WorldCat Local goes live at University of Washington.
Have a look at Worldcat local at UW
Some very nice features including faceted display of results. It also includes both books and journal articles although I am not exactly sure what is being searched.
Have a try.
One of the journals from this group - Revista Matematica Iberoamericana - is currently unavailable. It may be that other journals from Project Euclid (if we have 'em) are also unavailable. We were not invoiced and they cancelled our subscription. Lynne C. is working on getting our access restored. In the meantime, ordering from another library would be a good option. Stay tuned.
Meet the competition, Microsoft has created a search engine called, Ms Dewey. It's entertaining... http://www.msdewey.com/
ProQuest's Historical Newspapers include:
The New York Times (1851-2003) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
The Wall Street Journal (1889-1989) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
The Washington Post (1877 - 1990)offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
Please note: ProQuest's Historical databases cannot be searched in conjunction with ProQuet Classic databases (ie Canadian Newstand). The three Historical Newspapers themselves however, are cross-searchable. From the drop down menu of databases to select from, they can be found at the very end of the list.
Cambridge Journalls Online; the second journal publisher package offer from CRKN has been activated and is now available from the Databases A-Z page.
Journals for which we hold an exisiting subscription will be updated (approximately 127 titles) and Serials is in the process of cataloguing the new titles (90 titles).
This is really alarming - a group of students who are lobbying for their professors to accept Wikipedia as a citable source:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2252936885
Also alarming is the instruction to use it anyway, but instead of citing the site, cite the source referenced by the site. SO MUCH CHEATING wow...
I also love the characterization that all librarians are 'bitchy'. Why is there not a community to Uphold Academic Standards?
I found this, by the way, in a search to see if there was a 'modified librarians' community on facebook - alas, there is not.
The ICA group wants to remind reference librarians that ICAs will have limited hours (11-3) during the period from April 27 - May 7th. April and May schedules are available in the IC Resource Binder.
One of the problems that you may encounter is that work mysteriously "disappears" for students on the computers, when they open their work from an email attachment. It doesn't happen often, but is the one
traumatic "lost work" scenario that still happens once in awhile. This
is because the ICA workstations are public access terminals that need to
be set up to erase temporary internet files as users log off. This
protects the users' privacy. Occasionally, if the student hasn't logged
off of their terminal, these files can be found in the hidden temp file
where the student has inadvertently been saving to. Directions on how
to find this material is now in the ICA binder under "Saving". This
problem can be avoided by "saving as" as soon as the student opens the
document and saving to Wallaby on the UVic server.
And, as usual you can contact the Main Loan Desk for assistance. Tracy
Wong is the daytime loan desk supervisor who may assist you if an ICA is
not available, although any senior staff will be able to direct the
inquiry.
Posted for Eileen Coyle, Access Services
Have you ever thought about blogging something of great potential interest but you really didn't have the time. I have been experimenting with a bookmarklet called "Post to MT weblog". This is a bit of code that sits in your toolbar that automatically pops up and puts an entry into the blog once you are signed in.
I have put this bookmarklet on the toolbar at the Reference Desk computer closest to the portable phone.
If you want to put it on your personal computer, just login to Moveable Type via Blog Central on the intranet, and follow the directions. Let me know if this works for you.
WOnderful slide show on what Second Life is, and libraries role in it:
The 5 weeks to a social library course that everyone is talking about:
Netlibrary tutorials on YouTube:
7 strategies for marketing in a web 2.0 world
And my
current favourite library blog where I learn about these fabulous things:
Description:
ProQuest's House of Commons Parliamentary Papers (HCPP) provides access to over 200 years of day-to-day history through documents of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries up to 2004. The database consists of the digitized full image adn full text archive of over 180,000 British parliamentary papers or almost 10,000,000 pages. This comprehensive colleciton includes all sessional papers issues by the House of Commons including Bills, Reports of Royal Commissions, Reports of Select Committees, Accounts and Papers, and Command Papers. The Papers influence public opinion and philosophy, and provide a forum for the ideas of hundreds of thinkers, among them Jenner, Arnold, Trollope, Mill, Faraday, babbage, Telford and Brunel.
Users can browse papers by date, or search the database by keyword(s) or phrase. Each document type is zoned searchable: text,maps/plans, tables, graphs, illustrations, and photographs. Keyword hits are highlighted within the full text. Boolean search is enabled. The database contains enhanced digital reproductions of every page in downloadable PDF file format, accompanied by the bibliographic data and Subject Catalogue of the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers.
Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Platform: Chadwyck-Healey
Consortium: CRKN
Note: An annual subscription fee provides access to all new content to be added from 2005 forwards.
Description:
The print MED, completed in 2001, has been described as "the greatest achievement in medieval scholarship in America." Its 15,000 pages offer a comprehensive analysis of lexicon and usage for the period 1100-1500, based on the analysis of a collection of over three million citation slips, the largest collection of this kind available. This electronic version of the MED preserves all the details of the print MED, but goes far beyond this, by converting its contents into an enormous database, searchable in ways impossible within any print dictionary.
This is a free resource from the University of Michigan. In 1997 - The University of Michigan was awarded $250,000 by the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop an electronic Middle English Compendium (MEC), a powerful new resource which promises to break new ground in Middle English studies. The development of the MEC is a joint effort on the part of Michigan's Digital Library Production Service, the University of Michigan Press, the English Department, and the Office of the Vice President for Research.
For more information on the project view the MEC webiste.
I just want to give everyone a heads-up that IT is aware of the problems (since tuesday, to my knowledge) that the ref machines are having connecting to the new printers and/or printer server, and Michael is working on fixing this as we speak.
There's no workaround that I know of, but I have observed that the colour printer usually works, and sometimes the far print station will work as well, but sometimes it won't. Also it seems we can still send print jobs to our office printers, as a last resort.
Also, logging in with your own netlink ID on the Uvic domain seems to work, according to the IC folks - this has been hit and miss for me as well.
That's all I know at present - we'll keep you updated as things develop. Just know that it's being worked on, so we don't need to send any more help desk requests at this time.
Four new Law databases are now available from the Databases A-Z Page.
They are:
Canadian Labour Law Library:
Canadian Labour Law Library features the latest commentary from Brown and Beatty's Canadian Labour Arbitration, 4th Edition , the Labour Arbitration Cases (L.A.C.) and Canadian Labour Arbitration Summaries (C.L.A.S.) , all linked by a comprehensive Master Table of Cases . Other features include: New This Week. Custom Serach forms and an Advanced Search Feature are available. * Labour Arbitration Cases (L.A.C.), current to Volume 155 Part 3, 4th Series (March 21, 2007) * Canadian Labour Arbitration Summaries (C.L.A.S.), current to Volume 88, Part 4 (March 14, 2007) * Canadian Labour Arbitration (Brown & Beatty 4th Edition), current to December 2006
Criminal Spectrum:
Criminal Law Spectrum provides access to Canadian criminal cases published in the Canadian Criminal Cases from 1898 to the present, articles and published in the Criminal Law Quarterly journal from 1958, and current Federal and provincial criminal legislation including the Criminal Code. Other commentary includes case annotations and the full text of the following looseleaf publications: Canadian Criminal Procedure, Sentencing: The Practitioner's Guide, Youth Criminal Justice Act Manual, Drug Offences in Canada, Canadian Criminal Evidence, and Criminal Pleadings & Practice in Canada.
English Reports:
The Priestly Law Library now subscribes to a full text, online edition of the English Reports, hosted by HeinOnline. The “English Reports, Full Reprint Library” provides access to over 100, 000 full text English cases from the period of 1220-1865, page-images of the original bound reprint edition, all Indexes and the Book of Charts. Multiple navigation tools such as a Case Locator, Chart Tool, and an Advanced Search feature to enhance the ease of access to specific cases. * browsing by volumes, Indexes and by the Book of Charts. This allows to you view the collection as if you were holding the actual books in your hands.
Martin's Online Crimial Code:
Martin's Online Criminal Code is an online legal research tool that provides users with access to the Criminal Code at a particular point in time, along with the corresponding commentary. Includes the full text of all versions of the Criminal Code dating back to 1955, with synopses and cases referred to in Martin's case law annotations. Users can browse through previous versions of Martin's Annual Criminal Code, or search for a particular section or subsection at a specific date. Table of concordance for cross-referencing provisions from the 1953-54, 1970 and 1985 versions of the Code.
Description:
The basic component of the Synthesis library is a 50- to 100-page electronic book that synthesizes an important research or development topic, authored by a prominent contributor to the field. These are called Lectures and they offer unique value to the reader by providing more synthesis, analysis, and depth than typical research journal articles. They are also more modular and dynamic than traditional print or digital handbooks, such as collected volumes and monographs. They are ideal entry points to new areas for researchers, advanced developers, and students.
SYNTHESIS is organized by series, each managed by a prominent consulting editor
Subject area: Engineering and Computer Science
Trial Dates: April 10, 2007- May 15, 2007
I had to troubleshoot a lot of printing problems while on the desk last night, and in discussion about the resulting help desk ticket, Micheal Stevens sent me the following information ...
"On the blog front, I’m a frequent flyer on the Information Commons Blog. http://gateway.uvic.ca/blogs/informationcommons/index.html I keep all the changes I make to the IC posted there as well as little tidbits of information to posted questions. Word on the street is the information I’ve been posting there has been quite helpful, if nothing more than for people to know what is going on."
I agree that his information is very helpful (if only I'd known!). With all of the changes happening in the IC (new printers, new copiers) and the changes yet to come, we can all read the IC blog to stay up to date with the new stuff.