This is an archive of library news. http://library.oakland.edu/news/oldnews.php A panel featuring area leaders and activists will discuss My Family, My Community, Ujima. Come engage with the thought-provoking discussion. Refreshments will be served. http://tinyurl.com/a98ygq5 We’ve been hard at work since you left! Come by and see the big things that are happening at Kresge Library! In honor of Homecoming, the library is displaying pictures from its extensive archives in the exhibition, OU History in Photographs. Take a walk down memory lane in the main lobby of Kresge Library. http://library.oakland.edu/information/departments/archives/Library/klgrdbking1960.pdf Kresge Library recently received 33 books on contemporary Japan as a donation from the Nippon Foundation's Read Japan program. These books are part of a list of "100 Books for Understanding Contemporary Japan" which were selected for the Nippon Foundation by a committee of Japanese and foreign scholars. http://tinyurl.com/7h8vta4 Visit the OUWB Medical Library web site to check out new resources for the entire OU community. Key online resources include AccessMedicine, MDConsult, Micromedex and UpToDate. Print materials are interfiled in the main KL collection and may be used by everyone. http://library.oakland.edu/medical As we expand our Research Help and Tech Help services in the south wing on the main floor, we are moving things around. All the computers are still there, we've just made room to add more computers, a new service point and comfortable new seating for students. It's a work in progress, so please be a patient Grizzly and bear with us. http://library.oakland.edu/information/building/floorMap.htm The 2012 income tax season is approaching. Take a look at our shortcuts to some of the most common forms you need for federal, state, and city income taxes. http://library.oakland.edu/information/departments/govdocs/taxforms.htm Kresge Library is hosting a National Poetry Month Poetry Slam: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in OU's Kresge Library, 4th floor. Poets must sign-up by 7:00 sharp! First place: 100 dollars! Runner-up: 50 dollars! This event is free and all are welcome to attend and compete! http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/poetryslam12.html The Ohio State University Press and The Journal selected Dr. Edward Haworth Hoeppner as this year’s winner of The Charles B. Wheeler Prize for his poetry collection, Blood Prism. The OSU Press will publish Blood Prism in Autumn 2011. http://library.oakland.edu/events/english/EdHoeppner.html Want to help us make the library website more student-friendly? Sign up to take part in a focus group on Tuesday, April 3rd, at noon and get a Starbucks gift card! http://tinyurl.com/ckjvl3x OU's School of Education and Human Services (SEHS) Educational Resources Lab (ERL) invites your participation in a 6-week workshop designed especially for people interested in learning about China. The workshop will be held on Wednesday evenings starting in March 2012. Please follow the link above for registration details. http://library.oakland.edu/events/erl/2012ChinaWorkshop.pdf The Women and Gender Studies Program 28th Annual Film Festival presents the documentary film: Miss Representation Saturday, March 24, 2012, Noon-4:30p.m. 201 Dodge Hall at OU. After the film there will be a lively Facilitated panel discussion with Q and A. http://library.oakland.edu/events/womens_studies/film_festival_2012.html Please join Kresge Library in celebrating recent books by Oakland University faculty, and in recognizing faculty authors Kathleen Battles and Barbara Oakley, who will speak about their scholarship. The event will be held on the 4th floor of Kresge Library at 2:30pm on March 21, 2012. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/authors Donate your gently used children's books by bringing them to the O'rena Concourse during the men's games on Feb 11 and 15 and the women's games on Feb 11 and 18 to receive a ticket for a prize drawing during each game. See link for further details. http://library.oakland.edu/events/erl/BookDriveFlyer.pdf Registration is still open for the upcoming conference on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues in Education, which promotes preK-12/university dialogue about issues involving sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. The conference will take place on Feb 3rd at the Oakland Center. http://www.oakland.edu/sogi Representatives from ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research), the world's largest archive of digital social science data, will conduct the workshop and address: ICPSR content; effective searching, analysis of the datasets; and ICPSR Web-based tools. All OU faculty, staff and students are invited to attend. http://www2.oakland.edu/elis/facwork_cal.cfm?SID=2054 On December 4th - 7th, Student Congress has teamed up with Chartwells and the Library to host Exam Cram. Starting at 9pm each night there will be giveaways, raffles, and free snacks (after midnight). Good luck to everyone with your finals! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=129035537112933 Oakland University's English Department has invited poet Michael Heffernan for a reading on Monday, November 7, 2011 in the Oakland Center's Banquet Rooms, 4:30-6:30. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. http://library.oakland.edu/events/english/heffernan11.html Photojournalist, Joseph Crachiola, lived on his sailboat on the Detroit River for a year. He has published his photo story with accompanying poetry by OU alum, Robert McGowan. Join us for a book discussion and signing (book will be available for purchase at event). 4th floor Kresge Library. This event is free and open to all. Refreshments will be served. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/year_river_2011.htm A series of six programs promoting the life and work of Louisa May Alcott is being presented through a partnership between OU and the Rochester Hills Public Library and with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities and Michigan Humanities Council. Registration is required for some of the events: http://www.rhpl.org/events/register-for-a-program-topmenu-71 http://library.oakland.edu/events/english/louisaalcottseries.html Kresge Library welcomes our new dean, Adriene Lim. Dean Lim comes to Oakland from Portland State University, where she served as Interim University Librarian and, prior to that, Associate University Librarian and Head of Library Technologies. Her research interests include leadership in the academic library and information technologies that support library services. http://library.oakland.edu/information/people/bios/lim/index.htm Kresge Library welcomes Katie Greer - Assistant Professor, Information Literacy and Instructional Technology Librarian. Katie's research interests include online instruction and information-seeking behaviors of fine arts students. She is also a board member of the Michigan Association for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage. http://library.oakland.edu/information/people/bios/greer.htm You can improve your research skills in Fall 2011 by taking LIB 250: Research in the Information Age, which satisfies the Knowledge Application and Writing Intensive Gen Ed requirements. http://library.oakland.edu/information/departments/instruction/LIB250.pdf Make your (book) mark in a photo booth on the main floor at Kresge Library on Wednesday, September 7th from noon to 3pm. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/welcome_week/WelcomeWeek2011.pdf Kresge Library seeks a creative and energetic librarian to join us in advancing a student-centered information literacy program within a team-oriented, teaching library environment. This librarian will participate in course-integrated and course-related information literacy instruction, as well as reference and research services and collection development. See posting for details! http://www2.oakland.edu/provost/web/acadhr/jobdetail_basic.cfm?ID=503 The 3rd annual conference at OU will examine specific examples about how openness is implemented in higher education and the importance of increasing the transparency and accessibility of knowledge. The conference has three tracks: Open Education, Open Access, and Open Source. Registration is open until May 19th, 2011. http://www2.oakland.edu/elis/conference.cfm?countrytabs=0 Browse through thousands of paintings, photographs, manuscripts, and drawings using ARTstor! View the images from Frick Collection or costumes of Scandinavia. Instructor Level Tools allow you to use ARTstor resources for teaching. Explore the world through ARTstor! http://huaryu.kl.oakland.edu/login?url=http://library.artstor.org ProQuest and CSA databases, including such popular ones as ERIC, PsycInfo, MLA and Historical New York Times, will transfer to the new ProQuest interface within the next few weeks. This new platform allows you to search databases within a subject area (such as Business or Social Sciences) or format (such as dissertations or newspapers). In fact, it's easy to search all 26 databases at one time. You can limit search results using the handy search facets on the right side of the screen. Try the new platform! http://huaryu.kl.oakland.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/advanced?accountid=12924 Oakland University seeks an energetic leader who enjoys innovation and collaboration to serve as Dean of the Library at a vibrant, growing institution. Review of applications will begin on February 28, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled. http://library.oakland.edu/information/people/library_dean_position.htm On April 19, 20, and 24, 2011, Kresge Library will be open until 2am! Student Congress and Chartwells have partnered to extend the cafe hours until 10pm on those nights and to provide free snacks, highlighters, and pens. Good luck to everyone with your finals! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=211860125492856 The 2010 income tax season is approaching. Take a look at our shortcuts to some of the most common forms you need for federal, state, and city income taxes. http://library.oakland.edu/information/departments/govdocs/taxforms.htm Kresge Library is proud to present a National Poetry Month Poetry Slam on April 7th at 7:00pm on the library's 4th floor. All are welcome to participate! First place: $100 Runner up: $50 Poets should bring two poems for each round of competition. For complete Poetry Slam Rules go to: http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/slamrules.html http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/poetryslam11.html OU faculty artists perform the iconic 20th century masterpiece Quartet for the End of Time, composed by Olivier Messiaen. The performance will take place in the beautiful ballroom at Meadow Brook Hall, where music scholar Jessica Payette will present a brief talk at 7:30, prior to the performance at 8pm. The evening includes a dessert reception and wine and cheese afterglow. Seating is limited and reservations are required. http://library.oakland.edu/events/mtd/Meadow_brook_music_society2011.htm Please join Kresge Library in celebrating recent articles by Oakland University faculty, and in recognizing faculty authors Jeffrey Insko and Laura Pittiglio, who will speak about their scholarship. The event will be held on the 4th floor of Kresge Library at 2pm on March 23, 2011. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/authors/moreInformation2011.htm "Listen with your eyes, and see with your ears." Dancers Ali Woerner, Thayer Jonutz and OU Dance Company members join clarinetist George Stoffan in a program that links a live recital performance with dance ensemble works on Saturday, March 12 at 8pm in the Varner Recital Hall. http://library.oakland.edu/events/mtd/clarinet_2011.htm The Women and Gender Studies Program of the College of Arts and Sciences, Oakland University, presents the 2010/2011 Annual Film Festival: "From Hysteria to Disorder: Manufacturing Disorders of Female Sexaul Desire" on Saturday, March 12, 2011, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., 156 North Foundation Hall. http://library.oakland.edu/events/womens_studies/film_festival_2011.html OU's School of Education and Human Services (SEHS) Educational Resources Lab (ERL) invites your participation in a 6-week workshop designed especially for people interested in learning about China. The workshop will be held on Wednesday evenings starting in March 2011. Please follow the link above for registration details. http://library.oakland.edu/events/erl/2011ChinaWorkshop.pdf Author John Gallagher has covered urban redevelopment for the Detroit Free Press for two decades. Instead of presenting another account of the city’s decline, Reimagining Detroit: Opportunities for Redefining an American City offers the community-building work happening in the city and focuses on what else can be done to make Detroit leaner, greener, and more economically self-sufficient. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/reimagining.html Kresge Library welcomes Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh on Thursday, February 3rd at noon, on the 4th floor of Kresge Library. Reception with refreshments to follow. For more information please contact Kath Borg at: 248.370.2486. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/aacelmonth11.html Emmy/Oscar/Golden Globe winner Lou Gossett, Jr. will be speaking at the Keeper of the Dream Celebration on January 17th at 11:30 a.m. in the Oakland Center Banquet Rooms. Mr. Gossett is also the founder of the Eracism Foundation which focuses on eradicating racism and social ignorance while promoting tolerance and cultural awareness with children. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/keeper_dream11.html Kresge Library hours will be extended until 2am on December 5th - 8th. There will be free coffee and snacks on the 2nd floor of the library from 10pm - 2am on those days courtesy of Student Congress and the Cafe. http://library.oakland.edu/information/building/hours.htm The OUT and PROUD LGBTQ Faculty and Staff Forum will take place December 2, 2010 Noon to 1:00 pm in the Oakland Center's Fireside Lounge. A panel of out faculty and staff from the LGBTQA - Employee Resource Group will be speaking with students. Refreshments will be available. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/LGBTQA_forum.htm Do you have trouble falling asleep? Are you tired throughout the day? On Friday, November 5, join WHP 460 students as they present a program on improving your sleep. There will be giveaways for all who attend. http://library.oakland.edu/events/health_sciences/sleep_workshop.htm Please join the Oakland University Department of English for a reading by Pulitzer Prize winning fiction writer, Junot Díaz. The reading will be November 4, 2010, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM in the Banquet Rooms in the Oakland Center. http://library.oakland.edu/events/english/diaz.html On Thursday, November 4, 2010, Professor David Lyon, Research Chair in Sociology and Director of the Surveillance Studies Centre and the New Transparency Project at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, will lecture on "Between Homeland Security and Facebook: Surveillance Studies Today." The lecture will be in the Oakland Center, Gold Room A and B from 4:00 to 5:30 P.M. His visit is part of the College of Arts and Sciences' 2010 Borders and Frontiers program. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/David Lyon.html You are invited to a look at diversity through Korean culture and customs presented by MiDong and traditional Korean music by YoonHee Choi and Group. The celebration and exhibit will take place in the Educational Resources Lab (350 Pawley Hall) 11:30am - 1pm on October 26th. A light Korean lunch will be provided. http://library.oakland.edu/events/erl/KoreanCultureFlier10.2010.pdf Do you want to: Get your research done more quickly? Earn better grades on your research assignments? Navigate Internet and Library resources more easily? Find better sources for your papers? Then Kresge Library’s new ALL-ONLINE course is for you! If you’d like more information, contact Professor Dominique Daniel: daniel@oakland.edu or (248) 370-2478. http://library.oakland.edu/information/departments/instruction/LIB250.html http://library.oakland.edu/information/departments/govdocs/taxforms.htm The 2009 income tax season is approaching. Take a look at our shortcuts to some of the most common forms you need for federal, state, and city income taxes. This year's Annual Maurice Brown Poetry Reading is hosting Molly Peacock. She will be reading selections from her poetry in Banquet Rooms A and B of the Oakland Center on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at 4:30 p.m. The reading is open to the public. Admission is free. http://library.oakland.edu/events/english/brown_poetry/archive/peacock.htm This new resource includes dictionaries (Japanese, English-Japanese, Japanese-English and English-English); the Nihon daihyakka zensho (Nipponica), a full text 30 vol. encyclopedia; the Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan; a news database (NNA) that covers Asia and the European Union; and other reference tools and magazines in Japanese. http://huaryu.kl.oakland.edu/login?url=http://www.jkn21.com This index to more than a 1,000 journals in the arts and humanities, now on the Web of Science platform, allows users to view article references as well as to determine who has cited a researcher's work. With the addition of Arts and Humanities Citation Index to the Web of Science, OU students, faculty and staff can now search all three citation indexes (including Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index) simultaneously. http://huaryu.kl.oakland.edu/login?url=http://apps.isiknowledge.com The Learning Express Library provides online test preparation resources for the ACT, GMAT, GRE, SAT, TOEFL, and other tests. Once you sign up for a user account, you'll be able to take online practice tests. Thanks to the Michigan Electronic Library (MeL) for providing us with this service! (Note: recently this website has been a bit slow.) http://huaryu.kl.oakland.edu/login?url=http://0-www.learningexpresslibrary.com.elibrary.mel.org/?hr=http://elibrary.mel.org Get text message alerts on your cell phone in the event of a major campus emergency. It's free! Review OU's emergency procedures and other helpful safety information as well. http://www.oakland.edu/ready Kresge Library is hosting an ICPSR training session on Friday, July 16th from 10am-12pm in KL430R. ICPSR is the world's largest archive of digital social science data. Learn what's available in ICPSR; how to effectively search, download and begin analysis of datasets; and how to use ICPSR's Web-based tools and resources. This workshop will also provide information on beginning and advanced summer classes in quantitative methods/statistics, ICPSR's growing resources for quantitative social science instruction, and internships and other opportunities for students. All OU faculty, staff and students are invited to attend. http://www2.oakland.edu/elis/facwork_cal.cfm Kresge Library will be open until 2AM starting Sunday, April 18th thru Wednesday, April 21st! FREE coffee and cookies Sunday, April 18th thru Monday, April 26th from 5PM 'til close. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/coffee/index.htm http://library.oakland.edu/events/english/brodak.html The Department of English is hosting a poetry reading by OU alumna Molly Brodak. She was the 2009 winner of the prestigious Iowa poetry prize for her just published collection of poetry, A Little Middle of the Night. The reading will be Thursday, April 1, from 3 to 4:30 in the Lake Superior Room, Oakland Center. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/authors/2010.htm Please join Kresge Library in celebrating recent book publications by Oakland University faculty, and in recognizing faculty authors Linda Benson and Valerie Palmer-Mehta, who will speak about their scholarship. The event will be held on the 4th floor of Kresge Library at 2pm on March 24, 2010. Please join the Oakland University Department of English for a reading by internationally acclaimed novelist and short story writer, Janette Turner Hospital. The reading will be March 22, 2010, from 5:00 to 6:30 PM in Banquet Room A in the Oakland Center. http://library.oakland.edu/events/english/hospital.html Michigan eLibrary has put together a resource page to help you stay current with information about the swine flu epidemic and how it affects us in Michigan. Use it to get to authoritative updates from the CDC, WHO, and the Michigan Department of Community Health. http://mel.org/SPT--BrowseResources.php?ParentId=906 The CAS 2009-2010 Celebrating the Liberal Arts Theme will explore the timely topic of religion and society from an interdisciplinary and multicultural perspective. The topic is conceptualized in a broad way, leaving its final programmatic shaping to the imagination and interests of the larger OU community, including students, faculty, staff, alums and interested community participants. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/ReligionAndSociety.html Women’s Issues Forum and the Gender and Sexuality Center present its annual celebration of women in the performance of The Vagina Monologues to raise money and awareness to stop violence against women and girls. Proceeds from both performances will go to Alternatives for Girls and Turning Point. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the CSA Service Window or at the door. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/vagina_monologues_2010.html The Women and Gender Studies Program of the College of Arts and Sciences, Oakland University, presents the 2009/2010 Annual Film Festival: "Women in War - Women on War" on Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., 156 North Foundation Hall. Although this event is FREE, your contribution would be greatly appreciated. http://library.oakland.edu/events/womens_studies/film_festival_2010.html http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/margaret_farley.html The College of Arts and Sciences continues its Religion and Society series with a book discussion from Professor Margaret Farley, author of Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics. Professor Farley's book won the 2008 Grawemeyer Award in Religion and was well recieved by critics. The event is on Thursday, March 11, in the Oakland Center Gold Rooms, 12:00-1:00. http://library.oakland.edu/events/mtd/march2010mtdevents.htm The Department of Music, Theatre and Dance (MTD) presents two special performances in March. On March 5, internationally recognized clarinetist Nophachai Cholthitchanta performs works on his 18th century clarinet. On March 13, MTD presents Olivier Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time." The musicians, along with Messiaen scholar Rebecca Rischin and OU professor Jessica Payette, will host a forum prior to the performance to discuss this important work. On March 12, Dr. Rischin will share her research experiences at a Meet the Author event. The new Cinema Studies program and independent filmmaker and producer Michael Manasseri will present a screening of his latest horror film, “Babysitter Wanted,” and lead a four week workshop featuring members of his film crew. The special screening will be at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 22d, in 204 O’Dowd Hall and will feature a question and answer session with the director. Then in the three following weeks (beginning October 29th) Manasseri will lead three additional workshops focusing on the entire production process from preparation to distribution. Each session will be an interactive dialogue with the key personnel from “Babysitter Wanted”via video conference from Los Angeles. http://www.oakland.edu/upload/docs/News/2009/CinemaStudies.IndependentFilmWorkshops[1].pdf During this hour-long workshop we'll explore numerous tools to help determine who has cited a particular work. You will also learn tricks and tips that may make your searching easier. This single-session workshop will be offered on January 7th and January 8th at Noon. To register for the workshop, click the workshop title link, above. https://www2.oakland.edu/secure/library/scheduler/ President Barack Obama has proclaimed October 2009 National Information Literacy Awareness Month. In this proclamation, acknowledging that "we are inundated with vast amounts of information" every day, citizens are urged to "learn the skills necessary to acquire, collate, and evaluate information for any situation." The President states, "I call upon the people of the United States to recognize the important role information plays in our daily lives, and appreciate the need for a greater understanding of its impact." For the complete text of the proclamation, follow the link above. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-National-Information-Literacy-Awareness-Month/ Please join us for the Grand Opening celebration of the Technology Learning Center on October 22nd at 2pm in Kresge Library. We will be celebrating the opening of our new state-of-the-art information commons, and the move of the e-Learning and Instructional Support and UTS Help Desk operations to the library. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/TLCopening.pdf The new Cinema Studies program and independent filmmaker and producer Michael Manasseri will present a screening of his latest horror film, “Babysitter Wanted,” and lead a four week workshop featuring members of his film crew. The special screening will be at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 22d, in 204 O’Dowd Hall and will feature a question and answer session with the director. Then in the three following weeks (beginning October 29th) Manasseri will lead three additional workshops focusing on the entire production process from preparation to distribution. Each session will be an interactive dialogue with the key personnel from “Babysitter Wanted”via video conference from Los Angeles. http://www.oakland.edu/view_news.aspx?nid=5986 The Educational Resources Lab (ERL) in 350 Pawley Hall is hosting a Pakistan Exhibit. In addition, Irum Ansari will speak about it and demonstrate henna handpainting on September 30th from 10:30am to 2:30pm. Everyone is welcome to join us for this free event. http://library.oakland.edu/events/erl/PakistanExhibitFlierB9.2009.pdf Dennis Hinrichsen and David James, Michigan poets, will each be reading his poetry at the 22d annual Maurice Brown Poetry Reading, on October 15th at 5 p.m. in Banquet Room B of the Oakland Center. Admission is free. Refreshments will be served. http://library.oakland.edu/events/english/brown_poetry/archive/hinrichsen%20james.html Professor Doug McAdam, from Stanford University, will be speaking on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 7-9PM in Oakland Center Banquet Room B, on the topic "Burning Down the House: Race, Politics, the Media, and the Burning of Black Churches in the U.S., 1996-2001." Professor McAdam is a prominent social movement scholar and author of numerous journal articles and books. In addition to the lecture, there will be a breakfast opportunity for students, in the Oakland Room on October 7, 9-10 AM. http://library.oakland.edu/services/events/Campus/Burning_Down.htm Kresge Library welcomes Nancy Bulgarelli as the Founding Library Director of the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Library. Previous to her appointment here, she served as Director of the Library and Archives at Henry Ford Hospital. http://library.oakland.edu/information/people/bios/bulgarelli.htm Kresge Library welcomes Dominique Daniel - Assistant Professor, Information Literacy and Reference Librarian. She will be the liaison to Modern Languages, Linguistics, and the Honors College. Dominique was Professor of North American Studies at the University of Tours (France) before coming to the United States in 2007. http://library.oakland.edu/information/people/bios/daniel/index.htm Oakland University is performing an electrical systems upgrade from 12:01am Saturday, June 27 through 6am Monday, June 29. All Web, System and Network access, including the Library Catalog, e-journals, ILLiad, and databases, as well as Moodle, SAIL, Printing, and Banner, will be unavailable. The library will remain open for your research needs during this outage. We apologize for the disruption. http://www2.oakland.edu/uts/ Here you'll find a wealth of information on Islam including scholarly works, primary sources, timelines, over 3,000 A to Z reference entries, and much more. http://huaryu.kl.oakland.edu/login?url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/ Oakland University seeks an experienced, energetic leader to launch a state-of-the-art library to support the innovative curriculum and mission of the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (OUWBSM). http://library.oakland.edu/information/people/bios/medlibrary.htm The University Assessment Committee and the Teaching and Learning Committee will be hosting a panel presentation on the uses of e-portfolios. The event will be held on March 24th at 11:30am in Lake Superior B Room at the Oakland Center. http://library.oakland.edu/events/etc/portfolios2009.htm Education scholar and social advocate to speak on democracy and education. All are welcome to attend: Tuesday, March 24th at 10:00am in the Gold Rooms at the Oakland Center. This event is sponsored by the departments of History, Political Science, Communications and Journalism, the School of Education and Human Services and Students for a Democratic Society at OU. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/Bill Ayers_Democracy.html eLearning and Instructional Support and the School of Nursing present a talk on simulation by Sandra Feaster, Program Director for the Center for Immersive and Simulation-Based Learning at Stanford University School of Medicine. The event will be held in the Oakland Center, Room 128-130 at 2:30pm on March 10th. http://library.oakland.edu/events/e-lis/simulation.htm http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/authors/2009.htm Please join Kresge Library in celebrating recent articles by Oakland University faculty, and in recognizing faculty authors Natalie Cole, Elizabeth Kraemer, and Shawn Lombardo, who will speak about their scholarship. The event will be held on the 4th floor of Kresge Library at 2pm on March 4, 2009. Sigma Tau Delta is proud to present a reading of selected poems by Professor Edward Haworth Hoeppner. This event is free and open to all OU students. Refreshments will be served. Click link for details. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/sigma.html OU's School of Education and Human Services' Education Resources Lab (ERL) invites you to participate in a workshop designed especially for people interested in learning about China. Deadline for registration is March 2nd. For more information: amphelps@oakland.edu or call 248.370.4877. Click link for registation form. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/china_workshop_erl.html Women's Issues Forum presents its annual celebration of women in the performance of The Vagina Monologues to raise money and awareness to stop violence against women and girls. The performance will take place in 201 Dodge Hall on March 7th at 8pm and on March 8th at 2pm. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the CSA Service Window. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/vagina%20monologues%202009.htm Come and kick-off Women’s History Month with a Love and Sex Poetry Reading! Whether you enjoy writing, reading, or listening to poetry, we invite you to bring your creativity and open mind, as we celebrate each other as loving and sexual human beings. Click for more details. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/lovesex_poetry.html Join us for poetry readings in Kresge Library's student lounge the first Thursday of each month at noon. Read an original work, your favorite author, or just listen! Refreshments will be served. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/poet_kresge.htm This year's theme for OU's African-American Celebration Month is: The Journey of Black Economic and Political Empowerment. Kresge Library has many relevant resources on this topic. Check it out! http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/African_American_Celebration_09.html Oakland University will celebrate films from the Middle East. This film series is intended to give viewers fresh perspectives on the Islamic world through films that are little known in the States. Films are either in Persian, Farsi, Arabic or French with English subtitles. All are open to the public, free of charge and will be shown on three consecutive Sunday afternoons in November at 2 p.m. in 156 North Foundation. A post-viewing discussion will be held after each film and refreshments will be served. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/muslim_film.html Oakland University's Kresge Library seeks a creative and energetic librarian to join us in advancing a student-centered information literacy program within a team-oriented, teaching library environment. This librarian will participate in course-integrated and course-related information literacy instruction and teaching, reference and research services, and collection development. http://library.oakland.edu/information/people/bios/new.htm Come to the Fireside Lounge (Oakland Center) beginning at noon on November 24 for the 4th annual read-in of Milton's Paradise Lost. For more information, including how to sign up for a 10 minute slot to read, go to the Department of English's web page on this event. http://www2.oakland.edu/english/events.cfm?ID=94 Tom Barone, Professor of Education at Arizona State University, will present two lectures on November 11 - "What is Narrative Social Research and What is it Good For?" at noon and "The Educational Imaginary and the Ethics of Narrative Research" at 6pm, both in 134 Varner Hall. These lectures are sponsored by the Center for Applied Research in Musical Understanding, the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance and the School of Education and Human Services. http://library.oakland.edu/events/mtd/tombarone.htm Join us for poetry readings in Kresge Library's student lounge the first Thursday of each month at noon. Read an original work, your favorite author, or just listen! Refreshments will be served. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/poet_kresge.htm Kresge Library and Auburn Hills Public Library is proud to sponsor a poetry slam on Thursday November 13th on the 4th floor of Kresge Library. This event is open to all--students, faculty, staff, and community members. The open mic warm-up starts at 7PM (you can read anything for this), the slam contest starts at 8PM (this MUST be an original work). First place: $100 Runner up: $50 Refreshments will be served. For more info. contact Anne Switzer at switzer2@oakland.edu. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/poetry_slamF08.html The Women and Gender Studies Program of the College of Arts and Sciences, Oakland University, presents the 2008 Annual Film Festival: "On Our Way to the White House?: Women and Electoral Politics" on Saturday, November 1, 2008, 12:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., 156 North Foundation Hall. Ticket cost: General Public, OU Faculty and Staff: $10; Seniors: $5; Students: Free. http://library.oakland.edu/events/womens_studies/film_festival_2008.htm The library does not purchase the textbooks for OU classes, but we do have some useful tips to help you get the right book at the right price. http://library.oakland.edu/books/textbooks.htm Join us at the "Reading Albert Goldbarth, a Preview of Goldbarth's poetry." English Department faculty and students will be reading selected poems by Goldbarth in the OU Art Gallery. Free and open to the public. http://library.oakland.edu/events/english/brown_poetry/archive/goldbarth.htm Pick-up a copy of Atonement by Ian McEwan (go to the Alumni Association Office in the John Dodge House) and join us for the viewing of the film and discussion on Tuesday, October 7th, 6:00pm at Kresge Library in room 225B. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/book_club/alum_bc_F08.htm The SBA is hosting a picnic to welcome freshman to the SBA and to welcome back our returning students. The picnic will be from 11:30 to 1:30 under a tent in front of Elliott Hall. At 12:00 pm, Dean Tanniru will be giving a short welcoming speech. Pita wraps, chips and beverages will be served. A special thank you to MSU Federal Credit Union for their sponsorship. http://www.sba.oakland.edu Kresge Library is hosting a Wii Bowling competition on Friday, September 5th in the Library's Student Lounge. The grand prize is an iPod Shuffle! Warm-up rounds begin at 10:00 am. Competition begins at noon. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/welcome_week/2008.htm Kick off the new semester with free cookies and coffee! Kresge Cafe will be open Thursday, September 4th from 8:00am-8:00pm. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/welcome_week/kresge_cafeF08.htm http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/book_club/index.htm Join us for a stimulating and unique approach to the classic book club as the Literature to Film Book Club explores the transition and interpretation of literature on the silver screen. The club is open to members of the OU Alumni Association. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/coffee/index.htm Kresge Library is offering free coffee and cookies in the Student Lounge during finals, April 21- April 26. http://library.oakland.edu/events/sba/ResSem2008_Cavusgil.htm SBA Research Seminar and Workshop Series presents S. Tamer Cavusgil speaking on "Does International Diversification Matter? Preliminary Findings from a Meta-Analysis of Multinationality and Firm Performance" The event takes place on April 18th at 11am in Oakland Center, Lake Michigan. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/Winter_Lecture_Series_SEHS_08_2.htm The School of Education and Human Services is hosting three guest speakers for its 2008 Winter Lecture Series. All the events will be held in the Pawley Hall ERL. Donaldo Macedo, a Professor of English and Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Education at the University of Massachusetts will speak on April, 17 @ 5PM. http://library.oakland.edu/information/departments/govdocs/taxforms.htm The 2007 income tax season is approaching. Take a look at our shortcuts to some of the most common forms you need for federal, state, and city income taxes. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/images/poetry_slam_04_08.htm Kresge Library, in collaboration with Auburn Hills Public Library, is proud to sponsor a National Poetry Month Poetry Slam. Thursday, April 10th at 7:00 PM on the 4th floor of Kresge Library. All poets are encouraged to bring an original poem for the slam competition. First place winner will win a $100 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble. Runner up will win a $50 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble. This event is open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Anne Switzer at 248.370.2475 or switzer2@oakland.edu. http://www4.oakland.edu/upload/docs/SEHS/ERL/ChinaWorkshopFlier2008.doc Oakland University’s School of Education and Human Services (SEHS) Educational Resources Lab (ERL) invites your participation in a workshop designed especially for people interested in learning about China. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/authors/2008.htm Please join the Kresge Library in recognizing two faculty authors, Thomas C. Pedroni, Assistant Professor of Education, and Annette Gilson, Associate Professor of English, who will speak about their books, and as we celebrate all books authored by faculty at OU. Event will be held on the 4th floor of the Kresge Library from 2-4pm. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/luncheon.htm Join us for lunch at Kresge Library and learn more about OU's two new data services: ICPSR and iPoll! http://library.oakland.edu/events/sba/ResSem2008_Tanniru.htm SBA Research Seminar and Workshop Series presents Dr. Mohan Tanniru speaking on "How the Role of MIS Has Changed over Three Decades?" The event takes place on March 14th at 11am in 234 Elliot Hall. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/African_American_Celebration_08.htm Oakland University is celebrating African American History Month from January 21st-February 21st with campus-wide events and activities. Check out this year's calendar and join in the fun! http://library.oakland.edu/events/sba/ResSem2008.htm SBA Research Seminar and Workshop Series presents Dr. Carol Liu speaking on "Does Audit Committee Oversight Make Management Guidance More Useful for Analysts?" The event takes place on February 8th at 11am in 234 Elliot Hall. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/jerome_vaughn.htm As part of Oakland University's campus-wide African American Celebration Month 2008, Kresge Library will welcome Jerome Vaughn to speak on the importance of mentorship in the African American community. This event is open to the public and refreshments will be served.Stop by Kresge Library's Student lounge Thursday, Feb. 7th @ 12:00. http://library.oakland.edu/events/keeperdream/keeperdream_08.htm Harry Belafonte to give keynote address at the Keeper of the Dream Scholarship Awards Celebration 2008. This scholarship honors the legacy of the late civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and awards up to six scholarships to Oakland University students who demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities through their involvement on campus and in the community. http://library.oakland.edu/articles/alphabetical.php#C Kresge Library has access to two new databases from CQ, Congressional Quarterly. Check them out! http://research.library.oakland.edu/sp/subjects/guide.php?subject=OnlineEncy Kresge Library has online access to three new encyclopedia subscriptions: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Encyclopaedia Judaica, and the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. http://huaryu.kl.oakland.edu/login?url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/ Check out our new database from Oxford University Press. http://www.oakland.edu/financialaid Check out this website for information on OU financial aid resources. http://www.shakespearebehindbars.com/index.html Oakland University will hold a screening of "Shakespeare Behind Bars" on 31 January 2008, in Varner Recital Hall at 8 pm. http://library.oakland.edu/events/colloquia/kenya.htm Wednesday January 23, Professor Khapoya—a native of Kenya-professor of Political Science and African studies at Oakland University speaks on Elections and Civil Conflict in Kenya. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/davidcallahan.htm David Callahan, author of The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead, will speak at Oakland University on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 3:00pm in the Banquet Rooms of the Oakland Center. https://www2.oakland.edu/secure/library/scheduler/ The library is offering RefWorks instruction for students and faculty. Register to attend a RefWorks workshop! Learn how to save citations while you search; make your own database of useful articles; use Write'n'Cite to reference your sources as you write; and generate your Works Cited page. Workshops will be held in the library during November. http://library.oakland.edu/events/english/joslin.html The Department of English and the College of Arts and Sciences’ Celebrating Liberal Arts Committee host Katherine Joslin speaking on Jane Addams, on Monday, November 12th at 7 p.m. in the Banquet Rooms in the Oakland Center. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/hispanic_celebration2007.htm" target="_blank http://library.oakland.edu/events/english/brown_poetry/index.htm The Department of English hosts Sharon Bryan, reading selections from her poetry, on Thursday, October 25th at 4 p.m. in Gold Rooms B and C in the Oakland Center. http://library.oakland.edu/events/etc/poetry_slam07.htm Kresge Library, in collaboration with Auburn Hills Public Library, is sponsoring a poetry slam on Thursday, November 1st at 7:00p.m. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/elie_wiesel.htm" target="_blank Oakland University welcomes Elie Wiesel to campus on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. in the O’rena. Tickets are free to Oakland University students, faculty and staff at the Center for Student Activities service window, located outside of 49 Oakland Center. Tickets for the general public are $25 and can be purchased at the Center for Student Activities service window. For more information, call (248) 370-2400. http://library.oakland.edu/events/nursing/envision/ Oakland University School of Nursing will be hosting the conference Envision: Health Care Technology in the 21st Century in Troy, MI, from October 17-19. http://library.oakland.edu/events/history_dept/HistoryComesAlive/martin.htm Dr. Craig Martin will present the lecture on "The Concept of Weather in Renaissance Europe," on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 7 p.m. in the Oakland Room of the Oakland Center as part of the History Comes Alive Lecture Series. http://library.oakland.edu/events/etc/banned_2007.htm" target="_blank Banned Book Week celebrates intellectual freedom--the right to choose what to read and the right of free people to express their opinions and viewpoints without fear of repercussions. Click here to find a list of banned books and other information regarding intellectual freedom. http://library.oakland.edu/books/textbooks.htm" target="_self The library does not purchase the textbooks for OU classes, but we do have some useful tips to help you get the right book at the right price. http://library.oakland.edu/events/art/artexlibris/index.htm" target="_blank “art ex libris” is a juried art show of objects created from withdrawn library books. http://library.oakland.edu/events/art/artexlibris/index.htm" target="_blank “art ex libris” is a juried art show that will consist of art objects created from withdrawn library books. Click the above link for the show's guidelines and release form. http://library.oakland.edu/events/cas/boyle/index.html" target="_blank The author of the College of Arts and Sciences' Community Book, Arc of Justice, will visit campus to discuss his work. http://library.oakland.edu/events/history_dept/HistoryComesAlive/clark2.htm" target="_blank http://library.oakland.edu/events/womens_studies/guerrillagirls.htm" target="_blank In a unique event that is part performance art, part lecture, and part fake fur, the Guerrilla Girls will visit Oakland University to entertain audiences while fighting exclusionism and discrimination. http://library.oakland.edu/information/building/construction.htm" target="_self Locating convenient, accessible library parking is tricky, so let us help. http://library.oakland.edu/ask/im.htm" target="_self Chat with us, kresgeref, on AIM, Yahoo, Messenger, or Google Talk http://www2.oakland.edu/writingcenter/" target="_self New location in 212 Kresge Library. The OU Writing Center is open to writers in need of assistance in any stage of the writing process. http://research.library.oakland.edu/sp/subjects/guide.php?subject=Writing" target="_self Plagiarism, Citations, Grammar, Sources, Bibliographies - we can help you with it all. http://library.oakland.edu/information/departments/Systems_Office/laptop.htm" target="_self 60 Wireless Laptop Computers are available (for use in the Kresge Library only). http://huaryu.kl.oakland.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTFhY2QmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=43939" target="_self Full text of the New York Times from 1851-2003. Try it today! http://library.oakland.edu/events/english/FarFieldWriters07.htm" target="_self Writers will have the opportunity to study the craft of poetry, fiction, writing for children, or non-fiction writing with faculty who are committed teachers and prominent writers both locally and nationally. http://library.oakland.edu/coursePages/ContinuingEd/InfoLitSemReg.pdf" target="_blank The Library is offering a two-day professional development seminar for high school teachers, on how to help students do more effective research. To be held August 14-15, 2007 in Kresge Library (1.2 CEUs). http://library.oakland.edu/information/pr/read/index.htm" target="_self To celebrate National Library Week 2007, the faculty and staff of Kresge Library have created a series of promotional posters. Check them out! http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/lastlecture_Eberweins.htm" target="_self Retiring Distinguished Professors Jane and Robert Eberwein delivered a "Last Lecture" on April 9th. http://library.oakland.edu/events/sigmaxi/2007.htm" target="_self This Annual Sigma Xi Public Lecture features Stanford R. Ovshinsky, the president and chief scientist and technologist of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. in Auburn Hills. http://library.oakland.edu/events/sllb/Yee.htm" target="_self Yee ministered to Muslim detainees held at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, some of whom are suspected al Qaeda terrorists and members of the Taliban. http://library.oakland.edu/events/sba/gorlin/2007lecture.htm" target="_self 3:00 pm in 242 Elliott Hall http://library.oakland.edu/events/engineering/hammerle/judd.htm" target="_self Come listen to featured speaker, Robert P. Judd as he discusses how Idustrial and System Engineers have contributed to improving activities that people encounter everyday. http://library.oakland.edu/events/womens_studies/ariellevy.htm" target="_self Ms. Levy will speak on her book Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture http://library.oakland.edu/events/etc/equestrianTeam.htm" target="_self http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/authors/index.htm" target="_self Please join the Senate Library Committee and Kresge Library in honoring the recent publications of Oakland University's faculty. http://library.oakland.edu/events/history_dept/HistoryComesAlive/zellers.htm" target="_self Harry Truman, Presidential Power, and the Limited War in Korea. http://library.oakland.edu/events/etc/Fischman.htm" target="_self Gustavo Fischman is an Associate Professor in the Divisions of Educational Policy and Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University. http://library.oakland.edu/events/sba/ResSem_murphy.htm" target="_self By fundamentally decomposing investor expectations, this research investigates the intrinsic characteristics of currency values. http://library.oakland.edu/events/etc/advising2007.htm" target="_self Register for upcoming workshops on career (and major) exploration. http://library.oakland.edu/events/keeperdream/rubydee.htm" target="_self Ruby Dee will be the keynote speaker for the Keeper of the Dream Scholarship Awards Celebration which will be held in the Oakland Center Banquet Rooms starting at noon. http://library.oakland.edu/events/history_dept/HistoryComesAlive/matthews.htm" target="_self Professor Matthews - "The Historical Roots of Modern Jihadist Movements" 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 21, 2007 in the Oakland Room of the Oakland Center. http://library.oakland.edu/events/womens_studies/film_festival_2007.htm" target="_self February 17, 2007: "Merchants or merchandise? Women in the global economy." http://www2.oakland.edu/oakland/ouportal/index.asp?item=3815&name=Events&site=47" target="_self http://library.oakland.edu/events/sba/ResSem.htm" target="_self As part of SBA's Research Seminar and Workshop Series, Friday, February 9, 2007. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/committeeWspeaker.htm" target="_self Ann R. Higginbotham presents "Beyond the Family and Medical Leave Act: Best Practices for Family-Friendly Campuses" Friday, February 2, 2007 at 3pm in the Oakland Room of the Oakland Center. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/aacelpanel07.htm" target="_self African American Students on a White Campus: Where We've Been and Where We're Going http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/haig.htm" target="_self Wednesday, January 31. OU Alumnus Paul Haig and coauthor Marla Shelton will discuss their new book, Threads of Gold: Chinese Textiles Ming to Ch'ing. http://library.oakland.edu/events/library_events/africanAmericanHistory.htm" target="_self Online and Print Resources Available at Kresge Library http://library2.oakland.edu" target="_self On 1/4/2007 we transitioned to our new web site, and we are loading new content every day. You can still access the old site here. http://library.oakland.edu/events/history_dept/HistoryComesAlive/osthaus2.htm" target="_self Carl R. Osthaus presents "They Love a Man in the Country": Dixie Demagogues and Southern Politics" Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 7pm in the Oakland Room of the Oakland Center. http://www2.oakland.edu/cmi/files/aac2007cal.pdf" target="_self Take a look at some of the events OU will be hosting over the next month. http://library.oakland.edu/events/history_dept/HistoryComesAlive/matthews.htm" target="_self Professor Matthews - "The Historical Roots of Modern Jihadist Movements" 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 21, 2007 in the Oakland Room of the Oakland Center. http://library.oakland.edu/events/keeperdream/rubydee.htm" target="_self Ruby Dee will be the keynote speaker for the Keeper of the Dream Scholarship Awards Celebration which will be held in the Oakland Center Banquet Rooms starting at noon. http://library.oakland.edu/events/campus/film_french_07.htm" target="_self Films are free of charge and will be presented on Sundays at 2:00 PM in room 124 Wilson Hall. http://library.oakland.edu/events/etc/equestrianTeam.htm" target="_self It’s only their second year at Oakland as an official club sport but the Oakland University Equestrian Team has already begun to be a serious competitor for other intercollegiate teams.