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Regent University January 2005 Evolving ERIC
Evolving ERIC by Sandra Yaegle, Education Librarian ERIC (the Educational Resources Information Center ) is the largest education information system in the world. It is sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education. Many educators search ERIC for information on everything from learning modalities to mainstreaming, but there is also information on topics of general interest such as home schooling or parenting. The web address for the ERIC site is www.eric.ed.gov. This site has been going through many changes these past few months, and we would like to give you a brief overview of the new ERIC. The biggest change concerns the non-journal literature called ERIC Documents. These ERIC documents used to be acquired using a fee-based service called EDRS (ERIC Document Repository Service). Now these documents are free from the new ERIC site. Not only are they free, but the access to them is faster and more dependable than ever before. If you need an ERIC document that is newer than 1993, it is possible that the document that you seek will be available in full-text Adobe format. ERIC documents are identified with an ERIC # that is preceded by ED. ERIC journal articles are not available in full-text, unless you pay, but don't despair. To access full-text of selected ERIC journals without cost, try these two research databases: Education Full-Text by H.W. Wilson or Education Complete by ProQuest. See: http://www.regent.edu/general/library/subjects/education/eric.cfm. The ERIC database search page itself has also been streamlined and is much easier to use. You can limit your topic by the type of material you are looking for, be it a report, a guide or a book review. You can also search the controlled thesaurus. A set of good search help screens round out the package. For more information about ERIC, visit the library's ERIC Resources page at http://www.regent.edu/general/library/subjects/education/eric.cfm. You may also want to check the Library Instruction schedule for information on an upcoming workshop on ERIC. New Librarian Aboard
My academic background is in languages. I have a bachelor degree in classics from the University of Rochester and studied Russian in St. Petersburg and Moscow . I am blessed with a beautiful wife, Alla, and our three sons: Nicolai (11), Matthew (9), and Luke (1 ½). They are the source of my happiness and the focus of my attention away from work.
I am honored to be beginning my professional career at Regent. Wave of Changing Responsibilities Hits University Library
The current staffing structure in the library has been in place for three years. Recently one of our senior librarians, Karen Robinson, has resigned to take a position near her family in Missouri. This gives the library an opportunity to re-align some key responsibilities with younger librarians. The ripples of one change will affect other positions. The changes are: • Sandy Yaegle, Associate Librarian, is our new Coordinator for Reference Services. • Fotini Kontos, Assistant Librarian, is our new Coordinator for Library Instruction. • Steven Kenneally, Assistant Librarian, is our new library liaison to the School of Communication and the Arts. • Harold Henkel, Assistant Librarian, is our new library liaison to Regent Undergrad and also liaison to the School of Leadership Studies.
In addition, Rebecca Lucas, Acquisitions Assistant, was recently transferred to be the new Assistant Circulation Supervisor and we have just hired Robert Dorman to fill the Acquisitions Assistant position. Arlene Talbot, Assistant to the Dean has retired. Ellen Cox, Library Bookkeeper and Facility Coordinator, was asked to take over Arlene's responsibilities in addition to her own with a new title, Administrative Assistant. The library wants to express our appreciation for the support and assistance from Human Resources Office that has made all the personnel changes and hiring possible all within 45 days.
Where Can I Find?: Regent Films Regent student films are shelved in various places in the library. Those that are in 16mm format are shelved in the Film Research Center on the fourth floor of the library. Some films are also available in video format, VHS and DVD, on the second floor in Room 214. Film students often produce a film as part of their portfolio work. These portfolio copies are shelved in the Regent theses and dissertation room on the library second floor, Room 208A. Take a left at the top of the stairs and go all the way back, to the right. You can browse most all Regent student films held in the library by searching the Regent library catalog on the Web. Open the catalog at http://library.regent.edu/search and enter a TITLE search. Type "Regent University Film Collection" and click the Search button. Records for 143+ films display. Limit the results by clicking on the Limit/Sort Search button at the top and entering a keyword in the title or choosing a specific location such as the Library Archives.  A project is underway to copy more Regent films to DVD format for shelving in Room 214. Look for the Regent Films section on the shelves directly across from the windows in Room 214, next to the DVDs. Films currently available in VHS or DVD format in Room 214 include: All Things Fanged and Carnivorous, Between Two Fires, Bird in a Cage, Bon Appetit, Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Brucke, Carmencita, Confessions of a Happy Family, Cradle of Genius, Crowning Glory, Cry of the Cricket, Dance Hall Daze, Dark Letter, Drawn Together, First Date, Flanagan's Exile, From Chaos to Cosmos, Heart of Ashes, In My Mother's House, A Little Off the Top, The Locket, Love is Blind, Lovestruck, Met State, Meter Maid, Nuts, A Parable, Pavel's Chariot, The Phone, Prison to Praise, Shadow Dance, Shadows, Smoke Rings, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Sox & Vio-Lintz, Spencer & Venus, The Tie That Binds, TR, Trouble in Paradise, Turtle Races, We've Come a Long Way, Withered Tree, and Wynona's Wrecker.
...that there is a quick and simple way to find out if the journal article you need is available online in full-text? With one search you can see which, if any, University Library databases have the journal title. You may search the Full-Text Journal Title List available on the Databases page of the Library website by title, ISSN number, subject, or keyword phrase. For more information on finding journal articles, please see Leanne Strum's column in the October 2004 issue of Library Link. Contest Question :
What workshop will be held on January 24 at 7:30 pm?
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My name is Harold Henkel, and I am a freshly minted librarian from Catholic University 's School of Library and Information Science. I have actually been with the Library for three years now, first as a cataloging assistant and later as an assistant circulation supervisor, where I managed print and electronic reserves. Following my orientation, I will serve as liaison to the School of Leadership Studies and the Regent Undergraduate Programs. 
You may have noticed recently a Regent student film display in the main lobby of the library building. Regent film students and faculty have produced original films since the first film classes were held in 1978. These films vary in length: some are one minute long, others are over an hour. Many have been shown in the Regent Spring Film Festivals at the Naro theatre in Ghent over the years. 
During final exams last December, the Library extended hours until 2:00 AM and offered the now traditional free coffee beginning at 9:00 PM . During this time (December 1 - 16), library night owls drank 100 cups of hot cocoa and 250 cups of coffee, sweetened with two pounds of sugar. GA's manning the coffee bar noticed very little interest in the tea, but did receive requests for decaf coffee. Look for decaf during Spring exams!
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