There was an error in the overnight system-generated reports in our new library system and we have fixed it. We apologize for any confusion. If you have any questions or need help, please contact the Circulation desk at 860-832-3410 or circulation@ccsu.edu. We thank you for your patience!
Library Closed at 6pm, Tuesday, Jan. 31
The library will close at 6pm today, Tuesday, Jan. 31, due to inclement weather,
Please be safe, and take care!
Exhibit – International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2017
On January 27th, 1945 the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration and Death Camp was liberated.
On November 1st, 2005, United Nations Resolution 60/7 established January 27th as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
It urges every member nation of the U.N. to honor the memory of Holocaust victims, and encourages the development of educational programs about Holocaust history to help prevent future acts of genocide.
It rejects any denial of the Holocaust as an event and condemns all manifestations of religious intolerance, incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities based on ethnic origin or religious belief.
It also calls for actively preserving the Holocaust sites that served as Nazi death camps, concentration camps, forced labor camps and prisons, and for establishing a U.N. program of outreach and mobilization of society for Holocaust remembrance and education.
The exhibit is located on the 2nd floor of the Library and will be on view until February 10th during the library’s opening hours.
Central Search – tutorials!
To Help You Use the New CentralSearch, We Made 3 Short Video Tutorials!
The videos are available via our LibGuide at: http://libguides.ccsu.edu/centralsearch
Or directly on our Vimeo channel – https://vimeo.com/album/4377483
Overview of Library Website will teach you how to:
-understand the difference between search options in CentralSEARCH
-determine which search options to use based on your information need
-locate inter-library loan services, special collections, LibGuides, and citation resources on the website
-get help from a librarian
Finding Articles Using the New CentralSearch will teach you how to:
-log in to your library account
-search effectively for academic journal articles in CentralSearch
-determine whether to read an article
-retrieve articles in full-text or via interlibrary loan
Finding Books Using the New CentralSearch will teach you how to:
-log in to your library account
-search effectively for print books and media
-determine whether to retrieve an item for further study
-search for and request items from another library
Central Search training sessions
Training and information sessions on new CentralSearch library system!
Burritt Library 2nd floor classroom # 205
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Tuesday Jan.31st and Wednesday, Feb.1st
Bring your lunch and learn more about:
- Searching for materials
- Submitting materials for Course Reserves
- Making plans for library instruction
- Request materials from other campuses
- Bring any concerns and questions you might have regarding the new system
For additional information please email: elihuburrittlibrary @ccsu.edu
A century ago American women marched and organized, too…
The Suffragist, a journal conceived by Alice Paul (1885-1977), an American suffragist, feminist, and women’s rights activist is on display in the Library, 2nd floor, until January 26.
Alice Paul was the main leader and strategist of the 1910s campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which prohibits sex discrimination in the right to vote.
It was launched on November 15, 1913 as the official organ for her Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage.
Rheta Childe Dorr (1866-1948) was listed as its first editor, and its focus was to lead the charge for a Federal Amendment, subordinating all other issues to this goal.
The Suffragist often used a front-page cartoon, drawn by Nina Allender (1873-1957), whose drawings were to have considerable impact.
When the Congressional Union evolved into the National Woman’s Party in 1916, The Suffragist came along, and continued to be a powerful voice for suffrage throughout the war.
It ceased publication after the passage of the Federal Amendment in 1920.
The journal is available in Special Collections, 2nd floor of the Library.
Welcome to the New CentralSearch!
As many have noticed, we now have new CentralSearch that will be taking the place of our old CentralSearch and CONSULS. Library staff are working hard to get the new system to provide the same services that CONSULS has provided faculty, staff, and students for many years. We had hoped to be able to provide faculty and staff more time to make the necessary adjustments to your courses but unfortunately the timeline for the implementation was such that we were unable to do it before the semester begins.
Please be on the look out for more information about CentralSearch and the new systems development as we are making plans to conduct user focus groups and finding other ways to reach out to faculty, staff, and students for feedback and suggestions to improve the user experience. We will also be making plans to provide training sessions to help everyone through the transition to the new system.
- Please submit your materials for Course Reserves as soon as possible so that we can make every effort to make them available before the start of classes.
- As you are making plans for library instruction, please make sure to mention to library staff any concerns or questions you have about CentralSearch so that they can be addressed before the instruction session.
- Continue to use Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) to request any materials that are not available here at CCSU, a formal announcement will be made when the Request functionality in CentralSearch has been fully implemented. Materials will continue to be sent from the other campuses with the same turnaround time of approximately three days.
- If you are having an issue and would like to report a technical issue with CentralSearch or any of our eResources, please submit it through this link: http://ccsu.libanalytics.com/tw.php?i=721&d=478&w=347
- You can find the link to enter a technical support ticket can be found at the bottom of the library website.
- **ALSO OF NOTE, there is a new sign in to authenticate users:
CCSU users will be prompted to authenticate (access resources from off-campus, view library account, etc.) with the following screen:
- To sign in, use your BlueNet username and append @ccsu.edu to it. Your password will be your current BlueNet password.
Please let us know what we can do to help you!
Contacts:
eResources: Kristin D’Amato (x22074) or Sarah Lawson (x22076)
CentralSearch: Sharon Clapp (x22059)
Course Reserves: Jamie Ortiz (x23406) or Kim Farrington (x23403)
“My Library Account”: Kim Farrington (x23403)
Any other questions: Dana Hanford (x22058)
Temporary Outage of Off Campus Access
**Access has been restored***
Please note** as of 10 a.m. we are having difficulty with off-campus access of our library electronic resources.
Please follow the instructions below to access library resources until access can be restored.
- Go to apps.ccsu.edu
- Log on to the citrix server with your bluenet credentials
- Choose the “IT” folder
- Choose the “desktop-lib” icon from the menu
This will allow you to use the library resources as if you are on-campus.
If you have any questions, please call 860-832-2060 or email: lawson_sae@ccsu.edu
We thank you in advance for your patience.
Spring 2017 Library Hours
Starting Tuesday, January 17, the library will be open Monday-Thursday, 8am-10:45pm; Friday, 8am-4:45pm; Saturday, 9am-3:45pm; and Sunday, 2pm-9:45pm.
Please note that the library will be CLOSED on President’s Day Holiday – Feb. 18 & 19. It is also closed on Spring Break (3/13-19) and for the Good Friday holiday (4/14-16).
For a complete list of hours, please go to http://library.ccsu.edu/calendar/month.php. The overall CCSU Academic Calendar can be downloaded from https://www.ccsu.edu/calendar/index.html.
Have a great semester!
The New CentralSEARCH is Here!
The Elihu Burritt Library is excited to present our newly renovated CentralSEARCH.
CentralSEARCH, the library’s main discovery portal, has received a new look, some added functionality, and access to even more great resources. Our new system is integrated with 16 other academic institutions in the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities consortium, as well as the Connecticut State Library. As a result, you can expect increased access to and delivery of physical resources at all of these institutions.
With our new system, there will also be a new sign in to authenticate users when accessing their library account or when accessing library materials and online resources from off-campus. More information and instruction about this process can be found here:
We expect there will be a few bumps along the way as we continue to customize the system to best meet the needs of our campus community and ask that you be patient with us throughout this transition.
If you have questions or encounter any issues, please contact the library at one of the numbers below or use our
Ask a librarian service.
Reference Department ext. 22060
Circulation Department ext. 23410
