What's New @ the MMA Library
No. 70 9 December 2008 Online at: http://library.maritime.edu/WhatsNew/

LIBRARY HOURS
Please inform students about Extended Hours to Study for FINAL Exams

Open until 2300 Sunday through Thursday evenings from November 30 through December 18
Open Noon to 1900 on Saturday, December 6 & Saturday, December 13

NEW DATABASE for ALL DISCIPLINES
JSTOR - Arts & Sciences I
Established in 1997, JSTOR's first collection includes core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. This collection also contains titles in ecology, mathematics, and statistics. Overall, there are 119 titles in fifteen disciplines.

In Print - On the NEW BOOKSHELF
Marine safety : tools for risk-based decision making. ABS Consulting, 2001. 520 pp. MMA Call Number: HD 61 M375 2001
The shipmaster's security manual. Bimco, 2005. (1) 3-ring binder. MMA Call Number: VK 203 S54 2005

SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION: COPYRIGHT & FAIR USE  Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge= Open Access
 Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Copyright Backgrounder
This concise background document describes what copyright is and what can be copyrighted, as well as what material is in the public domain and what is fair useable.
 Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education - American University, School of Communication
"Media literacy education helps people of all ages to be critical thinkers, effective communicators, and active citizens".
Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances-especially when the cultural or social benefits of the use are predominant. It is a general right that applies even in situations where the law provides no specific authorization for the use in question-as it does for certain narrowly defined classroom activities.
If you use images, video, audio files, etc., this document can help you determine if you can or cannot use the material in your teaching...legally.
 Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge The Cost of Copyright Confusion for Media Literacy

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES - On the Web  Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge= Open Access
 Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge NY Times 100 Notable Books of 2008


If you have questions about these resources, please contact:
Susan S. Berteaux, Library Director [sberteaux@maritime.edu, ext. 5035]