| SAVE THESE DATES |
 1-hour RefWorks
workshops: September 15, 16, 22, and 23rd. Open to all! Create an account and
practice downloading citations to build your bibliography. Times and More...
Fall Colloquium: Oct. 28 (Wed.), 4 p.m., Dr. William Calin (University of Florida),
"The Knight, the Lady, and the King: Courtly Love in Medieval Literature," co-sponsored
with the Honors and Medieval Studies programs. More...
November 4, 4:30-6 p.m. "Rare Book Treasures of the Salzmann Collection" by Dr.
Wanda Zemler-Cizewski commemorates the opening of the St. Francis Seminary's rare book collection
at Raynor Memorial Libraries. More...
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| RECENT LIBRARIAN APPOINTMENTS |
 Three newly appointed librarians started in August: Judith Carter, head of
technical services; Sue Peacock, e-learning and instruction librarian; and Faith Steele, library
resident. More...
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| EXHIBITS |
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Books by Marquette Women: Celebrating Marquette faculty and alumnae
authors. Rotating monthly exhibits in Raynor's lobby will feature a selection of books
beginning with humanities fields in September and social sciences in October. A companion
project is an online bibliography showcasing decades of impressive scholarship. More...
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| COLLECTION NEWS |
 MARQCAT's New Look: The campus libraries have installed a new Google-like
keyword search interface for the catalog. The new option's key innovation is its added ability to
retrieve items in the libraries' digital collections. The new platform augments, but not entirely
replaces the familiar MARQCAT database. Some other notable "look and feel" features include
smarter searches, visual presentation of limiters and related topics, cover graphics, recently added
items, and links to the Quick Search article search feature.
More...
New databases: More than two dozen new electronic subscriptions were added since
January: Middle Eastern studies, Old English, peace research, Latin American newspapers, and two
important collections of primary research materials: the Gerritsen Collection
(described below) and Sabin Americana, 1500-1926. Sabin contains over 29,000 books,
pamphlets, and serials (6 million pages in full image) about the Americas published throughout the
world from 1500 to the early 1900s. More...
Spotlight on new women's studies digital collection: the Libraries announce the acquisition
of the Gerritsen Collection, an important cross-cultural collection of more than 4,700
digitized books, pamphlets, and journals in women's history, spanning four centuries and containing
more than two million pages. More...
 Research Guides now
number 40+. Subject librarians are finding large audiences for their guides, which cover
specific disciplines, such as Health Sciences, Philosophy, and Communication; as well as
non-disciplinary topics, such as Book Reviews, RefWorks, and Writing & Citing. A research guide
was posted for the First-Year Reading selection, Persepolis. Browse all new guides and
More...
Browsing Collection moves: the popular browsing collections have moved to the 2nd floor
of Raynor. The general browsing collection (view cool new virtual browser) of
contemporary books has been joined by the Ciszek Collection of Catholic
spirituality and the new Manresa Collection, devoted to Christian diversity and for exploring
Christian spiritual life, including vocation, Christian discipleship, and leadership. MARQCAT's New Titles feature provides listings for these
collections.
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| TECHNOLOGY NOTES |
A committee planning a redesign of the Libraries' Web site has launched a beta
demonstration site. With an objective of improving usability and access, the new site will be
tested with a variety of library users over the next four months before an early 2010 launch.
Members of the Marquette community are invited to take a test drive and are urged to provide
feedback using the forms on each page. Thanks for your help! More...
Laptop users: A summer project made significant improvements in laptop connectivity in
the Memorial Library building: new state-of-the-art wireless access devices were added, along with
power receptacles and wired data outlets throughout the building, including faculty carrels and the
Bridge. Also, laptop users are advised to download new PrintWise drivers from ITS;
new "green" printing defaults to double-sided printing.
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| A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN |
 As a new semester begins for us, I want to share some exciting new things
we're doing in Raynor Memorial Libraries in the areas of teaching, learning, and research at our
university. One of the biggest changes you may notice is taking place on our Web site, which
is the focus of a planned re-design. Not only is the beta site more visual, but it offers easier
access to our virtual resources than ever before...
More...
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| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS &
ARCHIVES |
 A significant collection of rare books owned by
the St. Francis Seminary's Salzmann Library is now available within Raynor Library's special
collections. A partnership between Marquette and the Archdiocese of Milwaukee led to the transfer
of 900 volumes. The arrangement offers advanced scholars more convenient access, and an
environmentally-controlled vault in the Department of Special Collections and Archives provides
improved security for these cultural and intellectual treasures. In a November 4th presentation,
Dr. Wanda Zemler-Cizewski of the Department of Theology will describe some of the collection
highlights, which include early (pre-1500) Bibles, canon law, and Jesuitica.
More...
Two doctoral students' research has resulted in Special Collections' acquisition of new
materials. Monica Gallamore (History) discovered the existence of diaries, correspondence, and
recordings by her subject, mid-20th century singer Hildegard. Lincoln Rice (Theology) was
researching the legacy of Catholic African American physician Arthur G. Falls when he learned
about an unpublished 600+ page typed memoir. Both discoveries resulted in the acquisition of
valuable primary materials that added to existing Marquette collections, and both are now available
to researchers in Raynor Library. More...
 The monthly "In the Spotlight"
series continues this year
with September's spotlight featuring the story of cross-country at Marquette and some of the coaches
and standout men and women runners. Watch for October's feature on Mother Teresa's visit to Marquette
and More...
Literary manuscripts from Marquette's renowned J. R. R. Tolkien Collection will be
exhibited this fall at Fordham University's Quinn Library at Lincoln Center Oct. 5 - Nov. 19. The
exhibit, "Beginnings of a Masterpiece," coincides with other Middle-earth programming in
Manhattan. Forty select items will be on display for the first time in New York City. More...
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| ATTENTION FACULTY |
A new edition of the Faculty Guide to Libraries has been published. To
receive a copy, call or e-mail the collection
librarian for your discipline. The guide is also maintained online for ready access. More...
 "Conversations on Women & Research," a noontime
luncheon series celebrates the Centennial of Women at Marquette by offering presentations by
Marquette faculty on their research in the area of women's studies. Events scheduled this fall
feature Sarah Davies Cordova (Foreign Languages) and Chima Korieh (History) on Oct. 13 and Monica
Adya (Management) and Debra Oswald (Psychology) on Nov. 11. Events, open to all faculty and
graduate students, are sponsored by Raynor Memorial Libraries and Women's & Gender
Studies. More...
e-Publications @ Marquette, an online digital repository for faculty and student
scholarship, was launched late last fall. The repository makes it possible for researchers to
make materials such as conference proceedings, working papers, published articles, data sets, and
audiovisual presentations more easily discoverable and accessible. Marquette researchers
interested in this service should contact Ann Hanlon, digital projects librarian, with ideas
and questions or to submit your research. FAQs and More...
 The Libraries'
Funding Information Center announces publication of the 2009 edition of Foundations in
Wisconsin. The directory, available in print and electronic formats, provides details on
1,286 foundations (56 newly identified), responsible for an all-time high $507 million in
grants, a 7% increase over last year. All members of the Marquette community are given free
access to the online database. More...
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| CREDITS |
Managing Editor Susan Hopwood
Co-Editors William Gagliani & Leslie Quade
Student Assistant Bridget Sugrue
Webmaster Keven Riggle
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