MKC leaving 4:15 today (3/8)

Political Science 317 Queries

Students from PS 317 may be asking  about the following question posed by Professor Hannahan, "What were the Republican and Democratic results for the 2010 State Representative and State Senatorial Election in their hometown?"

Results are online at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/rov10.pdf

And in print in Massachusetts Election Statistics, UM Ref Desk JK 3192 M37 (2010).

JK out at 1:30 on Weds. Back Thurs. morning. jk

IE - arriving later this AM 3/7

IE is out sick until later this morning, Wednesday, March 7th. MM

MKC teaching on Wed. 3/8 1:25 (Herter 217)

Didn't make it onto this week's calendar  -- "Sustainable Thinking"

MKC schedule on Tues. 3/6

Leaving at 4pm. Returning 5:30-6:30 for outreach at Sustainability faculty reception at the Faculty Club.

BLM in by 11:15am on Tues, 3/6

03/06 -Madeleine will be @ LARP from 9:00 - 11:00. She expects to be in the office by 11:15

PS = sick 3/5

PS is out sick today, Monday, March 5th. MM

AV leaving at 3pm on Fri, 3/2

Althea out Friday, March 2.

BL will be out on Thursday

11 a.m. UPDATE: I won't be in today after all. Still snowing hard and we have 8+ inches of the sticky white stuff on the road and driveway. I will send out a notice about canceling the Ref/Liaison meeting scheduled for this afternoon. Thank-you to everyone who is covering the desk today.  (bl, 3/1)

DM won't be in Th. 3/1. PJ

(The whole family is sick, and they're snowed in.)  Need sub for desk shift 6-9pm.

LF = vac 3/1

LF is on vacation today, Thursday, March 1st. MM

BL in late on Thurs (bl, 3/1)

Still snowing hard at home. I'll try to be in before noon but will call if conditions don't improve enough to drive safely.

Althea = vac 3/1

Althea is on vacation today, Thursday, March 1st. MM

JK out on Thurs., Mar. 1. jk

AV leaving at 4pm on Wed, 2/29

LF off on Wednesday (bl, 2/29)

Please see BL if you can cover any of her 6-9pm desk shift.

BLM leaving at 2:30, medical appointment, 2/29, blm

phone problem at Ref. Desk

We can't pick up a call to 5-0151 by picking up the receiver at 5-0150 and pressing 4.  I've reported it to Donna Myrick.   PJ  2/29

Althea - in by 1:00 2/29

Althea will be in by 1:00 today, Wednesday, February 29th. MM

David in by 3:00 today, 03/28. althea

PS will be in by noon on Tues, 2/28

Mel out sick on Tues., 2/28. jk

LF = vac 2/27

LF is on vacation today, Monday, February 27th. MM

PS = comp 2/27

PS is off today (comp for 2/19), Monday, February 27th. MM

BLM leaving at 3:15, 2/24, blm

BLM out sick, Thur 2/23

Sociology extra credit assignment heads up!

This assignment will go out next week to about 40 students. The instructor is not sure how many will opt for the extra credit.

Task 9: Conduct your literature review
Each student must find one peer reviewed journal article published since 1990 in either a sociology or criminology journal relevant to his or her research topic (the crime you are studying). You need to find an article that helps you learn more about the type of research that has been done on your crime. The article should also look interesting to you. I recommend avoiding articles that use sophisticated statistics. The article may or may not also be about gender. If you are unable to find anything on your specific crime (which is unlikely) you should expand your
search to arrests more broadly.

☐ OPTIONAL: Social science librarian, Steve McGinty, extra credit opportunity. Steve McGinty actually announced that he was going on sabbatical this semester the day before our library scavenger hunt. I have modified this extra credit so that you still have a chance to get up to ten extra credit points and be more confident that you have found a journal article that meets the guidelines described above.

The modified extra credit has two options:
1. E-­‐mail Isabel Espinal to make an appointment with her as she is serving as the sociology librarian while Steve McGinty is on sabbatical. Her email address is: iespinal@library.umass.edu. Isabel has agreed to help you with this.

Or

2. Visit the Reference and Research Assistance Desk located in the Learning Commons of the library. Hours for the Reference and Research Assistance Desk are here: http://www.library.umass.edu/research/reference/reference‐hours/. The Reference Desk can be very busy at times and is less familiar with this assignment.

Worksheet Task 9: Conduct your literature review
☐ 1: Go to the UMass Library webpage
☐ 2: Select “databases.”
☐ 3: Select “Sociology.”
☐ 4: Select “Sociological Abstracts.”
☐ 5: Enter your search terms (e.g., the offense you are studying, maybe also “gender,” “sex,” “arrests”).
☐ 6: Click the box to limit to “peer reviewed.”
☐ 7: Limit the search to articles that were published in 1990 or after.
☐ 8: If you get an unreasonable number of hits, revise your search terms to limit to the title of the article, abstract, or subject.
☐ 9: Read through the abstracts and find the article that you think is most relevant to your paper and most interesting to you. Download the pdf of that article for your personal use. If the pdf is not available request the article through interlibrary loan.
☐ 10: Read the article.
☐ 11: Write down what the author’s main argument was.

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* * * Now you are ready to start writing. * * *

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Worksheet: Soc 344: UCR Analysis Extra Credit Opportunity #5
Due Mon 3/12, 9:05

Complete Task 9 (conduct your literature review, pages 10-­‐11) with librarian Isabel Espinal or a librarian at the Reference and Research Assistance Desk.

Answer the following questions and obtain the signature of the librarian who assisted you.

This completed sheet is due in class on Monday, March 12 for up to 10 extra credit points.

Incomplete sheets will not receive extra credit points.

Student’s name:
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1.
What were your final search terms and conditions used to find your article?
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What peer reviewed journal is the article from?
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What did you learn from meeting with the librarian?
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Research librarian’s name
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Research librarian’s signature
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Date and time of meeting
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BL will be in late on Thursday

I have a service appointment for my car, then will head straight to LGRC for the 10am OIT/Librarians gathering (bl, 2/22)

Turnitin

I have added a PDF with Turnitin instructions under "Useful Links" to the left.  Check it out!

MKC will be in around 9:15, Wed. 2/22. PJ

She has a consultation at 9:15.

BLM is out sick, Wed. 2/22. PJ

Need help with 12:30-2 desk shift.

AV will be in around 9:45, Wed. 2/22. PJ

Appt. is running late.

JK is out sick, Wed. 2/22. PJ

JK out sick at 2:00 pm, 2/21. jk

BLM out sick at 1, 2/21, blm

AV leaving at 1pm on 2/21

IE vacation day 2/21

Lockers UPDATE!

Lockers have all been moved to Floors 2 and 3.

BLM leaving at 2:15, Friday, 2/17, blm

DM = FSK 2/16

DM is out on family sick leave today, Thursday, February 16th. I will post a request to fill his 6:00-9:00 pm desk shift. MM

JK = in by 11:00 am 2/16

JK is out sick until 11:00 this morning, Thursday, February 16th. He will come in for his 11:00 am student appointment. MM

PS will be in at noon on 2/15

IE out on 2/15

I need to be out all day today and tomorrow morning.

Madeleine out on Wed. 2/16 (FSK)

Need ref desk coverage from 2-3pm on Wed. 2/16

IE Teaching today

Today I am teaching 2 classes that are not on the R drive schedule:

• 1-2:15 pm, History 494T in 1620
• 7-9 pm, Service Learning 393, Calipari

LF out sick, Tues 2/14

Book for Lisa Clark in Ref Consult Room. JK 2/10/12

JMD = sick 2/9

JMD is out sick today, Thursday, February 9th. He does not have any desk obligations. MM

BLM will not be in for the rest of this week

Hopes to return early next week, but will be back in touch later (bl, 2/8)

AV out at 3:45 on Wed, 2/8

Books to be picked up on Weds., 2/8. JK

Kathleen Scott will be by sometime tomorrow (likely in the morning) to pick up a two-volume set of books (English court records) which you'll find on the chair in my cubicle. There is also a one volume work entitled De arte et libris on the chair; she may or may not need it too. Thanks!

BLM will be out Tu. and Wed., Feb. 7 and 8. PJ

FSK in NC.

DM out family sick on Tues, 2/7

Ref. office door repaired - 2/6

The repairman replaced the core this time. MM

BLM = FSK 2/6

BLM is still in NC today, Monday, February 6th,  and probably will be there tomorrow, Tuesday, February 7th. MM

Ref. door lock broken & reported - 2/6

The Reference Office door lock has broken for the 3rd time (When he was here a few days ago the repairman said these locks have been troublesome). The lock will not remain in the unlocked position. I reported the problem to the Building Monitor this morning, Monday, February 6th. MM

PS = sick 2/3

PS is out sick today, Friday, February 3rd. MM

Althea is out today, Fri. Feb.3. PJ

Child care duty.

BLM leaving at 4:15, 2/1, blm

IE sick time morning of 2/1

I may need to take all day to deal with this issue.

DM will be in by 11am, Wed. 2/1 - PJ

Has a meeting at Tilly's school.

BL leaving at 4:15 Monday

off to Bartlett for WGSS grad student event (1/31)

AV will be leaving at 3pm on Tues, 1/31

PJ = sick 1/31

PJ is out sick today, Tuesday, January 31st, but she will be here from 3:00-6:00 to cover the desk. MM

Dave taking personal day 1/31

AV - in at 11:00 1/30

AV will arrive at 11:00 this morning  Monday, January 30th and will go directly to the Info Desk. MM

PJ = sick 1/30

PJ is out sick today, Monday, January 30th. MM

BLM out at 3, 1/27, blm

JK will be in between 9 - 9:30, Th. 1/26. PJ

BLM leaving at 2:20, 1/25, blm

Not feeling well...

JK = sick 1/25

JK is out sick today, Wednesday, January 25th. He has no desk shifts today. MM

MKC - in c. 11:00 1/25

MKC will arrive c. 11:00 this morning, Wednesday, January 25th. MM

BL leaving at 2pm on Tuesday

..will be checking email from home. (bl)

JK out sick Tues, 1/24 (bl)

DM will be in by 11:15am on Tues, 1/24

IE out sick/fsk on Tues, 1/24

BL leaving at 4pm Monday 1/23

JMD FSK on Monday (1/24, bl)

LF = sick 1/23

LF is out sick today, Monday, January 23rd. MM

IE = sick, but will be in this afternoon 1/23

IE is sick, but will be in this afternoon, Monday, January 23rd. MM

BLM leaving at 4:30, 1/20, blm

BLM leaving at 5, 1/19, blm

Books on "hold shelf" for Professor Schweik, 1/19, blm

LF will be in late on Wed. Jan. 18. PJ

Plumbing emergency at the Northampton house.  Liz isn't sure what time she'll be in, so we need a volunteer to be on standby for her 10:30-12:30 shift.

DM = family sick, Wed. Jan. 18. PJ

Tilly is sick.

BLM leaving at 4:30, 1/17, blm

voice mail update - Mon. 1/16. PJ

Mon. morning we were unable to retrieve voice mail messages, from our own phones and from the black phone.  I called the voice mail administrator's office, and learned that the weekend work on the campus voice mail system is not yet completed and may not be finished until 4-5pm today.  Intermittently we may be able to retrieve messages by dialing 5-1000, then following the instructions about mailbox numbers, but we will not be able to press the "Message Waiting" button and directly retrieve messages until the work is complete. 

JMD off Fri 1/13 - PER

Althea = sick 1/13

Althea is out sick today, Friday the 13th. MM

LF leaving at 2:30 Thu 1/12 - dentist

BLM leaving at 3, 1/10, blm

BLM leaving at 3:30, 1/9, blm

PS will cover PJ's 9-10:30 desk shift on Fri. 1/6

I need to prepare for a 10:30 mtg. so PS will cover my 9-10:30 shift.  I will cover PS's 4-5pm shift.  PJ

PS is out sick today, Th. 1/5. PJ

Madeleine in late on Thurs. 1/5

Must attend to some home business. In by noon.

LF in at 12:15 Wed 1/4 --dentist

DM will be in by 11am on 1/3