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Oct
18
Boo! Its October that means its time for Halloween, but how much do you really know about the holiday? Scary huh? Don’t worry California Lutheran has got you covered. Here at the Pearson Library we offer tons of print books, electronic book (eBooks), articles and even movies to expand your knowledge about Halloween. No matter if you want to find out where the holiday originated from and how it got to the United States, or if you simply wanted to know why we wear costumes, tell ghost stories and go trick-or-treating. You could find it all in our Library’s extensive collection!
If you just want to relax with your friends or family and watch a scary movie, we also offer a wide varity of horror films. From the classic “Halloween” the Micheal Myers story to more recent thrillers like “The Fourth Kind.” Search for these movies and many more popular DVDs in our Online Catalog!
Halloween (DVD)
Falcon International Productions ; Moustapha Akkad presents ; produced by Debra Hill ; screenplay by John Carpenter and Debra Hill ; directed by John Carpenter.
In 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally killed his older sister. The silent child was incarcerated in the Smith’s Grove Sanitarium under the care of psychiatrist Sam Loomis. Michael’s hometown of Haddonfield was slowly beginning to forget the tragic crime. That is until Loomis returns to the town to warn them of Myers’ escape from Smith’s Grove. With Michael set on killing a group of high school students, Loomis gets the hesitant town sheriff to help him stop Michael before it’s too late.
Universal Pictures and Gold Circle Films present a Chambara Pictures & Dead Crow Pictures production, an Olatunde Osunsanmi film ; produced by Paul Brooks, Joe Carnahan, Terry Lee Robbins ; story by Olatunde Osunsanmi & Terry Lee Robbins ; screenplay by Olatunde Osunsanmi ; directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.
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Explains the origins of the holiday of Halloween and such traditions as black cats, jack-o-lanterns, witches, bonfires, and trick-or-treating.
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Aug
29
Welcome CLU class of 2015 and transfer students, and welcome back current students! We are excited to begin this new school year with you and to help you go beyond google for your research.
Below are the top 5 questions that get asked at the Pearson Library. Have you ever asked these questions before? And, are there other questions you want to ask?
Top 5 FAQs at Pearson Library (countdown)
5. Is the writing center in the library?
Yes, CLU’s Writing Center is in the library. Their knowledgeable staff will help you with developing a thesis statement, working on syntax and grammar, and every other writing need you may have. It is recommended that you schedule an appointment with them on their website.
4. I need research help! How can I get research help?
There are lots of ways to get research help. You can call us at 503.493.3255, send us a text message at 209.LIB4HLP (or 209.542.4457), send us an IM from the library webpage, find us on facebook and/or twitter. You can also come into the library too.
3. Where should I go to start finding sources for my research project?
You have access to 244,8800 books and ebooks, 158 databases, and 2166 DVDs/movies. It can be overwhelming. Start with WorldCat Local (WCL) where you will find everything you need, including books, ebooks, full-text articles, and videos. If you need help using WCL, see the tutorial page we have put together for you.
2. I need to research for chem but I’m an art major, where can I go to find information quickly?
All of the majors at CLU have their own research guide. The guides have information on the best databases for the subject, how to cite sources, and who can help you with your research, making it easy to find sources on any topic.
1. What are the library hours?
Generally, the library’s hours are Monday-Friday 8:15am-11:45pm and Saturday-Sunday 10:15am-11:45pm. There are some variations in the schedule because of holidays, breaks, etc., so look at the complete schedule to make sure.
Aug
25
Welcome to the new academic year! There’s a lot to look forward to. Along with your new classes are the usual challenges of tackling research papers and assignments. But this year the process should be a lot easier and you’ll become a more efficient researcher because you’ll be using the Pearson Library’s new cloud-based “discovery” tool called WorldCat Local.
It’s called a “discovery tool” because it enables you to do a simple keyword search and access a vast array of content including books, eBooks, full-text articles and video from the Pearson Library AND from libraries worldwide.
Learn more about WorldCat Local and watch some brief tutorials featuring the library staff explain and demonstrate its cool features.
May
13
If you’re a senior, you’re probably tired of the question, “What are you doing after graduation?” To help you figure that out, the library has some great resources regarding grad school, internships, and/or finding a job. This is great even for those who are not seniors but are already thinking about grad schools, internships, or finding a summer job.
GRAD SCHOOL / INTERNSHIPS
- Admissions exam: We’ve got the test prep books that you need: GRE, GMAT, and more! Some titles include GRE : graduate record examination (Reference LB2367.4 .G747), Writing skills for the GRE and GMAT tests (Reference PE1114 W754 2002), How to pass the GMAT: unbeatable preparation for success in the Graduate Management Admission Test (eBook), GMAT Prep Course Ebook (eBook), Barron’s how to prepare for the Medical college admission test, MCAT (R838.5 .S45 1990), and McGraw-Hill’s LSAT, 2009 Edition (eBook). Check with your local public library for more titles.
- College/University rankings: For those interested in rankings, the U.S. News & World Report’s website gives the complete list for free. But for more information (average test scores, average GPA, etc.): America’s best colleges (LB2331.63 .A43).
- Personal Statements and Essays: Pump up your personal statements or essays with these great books: Great personal statements for law school (eBook) and How to write a winning personal statement for graduate and professional school (LB2351.52.U6 S74 1993).
- Scholarships: Getting into grad school is one thing, but how will you pay for it? Scholarships 101: the real-world guide to getting cash for college (eBook) can help as well as Scholarships, fellowships, and loans (Reference LB2338 S35).
FINDING A JOB
Prepare for the job search by thinking about what you want: From school to a career : a student’s guide to success in the real world (LC1037 .J44 2005) and After You Graduate: Finding and Getting Work You Will Enjoy (eBook).
- Resumes and Cover Letters: A variety of resources to help with resumes and cover letters: Resumes for First Time Job Hunters (eBook), Get the interview every time: Fortune 500 hiring professionals’ tips for writing winning resumes and cover letters (eBoook), 202 Great Resumes (eBook), Resumes for College Students and Recent Graduates (eBook), Guide to basic resume writing (eBook), 201 Killer Cover Letters (eBook), 2500 Keywords to Get You Hired (eBook), and Electronic Resumes and Online Networking: How to Use the Internet to Do a Better Job Search (eBook).
- The interview: Some great advice is available here: Manager’s Book of Questions: 1,001 Great Interview Questions for Hiring the Best Person (eBook), 24 Hours to the Perfect Interview (eBook), How to Ace the Brainteaser Interview (eBook), and Boost Your Interview IQ (eBook).
For more resources or personal advice, contact Career Services on campus. They offer graduate school fairs, career counseling, internship workshops, and a slew of links to help with applying for grad schools or internships and many tips on finding a job.
Lastly, congrats to the California Lutheran University class of 2011
from the staff at Pearson Library/Information Systems and Services!
Don’t forget, even as Alums, the library still offers a lot of great resources and services to you: including checking out library books for free and access to two library databases. Which ones? Find out by clicking on this previous post.
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Mar
28
Turn on the news or your favorite talk show on any given morning and you are likely to hear the talking heads report on some amazing scientific finding about human behavior, nutrition, the latest medical breakthrough or latest medical scare (start popping potassium iodide pills, duct-tape your doors and don that contamination suit because Japanese radiation has been detected in a raindrop in Massachusetts!) Unlike the general population, you know better than to accept as fact the media’s interpretation of scientific findings because you’re taking a research methods course and understand that selecting one assumption out of context from a study is simply bad science.
If you are taking a research methods course in criminal justice, education, psychology, political science, sociology or other discipline, there’s a new tool available to help you make sense of the often complex world of research, and that’s the Sage Research Methods Online Database. Here’s how it works: Let’s say your professor discussed the chi-square test in class, but you want more information. If you search chi-square in this database, you’ll see the “Methods Map” display with links to both broader concepts like quantitative data analysis and inferential statistics and narrower discussions like degrees of freedom and statistical significance. The cool thing is that all of these topics relate back to your original topic, the chi-square test, so you can see in how one concept relates to other concepts.
If you’re a sociology major and taking ethnographic research, search on ethnography and you get a similar display of related topics. You’ll see that ethnography is a form of qualitative data analysis and you can link to books, chapters, and articles discussing this broader concept. If you want to dig deeper into ethnographic techniques, simply click on the narrower concepts for autoethnography, field notes, or thick description.
Now, let’s say you’re a psychology major and your professor wants you to find and critique a psychological study with a quasi–experimental design. Right now you can key in your methodology, find links to content on this type of methodology and get a clear understanding of how quasi–experimental studies are designed. Future enhancements will allow this database to link you to actual examples of studies applying these methodologies.
One more feature of the database are brief videos of experts discussing research topics. Let’s say you’re an education major taking action research and want to view a video on action research and participation. Simply key in your terms, select “videos” and you’ll get some immediate results:
So, whether you’re taking a research methods course or just want to know how to better interpret scientific information, the SAGE Research Methods Online database should be your first stop.
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Feb
3
Like a baby bird about to take flight for the first time, the Pearson library is also adventuring into new territory. We’ve heard your chirping for extended hours on Friday and Saturday and are happy to feed your hunger for research. The new library hours will start Saturday, February 5th; we will be open until 11:45pm every night of the week. Now you no longer have to be shelled up in your room to get in some egg-tra homework done. Gather your flock and reserve a study room for your group projects or fly by solo to check out a book, do some research, study, or use the computers.
Let’s crack open those books – the library is open late.
Monday – Friday: 8:15am – 11:45pm
Saturday – Sunday: 10:15am – 11:45pm
Here’s a question: If the early bird gets the worm, what does the late bird get from the library?
Found: http://carmichaellibrary.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html
Dec
13
Where can you go to find high-quality images of Native Americans and Inuits, information on the paper & pulp industries, and peer reviewed articles in the sciences? Wilson Web has information all of those topics and more. Here are some cool things that is offered by Wilson Web for your research and fun & enjoyment.
Reason #5: Search Multiple Databases
Search across multiple databases from one user interface will save you time and effort. The Wilson Web hosted databases owned by the library include: Art Museum Image Gallery, Business Full Text, Cinema Image Gallery, Education Full Text, ERIC, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Library Literature and Information Full Text, OmniFile Full Text Mega, Readers’ Guide Full Text, Readers’ Guide Retro, and Social Sciences Full Text.
Reason #4: Get Full-Text Everytime 
Get full text of articles. All of the databases in Wilson Web offers full text of articles because sometimes it’s frustrating to find an article and now be able to get the full text right when you want it.
Reason #3: One Second Translations
Can’t read English well or prefer to read your articles in another language? Wilson Web allows you to do that in 13 different languages, including French, Russian, and Japanese. At the top of the screen click to see the pull-down menu and choose the language of your choice. The translation will be word-for-word translation but will help you understand the gist of the article.
Reason #2: It’s Always Movie Night
Watch old movies and see photos from the film or TV sets, the actors, and much more with the Cinema Image Gallery. Have you ever seen Santa Claus Conquers The Martians from 1964? It’s the classic tale of martians kidnapping Santa because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents. Watch the entire movie and find out how the movie ends — all for the price of FREE.
Reason #1: Hear the Article
Don’t read the article, let Wilson Web read the article to you! If the article is available in HTML Full Text, choose that option and then click on “Click here to hear audio file” and get the article read to you in a computerized voice. What’s more fun and useful than that?
We want to hear from you – what have you found about Wilson Web that you’ve liked?
Oct
11
Oh, I get by with a little help from my [Information Systems & Services] friends,
Mmm, gonna try [learning a new computer program] with a little help from my friends…
–With a little help from my friends by The Beatles, remixed by ISS
Sometimes all that you need is a little help from knowledgeable computer friends. Want to learn how to use a Mac? Need a little help with Excel? Want to learn a new software? Not a problem! Every month, computer training classes are offered to CLU students, staff, and faculty free of charge. Past topics include: Mail Merge, Powerpoint, Contribute to Manage Your Website, Creating Your Own Account to Take Classes Online, and more. In October, ISS is offering a three part Excel workshop, basic Word and Entourage 2008, and Flashlight workshops. See the Computer Training page for a more information about the classes.
Sep
30
What if you were told that you can’t read the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling because it displays too much violence and is therefore unsuitable to the age group? What about Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series because it is sexually explicit and displays a specific religious viewpoint? And the most ridiculous: What about dictionaries because they are not age appropriate? All of these books and thousands more have been challenged (in other words, someone wants to ban them) or banned from schools, bookstores, and libraries since Banned Books Week started in 1982. The reason for most of the challenges: too sexual or too violent, profanity, offensive portrayals of racial or religious group, and positive portrayals of homosexually. No book is safe as challenges have happened to books from all kinds of genres, contemporary to classics, in every state, and every kind of community. In the case of the dictionaries — Merriam Webster dictionaries were banned in California elementary schools in January 2010 because it defined oral sex, and district representatives felt “it’s just not age appropriate.”
Celebrate your freedom to read during Banned Books Week and throughout the year! Check out the display at the Pearson Library to see what other books have been banned. Look at the Huffington’s Post for their list of the 12 most surprising banned books, and stand up for your right to read whatever you’d like!
Sep
19
Have you noticed something different about the Library’s subject guides? Do they appear more user-friendly, attractive and practical? These are the Pearson Library’s new LibGuides! Used by libraries across the globe, these launch pages connect the campus community with the library’s resources, deliver multimedia content, and simply share knowledge. Access the pages on the Library Research Resources page and click on Select a Database. Then choose your discipline. Each LibGuide consists of common tabs: Books, Articles, Citing Sources, Get Help and Course Pages. The tabs link you to the library catalog, our online databases, and provide tips for using APA, Chicago, and MLA style. Additional tabs drill down to selected web sources, examples of discipline-specific books, eBooks, or permalinks to electronic articles in our EBSCOhost databases. The Course Pages are customized to specific classes in which information specialists provide library instruction. Course Pages lead you to examples of books, articles or web content geared to your specific class assignment or research paper. Check out LibGuide right now. Start with our LibGuides Home page and browse the guides listed Humanities, Natural Sciences or Social Sciences. Next, explore the customized Course Pages. Finally, send us your feedback and tell us how we can enhance LibGuides!