Library News

Films on Demand recently added 951 new films to its collection. You may view the list here. read on →

Dr. Michael Cassidy, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice, co-authored Contextual Influences on the Sentencing of Individuals Convicted of Sexual Crimes in Sexual Abuse.  read on →

Dr. Carrie Teresa, assistant professor of communication and media studies, published Looking at the Stars: Black Celebrity Journalism in Jim Crow America for University of Nebraska Press.The book explores the meaning of celebrity as expressed by black journalists writing against the backdrop of Jim... read on →

Dr. Joseph Sirianni, assistant professor of communication studies, published "Nostalgic Things: Stranger Things and the Pervasiveness of Nostalgic Television" in Netflix Nostalgia: Streaming the Past on Demand.  read on →

Library Hours Through May 27 Closed weekends Friday, May 24 (Entirely closed due to maintenance on water lines.) Closed Monday, May 27 The main floor of the Library is open 24 hours. Current NU students and employees may enter the building by swiping a valid NU ID card. read on →

Niagara University alumnus Brian Andrews (class of 1991) recently donated nearly 600 NU media guides and sports programs to the University. The “Brian Andrews Sports Memorabilia Collection” contains some items dating back to 1914 and fills major gaps in NU’s archival collections. Athletics... read on →

History major Ryan Dutschman just completed extensive research on the history of the cemetery at Niagara University. See his work via this link.  read on →

Four Things to Know About Library Collections:The Library's journal collection is strong. Across disciplines, it is common for the Library to provide access to 80% or more of the top journals ranked by impact factor. In total, the Library provides access to more than 30,000 online periodicals. The... read on →

Dr. Jennifer Beebe, associate professor of education, published the chapter "A Nation at Risk: Bullying Among Children and Adolescents" in Youth at Risk: A Prevention Resource for Counselors, Teachers and Parents.  read on →

Dr. Stefanie Wichhart, associate professor of history, published The Formation of the Arab League and the United Nations, 1944–5 in Journal of Contemporary History. read on →

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

Dr. Timothy Lauger, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice, reviewed the book The Digital Street by Jeffrey Lane in Theoretical Criminology. You may read the book review here.  read on →

NU Library recently held a paint-along event, which was a lot of fun. Full episodes of a certain PBS painting show from the 80s & 90s are on YouTube, and we followed along with the season 14 episode, "Distant Mountains."Although the show is 30 minutes long, the event lasted 2 hours, allowing... read on →

Dr. Carrie Teresa, assistant professor of communication studies, published the review essay Twentieth-Century Black Press Scholarship: New Analytical Approaches, Growing Momentum in American Periodicals: A Journal of History & Criticism. read on →

The NU Readers book club will meet on Friday, May 3 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. to discuss The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and True Success by Tom Morris (available in the Library's course reserves). The NU Readers book club meets in the Gallagher Center at a table near Tim Horton’s (look for the “NU... read on →