Students: Apply to Win the Scholar Award!

Students, apply for the Library Student Scholar Award. Applications are due by the end of the day on Feb 15, 2013. Winners will each receive a $200 prize, and all nominees will be invited to the Annual Scholars Reception and receive a certificate of accomplishment.

Do you feel proud of a project or paper that you (or your group) submitted for a course last Fall, Summer, or Spring? If so, consider applying! Read more about the award and download the application instructions here.

NPR honors Marymount Adjunct's Book Best of 2012 Historical Fiction

Congratulations to Regina O'Melveny, a Marymount English Adjunct Professor, whose work "The Book of Madness and Cures" was honored by NPR, along with five others, as being the best historical fiction of 2012! What an incredible acknowledgement of her work.

From an NPR reviewer: "I was enthralled by this strikingly original and gorgeously written quest story. In Venice, anno 1590, we meet Gabriella Mondini, a physician trained by her father, who sponsored her entry in the otherwise all-male Physicians' Guild. As the novel opens, he's been missing for 10 years, having left on a journey and never returned. His letters home, meanwhile, reflect an increasingly troubled mind. Without his patronage, Gabriella can no longer remain in the guild or practice medicine. Following the clues in his letters, she embarks on an epic journey to find her lost father, an odyssey that takes her through the dark forests of Germany all the way to Edinburgh." 

Good news: the Library has a copy of Regina's book for your reading pleasure. View details here. 

New Statistics Resource Available

Last semester, the Library tested out a new statistics portal called Statista.  Feedback from students and faculty was very positive, and we're happy to announce that the we now offer access to this impressive resource.  The database provides statistics on over 85,000 diverse topics of data and facts from over 18,000 sources. Categorized into over 20 market sectors, Statista provides access to quantitative facts on technology, finance, politics, and many more areas of interest. Sources of information include North American, European, and Asian market researchers, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.  You'll find a link to Statista under the Business & Economics and Social Sciences tabs of the e-Resources page.  If you need help using Statista, just ask a librarian!

Welcome to Spring 2013

The Library would like to welcome everyone to the start of a new semester.  To get the most out of your classes, remember to visit the Library early and often throughout the semester.  The Library's the place to:

• Get individual research assistance from librarians
• Borrow a book from course reserves (books your professors require you to read for class)
• Find books in print and electronically that will help you in writing great papers
• Discover articles from scholarly sources on your topics
• Watch informative films about the subjects you are researching
• Keep up to date with the latest news locally, nationally and globally
• Find a quiet place to study (for group study, we encourage you to check out the great new Commons area located in what used to be known as the auditorium)
• Check out something fun to read from our recreational reading collection

We're open:
M-Thurs, 8am-8pm
Fri, 8am-4pm
Sun, 12-6pm
Online 24/7

See you in the library!