Herrick is proud to announce the recent publication of Dr. Susan Strong’s book, “Thought Knows No Sex.” The title of the book is taken from the writings of Jonathan Allen, President of Alfred University, in 1876.

In the book Dr. Strong explains how, at a time when coeducation was deeply controversial, Alfred University created a remarkably egalitarian environment for women. Grounded in nineteenth-century student experiences at Alfred University, the book uses diaries, letters, and recollections to tell of the excitement, hopes, and fears felt by some of the first women to aspire to higher education.

Published by SUNY Press, the book is available in the campus bookstore.

Susan Strong is a librarian at Herrick and will be retiring at the end of the semester. She will be greatly missed by her colleagues.

Tuesday, May 6 - Saturday, May 10
8:00 am - 3:00 am

Sunday, May 11
10:00 am - 3:00 am

Monday, May 12 - Friday, May 16
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Saturday, May 17 - Sunday, May 18
LIBRARY CLOSED

Monday, May 19
SUMMER HOURS BEGIN

We would like your feedback on a new library resource.

Soon, we will be implementing a new Research by Subject portal. Please visit it and send your comments to Ellen Bahr at bahr@alfred.edu (or use the comment form, below).

Some features of the new page:

• View resources by subject
• View resources by type
• Search resources by keyword
• Get a list of multidisciplinary databases

This change will not be taking place until after this semester; the current Research by Subject page on the Herrick website will remain available until that time.

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us!

The following list of resources is adapted from a recent article by Lorena O’English in College & Research Library News. Her article highlights websites for information about the candidates, as well as websites with information about the political process itself.

Background and General Election Information

Federal Election Commission

The University of Michigan Documents Center: Elections 2008

U.S. Census Bureau: Voting and Registration

Political News

Campaign U

CQPolitics

Fact Checking

FactCheck

Politifact

Candidate Information

Map the Candidates

Project Vote Smart

Political Polling

American National Election Studies

Pew Research Center

Money in Politics

Follow the Money

Open Secrets

Source: O’English, Lorena. Election 2008 resources: Political information online, networked, and in the social world. College & Research Libraries News, v.69(1), January 2008.

Beginning on Friday, April 4, JSTOR will have a new look. Following are some features of the new interface:

• The ability to create a “MyJSTOR” account, which will allow you to save citations in JSTOR
• Enhancements to the basic and advanced search functions, including the ability to save your searches
• Simplified printing

For more information, please see these online tutorials from JSTOR:
Recorded Webinar
Using the JSTOR Interface (PowerPoint)
NewJSTOR Features (PowerPoint)
SearchTutorial (wmv)

Herrick recently added GreenFILE™, a bibliographic database of information about environmental concerns. The database includes information for individuals, such as installing solar panels and recycling; for corporation needing information on green agriculture, hybrid cars or waste management; as well as environmental laws, regulations and studies.

GreenFILE contains back-files of Bioscience, Journal of Environmental Planning & Management, Journal of Ecology, and Conservation Biology. The database also contains bibliographic information for non-scholarly publications such as E-The Environmental Magazine, Natural Life, and Mother Earth News.

In total, the database has nearly 300,000 records, some of which are full-text.

Winners of Herrick’s “Name That Space Contest”

We are pleased to announce the winners of the contest to name Herrick’s café.

1^st Prize

The BookEnd

Submitted by Amanda Warren

2^nd Prize

The Daily Grind

Submitted by Bridget Reagan

3^rd Prize (Tie Vote)

The Strong Cup

Submitted by Mary McInnes

Book ‘n Brew Café

Submitted by Rosalie Mulhollen

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who participated in the contest!

Public Relations Committee

Herrick Memorial Library

Join us for Team Trivia at Herrick Library on Saturday, April 19, from 8 pm – 10 pm.

Team Trivia will be led by Mike Allen, host of Team Trivia at the Italian Villa on Thursday nights in Hornell.

We hope to see you there.

Do you have ideas for other events in the library? Please contact Steve Crandall, Director of Herrick Library, at fcrandall@alfred.edu.

Team Trivia is back at Herrick Library!

Following the success of our first Team Trivia night in February, Herrick will be hosting another trivia night on Saturday, March 29, from 8 pm – 10 pm.

Team Trivia will be led by Mike Allen, who some of you know as the host of Team Trivia at the Italian Villa on Thursday nights in Hornell.

We hope to see you there.

Do you have ideas for other events in the library? Please contact Steve Crandall, Director of Herrick Library, at fcrandall@alfred.edu.

The AU Libraries have teamed up with the GreenAlfred organization to form a team for the upcoming Relay For Life event being held Friday, March 28th at McLane Center. The team has set a goal of raising $1000. They held a “Books, Bags and Bottles” event in the lobby of Herrick Library last week which raised $150. The team is still collecting returnable bottles and cans to raise even more. During the event the team will be staffing the concession stand from 7:30 - 8:30 pm. If you’re interested in joining or donating to our team, please contact team captain, Laurie McFadden at mcfadden@alfred.edu. Luminaries in memory or honor of specific individuals can also be purchased from McFadden for $5.00 each.

The libraries would like to encourage other campus offices to get involved in the Relay for Life event. It was a fun experience last year and we expect it to be even better this year.