Happy Holidays!

We'd like to thank all thank all the students who participated in this year's Food for Fines program. I looks like we might have garnered a record number of donations this year. Donations are  all sent to local food banks.

The Library will be closed December 22 - December 25 for the Christmas holiday. We will also be closed December 29 - January 1 for New Year's.

We will stay on our shortened schedule (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) until January 7, when the spring semester begins. Text a librarian and chat with a librarian will stay open during the semester break. If you have questions about research or the  Library, please get in touch with us.

Research Guides

By Annie Smith, Reference/Instruction Librarian

Every semester, we add new research guides to an already extensive list. The guides cover both broad subject areas and specific issues to help students decide on topics for their papers.

The guides contain a list of books to provide valuable background information, recommended databases, and vetted websites. By using the guides, students can be sure that
they’re getting the best possible start on their research projects.

We get ideas for new guides from controversial issues that appear on the news and from popular topics we hear at the Reference Desk, but we’re always on the lookout for more topic ideas. If you have an idea for a research guide, please let us know by contacting Annie Smith at x8752 or smithan@uvu.edu.

News from the Sutherland Archives

By Catherine McIntyre, Archivist

In September and early October, we interviewed four people in connection with the art exhibit at the Woodbury Art Museum, called “Global Spotlight Russia: Pastoralism,” running through December 15. We edited the interviews into a nice ten-minute loop on a DVD that runs continually in the museum while the exhibit is open. By request of curator Melissa Hempel, we interviewed: Trent Olsen, an art student at BYU who also fulfilled an LDS mission to Russia; Dr. Rusty Butler, Associate Vice President of International Affairs at Utah Valley University and the Honorary Consul General for the
Russian Federation in the State of Utah; Dodge Billingsley, who trains combat troops to be psychologically ready for war and is an avid collector of Russian art; and Ellie Sontag, who runs an art gallery in Salt Lake City and specializes in Russian pastoral art. If you attend the exhibit, be sure to look for the stand-alone screen and headphones where you can see and hear the interview clips!

Catherine McIntyre attends the American

Associations for State and Local History conference

I recently attended the Conference of the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) in Salt Lake City to promote the Mountain West Digital Library (www.mwdl.org) and the Utah Digital
Newspapers (http://digitalnewspapers.org).  The Mountain West Digital Library is a freecentral search portal for digital collections from institutions in the Mountain West region, including our own Utah Valley University Digital Collections. The Utah Digital Newspapers provides free access to historical
newspapers from around Utah. We had a great turnout at the conference. I’d be thrilled to provide information about these great free resources, which are made possible by the Utah Academic Library Consortium (UALC), to any faculty member or department—just let me know!

And we’d like to congratulate newly-retired UVU professor Dr. Kathryn French, who won this year’s Gandhi Peace Award for her six years of work culminating in the Oral History of Utah Peace Activists project. We are honored to have worked with Dr. French to archive and digitize this important record of Utah peace and justice activists. The project interviews can be accessed at www.uvu.edu/library/archives/peace.html.

Librarian Spotlight: Jacques d'Emal

Jacques d'Emal serves as Access Services Librarian and subject liaison for psychology, sociology and social work, anthropology, and emergency services.

Jacques has a Bachelor of Art in History from the University of Utah, a Master of Art in History from Texas A&M University, and a Master of Library Science from the University of Arizona.

LibCast, the UVU Library Podcast

By Ben Wilson, Reference/Instruction Librarian

The UVU Library publishes a monthly podcast called LibCast. The goal is to highlight services the Library offers to students and faculty in a creative, fun, and exciting way. Watching LibCast regularly can help students and faculty remain up to date on what is happening in the Library.

To view a LibCast visit the Library’s podcast page www.uvu.edu/library/podcast.html or YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/user/uvulib?feature=results_main.

Librarian Spotlight: Trevor Young

Trevor Young is our media librarian and science liaison.

Trevor holds a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Technology from Utah State University (2003) and a Master of Library Science from Emporia State University (2008).

OneSearch at a Glance

By Kim Rollins, Reference/Instruction Librarian


You’ve likely heard about or tried the new OneSearch tool that provides you with access to UVU Library’s entire collection via a single, customizable entry point. However, to get more controlled results you can take advantage of all of the available search modes, limiters, and expanders within the research tool. For example, from the home screen you can check the Library Catalog Only limiter to limit results to only those items available from UVU Library’s catalog or the Available in Library
Collection limiter (which restricts results to items from our online databases, e-journal vendors, institutional repositories, and content physically available in the Library).

You can still search specific databases using the Articles tab to find our databases by subject lists and the complete list of databases. You can also search for items in the Library’s book, media, and map collections by clicking on the Books and Media tab.

OneSearch

Borrowing Books from Other Utah Academic Libraries

By Jacques d'Emal, Access Services Librarian


Many faculty and students don't know that they can visit other academic libraries across the state and borrow their books. Every college and university library in the state is a member of the Utah Academic Library Consortium (UALC). As members, we agreed to share resources with each other’s students and
faculty.

When visiting another UALC library, you will register an account with that library. You will need to present your UVU ID card and another picture ID, generally your driver’s license. Some of the libraries may also require more information.

As you might expect, the University of Utah and Brigham Young University libraries lend the most to UALC members. On a recent Friday afternoon, the Marriott Library had over 600 items checked out to students and faculty from other UALC institutions. In 2010, the Harold B. Lee Library checked out over 2,800 items to members of UALC institutions and lent more than the 2,400 items through interlibrary loan.

Sadly, both of these libraries lose thousands of dollars’ worth of items every year to fraud. To help minimize their losses, they have stricter procedures for registering users. The University of Utah, in addition to asking for a UVU ID and picture ID, will ask for proof that you are currently affiliated with a UALC institution. Students and faculty can do this by printing off a current class schedule. BYU has one system in place for all non-BYU patrons. They require a UALC ID, a state ID, and proof of address. The in-library BYU police verify the state ID. The patron is then sent to another office to get a BYU ID card. This process takes at least 30 minutes.

Of course, if you do make use of one of the other libraries, you will be required to follow the borrowing rules of that library.

Journal and Database Requests

By Michael Freeman, Library Director


The Library is more and more frequently fielding requests for electronic journal packages, especially those specific to individual disciplines. We recognize this need to support quality university programs. The Library currently spends about $355,000 a year on digital journals and approximately $115,000 a year on print. Joint monies held in the Regents’ office deliver a core set of journal databases to all schools in the higher education system in Utah. These databases include all EBSCO databases, JSTOR, Project Muse, MLA International Bibliography, Mergent, BioOne, CINAHL, Institute of Physics (IOP) journals, American Mathematical Society Journals, and Art Full-Text. In addition, UVU contributes money to a common statewide pool that purchases America: History and Life, PsycINFO, ComAbstracts, and GenderWatch.

We welcome suggestions for additional databases and make these a part of the PBA process. Full-text databases can range from $4,000 a year to $35,000 a year. Any additional purchases must have new
budget money (knowing that inflation will be 5-6% per year), and almost all new base money has gone to electronic journals. You can help us by informing your respective deans how important these databases are to you and your students. Deans need to present a united voice of support to the administration at PBA in order for the Library to respond to your need. Your support is both needed and appreciated.

Librarian Spotlight: Annie Smith

Annie is a Reference and Instruction Librarian and serves as subject liaison for American Studies and Literature.

Annie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Literature from Idaho State University and a Master of Library Science from Emporia State University.