NJIT Mathematics Professor Bruce Bukiet, PhD is featured in the Van Houten Library's main exhibit —a salute to baseball-this summer. Bukiet, an avid Mets fan who is also associate dean of NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts, uses a mathematical model to predict Major League Baseball outcomes. >>

Starting Sept. 5, the main library will open one extra hour from 7:30 a.m. to 11:45 p.m., Monday -Thursday. Starting October 29, the library will open for two extra hours, Sunday -Thursday until 12:45 a.m., and Saturday until 7:45 p.m. Please refer to the library homepage for a complete schedule of Van Houten Library hours. >>

Richard Sweeney, University librarian at NJIT, will be the featured speaker in the NJEDge.Net DLAAB Faculty Colloquium "How Does the Millennial Generation Differ from Other Generations at the Same Age?" on Feb. 17, 2-4 p.m., in GITC 1400. Sweeney will present the results of his research and conduct a panel discussion via video conferencing with students from NJIT, the County College of Morris, Mercer County College and Ramapo College. >>

Jaclyn Buurma, research librarian, Van Houten Library, will speak on the topic "Citation Search and Journal Impact Factors" on Nov. 18, 3-4:30 p.m., ECE Building, Room 202. The two major tools for citation searching, Web of Science and Scopus, will be discussed in detail, as well as Google Scholar. Contact: N.M. Ravindra at 973-596-3278; e-mail: ravindra@njit.edu.  >>