Pfau Library News

What is JSTOR?

JSTOR stands for “Journal Storage.” It is an online archive of scholarly journals in a variety of disciplines.

How do I get to JSTOR?

JSTOR has links on Pfau Library’s List of All Databases and on many of our Databases by Subject pages.

What dates are covered in JSTOR?

Only older volumes are included, not current ones. Each journal publisher establishes a “moving wall” time period, usually the most recent 3 to 5 years, for which the journal will not be available in JSTOR. Beyond the moving wall, full text is normally available back to the first issue of the journal.

What content do we have access to?

Basically, everything JSTOR offers. (Journal collections: Arts & Sciences I through V, Arts & Sciences Complement, and Biological Sciences.) These subscriptions are funded centrally for the entire CSU system.

JSTOR sometimes links out to content in other databases, such as ARTstor (which we do not subscribe to) or current issues of journals at publisher web sites (which we may or may not subscribe to). If you have a question about a specific title, just ask us.

Why does it look different now?

JSTOR recently underwent a major redesign. Some good points: JSTOR now offers a clear link to the PDF version of each article for saving or printing, rather than insisting that you go through several screens of print/download options. You also have the option of establishing a personal folder (MyJSTOR) where you can store desired articles for later use.

When you’re walking through campus, come visit the Pfau Library’s newest display across from Circulation, featuring Arabic Calligraphy paintings on loan from Dr. Dany Doueiri.

These works of art and descriptions are fabulous to look at. Also included in the displays are our students’ personal works from one of Professor Doueiri’s Arabic classes.

Here are a few informational links:
http://www.sakkal.com/ArtArabicCalligraphy.html
http://www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/
http://www.zakariya.net/history/brief.html

NEW Books of interest in the Pfau Library:
Traces of the Calligrapher: Islamic Calligraphy in Practice, c. 1600-1900. Mary McWilliams and David J. Roxburgh, Yale University Press, 2007. NK 3636.5 A2 M39 2007 OVERSIZE

Earthly Beauty, Heavenly Art: Art of Islam. Mikhail B. Piotrovsky, Lund Humphries, 1999. N 6264 N4 A5 1999 OVERSIZE

Or view more books on the subject: Islamic Calligraphy.

Don’t forget the Pfau Library Lecture Series: “Arab Contributions to the West”, on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in PL-4005.

Dr. Doueiri adds: A Few Words about the Arabic Calligraphy On Campus:

The Calligraphy Collection is a contribution from our campus’ Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies ( http://cimes.csusb.edu/ ) . It was acquired by Professor Ralph Salmi from Turkey. The framed collection is a selection from masterpieces of Arabic Calligraphy from around the world.

Framing the collection was made possible by a grant from the College of Arts and Letters with the support from the Department of World Languages and Literatures.

The smaller displays (8.5 X 11) are student projects from our Calligraphy class during the Summer 07. This coming Summer, we will be offering another Arabic Calligraphy Class (ARAB 210). Students did their projects in less than 20 hours of instructions on the principals of Arabic calligraphy.

Enjoy and thank you for your support.

The Public Policy Institute of California has released a new report on the future of San Bernardino and Riverside counties: The Inland Empire in 2015. It makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in the demographic, educational, and economic development of the region.

An excerpt:

“Lowering the region’s relatively substantial high school dropout rate and encouraging more young people to attend college would raise the region’s educational achievement level-thus providing more skilled workers
for higher-paying jobs. More businesses and jobs located within the region would mean a reduction in commuting, benefiting families and communities. And encouraging more participation in local democratic processes by Latinos, Asians, and other ethnic groups could mean that policy decisions for the future would be made by those who will be more widely affected by them.”

The Pfau Library Lecture series presents: “Algebra, Algorithms, Alcohol, and Alhambra: Arab Contributions to the West,” by Dany Doueiri, on Wednesday, April 23, Noon-1 PM in PL-4005

This lecture will cover the Golden Age of Arab history, where many contributions to Western Culture and Science were made. For example: Algebra, Algorithms, Alcohol, and Alhambra are all Arabic words. The presentation will also talk about libraries that Arabs had over 1000 years ago with some of them containing more than 1 million hand-written volumes, the origins of universities, the preservation of classic Greek writings, and much more accomplished by the Arabs.

Dany Doueiri joined CSUSB’s World Languages & Literatures department in 2001 and currently serves as the Arabic Language Program Coordinator. He completed his doctorate degree in the interdisciplinary Islamic Studies program from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1996. In addition to teaching Arabic language and literature classes, he also teaching classes on the people, cultures, history and opolitics of the Islamic world and is an executive board member for the Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies.

This event is free and open to all. Arab Contributions to the West flyer

John M. Pfau Library presents the Rheubottom-Webster local history lecture for 2008: “Challenges, Pitfalls, and Successes in Saving Local History,” by Dr. Larry Burgess. Dr. Burgess, the director of Redlands’ A.K. Smiley Public Library, is an archivist and the author of many local history books.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Pfau Library 4th floor PL-4005

Reception at 6:30 PM
Lecture at 7 PM

Admission is free, parking for off-campus visitors is $4.00 per vehicle

RSVP to (909) 537-5088

Rheubottom-Webster Local History Lecture flyer

“Librarians and Faculty as Partners: Collaboration at Work”
Thursday, April 10
10:00 - 11:00 am
PL-2005

Do you find your students’ research projects disappointing? Are you puzzled by students’ lack of information literacy, despite their savvy with technology? Would you like a better way to introduce students to library resources than the old-fashioned “factoid” scavenger hunt?

If so, join your colleagues at this web seminar to get ideas for classroom assignments, active learning activities, and specific techniques for collaborating with librarians. Refreshments will be served in PL-2007 beginning at 9:00 am.

There is no charge for attending this seminar, which is co-sponsored by the CSUSB Teaching Resource Center. For more information see
http://www.magnapubs.com/calendar/191.html?s=tm&p=email
or contact Barbara Quarton, bquarton@csusb.edu, x77553.

Due to scheduled electrical maintenance on campus, the library’s web site and access to all online resources, including article databases, will be unavailable from 9 PM March 30th to 8 AM March 31.

The maintenance was timed to coincide with a campus holiday closure in order to minimize interruptions to service.

Please note that the campus and the library are closed on Monday, March 31, for Cesar Chavez Day. The library will be open on Saturday, March 29, for the first day of Spring quarter Saturday classes, and will re-open Tuesday, April 1, for the first day of Spring quarter regular classes.

A brief visit with this lady would show that she is a woman of many layers. The exhibit displays the clothing and accessories she would use to prepare for her daily appointments or a special evening event. Her underpinnings, corsets, bloomers, stockings, high top shoes, hats, evening headpieces, carpet bags, gloves, fans, jewelry, and home accessories are shown within the Schofield Display cases. The highlight of the first floor exhibit is an evening gown designed and constructed by Sue Davis of the John M. Pfau Library.

On the fourth floor, the display case outside the Special Collections area showcases my lady in a day outfit that she might wear to run her household or accept visitors. This display also houses more of her underpinnings, corsets, bustle, shawl, purse, fan, additional accessories, and millinery storage.

Scattered amongst the exhibits are vintage Victorian advertising cards featuring the styles of the day.

Contributors to the exhibit are: Cheryl Beesley, Sue Davis, JoAnn Oliver, Lenora Venturina.

Victorian advertising cards made available from John M. Pfau Library Archives.

Pfau Library lecture series presents “Stop Putting Your Life on Hold: A Practical ‘How To’ Guide in Jump Starting Your Life!!!” by Carlos Carrio, M.P.H. Originally from Cuba, Corrio has over 24 years of public health experience. He is known to entertain audiences with his humor and wit. He is a graduate of Loma Linda University where he earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Health Education and Health Promotion respectively. His areas of expertise include corporate wellness, college health and anti-tobacco public policy. The National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention awarded Carrio for his work in establishing one of the first community colleges in California to ban smoking. His presentations receive excellent reviews throughout CA and the US.

The lecture will take place in PL-4005, Noon- 1 PM, April 10. This event is free and open to all students, faculty, staff, and community members.

Stop Putting Your Life on Hold! lecture flyer

Tired of dieting? Want to change your lifestyle?

Pfau Library and the Nutrition Students Association present a lecture: “Eat to Live,” about nutrition, lifestyle, and wellness, by Ellen Coleman, RD, MS, MA. Coleman is a Registered Dietitian and exercise physiologist in Riverside, California. She is the nutrition consultant for The Sport Clinic and has consulted with the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers Basketball teams, Angels baseball team, and Kings hockey team.

The lecture will take place in PL-4005, Noon- 1 PM, March 12. This event is free and open to all students, faculty, staff, and community members.

Eat to Live lecture flyer