http://books.google.com
Would you believe it, last semester I found the full-text of a book written by an obscure German writer in Google Book Search? The student I was helping only needed some biographical information, but we got that and the whole book with a picture from the book cover. What a surprise. Try it for yourself.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Why Google Scholar?
Try Google Scholar using terms from your course(s) and see what you find. It's my favorite tool at the Library Commons Help Desk. You'll find lists of articles, books from Google Book Search, articles cited by other scholars, sometimes full-text.
Now many of our expensive full-text journals are linked through Google Scholar, so you can get access to thousands of articles because we have subscriptions. Try it and see. Will it sometimes be frustrating? Certainly, but think of your searching as an adventure. Most often you will find something really good and useful. The Alvernia linking software is new to us so it will take some time to get the bugs out. Try often.
http://scholar.google.com/
Now many of our expensive full-text journals are linked through Google Scholar, so you can get access to thousands of articles because we have subscriptions. Try it and see. Will it sometimes be frustrating? Certainly, but think of your searching as an adventure. Most often you will find something really good and useful. The Alvernia linking software is new to us so it will take some time to get the bugs out. Try often.
http://scholar.google.com/
Off campus you may need your external access information to get to the full-text subscriptions. Some articles are free to everyone, but many are not. Sometimes even finding a title or abstract is a help. It's worth a look.
New Faculty: 10 Things You Need to Know First
10 Things You Need to Know First about the Franco Library Learning Center Resources and Services
10. Call 610-796-8223 for library help. Email to a reference librarian: library.calendar@alvernia.edu
9. Call 610-796-8398 for WebCT or classroom technology help. We have lots of DVDs, VHS, and CD's for classroom use.
8. Call 610-796-8395 or email marti.smith@alvernia.edu for Dr. Marti Smith. Complaints, suggestions, and rave reviews! See her for copyright questions.
7. You and your students have 24/7 access to over 20,000 full-text, mostly scholarly, electronic journals and a bunch of ebooks. We can show you how to use them.
6. We are happy to do classes in the classroom or in the library. For day classes, contact Leon Weber (8352) or Curtis Datko (568-1534); for late afternoon and evening classes, contact Kristin Brumbach (5635) or Marti Smith (8395). We have a librarian on duty every Saturday available to teach classes. Watch the blog for further details.
5. We can direct students to citation guides and how to use the guides. The Learning Center in Bernardine Hall (610-568-1494) has citation workshops and helps students with papers.
4. Locations: IT and I.Q. Web, and WebCT help are upstairs with the book collection. The Library Learning Commons, multi-media stations, reference collection, and library services are downstairs.
3. On the first floor you will also find coffee/hot beverages stations for for $1 per cup. Spring water and a vending machine are located in the same area.
2. Our electronic resources are available 24/7. Make sure you know how to get in off campus. resourcesUse your network login to get into the Franco LLC computers.
1. Always, always ask for help.
10. Call 610-796-8223 for library help. Email to a reference librarian: library.calendar@alvernia.edu
9. Call 610-796-8398 for WebCT or classroom technology help. We have lots of DVDs, VHS, and CD's for classroom use.
8. Call 610-796-8395 or email marti.smith@alvernia.edu for Dr. Marti Smith. Complaints, suggestions, and rave reviews! See her for copyright questions.
7. You and your students have 24/7 access to over 20,000 full-text, mostly scholarly, electronic journals and a bunch of ebooks. We can show you how to use them.
6. We are happy to do classes in the classroom or in the library. For day classes, contact Leon Weber (8352) or Curtis Datko (568-1534); for late afternoon and evening classes, contact Kristin Brumbach (5635) or Marti Smith (8395). We have a librarian on duty every Saturday available to teach classes. Watch the blog for further details.
5. We can direct students to citation guides and how to use the guides. The Learning Center in Bernardine Hall (610-568-1494) has citation workshops and helps students with papers.
4. Locations: IT and I.Q. Web, and WebCT help are upstairs with the book collection. The Library Learning Commons, multi-media stations, reference collection, and library services are downstairs.
3. On the first floor you will also find coffee/hot beverages stations for for $1 per cup. Spring water and a vending machine are located in the same area.
2. Our electronic resources are available 24/7. Make sure you know how to get in off campus. resourcesUse your network login to get into the Franco LLC computers.
1. Always, always ask for help.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Where are the books?
Where do I find the books?
Our book collection is upstairs on the 2nd floor arrange in order using the Dewey Decimal Classification. If you are not familiar with Dewey, look at the signs on the sides of the stacks or ask for help. We're happy to help.
Click here to see the basic divisions from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_decimal
A tour of the Dewey Decimal System http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/tour/
More on Dewey? http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/
Our book collection is upstairs on the 2nd floor arrange in order using the Dewey Decimal Classification. If you are not familiar with Dewey, look at the signs on the sides of the stacks or ask for help. We're happy to help.
Click here to see the basic divisions from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_decimal
A tour of the Dewey Decimal System http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/tour/
More on Dewey? http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/
Alvernia Library: Essential Web Sites
Library and Technology Home Page
http://www.alvernia.edu/library
Databases and Other Electronic Resources
http://www.alvernia.edu/library/resources.htm
Online Catalog
http://alvin.iii.com/
http://www.alvernia.edu/library
Databases and Other Electronic Resources
http://www.alvernia.edu/library/resources.htm
Online Catalog
http://alvin.iii.com/
External Access for Adjunct Faculty
See below for a link to an excellent full-text article on leadership and learning styles from Training and Development publication. To see the article you will need special access information.
To access the Alvernia proprietary databases off campus, you will need to be entered into the library database. For this, we will need your name, address, phone number, etc. We will also need your Alvernia ID#. We will be glad to help you if you call 610-796-8223.
Some of your students may have access. For those who don't, please have them contact us.
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.alvin.iii.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27746437&site=ehost-live&scope=site/
To access the Alvernia proprietary databases off campus, you will need to be entered into the library database. For this, we will need your name, address, phone number, etc. We will also need your Alvernia ID#. We will be glad to help you if you call 610-796-8223.
Some of your students may have access. For those who don't, please have them contact us.
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.alvin.iii.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27746437&site=ehost-live&scope=site/
Welcome to Spring Semester: What's New in Library and Educational Services
What's new?
- Six more computers in the Library Learning Commons
- Five new laptops for library check out (total of eight)
- Relocated computers upstairs (in the next few weeks) with nursing and Praxis software
- (Coming soon) Access for more color printing and for scanning
- Jane Austen display in the locked case (January)
- Black History Month display for February (coming soon)
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