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newCatalog and Databases down 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29 through Monday  Fuller's Online Catalog and Databases will not be available from on campus or off campus starting at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 29th and will remain down for an unspecified time, perhaps through Monday, Sept 1st.  This is due to a planned power outage to the computer servers on the Pasadena campus.  We apologize for the inconvenience. 

Temporary Library Services: While McAlister Library is closed, limited library services will be available in the Psychology Building, room 126, through Fri, Aug. 29, at 5:00 p.m.  The hours will be: Mon.-Thur. 8:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.  These services will be available: 1. Reserve books which may be checked out for 2 hours; some Reference books to use in the room, and two database computers.

Library closed Aug. 16 through Sept. 2:  Due to the construction project, the library and computer lab will be closed for the last two weeks in August 2008.  We encourage students and faculty to check out any books you may need ahead of time, and make alternative plans for computer access and study space.  The library will close at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 14, 2008 and remain closed until 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2, 2008.  No books or media will be available from any collection during that time; library staff will not have access to the building.  Circulation periods will be extended and fines waived for items due during the closure.  Books on course reserve will be temporarily relocated to Psychology Building room 126.  Library staff will be available to help patrons at this temporary location.  Faculty teaching summer courses may want to discuss in advance their course needs with reference staff.  Remote access to the online databases and eBooks will be available except as announced above.

newOxford Scholarship Online is available as a trial database.  It includes the full text of 2126 Oxford U.P. books, including 419 books about Religion, 553 Philosophy, and 54 Psychology.  List of title included.  Please go to the Trial Databases page for more information.

newCredo Reference is available as a new database.  It includes 305 full-text encyclopedias and reference books from Cambridge, Harvard, Routledge, Britannica, etc.  Please go to the databases page to use this resource.

newAcademic Search Premier is available as a new database.  It provides full text for more than 4,500 journals, including more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles.  It covers the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies, education, and much more.  Please go to the databases page to use this resource.

Accessible Archives is available as a trial database.  It includes about twenty full text 18th and 19th century newspapers, including several relating to abolition and African Americans.  Please go to the Trial Databases page for more information.

Global Road Warrior is available as a new database.  It includes travel advice and demographics for 175 countries, also 6000 color photos, and 1575 country maps.  Please go to the databases page to use this resource.

Hubbard Library Construction:  Construction on the David Allan Hubbard Library began in the summer of 2007.  The building project will take approximately two years.  The south entrance to campus will be closed during the project.  Noise from the construction will be intense at times.  Construction work will take place mostly between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.; therefore, faculty, students, and staff may want to adjust their working hours accordingly.  The library will make every effort to and accommodate research needs; however, there will be some planned closures, and perhaps some closures with short notice due to safety concerns. Click here to learn more and see photosClick here to learn more about the fund raising campaign for the library. 

The best time to study in the library during construction:  For quiet study and research time: the best times to avoid construction noise will be after 3:00 p.m.  If you must be in the library, you may want to bring ear plugs or use the ones made available at the Circulation Desk.  When noise levels become health threatening, the library will be closed.  Every effort will be made to give advance notice, but these things are sometimes difficult to accurately predict during such a construction project.  Please bear with us during construction; Hubbard library will be a much nicer place to study when it's finished.

A construction web cam has been added to the roof of the existing library building.  Check out live images of progress on the new building.  Click here.

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