FDU Library News

Our “Law & Society” series continues…..

Monday, February 15th from 2 – 3:30 p.m.:

Professor Roger Koppl will speak on the topic of
“Forensic Science, and Criminal Law.”

Learn how the principles of economics can be used to improve how we gather and apply forensic evidence.  A question/answer period follows the presentation.
Light refreshments will be served.

Professor Koppl is the author of Big Players and the Economic Theory of Expectations; winner of the annual best book prize, Society for the Development of Austrian Economics.  He is also Professor of Economics and Finance in the Silberman College of Business and Director of the Institute for Forensic Science Administration (IFSA).

Co-sponsored by:

 Transformations: A Visual Ode to Black History in America

Art by Tracy Mac

Opening Reception on Friday, February 12, 2010

Orangerie, College at Florham Library

2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Exhibit  available for viewing:

Mon.–Thu., 8:30 a.m.–11 p.m.; Fri., 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sun., 2–10 p.m.

For information call 973-443-8516.

Join us Monday afternoons from 2:00 – 3:30 to discuss “Law and Society”

Monday, Feb. 8th:

Dr. David Rosen discusses “Child Soldiers and International Law.”

Rosen, a Professor of Anthropology at FDU and an Affiliated Professor at the University of Haifa, is the author of Armies of the Young: Child Soldiers in War and Terrorism (Rutgers University Press 2005).

Learn how the current views of child soldiers reflect significant changes in our legal and cultural understandings of childhood.  A question/answer period follows the presentation. 

Light refreshments will be served.

Politics on the PublicMind is co-sponsored by:

“LATE NIGHTS” in the College at Florham Library begin this Sunday, January 31st.

Our extended hours are:

Sunday – Thursday, 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.

See full schedule of  library hours.

Do you have a quick question? Need help finding information? Chat with FDU Librarians online.

The FDU Library now offers students, faculty and staff the ability to chat with a librarian in real time. You can ask us basic research questions from the convenience of your home or office computer.

Use the MeeboMe window provided on the webpages linked below. No IM service, account or login required, but be sure to leave the chat webpage open while you are waiting for a response form the librarian.

Note: Chat works best with short questions. If you have an in-depth question, please stop by your campus library, call us or email us.

Chat with a College at Florham Librarian

Chat with a Metropolitan Campus Librarian

The Films On Demand streaming video platform will be down for approximately seven hours on January 23rd from 12:00 AM to 7:00 AM (EST). This scheduled maintenance is necessary to perform hardware updates to continue to meet the traffic demands of our Films On Demand users.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience the scheduled maintenance may cause.

Where are my textbooks?

Do you have a quiet place to study?

How do I find three journal articles?

Where did my professor put his book in the library?

How many libraries does FDU have?

Should I use Wikipedia?

Are you new to FDU? Welcome! All these questions are valid. Please come for a library orientation. If you have any questions, please contact librarian Michael Liss at 201-692-2654 or e-mail him at liss@fdu.edu if interested.

Library Orientation

Friday, January 29th @ 1pm

2nd floor Weiner Library

In an effort to enhance the functionality of the Fairleigh Dickinson University Library’s online catalog (CoolCAT NJ), the University Systems & Security (USAS) department will be performing an upgrade to the latest version of the operating system software. As a result, the library’s online catalog will be unavailable from January 12th – 14th.

During this service interruption, FDU library patrons may experience some limitations in library services. Access to databases, e-journals and e-books through the FDU Online Library will not be affected. Library users may continue to visit, call or email the library for information assistance; library users may also continue to visit the library to borrow laptops or access Internet and network resources.

This upgrade is part of a series of enhancements that will, in the near future, provide enhanced library services. We apologize for any inconvenience that this service outage may cause you.

Need a quiet place to study for your finals?

Do you have a paper or project to finish?

We’re staying open later for you!

Our extended hours:

Sun., December 13th – Thu., December 17th until midnight

Sun. and Mon., December 21st and 22nd until midnight

Good luck on your finals!

View all library hours for December, 2009.

Need a quiet place to study for your finals?

Do you have a paper or project to finish?

We’re staying open later for you!

Our extended hours:

Fri., December 11th until 9PM

Sat., December 12th until 9PM

Fri., December 18th until 9PM

Sat., December 19th until 9PM

Good luck on your finals!

View all library hours for December, 2009.