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Changes to Library Database List
The duPont-Ball Library maintains a list of subscription and open access databases to support student and faculty research. Between semesters, library personnel made some changes to the database list, resulting in additional features. The database list is still available in an alphabetical list and a subject list. The new list has a different look and feel. (Click the image to see details.)
New features include:
- Limit by subject from the alphabetical list
- Limit to a specific letter of the alphabet
- Search the database list
- Get a link to a database
The subject database pages also have some new features. (Click the image to see details.)
New features include:
- Best bet database(s) in a subject area
- Link to full A-Z database list from the subject database page
You will need to update your links if your syllabus or website links to one of the library’s databases page, or to subject list of databases, a link that starts with https://www2.stetson.edu/library/database_subjects/.
Contact [email protected] or [email protected] for assistance or with questions.
Pardon Our Dust and Noise
The duPont-Ball Library will be adding a vending area on the main floor. Students have been requesting a vending area for a long time, and we are happy to finally be able to add one. Renovations will begin on Tuesday 24 May. During the renovations, the library at times will be noisy and dusty. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
Expanded Summer Hours for the duPont-Ball Library
The duPont-Ball Library will be open more hours in the summer semester. The library will now be open 8:00 am – 6:00 pm on Fridays and 11:00 am – 6:00 pm on Saturdays. This part of the library’s on-going plan to offer expanded hours to the Stetson Community. A listing of all of the library’s hours may be found here.
Technology Support in the Library
The duPont-Ball Library and the IT Department have worked together to create a Technology Help Desk in the library. Technology help will be available Sunday – Thursday from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm at the main desk in the library. Whether you are working in the library and need technology support or simply have a technology related question, stop by the Technology Help Desk during the hours listed above.
New Arrivals–Faculty Requests
To view a list of the new items requested by Stetson faculty in the last month click here.
To request an item e-mail Associate Dean Debbi Dinkins.
2015 Faculty Review
The 2015 Faculty Review is now available. The Faculty Review lists all of the publications and creative activities of the Stetson faculty.
DVDs Now Arranged by Title
You asked, and we listened. All our Feature Film DVDs are now arranged by title and have been relocated to the north side of the library across from the educational DVDs.
New York Times Now Delivered Daily
The duPont-Ball Library now receives a daily delivery of the New York Times. This means you can read an edition of the paper the same day it was published.
Florida Library Association Library Innovation Award Winner
The Florida Library Association (FLA) honored outstanding libraries, individuals, businesses and library supporters during its annual conference held May 13-15, 2015 at the Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center. Award recipients were selected from a large number of applicants for the quality of their service to their local communities and to the library profession. The Library Innovation Award was presented to the duPont Ball Library and Learning Technologies, Stetson University. Libraries have long provided technology to support academic programs. 3D printers are one more technology resource to add to the mix. Librarians discovered, however, that 3D printing has not yet been well-developed as a true learning technology integrated into curricular assignments. The Stetson Library implemented 3D printing as a curricular tool that supports faculty-developed assignments. The library takes a proactive approach in integrating technologies into engaged classroom learning. It is relatively rare to have direct curricular collaborations of this type. The goal is that the library not just be a repository for technology, but a catalyst for teaching and learning.
