FACULTY SERVICE: USC owned articles/book chapters delivered via email

ALL USC faculty members can request electronic delivery (via USC email) of articles and book chapters owned by USC Libraries. This service is called Document Delivery and is offered via USC ILL (Intelibrary Loan Portal), but in addition to interlibrary loan service.
Please visit http://usc.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html Once you log in, please scroll down, and note this box:

QUOTE:Document Delivery Requests (USC Faculty & Distance Users Only)Use this form to request delivery of articles from USC-owned material. PLEASE NOTE: This service currently available to all USC faculty. Document Delivery is also available for students enrolled in distance education courses such as DEN or similar programs.UNQUOTE

U.S. History Resources Thursday, May 8th 10 a.m.

Please consider attending:

U.S. History Resources conducted by USC American Studies Librarian Sue Tyson
May 8 Thursday 10:00am Leavey Library LRA

Images on the Web Thursday 03/27 10 a.m.

Please consider attending:

Images on the Web
Thursday March 27 10 a.m. Leavey library
conducted by USC Art Librarian Ruth Wallach

C 19 Nineteen Century Index database training 03/14 1:30 p.m.

Please consider attending training on our new resource:


C19: Nineteenth Century Index https://libproxy.usc.edu/login?url=http://c19index.chadwyck.com


Friday March 14th 1: 30 p.m. Leavey
RSVP to me at Lesinska@usc.edu

RefWorks Worhshops (in-person & online)

In-person training
Friday 03/14 10:00 a.m. Leavey Library Learning Room B Advanced Q&A with RefWorks Rep

Webinars: to sign-in, please visit http://www.refworks.com/content/webinars/default.asp


Webinar: RefWorks Fundamentals
Wednesday 03/12 7 a.m.- 8:15 a.m. Pacific Time
Tuesday 03/23 10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pacific Time

Webinar: Advanced RefWorks
Tuesday 03/18 7 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Pacific Time
Thursday 03/27 10 a.m.- 11: 15 a.m. Pacific Time

Webinar: Sharing RefWorks Records and more
Wednesday 03/26 7 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Pacific Time

Power Point for Humanists again Tuesday, 02/19 at 1 p.m.

WHAT: Power Point for Humanists and Artists (Hands-On Workshop)
WHEN: Tuesday, February 19th, form 1p.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Leavey Library, lower level, Learning Room A (PC classroom)
UPCOMING: Film Clips for presentations (second week of March)

C19 (Nineteenth Century Database) User Orientation

WHAT: Database vendor Rep, will demonstrate how to get the most out our fabulous new online acquisition C19: Nineteenth Century Index

WHEN: Friday March 14, 1 p.m.

WHERE: Leavey Library, Lower Level, PC classroom

ABOUT C 19
C19 Index draws on the strength of established indexes such as the Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue, The Wellesley Index, Poole's Index and Periodicals Index Online to create integrated bibliographic coverage of over 1.4 million books and official publications, 64,891 archival collections and 15.6 million articles published in over 2,500 journals, magazines and newspapers. C19 Index now provides integrated access to 10 bibliographic indexes, including over 300,000 records from the ongoing digitization of British Periodicals Collection.

Black Studies Center Online 02/12 2:30 p.m

What: New Online Acquisition Black Studies Center Demo
WHEN: Tuesday 02/12 at 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: Leavey Library, LRA PC classroom on the lower level

RefWorks Workshop and Q&A Friday 03/14 RSVP

When: Friday, March 14th, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Where: Leavey Library, LRA (PC classroom, lower level)
RSVP Sophie Lesinska lesinska@usc.edu

Please d o come, if you would like to become a more proficient user of RefWork, a citation management tool available to USC students and faculty.

What is RefWorks:
RefWorks -- an online research management, writing and collaboration tool -- is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies. Fore more, see http://www.refworks.com/

Try RefWorks: https://www.refworks.com/Refworks/login.asp?WNCLang=false

"Film Clips for Presentations"

At the request of the Graduate Student Community in the English Department, USC Libraries are working on putting together a workshop "Film Clips for Presentations." It will be offered early in March.

Please drop Sophie Lesinska an email lesinska@usc.edu if you are interested in attending this workshop. Also, please share your suggestions on what you would like to see covered in this workshop.

Power Point For Humanists

Two "Power Point For Humanists" will be offered in the Leavey Library (PC classoroom, lower level) this week:

Thursday, February 7, 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday, February 8, 12 p.m.- 2 p.m.

Please drop me an email at lesinska@usc.edu if you are interested in a follow up "PowerPoint for Humanists: Beyond the Basics"

RefWorks Workshop

Hello Everyone,

RefWorks is online software that facilitates the management of bibliographic records. USC community can use this web based system for free. Please see https://www.refworks.com/Refworks/login.asp

On Friday, March 14, 2008, USC Libraries will offer a workshop for interested users of the RefWorks software. The workshop is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. in LRB (Mac Computer classroom, Leavey Library, Lower Level).

Please RSVP at lesinska@usc.edu

Everybody is invited!

Doheny New Books will be moving to the First Floor

New Books shelves in Doheny will be moved from the Intellectual Commons to the First Floor over the winter break.