From the Desk of Susan C. Curzon
Dean, University Library
New Electronic Resources
Empire Online:
Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Jeffrey Auerbach, Assistant Professor of History
at California State University, Northridge, the Oviatt Library will receive
access for ten years to Empire Online from Adam Matthew Publications, Ltd.
When completed, Empire Online will provide access to over 60,000 original
manuscripts and documents that cover colonial history, politics, culture,
and society from 1492-1962 with introductory essays written by experts. Auerbach
contributed an essay entitled "The Great Exhibition: Art, Display and the
British Empire" to the Empire Online project. Empire Online is available on
the Library web site on the Electronic
Books page.
New Business Databases: Students and faculty now
have access to five new business-related databases:
- Snapshots
Research Reports: North American Edition: Includes over 1,100 market
reports that provide concise business information including market size,
market segmentation, market share, market distribution, market forecasts,
and socio-economic data provided by the Economist Intelligence Unit, along
with a list of additional resources for more information.
- Hoover's
Company Data: Provides historical, financial, personnel, and competitor
information for more than 40,000 companies and over 600 industries.
- OxResearch:
Contains articles analyzing economic and political developments worldwide.
Articles are compiled by an international network of faculty members at
Oxford and other leading universities, as well as think-tanks and other
well-known international institutions.
- General
BusinessFile ASAP: Provides access to full-text journal articles
from local sources, national business magazines, and trade journals; investment
reports; directory listings; and press releases.
- Computer
Database: Contains full-text articles from periodicals that cover
high-technology industries, including computers, telecommunications, robotics,
and electronics.
Library Personnel News
Farewell to Susan Parker: Associate Dean of the
Oviatt Library, Susan Parker, has accepted the position of Deputy University
Librarian and Chief Financial Officer, UCLA Libraries. Susan has been with
the Library since 1997 and her absence will be deeply felt by all who have
worked with her. Susan will be leaving us in March. We wish her the very best
in her new position.
New Librarian: Silvia Calzada is the new Hispanic-Serving
Institutions Grant Program Librarian in the Reference and Instructional Services
Department. Silvia received Master's degrees in Library and Information Science
and Latin American Studies at UCLA. She can be reached at 818-677-4887 or
through email at silvia.calzada@csun.edu.
Other Library News
Textbooks in the Library Collection: The Oviatt
Library receives many requests from students who hope to borrow or have access
to required texts for courses that they are taking. Unfortunately, we are
not able to purchase required texts for all classes offered on campus, so
some students may not get the access that they need to important readings.
We would like to encourage instructors to use our Course Reserves to make
extra copies of required texts available to students who would like to use
them. Course Reserves material can be in print or digital format. For more
information about reserves, please go the Course Reserves link on the Library's
home page at http://library.csun.edu.
Friends of the Oviatt Library
Bookstore: The Oviatt Library receives donations from faculty and
community members of many high-quality used books that are for sale in the
bookstore in the west wing of the main floor of the Library. Shelves are restocked
as new books arrive. The Bookstore is open during Fall and Spring semesters
Monday through Friday from 10:00AM to 2:00PM.
