What's New

New Books, Videos, CDs, etc.    View monthly lists of the titles added to the CSU Library's collection.

October 2009

Online Access to the Chronicle of Higher Education Added

The CSU Library now provides online access to the Chronicle of Higher Education. This online subscription newspaper, published every weekday, is an important source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. Links to this newspaper are listed on the Library's Databases by Title, Find Journals by Journal Title, and other webpages.

September 2009

CSU Library Adds a New Citation Styles Webpage

The CSU Library's new Citation Styles webpage provides guidance on using the three citation styles commonly required for students at Charleston Southern University: MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian.

IPA Source Database Provides Translations of Opera Arias and Art Songs

IPA Source is an online collection of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias, art songs, and Latin sacred texts. Searchable by composer, poet, or title, these phonetic transcripts and translations can be downloaded in pdf files using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Links to this database are listed on the Library's Databases by Title and other webpages.

LearningExpress Library Offers Practice Tests, Skill Courses, and More

LearningExpress Library is a collection of test-preparation tools, skill-building materials, and other career and life skills resources. Includes practice tests for the Praxis exams for teachers, nursing entrance, licensure, and certification exams, GED preparation, job and career goals, undergraduate and graduate school admission, and U.S. citizenship. Includes courses on workplace skills such as resume building, interviewing, job search and assessment, business writing, and core computer skills such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Includes tools for improving proficiency levels in reading, writing, and math for elementary school learners through adults. Features include timed tests and instant scoring and feedback. To use this resource, you must create your free private individual user account for taking tests, and saving works-in-progress and completed tasks. Links to this database are listed on the Library's Databases by Title and other webpages. LearningExpress Library is funded by DISCUS

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center a Valuable Resource for Job Seekers

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center provides information on more than 3,300 jobs and 94 industries, organized by the 16 career clusters created by the U.S. Department of Education. Includes sample resumes and cover letters, information on scholarships, internships, and fellowships, and advice on job applications, the interview process, professional behavior, career skills, and more. Links to this database are listed on the Library's Databases by Title and other webpages. Ferguson's is funded by DISCUS

August 2009

Naxos Music Library and NML-Jazz Provide Streaming Access to Classical and Jazz Music

Naxos Music Library is an online classical music library offering streaming access to more than 17,000 CDs with more than 250,000 tracks. On average, 500 new CDs are added to the library every month. The companion database Naxos Music Library Jazz offers streaming access to 22,600 tracks of jazz from over 2,300 albums from 500 jazz artists, with new jazz releases continually added. Links to these databases are listed on the Library's Databases by Title and other webpages. NML and NML-Jazz replace Classical Music Library.

Belinda Blue Mason is the New Reference and Instruction Librarian

The library faculty’s newest addition is Belinda Blue Mason, Reference and Instruction Librarian. Ms. Mason worked as Reference and Public Relations Librarian at the Dorchester County Library in Summerville for 7 1/2 years. An amateur cellist who plays with the Summerville Community Orchestra, she holds a BA in English from Winthrop University and a Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of South Carolina. Welcome to CSU, Belinda!

Katie Baxley Joins Library Acquisitions and Serials Department

Katie Baxley is the new Library Technical Assistant in Acquisitions and Serials. You may remember Katie as she recently graduated from CSU and was a student-worker in the Library. Welcome back, Katie!

November 2008

Linda Rousseau Named as New Assistant Library Director

Linda Rousseau has been named as Assistant Director of the Library and Head of Circulation, effective November 3. Mrs. Rousseau has been with the Library since August 2006, formerly serving as Collection Development Librarian. She has a BA in English from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, a MA in English from George Mason University, and a MLS from North Carolina Central University.

September 2008

Sandra Hughes Named as New Library Director

Sandra Hughes has been named as the Director of the Library and begins her new duties September 1. Mrs. Hughes has been with the CSU Library since 1991, formerly serving as Head of Reference from 1994-2006, then Head of Public Services from 2006-2008. David Mash has resigned as Director of the Library but will continue working as a librarian at the CSU Library until the end of December 2008, when he will move to Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina, as Library Director.

Library Welcomes Four New Staff Members

The CSU Library is very happy to welcome four new staff members. Sydney Masten is the new Library Technical Assistant in AV Media and will be overseeing the activities in the Library's AV department. BriAnne Baxley is the new Library Technical Assistant in Acquisitions and Serials. Janine Winn and Ifé Braithwaite join the Circulation and AV Departments as part-time Technical Assistants, primarily in the late evenings and weekends. Some of you may remember Sydney, Ifé, and BriAnne as they recently worked for the Library or CSU AV department as student-workers. The Library welcomes the opportunity to continue working with these recent CSU grads.

Loan Periods Extended for Several Types of Materials

CSU students may now borrow books in the regular Circulating Collection for three weeks, books in the Juvenile and Curriculum Collections for one week, and CDs for one week. For more information on loan periods for other materials or other types of users, see the Library's Circulation Policies webpage.

August 2008

State Budget Cuts Threaten CSU Library Services

The resources listed on the CSU Library's Databases webpage which are marked by this icon) are currently funded by the South Carolina Legislature through an agreement with PASCAL, the Partnership Among South Carolina Academic Libraries. This funding also provides the PASCAL Delivers Interlibrary Loan service which CSU joined in January 2008. However, the SC Legislature has reduced funding for PASCAL's programs by 90% for Fiscal Year 2008-2009. So far, this has resulted in the loss for CSU of the LexisNexis: Academic database, with loss of other databases likely. The PASCAL Delivers Interlibrary Loan service will also reduce deliveries to three days per week. For more information, and to find out what you can do to help, see PASCAL's Funding Crisis webpage.

Campus Research From Westlaw Replaces LexisNexis: Academic Database

The CSU Library is now funding a subscription to the Campus Research database from Westlaw, to replace the LexisNexis: Academic database which was lost due to cuts in the PASCAL budget.