- From The Library of The Central American University in San Salvador
- This past summer Reference Librarian, Joe Fennewald. accompanied other faculty and staff from the University of Scranton and Scranton Preparatory School to El Salvador. In preparation of their trip, Mr. Fennewald contacted Dr. Katherine Miller, Directora de Biblioteca Universidad Centroamericana. She expressed the need for books, compact disks and records, art slides, and a computer scanner. Through the generosity of the Friends of the Library, the Library Director and staff, and the University faculty, books, disks and slides were obtained.
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- Laptops and Wireless Connections Scheduled
- Should Libraries Filter the Internet?
- Software programs to prevent Internet users from accessing pornographic web sites or questionable newsgroups are rampant. Marketers of these products promise libraries a solution to problems they face when young patrons want to surf the web unattended. > Full story
- Library Assistants' Day Celebrated
- Each year on April 22nd library support staff is traditionally recognized for their many contributions in providing library services within their communities throughout the nation. > Full story
- Computing Capability in the Pro Deo Room Enhanced
- Eight new PCs have been installed in the Pro Deo Room as a complement to the existing PC Lab. These units are connected to the Campus Network and function just as do the lab units. Eight additional carrels have been equipped with ResNet access so that students may bring their own ResNet software-equipped laptops and connect as they do from other campus locations.
- Football at the Library
- Emerald Library Now Available
- Genealogical Research on the Internet: America's Newest Hobby
- Researching one's ancestors is an Internet use, which is rapidly gaining in popularity. > Full story
- Regional Online Union Catalog Funded
- As part of a cooperative effort to build a regional union catalog and facilitate resource sharing in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Bibliographic Center (NEPBC) has been awarded Library Services & Technology Act funding to purchase the software and the web server required to establish a regional online union catalog. > Full story
- Journal Use Study Concluded
- Library Collection Development seeks to provide users with the materials they need to support the curriculum at the University of Scranton. > Full story
- Library Begins Electronic Reserves
- The World Wide Web has had a significant impact on how library users expect to access information. > Full story
- New Version of Library Catalog Is Up
- Workshop Conducted for NRCI Staff
- From the Library Director
- Board of Trustees Chair to Exhibit Rare Book Collection
- Pennsylvania's Underground Railroad
- 2000 Book & Plant Sale
- Latest Leaves of Class Winners
- A Special Thanks to Our Newest Friends
- Staff Changes
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Inspired by the Villanova University Newsletter
Posted 22 September 1999
