Data collection for the MISO survey, which measures satisfaction with Information Technology and Library Services, ends today. If you have not yet replied via the email link that was sent to you, and you wish to provide feedback, please plan to complete the survey today.
Thanks to everyone for taking the time to let us know your thoughts and experiences. We value your input.
The faculty and staff of the Weinberg Memorial Library sadly share news of the passing of our dear colleague and friend Christian Scipioni, Special Collections Assistant. He died at his home on Friday, February 18, 2022.
Christian joined the staff of the University in 2018. He cherished his role in preserving for and sharing the treasured documents, manuscripts, and texts of the Library’s McHugh Family Special Collections and The University of Scranton Archives. He was an active participant in the Library’s Communication and Outreach Committee. In this role, he regularly used the McHugh Family Special Collections and The University of Scranton Archives to publish on the Library’s various social media accounts and to create the Library’s annual Christmas card.
Christian was proud of his work assisting with Special Collections exhibits in the Library’s Heritage Room. He also helped to promote these exhibits by creating posters and other graphic designs that utilized images from rare documents.
Christian was a Magna cum Laude graduate of St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue, New York, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He also earned a Master of Library and Information Science from St. John’s University. Before joining the University community, he worked as a Cataloging Technician for the New-York Historical Society.
Christian is survived by his parents, Robert and Camille Scipioni of Northport, New York. In lieu of flowers, Christian’s family asks that donations in his memory be given to the McHugh Family Special Collections via the Weinberg Memorial Library Fund.
On Tuesday, Fr. Joseph Marina, President of The University of Scranton, shared the following prayer when he notified the University community:
Eternal life grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.
We have received some additional new titles for the Recreational Reading Collection. The following titles have been added during the month of February:
Anatomy : a love story / Dana Schwartz.
Black joy : stories of resistance, resilience, and restoration / Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts.
Cherish Farrah : a novel / Bethany C. Morrow.
Daughter of the Moon goddess : a novel / Sue Lynn Tan.
The family Chao : a novel / Lan Samantha Chang.
Goliath / Tochi Onyebuchi.
I must betray you / Ruta Sepetys.
Manifesto : on never giving up / Bernardine Evaristo.
No land to light on : a novel / Yara Zgheib.
One true loves / Elise Bryant.
The Paradox Hotel : a novel / Rob Hart.
The Red Palace / June Hur.
Violeta : a novel / Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Frances Riddle.
Waking Romeo / Kathryn Barker.
You can see all the titles currently available by typing “Recreational Reading Collection” into the catalog search box on the Library Home Page.
You can find this collection adjacent to the Circulation Desk next to the New Books. Titles in the Recreational Reading Collection are available for check out to all students, faculty, and staff for 30 days.
Information Technology and the Library are jointly conducting the national Measuring Information Service Outcomes (MISO) survey over the next two weeks. You should have received an email today with more details and a link to the survey.
Please respond to this survey to provide us with feedback on your experiences and satisfaction with the services we provide, so that we may better serve your needs.
Thank you.
Access to the Library’s chat platform has been restored. Please continue to use the chat boxes on the Library’s blog or on our Research Guides for 24/7 service.
The faculty and staff of the Weinberg Memorial Library are deeply saddened by the passing of Matthew Reavy, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Media at The University of Scranton.
After earning both his bachelor’s degrees in Communication and Philosophy and master’s in English from Scranton, Dr. Reavy spent almost 25 years serving the University. An innately passionate professor, when not inspiring students or spending time with family he was acting as faculty adviser to The Aquinas, contributing to a multitude of committees, or authoring books on journalism. Dr. Reavy was an invaluable and loving husband, father, educator, and person. He will be dearly missed.
Friends and colleagues may call today, February 8, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140 N. Main Street, Shavertown. The University will be holding a Mass tomorrow, February 9, at noon (location forthcoming).
Contributions can be made to the Matthew Reavy, Ph.D., Scholarship Fund at The University of Scranton, online at scranton.edu/makeagift or mailed to University Advancement, University of Scranton, 800 Linden Street, Scranton, PA 18510.
The Weinberg Memorial Library now offers access to The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s online presence – Chronicle.com. In addition to the journal content published monthly, Chronicle.com contains daily news, data, and special issues like The Almanac of Higher Education and The Trends Report. University of Scranton students, faculty, and staff have unlimited on and off campus use as well as domain access which allows anyone with a scranton.edu email address to create a free account. Your Chronicle.com account will automatically sync with our site license subscription providing access to all content and additional options to sign up to receive newsletters like Academe Today, Chronicle Review, and more.
For more information on creating your Chronicle.com account, click here.
The Weinberg Memorial Library is seeking submissions for our annual exhibit of Environmental Art.
The art show will be held in the Heritage Room of the Weinberg Memorial Library from April 19-26, 2022.
Environmental Art promotes the natural beauty of our environment and the ideal practice of sustainable living through artworks of all types, including painting, photography, repurposed goods, sculpture, video and more.
Everything is Connected: Celebrating our Connection with the Natural Environment is the theme for 2022. We encourage artists to consider developing artwork around this year’s theme. Submissions are open to all and we encourage submissions by University of Scranton students, staff, faculty, and alumni.
The deadline for submissions is set for Wednesday, March 30th, 2022. All physical works of art can be dropped off at the Circulation desk on the 1st floor of the library. All artwork is returned after the art show ends.
This year, in addition to the physical exhibit, we will be offering the option to also exhibit virtually. The virtual exhibit will debut during Earth Week on April 19, 2022. If you are submitting digital artwork, you can submit your artwork at the following link:
https://form.jotform.com/wml_admin/2022-environmental-art-show
You can view our 2021 virtual exhibit and photos of some of our previous in-person exhibits at:
https://digitalprojects.scranton.edu/s/environmental-art-exhibit/page/exhibit-home
If you would like to submit but have questions or need assistance with your submission, please contact Marleen Cloutier at marleen.cloutier@scranton.edu.
