Intersession hours: by appointment only

From May 1 - 15, 2011, the Library will be closed except by appointment.

Marygrove students, faculty and staff: if, for academic or college-related purposes, you need either physical access to the Library or assistance using Library resources remotely, you can leave a voicemail or email us, and a Library staff member will contact you to set up an in-person or telephone appointment.

Reference desk: 313.927.1346
Circulation desk: 313.927.1355
STIC: 313.927.1582
Email: lib@marygrove.edu

Normal hours and services to guests will resume on May 16, 2011.

Free access to 41 online encyclopedias until April 23

The following encyclopedias and handbooks from Sage Reference Online are available until April 23, 2011. To begin exploring, visit http://www.sage-ereference.com/Login.html and login with username librarian and password sagereference. If you feel that any of these would make a valuable addition to the Marygrove Library, please let us know by calling 313.927.1346.

21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook
Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory
The Sage Handbook of Criminological Theory
(*we own this in print) Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies
Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief
21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook
The Sage Handbook of Philosophy of Education
(*we own this in print) Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent
(*we own this in print) Encyclopedia of Family Health
(*we own this in print) Gender and Women's Leadership: A Reference Handbook
Encyclopedia of Geography
The Sage Handbook of Governance
Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide
Green Cities: An A-to-Z Guide
Green Consumerism: An A-to-Z Guide
Green Energy: An A-to-Z Guide
Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide
Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide
The Sage Handbook of Health Care Ethics: Core and Emerging Issues
The Sage Handbook of Identities
(*we own this in print) Encyclopedia of Identity
The Sage Handbook of Islamic Studies
Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: A Reference Handbook
Handbook of Marketing Scales, Third Edition
The SAGE Handbook of Mental health and Illness
Encyclopedia of Motherhood
Handbook of Multicultural Measures
Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society
Political and Civic Leadership
21st Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook
Encyclopedia of Political Theory
Encyclopedia of Power
The Sage Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping and Discrimination
Encyclopedia of Research Design
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication
(*we own this in print) The Sage Handbook of Social Gerontology
Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media
The Sage Handbook of Sociolinguistics
Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention
Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World
The Sage Handbook of Workplace Learning

Library offerings are newly enhanced by Directory of Open Access Journals

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) has just been integrated into the Marygrove College Library website. This means that as you search library databases, you now have access to 6395 more journals and 551,008 more articles across all disciplines.

The DOAJ provides access to free, peer-reviewed, open access journals. Not only will these journals now appear in your library database search results, but you can also visit the DOAJ directly from this library webpage (scroll down to the D's): http://research.marygrove.edu/articles-a-databases/search-for-articles.

As always, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to call the library at 313.927.1346.

July 28, 2011 update. We've also added these open access databases: BioMed Central, Public Library of Science, and the World Bank Data Catalog. Happy searching!

Explore AP Images & several Encyclopaedia Britannica databases for a limited time

You're invited to explore the following free resources for a limited time. Once you've done some exploring, we'd love to hear what you think. Would any of these make valuable additions to the Marygrove College Library?

• AP Images: available until April 30, 2011. Username is mclslibrary, password is mclslibrary. AP Images is a research database that provides a sensory journey of photographs, audio sound bites, graphics, and full text spanning over 180 years of history as seen through the eyes of the Associated Press

• Encyclopaedia Britannica databases: available until June 30, 2011. Username is mclspreview, password is spring11.
• 21st-Century Explorer
• Annals of American History Online
• Britannica Learning Zone
• Britannica Online Academic Edition 
• Britannica Online Public Library Edition
• Britannica Online School Edition
• Global Reference Center
• Image Quest
• Original Sources from Encyclopaedia Britannica 
• Student News Net
• Spanish Reference Center
• Webster’s Third New International Dictionary Unabridged Online
• World Data Analyst Online

If you feel that any of these would make a valuable addition to the Marygrove Library, please email Christy at cmalmsten@marygrove.edu or call her at 313.927.1378.

Library assistant is winner of 2011 Amy S. McCombs/Frederick P. Currier Writing Award

Library assistant Theresas Spiteri is one of the 5 winners of the 2011 Amy S. McCombs/Frederick P. Currier Writing Award. The other winners are Mia Balbin-Cuesta, Percy Pierce, Emily Sese, and Della Young. Congratulations!

This award is held in conjunction with the Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series, which will take place Friday, April 15, in Alumnae Hall, and feature the poet and literary scholar Harryette Mullen.

Read more about this award, the lecture series, and Harryette Mullen here: http://www.marygrove.edu/home/news/press-releases/1025-amy-s-mccombs-frederick-p-currier-writing-award-winners-announced.html

The latest news in the Google Books settlement

Via the Association of College & Research Libraries:

"The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) has released  "A Guide for the Perplexed Part IV: The Rejection of the Google Books Settlement," an analysis of the latest decision in the Google Books Search case and its potential effect on libraries. The LCA is comprised of ALA, ACRL, and  the Association of Research Libraries (ARL).

This guide is the latest in a series prepared by LCA legal counsel Jonathan Band to help inform the library community about this landmark legal dispute.  In the Guide Part IV, Band explains why the Court rejected the proposed class action settlement, which would have allowed Google to engage in a wide variety of activities using scanned books.

Past guides and other LCA materials related to the case are available on the LCA website."

Avoid the New York Times paywall

On March 25, 2011, The New York Times implemented its paywall. Now anyone who views more than 20 articles per month at http://www.nytimes.com will be charged a fee. Individual subscribers to the print newspaper have unlimited access to the website. The Marygrove College Library and other libraries are working with the Times to provide similar unlimited access via our institutional subscription.

In the meantime, there are several well-documented loopholes around the paywall. You can also continue to read the print version of the Times in the library, or access the Times online from 1980 to the present via several of the library's databases (this requires a Marygrove login).

If you have any questions about this, please don't hesitate to get in touch with one of your librarians (313.927.1346) or leave a comment below.