Lets Talk About It: Jewish Literature – 5th in the Series – Nov. 13th – Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen

Join us @ Pius Library for a book discussion of Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen on November 13th at 10:00 am in the Knights Room at Pius XII Memorial Library.  This is the fifth (and last) in a series of lively book discussions relating to the theme Neighbors: The World Next Door.  Julia Lieberman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish Language and Literature, Sephardic Studies and Israeli Culture will facilitate.  For more information, please see http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/libnws/5-07/Ad%20flyer.pdf

November Issue of the University Libraries Newsletter is Now Available

The November issue of the University Libraries Newsletter is now available at http://slulink.slu.edu/newsletters/11_07.pdf.

The new issue highlights Dr. William Gass, the recipient of the 40th Saint Louis Literary Award, as well as the Manuscripta conference and the launch of MCL’s Digital Document Delivery Service.

You can also read previous issues at http://slulink.slu.edu/newsletters/index.html

October Edition of Conversations Is Posted

The October edition of Conversations, a monthly podcast series hosted by Dr. Gail Staines, Assistant Provost for University Libraries, has been posted.

This month, Gail speaks with Dr. Paul Shore, Professor of Educational Studies. Dr. Shore talks about his recent visit to the British Library and how his research on the curriculum of the Jesuits brought him to a small library in Serbia.

To listen to this podcast, please visit the Conversations page at http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/podcasts/conversations/index.html.

Lets Talk About It: Jewish Literature – 4th in the Series – Oct. 30th – The Assistant by Bernard Malamud

Join us @ Pius Library for a book discussion of The Assistant by Bernard Malamud on October 30th at 10:00 am in the Knights Room at Pius XII Memorial Library.  This is the fourth in a series of five lively book discussions relating to the theme Neighbors: The World Next Door.  Julia Lieberman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish Language and Literature, Sephardic Studies and Israeli Culture will facilitate.  For more information, please see http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/libnws/5-07/Ad%20flyer.pdf

Exhibition: Facsimiles of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles

This exhibit is available at Pius XII Memorial Library in the front lobby throughout the month of October.  Please see http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/libnws/10-07/exhibit_manu_BI_10_07.html for additional information.

Exhibition: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times: St. Louisans Interned by the Japanese in World War II

This exhibition, Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times: St. Louisans Interned by the Japanese in World War II, is available for viewing through 15 November 2007, at Pius XII Memorial Library in the Saint Louis Room.  For more information, please see http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/libnws/10-07/exhibit_Ord_People_10_07.html

October Issue of the University Libraries Newsletter Is Released

The October issue of the University Libraries Newsletter has been released. This month’s highlights include the grand opening of the Writing and Testing Centers, the 40th Annual Saint Louis Literary Award, the acquisition of the Anglo-Catalan Psalter, and a statistical analysis of the Pius XII Memorial Library collection.

The October issue can be viewed at http://slulink.slu.edu/newsletters/10_07.pdf or http://slulink.slu.edu/newsletters/index.html.

Check Out Enhancements to the SLU Library Catalog

With the recent upgrade to WebPac Pro, the keyword search in the SLU Library Catalog searches more like Google. As long as you do not use quotes or connectors (and, or, not), a keyword search will return your results by relevancy. For more information and additional new features please see
http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/libnws/9-07/catenhance9_07.html

34th Annual Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies

The 34th Annual Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies will be held on October 12-13, 2007 in Anheuser-Busch Auditorium, Cook Hall. For details about this Conference hosted by the Knights of Columbus Vatican Film Library, please see http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/libnws/10-07/manuscripta10_07.html