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Why does my library account say that I am blocked, that I am barred, or that my status is expired?
Users can encounter several different types of status messages. Patrons with questions about their account status can visit the checkout desk in room 241 of LSU Library and ask to speak to a staff member. Alternatively, patrons can reach out to us via e-mail at libcirc@lsu.edu (mailto:libcirc@lsu.edu) . When contacting us via e-mail, LSU students, staff, and faculty should message us from their LSU e-mail address; public patrons should message us from the e-mail address we have on file. For privacy reasons, we cannot discuss the details of patron accounts over the telephone. Expired: Students must be currently enrolled in classes in order to be granted library privileges. Once they graduate, or if they fail to register on time in accord with the deadlines posted on LSUs academic calendar, their privileges expire. If they try to log in to their library account after that date, they will see an alert message informing them that their account has expired. Graduate students who have received a masters degree but are continuing on to get their PhD may also have their privileges expire earlier than expected. The library receives weekly updates on student status from the Registrars Office. Once the semester has begun, if students register during the week, their accounts will not be updated and their privileges extended in the system until the following Monday morning. Blocked: Users with overdue recalled books will have their accounts blocked by the system. Their accounts will remain blocked until the book is returned. The system will not permit staff members to override blocks or to renew books that have been recalled. The only way to remove a block from an account is to return the materials. Barred: Users can be barred from using library materials for a number of reasons, the most common being that they have been billed for lost items. They can also be barred if they resign from the university, if their classes are purged, or for flagrant violations of library policy. If they try to log into their account after they have been barred, they will receive an alert message that tells them that they have been barred. Answered by: Access Services Staff
I'm an instructor who has an evaluation copy. Can I put it on reserve for my class?
We are not able to put any instructor evaluation copies on reserves. The evaluation copies for instructors typically come with warnings on them and are intended solely for professors to review for possible implementation in courses. U.S. copyright law states that since no one has purchased this book it would not be protected by the First Use Doctrine (17 U.S.C. 109) or any of the typical copyright laws we rely on to protect us from copyright infringement. We could purchase a copy for you to put on reserve for your class if you wish to use it. Answered by: Access Services Staff
How do I place a hold on a book?
Look up the title of the book in the library catalog. When you find the correct record, look for the "Place Hold" link under "Request item" (see attached image 1 below). Click "Place Hold" once more in the pop-up box (see attached image 2). Note: If you are not logged into your library account, you will be prompted to enter your myLSU ID and password. Once logged in, click on the "Place Hold" link again to resume the process. LSU Libraries | Library Catalog Answered by: Access Services Staff
I would like to deposit my manuscript into the institutional repository. How do I do that?
Faculty can submit their manuscripts for their respective departments by visiting this link (https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/submit_research.html) . Graduate students can submit their theses/dissertations by visiting this link (https://www.lsu.edu/graduateschool/current_students/theses_and_disserta…) and following the on-screen directions. Any questions regarding whether certain materials fit within the scope of the institutional repository can be directed to the Institutional Repository Librarian at ir@lsu.edu (mailto:ir@lsu.edu) . Answered by: S. Trent Dunkin
What resources do we have on the various citation formats?
We have all the major style guides in print.
- APA - Publication manual of the American Psychological Association: the official guide to APA style (http://https://lsu.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/lsu/search/detailnonmodal…)
- Chicago - The Chicago manual of style (https://lsu.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/lsu/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$0…)
- MLA - MLA style manual: and guide to scholarly publishing (https://lsu.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/lsu/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$0…) We also have an online research guide dedicated to the basics of citation styles (https://guides.lib.lsu.edu/citation/intro) . The Communication across the Curriculum (CxC) department offers writing support (https://www.lsu.edu/academicaffairs/cxc/writing.php) . We also offer help with citation management tools including Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote. See our research guide (https://guides.lib.lsu.edu/citation_management) on citation management Answered by: Electronic Resources
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Free People of Color in Louisiana: Revealing an Unknown Past
A collaborative digital project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities that brings together and provides access to more than 30,000 pages of family and personal papers, business records, and public documents from the Louisiana State University Libraries' Special Collections, the Louisiana State Museum Historical Center, the Historic New Orleans Collection, Tulane University's Louisiana Research Collection, and New Orleans Public Library.
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HeinOnline
HeinOnline is Heins premier online product with more than 138 million pages of legal history available in an online, fully-searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges the gap in legal history by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 2,300 law and law-related periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of law journals, HeinOnline also contains the Congressional Record Bound volumes in entirety, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, famous world trials dating back to the early 1700s, legal classics from the 16th to the 20th centuries, the United Nations and League of Nations Treaty Series, all United States treaties, the Federal Register from inception in 1936, the CFR from inception in 1938, and much more.

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Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law
This HeinOnline collection brings together a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery. Our cases go into the 20th century, because long after slavery was ended, there were still court cases based on issues emanating from slavery. To give one example, as late as 1901 Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court had to decide if a man, both of whose parents had been slaves, could be the legitimate heir of his father, because under southern law, slaves could never be legally married. The library has hundreds of pamphlets and books written about slaverydefending it, attacking it or simply analyzing it. We have gathered every English-language legal commentary on slavery published before 1920, which includes many essays and articles in obscure, hard-to-find journals in the United States and elsewhere. We have provided more than a thousand pamphlets and books on slavery from the 19th century. We provide word searchable access to all Congressional debates from the Continental Congress to 1880. We have also included many modern histories of slavery. Within this library is a section containing all modern law review articles on the subject. This library will continue to grow, not only from new scholarship but also from historical material that we continue to locate and add to the collection.
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Ocean Warming Effects on Catch and Revenue Composition in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea
Climate change‐induced ocean warming can have profound implications for marine ecosystems and the socioeconomic activities dependent on them, affecting the catch composition, and fisheries revenue. Our study evaluates spatio‐temporal changes in the Northwestern Mediterranean marine fisheries catch and revenue composition tied to ocean warming and disentangles the different underlying processes. To do so, we analyzed the weighted mean thermal affinity of the catch (Mean Temperature of the Catch: MTC) and revenue (Mean Temperature of Revenue: MTR) across different taxonomic groups, fishing fleets, and fishing harbors, using a 23‐year time series of commercial landings. Results revealed changes in catch and revenue composition, with an overall temporal increase in the MTC (0.68°C per decade) and MTR (0.58°C per decade) linked to local sea temperature. The temporal increase in both indices prevailed across fishing fleets and taxonomic groups. The processes underpinning these changes over time were tropicalization (i.e. relative increase of warm‐affinity species; 41.97% for MTC and 45.20% for MTR), and deborealization (i.e. relative decrease of cold‐affinity species; 46.58% for MTC and 44.99% for MTR), with variability across dimensions. Deborealization particularly influenced pelagic fisheries (i.e. purse‐seiners and surface longliners) and some commercially important species (e.g. European hake, blue whiting, and Norway lobster). Even if the temporal increase in MTC and MTR was consistent across taxonomic groups and fleets, the spatial dimension showed heterogeneity and temporal declines in some cases. In summary, our study provides valuable information about temporal changes in catch composition associated with local ocean warming and reveals potential cascading effects through the social‐ecological system. In particular, we presented the MTR approach for the first time, evidencing ocean warming effects on revenue composition. We suggest that the correlation between changes in catch and revenue composition reveals the adaptive capacity, or fragility of specific fishing fleets and points to management priorities.
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