Third time is the charm, folks! PsycINFO is down again. Third time in less than a month! We are lucky, lucky folks.
Like we noted in all the other blog posts regarding PsycINFO being down, you can use Summon to find articles.
Monthly Archives
May 2014
At the beginning of summer, it has been a long-time tradition of the UST Libraries to post recommendations by library staff for your reading enjoyment. Our Summer Reading List for 2014 is off to a good start and recommendations will continue to be included as they are submitted.
Don’t forget to visit our Leisure Reading collection for additional suggestions now and throughout the year.
Have a wonderful summer!
I’m sorry to report that PsycInfo is once again experiencing some technical difficulties.
The technical team behind the resource is aware of the problem and actively working on it. In the meantime, if you’re looking for psych articles, try using Summon. It includes all articles published by the American Psychological Association.
Libraries, News & Events, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library, Special Collections and Archives
Archives & Special Collections Summer 2014 closure
During the summer of 2014, the Department of Special Collections will be installing compact shelving in its archival storage area. We are very excited about this as the project as it will increase the capacity of the area by over 50%, allowing for growth of the university’s collections of archival, manuscript and rare books collections for many years to come.
To accommodate the work involved in this project, the University Archives and manuscript collections currently held by department will be placed in storage and will not be accessible for the duration of the project. We will be able to place limited amount of essential records in temporary storage for access during this project. The University Archivist is working with affected university departments to identify those materials. Access to these records will be by appointment with the University Archivist.
Additionally, the reading room for the Department of Special Collections/University Archives will close June 23, 2014 and will remain closed through the end of August 2014. During this period, there will be no access to Special Collections & University Archives materials by faculty, staff, students, and other researchers in the department’s reading room; phone and email reference service will be limited. In the interim, researchers are encourage the use of the department’s digitized collections.
The cooperation of the UST community and other researchers during this project is greatly appreciated. Please contact Ann Kenne, Head of Special Collections/University Archivist (2-5461), for additional information.
The ever-popular Therapy Pets (dogs, bunnies, and a Guinea pig!) will be in the OSF Library rotunda
6-8pm on Monday, May 19th.
Is a little snuggle from a friendly dog just what you need to rejuvenate your studying?
Would watching a few hops from a fluffy (and amazingly talented) bunny give you enough of a boost of energy to power you through finishing that page of APA citations?
You’re in luck! Everyone is welcome to take a few moments’ break from the stress of finals, receive some fluffy encouragement, and spend time with other animal lovers before heading back to work.
As always, remember that library staff are available to assist you find any information you need to complete your work. Please don’t hesitate to ask!
On Sunday from 7am til early afternoon SRDS Media Solutions will be unavailable. This is a scheduled outage for maintenance. Please plan accordingly.
Shannon Heitkamp ’15
UST Economics and English major Shannon Heitkamp ’15 was recently selected for a summer internship at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan.
This prestigious and highly competitive program (8 awarded from an applicant pool of more than 240) provides students with graduate level coursework and research project opportunities in quantitative methods of social research. View the press release.
This summer, in addition to graduate level coursework and seminars at ICPSR in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she’ll be engaged in a research project with ICPSR’s extensive social science data archives, likely working on longitudinal research in education.
Shannon applied for the internship in January, submitting an online application and references. She then participated in 2 rounds of interviews, and was notified of her award about 3 weeks ago. The internship carries a $4,000 stipend, room and board in university housing, and a scholarship covering the cost of fees, texts, and materials for coursework in the ICPSR Summer Program.
She worked with UST Econ professor Monica Hartmann on her application and some ongoing course research. Dr. Hartmann says of Shannon: “I am thrilled that Shannon was selected for this honor. Her work ethic, intellectual curiosity, and maturity made her a highly qualified candidate. Last summer, Shannon conducted qualitative research with my colleague Dr. Susan Callaway in the English Department. Through this research, Shannon learned that ESL students were interested in having opportunities to meet American students to practice their English. In response to her findings, the English Café was started with collaboration with her research advisor, Academic Counseling, International Student Services, and the library. This blending of research and practical action will serve Shannon well in her future endeavors.”
At UST Shannon has also served as a student writing consultant with the Center for Writing and is an Excel! Research Scholar.
UST is a member institution of the Consortium, and subscribes to the ICPSR database, an extensive archive of political and social research data. ICPSR works with researchers to deposit, archive, and preserve their data, and makes the data sets and documentation available to subscribers for download and analysis using statistical software.
The Libraries congratulate Shannon on this most impressive accomplishment!
PsycINFO is up and running with no delays or problems. Sorry for the problems we encountered earlier.
For those of you trying to find articles on psych topics, please note PsycINFO is currently out of order. The technical team behind the resource is aware of the problem and actively working on it. In the meantime, if you’re looking for psych articles, try using Summon. It includes all articles published by the American Psychological Association.
News & Events, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library, Services
Cell Phone Charging Stations in the OSF Library!
Is your cell phone almost out of battery power? Got to call home to mom? Forgot to bring your cell phone charger? Now you don’t have to worry when you’re in the Library!
The O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library now has two cell phone charging stations. One is located on the main floor by Coffee Bené and the other is by the Lower Level computer lab.
The charging stations can power 8 devices at once — 4 Apple (includes iPhone 5), 3 Micro, and 1 Mini. A 10 minute charge will produce a half hour of cell phone use.
