Off-campus Access Not Available on Sat., Nov. 28

Please note that Library databases and Illiad will not be available for 4-6 hours on Saturday, Nov. 28. This is due to the upgrade on KateWay software that is planned, making KateWay also unavailable on this day. We apologize for the inconvenience.

This brief outage does not affect CLICnet or RefWorks, since neither require authentication via KateWay login.

Hours: The Library closes Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 6:00 p.m. and will reopen Sunday, Nov. 29 at Noon.

New PRAXIS Prep Book Available

Getting ready to take the PRAXIS Teacher Certification exam? The St. Paul campus Library has a new edition of Barron's book, complete with practice tests. Find it shelved in the Reference area LB 1762 .P67 2008. The book includes a CD, so you can practice taking the test on a computer.

Sesame Street Turns 40

Ernie & Bert, Elmo, Big Bird, Maria, and Bob. Were these some of the people in your neighborhood? If so, you probably grew up watching Sesame Street . The beloved children's television program turns 40 this year. Check out some of the books at St. Kate's that will bolster your knowledge Sesame Street and children's television in general.

Books at the St. Paul campus library:

• The Sesame Street Dictionary - PE1629.R21 H3 1980
• Getting to Sesame Street: The Origins of Children's Television Workshop - PN1992.77.S43 P6
• Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street - PN1992.77.S43 D38 2008
• Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street - PN1992.77.S43 L4
• Sesame Street and the Reform of Children's Television - PN1992.77.S43 M67 2006

Library Receives Invitation to CRRA

The St. Catherine University Library has been honored with an invitation to join the Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA), a collaborative alliance of eight Catholic Universities (including Notre Dame, Marquette, Boston, and Georgetown). The CRRA’s mission is to create access to Catholic research resources, establish the portal and best practices for adding materials, and create a freely available resource. The recently digitized Ade Bethune Collection has been instrumental in leading to this invitation.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! The Library has resources for research and information on breast cancer. Check it out:

• Check the circulating books in St. Paul or Minneapolis in call # RC280
• Check the health sciences databases
• Check our guides to health & medicine

Banned Books Week

Every year the American Library Association celebrates books that have been banned or challenged. A surprising number of famous and literary classics have met with controversy.

Check out the display at the St. Paul Library or find a list of more banned books, and then check out a banned book at your local library!

Logins for Graduate Social Work Students

Welcome new students in the SCU/UST Master of Social Work program! We hope you will find the St. Kate's Library a welcoming place to study and research. Let us know how we can help.

All new students to the MSW program should have received or will soon receive an email from the program office. This email contains important information pertaining to your access to the St. Kate's computer network. Follow the direction provided regarding your initial username and password, creating a security question, and resetting your primary password.

Similar to your UST computer account, this username and password should be used to log into campus computers, for off-campus access to Library resources (including journals and interlibrary loan), and anytime you are prompted to log in at St. Kate's.

If you need help, please contact the Computing Help Desk, either by email: helpdesk@stkate.edu, by phone: 651-690-6402, or in person.

For help with Library resources, read how to contact the Reference Desk.