News & Events at the Darling Library

Cool Resource: Opinion Archives

2008-10-01T14:23:00.000-07:00

Opinion Archives is a search engine that allows you to freely search for opinion articles in publications such as The Nation, National Review, etc. Even though you will not be linked directly to the articles through this search engine, you may still have access to articles indexed here through one of our research databases such as ProQuest or LexisNexis.

Opinion Archives is very easy to use and allows you to quickly refine your search to a particular publication or subject once you've initiated the search.

With elections coming up soon, you might find this search engine useful!

Search this database here: http://metasearch.opinionarchives.com/

Featured Author: David Timms

2008-09-30T12:24:00.001-07:00

The Darling Library recently added Living the Lord's Prayer, by David Timms, published by Bethany House in June 2008.

"Here is a refreshing and resourceful guide to Christian discipleship, mapped out by the best-known words in the New Testament, namely the 'Lord's Prayer.'" -- Dr. Robert F. Hull, Jr., Dean and Professor of New Testament at Emmanuel School of Religion (Clipboard, August 2008.) -- See more reviews and resources here.

Dr. Timms has served as Chair of the Graduate and Professional Studies Ministry Department and Professor of New Testament & Theology at Hope International University since 2001. Additionally, he writes regularly for two email publications. Bare Roots: Uncovering the Roots of Christian Faith, with Dr. Chris Davis, which is intended for small group discussion or personal enrichment and InHope written to encourage believers in their spiritual formation.

Previously, he co-wrote Just Leave God Out Of It: The Cultural Compromises Christians Make (NexGen, Cook Communications Ministries, 2004) with Tim Riter, Adjunct Professor of Communication at Hope - also available in the Darling Library for check out. (See a review on Christian Book Previews.)

What's next? Waiting on God in a Culture that Waits for Nothing, is tentatively scheduled for release in Fall 2009 by Bethany House.

More on Dr. David Timms.

Where are you now?

2008-09-20T09:00:00.000-07:00

If you have a cell phone with a web browser you can use Google Mobile Maps (www.google.com/gmm) and press zero (0) to have it show you where you are - even if you don't have GPS!

Dorm Residents Must Log In

2008-09-11T09:26:00.000-07:00

All dorm residents must now log in to use the library's online research databases as all off campus students have always done.

Why the change? Simply, the dorm connections to the databases weren't working and this solution fixed that. Besides, not all dorm residents are HIU students so this really meets the spirit of our agreements better.

These subscription databases are licensed to Hope International University with the understanding that we will limit their use to our current students, staff, and faculty. Therefore, we must either require users to access them from our campus (assuming we don't let just everyone use our computers) or by asking for a login from remote users.

If you have any problems logging in, please contact the library for help.

Darling Library
(714) 879-3901, ext. 1234
darlinglibrary@hiu.edu

Election 2008

2008-09-03T14:01:00.000-07:00

Vanderbilt University has put together a wonderful website with links to many different aspects of Election 2008. You will find information on candidates and their stands on issues, public forums debating Presidential 2008 election issues, an atlas of U.S. Presidential elections, voting records on campaign issues, and a whole lot more! Go to Election 2008 and see what is available.

Chapel Messages Online

2008-08-28T21:39:00.000-07:00

Did you know that Hope International University chapel messages are recorded each week and uploaded to the Internet for listening and/or downloading? Go to the library’s web site and click on HIU Chapel Messages Online. Here you can also find past messages back to 2006.

Also, you can click on the link at the bottom of this page for a list of all HIU chapel messages as far back as 1972! Most are recorded on audiocassette tapes and available in the library. As time and resources allow, these analog tapes will be transferred to digital formats for preservation and improved access.

This is a work in progress so be looking for improvements -- including podcast subscriptions through iTunes-U!

Digital Image Resources on the Deep Web

2008-08-25T08:36:00.000-07:00

Check out this article written by Sarah Perez / May 14, 2008 8:33 AM

Sometimes you stumble across something that really makes you say "wow" and reminds you that there's so much more to this internet thing than just the latest web app. Case in point is this article describing some of the visual resources available on the web. The deep web. These images won't show up in search engines' image searches or on Flickr (save one exception), but instead can only be accessed via the links below.

The images are a part of online collections created by institutions in the U.S. Some of the images may be a part of the public domain, but many will require permission or accreditation in order to use. So, no, these aren't necessarily images you can use in your next blog post, but that doesn't mean they're not useful. Instead, if given permission, these images could be used in the classroom, in private study, or even included in a media project or publication.

Dr. John Jaeger
Doctoral Research and
Reference Librarian
Dallas Baptist University

Regular Hours of Operation Begin

2008-08-20T08:07:00.000-07:00

The Darling Library resumes its regular hours of operation today, August 20, 2008 with the start of the new academic year. Regular hours are as follows:

Monday through Thursday: 7:45am - 11:00pm
(Closed Tues & Thurs 9:30am to 10:30am for Chapel)
Friday: 7:45am - 5:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday: 2:00pm - 11:00pm
A full list of exceptions to these hours this year can be found on the library's FAQ page.

Google Sky

2008-08-12T22:14:00.000-07:00

Google Sky shows the night sky. Enter the name of a planet, galaxy, or some other heavenly body to see it from your location (using your IP address). Check out lots of other nifty features for viewing the universe including a view from the hubble showcase.

McReynolds Book Signing

2008-05-25T21:03:00.001-07:00

Cool Resource: LibraryThing

2008-05-14T13:00:00.000-07:00

What is LibraryThing? Well, it's a library ... thing. More precisely, LibraryThing is an online service to help you catalog your books. It's easy and intuitive to use, and it can be accessed anywhere you can connect to the Internet. It can even be accessed using your mobile phone for those moments when you are standing in a bookstore wondering if you already own that book or if you should buy it.

Adding book titles to your catalog can be done by entering an author, title, or ISBN and then choosing the book that matches yours. Book cover images are also provided when available. Book data and cover images are obtained from Amazon.com, Library of Congress, and over 680 other libraries worldwide. For those books in your library that are very old or unique, you can pull up a form and create your own entry. Book cover images for these books can be scanned and added to your record. Once you've created a unique record, it can then be used by others who might want to add that same book to their own catalog.

LibraryThing is also a social network and connects you with other book lovers worldwide. You can share alternate book cover images; read reviews written by other LibraryThingers; write and add your own reviews and book ratings; join or create chat groups; view and track the libraries of others who give permission; and much more. There is a whole lot of socializing going on at LibraryThing! If you'd rather not socialize, you can designate your LibraryThing catalog as private. Your LibraryThing experience can be as public or private as YOU choose.

For those of you who maintain a blog, LibraryThing provides a widget that randomly displays books from your entire LibraryThing catalog or just a part of it that you designate, such as books that you are currently reading. This is a handy tool for making your LibraryThing catalog even more social.

A new feature is LibraryThing Local. LibraryThing Local is a gateway to your local libraries and book festivals where you can find book readings, discussions, and author signings. If you have a favorite library or bookstore that is not already entered into LibraryThing Local, you can add it yourself.

Would you like to get free books to review? You can do this by participating in LibraryThing's Early Reviewer Program. Each month a list of books is posted that you can then request. Your only obligation is to read the books sent to you and post a review to LibraryThing.

You may very well be asking, "What does it cost to join LibraryThing?" Good question! You can enter up to 200 book titles for free. You can enter as many titles as you like by paying either $10.00 per year or by purchasing a $25.00 lifetime membership. LibraryThing appears to be a pretty stable service that looks like it will be around for a long while yet, so the $25.00 lifetime membership is a pretty good deal.

Check out the LibraryThing Blog for even more information and updates.

Book Signing Event: Dr. Paul McReynolds

2008-05-07T12:20:00.000-07:00

The Darling Library is pleased to announce its first Book Signing Event on Thursday, May 22 at 6:00pm featuring Dr. Paul McReynolds.

Dr. Paul McReynolds will be in town teaching a Seminar in New Testament: Baptism & the Lord’s Supper May 19 – 23, 2008 and has agreed to be available this evening to discuss his life work and mission at a reception in his honor.

"Dr. Paul" as he is most commonly known, graduated from Pacific Bible Seminary in 1958 and began teaching at Pacific Christian College in 1968. He is known for his outstanding biblical scholarship, effective teaching methods, his love for students, and his wild socks.

After retiring in 2000, “Dr. Paul” moved to Half Moon Bay where he continues to teach online, most recently for the University of San Francisco.

He has written numerous articles on the New Testament for scholarly journals and has contributed to various scholarly reference works, including The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (Eerdmans, 1988). He is also the author of a commentary on the Gospel of Mark (Standard Pub., 1989). His Word Study Greek English New Testament (Tyndale House, c1999) is a familiar exegetical tool that is still in print and will be available for sale by the Hope International University bookstore at this event.

Dr. Paul has 5 grandchildren all of whom will be in college this fall. He does volunteer work in the community of Half Moon Bay and enjoys traveling with his wife, Madeline.

Alumni, current and prospective students, as well as others interested in dialog with a man with a heart for the mission and purpose of the church and biblical scholarship are invited to this free reception.

His Word Study Greek English New Testament and the out of print commentary on Mark will be available for sale at the event.

Directions and Maps

NEW! GreenFILE environmental database now available

2008-04-18T16:17:00.000-07:00

The GreenFILE database is now available for your research on everything environmental. To check it out:

Go to the Library Homepage
Click Research Databases
Scroll down to the Sciences section
Click GreenFILE

It's that easy!

For additional information on this or any of our other research databases, contact Terri Bogan in the Library.

Happy National Library Week

2008-04-14T20:07:00.000-07:00

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. Tuesday of National Library Week (April 15, 2008), is National Library Workers Day - a day to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.

Pictured here are a few of our Darling Library employees hoping you find a great way to celebrate your library this week.

HIU Masters Theses Now in the Library

2008-04-09T21:46:00.000-07:00

Masters theses written by Hope International University students of the School of Graduate Studies have been moved to the library and can be found in the OPAC by author, title, publisher, and by keywords found in the abstract.

To find a complete list of HIU graduate student thesis in the library, search the OPAC for "hope international university thesis" as the Series. Or just click here.

Location: On RESERVE. Ask for them at the Library’s Front Desk on the 1st floor (2-hour in-library-use-only).

Cool Resource: Disciples of Christ Historical Society

2008-04-05T23:00:00.000-07:00

The Disciples of Christ Historical Society has a new look and a lot of nifty new features. The DCHS is the primary archives, library, museum, and collective memory for congregations of the Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ) throughout the world serving the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, and a cappella Churches of Christ. One of the new features is a Tools for Ministry section where you'll find the "Streamers" online curriculum for classes in congregations that are part of the Stone-Campbell Christian tradition. It's worth a look see!

For more information about the history and heritage of Hope International University, see our online archives at http://library.hiu.edu/archives/archives.htm.

Cool Resource: Clusty

2008-03-27T19:34:00.000-07:00

Ever try to search the web outside of Google? There are many other search engines that operate differently and may be a better fit for the kind of searching you need to do. Clusty (http://clusty.com/) has a google-like simple interface and returns results lists similar to Google, but it includes "clustering" of related terms on the left side that you can click on to "drill-down" to a more specific subtopic. This is really great for those times when you're not sure what terms to use to find the information you want.

I did a search on "church planting" and from my cluster list, selected the 15 "Church Planting Resources" that were more to the heart of what I was looking for.

You can also limit your results by sources of Clusty's results (i.e., all the Wikipedia articles on the topic). And you can easily limit by the type of site such as .edu if you want something from an educational institution or .gov for government web sites. You can even limit to news, jobs, and blogs on the topic.

When searching images, you can sort by size, file type, URL, and more. You can search for news on a topic and sort the results by source and section (i.e., sports, technology, entertainment).

And I like the logo.

Special Hours for Easter and Spring Break

2008-03-18T22:43:00.000-07:00

The library will be closed for two weekends in March. The three-day Easter Weekend beginning Good Friday, March 21st through Easter Sunday March 23rd. We will reopen at 2:00pm on Monday, March 24th.

Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, March 25th through Friday, March 28th then be closed the next weekend as Spring Break begins for Pacific Christian College students (our main patron base and student workforce). Intersession hours will begin Sunday, March 30th through Saturday, April 5th.

For a full list of library hours and exceptions can be found at http://library.hiu.edu/faq.html#two.

Fall preregistration will be held for Pacific Christian College continuing students in the library following Spring Break April 8th and 9th.

Cool Resource: ZipSkinny

2008-02-29T17:04:00.000-08:00

Thinking about relocating? planting a church? expanding your business? You might want a quick glance at a prospective neighborhood. At ZipSkinny (Beta) you can enter a zip code and get demographic information such as educational achievement, marital status, household income, occupation, and more. You can also compare the data with up to 20 other zip codes at once.

"This site was created as a Web development 'hobby' project using Census 2000 data obtained from the Census website." Of course, you can find more in depth information directly from the U.S. Census Bureau, but for a quick glance, check out ZipSkinny.com.

Welcome to our New Serials Assistant

2008-02-27T22:26:00.000-08:00

Meet Young Il Kang, our new Serials Assistant! Young has just started his MBA program here at Hope arriving from Korea by way of the Philippines where his family is on the mission field.

New "Quick Search" Feature

2008-02-20T11:03:00.000-08:00

Now we have a new "Quick Search" option that allows you to search the library catalog from the library's home page, saving you one click! To do advanced searching, you can still click on "Search for Books and More."

Who says print is dead?

2008-02-19T19:59:00.000-08:00

ISBN: 1-4028-9462-7

Have you noticed recently that some books have two International Standard Book Numbers? If the ISBN is supposed to be a unique catalog number for books, why two?

Until January 1, 2007 publishers used 10-digit numbers to identify their books. But much like the influx in the number of cell phones has made many new area codes necessary, the book industry started using 13-digit numbers to make room for future publications. During a transition period publishers were encouraged to print both versions on books.

Who says print is dead?

NetLibrary's February eBook of the Month

2008-02-05T15:13:00.000-08:00

The NetLibrary electronic book (eBook) service we subscribe to makes a specific title available each month to all subscribers. So even though we may not have purchased that title, it will be freely available for the month in which it is the "book of the month."

The February eBook is Science and Technology in World History by James E. McClellan III and Harold Dorn. The book is published by The Johns Hopkins University Press.*

The NetLibrary advertisement describes the book as follows:

Now in its second edition, this bestselling textbook may be the single most influential study of the historical relationship between science and technology ever published. Tracing this relationship from the dawn of civilization through the twentieth century, James E. McClellan III and Harold Dorn argue that technology as "applied science" emerged relatively recently, as industry and governments began funding scientific research that would lead directly to new or improved technologies.

The new edition reorganizes its treatment of Greek science and significantly expands its coverage of industrial civilization and contemporary science and technology with new and revised chapters devoted to applied science, the sociology and economics of science, globalization, and the technological systems that underpin everyday life.

To access this book:

Go to http://library.hiu.edu/
Click Research Databases
Scroll down the screen and click NetLibrary
Login using your Library login
NOTE: Your Library login is your Hope ID and your Library password (the first 3 letters of your first name and the first 3 letters of your last name)
You should now be in the NetLibrary service
Click the featured book that appears on the right side of the screen
Enjoy reading!

You must be a current student, faculty, or staff at Hope International University to access this book via the NetLibrary service.

Please contact a Librarian at library_ref-help@hiu.edu if you have questions about the NetLibrary service.

*The currently featured NetLibrary eBook is not a recommendation or endorsement by Hope International University. Such posts as this are intended to advise the Hope community of services available to it.

HIU email account required for IC Login

2008-01-24T13:43:00.000-08:00

The Information Commons computers are being converted to a new login system that will require users to enter their HIU email address and password to use them. All students, staff, and faculty have been assigned HIU email accounts. To set up an HIU email account, go to http://mail.hiu.edu for an easy set up guide. Alumni may also request an account here.

This system provides a higher level of network security, better protects user privacy, and helps the library track usage more accurately.

Unexpected Early Closure

2007-12-11T10:34:00.000-08:00

NOTICE:
The Darling Library will close at 10:00 PM tonight (Tuesday, December 11th) due to unavoidable required maintenance of our electrical infrastructure by Southern California Edison.

Students will need to check out books before 9:45 PM.

Some Reserve materials will be available at the Student Center Information Desk from 10:00 PM to 12:00 Midnight.

We regret the timing of this activity during finals week but administration has not been able to convince Edison to reschedule.