Spring 2025
Share Your Research
Share your research and scholarly materials in our new research information management system called LU Faculty SHARE (Scholarship Hub and Research Exchange). This system effectively replaces Selected Works, which was discontinued in December 2024. LU Faculty SHARE functions as an electronic research portfolio, allowing you to link to or include articles, conference presentations, posters, awards, grants, and a wide array of other research outputs to effectively showcase the range of your scholarship.
Follow the steps below to claim your account and update your profile:
- Visit https://facultyshare.liberty.edu/admin/.
- Type “Liberty University” and then select Liberty University when it appears in the drop-down list.
- Enter your Liberty University email address and click “Sign in or register.”
- Enter your first and last name in the “given name” and “family name” spaces.
- Click “Register” if you do not have an account, or click “I already have an account” to log in.
- Once you are logged in, you can update your profile and content.
View the LU Faculty SHARE Login video to see a demonstration of claiming and updating your account. You can also email scholarlycommunications@liberty.edu with any questions.
Support Research Week
Research Week 2025 is right around the corner! It will be held in the Jerry Falwell Library on April 14-17. We hope that you will sponsor students and encourage them to submit Research Week proposals by the March 7 deadline. Residential and online graduate and undergraduate students can submit proposals in several categories.
You can also support Research Week by attending, encouraging your students to attend, and volunteering to serve as a judge. Contact researchweek@liberty.edu with any questions.
Mark Your Calendar
The JFL is hosting a number of webinars this semester that may be of interest to you or your students. These are live-streamed and recorded.
- Welcome to the JFL: How to Locate and Access Resources Through the Library Website! | Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 1 p.m. EST
Join us for a live webinar and Q&A session demonstrating how to navigate the Jerry Falwell Library website and search the vast array of resources available to support you in your assignments.
- Take Note! An Introduction to Academic Notetaking for Graduate Students | Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 7:30 p.m. EST
Attend this webinar to learn the four basic questions you should always ask when reading an article. We will also explore seven different ways to take notes and make research articles your own!
- Using Primary Sources for Literary Analysis | Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. EST
Join us to learn about key resources in the library’s substantial collection of primary source databases as well as reliable internet sources to aid you in your literacy analysis.
- Steps and Strategies for Writing a Quality Book Review | Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. EST
Attend this interactive webinar to learn the essential steps and strategies for writing an insightful book review for publication in any field. You will gain insight into identifying key parts of biography, outline, and critique.
- Which Research Method Should I Use? | Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. EST
Join us to learn how Sage Research Methods can help you understand and choose the best quantitative or qualitative methodology for conducting your research.
We hope you will also enjoy attending our upcoming Faculty Scholar Talk with Dr. Laurel Shaler on Tuesday, March 18, at 6 p.m. as she discusses her new book Loving Adopted Children Well: A 5 Love Languages Approach. Contact JFLevents@liberty.edu if you have any questions.
Discover Scholars Crossing
Many journal articles use DOI (Digital Object Identifiers) to ensure that citation links remain persistent over time. We are excited to share that the JFL has begun adding a DOI to published articles for all Liberty University journals. The addition of the DOI directly increases article discoverability, contributes to the richness of the scholarly ecosystem, and ensures persistent access to critical research. The library is working with CrossRef, an established DOI creator, to generate custom links for each published article. “Bound Away” has examples of DOI already in place. Please note that the project is ongoing; a DOI has to be assigned at the article level, requiring library personnel to access each journal article individually. Moving forward, a DOI will be assigned to all newly published articles. Email scholarlycommunications@liberty.edu if you have any questions.
Explore Research Tools
As you launch into your spring courses, check out these research tools:
- The Scopus database contains peer-reviewed article abstracts for a variety of scientific fields such as engineering, technology, health, medicine, and more. Now, it also includes Scopus AI to enhance your academic searches through the power of artificial intelligence.
- The Visual History Archive (Shoah) contains video testimonies from survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides. Explore participants’ first-hand accounts of life before, during, and after genocide experiences.
- The JFL’s Fundamentals of Research modules have been designed by JFL librarians to help your students understand the research process and navigate JFL’s resources. These modules can be embedded into your Canvas course.
Contact research@liberty.edu with any questions.
Check Out JFL Updates
We are excited to share several recent updates in the JFL! Next time you are in the library, be sure to check out the Neat Boards in all group study rooms. These new devices allow users to wirelessly share content from their laptop or phone through Microsoft Teams or with a USB-C cable. Cameras and microphones within the device provide an excellent virtual meeting experience. Plus, Microsoft Whiteboard allows a digital whiteboard to be saved and retrieved from any computer or room. We are also in the process of improving the virtual experience for the Terrace Conference Room, Active Learning Classroom, Scholars Conference Room, and Scholars Lounge.
As we approach 11 years in the JFL facility, we have also addressed some other building upgrades such as installing new carpet in the Caudell Reading Room and the Scholars area on the 3rd floor, cleaning and resealing all slate tile throughout the building, reupholstering and adding furniture, moving an assistive technologies workstation into the Dodak Technology Commons and converting the former Osborne Assistive Technologies room into a handicap-accessible group study room, installing more outlets, and adding a third battery kiosk. Lastly, the Honors College has moved out of the JFL and into a new location in Montview. If you have a suggestion for a facility or other improvement, email JFLfeedback@liberty.edu.
