Emmanuel Library's Blog

Need help citing resources ?

tuohyc — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:37:43 +0000

Visit our Research Guide: Writing Resources page.

Also, reference librarians are available to help in person at the library, by phone at (617)-735-9927, or through email at Ask A Librarian.

Word of the Week: Farceur

zydlewsd — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:15:30 +0000

as in: “[Charlie] Chaplin and [Ernst] Lubitsch played with Nazis, too, but they worked as farceurs, using comedy to warn of catastrophe; they didn’t carve up Nazis using horror-film flourishes.”

Denby, David. “Americans in Paris.” The New Yorker 85.25 (2009): 82-83. Academic Search Premier. Web. 24 January 2012.
[Review of Quentin Tarantino’s film Inglourious Basterds.]

Explore definitions at the library’s E-Ready Reference Resources site using the Dictionaries listed on Research Guide: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc.
Search the Gale Biography in Context to find text and links to academic and popular journals, websites and audio files about Charlie Chaplin, Ernst Lubitsch, Quentin Tarantino and others.

Posted by the Reference Department

Library FYI

emmanuellibrary — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:15:17 +0000

Did you realize that you can check out a book from the Main Collection for 30 days?

Find out more about the Library’s collections here

Finding full-text of an article from a citation

tuohyc — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:36:00 +0000

Finding full-text of an article from a citation:

http://www1.emmanuel.edu/library/sp/subjects/faq.php?faq_id=2

Online Catalog/Full-Text Finder down 1/22/2012 5AM-7AM

tuohyc — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:59:09 +0000

Due to power maintenance, the Online Catalog and Full-Text Finder will be down 1/22/2012 from 5AM-7AM.

Welcome Back!

emmanuellibrary — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:07:43 +0000

Need help with your research this semester?

A reference librarian is available to help in person at the library, by phone at (617)-735-9927, or through email at Ask A Librarian.

How to see if your assignment is on reserve in the library:

tuohyc — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:17:08 +0000

Go to the Online Catalog link from the Library home page and, then, select Reserves. (http://endeavor.flo.org/vwebv/enterCourseReserve.do.)
Search by Emmanuel instructor, course, or department.
You may borrow the material for 2 hours in-house use only.

For more information on reserves policies, see here: http://www1.emmanuel.edu/library/pages/policies.html.
If you have any trouble, Ask a Librarian. We are here to help!

ebrary maintenance Tues., 1/17/2012 6-8PM EST

tuohyc — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:53:44 +0000

ebrary will be conducting maintenance Tues., 1/17/2012 6-8PM EST. The interface will be inaccessible for that time period.

Library online catalog temporarily unavailable

emmanuellibrary — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:29:27 +0000

Please be aware that the Library’s online catalog will be temporarily unavailable from Friday January 6 at 5pm to Saturday January 7 at 5pm. We apologize for any inconvenience you may experience.

Online Catalog is back up now

emmanuellibrary — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:18:48 +0000

Online Catalog is back up now.