Library

Library Department

The Mary and James DiMeo Library collection supports the entire SHA community. We collaborate with the faculty to provide information literacy seminars to enhance their curriculum and their students’ familiarity and comfort with research using the physical collection and the online databases. Information literacy seminars start freshman year and continue through senior year often targeting specific subject research with a concentration on scholarly, peer reviewed articles and resources.

Resources

Through the CT Digital Library Program (researchIT CT, formerly iConn), the library has access to many Gale Gengage Learning databases needed for student research. The PowerSearch function searches 18 databases including Academic OneFile, as well the iConn Custom Newspaper databases, within one search field. Many national newspapers from 1985 – present are available.

The Mary and James DiMeo Library also subscribes to the following online databases and electronic resources, which can be accessed by students and faculty from any computer with the school login and password:

ProQuest STEM is comprised of more than 500 scholarly journals and popular science magazines. These publications support research and instruction in science, technology, engineering, and math.

JSTOR is a growing digital library of more than 2,000 academic journals, nearly 20,000 books, and two million primary source objects. JSTOR is an online research and teaching platform that helps people discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive.
Facts-on-File includes Bloom’s Literary Reference, Issues and Controversies and Today’s Science.
The Oxford English Dictionary The OED is the definitive record of the English language.
EBSCOhost e-books which includes encyclopedias such as Colonial America, The Gilded Age, The Jazz Age, Postwar America, American Folklore, American Social Movements and Social Issues in America.
Salem Literature, History, Mythology, Psychology & Behavior includes literary criticism; Literary Themes, Works and Surveys
Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 101st Edition
The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (HBCP) contains over 700 tables in over 450 documents which may be divided into several pages, all categorized into 17 major subject areas.
Handbook access: If you are using any device other than your school computer, please see Dr. Christophy or Ms. Hayes for the username.

NOTE: when using databases and electronic resources you must be sure that you are spelling your search term correctly - the search field is not intuitive, you must spell the entire word correctly for the search field to recognize the request

Web Resources

MLA Citations

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab

Hours

Monday - Friday

7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The library is open daily before, during and after school for quiet study and research. Any changes to the hours will be posted on the media center doors.

Circulation Policy

Books may be borrowed for 10 school days. Periodicals may be borrowed for 5 school days. Current issues of periodicals may not be borrowed. The late fee for overdue books and periodicals is 10 cents per day.

Maureen Hayes

Maureen Hayes • Librarian

Ms. Hayes received a BGS from UCONN and an MLS from SCSU. She joined the Sacred Heart faculty in 2009 and is the Librarian and Media Specialist in The DiMeo Library. An integral part of the SHA community and curriculum, Ms. Hayes supports the faculty in educating the students in information literacy and research tools.

CONTACT MS. HAYES

Connect With Us

Academics

Library Department

Resources

Web Resources

Catholic Websites

Science Periodicals

Government Sources

Art Resources

Women in STEM

Data Websites

Genocide / The Holocaust

MLA Citations

Hours

Circulation Policy

Maureen Hayes • Librarian