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From Clay to Plaster - Exhibit Something to Think About ... Thesis Research at the Libraries
Four More Arabic Manuscripts Digitized From the collection of 1350 available in the Archive and Special Collection of the University Libraries, four have newly been digitized by the Digital Documentation Center, and can now be viewed on the Libraries webpage. These are: Sharh Hidaya (15th century), Al-Tabr al-Masbuk (13th century), Kitab Fi’l Fiqh (14th century) and Al-Thabt (14th century).All pages are available for reading and printing from the site. A history of how the collection came about, how it is preserved and organized can be found at the following location: http://ddc.aub.edu.lb/projects/jafet/manuscripts/ From Clay to Plaster - Exhibit in Jafet Library The sculptured works of fifty students went on display April 25th in the Exhibition Hall of Jafet Library. It was coordinated by the Information Services Department and Professor Neville Assad-Salha of the Civilization Sequence Program.The exhibit will last until May 18, 2004.
Something to Think About ... Thesis Research at the Libraries One of the practices that may assist in evaluating the depth of an academic collection is whether graduate students are able to use it for literature reviews of their theses topics. The University Libraries are currently testing this practice through the offering of the Thesis and Term Paper Clinics this year. Over 44 students have met with the Information Services Department during the fall and spring semesters to do just that. The students were given one-on-one instruction for one hour each, to survey the resources of the Libraries – print and electronic, and to examine where relevant information can be located. The process left students satisfied and gave them a good start. The process involves demonstrating how to use points of access to information using the resources of the University Libraries: The Print Collection or how to Use LIBCAT, New Titles and the Serials Collection - all these lead to a rich source of information in print – monographs, theses (approximately 6000 titles that go back to 1907), a monthly listing of newly acquired books, as well as a valuable backlog of journals in all academic subjects taught at AUB, some of which go back to the first volume and first issue. The Electronic Resources under major disciplines - these guide the student to recent and peer-reviewed material published in academic journals in specialized disciplines. In addition, multidisciplinary databases that offer thousands of citations, abstracts and full-text articles are also demonstrated. A good example which is found valuable by the graduate students is the Dissertation Abstracts which allows them to browse many doctoral dissertations and theses that have been submitted to US universities from the mid-nineteenth century. This tool provides access to a variety of topics which have been tackled before in graduate work. The Citation Management Software (RefWorks) - this is a third tool which assists the student in citing, referencing, in-text documentation and footnote management. One-hour sessions are held by the Reference Department staff in coordination with the Information Services Department. The Thesis Manual – graduate students are guided to the staff in the Archives and Special Collections, where they are provided with guidance in how to implement the manual and the formatting style required by both their department and the Libraries – where they have to deposit copies of the thesis. Students reacted very positively to this individualized service and assistance, and expressed surprise, appreciation and satisfaction that such resources existed at the University Libraries, at their fingertips. The aim of the University Libraries is to continuously strive to achieve academic fulfillment within the framework of the curriculum – as such, this is one of the programs that will provide input for assessment.
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