Pepperdine University Libraries

Payson Library Extended Hours - Dead Week and Finals

Payson Library Expanded Hours for Fall '05 Dead Week/Finals are as follows:

Monday, December 5	*Open at 7:30am
Friday, December 9	*Close at 10:00pm

*Note: Library will stay open continuously between these days/hours.

Saturday, December 10

10:00am-8:00pm

Sunday, December 11	*Open at 12 Noon
Thursday, December 15	*Close at 10:00pm

*Note: Library will stay open continuously between these days/hours.

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 29, 2005

New: Database Access for Alumni

Pepperdine University Library and Pepperdine Alumni Association
Now Offer Alumni Access to Library Databases

Seeking to provide alumni valuable services long after graduation, the Pepperdine University Library and the Alumni Association have teamed up to offer free access to comprehensive library online databases and to the library’s, “Ask a Librarian” service, educational materials, and resources. Previously, such access was restricted to students and faculty on campus. With the “Ask a Librarian” service, alumni will also be able to have their reference questions answered by a professional librarian via email or instant messaging.

Pepperdine alumni worldwide will now have access to:

The ProQuest Research Library, which contains more than 2,600 general interest and academic journals.
The ABI-INFORM, a database of over 3,000 management and business journals.
FACTIVA, which includes AP wire news, the Wall Street Journal and over 9,000 other newspapers, magazines and sources from more than 118 countries around the world.

According to Dean of Libraries Mark Roosa, “Staying abreast of trends in the marketplace is absolutely critical. We are delighted to have the opportunity to extend these online resources to our alumni and hope they will find them useful.”

To access library databases, Pepperdine alumni should go to http://library.pepperdine.edu/alumni/index.html#access

To use the library’s Ask a Librarian service, alumni should also visit http://library.pepperdine.edu/alumni/ask/index.html

Last Updated: Monday, November 7, 2005

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours for Payson Library are as follows:

Wednesday, November 23rd	7:30am-10pm
Thursday, November 24th	CLOSED
Friday, November 25th	CLOSED
Saturday, November 26th	10am-6pm
Sunday, November 27th	Noon-2am

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours for the Graduate Campus Libraries are as follows:

Drescher Graduate Campus Library

Thursday, November 24th	CLOSED
Friday, November 25th	CLOSED

(open regular hours other than these two days)

West Los Angeles Graduate Campus Library

Wednesday, November 23rd	9am-10:30pm
Thursday, November 24th	CLOSED
Friday, November 25th	CLOSED
Saturday, November 26th	9am-5pm
Sunday, November 27th	1pm-7pm

Encino Graduate Campus Library

Wednesday, November 23rd	2:30pm-10:30pm
Thursday, November 24th - Sunday, November 27th	CLOSED

Irvine Graduate Campus Library

Wednesday, November 23rd	Noon-10:30pm
Thursday, November 24th - Sunday, November 27th	CLOSED

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 16, 2005

New Search Engine: Google Print Beta

For the past year, Google, through its Library Project, has partnered with several major libraries, including Harvard and Stanford Universities, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and the University of Oxford, as well as the New York Public Library to digitize their collections and make them searchable on Google Print. Full-text books in Google Print now include Civil War regimental histories from the University of Michigan, government documents from Stanford University's collection, works by Henry James from Harvard's libraries, and biographies from the New York Public Library's holdings.

To access Google Print, please visit our Search the Internet page.

Last Updated: Thursday, November 3, 2005

Associate University Librarian Vacancies

The Pepperdine University Libraries has three new job openings: Associate University Librarian for Administrative Services, Associate University Librarian for Collections and Technical Services, and Associate University Librarian for Public Services and Programs.

To obtain more information about these new positions, please view Pepperdine University's Center for Human Resources's University Libraries Job Postings.

Last Updated: Monday, September 19, 2005

Pepperdine University Libraries Offer Enhanced Services

The Pepperdine University Libraries are pleased to offer an array of new services designed to assist students and faculty with their learning, teaching, and research needs. Enhancements include new computers, a new electronic course reserve system, virtual reference service, federated database searching, an improved article linker service, expedited book delivery service, and an enhanced online catalogue.

“The Library is central to learning, teaching and research on campus,” commented Dean of Libraries, Mark Roosa. “With the addition of new computers and services to the Library, it is our aim to streamline access to the growing world of print and electronic information while enhancing the visitor experience.”

New Computers
To ensure that student needs are fully met, 20 new high-speed, ultra-sharp, flat-screen computers with DVD and CD burners and large-screen monitors have been installed in Payson Library and are ready for use. Four Windows-based laptop computers and two Apple G4 laptops are also available to students for use in the Library. Six computers have been installed on the second floor of the library in the journal/periodical area and two computers have been installed in the stacks area on the first floor.

Electronic Course Reserves
To facilitate access to learning materials, the Pepperdine University Libraries are offering a web-based course reserve system called ERes. ERes provides faculty members with a web page where students in each class may access journal articles, book chapters, PowerPoint lectures, case studies, lecture notes, graphs, and slides, 24 hours a day, seven days a week from their dormitory rooms or from off-campus. Online reserve materials are password protected and may only be viewed by students enrolled in a specific course. The ERes system is also a copyright management system, assuring that materials placed online are copyright compliant. To use Electronic Course Reserves, go to the Pepperdine University Libraries website and click the Electronic Reserves link.

Virtual Reference
The Pepperdine University Libraries are pleased to offer electronic reference service via AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). AIM is a popular instant messaging program that enables users to chat in real time with Pepperdine librarians. Using AIM, librarians will guide students in database use, provide links to useful web sites, and answer reference questions. This service will be particularly useful to students in the international and distance education programs. Those who wish to ask a question virtually may go to the Pepperdine University Libraries website and click on the Ask a Librarian link.

Federated Database Searching
To provide students and faculty with seamless access to content in the hundreds of databases and catalogs offered, the Pepperdine University Libraries introduces a federated search service beginning this fall. Federated searching allows students and faculty to search across a variety of databases and catalogs using a single web interface. Searchers may choose to search databases within a certain subject discipline or they may pick out individual databases and search them simultaneously. Search results appear quickly from a variety of electronic resources, including databases and library catalogs. Those who wish to use the new federated database search service may go to the Pepperdine University Libraries and enter their search terms in the search box which appears on the Libraries' internal webpages.

Article Linker
To support student and faculty research, the Pepperdine University Libraries are delighted to offer, Article Linker, which is accessible within the Libraries' databases and provides full-text linking options to non-full-text journal articles.

Expedited Book Delivery
The Pepperdine University Libraries are pleased to introduce a new rapid book delivery service, which provides students and faculty with access to books not owned by Pepperdine. To use this service, students and faculty fill out a short online Interlibrary Loan form and indicate that they desire rapid book delivery. The Libraries will make every effort to locate a copy of the book in a library participating in the rapid delivery network. Books requested this way are usually received within two to three days.

Enhanced Online Library Catalog
In order to help students and faculty locate relevant information quickly, the Pepperdine University Libraries' online library catalog, now includes a number of attractive enhancements, including book cover images, first chapters, annotations, and author notes for selected titles. Many of the recent books and DVDs purchased by the library feature this added content information.