Everybody wants Facebook fans…and we do too!

Doherty library has a new Facebook page. So go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Doherty-Library-University-of-St-Thomas/7287576594 and become a fan! You can also link to the library’s research guides and catalog through Facebook.Doherty. The library also hosts two book groups on Facebook. One is for discussion of Catholic Fiction and the other is a general-interest book club called Parnassus. Parnassus was the home of Apollo and the Muses and is traditionally thought of as a place where people gather for literature, music, art, and ideas. All UST Facebook members are welcome to visit and join in the discussions. One of the first discussions is what classic book do you loathe that you are “supposed” to think is GREAT LITERATURE? Join us at Parnassus and let your thoughts be known.

Mary

Yet More Online Journals!

The following journals are now available online directly through the publisher. The most current issues of these journals are available – no embargoes! Go to our Journal Holdings A-Z to access them

Annals of the Association of American Geographers
Christian Bioethics
Educational Studies
Irish Studies Review
Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Journal of Family Communication
Journal of Literacy Research
Journal of Mass Media Ethics
Journal of Media Economics
Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
Journal of Personality Assessment
Peabody Journal of Education
Rhetoric Review
Rhetorical Society Quarterly
Southern Communication Journal
Teaching of Psychology
The Educational Forum
The International Journal of Human Rights
The Professional Geographers
Theory into Practice
Mathematical Programming
Environmental Management
Quarterly Journal of Economics
Review of Economics and Statistics
Daedalus

Mary

Reception in Doherty Library Follows 2008 Lenten Lecture

The 2008 Lenten Lecture “Papyrus and Parchment: Technologies of Writing and the Bible” by Dr. Paul Hahn is in Cullen Hall, Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. A reception will follow the lecture in Doherty Library, courtesy of the Friends of the Library.  For more information, call 713-525-3582.

Melissa Torres

Farewell Melissa

It is with mixed feelings of excitement, gratitude, and a little bit of sadness that we announce Melissa Torres’s exit from Doherty library on February 15, 2008. Excitement because she has accepted the Metadata Librarian position at Rice University, a job in which we know she will thrive professionally. Gratitude because we are thankful for the excellent work she has done in Cataloging and Automation here at Doherty. Sadness because we will miss her kind, lively and upbeat presence in our daily work environment. We wish you the best Melissa!

Rachel

The Quill’s Quote for Today

“A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.”

Henry Ward Beecher