Library's Digitized Books on Regional Catholic History Added to Internet Archive

Books from the library's latest proposal to CARLI's Book Digitization Initiative have been added to the Internet Archive.

These books range from local parish and diocesan histories, including several focusing on the German-American Catholic community, to the records of synods and congresses that took place in various regions of the United States.

New iMac Computer for Multimedia in the Library

The library now has an iMac desktop computer available for working with multimedia. The iMac includes iMovie for video editing, GarageBand for audio recording and editing, and Camtasia Studio for screen recording and video editing. Stay tuned for more software later this summer. A set of headphones with mic is available for checkout for use with the iMac or other library computers. All CTU library patrons are welcome to use the iMac, which is located in the AV viewing room.

Library Hours for Summer Institute

The library will be open the following schedule during June:

June 4 - June 8 : 9am - 4pm
June 11 - June 30 : 8am - 7pm

The library will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Library Hours for Easter Break

The library will be closed for the Easter Break beginning at noon on Maundy Thursday.

Thursday, April 5th - 8am - noon
Friday, April 6th - Monday, April 9th - closed

The library will reopen on Tuesday, April 10 at 8am.

Free BibleWorks Seminar on March 28th

A representative from BibleWorks will present a brief seminar on Wednesday, March 28th from 10am to noon in Room 333. The BibleWorks software program includes Greek, Hebrew and Septuagint Bibles, as well as translations into many languages, to assist with Biblical exegesis and research. BibleWorks also provides free Greek and Hebrew fonts, which can be used by anyone independent of the BibleWorks program. The workshop will highlight features of the most recent version of the program, BibleWorks 9.

Zotero Workshops - Basic and Advanced

Brown bag workshops for Zotero are scheduled for Wednesday March 7th and March 14th from noon to 1pm in Room 504. The workshop on March 7th will be an advanced workshop, while the workshop on March 14th will be a basic workshop.

The basic workshop is intended to show how to install and use Zotero in order to create bibliographies and footnotes, while the advanced workshop will cover advanced search features and settings, as well as advanced features of the word processor add-on. The advanced workshop is intended for those who have some experience using Zotero as an add-on to Firefox and with the word processor integration; if you would like a refresher on Zotero, or need assistance in installing any of the Zotero add-ons, please come to the basic workshop.

Zotero Advanced Workshop - Wednesday, March 7th, noon-1pm, Room 504
Zotero Basic Workshop - Wednesday, March 14th, noon-1pm, Room 504

Trial Available for Cambridge Companions Online

Cambridge Companions Online includes Cambridge Companions in the areas of philosophy, religion and culture. The Cambridge Companions are collections of essays on particular topics or on particular individuals. The trial is available through March 7th.