcome to visit the library and access the database on campus.

 

Featured Resources in African American Studies: Credo Reference

If you are looking for reliable, and easy to use reference materials for African American Studies, take a look at Credo Reference.  Credo Reference is "an online collection of many reference books covering a wide variety of subjects, with entries covering such subjects as medicine, art, technology, law and more, all aggregated and integrated in a robust search engine," and among those books are a great selection of titles for AFS students.  Here are just a few:

African-American Writers: A Dictionary

"A timely survey of an important sector of American letters, African American Writers examines a multitude of black cultural leaders from the 18th century to the present."

Call Number: PS153.N5 A344 2000eb

Click to link to ebook

Black Firsts

"An epic record of African American achievement, it testified to a rich but often overlooked part of our history...  Readers will revel in the stories of barrier-breaking pioneers in all fields-arts, entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, inventing, journalism, religion, science, sports, and more."

Call Number: E185 .B574 2003eb

Click to link to ebook

Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience

"Spanning nearly 400 years from the early abolitionists to the present, this guide book profiles people, places, and events that have shaped the history of the black struggle for freedom."

Click to link to ebook

Africa and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History

"This encyclopedia explores the many long-standing influences of Africa and people of African descent on the culture of the Americas, while tracing the many ways in which the Americas remain closely interconnected with Africa."

Call Number: DT31 .A43 2008eb

Click to link to ebook

It's Bike to Work Week!

Did you know that this week is Bike to Work Week in Chicago?  There are several events throughout the city all week long, including a free screening of Pee Wee's Big Adventure in Grant Park tonight, and a Bike to Work Rally on Friday.  Roosevelt even has a team in the Bike to Work Week Commuter Challenge!

This is a great benefit of living in Chicago, and helps to kick off a great summer season.  Do you plan on spending a lot of time enjoying the city's parks and outdoor spaces?  Take a look at some great books about our shared public spaces!

Urban diversity : space, culture, and inclusive pluralism in cities worldwide

From the publisher:  This book presents the findings of a multiyear, collaborative research initiative examining how cities in the global North and South are adapting to the challenges of urban pluralism and diversity with the creation of new forms of urban space, citizenship, and belonging. Contributors from North America, Europe, and South Africa examine the multiple meanings of inclusion and exclusion in cities, seeking approaches that view diversity as an asset rather than a threat. Material stems from forums and workshops held over the course of two years in Washington, Barcelona, and Johannesburg. Some specific topics discussed are the future of retail and leisure 'contact zones' in the inclusive city, cyberspace as the new public domain, youth cultures and the mediation of racial exclusion and inclusion, and inclusive cities and citizen voice. B&w photos are included. Kihato is a senior research fellow at the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Witwatersrand.

Call number: Chicago HT361 .U715 2010

Sidewalks : conflict and negotiation over public space

From the publisher: Urban sidewalks, critical but undervalued public spaces, have been sites for political demonstrations and urban greening, promenades for the wealthy and the well-dressed, and shelterless shelters for the homeless. On sidewalks, decade after decade, urbanites have socialized, paraded, and played, sold their wares, and observed city life. These many uses often overlap and conflict, and urban residents and planners try to include some and exclude others. In this first book-length analysis of the sidewalk as a distinct public space, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Renia Ehrenfeucht examine the evolution of the American urban sidewalk and trace conflicts that have arisen over its competing uses....

Call number: Real Estate Institute HT153 .L67 2009

The walkable city : from Haussmann's boulevards to Jane Jacobs' streets and beyond

The idea that a city might not be walkable would never occur to anyone who lived before 1800. Over the past 200 years there have been dramatic changes to our cities. With the very best intentions, Baron George Eugène Haussmann ruthlessly transformed Paris in the mid-19th century. Its broad boulevards and grand vistas are the direct result of Haussmann’s thinking about how to adapt cities to a new age. In North America cities were redeveloped to accommodate the automobile and automobile-dependent suburbs. The city was no longer walkable, and in the 1960s activist-writer Jane Jacobs began to critique many of the ideas about how cities should be organized.

Call number: Chicago NA9053.S7 S63 2008

 

Take a look at similar books on Public Spaces HERE.

Friday Summer Hours

This Friday, June 15^th, the Auditorium campus Library will be closing at 2:00pm on Friday for an In-Service Staff Event.

Also, we will be closing at 3:00pm on Friday for the rest of the Summer until August 17. Schaumburg campus Library hours will remain unchanged.

On Friday June 22^nd, our current hours will change to:

 

Auditorium Library

 

Sun	Closed
Mon-Thurs	9:00am - 7:00pm
Fri	9:00am - 3:00pm
Sat	11:00am - 4:00pm

 

Schaumburg Library

 

Sun	Closed
Mon-Thurs	9:00am - 7:00pm
Fri-Sat	9:00am - 2:00pm

 

Performing Arts Library

 

Mon-Thurs	9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri	9:00am - 3:00pm
Sat & Sun	Closed

Featured Resources in African American Studies: Voyages

Are you looking for primary sources in African American Studies?  Take a look at Voyages, a Trans-Atlantic Slaving Voyage database.  According to the site, "The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database is the culmination of several decades of independent and collaborative research by scholars drawing upon data in libraries and archives around the Atlantic world. The Voyages website itself is the product of two years of development by a multi-disciplinary team of historians, librarians, curriculum specialists, cartographers, computer programmers, and web designers, in consultation with scholars of the slave trade from universities in Europe, Africa, South America, and North America."

You can search for specific voyages, voyages sailed under certain country flags, vessel name and much more.  The database includes images, essays and maps, as well as very useful lesson plans for ideas on how to incorporate the database in to an educational program. 

Visit Voyages by clicking HERE.

 

Featured Resources in Theater & Performing Arts: Digital Scores

Are you looking for accessible collections of musical scores?  Take a look at these resources:

International Music Score Library Project:

Set up as a "wiki" style page, you can search for public domain music scores, or browse by composer, time peried or instrument.

Harvard Loeb Music Library Digital Scores and Libretti Collection:

According to the site, "The scores and libretti in this Virtual Collection include first and early editions and manuscript copies of music from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries by J.S. Bach and Bach family members, Mozart, Schubert and other composers, as well as multiple versions of nineteenth century opera scores, seminal works of musical modernism, and music of the Second Viennese School."

The Julliard Manuscript Collection:

Over 140 unique manuscripts, with original markings, changes and sketches also included.

For more links to online sheet music, visit our Performing Arts Library Research Guide.

EBSCO Goes Mobile

Did you know that you can search some library databases straight from your phone?!  Follow these steps to browse your scholarly materials straight from your wireless device:

1. Log into EBSCOhost.
2. Click the EBSCOhost iPhone and Android Applications link at the bottom of the page and enter your email address. 
   An email with an authentication key is sent to you.
3. Access the email from your device and click the link found in the email to authenticate the application.
   You have 24 hours to access the key from your device to authenticate the app. If the key is not used within 24 hours, it expires and you will need a new key.

 
There is also and EBSCOhost app for your iPhone, iPad or Android.

To read more, visit the EBSCOhost web page:  http://www.ebscohost.com/schools/mobile-access

Study Areas Open in the Performing Arts Library!

Have you been looking for a new place to study?  Do you want a fresh way to start the semester?  Or maybe you need a distraction from the (beautiful) Lake Michigan view as you write your paper!

Students can now visit the Performing Arts Library in the Auditorium Building for some additional study space.

A little more about using the space:

The rooms are for use by the students, faculty and staff of Roosevelt University.

Rooms are available on a first come first served basis, and may be held for up to three hours. Individuals may use the rooms but priority will be given to groups of two or more.

Rooms may also be reserved for three hour time periods, and reservations may be made up to five weeks in advance. Renewals are permitted if the room has not been reserved.

Room Capacity is 5.

Contact the Performing Arts Library at (312) 341-3651 if you have any questions!

Featured Resources in Theater: Databases

Naxos Music Library

"Listen over the web to the complete recordings found in the Naxos catalog. The catalog includes all recordings by Marco Polo, Dacapo, and First Edition. Naxos is the leader in the classical recording industry."

Oxford Music Online

Access to articles, biographies, bibliographies, 20th century composers and performers, world music, jazz, opera, rock, popular music, instruments and their history.  *Please note, this resource has limited concurrent user access. Be sure to log off when finished your searching so that other authorized users can access it. If unable to connect, please try again at a later time.

DRAM

Listen to streaming audio on your computer of important American music. DRAM contains folk, opera, Native American, jazz, 19th century classical, early rock, musical theater, contemporary, electronic and beyond.

Featured Resources in Theater: Monologues

The Performing Arts Library, located on the 11th floor of the Auditorium Building, has a vast collection of monologue and audtion books, as well as several other resources to prepare you for upcoming auditions.  Here is a brief selection of titles.  For more monologue books, click HERE.

Exceptional monologues 1 for men and women

From the publisher: Volume 1 includes such titles and authors as: Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl, The Receptionist by Adam Bock, In the Continuum by Danai Gurira Nikkole Salter, Bach at Leipzig by Itamar Moses, and many more.

Call Number: Performing Arts Library  PN4305.M6

Monologue mastery : how to find and perform the perfect monologue

From the publisher: Prudence Wright Holmes, also known as the Monologue Detective, is a veteran actor and teacher who has been coaching actors for more than twenty-five years. Her students have appeared in films, on television, and in Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theater. Her own extensive acting credits include the film Sister Act and the original off-Broadway casts of Godspell and Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You. She comes from Bexley, Ohio, and lives in New York City.

Call Number: Performing Arts Library PN2071.A92 H585 2010

The Oberon book of modern monologues for men

From the publisher: Looking for fresh, contemporary monologues? The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men collects over fifty speeches selected from the unique roster of one of Britain’s leading publishers.

Call Number: Performing Arts Library PN2080 .O24 2008

The Oberon book of modern monologues for women

From the publisher:  The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Womenis an essential resource for actors participating in acting classes, contests, auditions, and rehearsals. This book collects over fifty speeches from some of the finest plays of the last twenty years, bringing together specially selected speeches by essential modern dramatists.

Call Number: Performing Arts Library PN2080 .O247 2008