The University Libraries will be sponsoring a film festival, two art exhibits and a reading during the fall semester. In addition, Coolcatnj, the online Web research tool, will be launched.

Film Festival

“Revolution: Science and the Shaping of Modern Life,” a free film festival featuring award-winning documentary films with discussions, will be presented by FDU Libraries in partnership with National Video Resources and the American Library Association, on Wednesdays in the Auditorium, Weiner Library, at the Metropolitan Campus and on Sundays in Room S-11, Science Building, College at Florham.

“The Gene Squad” traces the development of forensic DNA sampling and profiling and its use in solving crimes. It will be shown at the Metropolitan Campus on September 22 at 8 p.m. with Roger Forsthoff, director of the Forensic Laboratory, Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor, N.J., as facilitator and at the College at Florham on September 19, at 2 p.m., with June Middleton, biology (Flor), as facilitator.

“Our Genes, Our Choices: Who Gets to Know?” is a panel discussion focusing on the impact and implications of the new molecular genetics. It will be shown at the Metropolitan Campus on October 6 at 8 p.m. with Lois Brenneman, nursing (Metro), as facilitator and at the College at Florham on October 3, at 2 p.m., with Robert Richlan, a reference librarian, library (Flor) and an attorney, as facilitator.

“What’s Up with the Weather?” takes an in-depth look at one of the most controversial issues in the 21st century, global warming. It will be shown at the Metropolitan Campus on October 20 at 8 p.m. with Joseph Labriola, natural sciences (Metro), and senior environmental scientist at RCC Design Inc., as facilitator and at the College at Florham on October 17, at 12:30 p.m., with Paul Boyer, geology (Flor), as facilitator.

“Natural Connections,” using stunning photography, illustrates an alarming trend of humans losing touch with natural connections and the world’s astounding variety of species and habitats, with a look at five habitats and the scientists who work within them. It will be shown at the Metropolitan Campus on November 3 at 8 p.m. with Marion McClary, biological sciences and associate director, biological sciences (Metro), as facilitator and at the College at Florham on November 7, at 2 p.m., with Paul Boyer, geology (Flor), as facilitator.

For further information contact, at the Metropolitan Campus, Michele Lempert at 201-692-2608 or michelel@fdu.edu; or at the College at Florham, Denise Marshall at 973-443-8627 or denimars@fdu.edu.

This series is a project of the National Video Resources with major funding from the National Science Foundation. It is organized in partnership with the American Library Association. Films are provided by National Video Resources and the American Library Association.

Coolcatnj

On Wednesday, September 29, at 10 a.m. at the Orangerie, College at Florham Library, an official ceremony launching the online library catalog, Coolcatnj will be held. Coolcatnj facilitates intercampus library loans, enabling students at either FDU campus and at the College of Saint Elizabeth to quickly procure useful materials from anywhere in the system.

President J. Michael Adams and Sister Francis Raftery, president, College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, N.J., will attend. A short history of the consortium will be presented, and the two colleges’ close relationship will be celebrated. At the Metropolitan Campus, the lauching of Coolcatnj will be held in the Lobby of Dickinson Hall at noon on the same day, September 29. Refreshments will be served at both events. For information, call 201-692-2608 or e-mail marialk@fdu.edu.

Exhibits

Through Saturday, October 30, an exhibit, “Picturing Autumn: Cover Illustrations from The New Yorker Magazine, 1934–1941,” will be held during library hours at the College at Florham. The witty and colorful covers, illustrated by Rea Irvin, the original art director of the magazine, captured the life of the urbane New Yorker. William Zander, English (Flor), will offer brief remarks on the history of The New Yorker cover art and how it changed at a reception on Monday, September 20, at 5:30 p.m. in the Orangérie, College at Florham Library.

For the first time, visual artists from the Teaneck Cultural Arts Coalition will exhibit in a group show at Weiner Library, Metropolitan Campus. Opening on Sunday, September 19, with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m., nine artists from the coalition will show 30 pieces of their work spanning a variety of media. The exhibit will run during library hours through November 14.

Reading

The College at Florham Library will offer a reading by Jane Rawlings (a.k.a. Mrs. Jane Odenweller) from her Penelopeia: A Novel in Verse, patterned after Homer’s Odyssey, in the library’s Orangérie, on Thursday, October 21, at 4:15 p.m. Penelopeia is written from the imagined point-of-view of Odysseus’ wife, Penelope, in response to his adventuring away from her. Although poetry, Penelopeia reads as heightened prose. Following her reading, Rawlings will discuss her research methods and the developmental process of her book.

Visions 2014

“Visions 2014: The Academic Library of the Future,” sponsored by the FDU Libraries and the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries/NJLA College and University Section, was held at the College at Florham last spring. President J. Michael Adams welcomed the group and spoke on “The Academic Library of the Future: A President’s Perspective.”

Left photo: James Neal, vice president for information services and University librarian, Columbia University, spoke on “The Trompe L’oeil Academic Library of the Future: Image and Reality.” Right photo: Also attending the conference are, from left, Richard Goerner, head, U.S. government documents, library (Metro); the head of technical services librarian, Union County College; and Maria Kocylowsky, head, business information services/New Jersey documents, library (Metro).

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