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.

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).

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

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.

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/

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Choose Privacy Week May 1-7

We invite library users of all ages and backgrounds into a conversation about privacy rights in a digital age May 1–7, Choose Privacy Week, now in its second year. The national public-awareness campaign coordinated by the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom gives libraries the resources their users need to think critically and make informed choices about their privacy. Librarians have a long history of protecting the freedom to read, learn, and receive ideas anonymously. This makes libraries ideal places for people to think and talk about privacy.
http://www.privacyrevolution.org

Library Staff to Attend ALA Virtual Town Hall Meeting

The library staff will be part of the 1000 ALA members invited to ALA’s first Virtual Town Hall on Wednesday, June 1st from 3:00pm – 4:30pm CDT, online! We will be discussing reports on e-books and the Association’s response to this emerging issue, along with progress on ALA’s 2015 Strategic Plan and a report on advocacy initiatives. (ALA is the American Library Association.)

Free Trial of Filmakers Library Online

From the Library
Free Trial of Filmakers Library Online through June15

Great News! Now you can search, find, click, and watch videos on your computer screen, iPad, or smart phone. Filmakers Library is proud to announce the April 2011 launch of Filmakers Library Online. The result of partnership with award-winning 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. For more information, go to their web site http://www.filmakers.com/.

You can access Filmakers Library Online through June 15, 2011, using the credentials below:
URL: http://flon.alexanderstreet.com
username: sneakpeek
password: film2011

Resources for Civil War Study

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, iCONN has prepared a web page with links to rich resources for the study of our War Between the States. We are grateful to Cengage Gale for temporary access to Sabin Americana, and to Gail Hurley of iCONN for custom search links to relevant materials in reQuest and Connecticut History Online. The link to this page will be added to the iCONN landing pages and classic menus very soon. In the meantime, feel free to use the direct link, below:

http://www.cslib.org/iconnsitemap/staff/CivilWar.aspx

Government Shutdown and Higher Education

If the federal government shuts down on Saturday, some students will have to wait longer for their aid, federal oversight of colleges and lenders will lapse, and the Education Department's controversial "gainful employment" rule could be further delayed.

But a government shutdown probably would not have long-term consequences for students and colleges, according to lobbyists, student-aid administrators, and former government officials who lived through the last shutdown 15 years ago.

During that 21-day shutdown, which spanned late 1995 and early 1996, federal contractors and servicers weren't paid, and questions submitted the Education Department went unanswered. New regulations were postponed, and federal audits and program reviews were suspended.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

Use it or Lose it Series

Use it or Lose it Series

We have many great magazines and journals in the library that are not getting the attention they deserve. So the blog will be mentioning some of the forlorn periodicals from time to time.

Fast Company April
Page 55 “Buy me some peanuts and …crepes? The foodie movement has invaded the most American of venues: the baseball stadium.
Page 100 The New Junk Food. Jeff Dunn plans to generate millions—and promote healthy eating—by marketing baby carrots like Doritos.

Journal of Nursing Scholarship First Quarter 2011
Page 13 Early Indicators and Risk Factors for Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice
Page 30 Culture Change Models and Resident Health Outcomes in Long-Term Care+

Yoga Journal May 10
Page 29 et al. The Blue Issue healing ideas to save our seas, streams, and life on earth.

The Chronicle of Higher Education March 25
Cover Lawmakers likely to undo expansion of Pell Grants

Acclaimed Documentary from Sundance to Goodwin Library

The feature documentary, "Connected: An Autoblogography about Love, Death and Technology", offers an exhilarating stream-of-consciousness ride through the interconnectedness of humankind, nature, progress,and morality. With insight, curiosity, and humor, the film weaves both a personal and global story about interdependence. For centuries we’ve been declaring independence. This film asks if perhaps it’s time to declare our interdependence instead. "Connected" won the Women in Film National Geographic all Roads film Grant at Sundance 2011.

Director Tiffany Shlain is an award-winning filmmaker, artist, Internet pioneer, and activist. Founder of the Webby Awards and cofounder of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, she was honored by Newsweek as one of the “Women Shaping the 21st Century.” Shlain’s films are known for their whimsical yet provocative approach to unraveling complicated subjects, like politics, cultural identity, technology, and science. A screening of the film opened the Association of College and Research libraries conference last week in Philadelphia. Shlain was one of the keynote speakers at the conference.

The DVD is available in the library as part of a kit designed to facilitate conversation, questions, insight, action and change.

Watch the trailer!

ACRL Conference

Greetings from Philadelphia!

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) conference began here Wednesday. ACRL 2011, “A Declaration of Interdependence,” is the premier professional development event dedicated to meeting the interests of academic and research librarians.

Award-winning filmmaker, artist, internet pioneer and activist, Tiffany Shlain, kicked off as the opening keynote speaker on March 30. With over 3000 other academic librarians, I saw Shlain’s most recent film, “Connected: An Autoblogography about Love, Death & Technology,” described as a journey through the interconnectedness of humankind, nature, progress and morality at the dawn of the 21st century. Her new educational kit, which includes a DVD copy of “Connected,” curriculum and discussion guides—was released for the first time at the conference followed her keynote address. The library now owns a copy that will have interest for many programs and classes at Goodwin. It is awesome.

The exhibits opening reception followed the keynote. Over 200 companies are here showcasing the latest in library products and services.