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Monthly Archives: March 2009
On display: Hidden Treasures in Special Collections & Archives
Drawing from Mason Libraries’ Special Collections & Archives‘ wide-raging collections, this exhibit features unusual, unique or otherwise unconventional archival items. The items selected for this exhibit are non-textual and intended to be visually appealing. Some of the selections are unusual items from heavily used collections such as the tomato marionette from the Federal Theatre Project 
Collection. Other selections are from smaller or lesser known collections such as the Japanese sash from the Leonard H. Clark Collection. Regardless, the exhibit serves to highlight items not traditionally found in an archive. Mason’s Hidden Treasures are now on display, 2nd Floor, Wing A, Fenwick Library and you can view selected treasures online.
Library Workshops: March 16 – 20
Tempus fugit! Learn about library research and resources..we’re at your fingertips.
Arlington Campus Library
- Research Strategies for ICAR Grad Students: general overview on how to navigate the library to find pertinent information in their field of study. Identify and locate print and electronic resources specifically for conflict resolution and analysis research, and develop search strategies using relevant databases. March 18, 2009 / 7:15 PM – 8:45 PM / Arlington Original 101-K / Register here
- Research Strategies for Public Policy Grad Students: general overview on how to navigate the library to find pertinent information in their field of study. Identify and locate print and electronic resources specifically for conflict resolution and analysis research, and develop search strategies using relevant databases. March 19, 2009 / 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM / Arlington Original 101-K / Register here
- Zotero 101: Zotero is a Firefox browser based utility that makes capturing bibliographic content from around the Web a snap! Learn how to install and manipulate your own Zotero library. March 20, 2009 / 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM / Arlington Original 101-K or 242 / Register here
Fenwick Library
- CiteSeeing@Fenwick: in less than an hour, you will learn how to: develop basic research strategies; use online catalogs & databases; idenfity scholarly or popular resources; cite it right…and more! Dates & times: March 16, 2009 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM, or 3:30 PM to 4:20 PM / March 17, 2009 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM, or 3:30 PM to 4:20 PM / March 18, 2009 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM, or 3:30 PM to 4:20 PM / March 19, 2009 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM, or 3:30 PM to 4:20 PM. / Sessions start in Fenwick Library Lobby / Register here
- GIS@Fenwick: 90-minute workshop provides an overview of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and discusses the GIS services and resources that are available at Mason. Topics include: What is GIS? Why is GIS useful? Examples of GIS applications at Mason and government agencies; GIS data structure. Session includes a GIS demonstration and hands-on exercises using ArcView 9.0.  Workshops are held in GIS Room, Fenwick Library, First Floor, Wing C / Dates & times: March 18, 2009 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM / March 20, 2009 10:30 AM – Noon / Register here
Johnson Center Library
- Introduction to Library Research: Not sure how to find and use library information resources? This class will acquaint you with the basic elements of the research process and introduce you to the George Mason University Libraries system. Johnson Center Library Room 228/ March 18, 2009 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM / Register here
Project MUSE adds new search feature
Project MUSE is pleased to announce the addition of a new search feature that quickly connects users to more articles by an author. Look for the new ‘More By’ feature on each article. The ‘More By’ feature appears for each article’s listed contributing author(s). Click on the linked author name to find additional articles in MUSE by the author. The ‘More By’ this author feature in MUSE continues MUSE’s efforts to provide users with tools to enhance their research and discovery.
In addition to providing quick access to more MUSE articles by the author, MUSE expanded the search to include links to more works by the author in Google Scholar and OCLC WorldCat. Google Scholar indexes peer-reviewed articles, books, theses, papers and abstracts from a wide variety of sources across many disciplines. Linking to the author’s works in WorldCat using the ‘Find in a library’ link adds depth to a user’s research, as the WorldCat record provides information about access to all formats of the author’s work. WorldCat allows users to search the collections of libraries in their communities, as well as many others around the world, for both physical items and digital content.
You can find Project MUSE and WorldCat through the Mason Libraries Database Portal on library.gmu.edu.