- Overview
- 4 Ways to Search
- Explore Content
- Concept Map
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Credo: New User Guide
September 2009: http://corp.credoreference.com/user_guide2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Global Issues in Context enhancements
The most significant enhancements to Global Issues in Context include:
1. The Country Finder feature has been renamed World Map and now offers an even greater number of options to explore global issues geographically, including the ability to browse by topic and zoom into regional and local-level results. This enhances the map's existing ability to browse by country and region.
A few helpful hints:
* The map no longer automatically opens with set pins. Users will need to use the Map Options navigation to select a topic, country or region. The map also enables search. To locate country information:
- Users may click "Browse Countries" in the drop-down box in Map Options and select the appropriate country.
- Alternatively, users may:
2. Libraries may configure the order of the content types on portal pages. For example, an academic institution can designate "Academic Journals" to display first versus "Global Viewpoints," which is the default display setting. This is done using your IT Config account.
3. Users may search within a portal. Look for the 'Search within this Portal' option below the video/image multimedia section on each portal page.
Other enhancements include:
4. Banner links -- including Educator Resources and Research Tools -- have been reorganized for easier access and consistency. New is the addition of a Marked List button.
5. Many World News sources on the homepage include colorful logos representing a particular publication.
6. Reference sources now have cover images that can be viewed by mousing over them.
7. Summary text -- the first few lines of individual documents -- now display on portal and results pages to help users evaluate the relevance of these documents to their research.
8. Updated ReadSpeaker text-to-speech player.
9. 'Share' feature that enables posting portal page or document links to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
1. The Country Finder feature has been renamed World Map and now offers an even greater number of options to explore global issues geographically, including the ability to browse by topic and zoom into regional and local-level results. This enhances the map's existing ability to browse by country and region.
A few helpful hints:
* The map no longer automatically opens with set pins. Users will need to use the Map Options navigation to select a topic, country or region. The map also enables search. To locate country information:
- Users may click "Browse Countries" in the drop-down box in Map Options and select the appropriate country.
- Alternatively, users may:
- Select "Browse Region"
- Click the appropriate region (for example North America)
- Click the appropriate country pin
2. Libraries may configure the order of the content types on portal pages. For example, an academic institution can designate "Academic Journals" to display first versus "Global Viewpoints," which is the default display setting. This is done using your IT Config account.
3. Users may search within a portal. Look for the 'Search within this Portal' option below the video/image multimedia section on each portal page.
Other enhancements include:
4. Banner links -- including Educator Resources and Research Tools -- have been reorganized for easier access and consistency. New is the addition of a Marked List button.
5. Many World News sources on the homepage include colorful logos representing a particular publication.
6. Reference sources now have cover images that can be viewed by mousing over them.
7. Summary text -- the first few lines of individual documents -- now display on portal and results pages to help users evaluate the relevance of these documents to their research.
8. Updated ReadSpeaker text-to-speech player.
9. 'Share' feature that enables posting portal page or document links to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
WilsonWeb New Interface & Database Enhancements
Interface enhancements
ReadSpeaker (Text-to-Speech)
• Audio is now expanded to include biographies.
• Choose between Male and Female voices.
"My WilsonWeb" Enhancements
Expands tools for manipulating research information, and reducing the time needed to retrieve previously save articles and searches.
• Create folders for saving articles.
• New interface customization features.
• New place for miscellaneous notes.
Article Language Translations
Articles available in German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese can now be translated into English. WilsonWeb also translates English-language articles into Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Arabic and Dutch.
Interface Language Translations
Buttons, links and navigational aids are now available in German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
Section 508/Visual Interface Enhancements
• New "Skip Links" feature for use with electronic readers.
• The Interface Language, Sort By and Records per page rollover controls have been replaced with a launch button for ease of use with electronic readers.
• Ability to increase font size directly on WilsonWeb.
• New legible font helps to accommodate all interface languages to best advantage.
Database enhancements
Current Issues Databases
New social networking links (Comments) on topics and subtopic pages.
Cinema Image Gallery
• New image slide show for films.
• Advanced Search limiters include "Film Records" and"Images Records."
• Updated look to record page images and text layout.
For more information, visit www.mlnc.org/electronic/Wilson
ReadSpeaker (Text-to-Speech)
• Audio is now expanded to include biographies.
• Choose between Male and Female voices.
"My WilsonWeb" Enhancements
Expands tools for manipulating research information, and reducing the time needed to retrieve previously save articles and searches.
• Create folders for saving articles.
• New interface customization features.
• New place for miscellaneous notes.
Article Language Translations
Articles available in German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese can now be translated into English. WilsonWeb also translates English-language articles into Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Arabic and Dutch.
Interface Language Translations
Buttons, links and navigational aids are now available in German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
Section 508/Visual Interface Enhancements
• New "Skip Links" feature for use with electronic readers.
• The Interface Language, Sort By and Records per page rollover controls have been replaced with a launch button for ease of use with electronic readers.
• Ability to increase font size directly on WilsonWeb.
• New legible font helps to accommodate all interface languages to best advantage.
Database enhancements
Current Issues Databases
New social networking links (Comments) on topics and subtopic pages.
Cinema Image Gallery
• New image slide show for films.
• Advanced Search limiters include "Film Records" and"Images Records."
• Updated look to record page images and text layout.
For more information, visit www.mlnc.org/electronic/Wilson
Monday, June 22, 2009
New Gale Databases
The following Gale databases will be available via MOREnet.
Business & Company Resource Center
Small Business Resource Center
Academic OneFile
General OneFile
InfoTrac Collections
Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health
Health Reference Center Academic
Student Edition (InfoTrac)
Junior Edition (InfoTrac)
Kids InfoBits
Custom Newspapers (InfoTrac)
Informe (Spanish periodical database)
Business & Company Resource Center
Small Business Resource Center
Academic OneFile
General OneFile
InfoTrac Collections
Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health
Health Reference Center Academic
Student Edition (InfoTrac)
Junior Edition (InfoTrac)
Kids InfoBits
Custom Newspapers (InfoTrac)
Informe (Spanish periodical database)
Termination of EBSCO databases
The following EBSCO databases will no longer be available as of of access July 1, 2009, due to the change in the MOREnet database contract to Gale.
Academic Search Elite
Alt-Health Watch
EBSCO Animals
Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
MAS Ultra - School Edition
MasterFILE Premier
Military & Government Collection
Newspaper Source
Primary Search
Regional Business News
Academic Search Elite
Alt-Health Watch
EBSCO Animals
Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
MAS Ultra - School Edition
MasterFILE Premier
Military & Government Collection
Newspaper Source
Primary Search
Regional Business News
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Changes to OCLC and MLNC
As OCLC and MLNC continue to work in partnership on behalf of OCLC member libraries, we would like to inform you about some important changes with regard to how your library will access support for OCLC products and services.
Beginning July 1, 2009, OCLC members will contact OCLC Customer Support for all questions related to support for OCLC products and services.
OCLC’s teams of support professionals are available 14 hours a day, Monday – Friday, 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. Central Time to assist you with your needs. These dedicated individuals will provide answers and information to help your library maximize the value of your membership and use of OCLC products and services.
In addition to product support specialists, the OCLC Customer Support organization is also comprised of a specialized team of librarians focused on providing consultative and workflow support tied to the use and satisfaction of OCLC products and services.
MLNC will provide billing and ordering assistance to your library for OCLC products and services as well as keep you up-to-date on OCLC news, service enhancements, new products, research, membership reports, and other important benefits of your OCLC membership. MLNC will also continue to provide non-OCLC-related services and support that your library receives from us today such as custom cataloging, discounts on electronic resources, and high-quality continuing education.
Contact OCLC Customer Support at 1-800-848-5800 or support@oclc.org.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Daily Life Online Update
Committed to excellence, ABC-CLIO is continually adding new titles to update and enrich our robust, award-winning online databases. Take this opportunity to learn about what we’ve added this spring!
Daily Life Through History—New Titles Added:
• Daily Life through World History in Primary Documents (3 vols.)
• Entertaining from Ancient Rome to the Super Bowl (2 vols.)
• Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians (revised ed.)
• Daily Life in Chaucer's England (revised ed.)
• Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks (revised ed.)
• Daily Life in Victorian England (revised ed.)
Want to Make Daily Life Online Part of Your Classroom?
Click here to access the Teacher Resources page. The site has been designed to provide valuable tools for teaching a range of Social Studies subjects and to help teachers make the most of Daily Life Online products.
Contact Us
To learn more about this and other features in the databases, please contact ABC-CLIO’s Lisa Stacy by email lstacy@abc-clio.com or phone: 866-846-4756.
Sincerely,
The team at ABC-CLIO
130 Cremona Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
1.800.368.6868
Daily Life Through History—New Titles Added:
• Daily Life through World History in Primary Documents (3 vols.)
• Entertaining from Ancient Rome to the Super Bowl (2 vols.)
• Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians (revised ed.)
• Daily Life in Chaucer's England (revised ed.)
• Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks (revised ed.)
• Daily Life in Victorian England (revised ed.)
Want to Make Daily Life Online Part of Your Classroom?
Click here to access the Teacher Resources page. The site has been designed to provide valuable tools for teaching a range of Social Studies subjects and to help teachers make the most of Daily Life Online products.
Contact Us
To learn more about this and other features in the databases, please contact ABC-CLIO’s Lisa Stacy by email lstacy@abc-clio.com or phone: 866-846-4756.
Sincerely,
The team at ABC-CLIO
130 Cremona Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
1.800.368.6868
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