Professor & Reference/Instruction Librarian
Diane Duesterhoeft
she/her
Contact:
Louis J. Blume Library, Room 201
St. Mary's University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228-8608
USA
dduesterhoeft@stmarytx.edu
St. Mary's University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228-8608
USA
dduesterhoeft@stmarytx.edu
210-436-3346
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
- Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowGale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints is the premier online resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.
Opposing Viewpoints is a rich resource for debaters and includes viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more. A category on the National Debate Topic provides quick and easy access to content on frequently studied and discussed issues. Periodical content covers current events, news and commentary, economics, environmental issues, political science, and more.
Gale eBooks
- Gale eBooks: General Reference Collection This link opens in a new windowAn award-winning, hassle-free eBook experience—anytime, anywhere, and on any device. Gale’s eBook platform provides comprehensive support from many of today’s top publishers.
Collections include titles on:
Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, General Reference, History, Information and Publishing, Law, LCO, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, SATA, Science, Social Science, Technology
Online Media Projects
- Consortium NewsIndependent investigative journalism edited by Robert Parry.
- EncycloAn encyclopedia of the future of news, produced by the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University.
- Journalist's ResourceThe three primary sections of the site are:
* The studies, which provide links to reliable, timely research in the categories of environment, economics, society, government, politics and international.
* Tip sheets offer information on core journalism skills, including interviewing, style, ethics and more.
* The syllabi section furnishes sample curricula on topics ranging from politics and health care to law and business. It includes a mix of scholarship and journalistic readings in these units, and educators are encouraged to review them and use them as they see fit. - McLellan Online Free Speech Library"Connects students and educators to resources dedicated to protecting and explaining students’ First Amendment rights in an ever-changing technological era." Topics include copyright and fair use, FOIA/OMA, libel, offensive speech, privacy, social media, student expression, student press, and student protests.
- On the MediaNational Public Radio (NPR) program that analyzes ongoing and controversial issues and topics pertaining to all forms of media. Podcasts and an archive of previous shows are available.
- Pro Publica"Journalism in the public interest."
- Undercover Reporting: Deception for Journalism's Sake: A DatabaseThis research tool, developed in collaboration with New York University Libraries, provides a wealth of material and makes a profound argument for undercover reporting as an inextricable part of US national history and as an essential mode in the public-service mission of news.
The Rattler
- The Rattler - record from Library CatalogStarting point to find issues of The Rattler for various time periods.
- The Rattler - Portal to Texas HistorySearchable, full-text scans of the semi-monthly student newspaper from St. Mary's College, now St. Mary's University, in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising. October 15, 1924 (volume 6, number 1) - May 2, 2018 (volume 106, number 8).
- The RattlerWebsite for St. Mary’s University bimonthly, student-run newspaper covering local, statewide, and campus-related news.
- Index to the Rattler, September 1960 - April 1980Index compiled by Bro. Robert Wood, S.M.
- Index to the Rattler, August 1980 - April 2010Index compiled by Bro. Robert Wood, S.M.
- St. Louis College BulletinPrecedes St. Mary's College Bulletin and The Ratter. Thirty-seven issues (1919-1920, 1920-1921, 1921-1922, 1922-1923). Print copies in the University Archives.
- St. Mary's College BulletinContinues St. Louis College Bulletin. Precedes The Rattler. Seven issues dated 1923-1924. Print copy in the University Archives.
St. Mary's University Resources
- CampusologyLearn the lingo and unique facts about St. Mary's University.
- Fiesta Oyster BakeAnnual festival that raises money for scholarships for St. Mary's University. Fiesta event.
- Fifty Years of Marianists, Administrators, Faculty and Staff in Some St. Mary's University Publications: 1960-2010An index compiled by Bro. Robert D. Wood, S.M. in 2010.
- Gold & Blue MagazinePublication of the St. Mary's University Communications Office. Online issues are available, 2002-present. Print issues are available in the Periodicals Collection, 2nd Floor, Blume Library, 1983-present.
- Marianist DirectoryDirectory of Marianists connected with St. Mary's University.
- Neighborhood RevitalizationResources about the university's neighbors and the University Park Neighborhood Association focusing on commercial transformation, housing rehabilitation, infrastructure and quality of life improvements.
- Rattlers RememberThe site brings together stories collected by St. Mary's University students about the history of campus spaces and how our faculty, staff, and students have experienced these sites. These stories with images, oral histories, and other primary stories showcase the history of St. Mary’s. The site "is powered by Omeka + Curatescape, a humanities-centered web and mobile framework available for both Android and iOS devices."
- Social Media DirectorySocial media accounts officially recognized by St. Mary’s University.
- St. Mary's History in a TimelineChronological highlights of St. Mary’s University’s rich and storied history.
- St. Mary's University (stmarysrattlers) YouTube channelVideo on YouTube from campus and athletic events sponsored by St. Mary's University.
- StMU Education Foundry"The mission of the StMU Education Foundry is to provide a forum for students and graduates of the St. Mary’s University Education Department where one can share research on critical issues in education, lessons and classroom management techniques that one has found to be particularly effective."
- StMU Research ScholarsWebsite featuring scholarly research, writing, and media by St. Mary's University students.
- University Quick Facts and Consumer InformationStatistics and demographic information about university enrollment, consumer information, and the Common Data Set.
Ethical Issues in Research
- Academic ConductSearch for "Academic Misconduct" in the Code of Student Conduct.