University Libraries News

Save gas…work on campus!

Mason Libraries hire student assistants to work day, evening and weekend hours in various departments, units and specific libraries. Applications are kept on file for one (1) semester. Library supervisors draw from the application pool based on hours of availability, skills, etc. Interested? Apply now!

August 3rd, 2008

Enjoy your Summer Break!

August 4 - August 22, 2008

Summer Intersession Open Hours

August 3rd, 2008

Congratulations & Welcome!

Mason Libraries welcomes two new staff!

• Sa’ad Laws, Johnson Center Library, Reference/Media Services Assistant
• Gretchen Reynolds, Social Sciences Liaison Librarian, Arlington Campus Library.  Gretchen is responsible for working with ICAR, the Master’s of Social Work Program, as well as the Center for Global Studies. Her contact information is greynol3@gmu.edu; 703/993-8267.

July 29th, 2008

2008-09 Library Graduate Assistantships

UPDATE: Applications are no longer being accepted; deadline was August 1, 2008. Applications are now being accepted for the 2008-09 University Libraries Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Program. The assistantships offer full-time graduate students the opportunity to work directly with Mason librarians on a variety of projects. Graduate students can   also develop excellent research, teaching and customer relations skills, as well as gain in-depth experience using current academic research resources.

July 12th, 2008

EBSCO Databases add features, functions

EBSCO databases will be adding new features and functions this month.  You can preview the major interface changes by selecting an EBSCO source (e.g. Business Source Complete, Education Research Complete).  In the upper right hand corner of the resulting screen, click on New Features! to “test drive” the Beta product.  Selected EBSCO databases available through the Libraries include:  CINAHL, Environment Complete, Communication & Mass Media Complete and Computers & Applied Sciences Complete.  Many of the EBSCO sources are provided through The Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA).

July 8th, 2008

Faculty Feature: Journal Citation Reports

2007 data for Journal Citation Reports (JCR) are now available online through the Web of Science. JCR is a comprehensive and unique resource through which you can evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from more than 7,500 scholarly and technical journals from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries and is the only source of citation data on journals. It includes virtually all specialties in the areas of science, technology, and the social sciences. Journal Citation Reports can show:

• Most frequently cited journals in a field
• Hottest journals in a field
• Highest impact journals in a field
• Leading journals in a field
• Related journals in a field
• Citation characteristics for a subject category

Journal Citation Reports is published annually in two editions:

• JCR Science Edition contains data from over 5,900 journals in science and technology.
• JCR Social Sciences Edition contains data from over 1,700 journals in the social sciences.

July 8th, 2008