Wednesday, May 1, 2013

New Database Trial for Music!



Trial of Classical Scores Library from May 1 through May 31, 2013 will be available from campus sites.
SU subscribes now to Classical Scores Library, volume I.

Classical Scores Library contains 400,000 pages (24,388 scores) of from both in-copyright and public domain editions. Classical Scores Library, Volume II will contain an additional 200,000 pages and over 10,000 in-copyright editions when complete. The homepage indicates which editions your library subscribes to.
Content in the first volume includes in-copyright material from publishers such as Boosey and Hawkes, Universal Edition, Edition Peters, A-R Editions and selected out of copyright material from the University Music Editions microfilm series.
The first volume includes works spanning time periods from the Renaissance to the 21st century. Coverage of score types is comprehensive, with full scores, study scores, piano and vocal scores, and piano reductions.
Classical Scores Library, Volume II complements and expands on Classical Scores Library with a new focus on major composers not represented in the first collection; new contemporary self published scores by major living composers around the world; and critical editions of compositions that are lesser known but often studied.
Both collections are indexed to enable users to search on musically relevant fields, such as composer, work/opus number, key, genre, instrument, time period; as well as score-specific fields, such as score type, duration, editor, arranger, publisher. We hope that this will enable users to search, analyze, and research scores in a simple but powerful manner.
Upon completion of both volumes, Classical Scores Library will be the most comprehensive database of classical scores.

If you have feedback, please send it to Kathryn Kalmanson, liaison to Music.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

#iloveblackwell Photo Contest Extended!

Good news! We're extending our Photo Contest through 5/10 for all students, staff and faculty!

First prize: $50 iTunes Card
Second prize: $25 iTunes Card
Third prize: $15 iTunes Card

Share a photo of yourself using the library!

Submit your photos in one of the following ways:
1. Take your photo with Instagram and use the hashtag #iloveblackwell
2. Post your photo to Twitter with the hashtag #iloveblackwell
3. Post your photo to Facebook and tag Blackwell Library (www.facebook.com/blackwelllibrary)
4. Email your photo to us: blackwellref@gmail.com
 
Be creative and original! We'll be collecting all the photos on our Facebook page.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Celebrate National Library Week with Blackwell!

Blackwell Library is celebrating National Library week in many different ways!

1. The #iloveblackwell photo contest runs through 4/20! Winners get iTunes gift cards up to $50 in value!
See more info here.

2. We are doing a giveaway on Facebook! Like our contest status and be entered into a drawing for one of 10 Cool Beans Gift Cards!

3. We are having a book sale! Lots of cheap, good books so come check them out!

4. You have a chance to nominate a staff member or librarian who's given you extraordinary service! Find out more at either of our service desks on the first floor!

Hope you'll join us in celebrating! :)


Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Announcing the I Love Blackwell Photo Contest!

National Library Week is April 14-20th and we want to know how much you love Blackwell Library. Show us your love by taking a photo of yourself in the library and sharing it with us!

Here are some ideas:

*You with your favorite book in the library
*You in your favorite place in the library
*You with your friends working on a project in the library
*You with your favorite librarian or staff member

Submit your photos in one of the following ways:
1. Take your photo with Instagram and use the hashtag #iloveblackwell
2. Post your photo to Twitter with the hashtag #iloveblackwell
3. Post your photo to Facebook and tag Blackwell Library (www.facebook.com/blackwelllibrary)
4. Email your photo to us: blackwellref@gmail.com

The contest opens April 10th and runs through April 20th and is open to Salisbury students, faculty and staff. Be creative and original! We'll be collecting all the photos on our Facebook page.

We'll select our favorite three photos and we'll be awarding a first prize of a $50 iTunes card, a second prize of a $25 iTunes card and third prize of a $15 iTunes card.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Two Trials for Statistics Databases



Check out the two database trials we have going on this month for statistics:

State Stats from CQ Press provides comprehensive data coverage of each state including health care, crime, education and more. You'll find reliable, easy-to-use data from more than 80 different sources covering more than 15 years. When you find data you're interested in explore it using the mapping and graphing tools, compare it with other data sets, or export it to Excel. The State Stats trial for Salisbury University will expire on 4/21/2013 and can be accessed from on campus via this link: http://www.library.cqpress.com/


Also, through 4/13 we’re offering a trial of Statista. Here is more info on Statista:
  • Data aggregation platform with statistics, facts, and market data
  • More than 100 areas of information – useful to students of all academic fields
  • 9,000 studies and industry reports
  • Over 18,000 North American, European, and Asian sources of information
  • All statistics can be directly downloaded in JPG, Excel, and PowerPoint formats
  • All data prepared according to academic citation standards, with links to the original source for further research  
Please contact Krista Knapp with feedback or questions!

Friday, March 29, 2013

10 & 2 Research Clinics In April!



Blackwell Library is pleased to announce our month long 10 & 2 Research Clinics.  These hour long workshops are designed to focus on specific research skills or tools and are offered at the time of the semester that students are working on their final papers and projects.  There are workshops offered every Monday through Thursday at 10 am and 2 pm throughout the month of April.

A list of research clinics as well as access to our registration system can be found  here:  http://www.salisbury.edu/library/research/researchclinics.html. 24 hours advance registration is required.


Hope to see you there!

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

New Trial for Statista!

Blackwell Library is pleased to announce a trial of a new database, Statista, running from now until April 13, 2013.



Statista is an electronic statistics database available through the website http://www.statista.com/. We are licensed by over 300 universities in the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and the Netherlands.


A brief overview of Statista:

  • Data aggregation platform with statistics, facts, and market data
  • More than 100 areas of information – useful to students of all academic fields
  • 9,000 studies and industry reports
  • Over 18,000 North American, European, and Asian sources of information
  • All statistics can be directly downloaded in JPG, Excel, and PowerPoint formats
  • All data prepared according to academic citation standards, with links to the original source for further research  
Please contact Krista Knapp with feedback, comments or questions.