Sad News

I just found out that Dr. Amy Knapp, an AUL at the University of Pittsburgh died of cancer at the age of 46 on May 31st, 2008. Dr. Knapp was teaching my Social Sciences Resources class last spring, before Dr. Alman and Dr. Barsh. I met her at the ALA Midwinter in Seattle and she was so cheerful and so energetic, that it is hard to imagine her gone.

Alumni access to electronic resources

USC Libraries and the Alumni Association partner to provide online research resources at no cost to users.

By Bill Dotson

Trojan alumni around the world now can enjoy library resources to support lifelong learning.

A new partnership between the USC Libraries and the USC Alumni Association is bringing a major online research tool to Trojan alumni.

The ProQuest Reference Library makes a variety of current and historical publications – on subjects ranging from veterinary economics to Victorian poetry – available to USC graduates.

In keeping with the university’s lifelong-learning commitment to the Trojan Family, the Alumni Association and the libraries are working together to promote essential library services that encourage continuing study and discovery and provide alumni another way to stay connected to campus life. RED MORE HERE

When the Rude Have a ’Tude

"USC professor’s studies show how rudeness in the workplace can hurt creativity and confidence.

By Evelyn Jacobson

Companies are paying more attention to incivility, said USC assistant professor Christine Porath.

A USC Marshall School of Business study that shows rudeness in the workplace hurts creativity and helpfulness on the job was featured in a recent issue of Harvard Business Review.

The study, conducted by Christine Porath, an assistant professor at USC and Amir Erez, a professor at the University of Florida, showed that the mere thought of being verbally abused hurts people’s ability to perform complex tasks requiring creativity, flexibility and memory recall. READ MORE HERE"