Science Today has some new sections to checkout:
• Issues & controversies in Science.
• Science in the headlines a variety of articles on topics being discussed.
• New science experiments and activities
Be sure to scroll down the page, there is a wealth of goodies on the left hand side of the page and “below the fold”.
Editorial Cartoons on scientific topics
Interactive Crossword Puzzles (you can also print them!)
The Virtual Library has setup and maintains links on del.icio.us (del.icio.us is a social network bookmarking site which is available from any computer on the Internet. It allows you or anyone who knows the url to access LVCCLD’s reference bookmarks. You can get to it from the Virtual Library blog or by going to http://del.icio.us/lasvegaslibrary. Also, the blog displays the first 5 bookmarks, so if you want to see what new links have been added, check out the Virtual Library blog. If you have a favorite reference site which is not here, send it to me so we can share it with all LVCCLD staff.
Literature Criticism Online takes literature, history and culture to the next level with the largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary available. Imagine centuries of analysis – the scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals – delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals and saves you considerable shelf space. Ten Gale print series, covering literary criticism from the ancient times through today’s emerging authors, are available in Literature Criticism Online. Just as with the print counterparts, you’ll find content suitable for high school, college and adult readers; critical analysis from the most reliable sources; background information on the great writers and thinkers of the past 20 centuries; and much more.
Literature Criticism Online Demos will be in the Virtual Library Training Room – Clark County Library (near the staff lounge) on:
Friday, September 14, 2007 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Friday, September 21, 2007 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Friday, September 28, 2007 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Please RSVP to Isabel Boylan – boylani@lvccld.org; indicate which session you plan to attend.
We are making improvements on the OverDrive website! We now have a link on the left hand nav bar under Collections called eMedia for Kids & Teens. This lists all the eMedia content we own and the four items highlighted (after clicking the link) are items available for checkout (previously the items were randomly selected, thus often they were checked out).
SAGE Sourcebook of Modern Biomedical Devices: Business Environments in a Global Market
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Joe Stoner at Whitney Library offered this website.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/FX100485361033.aspx
There are at least a dozen 30 min.+ tutorials for each program in Microsoft Office, for versions back to Office 2000. Since the library doesn’t offer more computer classes, especially here at Whitney, or more advanced classes, I end up recommending this site quite often, nearly daily. I have used several of the tutorials myself. They are free! and completely interactive so the user gets to actually use the program during instruction. The url is hard to remember so I usually show patrons how to google it–Microsoft Office tutorials. I usually ask patrons if they have an Internet connection at home so they will have more time to practice, though they certainly can use these tutorials on the library computers.
We have setup several databases from ProQuest for your review. Please leave your comments about them here by clicking on the “Add a Comment” link. You can do a comment for each database you look at or one comment for all of them.
The eLibrary offering is the curriclum edition, we have just eLibrary Elementary now. The title can be a bit miss leading as it includes US and Nevada crriclum as well as Canada.
World Conflict Today is just like CultureGrams and is great for students in grades 6-12.
The newspapers is a collection of major newspapers which provides permenant current coverage. This would give us full coverage to papers like the LA Times. We can have different major newspapers other than those listed so if there is another selection please let me know.
The film catalog and indexes are also a good resource which we can tied into the library catalog. When a patron does a search we can add a link to do a library catalog search.
eLibrary Canada Curriculum Edition
World Conflicts Today
ProQuest National Newspapers 9
American Film Institute Catalog
FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals – Full Text
Film Indexes Online
Film Index International
The trial is now active, and it runs from 08/22/2007 to 09/20/2007.
To log in, go to:
http://trials.proquest.com/ptc?userid=2354459
Password is: welcome
Thank you for taking the time to review these databases. Your input is very important in the selection process.
The new site features and enhancements include:
At the heart of the new web site is the new semantic search engine. Semantic Search improves upon traditional research searches by leveraging XML data in order to increase relevancy of results. (More information about this under Search below)
The new generation of AccessScience gathers and synthesizes vast amounts of information, and organizes it to give you fast, easy and accurate access to authoritative articles in all major areas of science and technology. It’s easier than ever to find what you’re looking for and put it to use quickly.
To return to the Home Page from any page on this site, click on the AccessScience logo in the upper left corner. (This is an acceptable web standard used in most of our databases).
Content can be browsed two ways – via topic or alphabetically – from the home page. To browse by topic, select from among the 19 high-level topics on the home page, choose a sub-topic, and a list of all topics within that area of study will be presented. Selecting one of these topics will display a page with links to all the information on that topic available within the site’s extensive collection, including encyclopedia articles, Research Updates, dictionary definitions, and multimedia content.
The alphabetical (A-Z) browse functionality is available both on the Home page as well as at the top of all internal pages. Click on any letter to see a list of all topics covered on the site. Click on a topic and you’ll receive a page with links to all the information on that topic available on the site.
AccessScience Topic pages are organized by the kind of content available on a given topic, which can include the following:
The AccessScience search engine was built to allow the user to easily discover the wide variety of information the site has to offer on the multitude of topics covered.
In addition to the approximately 7,000 articles in The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, the site features Research Updates, news articles, biographies, dictionary definitions, multimedia, and other useful assets. The search features of AccessScience are built upon the semantic data associated with all of these articles and other assets.
Semantic data is information that has been categorized so that knowledge itself can be processed instead of text, thereby enabling more meaningful search results. For example, a search for “NH3″ might not normally return results, but because we have semantically associated “NH3″ with the synonym “ammonia”, a search for “NH3″ will return results for the topic “ammonia”.
If a default search results in a semantic match, results will be displayed on a “topic page” showing relevant search results from all areas of the site. Simply clicking on any of those assets will show the full content.
However, if a search term does not match an existing topic or one of its synonyms, the site will automatically perform a full-text search for your entry, and deliver the results for your review. A full-text search returns instances of words within all assets, rather than assembling only information with meaningful relations.
The titles of the Encyclopedia and Research Update articles are the backbone of the site; if your search request matches up to one of these “root” terms or one of its synonyms, you will be taken directly to a page that has assembled all content the site has to offer on that topic. If your search is a close match, you may be asked to confirm your selection before being taken to the topic page. A spell checker is included to verify your input and if necessary suggest alternatives.
If a search matches multiple topics available on AccessScience, you will be asked to choose between those multiple possible matches, or you can choose to do a full-text search on your search term.
In addition to the default search functionality, searches can be customized in a number of ways by clicking on the “Search Options” link next to the search box on every page of the site. Under these search options, you can choose to do a full-text search, bypassing the semantically-driven topic search. You can also search within only specific asset types, content areas (encyclopedia only, for instance), or any of the 19 high-level topics (Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, etc.) available on the site.
You can now give your patrons a ticket to the most acclaimed films from Hollywood. The highly anticipated Hollywood Favorites & World Cinema and Sony Pictures Entertainment collections are now available. They can download over 300 Academy Award® winning films from legendary directors and the greatest actors and actresses to ever grace the Silver Screen. From heartbreaking romance to thrilling adventure and light comedy, MyLibraryDV features the films that remind us why we love cinema. This collection will continue to grow and is an incredible addition to the Virtual Library collection. The Virtual Library will now be able to compete with the likes of NetFlix.
The base application for MyLibraryDV needs to be upgraded in order to see this new content, both for existing and new applications.
Note: You may have to adjust your firewall sessions to make this upgrade happen.
Diccionario Akal de Filosofia Politica
Diccionario Akal de las Religion
Drama for Students, Volume 24
Encyclopedia of Health and Aging
Prejudice in the Modern World Reference Library
Children’s Literature Review, Volume 123
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Volume 160
Contemporary Authors, Volume 254
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces, 5th ed.
Diccionario Akal/Grove de la Music
International Directory of Company Histories, Volume 86
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States, 5th ed.
Short Stories for Students, Volume 25
Treaties and Alliances of the World, 8th ed.
Children’s Literature Review, Volume 124
Something About the Author, Volume 177
We will be launching new webpages for “Marketing the Collection” on September 4. These pages will replace the current “Good Book” pages. I think you and your patrons will enjoy the new format and the additional content.
New Titles
Diccionario Akal de Filosofia Politica
Diccionario Akal de las Religion
Drama for Students, Volume 24
Encyclopedia of Health and Aging
Prejudice in the Modern World Reference Library
Children’s Literature Review, Volume 123
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Volume 160
Contemporary Authors, Volume 254
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces, 5th ed
Diccionario Akal/Grove de la Music
International Directory of Company Histories, Volume 86
We have a new database for you try. Please use the “Comment” box below to leave your comments about this database. We really want to know if you recommend we purchase it or not. Please respond by Septembe 7.
Vault Online Career Library Demo
Library Journal recently reviewed this resource — here is the link to the article: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6440569.html.
Features
Benefits
15 new CG countries* in the World Edition: Now 202 countries, includes all 192 U.N. member states plus 10 more.
New Graphing Tool: Choose the countries you wish to compare, choose the data to review, and see it graphed instantly. Perfect for use in your library or classroom!
Flag Galleries: See all the flags of the world, U.S. states, or Canada in one place.
Updated Content: All editions have been updated with the latest information and critical reviews.
Kids Edition has been enhanced with hundreds of new cultural and historical images placed alongside paragraphs to bring cultural content to life for younger users. Photo Gallery collections have been added for Afghanistan, Burundi, Colombia, Djibouti, Dominica, Hong Kong, Montenegro, and Slovakia.
OverDrive Guided Tour is a support tool for patrons and staff. All of these links are available from the OverDrive website. They are also providing these individual links from the main tutorial page.OverDrive Guided Tour (main menu): http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/default.asp
*** Getting Started ***
Getting Started: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_Intro.html
*** Installation ***
OverDrive Media Console: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_OMC.html
Windows Media Player Security Upgrade: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_WMP.html
*** Browse, Select, and Download ***
Browse: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_Browse.html
Search: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_Search.html
Select: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_Select.html
Place a Hold: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_Hold.html
Check Out: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_Checkout.html
Download: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_Download.html
*** Digital Rights ***
What is Digital Rights Management: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_DRM.html
*** Audio Books, Music & Video ***
Audio Books, Music & Video Overview: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_OMCOverview.html
OverDrive Media Console Features: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_OMCFeatures.html
OverDrive Media Console Toolbar: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_OMCToolbar.html
Portable Audio Devices: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_Devices.html
Transfer Audio to a Portable Device: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_Transfer.html
Burn Audio to a CD: http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/tour/Topic_Burn.html
Congressional Medal of Honor Society
http://www.cmohs.org/society/museum.htm
Located on the hangar deck of the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point, the museum details the eight eras of Medal of Honor history: The Civil War; Indian Campaigns; Wars of American Expansion; Peacetime; World War I; World War II; Korea; and Vietnam. Panels list all of the Medal of Honor recipients to date and include such well-known names as Audie Murphy, Sergeant Alvin York and Jimmie Doolittle. Exhibits include memorabilia and artifacts relating to Medal of Honor recipients and archives of important documents. In addition to the permanent exhibit, rotating displays will focus on related areas of interest.
Congressional Medal of Honor
http://www.army.mil/cmh/moh.html
The President, in the name of Congress, has awarded more than 3,400 Medals of Honor to our nation’s bravest Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen since the decoration’s creation in 1861. For years, the citations highlighting these acts of bravery and heroism resided in dusty archives and only sporadically were printed. In 1973, the U.S. Senate ordered the citations compiled and printed as Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973). This book was later updated and reprinted in 1979. The website is a duplicate of that in the congressional compilation.
