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Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Evaluating Drug Information: Avoid Wikipedia
Be careful about using Wikipedia for drug information.While Wikipedia provides some basic drug information, students are encouraged to supplement that information with traditionally edited sources. Quality drug information is freely available from US government–provided sites such as the National Library of Medicine's Drug Information Portal,or MedlinePlus: Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information. Commercial consumer sites such as WebMD's RxList, Medscape: Pharmacists, and DailyMed are also available.
Friday, February 03, 2012
American Slaves Narrative
From 1936 to 1938, over 2,300 former slaves from across the American South were interviewed by writers and journalists under the aegis of the Works Progress Administration. These former slaves provided first-hand accounts of their experiences on plantations, in cities, and on small farms. Their narratives remain a peerless resource for understanding the lives of America's four million slaves. What makes the WPA narratives so rich is that they capture the very voices of American slavery, revealing the texture of life as it was experienced and remembered. Each narrative taken alone offers a fragmentary, microcosmic representation of slave life. Read together, they offer a sweeping composite view of slavery in North America, allowing us to explore some of the most compelling themes of nineteenth-century slavery, including labor, resistance and flight, family life, relations with masters, and religious belief.
The web site provides an opportunity to read a sample of these narratives, and to see some of the photographs taken at the time of the interviews. The entire collection of narratives can be found in The American Slave: A Composite Autobiography .
READ IT HERE.
Source: University of Virginia Archives
Photograph: Picture taken at the time of the interviews
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Literature to Life Web Cast: Zora
Zora Neale Hurston was one of the most important and celebrated figures to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance. Outspoken, spirited and gifted, Ms. Hurston was the most prolific African-American woman writer of the 1930's. Adapted from the theatrical biography of her life by Laurence Holder, this performance brings to life her story. The introduction is not so easy to hear, but the performance is very strong!
Source: Library Congress Web Casts
Source: Library Congress Web Casts
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
As Journal Boycott Grows, Elsevier Defends Its Practices
Librarians and scholars are pushing back at the high prices of journals and the supression of research by publishers.
According to Josh Fischman, "A protest against Elsevier, the world's largest scientific journal publisher, is rapidly gaining momentum since it began as an irate blog post at the end of January. By Tuesday evening, about 2,400 scholars had put their names to an online pledge not to publish or do any editorial work for the company's journals, including refereeing papers.
The boycott is growing so quickly—it had about 1,800 signers on Monday—that Elsevier officials on Tuesday broke their official silence to respond to protesters' accusations that they charge too much and support laws that will keep research findings bottled up behind a company paywall."
Read the article in today's edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Source: "As Journal Boycott Grows, Elsevier Defends Its Practices" By Josh Fischman
The Chronicle of Higher EducationFebruary 1, 2012
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According to Josh Fischman, "A protest against Elsevier, the world's largest scientific journal publisher, is rapidly gaining momentum since it began as an irate blog post at the end of January. By Tuesday evening, about 2,400 scholars had put their names to an online pledge not to publish or do any editorial work for the company's journals, including refereeing papers.
The boycott is growing so quickly—it had about 1,800 signers on Monday—that Elsevier officials on Tuesday broke their official silence to respond to protesters' accusations that they charge too much and support laws that will keep research findings bottled up behind a company paywall."
Read the article in today's edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Source: "As Journal Boycott Grows, Elsevier Defends Its Practices" By Josh Fischman
The Chronicle of Higher EducationFebruary 1, 2012
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Readings for Kim Reese's Class
The library purchased all of the books on Professor Reese's list. We have additional copies through Interlibrary Loan that are available in the library now.
Don't Kill the Birthday Girl
Year of Wonders
Fever 1793
Molo'kai
Don't Kill the Birthday Girl
Year of Wonders
Fever 1793
Molo'kai
Extended Library Hours
Beginning this Saturday, February 4, the library will be open every Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm. We have many requests for longer hours during the week, which we are considering. Thanks to all of the students who have put suggestions in the suggestion box. That helps us provide all of you with better service.
DSM-5: The Future of Psychiatric Diagnosis
Publication of the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) in May 2013 will mark one the most anticipated events in the mental health field. As part of the development process, the preliminary draft revisions to the current diagnostic criteria for psychiatric diagnoses are now available for public review. Use this opportunity not only to learn more about the proposed changes in DSM-5, but also about its history, its impact, and its developers. If you are writing research papers or giving speeches on such topics as autism, for example, you should include information on these revisions.
Source: American Psychiatric Association DSM-5 Development
Source: American Psychiatric Association DSM-5 Development
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Librarians oppose Research Works Act
A bill introduced December 16 in the House of Representatives has exacerbated tensions between open access advocates and the scholarly publishing industry over the dissemination of publicly funded scientific and medical research.
The Research Works Act (H.R.3699), co-sponsored by Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), has only just been referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, a zone from which few bills emerge unmodified (if they emerge at all), but the measure’s import has had, nevertheless, the effect of a 3 a.m. tocsin on librarians and other open access champions who wish to raze paywalls that enclose taxpayer-funded, peer-reviewed research.
The American Library Association said today that it “vehemently opposes the bill.”
Essentially, the bill seeks to prohibit federal agencies from conditioning their grants to require that articles reporting on publicly funded research be made accessible to the public online. The proposed bill, if it were to pass, would roll back the National Institute of Health’s Public Access Policy, which was introduced in 2008 and which makes NIH-funded research publicly available within 12 months via PubMed Central (many scholars object even to this 12-month delay before posting on this free online repository).
The Research Works Act (H.R.3699), co-sponsored by Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), has only just been referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, a zone from which few bills emerge unmodified (if they emerge at all), but the measure’s import has had, nevertheless, the effect of a 3 a.m. tocsin on librarians and other open access champions who wish to raze paywalls that enclose taxpayer-funded, peer-reviewed research.
The American Library Association said today that it “vehemently opposes the bill.”
Essentially, the bill seeks to prohibit federal agencies from conditioning their grants to require that articles reporting on publicly funded research be made accessible to the public online. The proposed bill, if it were to pass, would roll back the National Institute of Health’s Public Access Policy, which was introduced in 2008 and which makes NIH-funded research publicly available within 12 months via PubMed Central (many scholars object even to this 12-month delay before posting on this free online repository).
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Free Access to Theses and Dissertations
A new web property called OpenThesis (www.openthesis.org) has been launched. It exposes theses and dissertations, making them highly accessible, useful, and shareable-at absolutely no cost. OpenThesis.org will allow authors to upload their theses/dissertations, and the documents will then be vaulted for posterity and made searchable anywhere in the world. If an author (or an author's family) has only a paper copy of a thesis/dissertation, the site will give guidance on how to get it scanned into computer-readable form for subsequent uploading.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Death Comes to Pemberley
For those of you who have read Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and wonder what happened to Elizabeth and Darcy, P.D. James has written a murder mystery about just that subject--Death Comes to Pemberley: A Novel. James is a famous British writer of mysteries. The book is now available in the library.
New Subscription: Lapham's Quarterly
The library now subscribes to Lapham's Quarterly published four times annually. The current issue focuses on Family. In the introductory essay, Lewis Lapham tell us that "families grow as do the flowers and the weeds, of their own accord and as they will. Sometimes they lay waste to empires; sometimes they achieve the dignity of a dress label, but always they furnish a society with its living tissue and its intimations of immortaily, impart to the individual a sense of self if not a criminal record or a noble name."
Each issue of Lapham’s Quarterly adopts and explores a single theme. A typical issue features an introductory Preamble from Editor Lewis H. Lapham; approximately 100 “Voices in Time” — that is, appropriately themed selections drawn from the annals and archives of the past — and newly commissioned commentary and criticism from today’s preeminent scholars and writers. Myriad photographs, paintings, charts, graphs, and maps round out each issue.The current issue, Winter 2012, is dynamite! Last year's issues, which will be available, focused on Lines of work (Spring), Food (Summer), The Future (Fall), and Celebrity (Winter).
JSTOR Tests Free, Read-Only Access to Some Articles
Now you may have some access to JSTOR articles!
"It’s about to get a little easier—emphasis on “a little”—for users without subscriptions to tap JSTOR’s enormous digital archive of journal articles. In the coming weeks, JSTOR will make available the beta version of a new program, Register & Read, which will give researchers read-only access to some journal articles, no payment required. All users have to do is to sign up for a free “MyJSTOR” account, which will create a virtual shelf on which to store the desired articles.
But there are limits. Users won’t be able to download the articles; they will be able to access only three at a time, and there will be a minimum viewing time frame of 14 days per article, which means that a user can’t consume lots of content in a short period. For more information, contact the librarian.
Source: Chronicle of Higher Education January 16
Thursday, January 12, 2012
LIBRARY HOURS 2012
LIBRARY HOURS FOR SPRING SEMESTER:
Monday-Friday 7am-9pm
Saturday 9am-2:30pm
Sunday 11am-4pm
The library will have extended hours on the week before final exams. That will be posted.
Monday-Friday 7am-9pm
Saturday 9am-2:30pm
Sunday 11am-4pm
The library will have extended hours on the week before final exams. That will be posted.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Internet Resources: Childhood Obesity
A Google search on the topic of "childhood obesity" turns up millions of hits--one of the problesm with Google searches. Here are some websites that provide relevant information on recognizing and addressing childhood obesity.
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP); Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Overweight and Obesity:
www.aap.org/obesity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Adolescent and School Health: Childhood Obesity Facts
www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/obesity/facts.htm
Let's Move: America's Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids
www.letsmove.gov
Mayo Clinic: Childhood Obesity
www.mayoclinic.com/health/childhood-obesity/DS00698
MedlinePlus: Obesity in Children
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesityinchildren.html
National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ): Childhood Obesity
www.nichq.org/childhood_obesity/
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP); Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Overweight and Obesity:
www.aap.org/obesity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Adolescent and School Health: Childhood Obesity Facts
www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/obesity/facts.htm
Let's Move: America's Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids
www.letsmove.gov
Mayo Clinic: Childhood Obesity
www.mayoclinic.com/health/childhood-obesity/DS00698
MedlinePlus: Obesity in Children
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesityinchildren.html
National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ): Childhood Obesity
www.nichq.org/childhood_obesity/
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Free Music Download
Every two weeks, Alexander Street and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings offer a free music download from the popular online collection Smithsonian Global Sound® for Libraries. This download is freely available. This week it is "Sao Chegados Os Trez Reis (The Three Kings Have Arrived)" by Various Artists from the album "Christmas Songs of Portugal"(FW0684)
When this album was recorded in the 1950s, Estrella Church in Lisbon celebrated Christmas with a choir, a bagpiper and an elephant. Hear some of the sacred favorites of the season, generally sung unaccompanied. (On this recording, elephant not included.)
Download the MP3.
Source: Alexander Street Press;
Illustration: Christmas Songs of Portugal FW06845
Murakami Fans: What is he Doing Next?
Haruki Murakami's latest novel, Haruki,1Q84, has been on many Best Books of 2011 lists. What is he doing next? I am a fan and am thrilled to hear that he is writing a new book, Absolutely on Music: The Conversation with Seiji Ozawa. According to the Library Journal, it will be out in Japan next October and later in the United States.
1Q84 is in the Goodwin Library. We also have other works by Murakami:
The Elephant Vanishes (1993)
Dance Dance Dance (1994)
Norwegian Wood (2000)
Kafka on the Shore (2005)
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: Twenty Four Stories (2005)
After Dark (2007)
1Q84 is in the Goodwin Library. We also have other works by Murakami:
The Elephant Vanishes (1993)
Dance Dance Dance (1994)
Norwegian Wood (2000)
Kafka on the Shore (2005)
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: Twenty Four Stories (2005)
After Dark (2007)
Friday, December 16, 2011
Best Dataases of 2011
Best Overall: Credo Reference
Best Original Content Runner-Up CQ Researcher/CQ Global Researcher
Most Ambitious in Scope and Content: Gale's Virtual Reference Library
THE HOFFMAN LIBRARY HAS THESE!
Best Original Content Runner-Up CQ Researcher/CQ Global Researcher
Most Ambitious in Scope and Content: Gale's Virtual Reference Library
THE HOFFMAN LIBRARY HAS THESE!
Thursday, December 01, 2011
EXTENDED LIBRARY HOURS
EXTENDED LIBRARY HOURS BEFORE FINALS!
DEC. 5-9 (7 am TO 11 pm)
DEC. 10 (9 am TO 5 pm)
DEC. 11 10 am TO 6 pm)
DEC. 5-9 (7 am TO 11 pm)
DEC. 10 (9 am TO 5 pm)
DEC. 11 10 am TO 6 pm)
Tip of the Day
True perfectionists get a bad rap for being time-wasting sticklers who demoralize those around them. But it isn't all bad. In fact, being a stickler has some valuable attributes. The key is to separate healthy perfectionist behaviors, such as striving for high but achievable standards or devoting time to things you care about, from the damaging ones, such as feeling that every mistake is catastrophic. Focus on the positives of being a perfectionist while keeping an eye out for the harmful tendencies.
Source: Harvard Business Review
Source: Harvard Business Review
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Best Web Site of the Month for Kids
What really happened at the First Thanksgiving in 1691? Be a history detective and discover for yourself, as you learn more about the lives of the English colonists and the Wampanoag people: Plimoth Plantation
National Book Award for Nonfiction: "The Swerve"
Stephen Greenblatt won for The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, a “rumination on the pleasure of knowledge and on the agony of its loss,” the judges’ citation said. It was published by W.W. Norton & Company.
“My book is about the power of books to cross boundaries, to speak to you impossibly across space and time and distance, to have someone long dead seem to be in the room with you,” Mr. Greenblatt said in his acceptance speech. “My book is about what the magic of the written word is.” Last year's winner was Patti Smith for Just Kids.
“My book is about the power of books to cross boundaries, to speak to you impossibly across space and time and distance, to have someone long dead seem to be in the room with you,” Mr. Greenblatt said in his acceptance speech. “My book is about what the magic of the written word is.” Last year's winner was Patti Smith for Just Kids.
National Book Award for Fiction: "Salvage the Bones"
Jesmyn Ward won the National Book Award for fiction last night for Salvage the Bones, a haunting tale of the struggles of a 15-year-old pregnant girl as a hurricane bears down on her fictional Gulf Coast town of Bois Sauvage, Miss. Accepting the award, Ms. Ward said she had begun writing stories to honor her younger brother after his death.
“I understood that I wanted to write about the experiences of the poor, and the black and the rural people of the South,” Ms. Ward said, “so that the culture that marginalized us for so long would see that our stories were as universal, our lives as fraught and lovely and important, as theirs.”
“Salvage the Bones” was published by Bloomsbury USA, a division of Bloomsbury Publishing. Ms. Ward, a former writer in residence at the University of Mississippi, has also written the novel Where the Line Bleeds. Last year's winner was Jaimy Gordon for Lord of Misrule . To be eligible,a book must have been written by a United States citizen. Winners receive $10,000 and a bronze statue. Each of the other awards will receive a separate posting on this blog.
“I understood that I wanted to write about the experiences of the poor, and the black and the rural people of the South,” Ms. Ward said, “so that the culture that marginalized us for so long would see that our stories were as universal, our lives as fraught and lovely and important, as theirs.”
“Salvage the Bones” was published by Bloomsbury USA, a division of Bloomsbury Publishing. Ms. Ward, a former writer in residence at the University of Mississippi, has also written the novel Where the Line Bleeds. Last year's winner was Jaimy Gordon for Lord of Misrule . To be eligible,a book must have been written by a United States citizen. Winners receive $10,000 and a bronze statue. Each of the other awards will receive a separate posting on this blog.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Veteran's Day
In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…"
The original concept for the celebration was for a day observed with parades and public meetings and a brief suspension of business beginning at 11:00 a.m.
The original concept for the celebration was for a day observed with parades and public meetings and a brief suspension of business beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Goodwin Library makes the American Archives List
October was American Archives Month—an opportunity to raise awareness about the value of archives and archivists. There is strength in numbers, and our collective voice can be more powerful than individual voices when we set aside time each year to celebrate our collections. Goodwin Library is on the list, "See How Your Colleagues Celebrated American Archives Month."
Library Science Exhibit at Artspace
Artspace in New Haven will have an exhibition, "Library Science", opening Saturday in New Haven beginning at 5 p.m. Conceived of by New York based curator Rachel Gugelberger, the exhibition will feature 22 contemporary artists, both emerging and established, who are inspired by libraries in their drawing, photography, sculpture, installation, painting or web-based projects. The exhibtion runs through January 28.
The exhibition title references Eleanor Antin's artwork "Library Science" (1971), which appropriated libraries' classification methods to represent the identities of living women. The title also refers to Library and Information Science, a field that studies library resource usage, human interaction with library systems, and information organization. The show will investigate how our physical, intellectual and personal relationships with the library and its materials are changing as libraries adapt to the digital world. If the book dies, might the library survive? How can libraries evolve to keep pace with the 21st century?
How cool is this? Artspace is located at 50 Orange St. in New Haven
The exhibition title references Eleanor Antin's artwork "Library Science" (1971), which appropriated libraries' classification methods to represent the identities of living women. The title also refers to Library and Information Science, a field that studies library resource usage, human interaction with library systems, and information organization. The show will investigate how our physical, intellectual and personal relationships with the library and its materials are changing as libraries adapt to the digital world. If the book dies, might the library survive? How can libraries evolve to keep pace with the 21st century?
How cool is this? Artspace is located at 50 Orange St. in New Haven
Friday, October 28, 2011
New Titles in Credo Reference
Credo's General Reference collection now has over 560 titles. The following well-regarded titles were recently added:
•The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010, ProQuest
•Animals: A Visual Encyclopedia, Dorling Kindersley Publishing Inc.
•Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Cambridge University Press
•Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language, Cambridge University Press
•Collins English-Greek Dictionary, Collins
•Collins Greek-English Dictionary, Collins
•Cultural Geography: A Critical Dictionary of Key Concepts, I.B. Tauris
•Dictionary of Trade Policy Terms, Cambridge University Press
•Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the People, Lands, and Culture, ABC-CLIO
•Encyclopedia of New Jersey, Rutgers University Press
•Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History, ABC-CLIO
•Environmental Debate: A Documentary History, Grey House Publishing
•Exemplary Economists: Europe, Asia and Australasia, Edward Elgar
•Exemplary Economists: North America, Edward Elgar
•Globalization: Encyclopedia of Trade, Labor, and Politics, ABC-CLIO
•Handbook of Political Sociology: States, Civil Societies, and Globalization, Cambridge University Press
•History of Feminist Literary Criticism, Cambridge University Press
•History of South African Literature, Cambridge University Press
•Key Concepts in Anti-Discriminatory Social Work, Sage UK
•Key Concepts in Education, Sage UK
•Key Concepts in Governance, Sage UK
•Key Concepts in Nursing, Sage UK
•Key Concepts in Public Health, Sage UK
•Key Concepts in Social Research, Sage UK
•National Gallery Companion Guide, The National Gallery
•Pocket Guides: Myths & Legends, The National Gallery
•Pocket Guides: Narrative, The National Gallery
•Poverty and the Government in America: A Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO
•Slavery in the United States: A Social, Political, and Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO
•The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010, ProQuest
•Animals: A Visual Encyclopedia, Dorling Kindersley Publishing Inc.
•Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Cambridge University Press
•Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language, Cambridge University Press
•Collins English-Greek Dictionary, Collins
•Collins Greek-English Dictionary, Collins
•Cultural Geography: A Critical Dictionary of Key Concepts, I.B. Tauris
•Dictionary of Trade Policy Terms, Cambridge University Press
•Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the People, Lands, and Culture, ABC-CLIO
•Encyclopedia of New Jersey, Rutgers University Press
•Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History, ABC-CLIO
•Environmental Debate: A Documentary History, Grey House Publishing
•Exemplary Economists: Europe, Asia and Australasia, Edward Elgar
•Exemplary Economists: North America, Edward Elgar
•Globalization: Encyclopedia of Trade, Labor, and Politics, ABC-CLIO
•Handbook of Political Sociology: States, Civil Societies, and Globalization, Cambridge University Press
•History of Feminist Literary Criticism, Cambridge University Press
•History of South African Literature, Cambridge University Press
•Key Concepts in Anti-Discriminatory Social Work, Sage UK
•Key Concepts in Education, Sage UK
•Key Concepts in Governance, Sage UK
•Key Concepts in Nursing, Sage UK
•Key Concepts in Public Health, Sage UK
•Key Concepts in Social Research, Sage UK
•National Gallery Companion Guide, The National Gallery
•Pocket Guides: Myths & Legends, The National Gallery
•Pocket Guides: Narrative, The National Gallery
•Poverty and the Government in America: A Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO
•Slavery in the United States: A Social, Political, and Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO
Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals
Here is a video presentation on how to distinguish between scholarly and popular journals and magazines. Melinda Brown, Sharon Weiner, Patricia Armstrong and Leslie Foutch, all part of the Heard Library at Vanderbilt, provided editorial support for this tutorial. Watch the video HERE.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Hoffman Family Library
The library staff is pleased to announce that the library is now officially the Hoffman Family Library. Yesterday afternoon was the ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony of the Hoffman Family Library, formerly the Goodwin College Library. We thank the Hoffmans for their generous donation to the scholarship fund and continuing support for the Goodwin College community.
What is the Best Way to Study?
What foods are best to eat before a test? When is the best time to review the toughest material? A growing body of research on the best study techniques offers some answers. Find those answers in Today's Wall Street Journal's Personal Journal section article "Toughest Exam Questiona; What is the Best Way to Study?" If you are in the library, the Wall Street Journal is on the table when you first come in.
Source: Wall Street Journal October 26
Thursday, October 20, 2011
This Week's Issue: Copyright
Golan v. Holder: Supreme Court agrees to Review Copyrighting Works in Public Domain.
Issue: (1) Does the Progress Clause of the United States Constitution, Article I, § 8, cl. 8, prohibit Congress from taking works out of the public domain? (2) Does Section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act violate the First Amendment of the United States Constitution?
Plain English Issue: Can Congress restore copyright protection to a work whose copyright protection had previously expired and was therefore in the public domain?
Symphony Conductor Lawrence Golan along with a group of supporters have successfully petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari in their public domain copyright case. The lawsuit arose after Congress enacted the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) of 1994. Section 514 of URAA restored the copyright term for works created by foreign authors who had lost their rights due to some reason other than expiration of the copyright term. Most frequently, the authors had either failed to renew their copyrights or failed to include a notice of copyright on the works. According to the petitioners, Section 514 restored copyright protection to thousands of works that had previously been in the public domain, including symphonies by Stravinski, books by C.S. Lewis, films by Federico Fellini, and artwork by Pablo Picasso. These works had been previously recognized as public domain in the US and had been used extensively by the petitioners.
Issue: (1) Does the Progress Clause of the United States Constitution, Article I, § 8, cl. 8, prohibit Congress from taking works out of the public domain? (2) Does Section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act violate the First Amendment of the United States Constitution?
Plain English Issue: Can Congress restore copyright protection to a work whose copyright protection had previously expired and was therefore in the public domain?
Symphony Conductor Lawrence Golan along with a group of supporters have successfully petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari in their public domain copyright case. The lawsuit arose after Congress enacted the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) of 1994. Section 514 of URAA restored the copyright term for works created by foreign authors who had lost their rights due to some reason other than expiration of the copyright term. Most frequently, the authors had either failed to renew their copyrights or failed to include a notice of copyright on the works. According to the petitioners, Section 514 restored copyright protection to thousands of works that had previously been in the public domain, including symphonies by Stravinski, books by C.S. Lewis, films by Federico Fellini, and artwork by Pablo Picasso. These works had been previously recognized as public domain in the US and had been used extensively by the petitioners.
Copyright: A Fair(y) Use Tale
Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University created this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms. Watch it on YouTube.
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License
APA and DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
The APA documentation style requires the use of DOI numbers. However, occasionally one will run into a reference that does not have a DOI number.Cross Ref has a free tool that allows you to enter your full citation or what information you have, and will give you the DOI number for the article if it has one.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Ethanol Cost and Environmental Factors
The use of ethanol in gasoline has increased substantially over the past decade. Most ethanol in the United States currently is produced from domestically grown corn, and the rapid rise in the fuel’s production and usage means that roughly one-quarter of all corn grown in the United States is now used to produce ethanol. Since 2006, food prices have also risen more quickly than in earlier years, affecting Federal spending for nutrition programs (such as school lunches) and the household budgets of individual consumers.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the increased use of ethanol accounted for about 10 percent to 15 percent of the rise in food prices between April 2007 and April 2008. In turn, that increase will boost Federal spending for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the Food Stamp program) and child nutrition programs by an estimated $600 million to $900 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. In 2010, the use of ethanol reduced gasoline consumption in the United States by about 4 percent and greenhouse-gas emissions from the transportation sector by less than 1 percent.
Read the article in the Congressional Digest Debates Online, a Pro & Con Service.
Source: Ethanol Cost and Environmental Factors
Congressional Budget Office Analysis
Congressional Digest
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Modernist Journals Project: 2nd Web Site of the Week
The Modernist Journals Project is a major resource for the study of modernism in the English-speaking world, with periodical literature as its central concern. This is a joint project of Brown University and the University of Tulsa. Their primary mission is to produce "digital editions of culturally significant magazines from around the early 20th century and make them freely available to the public on our website."
"The historical scope of the project has a chronological range of 1890 to 1922 (though the earliest journals that currently appear on the site date from 1896 and 1904), and a geographical range that extends to wherever English language periodicals were published. With magazines at its core, the MJP also offers a range of genres that extends to the digital publication of books directly connected to modernist periodicals and other supporting materials for periodical study.
They end at 1922 for both intellectual and practical reasons: the practical reason is that copyright becomes an issue with publications from 1923 onward; the intellectual reason is that most scholars consider modernism to be fully fledged in 1922, a date marked by the publication of James Joyce's Ulysses, Virginia Woolf’s Jacob’s Room, and T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land." This looks like a great place to do some original and interesting research.
Source: All of the information and the image came from the MJP page.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Opinion: A New Global Health Agenda
Last month (September 19-20), the General Assembly of the United Nations held a historic High-Level Meeting to discuss noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), an often overlooked burden on the world’s populations and economies. Only the second of its kind for a public health issue, the meeting was an unparalleled opportunity to put NCDs—including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and chronic respiratory disease—on the global health agenda. The successful meeting drew an impressive 34 heads of state, and member states unanimously adopted a political declaration that included important language to accelerate effective programs and resources to address NCDs. Read the article HERE.
Source: The Scientist October 4, 2011
Image: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS JOSEPH SCOZZAI
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Free Trial Access to ARBonline
ABC-CLIO is offering free trial access to ARBAonline through December 30, 2011. ARBAonline, American Reference Books Annual, is the most comprehensive, authoritative database for quality reviews of print and electronic reference works. Recent updates include 100 reviews of new releases in the world of reference. ARBAonline currently features over 22,000 reviews of reference works published since 1997 and covers reference sources from more than 400 publishers in over 500 subject areas. User name and password are available at the library.
ProCon.org: Web Site of the Week
procon.org is a nonprofit public charity that has no government affiliations of any kind. They promote critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format. They choose issues that are controversial and important, and present them in a balanced, comprehensive, straightforward, and primarily pro-con format at no charge on our websites.
Last week, ProCon was selected as "Website of the Week” by Booklist, a 100-year old monthly publication of the American Library Association (ALA). A division of the ALA voted ProCon.org as one the Top 25 Free Reference Websites of 2011.
Last week, ProCon was selected as "Website of the Week” by Booklist, a 100-year old monthly publication of the American Library Association (ALA). A division of the ALA voted ProCon.org as one the Top 25 Free Reference Websites of 2011.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Can it be only 13 years?
The search engine marks entering its teens by turning its home page into a birthday party scene. Surrounded by multi-coloured balloons and streamers, its logo is adorned with party hats and sits behind a table heaped with wrapped presents and a large white birthday cake with 13 candles.
Although Google's founders, Stanford University graduate students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, built their first search engine in 1996, it was not until 1998 that they formalised their work and created Google.
The search engine officially celebrates its birthday today, September 27. The pair came up with the name as a play on the word “googol”, the mathematical term for a 1 followed by 100 zeros.
Happy Birthday, Google.
Living in Connecticut
It is true that one of the best times to be living in Connecticut is in the fall. The October issue of Connecticut magazine offers lists of things to do: hikes and drives, cozy bars, comfort foods, and healthy living. Soon the view from the library will be worth a visit.
Science Times Every Tuesday
Small Fixes
"Sometime this year--if it hasn't already happened--the world population will reach seven billion. Many of those people lack the sophisticated medical care taken for granted in the industrial world, and they are still getting sick and dying from diseases that have been all but eradicated in countries like the United States. One way to address the problem is to make drugs and vaccines availble to everyone, but in many countries that remains an expensive dream. So what to do? This special issue is devoted to low-cost innovations that are making a big difference."
The Science section of the New York Times is published every Tuesday. Read about turning a square as big as a thumbnail into a miniature diagnostic clinic. In Mozambique patients share the burdens of living with AIDS. Other articles talk about sweet poison to lure mosquitoes, drug packages for newborns, self-adjustable eyeglasses for $19, vanquishing smallpox again, a straw that filters out pathogens, volunteer networks transforming health care, and more.
Source: New York Times September 27
Monday, September 26, 2011
Most Challenged Book of 2010
Topping the 2010 list is And Tango Makes Three, a children's book by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell about a same-sex penguin couple and its adopted baby. It was challenged for "homosexuality, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group".
Banned Book Week
Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. This event is observed this year from September 24through October 1.
What's the difference between a challenge and a banning? A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. Due to the commitment of librarians, teachers, parents, students and other concerned citizens, most challenges are unsuccessful and most materials are retained in the school curriculum or library collection.
Please take a few minutes to look at the display by the elevators showing some books that have been banned or challenged.Banned Books Week is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association; American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression; the American Library Association; American Society of Journalists and Authors; Association of American Publishers; and the National Association of College Stores. It is endorsed by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. In 2011, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund; National Coalition Against Censorship; National Council of Teachers of English; and PEN American Center also signed on as sponsors.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Remedial Education: Obstacle or Second Chance
The September issue of Youth Today has a long article on remedial education, "Remedial Education: Obstacle or Second Chance" by Andrew Atwal.
First paragraph
"Some call itthe Bermuda Triangle of highereducation. Some see it as a needless expense--double payment for students to attain skills they should have learned in high school. Others praise the programs for opening postsecondary education to students who have been underserved by their local schools."
This is an interesting article for those of us involved in remedial education English and math.
YouthToday is in the library now.
First paragraph
"Some call itthe Bermuda Triangle of highereducation. Some see it as a needless expense--double payment for students to attain skills they should have learned in high school. Others praise the programs for opening postsecondary education to students who have been underserved by their local schools."
This is an interesting article for those of us involved in remedial education English and math.
YouthToday is in the library now.
Become Code-Literate
It might be the case that everyone doesn’t have to learn how to program, but it’s true that people should at least be familiar with the rudiments of programming, or at least scripting. Even if you’re never going to program something from scratch, it’s helpful to understand a little bit about the basic structures underpinning so much of our lives and appreciate the people who do this for us.
For people without any experience in programming, but with some curiosity and a few minutes to spare, Codecademy is a clever website that provides a free, interactive overview of basic programming concepts. You, too, can learn to say “Hello, world,” teach a website your name, learn about if-then statements, variables, and a few other fundamental ideas.
Codecademy is simple, free, and more fun than frustrating. Folks who are interested in becoming more conversant with programming concepts, but don’t (yet) have the time to actually learn a language, will probably find it helpful.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education September 20
For people without any experience in programming, but with some curiosity and a few minutes to spare, Codecademy is a clever website that provides a free, interactive overview of basic programming concepts. You, too, can learn to say “Hello, world,” teach a website your name, learn about if-then statements, variables, and a few other fundamental ideas.
Codecademy is simple, free, and more fun than frustrating. Folks who are interested in becoming more conversant with programming concepts, but don’t (yet) have the time to actually learn a language, will probably find it helpful.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education September 20
Friday, September 16, 2011
16,000 more books in Ebrary Academic Complete
New in Academic Complete
We have recently added over 16,000 multidisciplinary e-books from Ashgate Publishing Group, Brill Academic Publishers, Harvard University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, Oxford University Press, University of Chicago Press, University of Michigan Press, and other leading publishers.
Preview all newly added e-books, or browse featured Doody's and CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles of 2010. To open a document, click on the jacket.
THIS DATABASE NOW HAS 69,491 BOOKS FOR THE GOODWIN COMMUNITY.
We have recently added over 16,000 multidisciplinary e-books from Ashgate Publishing Group, Brill Academic Publishers, Harvard University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, Oxford University Press, University of Chicago Press, University of Michigan Press, and other leading publishers.
Preview all newly added e-books, or browse featured Doody's and CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles of 2010. To open a document, click on the jacket.
THIS DATABASE NOW HAS 69,491 BOOKS FOR THE GOODWIN COMMUNITY.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
CONSTITUTION DAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
The events of 9/11 have taken center stage over the past week as Americans remember that day 10 years ago. This week we need to remember a day that is arguably more important today than at anytime in our nation's history. Americans should not only celebrate this event but commit to learning about our country's founding principles. America celebrates Constitution Day on Friday, a day to reflect on what this document has done for our way of life and how to preserve it for our future.
On Sept. 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created. The most important document in American history is the blueprint by which our government operates. Yet, many Americans have never read this short document, and most have an erroneous view of what it says.
22 percent of Americans can name all five family members of the Simpsons, but only one in 1,000 could name all five freedoms guaranteed in the First Amendment. Can you name those freedoms?
CONSTITUTION WEEK ACTIVITY
Goodwin College Celebrates the birthday of the United States of America government during Constitution Week beginning today, September 16.
On Monday, Sept. 19 at 2:30 p.m. in the Community Room, join us as Dr. Harold Schramm examines the landmark case, Snyder v. Phelps, and the extent of free speech in the United States. Light refreshments will be served.
In March, the Supreme Court ruled in Snyder v. Phelps that the Westboro Baptist Church had the right to protest military funerals, despite strong emotional reactions to the group, its mission, and its role in promoting intolerance.
The Library Advocacy Committee is sponsoring a discussion on the Constitution by faculty members on Friday, September 23, in the auditorium. Time will be announced next week.
Please look at the display on the Constitution by the elevators and the book exhibit in the library. In the library, volunteer to take a short quiz on the Constitution and enter a drawing for a MYSTERY prize.
Value of a College Education Questioned
Wired Campus of the Chronicle of Higher Education has an entry today on the Youtube video. I am quoting from that entry here. This is not the entire entry.
"Have you heard that higher education is a scam? That accusation is racing around YouTube these days, in a video that has been viewed more than two million times.
The hourlong video, College Conspiracy, was produced by a group called the National Inflation Association.
Most college officials would undoubtedly dispute those charges, and question some of the facts rattled off in the video. But the video’s popularity highlights a growing frustration among members of the public with the soaring costs of education at a time of rising unemployment.
The producers of College Conspiracy did not return calls and e-mail messages requesting comment. One professor who appears in the film, Karl Klein, an associate professor of computer studies at Onondaga Community College, said he was not aware of how the interview would be used when he talked to a member of the National Inflation Association.
I would have called it something like, ‘Is There a College Bubble?’” he said. “But I think there are some things in that video that we need to think about and talk about, and I’m not sure there is a real good conversation taking place in higher education about cost.”
Source: "Questions About Higher Education's Value go Viral on Youtube" by Jeff Young
Wired Campus, Chronicle of Higher Education
September 15, 2011
"Have you heard that higher education is a scam? That accusation is racing around YouTube these days, in a video that has been viewed more than two million times.
The hourlong video, College Conspiracy, was produced by a group called the National Inflation Association.
Most college officials would undoubtedly dispute those charges, and question some of the facts rattled off in the video. But the video’s popularity highlights a growing frustration among members of the public with the soaring costs of education at a time of rising unemployment.
The producers of College Conspiracy did not return calls and e-mail messages requesting comment. One professor who appears in the film, Karl Klein, an associate professor of computer studies at Onondaga Community College, said he was not aware of how the interview would be used when he talked to a member of the National Inflation Association.
I would have called it something like, ‘Is There a College Bubble?’” he said. “But I think there are some things in that video that we need to think about and talk about, and I’m not sure there is a real good conversation taking place in higher education about cost.”
Source: "Questions About Higher Education's Value go Viral on Youtube" by Jeff Young
Wired Campus, Chronicle of Higher Education
September 15, 2011
New Book Explores Academia, Digital Media and Technology
Hacking the Academy, about academe in the digital age, was compiled from blog posts and Twitter messages posted during a single week last year. The book is now out and freely available online, courtesy of the publishing division of the University of Michigan Library. It has sections on ‘Hacking Scholarship,” “Hacking Teaching,” and “Hacking Institutions.”
Source: Chronicle of Higher Education
Source: Chronicle of Higher Education
Twitter Update
Five years ago, Twitter came to life when @jack sent the first Tweet to his seven followers. Now, 100 million active users around the globe turn to Twitter to share their thoughts and find out what’s happening in the world right now.
More than half of them log in to Twitter each day to follow their interests. For many, getting the most out of Twitter isn’t only about tweeting: 40 percent of our active users simply sign in to listen to what’s happening in their world
More than half of them log in to Twitter each day to follow their interests. For many, getting the most out of Twitter isn’t only about tweeting: 40 percent of our active users simply sign in to listen to what’s happening in their world
Copyright Basics Video
The Copyright Clearance Center has produced a new introductory video, Copyright Basics, available at this link.
Enjoy this fun and informative video about the ins and outs of U.S. copyright law.
Enjoy this fun and informative video about the ins and outs of U.S. copyright law.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Constitution Week Activity
Join Us for An Exploration on the Extent of Free Speech Monday, Sept. 19
In March, the Supreme Court ruled in Snyder v. Phelps that the Westboro Baptist Church had the right to protest military funerals, despite strong emotional reactions to the group, its mission, and its role in promoting intolerance.
On Monday, Sept. 19 at 2:30 p.m. in the Community Room, join us as Dr. Harold Schramm examines the landmark case and the extent of free speech in the United States.
Light refreshments will be served.
Text Books in the Library
The library does not keep text books for current classes. We know some of you are waiting for books to arrive in the book store. Faculty members may put texts on reserve for you until your books arrive. We now have texts for A & P I and II on reserve in the library. These may be used in the library and, with some restrictions, copies can be made of a section on which you may be tested before your books arrive. Please talk the the librarian when you come in.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
CINAHL PLUS WITH FULL TEXT
THE LIBRARY NOW SUBSCRIBES TO THIS DATABASE. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROMT THE LIBRARY PAGE LIST OF DATABASES TONIGHT! Read about this amazing EBSCOHOST database below.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the enhanced online version of Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). It is designed to meet the information needs of nurses and allied health professionals.It indexes virtually all English-language nursing journals, publications from the American Nurses' Association and the National League for Nursing, and primary journals from allied health fields. The allied health fields covered include: Athletic Training, Audiology, Cardiopulmonary Technology, Dental Hygiene, Emergency Services, Health Information Management, Medical Assisting, Medical/Laboratory Technology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Physician's Assistants, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Therapy, Social Service in Health Care, Speech-Language Pathology, and Surgical Technology. CINAHL Plus with Full Text also includes pertinent articles from the biomedical, education, behavioral science, management, and popular literature.
Materials indexed include journal articles, selected pamphlets, selected books, dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice for nursing specialties, audiovisuals, educational software, and selected poems and cartoons. Foreign language nursing & allied health journal articles are included when English abstracts are provided. Over 4,500 journals are indexed as of July 2010 -- indexing can cover as far back as 1937. A list of journals with dates of coverage is linked from EBSCO Publishing. Searchable cited references have been included since 1994 for over 1,300 journals.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text provides full text of over 770 journals and 275 books/monographs, plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials. There are also Evidence-Based Care Sheets and Quick Lessons available in full text from the search screen - simply click on the links at the top of the search screen to access these items. Other items indexed in CINAHL Plus with Full Text may be available in full text through the library either electronically or in print form.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the enhanced online version of Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). It is designed to meet the information needs of nurses and allied health professionals.It indexes virtually all English-language nursing journals, publications from the American Nurses' Association and the National League for Nursing, and primary journals from allied health fields. The allied health fields covered include: Athletic Training, Audiology, Cardiopulmonary Technology, Dental Hygiene, Emergency Services, Health Information Management, Medical Assisting, Medical/Laboratory Technology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Physician's Assistants, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Therapy, Social Service in Health Care, Speech-Language Pathology, and Surgical Technology. CINAHL Plus with Full Text also includes pertinent articles from the biomedical, education, behavioral science, management, and popular literature.
Materials indexed include journal articles, selected pamphlets, selected books, dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice for nursing specialties, audiovisuals, educational software, and selected poems and cartoons. Foreign language nursing & allied health journal articles are included when English abstracts are provided. Over 4,500 journals are indexed as of July 2010 -- indexing can cover as far back as 1937. A list of journals with dates of coverage is linked from EBSCO Publishing. Searchable cited references have been included since 1994 for over 1,300 journals.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text provides full text of over 770 journals and 275 books/monographs, plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials. There are also Evidence-Based Care Sheets and Quick Lessons available in full text from the search screen - simply click on the links at the top of the search screen to access these items. Other items indexed in CINAHL Plus with Full Text may be available in full text through the library either electronically or in print form.
Ebrary Cyberbullying Sources
Welcome to ebrary’s Searchable Information Center on Cyberbullying!
According to the National Crime Prevention Council, 43% of teens have been the victims of cyberbullying in the past year.
To help educators and students better understand, prevent, and take action against this growing concern, ebrary is subsidizing a collection of e-books on cyberbullying. Additionally, ebrary employees have uploaded a number of government documents from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, U.S. Department of Justice, and other organizations. Access here.
According to the National Crime Prevention Council, 43% of teens have been the victims of cyberbullying in the past year.
To help educators and students better understand, prevent, and take action against this growing concern, ebrary is subsidizing a collection of e-books on cyberbullying. Additionally, ebrary employees have uploaded a number of government documents from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, U.S. Department of Justice, and other organizations. Access here.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Hurricane Survival Kit
It is rare to see a hurricane forecast cone pointed toward the Northeast. Be prepared with this information from the Weather Channel. During a hurricane, and possibly for days or even weeks afterward, electricity and other utilities might not be available. Debris and/or water might block the roads, preventing vehicles from getting in our out of your neighborhood. Help might not reach you for days after the hurricane, so you’ll need to be completely self-sufficient during that period.
Here are some of the most critical supplies to have on hand, well before a hurricane threatens:
At least a 3-day and preferably a 7-day supply of water (1gallon/person/day)
Non-perishable food
Formula, diapers, and other baby supplies
Manual can opener
First aid kit
Prescription and non-prescription medicines
Toiletries
Cell phones and battery-powered cell phone chargers
Battery-powered radios and flashlights
Plenty of batteries
Extra cash
Blankets, sleeping bags, books, and games (especially if evacuating)
Here are some of the most critical supplies to have on hand, well before a hurricane threatens:
At least a 3-day and preferably a 7-day supply of water (1gallon/person/day)
Non-perishable food
Formula, diapers, and other baby supplies
Manual can opener
First aid kit
Prescription and non-prescription medicines
Toiletries
Cell phones and battery-powered cell phone chargers
Battery-powered radios and flashlights
Plenty of batteries
Extra cash
Blankets, sleeping bags, books, and games (especially if evacuating)
Monday, August 22, 2011
Smart Phones: Portal to the Library
Last week, an instructor came to our library to be oriented. She wanted to know what was available online and pulled out her iPhone. She wanted me to show her the applications she needed not only to access clinical and drug information, but also to access our other library resources, including online journals and information databases. It was clear she had no plans to come to the library ever again nor to sit at her computer in her office looking for information. This jolted me once more into recognition of how our librarianship field is changing. This instrucor is not alone. More than 70% of education professionals are now using smart phones, and the number is increasing. We can expect many, if not most, will want to use their smart phones as their standard portal to the library.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Focus on East Hartford PublicLibrary
The first in our series of featuring local libraries is a tribute to East Hartford Public Library. Within days, you will see that tribute in the display case in front of the elevators.
New Titles in Virtual Reference Database
As the final step in iCONN's special agreement with Cengage Gale for e-reference books, we now have the following titles added to iCONN's Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) collection:
American History Through Literature 1870-1920
American Revolution Reference Library
American Social Reform Movements Reference Library
American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present
Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
Black Literature Criticism, Classic and Emerging Authors since 1950
Dictionary of Literary Biography, Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature
Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Elizabethan World Reference Library
Encyclopaedia Judaica
Encyclopedia of American Industries
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Encyclopedia of Buddhism
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Encyclopedia of India
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
Endangered Species
Everyday Finance, Economics, Personal Money Management, and Entrepreneurship
Gale Encyclopedia of Diets, A Guide to Health and Nutrition
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Gale Library of Daily Life, American Civil War
Gale Library of Daily Life, Slavery and America
Gothic Literature: A Gale Critical Companion
Government, Politics, and Protest: Essential Primary Sources
Human and Civil Rights: Essential Primary Sources
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
New Encyclopedia of Africa
Presidents: A Reference History
Psychology of Classroom Learning, An Encyclopedia
Shakespeare for Students, Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry
Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources
U*X*L Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters
World Eras
It just keeps getting better and better!
American History Through Literature 1870-1920
American Revolution Reference Library
American Social Reform Movements Reference Library
American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present
Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
Black Literature Criticism, Classic and Emerging Authors since 1950
Dictionary of Literary Biography, Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature
Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Elizabethan World Reference Library
Encyclopaedia Judaica
Encyclopedia of American Industries
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Encyclopedia of Buddhism
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Encyclopedia of India
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
Endangered Species
Everyday Finance, Economics, Personal Money Management, and Entrepreneurship
Gale Encyclopedia of Diets, A Guide to Health and Nutrition
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Gale Library of Daily Life, American Civil War
Gale Library of Daily Life, Slavery and America
Gothic Literature: A Gale Critical Companion
Government, Politics, and Protest: Essential Primary Sources
Human and Civil Rights: Essential Primary Sources
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
New Encyclopedia of Africa
Presidents: A Reference History
Psychology of Classroom Learning, An Encyclopedia
Shakespeare for Students, Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry
Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources
U*X*L Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters
World Eras
It just keeps getting better and better!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Hunger: New DVD
British filmmaker and artist Steve McQueeen has turned one of history's most controversial acts of political defiance into a jarring, unforgettable cinematic experience about the Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands played by Michael Fassbender.
DVD Edition now available in the library
2008
96 Minutes
Color
Surround
2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
DVD Edition now available in the library
2008
96 Minutes
Color
Surround
2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
New From Google
This week Google launched two new services: Photovine and Magnifier.
The service, which debuted as an invitation-only application last month, lets users snap photos and share them with friends much the way they'd blurt out tweets on Twitter. With Photovine, though, photographers group pictures thematically, with one person taking a snap of, say, their desk and sharing it under the theme of "cluttered desks."
Magnifier will add features like videos of live performances, interviews with artists, explorations of different musical genres and free songs users can add to their Music Beta collection, Google said in a blog post.
As part of the new Magnifier launch, Google is giving away two tracks to Music Beta users, one of which is an exclusive to Magnifier: a live performance of "The Day is Coming."
The service, which debuted as an invitation-only application last month, lets users snap photos and share them with friends much the way they'd blurt out tweets on Twitter. With Photovine, though, photographers group pictures thematically, with one person taking a snap of, say, their desk and sharing it under the theme of "cluttered desks."
Magnifier will add features like videos of live performances, interviews with artists, explorations of different musical genres and free songs users can add to their Music Beta collection, Google said in a blog post.
As part of the new Magnifier launch, Google is giving away two tracks to Music Beta users, one of which is an exclusive to Magnifier: a live performance of "The Day is Coming."
U.S. Code Available in Online format.
The U.S. Code, a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States, is now available in a searchable online format.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Book of the Week: Raging Grannies
Women’s courage is ancient. Women fought against slavery and offered shelter to hunted runaways, demanded economic justice for the starving or working poor, raised their voices when rights were trampled, raised their fists when their children were murdered. Women’s collective acts of resistance have played, and continue to play, a vital but often unacknowledged role in humanizing social, political and economic policies.
This is the tale of the Raging Grannies by Carole Roy. Their beginning and growth, the invention of their identity, the educational and daring potential of their activism, the values expressed in their actions and songs, and their impact on issues, stereotypes, media and people.
The Grannies’ distinctive approach is surprisingly effective: many groups of Raging Grannies exist across Canada, in the United States, and as far away as the U.K., Australia and Greece (Greek Grannies call themselves Furies). Their popularity reveals the desire of older women to claim their space on the political scene.
70,000 Students for Free Online Course
"Stanford University has opened up to the public an introductory artificial intelligence class, taught by two luminaries in the field. Anyone with high-speed Internet, anywhere in the world, can enroll in the online course.
Just don’t expect a lot of face time with the professors. As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 70,000 people had signed up to receive registration information for the AI course, which runs from October until December. Participants will be allowed to register in late summer, according to the course Web site."
Source: Scientific American Observations Blog, August 16--written by John Matson who is an online news reporter for Scientific American focusing on space, physics and mathematics. August 16, 2011
Just don’t expect a lot of face time with the professors. As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 70,000 people had signed up to receive registration information for the AI course, which runs from October until December. Participants will be allowed to register in late summer, according to the course Web site."
Source: Scientific American Observations Blog, August 16--written by John Matson who is an online news reporter for Scientific American focusing on space, physics and mathematics. August 16, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Future of Libraries: CQ Researcher
"As economic pressures wrought by the recession continue to squeeze millions of Americans, they are turning increasingly to the nation's libraries for help. Many are taking advantage of computer workstations to hunt for jobs and polish their résumés. Those who can no longer afford to buy DVDs or books are now borrowing them from the library. Yet state and local governments are slashing library budgets, and many public library systems have been forced to reduce hours and staff and close branches. Academic and school libraries also are struggling with budget cuts. Meanwhile, the role of reference librarians is evolving to meet emerging demands spurred by digital publishing. The myriad challenges facing libraries raise questions about their future: Should the physical library shrink as books, journals and other materials increasingly become available in digital form? What role will libraries play if e-books come to dominate the reading experience? And should public libraries be privatized in an effort to save money?"
Source: Introduction to the CQ Researcher Report on the future of libraries. Read it online, courtesy of the Goodwin Library. (password protected)
Image: Visitors to an online reading room at the New York Public Library can bring their own laptop or borrow one for free. (Getty Images/Spencer Platt)
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Free Music Download
Every two weeks, Alexander Street and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings offer a free music download from the popular online collection.
This week it is "Cowboy Jim" from the album Pioneering Women of Bluegrass by Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard. When they were recording in the mid 1960s, bluegrass music was dominated by male performers. Their widely admired performance made them role models for future generations of women in bluegrass.
Find information for the free download HERE.
This week it is "Cowboy Jim" from the album Pioneering Women of Bluegrass by Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard. When they were recording in the mid 1960s, bluegrass music was dominated by male performers. Their widely admired performance made them role models for future generations of women in bluegrass.
Find information for the free download HERE.
Monday, August 01, 2011
Proquest Central Library Search Steps
•At the flashing cursor type your search word or phrase; click on Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed to search only scholarly, including peer-reviewed journals; and then click on Search.
Ex. elder abuse
•At the Results list click on the (blue) article title to view the full record with abstract.
•Mark records desired by clicking on the box to the left of each citation within the Results list.
•Click on the My Research tab to review selected records, print out a bibliography or email articles.
•Print out available articles by clicking on Page Image-PDF (first choice); or Full text (second choice); or Article Linker (third choice).
Ex. elder abuse
•At the Results list click on the (blue) article title to view the full record with abstract.
•Mark records desired by clicking on the box to the left of each citation within the Results list.
•Click on the My Research tab to review selected records, print out a bibliography or email articles.
•Print out available articles by clicking on Page Image-PDF (first choice); or Full text (second choice); or Article Linker (third choice).
International Year of Forests
Forests are home to 80% of our terrestrial biodiversity. Forests cover 31% of total land area. Forests are home to 300 million people round the world. The livelihood of 1.6 billion people depend on forests.Trade in forest products was estimated at $327 billion in 2004.
Did you know that this is the International Year of Forests? The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests.
On their website, you will find information regarding events being organised throughout the International Year as well as interactive web tools and resources to promote dialogue on forests.
Reviving Manufacturing-CQ Researcher Report
"The United States is losing its place as the global leader in high-tech innovation and manufacturing, say many business and Obama administration officials. They point to a steady decline in manufacturing's share of the U.S. economy — and the corresponding erosion of a key source of well-paying jobs.
Most worrisome, they say, is the outsourcing of key high-tech products, including certain semiconductors, screens for some electronic reading devices and batteries for portable electronics. Defenders of globalized manufacturing argue that U.S.-based inventors and engineers devised most of those outsourced products and that high-end manufacturing will survive in the United States even if more factories are built abroad. Yet, both advocates and critics of globalization agree that young Americans aren't getting the training needed to keep the United States competitive in the high-tech arena."
Source: CQ Researcher July 22 issue Available online through the library
Image: A worker assembles a recreational vehicle at the Middlebury, Ind., Jayco plant, where layoffs in 2009 cut the workforce by about one-third. More than 5 million U.S. manufacturing jobs have been lost since 2001. (Cover: Getty Images/Scott Olson)
Botnet Steals Passwords from Facebook Photos
Think twice before uploading your holiday pictures to Facebook-you could be helping someone steal information from your computer. A botnet called Stegobot was created to show how easy it would be for a crook to hijak Facebook photos to create a secret communication channel that is very difficult to detect. Read the article on page 18 in the July 23 issue of New Scientist available in the library. Very scary!
Friday, July 29, 2011
Book of the Week: Give Some Take More
Sherell Simonet, a graduate of Goodwin College, published her first novel in April, Give Some Take More: Is Blood Thicker than Water.
Sherell, a native of Hartford, received an associate degree in Medical Assisting here. She now lives in Baton Rouge where she is completing a Master's Degree in counseling education at Southeastern Louisiana while working on her next novel.
The book is highly recommended by members of the Goodwin community. It is currently available in the Goodwin Library.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
New Books in ebrary Academic Complete
This database has recently added over 16,000 multidisciplinary e-books from Ashgate Publishing Group, Brill Academic Publishers, Harvard University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, Oxford University Press, University of Chicago Press, University of Michigan Press, and other leading publishers.Y our library has access to Academic Complete, a growing e-book collection spanning all academic subject areas.
The list of new additions includes:
Accidental Archaea: Molecular and Cellular Biology, by Ricardo Cavicchioli
Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent: Why We See So Well, by Lynne A. Isbell
Odes of Horace,by Quintus Horatius Flaccus Horace
Oxford Bible Atlas, by Adrian Curtis
Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States, by Trita Parsi
The list of new additions includes:
Accidental Archaea: Molecular and Cellular Biology, by Ricardo Cavicchioli
Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent: Why We See So Well, by Lynne A. Isbell
Odes of Horace,by Quintus Horatius Flaccus Horace
Oxford Bible Atlas, by Adrian Curtis
Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States, by Trita Parsi
Required Reading: Zeitoun
Zeitoun by David Eggers is required reading for incoming freshmen at Northeastern University in Boston and Tulane University in New Orleans. It is available in the Goodwin Library.
Eggers returns to his journalistic roots with this nonfiction account of one family's surreal experiences in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Eggers spent three years researching these events and working closely with the Zeitoun family to understand what happened, and the disturbing details of story he uncovered illustrate the atmosphere of fear which pervaded the Big Easy in the wake of the disaster. He uses Zeitoun's experience to brilliantly illuminate how the most pertinent issues of our time--xenophobia, terrorism, the flawed justice system, and FEMA's abysmal response to Katrina--are mere branches protruding from a trunk of distrust between the American government and the citizens of the world. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of 2009.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
The 92nd edition of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics: A Ready Reference Book of Chemical and Physical Data is now available in the reference section of the library. Faculty members may take it to classes. This edition, published in June this year, includes new tables, major updates, and a reorganization of several sections.
There is no search engine to help you navigate through the pages, but the index should be sufficient. "As ever in science, the serendipity of a detour by accident into a new territory", accordingto Sir William Wakeham's foreward, "is itself often fruitful when one can have confidence in what you find."
This is not a handbook to be read from cover to cover, but is to be dipped into from time to time as a source of secure information.
Library of Congress Call number
REF QD64.H3 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Booker Prize Long List Announced!
The long list for the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction - the 'Man Booker Dozen' - is announced today, Tuesday 26 July. The 13 books on the list include: one former Man Booker Prize winner; two previously shortlisted writers and one longlisted author; four first time novelists and three Canadian writers. The list also includes three new publishers to the prize - Oneworld, Sandstone Press and Seren Books.
Julian Barnes - The Sense of an Ending (Jonathan Cape - Random House)
Sebastian Barry - On Canaan's Side (Faber)
Carol Birch - Jamrach's Menagerie (Canongate Books)
Patrick deWitt - The Sisters Brothers (Granta)
Esi Edugyan - Half Blood Blues (Serpent's Tail - Profile)
Yvvette Edwards - A Cupboard Full of Coats (Oneworld)
Alan Hollinghurst - The Stranger's Child (Picador - Pan Macmillan)
Stephen Kelman - Pigeon English (Bloomsbury)
Patrick McGuinness - The Last Hundred Days (Seren Books)
A.D. Miller - Snowdrops (Atlantic)
Alison Pick - Far to Go (Headline Review)
Jane Rogers - The Testament of Jessie Lamb (Sandstone Press)
D.J. Taylor - Derby Day (Chatto & Windus - Random House)
The prize aims to reward the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. Howard Jacobson won last year with "The Finkler Question." Hilary Mantel won with "Wolf Hall" in 2009. The prize is one of the world's most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and even publishers.
The short list will be announced some time in early September. The prize is awarded in October.
Julian Barnes - The Sense of an Ending (Jonathan Cape - Random House)
Sebastian Barry - On Canaan's Side (Faber)
Carol Birch - Jamrach's Menagerie (Canongate Books)
Patrick deWitt - The Sisters Brothers (Granta)
Esi Edugyan - Half Blood Blues (Serpent's Tail - Profile)
Yvvette Edwards - A Cupboard Full of Coats (Oneworld)
Alan Hollinghurst - The Stranger's Child (Picador - Pan Macmillan)
Stephen Kelman - Pigeon English (Bloomsbury)
Patrick McGuinness - The Last Hundred Days (Seren Books)
A.D. Miller - Snowdrops (Atlantic)
Alison Pick - Far to Go (Headline Review)
Jane Rogers - The Testament of Jessie Lamb (Sandstone Press)
D.J. Taylor - Derby Day (Chatto & Windus - Random House)
The prize aims to reward the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. Howard Jacobson won last year with "The Finkler Question." Hilary Mantel won with "Wolf Hall" in 2009. The prize is one of the world's most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and even publishers.
The short list will be announced some time in early September. The prize is awarded in October.
Bottlemania: Required Reading
College Confidential is currently featuring required reading for incoming freshmen at colleges and universities across the country. In the next few days and weeks, we will be featuring more great reads from that list.
Incoming freshmen at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland are reading "Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought it" by Elizabeth Royte--available in the Goodwin Library.
Even as tap water rises to its highest levels of purity and cleanliness, the bottled-water industry has inexplicably grown into a $60 billion dollar industry. Royte pulls back the curtain on the marketing monster (masterminded by Pepsi, Coke, and Nestle) that has not only created an absolutely unnecessary product, but has generated massive amounts of waste via mountains of plastic water bottles and fleets of water bottle trucks.
Incoming freshmen at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland are reading "Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought it" by Elizabeth Royte--available in the Goodwin Library.
Even as tap water rises to its highest levels of purity and cleanliness, the bottled-water industry has inexplicably grown into a $60 billion dollar industry. Royte pulls back the curtain on the marketing monster (masterminded by Pepsi, Coke, and Nestle) that has not only created an absolutely unnecessary product, but has generated massive amounts of waste via mountains of plastic water bottles and fleets of water bottle trucks.
Friday, July 08, 2011
iPad App for Biology
Howard Hughes Medical Institute BioInteractive launched their first iPad app – the Virtual Bacterial ID Lab http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-virtual-bacterial-id-lab/id443867462?mt=8 – last week, and one for the iPhone and iPad – the all-in-one Click and Learn App just today http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/click-and-learn/id443814512?mt=8!
These are both free (of course), and they would love to hear your feedback on them. More are on the way!
Jennifer Bricken
Department of Science Education
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
www.BioInteractive.org
These are both free (of course), and they would love to hear your feedback on them. More are on the way!
Jennifer Bricken
Department of Science Education
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
www.BioInteractive.org
Friday, July 01, 2011
Latest News on State Library Budget Cuts
iCONN must postpone the restoration of CINAHL Full Text and ProQuest Newsstand.The state library received a summary of the Governor’s proposed budget adjustments for the Library that represents a 23% cut from their budget that was previously approved for the next biennium. Since the Governor now has authority, it is believed that the agencies will be asked to implement the reductions. Obviously, in addition to personnel cuts, there would have to be significant cuts to library programs in order to reach the $2,670,034 reduction.
Our library has already begun negotiations to purchase CINAHL Full Text, if possible.
Our library has already begun negotiations to purchase CINAHL Full Text, if possible.
Filmakers Library Online Now Available
For more than 40 years, Filmakers Library has worked to offer high-quality, issue-based documentaries and independent films from around the world. Now more than 1,000 of these titles are available online in a single, easy to search, multidisciplinary collection of streaming video designed specifically to meet the needs of researchers and teaching faculty. If we wished to purchase each film individually, the collection would cost more than $250,000 to build. The library has purchased this database through Alexander Press as part of our membership in Westchesters Academic Library Directors Organization (WALDO).
Here is the access URL. Enjoy!
http://flon.alexanderstreet.com/
Here is the access URL. Enjoy!
http://flon.alexanderstreet.com/
New Audio-Visual Resources
All from the CT Department of Environmental Protection
Expedited Site Assessment: the CD-Multimedia technicl guidance on investigating fuel releases at underground storage tank sites.
Better Birdwatching in the East: DVD Field Guide-Three hours of video and audio for 270 birds commonly found in the Eastern U.S.
An Introduction to the Threatened Turtles of Massachusetts: Why They Need Our Help-How they have survived for 200 million years and why they need our help today.
Topo USA: Terrain, Trail, and Street Maps for GPS and PCs East Region-Plan trips for maximumenjoyment and navigate with complete confidence.
Expedited Site Assessment: the CD-Multimedia technicl guidance on investigating fuel releases at underground storage tank sites.
Better Birdwatching in the East: DVD Field Guide-Three hours of video and audio for 270 birds commonly found in the Eastern U.S.
An Introduction to the Threatened Turtles of Massachusetts: Why They Need Our Help-How they have survived for 200 million years and why they need our help today.
Topo USA: Terrain, Trail, and Street Maps for GPS and PCs East Region-Plan trips for maximumenjoyment and navigate with complete confidence.
Don't Do What You Love
It's common wisdom to do what you love. Management experts usually promise that happiness and fulfillment will follow. But that's not always the case. Here are three reasons you may want to avoid pursuing your passion:
It's not your strength. You may love to do something you are just not good at. Because it can be hard to self-assess, ask for frank feedback from those around you to know where your strengths are.
You're too emotionally attached. Passion may cloud your judgment. When you care deeply about something, it can be hard to be take criticism or let others get involved.
It's a hobby, not a job. Sadly, you can't be paid for everything. What you love may not be lucrative. Instead find something you like that pays.
Source: Harvard Business Review Tip of the Day, July 1
It's not your strength. You may love to do something you are just not good at. Because it can be hard to self-assess, ask for frank feedback from those around you to know where your strengths are.
You're too emotionally attached. Passion may cloud your judgment. When you care deeply about something, it can be hard to be take criticism or let others get involved.
It's a hobby, not a job. Sadly, you can't be paid for everything. What you love may not be lucrative. Instead find something you like that pays.
Source: Harvard Business Review Tip of the Day, July 1
Thursday, June 30, 2011
State Budget and Goodwin Library
STATE BUDGET AND OUR LIBRARY
Kenneth Wiggin, State Librarian, received a summary of the Governor's proposed budget adjustments. The Governor will seek to gain legislative authority during the upcoming Special Session to implement these adjustments. If he receives that authority, Wiggin believes the expectation is that the agencies will be asked to implement the reductions. There is, at this point, no proposed line by line budget reduction for the State Library (or any agency). But the proposed adjustments for the State Library represent a 23% cut from the budget that was approved for the next biennium. Obviously, in addition to personnel cuts, there would have to be significant cuts to library programs in order to reach the $2,670,034 adjustment that is proposed. They have not been asked for specifics and he does not have them at this time.
Kenneth Wiggin, State Librarian, received a summary of the Governor's proposed budget adjustments. The Governor will seek to gain legislative authority during the upcoming Special Session to implement these adjustments. If he receives that authority, Wiggin believes the expectation is that the agencies will be asked to implement the reductions. There is, at this point, no proposed line by line budget reduction for the State Library (or any agency). But the proposed adjustments for the State Library represent a 23% cut from the budget that was approved for the next biennium. Obviously, in addition to personnel cuts, there would have to be significant cuts to library programs in order to reach the $2,670,034 adjustment that is proposed. They have not been asked for specifics and he does not have them at this time.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
FILMAKERS LIBRARY ONLINE
Great News! Soon you can search, find, click, and watch videos on your computer screen, iPad, or smart phone. The Goodwin Library is subscribing to Filmakers Library Online. In partnership with electronic publisher Alexander Street Press, this new online collection gathers together for the first time all of the superb documentary films in the Filmakers catalog on a single cross-searchable streaming platform. Encompassing more than 1,000 films at launch and with new titles being added all the time, this multidisciplinary collection will include documentaries that present points of view and historical and current experiences from diverse cultures and traditions worldwide.
Source: Information and illustration from Filmakers Library Online website.
EBRARY SURPASSES 70,000 TITLES
Just when you thought our ebrary's Academic Complete™ database couldn't get any bigger, they have added over 16,000 e-books! Our subscription database now offers unlimited, multi-user access to over 70,000 titles. The newly added selection spans all academic subject areas from Amsterdam University Press, Brill Academic Publishers, MIT Press, National Academies Press, Oxford University Press, University of Minnesota Press, World Scientific, and other leading publishers.
Academic Complete gives you,our library users, access to new content at no additional cost, along with powerful research technology.
Academic Complete gives you,our library users, access to new content at no additional cost, along with powerful research technology.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Featured Reference Title of the Month
Meet the Philosophers of Ancient Greece (Ashgate Publishing)
Ancient Greece was the cradle of philosophy in the Western tradition. Meet the Philosophers of Ancient Greece brings the thoughts and lives of the pioneers of Western philosophy down from their sometimes remote heights and introduces them to a modern audience. Comprising essays written by internationally distinguished scholars in a lively and accessible style, this book presents the values, ideas, wisdom and arguments of the most significant thinkers from the world of ancient Greece.
Commencing with Thales of Miletus and continuing to the end of the Ancient Period of philosophy by way of Heraclitus, Parmenides, Protagoras, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Archimedes, Epictetus this book explores the major contributions of each philosopher as well as looking at archaeological and historical sites where they lived, worked and thought. This book is an outstanding introduction to the world of the philosophers of Ancient Greece.
This reference book is available in the Credo Reference Database.
Summer is here!
The summer solstice – the annual moment at which the sun is the highest it ever gets in the sky – occurs today at 1:16 p.m. ET. This time also marks the beginning of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
Specifically, the summer solstice is the moment when the sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer. This is the farthest north the sun ever moves in the sky, which is why the days near the solstice have the most daylight of any days of the year. Today, for instance, Washington, D.C., will have almost 15 hours of daylight and only about nine hours of darkness.
Specifically, the summer solstice is the moment when the sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer. This is the farthest north the sun ever moves in the sky, which is why the days near the solstice have the most daylight of any days of the year. Today, for instance, Washington, D.C., will have almost 15 hours of daylight and only about nine hours of darkness.
Friday, June 17, 2011
New In the First Person Database
Some of the exciting new documents on In the First Person database include:
A full text oral history interview with an anonymous British civilian female aid worker serving in Afghanistan. (Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team, Interview #37, July 22, 2005).
A travel diary written by a man named Alvan Stewart. Included is mention of his new friendship with world-renown author James Fennimore Cooper while visiting Paris. (Alvan Stewart Papers, July 4, 1831).
Letters written by American Civil War veteran, Calvin Shedd, to his wife from the lonely, perilous battlefront and from remote cities, where he roamed looking for post-war work. (Calvin Shedd Papers, 1861-1869).
Audio excerpts voiced by Chicana feminists and activists from 20th century Los Angeles. (Women's History: Chicana Feminists).
There are also 788 new memoirs, oral histories and letters from the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
In case you have forgotten, In the First Person is a free, high quality, professionally published, in-depth index of close to 4,000 collections of personal narratives in English from around the world. It lets you keyword search more than 700,000 pages of full-text by more than 18,000 individuals from all walks of life. It also contains pointers to some 4,300 audio and video files and 30,000 bibliographic records.
A full text oral history interview with an anonymous British civilian female aid worker serving in Afghanistan. (Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team, Interview #37, July 22, 2005).
A travel diary written by a man named Alvan Stewart. Included is mention of his new friendship with world-renown author James Fennimore Cooper while visiting Paris. (Alvan Stewart Papers, July 4, 1831).
Letters written by American Civil War veteran, Calvin Shedd, to his wife from the lonely, perilous battlefront and from remote cities, where he roamed looking for post-war work. (Calvin Shedd Papers, 1861-1869).
Audio excerpts voiced by Chicana feminists and activists from 20th century Los Angeles. (Women's History: Chicana Feminists).
There are also 788 new memoirs, oral histories and letters from the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
In case you have forgotten, In the First Person is a free, high quality, professionally published, in-depth index of close to 4,000 collections of personal narratives in English from around the world. It lets you keyword search more than 700,000 pages of full-text by more than 18,000 individuals from all walks of life. It also contains pointers to some 4,300 audio and video files and 30,000 bibliographic records.
Emergency Preparedness Information
The Preservation Directorate of the Library of Congress (LC) redesigned and updated its Web site in acknowledgement of MayDay 2011. MayDay is an initiative promoted by Heritage Preservation to increase the emergency preparedness and response capabilities of cultural heritage organizations. LC’s new Web site features information about emergency preparedness, protecting family treasures, collections care, preservation science, and where to get help. It also highlights the activities of the Preservation Directorate, including conservation projects, outreach opportunities, and upcoming lectures and events.
CQ Global Researcher: Brazil on the rise
Centuries ago, Brazil was a remote Portuguese colony. Today the biggest nation in Latin America has evolved into a stable democracy, a regional power and an important U.S. and European Union partner. Economic growth has been steady, fueled by rising food exports, and the burgeoning oil and ethanol industries have helped the country become energy independent. Twenty-eight million Brazilians have been lifted out of poverty in the past decade. Globally, Brazil participates in numerous peacekeeping missions and is becoming an aid donor rather than recipient. The picture is not all rosy, however. Brazil needs major infrastructure upgrades before it hosts the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. The Amazon rain forest continues to disappear, drug gangs control many city slums and the country increasingly relies on cheap Chinese imports. Nevertheless, as Brazil's new President Dilma Rousseff — a former guerrilla fighter — begins to make her mark, Brazil is a booming regional power.
The full CQ report is available online (password protected).
The full CQ report is available online (password protected).
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
New Reference: Berkshire Encyclopedia of China
NEW CREDO REFERENCE BOOK
BERKSHIRE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHINA
The Berkshire Encyclopedia of China is now available in the Credo Reference database accessible from the library home page. The encyclopedia features lavishly illustrated articles (over 1,100 unique photographs and maps) that appear in English and in Chinese with pinyin transliterations and tones (that will help those studying the language). 800 articles and over 1,100 photographs on Chinese history and culture are now live on Credo.
Berkshire's collection, 5,000 years in the making, is not just the history of
China! With information on blogging and Internet use, human rights, and overseas returnees (the "sea turtles"), Berkshire's Encyclopedia of China looks to the future with articles on renewable energy and other political and environmental challenges.With additional subject coverage ranging from arts and education to social welfare and technology, these volumes are specifically intended to help students and professionals improve their knowledge of all aspects of China.
Credo Reference is an online database of 535 full-text reference books.
http://www.goodwin.edu/library/libdatabases.htm
BERKSHIRE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHINA
The Berkshire Encyclopedia of China is now available in the Credo Reference database accessible from the library home page. The encyclopedia features lavishly illustrated articles (over 1,100 unique photographs and maps) that appear in English and in Chinese with pinyin transliterations and tones (that will help those studying the language). 800 articles and over 1,100 photographs on Chinese history and culture are now live on Credo.
Berkshire's collection, 5,000 years in the making, is not just the history of
China! With information on blogging and Internet use, human rights, and overseas returnees (the "sea turtles"), Berkshire's Encyclopedia of China looks to the future with articles on renewable energy and other political and environmental challenges.With additional subject coverage ranging from arts and education to social welfare and technology, these volumes are specifically intended to help students and professionals improve their knowledge of all aspects of China.
Credo Reference is an online database of 535 full-text reference books.
http://www.goodwin.edu/library/libdatabases.htm
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
NURSING STUDENTS: AWONN Convention 2011
You have free access to the proceedings of the the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWONN)--134 pages of valuable research information. Nurses from throughout the United States and Canada and a good handful of other countries gathered in Denver this year with the goal of inspiring, leading and forging new directions in the care of women and newborns.
You can view a summary of the knowledge shared in the papers and posters presented at the meeting HERE.
You can view a summary of the knowledge shared in the papers and posters presented at the meeting HERE.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Academic Leadership Journal Online
Academic Leadership Journal is an open access journal (publications available online for users to read, download, copy, distribute,and use with attribution). The journal, provides a professional learning community with innovative user tools to allow readers and editors to add ratings, comments, editor notes, and discussions to published articles. An International team of editors reviews the peer-reviewed articles from India, Greece, Canada, and the United States. Articles are multidisciplinary and broadly focused. This journal provides four issues each year and is available online free from 2002-current.
www.academicleadership.org/
www.academicleadership.org/
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Research Accounts in ProQuest
Now that iCONN has migrated its ProQuest resources to the new ProQuest platform, any of you who have created My Research accounts in ProQuest will want to migrate the contents to My Research in the new platform as soon as possible. For advice on how to accomplish this, point to:
http://search.proquest.com/help/Import_to_MR.html
For help with th1se operation, feel free to contact ProQuest Technical Support at:
tsupport@proquest.com
(800) 889-3358 x2513
http://search.proquest.com/help/Import_to_MR.html
For help with th1se operation, feel free to contact ProQuest Technical Support at:
tsupport@proquest.com
(800) 889-3358 x2513
Friday, June 03, 2011
Free for All: 4000 books from National Academies Press
WOW!Yesterday the National Academies Press announced it would offer its entire PDF catalog of books for free, as files that can be downloaded by anyone. The press is the publishing arm of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council, and publishes books and reports that scientists, educators, and policy makers rely on.
The first new title taken was Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments, which sells in hardcover for $24.95. A more technical tome, but very popular among researchers, is Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Management of Chemical Hazards, which costs $99.95 in hardcover.
Go to National Academies Press HERE.
The first new title taken was Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments, which sells in hardcover for $24.95. A more technical tome, but very popular among researchers, is Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Management of Chemical Hazards, which costs $99.95 in hardcover.
Go to National Academies Press HERE.
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Hit the Trails June 4 and 5
Connecticut Trails Day Celebration 2011
Dust off your favorite hiking shoes and grab your water bottle. Connecticut Trails Day 2011 is almost here! This year's celebration will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5, as part of National Trails Day. The theme is "Made With All Natural Ingredients." Our natural ingredients should be easy to find with 193 Trails Day events scheduled in 115 towns on over 500 miles of trails across Connecticut.
For more information, go HERE.
Dust off your favorite hiking shoes and grab your water bottle. Connecticut Trails Day 2011 is almost here! This year's celebration will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5, as part of National Trails Day. The theme is "Made With All Natural Ingredients." Our natural ingredients should be easy to find with 193 Trails Day events scheduled in 115 towns on over 500 miles of trails across Connecticut.
For more information, go HERE.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Printing Slides in Outline Format
Directions for printing Powerpoint slides in outline format are available in the library. These directons were created by Amy Beauchemin of the computer literacy faculty. We will also post them on the library page this week.
Please pick up a copy at the circulation desk.
Please pick up a copy at the circulation desk.
Library Open Computer Lab
The Goodwin College Library and computer Literacy Faculty bring you the Goodwin College Open Computer Lab for the summer semester. The lab is available Monday through Thursday in Room 142 from 8:30 to 10:30 and Thursday afternoon from 2:30 to 4:30. Help on Goodwin tools (such as Blackboard, Email, etc), Microsoft Office, and standard software tools. Please take advantage of this opportunity to work with faculty to solve any problems you may have.
Gale Virtual LIbrary Update
ebook titles in Gale Virtual Reference Library collection provide access to the most recent editions available. These are titles iCONN provide access to of our subscription contract with Gale Cengage Learning.
The Technical Solutions team will be automatically installing the titles below on or before May 13. The old editions of these titles will be automatically removed from our Collection on Friday, May 20 .
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 3rd edition (2009) ( ISBN 9781414448770)
The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 3rd edition (2010) (ISBN 9781414476018)
The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 3rd edition (2010) (ISBN 9781414476056)
Additionally, when the 4th edition of The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine publishes in late June 2011, we’ll follow up then with install date for this new edition.
Please pass this information on. Thank you.
Marilyn
The Technical Solutions team will be automatically installing the titles below on or before May 13. The old editions of these titles will be automatically removed from our Collection on Friday, May 20 .
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 3rd edition (2009) ( ISBN 9781414448770)
The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 3rd edition (2010) (ISBN 9781414476018)
The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 3rd edition (2010) (ISBN 9781414476056)
Additionally, when the 4th edition of The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine publishes in late June 2011, we’ll follow up then with install date for this new edition.
Please pass this information on. Thank you.
Marilyn
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