Library News

Dr. Sherri Cianca, associate professor of education, published Teaching Elementary Stem Education: Unpacking Standards and Implementing Practice-Based Pedagogy for Routledge. read on →

Here is a list of books and DVDs recently acquired by the Library: http://bit.ly/2KgY1nu read on →

Dr. Robert St. Hilaire, associate professor of religious studies, presented "“Thomas Aquinas and the “Dionysian Principle”: Reconciling the Diffusion of Divine Goodness with the Freedom of Creation" at the 74th convention of the Catholic Theological Society of America. read on →

Dr. Carrie Teresa, assistant professor of communication studies, reviewed the book "Political Pioneer of the Press: Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Her Transnational Crusade for Social Justice" in Journalism History. read on →

Dr. Patricia Briscoe, assistant professor of education, published Virtual Mentor Partnerships Between Practising and Preservice Teachers in International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education. Here is the abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to assess the potential benefits of a... read on →

Dr. Joel Louwsma, assistant professor of mathematics, and Zachary Harris, NU student, co-authored On Arithmetical Structures on Complete Graphs in arXiv. read on →

Dr. Stefanie Wichhart, associate professor of history, published "‘What Britain Has Done for Islam’: British Propaganda to the Islamic World During World War II, 1939–1942" in Britain in the Islamic World: Imperial and Post-Imperial Connections. Here is the abstract:"With the outbreak of... read on →

Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Timothy Ireland, NU student Cheyenne Loveland, and University at Albany professor Dr. Carolyn Smith co-authored Family Violence and Delinquency in Handbook on Crime and Deviance, Here is the abstract:"In this chapter we strive to summarize the state... read on →

Dr. Patrick Tutka, assistant professor in the College of Hospitality & Tourism Management, co-authored Save the Gold Watch Receipt: An Analysis of the Gift Tax on Athlete Retirement Gifts n Sport Management Review in Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport with a colleague from another institution. read on →

The NU Readers book club will meet Friday, September 6 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. to discuss Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult and Educated by Tara Westover. The NU Readers book club meets in the Gallagher Center at a table near Tim Horton’s (look for the “NU Readers” sign on the table). All... read on →

Dr. Petter Lovaas, associate professor of computer information sciences, and NU students Colin Monroe and Nicole Merritt published Reputation: Preventing Social Media from Souring Democracy in Americas' Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2019 Proceedings.  read on →

Toni Morrison, one of the great American authors, recently passed away. The Library owns many of her novels. In particular, we recommend Beloved, Sula, The Bluest Eye, and Song of Solomon.For a recent collection of her nonfiction, read The Source of Self-Regard. It gathers four decades of her... read on →

We welcome new Faculty Development Coordinator, Dr. Rachael Rossi, to NU.Rachael will be taking over the former role of the Instructional Support Specialist but with an expanded focus beyond Canvas and classroom technology. Rachael will be working with the library staff, CCTL, Research Council, IRB,... read on →

Films on Demand recently added 1,811 new films to its collection. You may view the list here. read on →

Dr. Michael Barg, associate professor of mathematics, and Dr. Amanda Mangum, former assistant professor of mathematics at NU, co-authored A Phase Separation Problem and Geodesic Disks on Cassinian Oval Surfaces in Applied Mathematics & Computation. read on →