Advanced Science Database Searching - A 10&2 Research Clinic!

Have you checked out our 10 & 2 Research Clinics yet?  These hour long sessions are perfect for giving you an in depth look at one aspect of research.

One of the topics available is Advanced Science Database Searching:

Science Direct, Web of Science, BioOne, and BioMed Central – some of the heavy hitters in the science database world!  While all a bit different from each other in focus and scope, they have a number of similarities that makes becoming a searching expert in them a breeze!  After this one hour clinic you’ll be able to use limiters, save citations, set up search alerts, and use all of the other powerful tools that these databases offer up to those in the know.

You can join instructor Susan Brazer for this research clinic on 11/17 or 12/1 from 10-11 AM in BL142.   Sign up here! 

November's Government Document of the Month

Document of the Month

November 2010

November’s Document of the Month is a theme, rather than a single document.  In honor of Veteran’s Day, the Government Documents department has prepared a display including three documents plus some very interesting facts about this important holiday.  You can find the display on the top two shelves at the beginning of the federal documents stacks.  Take a look at Honor & Fidelity: the 65^th Infantry in Korea, 1950-1953 (D114.2:H75), U.S. Marines and Irregular Warfare, 1898-2007: Anthology and Selected Bibliography (D214.13:W23), A History of Innovation: U.S. Army Adaptation in War and Peace (D114.2:IN6).  If you would like to check out any of these documents, please take them to the Circulation Desk.

Advanced Internet Searching - Just One of Our Many 10&2 Research Clinics!

Have you checked out our 10 & 2 Research Clinics yet?  These hour long sessions are perfect for giving you an in depth look at one aspect of research.

One of the topics available is Advanced Internet Searching:

Do you surf the web for research material?  Are you uncertain of the quality of the material you find?  Are you frustrated at sifting through page after page of “useless” results?  If your answer is yes to any of these questions and you want to learn more effective methods of finding and evaluating information on the Internet, then this research clinic is for you. 

You can join instructor Stephen Ford for this research clinic on 11/11 at 10:00 AM or 11/30 at 2:00 PM.  Sign up here! 

Past Masters Database Trial

We are pleased to offer on-campus access to the Past Masters Series.

The description from their website reads:

InteLex Corporation's PAST MASTERS series encompasses the world's largest collection of full text electronic editions in philosophy. The series also includes significant collections in political thought, religious studies, sociology, the history of science, economics, and classics. Original language texts are available in Latin, French, German, Danish and Dutch, aside from English and English translation.  InteLex acquires and develops definitive editions of the full corpora of the seminal figures in the history of the humanities, including published and unpublished works, articles and essays, reviews and correspondence. The series opened a new and exciting chapter in the history of scholarly research when it was introduced in 1989. It is now utilized at over 150 research libraries in North America and Europe, and at over 600 institutions in 42 countries worldwide.

Access the database on campus through the month of November with this link: http://trial.nlx.com .    Please send your feedback to Krista Knapp.

Announcing 10 & 2 Research Clinics!

10 & 2 Research Clinics

Feeling stressed about research assignments?  Struggling with formatting citations correctly?  Always wanted to know how to use advanced search techniques?

Come to one of our hour long Research Clinics where we'll focus in on one topic to get you the specific help you need.  They'll be held throughout November, Mondays through Thursdays at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM.   We are offering a variety of sessions on topics ranging from MLA or APA citation to Zotero and End Note citation management software and advanced searching of science, business,    and music databases.  

Class sizes are small so you'll have lots of hands on practice and individual attention.  Click HERE to see the schedule of clinics and to sign up!

New IBIS World Database Trial

All SU students and faculty may try the IBIS World www.ibisworld.com database.  This link will work from on-campus sites only until November 21, 2010.  Please send your feedback to Stephanie Fridie.

 

IBISWorld Industry Research

Introducing IBISWorld industry research reports – a powerful business tool that provides strategic insight and analysis on over 700 US industries as well as Australian, Chinese and global industries. Get the information you need to make more informed business decisions from one of the world’s leading industry information providers, IBISWorld.

• Each report provides your company with actionable insights that guide everyday decisions and help you grow your business

• Our industry research reports are used by professionals in finance, marketing, business development, client relations and procurement to make real-time commercial decisions

  • IBISWorld employs a team of dedicated specialist economists and expert analysts who constantly research  streams of economic, demographic and government statistics – so you don’t have to.

Trial User Guide:

To gain access to our United States Industry Information click on the Industry Market Research Tab on the Top- Center of our Title Page.  Industries Reports can be looked up by SIC or NAICs Code, but the most popular way to look up reports is to use our Key word Search Feature.  Enter the Keywords you are looking for and choose from the menu list for the best match. 

The best way to navigate our reports is by using the Table of Contents Feature on the Left Hand Side of the Page.  We also have a keyword search feature for each report above the Table of Contents. 

Our Risk Reports can be accessed by either clicking on the Industry Risk Tab on our Title Page or from the actual Industry Report by clicking on the Industry Risk Rating Section located in our Full Context Section at the lower left hand side of our Industry Reports. 

New Sustainability Research Guide

In conjunction with Salisbury University’s sustainability initiatives, including the 2010 SU Climate Action Plan with its aim to reduce and offset the university’s greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050, SU’s Blackwell Library has put together a Sustainability Resources Guide. The purpose of the guide is to allow students and researchers to quickly identify key SU resources for their areas of sustainability research. The guide will be updated in real time as new holdings are added to our collection.

Visit the guide here: http://www.salisbury.edu/library/subject/sustainability/