Hey, keep it quiet down there!

The Shadek-Fackenthal Library ground level has been designated as a QUIET floor. BUT, it's up to students to maintain the silence. If it gets a bit chatty down there, kindly approach your peers and mention that they are on the QUIET floor, and to please keep it down. If all else fails, flash them a SHUSH!

I want to fly like an eagle...

Bald eagles, YES, bald eagles have been spotted flying over the campus! Most likely they make their home along the Susquehanna River, where a number of pairs have been seen. So, you might ask, how does this relate to my research, and continued happiness at F&M? Well, over the course of the term this blog has noted a number of good starter resources and ways to get research assistance. You can peruse through the various posts, or ASK ANDY for help. And why, because to fly like an eagle has GOT to be better than flopping like an old Thanksgiving turkey!

PS. 2 free ASK ANDY questions to anyone who can name the title track

Database Spotlight: Jstor

JSTOR (an acronym for Journal STORage) is a large, stable electronic backfile containing the full text of core academic journals in the social sciences, humanities and sciences (over 500 titles!). JSTOR is unique among other full text databases because complete backfiles have been scanned and are searchable online. Their digitization results in a high resolution scanned image, which is a perfect replica of the original journal page.

Printing is also unique. Choose PRINT from within Jstor so that printjob is complete, with correct margins.

Coverage starts with the first issue of each title and stops at a 'moving wall,' a period of 4 or 5 of the most recent years maintained by the journal publisher. As each year passes, another year of issues is digitized and added to the archive. This makes JSTOR a great resource for older materials, but it isn't a place to find the most recently published research on a topic.

JSTOR offers simple, advanced and expert searching, with multiple options such as using keywords, topics, titles, authors and dates. You can also limit by discipline, journal title and publication date range.

The truly interdisciplinary nature of JSTOR becomes evident as soon as you enter the database. Choose the areas you're interested in, or search the whole collection and turn up hits from journals in philosophy, history, education, anthropology and psychology, to name a few.

If you have any questions about using or accessing JSTOR or our other resources, call the reference desk at x4217, or email us at ask.andy@fandm.edu.

Building on the Campus, 1854-1940

Professor David Schuyler gave a fabulous Friends of the Library talk about the first college buildings, and the new(er) buildings that shape and define our campus. Archivist, Christopher Raab can provide more information about this talk, college history, and Friends of the Library.