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Pace UniversityDigitalCommons@PaceUniversity Library Newsletter Pace University Library System10-1-2012Information Edge - Library Newsletter - Fall 2012IssuePhilip PoggialiInstructional Services, Birnbaum Library, Pace UniversityBen PeckInstructional Services, Mortola Library, Pace UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/lib_bulletinThis Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Pace University Library System at DigitalCommons@Pace. It has been accepted forinclusion in University Library Newsletter by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Pace. For more information, please contactrracelis@pace.edu.Recommended CitationPoggiali, Philip and Peck, Ben, "Information Edge - Library Newsletter - Fall 2012 Issue" (2012). University Library Newsletter. Paper29.http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/lib_bulletin/29Staff at the Mortola (Pleasantville) and Birnbaum (NYC) Libraries welcomed undergraduates to Pace on September 5. Students lined up at the information desk for assis-tance using the computers and printers, wireless access, finding textbooks on reserve, and locating classrooms; our fearless reference librarians were delighted to help. As the semester continues and assignments accumulate, the refer-ence staff will be available to assist with more complex questions about research. A librarian can meet with students for consulta-tions (by appointment) to address information needs for assignments. Librarians are also available to assist on LIVE HELP (a chat refer-ence service) at http://www.pace.edu/library/. Stop by the information desk and they’ll be happy to assist you! Welcome Back, Students! Birnbaum Library’s Ghost Hunters This semester University 101 stu-dents will be participating in an unusual library orientation game. “Library Ghost Hunters,” created by First Year Outreach Services Librarian Jennifer Rosenstein, is a scavenger hunt (live and virtual) where students are directed to locate “clues” throughout the Birnbaum Library and with the use of the Library’s online resources. Jennifer created the game as an alternative to the freshman class tours that are conducted through-out the year. The object of the game is to determine the identity of a ghost supposedly haunting the basement of 41 Park Row (NYC Campus). There are three differ-ent versions of the game that stu-dents may attempt, the clues of each game leading them into the library stacks and online to con-duct searches in the catalog. Jen-nifer hopes students will find the game “fun, and more meaningful than a traditional tour.” Library Ghost Hunters will begin on Oc-tober 1; instructions are available at the Birnbaum Library circula-tion desk. Upon completion of the game, players can enter their names in a raffle to win prizes. September 2012 - Published by Instructional Services Librarians at Pace  Volume 18, Issue 1  Fall / Spring Hours Mortola Library Mon–Thurs: 8:30 am– 2 am Fri: 8:30 am– 11 pm Sat: 9 am– 6 pm Sun: 10 am– 2 am Birnbaum Library Mon–Thurs: 8 am– 11 pm Fri: 8 am– 10 pm Sat: 10 am– 8 pm Sun: 12 pm– 8 pm Collaborative Learning Room (Birnbaum Library) Mon– Fri: 9 am– 9 pm Sat: 10 am– 8 pm Sun: 12 pm– 8 pm  Mortola Library Update Mortola Library has made several exciting changes to our space this fall.  The library has added a café seating area, quick print computer terminals and even a hydration station to quickly fill up your water bottle.  There is also new beanbag furniture on the first floor for comfortable group study.  Additional quiet study spaces on the se-cond floor of Mortola will be added this fall.  To view a Library Minute video of the new spaces, scan the QR code to the right on your smart phone or visit                                    http://youtu.be/I0mBg2iURCg  New Research Guides Environmental Science: http://libguides.pace.edu/environsci  Liberal/Conservative/ Non-Partisan Periodicals: http://libguides.pace.edu/partisanperiodicals  PsycINFO/PsycArticles: http://libguides.pace.edu/psycinfoandpsycarticles   In conjunction with the traveling exhibit Harry Potter’s World, Mortola Library will host a Faculty Talk on Wednesday, September 19th, during the Common Hour (12:20 – 1:15pm) Light refresh-ments will be served.  Professor Edna Lief will speak about Merlin and Mythology.  Best remembered as the mysterious wizard in the Legend of King Ar-thur, Merlin is a well-known char-acter of literature and film, includ-ing the animated Disney movie The Sword in the Stone.  Profes-sor Lief is a Professor of English at Pace University and is currently teaching a class about World My-thologies.  James Eyring will appear with his owl Oscar.  Mostly nocturnal, owls are one of the world’s most intriguing creatures.  James is the Assistant Director of the Environ-mental Center at Pace University.  The Environmental Center is a focal point of the Pleasantville campus and promotes environ-mental education to students and the general public. In addition, Mortola Library will host another Faculty Talk on Oc-tober 3rd, 12:20pm. Nancy Rea-gin, Pace Professor of History and author of the books Harry Potter and History and Twilight and His-tory will speak on the ways histor-ical contexts, events, and persons are incorporated into the Harry Potter series.  For more information contact Douglas Heimbigner  (dheimbigner@pace.edu). Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada.   Outside of work, Ben enjoys sing-ing in The St. Cecilia Chorus, bicy-cling and reading fiction.  He lives in Harlem with his girlfriend Adri-an and his two cats Leo and Moe. Phil Poggiali joined the Pace staff in August as an Instructional Ser-vices Librarian at the Birnbaum Library. He completed an M.S. in Ben Peck joined the Mortola Library staff in July as an Instruc-tional Services Librarian.  After growing up in Vermont, Ben stud-ied Music at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine and completed his Master’s Degree in Library Science at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.  Before arriving at Pace, Ben worked as a librarian at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut and Information Science and an M.A. in Theatre at SUNY Albany. He was formerly an Undergraduate Educa-tion Librarian at UConn Stamford. Phil lives in Westchester with his wife Kristina, and enjoys reading, seeing movies, and traveling. He loves writing about cinema and is a frequent contributor to his brother Chris’ novelization blog, The Paperback Film Projector. Harry Potter’s World at Mortola Library Meet our New Librarians! New Books at Mortola and Birnbaum       New books are added frequently to the library collections.  Faculty and students are welcome to place requests for new materials through the library catalog. http://www.pace.edu/library/find-resources/library-catalog  Visit Harry Potter’s World in the Mortola Library during library hours until October 6. Page 2  Ben Peck Phil Poggiali 

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