Welcome New Library Director, Kristin Hart

The Stephen B. Luce Library is pleased to introduce Kristin Hart as our new Library Director. She brings with her a wealth of experience that includes the leadership of  Adelphi University's Manhattan Campus library. She holds degrees in Librarianship from Queens College and Educational Technology from Adelphi University. With Ms. Hart's leadership we look forward to the many future successes of the Stephen B. Luce Library.

Women's History Month

As we close out Women's History Month, Stephen B. Luce Library highlights the history of women's courageous efforts at sea with an exhibit, Courage at Sea: Women Seafarers. This exhibit features some of the women pioneers in seafaring, including a few of SUNY Maritime's own such as the first woman to graduate (in 1974) and the first class of women graduates (class of 1978).

All are invited to view this exhibit online on the Library’s web portal at: http://www.sunymaritime.edu/stephenblucelibrary/exhibitseafaringwomen.htm

Also, visit the Library’s Foyer Exhibit area to view the Courage at Sea: Women Seafarers display and other exhibits and digital presentations.

Black History Month at the Luce Library

In celebration of Black History Month, the Stephen B. Luce Library has created two slide show displays:

"Black Jacks: African American Seafarers”

and

"Leaders & Pioneers"

These slide shows can be viewed on the TV screen in the Library's Foyer. Selected books are also on display in the Library’s Foyer exhibit area.

Want more information on African American Seafarers? Check out the Current Exhibit section of the Library's website where you can find the "Black Jacks" slide show and a bibliography of research sources, including selected Internet sources and books available at the Luce Library.

New Database - Lloyd's List Online

The Stephen B. Luce Library is pleased to announce the addition of Lloyd’s List Online to its array of electronic resources. Lloyd’s List, established in 1734, is the world’s premier source of maritime news and information covering all aspects of the shipping industry, including business of shipping, marine insurance, offshore energy, logistics, global trade and law. Lloyd’s List Online is an essential research tool with a fully searchable data bank of more than one million articles spanning the last 15+ years of industry information. Lloyd’s List Online can be accessed 24/7 from either on or off campus.

Instructions for access (on campus):
1. Go to the Library’s web portal (http://www.sunymaritime.edu/stephenblucelibrary/)
2. Click on “eResources”; then “eJournals”; then “Lloyd’s List”

Off-campus access:
1. Go to the Library’s web portal (http://www.sunymaritime.edu/stephenblucelibrary/)
2. Click on “eResources”; then “eJournals”
3. Enter your Maritime College email ID and password
4. Click on “Lloyd’s List”

Questions? email: library@sunymaritime.edu or call (718) 409-7231

Holiday Greetings from Your Library Staff

A greeting card from the Stephen B. Luce Library of SUNY Maritime College (http://www.sunymaritime.edu/stephenblucelibrary/holiday/holiday.html)

December 7: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Today is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. On this day we remember the events of December 7, 1941, when Japanese plans attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in the U.S. territory of Hawaii. More than 2,300 Americans were killed in the attack, which also destroyed the U.S.S. Arizona, capsized the U.S.S. Oklahoma, sank three other ships, damaged many additional vessels, and destroyed more that 180 aircraft. The next day President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan and the United States officially entered World War II.

The Stephen B. Luce Library has an ongoing online exhibit on Pearl Harbor and the events and aftermath of the December 7, 1941 attack. The exhibit features late Lieutenant Commander William F. Muir, USNR, New York State Maritime Academy Class of 1939 who survived the Pearl Harbor attack while serving as Senior Assistant Engineer Officer onboard the Ammunition Ship USS PYRO (AE-1). It also highlights selected Internet resources and books available at the Luce Library.
You can view the online exhibit here:
http://www.sunymaritime.edu/stephenblucelibrary/pearlharbor.htm

Below are some additional Internet resources from the Library of Congress's American Memory Collection and from the National Park Service.

• After The Day of Infamy: "Man on the Street" Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afcphhtml/afcphhome.html



• Pearl Harbor Oral Histories from the Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/journey/pearlharbor-transcript.html



• Photographs of the attack on Pearl Harbor from the National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/archive/usar/photos1/index.htm

New Database: Marine Technology Absracts

The Stephen B. Luce Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Marine Technology Abstracts online. The Marine Technology Abstracts electronic database contains bibliographic information providing a reference and description for over 90,000 technical articles, reports, books, conference and transaction papers and other material on all aspects of maritime technology, dating back as far as 1940 and drawn from all major marine engineering publications, published worldwide in at least 10 languages.



Topics covered include:

• Ship and vessel descriptions;
• Design and construction;
• Ship powering, equipment, maintenance, repair, conversion;
• Cargo handling/port design and operation;
• Safety at sea/environmental protection;
• Coastal and ocean engineering/offshore technology;
• Fluid mechanics, hydrodynamics, hydraulics and aerodynamics;
• Ship resistance and propulsion, motions, seakeeping and manoeuvring;
• Structural response, material properties, corrosion and fouling;
Naval vessels and defence technology

To access:

1. Go to The Library's Website
   
2. Scroll your mouse over eRESOURCES and select eJOURNALS from the list.
   
3. Select the link for 'Marine Technology Abstracts'
   *Note, if you are accessing this remotely, you will be prompted for a username and password. This is your maritime email and password.
   

How to use:

1. The database provides abstracts for many print journals that are held at the Stephen B. Luce library. Use the citation information to locate print journals, proceedings, and books that are held within the library. Electronic resources are also indexed.
   
2. Users may perform simple or advanced searches.
   
3. If materials cited are not available at the library, they can be obtained via Interlibrary Loan Services. Users may inquire about this service at the circulation desk.

SUNY Maritime Library Adds Over 700 E-Books to Our Catalog!

Over 700 scholarly and popular e-books are now available through the library’s catalog, The Sextant. Maritime faculty, students and staff have access to these full-text, fully searchable online books from any computer 24/7. For off campus access you will need your SUNY Maritime email address and password to connect. The e-books cover a wide variety of subjects, including business and commerce, computer technology and software guides, contemporary literary criticism, health and wellness, and a variety of topics in history.



There are two easy ways to browse the Netlibrary e-books. From the Sextant’s search screen, enter “Netlibrary” into the search box and you will retrieve a list of titles. OR, to see the entire collection of over 1400 e-books, click the eResources/eBooks link on the Library’s homepage. For additional information or questions please email [library@sunymaritime.edu] or call (718) 409-7231.

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