http://library.csun.edu/blogs/librarynews From the Desk of Susan C. Curzon, Dean Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:36:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In my last post, I talked about the State of California’s $26 billion shortfall, the funding reductions of $584 million to the California State University, and the impact of those reductions on the Library’s services to the campus. Let me bring you up to date on the ongoing fiscal ... http://library.csun.edu/blogs/librarynews/2009/11/03/budget-coffee-cart-textbooks-247-access-during-finals-and-more%e2%80%a6/ On July 24th, 2009, the California State Legislature approved a 2009/10 fiscal year budget designed to address a $26 billion shortfall. The budget included significant funding reductions of $584 million to the California State University. This FAQ explains how these reductions will affect the ... http://library.csun.edu/blogs/librarynews/2009/07/29/library-budget-faq/ The Oviatt Library has received Campus Quality Fee funds for several projects. We selected projects to submit that our students had told us through surveys and comments were high priorities. I am pleased to let you know that we received funds for 24 hour Library access for 7 days during exam ... http://library.csun.edu/blogs/librarynews/2009/07/15/library-news-july-2009/ From the Desk of Susan C. Curzon, Dean Oviatt Library Dear Colleagues: I would like to announce two new Library web presentations that I hope you will enjoy: 50th Anniversary-The Virtual Exhibition http://library.csun.edu/50/exhibition.html The online version of the Library's Gallery Exhibition on CSUN’s history, "Fifty and Fabulous," gives web visitors a tour of images and descriptions of ... http://library.csun.edu/blogs/librarynews/2009/04/06/library-news-april-2009/ From the Desk of Susan C. Curzon, Dean Dear Colleagues: The Oviatt Library is pleased to announce the availability of EndNote Web. It is a very useful, new, online service that enables researchers to better manage the collection, organization and incorporation of citations, footnotes and bibliographies within their papers. It also allows one ... http://library.csun.edu/blogs/librarynews/2009/02/13/library-news-february-2009/ From the Desk of Susan C. Curzon, Dean November 2008 Electronic Books at the Oviatt Library The Library now provides access to more than 150,000 electronic books. The subjects are wide-ranging. For example, in an electronic format, one can find Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the State of Virginia; Animal Sciences edited ... http://library.csun.edu/blogs/librarynews/2008/11/01/library-news-november-2008/ From the Desk of Susan C. Curzon, Dean August 2008 Dear Faculty: I invite you to contact your librarian for a Library Instruction session for your students. Last year, almost 26,000 students attended a Library Instruction session with their professors. The purpose of these sessions is to help students learn how to use the ... http://library.csun.edu/blogs/librarynews/2008/08/01/library-news-august-2008/ From the Desk of Susan C. Curzon, Dean March 4, 2008 Expanded Catalog Services The Library's Online Catalog (http://library.csun.edu/cgi/opac) has new features that may interest and help you: Send a Call Number to your cell phone: when you find an item with a call number you want to retrieve, click the "Send via ... http://library.csun.edu/blogs/librarynews/2008/03/01/library-news-march-2008/ From the Desk of Susan C. Curzon, Dean Library Catalog Has New Features We have launched a new version of our catalog. Features include a tabbed search interface, a visually enhanced results list, media-type icons, and book jacket images where available. CSUN users can also now log in to view their library record ... http://library.csun.edu/blogs/librarynews/2007/09/01/library-news-september-2007/ From the Desk of Susan C. Curzon, Dean Dear Faculty: I invite you to contact your librarian for a Library Instruction session for your students. In these sessions, the librarians teach students how to find, use and evaluate the relevant resources and information in the field and how to develop a strong ... http://library.csun.edu/blogs/librarynews/2007/08/01/library-news-august-2007/