It's a time of thanksgiving for multiple reasons here at Dewey. Lindsay Van Berkom, the Dewey Library's Assistant for Library Operations is expecting a baby and Dewey held a shower for her on Thursday. Lindsay anticipates working for several more weeks, but we'll miss her for those weeks she's caring for her newborn!

§ 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include —
(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;
(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.

There are many web sites and publications that help us understand the four factors:

• Columbia University Copyright Advisory Office: Fair Use


• Fair Use Checklist


• U.S. Copyright Office: Fair Use


• Stanford University Libraries: Fair Use


• University of Maryland University College: Introduction to Fair Use

When we use the work of others in activities as faculty members and students, we should be aware that we may be infringing on their copyright. Don’t be naïve about copyright! There are many very useful web sites available that can provide much more detail and practical advice about copyright and fair use. The list above and the Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Fair Use Resources page on the University Libraries' website are good places to start.

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According to the Association of Research Libraries' Website:

SPEC surveys gather information from ARL member institutions on current research library practices and policies. SPEC Kits combine the survey results and documentation from ARL member institutions to provide resource guides for libraries as they face ever-changing management problems. These guides help libraries learn about current practice in research libraries, implement new practices and technologies, manage change, and improve performance.

The titles and call numbers of the new SPEC Kits are:

• Social Software in Libraries: Dewey Library Oversized / Z 678 A88X NO.304


• Promoting the Library: Dewey Library Oversized / Z 678 A88X NO.306


• Manuscript Collections on the Web: Dewey Library Oversized / Z 678 A88X NO.307


• Graduate Student and Faculty Spaces and Services: Dewey Library Oversized / Z 678 A88X NO.308


• Library Support for Study Abroad: Dewey Library Oversized / Z 678 A88X NO.309


• Public Access Policies: Dewey Library Oversized / Z 678 A88X NO.311

These SPEC Kits can currently be found in the New Books Display, located on the main floor of the library. For more help or information regarding the SPEC Kits, please contact our User Education Librarian & Bibliographer for Information Studies, Deborah Bernnard. She can be reached by email at dbernnard@uamail.albany.edu, by telephone at 442-3699, or stop by the Reference Desk.

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This week we are offering Introduction to EndNote at 3:00pm on Wednesday, November 18.

These journals are good resources for locating Criminal Justice book reviews

Photo credit: Morris Stilson

Each and every UAlbany student has access to their own space on the UNIX system, called the S: Drive. Students can drag and save files to their S: Drive so that they are readily available each time the S: Drive is accessed. At 100mb, the storage capacity of the S: Drive is likely smaller than that of your flash drive, but unlike your flash drive, the S: Drive is always here for you, so long as you are logged into the system with your NetID and password..

Students can access their S: Drive through the library computers located in the Information Commons area of the Dewey Library. The drive can be easily located by clicking on the Start Button of any Information Commons PC. Also, any time you click on "My Computer, from a campus computer, the S: drive will be there.

More information regarding the S: Drive can be found at the Using Your S: Drive At-A-Glance page from the ITS website.

The first step in the process is to identify the author, title, and date of publication for the book being reviewed. If any of this information first try Minerva, our online catalog. If it's not included in our catalgo, your best bet would be to search the If any of this information is missing, your best bet would be to search the WorldCat database with the information you already have to locate the necessary information.

Once you have identified the book whose reviews you are interested, you will need to know the proper databases to search for reviews.

Book Review Digest Retrospective, which covers 1905-1982, and Book Review Digest Plus, which covers 1983-Present.

Criminal Justice Abstracts covers 1968 - present and has a limited selection of criminal justice book reviews.

Sociological Abstracts covers 1952 - present indexes reviews for sociology, criminal jusice and other subjects.

Important: Be sure to select a database that provides coverage when the book and the subsequent book reviews were published. If the full text of the reviews are not available directly through the database, print out or copy the complete citation of each review, including the journal title, volume number, and page numbers.

Once you have the citation information for the desired reviews, search the journal title in the Journal Finder, to determine if it is owned by the University Libraries (go to the libraries' main website and click "Journal Finder" on the left) . If you discover that the University Libraries do not own the review source, take a moment to fill out an Interlibrary Loan request. Within a short period of time, usually a week or less, the full text of the review will be sent to your email account.

Criminal Justice journals subscribed to by Dewey Library that feature book reviews include:
Criminal Law Bulletin: Dewey Library / Periodicals K 3 R5
Criminal Justice Ethics: Dewey Library / Periodicals HV 7231 C75
Justice Quarterly: Dewey Library / Periodicals HV 7231 J88X

For more information or assistance in finding book reviews for Criminal Justice topics, please contact our Bibliographer for Criminal Justice, Mary Jane Brustman. She can be reached by email at mbrustman@uamail.albany.edu or by calling 442-3517.

Wednesday, November 11:
Information Resources in Gerontology

Thursday, November 12:
Introduction to EndNote

Register for a class using the online registration form, by calling 442-3691, by emailing dewclass@albany.edu, or dropping by in person at the Reference Desk.

Page Hall also bedecked with fall colors in the foreground.

Photo credit: Morris Stilson

Have no fear! Librarians are happy to help with your research project, we can help find the most relevant search terms in a given database and teach you advanced searching strategies, as well as help you set up database "alerts" to keep apprised of new publicatons on your topic of interest. We will be glad to set up a time to meet with you on a one-to-one basis for extended assistance with that important project.

Contact a subject bibliographer today to set up an appointment:

Criminal Justice: Mary Jane Brustman: email: mbrustman@uamail.albany.edu, phone: 442-3540
Information Studies: Deborah Bernnard: email: dbernnard@uamail.albany.edu, phone: 442-3699
Public Administration and Policy: Dick Irving: email: diriving@uamail.albany.edu, phone: 442-3698
Social Welfare/Gerontology: Elaine Bergman email: ebergman@uamail.albany.edu, phone: 442-3695

According to the “Who We Are” section of the Congressional Budget Office website:

CBO produces policy analyses, cost estimates of legislation, and budget and economic projections that serve as a basis for the Congress's decisions about spending and taxes. Every piece of legislation affecting the use of the nation's resources undergoes CBO's scrutiny. The agency is a public-sector think tank that employs an elite, multidisciplinary staff of professional analysts--public-policy and budget experts, economists, and other critical thinkers who enjoy challenges--at levels ranging from undergraduate and graduate interns to researchers with doctorates and substantial experience.

One interesting feature of the Congressional Budget Office website is that the current Director of the CBO, Douglas W. Elmendorf, maintains a blog covering pertinent topics and issues. His recent post, titled “Health Care Reform and the Federal Budget” provides a unique perspective on the debate of health care reform and how the Congressional Budget Office factors into the discussion. The CBO also has a Panel of Health Advisers, which consists of experts in health care. This Panel of Health Advisers examines current research in health policy and advises the CBO on its analysis of health care issues.

There are several resources available in the Dewey Graduate Library on the topic of Congressional budgeting:

Schick, Allen. (2007) The Federal Budget: politics, policy, process. Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Press.
Dewey Library / HJ 2051 S3424 2007

Fisher, Patrick. (2005) Congressional budgeting : a representational perspective. Lanham, Md. University Press of America.
Dewey Library / HJ 2051 F484 2005

Le Loup, Lance T. (2005) Parties, rules, and the evolution of congressional budgeting. Columbus, OH : The Ohio State University Press.
Dewey Library / HJ 2051 L45 2005

If you have any questions about researching the Congressional Budget Office, the federal budget process, or any related topic, please contact our Bibliographer for Political Science, Public Administration & Policy, and Law, Richard Irving. He can be reached by calling 442-3698 or by email at: rirving@uamail.albany.edu.

Tuesday, November 3:
10:00am: Evidence Based Practice

Wednesday, November 4:
4:30pm: Nonprofit Organizations- Resources

Thursday, November 5:
2:00pm: Nonprofit Organizations- Resources

Friday, November 6:
10:00am: Nonprofit Organizations, Resources

Register for a class using the online registration form, by calling 442-3691, by emailing dewclass@albany.edu, or dropping by in person at the Reference Desk.

The new landscaping makes for a colorful foreground with Draper Hall as a backdrop.

Photo credit: Morris Stilson

Times have changed -- every year there are more ways you can access library resources and services without actually entering the building. You can now do research, renew books, and perform many other library related tasks from wherever you are, whenever you feel like it!

Here are just a few of the ways you can use the library when you're not actually at the library:

• Get articles and more online. Each year, more and more of the library's resources become available online -- not just databases, but journal articles, books, images, music and more! So long as you access the resource through the library website and log in with your NetID and password, you will have access to almost all of our online resources.


• Renew books, check on fines, holds and recalls. Using your "My Minerva" account, you can renew books or check the status of your library account from anywhere, at any time. Simply go to Minerva, the library catalog, and log in to your My Minerva acount in the upper right hand corner. Once logged in you will be able to see all books you have checked out, their due dates and other information. With one click, renew all of your books!


• Request print books and articles. If you are based at the downtown campus, our UA Delivery service allows you to request that books from the uptown campus be delivered to the Dewey Library, saving you a trip. Even better than that, if we have a journal article that is only in print, you don't need to come to the library to photocopy it. Make a UA Delivery request for the article and we will scan the article and email it to you in PDF form. If you make these requests late at night, they will be filled the next day!


• Ask A Librarian! Sure, we love it when you come to the reference desk to ask us a question, but if you can't get to the library, there are many ways to contact a librarian for assistance: phone, e-mail, instant message, and text message. If it's the middle of the night, send us an e-mail and we'll answer it the next morning!

With all these great ways to access the library from home, we hope you'll still drop by sometimes just to say hello!

Major projects at the center focus on incarceration and life outcomes, juries in capital cases, the Capital Punishment Research Initiative (with associated archives at the University Libraries), adolescent work and crime, reintegrating institutionalized youth, intergenerational transmission of antisocial behavior, collaborative crime analysis with New York State cities and localities, information for evidence based practice with youth and their families, and utilization of criminal justice statistics. The last project produces the Sourcebook Online, the key national source for criminal justice statistics. In the past 30 years, the center has provided the opportunity for more than 100 graduate students to participate in research and has awarded fellowships to doctoral students.

Research from the Hindelang center may be used directly in policy decision-making or disseminated through publications and colloquia. Many of these publications are available at Dewey Library (Hint: Ask for assistance at the Reference Desk).

If you are interested in more help with Criminal Justice Research, contact Mary Jane Brustman, our Criminal Justice Bibliographer. She can be contacted by email at mbrustman@uamail.albany.edu, or by phone 442-3540.