Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Upcoming Horace Mann Library Hours
Please let all anyone know that may be interested in these Horace Mann Library hours for Tuesday, Nov. 22 and dates during finals week in December.
Horace Mann Library will close at 3:30 P.M. on Tuesday, November 22 due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Horace Mann Library will be open Wednesday & Thursday, December 14 & 15, 2011 at 8:00 AM and close at 3:30. The library will be closed on Friday, December 16th.
(Horace Mann Lab School’s last day of school this semester is Tuesday, Dec. 13.)
Thanks,
Mary Jane Stiens, Librarian
Horace Mann Lab School
NW MO State University
Maryville, MO 64468
Monday, November 14, 2011
IIMP upgrades reserach environment
ProQuest announced a platform release that offers increased research control.
"Research focus and methods are rapidly changing, and students and researchers are seeking new research environments designed to ease the ways to search, find, use, and share a world of vetted, reliable information.
ProQuest brings you a brand-new research environment to serve these needs, and is at your side to inspire and support success throughout the entire research cycle.
It all started with input from customers like you, and it keeps getting even better as we respond to continued feedback from our users.
With today’s update on our most recent enhancements, you’ll see the solid results. Connecting with information is easier and more intuitive than ever. Additional innovative tools and customization capabilities offer greater flexibility and control. And, when libraries choose, we’ve added ways for users to instantly communicate with their librarian.
As you explore the ProQuest research environment, please note these examples of a few new ways to...
Connect & Customize
Provide real-time answers to questions with customizable chat and email widgets that your library can set on any or every page.
Search & Discover
Propel research with the enhanced, user-friendly thesaurus that can be easily accessed. Longer searches expand for easier review in the Advanced Search mode.
Download & Report
Specify document output with custom formatting to suit research needs—based on the fields present, such as abstract citation style, author, file format, etc.
Analyze & Store
Perform analysis more effectively and efficiently with improved database and title lists, with databases linked for instant searching.
Save & Track
Manage alerts using the new sort options that fit research needs: by date or alphabetical order. Plus save, modify, and create alerts or RSS feeds from narrowed searches.
Plus, more ProQuest Historical Newspapers have been added, including the Cincinnati Enquirer, Newsday, Jewish Exponent, Jerusalem Post, and American Israelite—the most recent example of how the world of ProQuest content continues to expand.
We suggest you view several other enhancements that make research easier; click here.
Also, be sure to sign up for our special webinar on November 28: “New ProQuest Platform Recent Enhancements.” If you’re unable to attend, we will be posting a recording after the session here.
Our live and recorded training webinars and YouTube videos are a great way to familiarize yourself, your librarians, and end users with the new ProQuest research environment.
We’re here to help."
"Research focus and methods are rapidly changing, and students and researchers are seeking new research environments designed to ease the ways to search, find, use, and share a world of vetted, reliable information.
ProQuest brings you a brand-new research environment to serve these needs, and is at your side to inspire and support success throughout the entire research cycle.
It all started with input from customers like you, and it keeps getting even better as we respond to continued feedback from our users.
With today’s update on our most recent enhancements, you’ll see the solid results. Connecting with information is easier and more intuitive than ever. Additional innovative tools and customization capabilities offer greater flexibility and control. And, when libraries choose, we’ve added ways for users to instantly communicate with their librarian.
As you explore the ProQuest research environment, please note these examples of a few new ways to...
Connect & Customize
Provide real-time answers to questions with customizable chat and email widgets that your library can set on any or every page.
Search & Discover
Propel research with the enhanced, user-friendly thesaurus that can be easily accessed. Longer searches expand for easier review in the Advanced Search mode.
Download & Report
Specify document output with custom formatting to suit research needs—based on the fields present, such as abstract citation style, author, file format, etc.
Analyze & Store
Perform analysis more effectively and efficiently with improved database and title lists, with databases linked for instant searching.
Save & Track
Manage alerts using the new sort options that fit research needs: by date or alphabetical order. Plus save, modify, and create alerts or RSS feeds from narrowed searches.
Plus, more ProQuest Historical Newspapers have been added, including the Cincinnati Enquirer, Newsday, Jewish Exponent, Jerusalem Post, and American Israelite—the most recent example of how the world of ProQuest content continues to expand.
We suggest you view several other enhancements that make research easier; click here.
Also, be sure to sign up for our special webinar on November 28: “New ProQuest Platform Recent Enhancements.” If you’re unable to attend, we will be posting a recording after the session here.
Our live and recorded training webinars and YouTube videos are a great way to familiarize yourself, your librarians, and end users with the new ProQuest research environment.
We’re here to help."
Friday, November 11, 2011
H.W. Wilson Databases Coming to EBSCOhost
EBSCO announces migration of H.W. Wilson databases to the EBSCOhost platform. "Over the coming weeks Wilson databases will become available on the EBSCOhost platform. Through December 2011, these database will also be available on WilsonWeb..." read full announcement
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Business Source Premier Updates
EBSCO has announced forthcoming updates to the Business Source Premier search interface. The late October changes will align BSP interface with the EBSCOhost interface. Please see the announcement for a list of updates and screen captures of the search interface.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
New Subscription Databases
Access to Communication & Mass Media Complete and Communication Abstracts is now active.
Additional information:
CMMC
Communication Abstracts
Additional information:
CMMC
Communication Abstracts
Friday, September 23, 2011
Preview the New GVRL Interface
"Sneak peek it now…enjoy it soon!
Get your first glance at the amazing-looking, function-filled, user-driven, cross-searchable, extreme-makeovered Gale Virtual Reference Library, coming this fall!
Based on feedback from librarians and patrons, we took the best features from GVRL, added amazing upgrades, and put it all together in a new, eye-catching package.
User Interface-lift
Your users will see a UI that looks like their favorite websites.
• Book covers grace the homepages, browsing is easier and more intuitive, and the entire interface is available in 35+ languages.
• User-focused navigation encourages researchers to stay longer, search deeper and find what they need faster.
And once they find the eReference they want, users can enjoy multi-page viewing for the "book" experience, text-to-speech technology in 19 languages, text translation into 13 languages, and plenty of Web 2.0 share tools.
See it in action before your migration
You'll receive GVRL migration information later this season, but get a sneak peek right now."
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