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Database Trials

Nov 13, 2009 by Anne M Hinseth

The following databases have been requested for trial. Please visit myU. to access the trials.   http://link.usd.edu/60

 Cochrane EBSCOhost (Trial expires 11/30/09)

 Cochrane Wiley Interscience (Trial expires 11/30/09)

 IOP Journals (Trial expires 12/16/09)

 Mosby's Index Access in the Libraries only (Trial expires 11/30/09)

 Mosby's Nursing Skills Username: admin  Password: syshello (Trial expires 11/30/09)

 Nursing Reference Center (NRC)  (Trial expires 11/30/09)

 SPORTDiscus (Trial expires 11/2009)


 
Note: USD database trials are now listed in the portal. Only users with USD usernames and passwords will be able to use this URL. Users will be prompted for their myU. login.

Trials are also linked on the Libraries Research Tools page http://www.usd.edu/library/research-tools.cfm

Free Trial - Science Translational Medicine

Nov 12, 2009 by Anne M Hinseth

AAAS/Science is celebrating the newest member of its family, Science Translational Medicine!    

Science Translational Medicine online is free until Jan 1, 2010.

Food for Fines

Nov 10, 2009 by Anne M Hinseth

University Libraries Announces the Second Annual Food for Fines Program
November 15 – 25, 2009
One food item = $1.00 in fines

Each item of food will credit $1.00 toward your fines
Fine of $4.00 = four food items
Fine of $4.25 = five food items
•    Only unopened, pre-packaged, unexpired food will be accepted
•    No Ramen noodles
•    No perishable food
•    Actual cost of food will not be considered in crediting fines
•    Food accepted for fines only, NOT for ILL or lost book charges
•    Any food donations will also be gratefully accepted


EXAMPLES OF ACCEPTABLE FOOD ITEMS
Canned fruits or vegetables     Soup     canned meat or fish     Pork & beans     Jelly     Peanut butter
Boxed macaroni & cheese     Cereal     Pasta/canned sauce

All proceeds will be donated to the Vermillion Food Pantry.  For more information, email circ@usd.edu, ask at the Circulation Desk, or call 605-677-5373

Veteran's Day Library Hours

Nov 10, 2009 by Danielle P Loftus

Veteran’s Day, 11.11.09.  Wednesday; 10 a.m. -  2 a.m.

Exam Master Login Change Nov 16

Nov 09, 2009 by Anne M Hinseth

For your convenience and ease of logging in, Exam Master OnLine will be switching to your email address as your primary login. This change will be effective Monday, November 16 (one week from today). You will be able to access your account using the email address where you are receiving this message and your normal password.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact customer_service@exammaster.com for assistance.
We hope that this change will make accessing Exam Master OnLine an easier experience.

Comments Needed - Cochrane databases trial

Nov 09, 2009 by Anne M Hinseth

We are trialing Cochrane databases in an effort to assess what might be the best interface for our teaching and research here at USD.  I would appreciate it if you would take a few minutes  and test these, and tell me your opinions concerning which product you prefer and why.

1.    Currently we have had access to the Cochrane collection through OVID for several years: Cochrane Collection (only 8 people can log in at a time)


2.    Wiley Interscience trial:
http://ezproxy.usd.edu/login?url=http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/cochrane_search_fs.html


3.    EBSCOhost trial:
http://ezproxy.usd.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=cochrane

Exhibit - Luminaries in the History of Arts & Sciences at USD: Part 2

Nov 05, 2009 by Anne M Hinseth

In conjunction with Celebrating the Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2009-2010, the University Libraries Arts, Exhibits and Events Committee present the exhibit:  Luminaries in the History of Arts & Sciences at USD.  

Part 2: People and Places is currently on display, left of the main lobby.  

University Libraries Strategic Planning Retreat

Nov 05, 2009 by Anne M Hinseth

University Libraries Strategic Planning Retreat

Sponsored by the USD Faculty Senate  University Libraries Committee

Invitation
The USD University Libraries value your input…  You are invited to attend a Strategic Planning Retreat for the University Libraries on Friday, November 20, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Muenster University Center Ballroom.
 While enjoying brunch,
• Learn about the University Libraries’ current services and future plans;
• Help develop a new mission and vision for the Libraries along with broad goals for the next 3 years.

Stay for the door prize drawing!
To make the most of this experience, please join one of the 30-minute tours of the I.D. Weeks building that will meet inside the front door on Thursday, November 19 at 4:30 p.m. or Friday, November 20 at 8:15 a.m. (immediately preceding the event).  


Please R.S.V.P.  to Kim Miller by November 11 at kim.miller@usd.edu.


Agenda
Thursday, November 19
4:30 Tour of I.D. Weeks building  

Friday, November 20
8:15 Tour of I.D. Weeks building; coffee and pastries
9:00 Welcome (Randall Waldron, Chair, University Libraries Committee)
9:05 Introduction to the day’s agenda by co-facilitators (Jill Tyler and Betty Smith)
9:15 Virtual tour of libraries’ web site and plans for Academic Commons (Anne Moore)
9:40 Overview of Dream Library Project findings (Betty Smith)
9:45 What do people value about the University Libraries? (All-room activity)
10:00 Review and update mission and vision statements
10:15 Develop vision for the future
10:45 Brunch and tables discuss libraries’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
11:30 Set goals
12:30 Prioritize goals
1:00 Adjourn
 
 
 USD University Libraries Mission The Libraries support the educational mission of The University of South Dakota encompassing instruction, research and service by assuring ready access to a wide range of information resources held locally and worldwide; teaching information literacy, research and critical thinking skills for academic endeavors and lifelong learning; and providing an aesthetic, congenial and stimulating learning and working environment.
 
USD University Libraries Vision The Libraries strive to support the University vision "to be the best small publicly supported University in the country" while serving as an intellectual and cultural center for the University. It functions as a place for research, exploration, and collegiality where the tools and techniques of scholarship are stored, taught and renewed. The Libraries must evolve to invigorate individual and group research as well as public interaction and discussion.
 
Wegner Health Science Information Center Mission Providing quality information services to its partners and their constituents by maintaining and delivering relevant information that supports healthcare, education, and research.
 

Apply Today! - Photograph Collections Internship

Oct 29, 2009 by Anne M Hinseth

Archives and Special Collection Photograph Collections  is now accepting applications for two positions ART 494/794 or A&S 494/594 Internships for spring 2010. 

Contact: Sarah A. Hanson, University Libraries, Room 305  (605) 677-5243 Sarah.Hanson@usd.edu

Please visit the Ciriculation Desk for applications.

Application Deadline: Nov. 16, 2009

 

 

The PubMed redesign is live now!

Oct 27, 2009 by Anne M Hinseth

The PubMed redesign is live now! 

 Information on the redesign is available at:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/so09/so09_pm_redesign.html

Additional information and an NLM presentation is available at:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/clinics/pmredesign09.html

Check out the new online Safari technology books

Oct 20, 2009 by Anne M Hinseth

Check out the new online Safari technology books available to anyone with a USD email account:

From database:  http://ezproxy.usd.edu/login?url=http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/   Click Custom Collection (upper left corner) for subscribed titles

From catalog:  http://apollo.sdln.net/F/?func=find-b&local_base=usd&request=safari+books+online

Safari search tips  http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/safari_search_tips_english.pdf

Now available - Full text access to The Chronicle of Higher Education for all USD users

Oct 19, 2009 by Anne M Hinseth

Now available - Full text access to The Chronicle of Higher Education for all USD users.

The Chronicle can be access through the Libraries Journal List.  

Features of the Chronicle included:

The web site updated throughout the day with the latest news in academe.
Text from the current print edition, posted every Monday morning.
A searchable archive of every issue published since September 1989.
All the commentary and essays from our weekly magazine, The Chronicle Review.
All the data from the annual Almanac and other special, single-topic reports are in easy-to-search databases.
Online "extras" such as slide shows, podcasts, and video.
Free e-mail newsletters, including Academe Today, The Chronicle’s popular Daily Report and the weekly Chronicle Review e-mail newsletter.

EndNote X3 is now available to everyone at USD!

Oct 19, 2009 by Anne M Hinseth

Tired of jostling endless citations? Want to quickly and simply generate bibliographies?   Need to print annotations of your readings for class?   Have you heard the news?
 
EndNote X3 is now available to everyone at USD!


Everyone can easily download and install the software from the my.U portal.


For instructions, check out this handy LibGuide (http://libguides.usd.edu/endnote)


To help everyone learn how to utilize this powerful reference management tool, the library will be offering information sessions in room 323 in the University Library.


We are also offering to work with individuals, groups, or come to your classroom and instruct your  students on how to use EndNote!


Please contact your library liaison or David Midyette (david.midyette@usd.edu – x5121) for additional information on EndNote and EndNote training.


Here is our upcoming schedule for EndNote training in room 323 at the library:

10/20 4-5pm

10/21 9-10am

10/22 3-4pm

10/23 10-11am

10/28 4-5pm

10/29 3-4pm

10/30 10-11am

Sessions are open to everyone and seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Additional sessions will be forthcoming!
 
 

Yankton High School Students to Visit University Libraries Wed Oct. 21

Oct 19, 2009 by Anne M Hinseth

On Wednesday, October 21, the University Libraries and the Department of History are hosting a research day for AP American History students, of Yankton High School. 

Yankton students are using computers in Weeks Library between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Approximately 50 computers on the first floor are reserved during this period. 

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Exhibit - "Words that Changed History," a world-class collection of rare books, manuscripts

Oct 15, 2009 by Anne M Hinseth

A world-class collection of manuscripts, first- and early-edition works in original form are on exhibit at The University of South Dakota until Dec. 16.

The Declaration of Independence, Magna Carta and the Federalist Papers are among about 50 rare books, pamphlets and documents displayed weekdays in the Al Neuharth Media Center Concourse and I.D. Weeks Library second floor.

Weekend visits to the Al Neuharth Media Center are available by appointment; call 605/677-5424. Professors and teachers may schedule class visits or request supervised handling of certain works during lectures by contacting either Jack Marsh (jmarsh@freedomforum.org), executive director of the Al Neuharth Media Center, or Dan Daily (Dan.Daily@usd.edu), special collections librarian at I.D. Weeks Library.

The exhibit, titled “Words that Changed History,” is on temporary loan to USD by special arrangements of Freedom Forum, which operates the Al Neuharth Media Center, and The Remnant Trust (www.theremnanttrust.com) of Louisville, Ky., which owns the collection.

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, service or other accommodations to participate in or attend this activity, please contact USD Disability Services at 605-677-6389 Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm, at least one week in advance.