Important information about the ATLA database

If you’ve searched for a theology journal using the library’s “Find Articles by >Title of Journal” link recently, you know that there’s a problem. Instead of being directed to the journal, you’ve been sent to a log-in page and asked for a password. The ATLA database is still available online here, through OhioLINK. Only the search by journal title is not working.

We’re working on the problem and expect to have it fixed soon. If you have any questions or need help in the meantime, please ask us.

Extended Hours at the Library

Starting today, Monday October 9 and continuing to exam week, the library will stay open longer.  The hours are: 

Monday through Thursday – 8:30 am to 11:45 pm
Friday – 8:30 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday – 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday – 1:00 pm to 11:45 pm

Jesus and the children

From Julie at Happy Catholic comes this reflection about Jesus’ radical view of the value of children. According to David Scott, where the ancient Romans and Greeks thought of children as inferior beings, “Jesus taught that it would be better to have a millstone tied around your neck and be plunged into the depths of the sea than to suffer God’s judgement for scandalizing one of his little ones.”

The entire post is wonderful as is David Scott’s book , The Catholic Passion: Rediscovering the Power and the Beauty of the Faith (BX1751.3 S29 2005)

This book shouldn’t be in the library!!

Sometimes patrons ask why there are certain items in the John Paul II Library. Why do we have a book by Judy Blume here? Why are there R-rated videos in the collection? And Harry Potter? The Da Vinci Code? Shouldn’t these be taken off the shelves and out of circulation?

There are many different reasons why an item is on the shelves. Sometimes a book or video is in the collection because a faculty member requested it for a class. Sometimes you need to read a book like The Da Vinci Code in order to refute its claims.

What about our students who are studying to become teachers? They will need to know if a certain book by Judy Blume is appropriate for a junior high class, a senior high class – or no one at all. How can they decide if they haven’t read it first?

And remember that nearly everyone here on campus is over 18. That means that they are legally adults. They have the right to decide for themselves what they chose to read or watch and why they need to do this.

If you are tempted to “accidentally” misplace a book in order to protect your fellow Franciscans, please remember that this may be an item that someone needs. Hidden, misplaced or (heaven forbid!) stolen items will be replaced using funds that could have been spent to purchase something else that we need – like The Bad Catholic’s Guide to Good Living.

Computer access problems – update

The “Advanced Keyword Search” feature in the OhioLINK catalog is working again.

Authentication for remote access from the dorms or off-campus has been fixed!!! 

Computer access problems

The remote authentication feature that allows you to access the online library databases from off-campus and the dorms is not working due to server problems in Columbus. You can still access these databases in the library from the eight research computers on the first floor.

The “Advanced Keyword Searching” feature in the catalog is also not working. The IT professionals at OhioLINK are aware of these problems and are working to resolve them quickly. We apologize for any inconvenience this is causing you.

New at the library

New books for business:

• An Army of Davids: How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, and Other Goliaths – HM 486 R48 2006
• Blogging for Business: Everything You Need to Know and Why You Should Care – TK 5105.8884 H65 2006
• Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers – TK 5105.8884 S36 2006
• The Future of Advertising: New Media, New Clients, New Consumers in the Post-Television Age – HF 5821 C32 2003
• Mass Affluence: Seven New Rules of Marketing to Today’s Consumers – HF 5145.1 N86 2004

Spring Break hours at CTK, Library, JCWC and Fieldhouse

Spring Break hours around campus:

Library:

Monday through Friday – 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Saturday – 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday – 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Christ the King Chapel:

Monday through Friday – 12:05 pm Mass only, held at the Chapel
Saturday – 11:30 am (Feast of St. Joseph)
Sunday – 10:00 am and 8:00 pm Travelers’ Mass

The Port is closed. Adoration will resume at 8:00 am on Monday March 20.

Heavenly Grounds

Monday – Friday: 6:00 am to 3:00 pm
Saturday – 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Sunday – 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

J. C. Williams Center

Jazzman’s Cafe
Monday – Friday: 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED

The Pub
Monday – Friday: CLOSED
Saturday and Sunday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Cafe ala Cart
Monday – Sunday: CLOSED

Finnegan Fieldhouse:

No classes scheduled this week. Other scheduled activities:
Monday – Boy Scouts, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Tuesday – no scheduled activities
Wednesday – Travel Soccer, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Thursday – no scheduled activities
Friday – Travel Soccer, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Saturday – Club Gold Volleyball, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday – Club Gold Volleyball, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

New at the Library

The Library has new electronic reference books available for you through OhioLINK:

Political Science/ Legal:

Unreasonable searches and seizures: rights and liberties under the law – Otis H. Stephens and Richard A. Glenn
The United Nations system: a reference handbook -Chadwick F. Alger
Internet and the law: technology, society and compromises – Aaron Schwabach
Globalization: encyclopedia of trade, labor and politics – Ashish Vaidya
International environment disputes: a reference handbook – Aaron Schwabach

History

Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America: a comprehensive encyclopedia – Francis J. Bremer and Tom Webster, editors.
Personal perspectives. World War 1 – Timothy Dowling, editor.
Epidemics and pandemics: their impacts on human history – J. N. Hays

World Cultures

Iberia and the Americans: culture, politics and history – J. Michael Francis, editor
The peoples of the Caribbean: an encyclopedia, archeology and traditional culture – Nicholas J. Saunders
The Philippines: a global studies handbook – Damon L. Woods
South Africa’s diverse peoples: a reference sourcebook – Sally Frankental and Owen B. Sichone
Modern paganism in world cultures: comparative perspectives – Michael Strmiska
 

E-mail and the Library Research Computers

The eight research computers on the first floor of the library have signs – lots of bright pink signs – that remind students these computers are only for research. Not e-mail, not g-mail, not face book, not IM, not Mapquest, not online shopping. Why? Using the computers for e-mail and similar tasks allow viruses to get into the research computers. In the past month, we’ve had several viruses and one very nasty worm that shut the computers down for hours. Students who needed the computers for research and especially printing were unable to do so because of the problems caused by these unauthorized uses.

Starting today the “research-only” policy will be enforced.

We don’t enjoy telling patrons to stop what they’re doing and shut the e-mail windows immediately. It’s one of the worst things that the library staff has to do. But the very worst thing that we have to do is to explain to a student who needs an article immediately that the computers are not working.