USF Polytechnic Library

The USFP Library has published a new online tutorial on boolean logic and boolean searching. It’s a short introduction (3m42s) on the three basic boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) and how they work together.

Check out our other online tutorials on the Library’s website, under “Research Help”.

Access to Wiley InterScience will be intermittently disrupted Saturday, March 28, from 8:00 AM to approximatively 12:00 PM. The full site will not go offline, but may experience minor disruptions where items such as the search or customer service interfaces will be unavailable for periods of about 30-40 minutes. The downtime is due to essential site maintenance.

A gentle reminder about some policies in effect at the Library and Open Use Computer Lab.

• All minors under 16 are to be accompanied by an adult.
• The USF Poly Computer Usage and Security Policies prohibit a user from logging someone else on a computer with their personal logon ID.
• Concerning the public open access computers, priority is given to academic/research purposes. Please limit your time to 30 minutes if others are waiting.
• Finally, we would like to remind you that food and open drink containers are not permitted.

We appreciate your cooperation and your courtesy towards others, thank you!

The Florida Book Awards announced the winners for eight categories of books published in 2008. The Florida Book Awards is an annual program established in 2006 that recognizes, honors, and celebrates the best Florida literature published the previous year. It is coordinated by The Florida State University Program in American and Florida Studies, and co-sponsored by the Florida Library Association, Florida Center for the Book, State Library and Archives of Florida, Florida Historical Society, Florida Humanities Council, Florida Literary Arts Coalition, “Just Read, Florida!,” Governor’s Family Literacy Initiative, Florida Association for Media in Education, Florida Center for the Literary Arts, the Florida State University Friends of Libraries, and Florida Chapter of the MysteryWriters of America.

GENERAL FICTION

• Gold Medal Winner: John Dufresne, Requiem, Mass (W. W. Norton)
• Silver Medal Winner: Tony D’Souza , The Konkans (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
• Bronze Medal Winners: Kristy Kiernan, Matters of Faith (Berkley); Debra Dean, Confessions of a Falling Woman (HarperCollins Publishers/Ecco)

FLORIDA NONFICTION

• Gold Medal Winner: Shawn C. Bean, The First Hollywood (University Press of Florida)
• Silver Medal Winner: John A. Stuart and John F. Stack, Jr., The New Deal in South Florida (University Press of Florida)
• Bronze Medal Winners: Rodney L. Hurst, Sr., It Was Never About a Hot Dog and a Coke (Wing Span Press); Jeff Klinkenberg, Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators (University Press of Florida); Gregg M. Turner, A Journey into Florida Railroad History (University Press of Florida)

SPANISH LANGUAGE BOOK

• Gold Medal Winner: Antonio Orlando Rodriguez, Chiquita (Santillana)
• Silver Medal Winner: José Àlvarez, Principio y fin del mito fidelista (Trafford Publishing)

POETRY

• Gold Medal Winner: David Kirby, The Temple Gate Called Beautiful (Alice James Books)
• Silver Medal Winner: Campbell McGrath, Seven Notebooks (HarperCollins Publishers/Ecco)
• Bronze Medal Winners: Terri Witek, The Shipwreck Dress (Orchises Press); Frank Giampietro, Begin Anywhere (Alice James Books); Helen Pruitt Wallace, Shimming The Glass House (Ashland Poetry Press)

YOUNG ADULT

• Gold Medal Winner: John Tkac, Whispers from the Bay (Southeast Books)
• Silver Medal Winner: Anne E. Ake, Everglades: An Ecosystem Facing Choices and Challenges (Pineapple Press)
• Bronze Medal Winner: Julie Gonzalez, Imaginary Enemy (Random House Children’s Books)

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

• Gold Medal Winner: Susan L. Womble, Newt’s World: Beginnings (CyPress Publications)
• Silver Medal Winner: Donna Gephart, As if Being 12 ¾ Isn’t Bad Enough, My Mother is Running for President (Random House Children’s Books)
• Bronze: Loreen Leedy, Missing Math: A Number Mystery (Marshall Cavendish Corporation)

GENRE FICTION

• Gold Medal Winner: Deborah and Joel Shlian, Rabbit in the Moon (Oceanview Publishing)
• Silver Medal Winner: Lisa Unger, Black Out (Shaye Areheart Books)
• Bronze Medal Winners: James Swain, The Night Stalker (Ballantine Books); Patrick Kendrick, Papa’s Problem (Blue Water Press) ; Martha Powers, Conspiracy of Silence (Oceanview Publishing)

BOOK DESIGN

• Gold Medal Winner: Emmett H.L. Snellings, Jr., Seminole Views (Rainbow Books, Inc.)

New titles have been added to the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Titles have been purchased by Tampa; others acquired by USF Sarasota/Manatee on behalf of all of the USF Libraries.

The following represent the new acquisitions for Education:

The College Blue Book , 34th ed., 6v, 2007

Volumes 1 through 6 (Narrative Descriptions, Tabular Data, Degrees Offered by College & Subject, Occupational Education, and Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, & Loans, Distance Learning) offer detailed descriptions of colleges, including degree programs offered, scholarships, and occupational education programs.

More than 3,000 institutions of higher education, in both the United States and Canada, are described, including universities, senior colleges, two-year colleges, and specialized institutions.

Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration , 2v, 2006

The Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration published by Sage presents the most recent theories, research, terms, concepts, ideas, and histories on educational leadership and school administration. With over 600 entries, the two volumes of this Encyclopedia represent one of the most comprehensive knowledge base of educational leadership and school administration.

Encyclopedia of Education Law , 2v, 2008

The Encyclopedia of Education Law is a compendium of information drawn from the various dimensions of education law and serves as an essential source for research on education law. The entries cover a number of essential topics, including key cases in education law, constitutional issues, theories and legal principles, key statutes, treaties (e.g., the Universal Declaration on Human Rights), curricular issues, educational equity, governance, rights of students and teachers, technology and key legal documents from the U.S. Constitution.

Growing and Knowing: A Selection Guide for Children’s Literature , 2004

Serves as a guide to the selection of books for children, recognizing the vast range of books published and the individual rates of reading and social development of different children. Focuses on the application of reading development theories of the 20th and 21st century to the selection of specific books and covering the characteristics of the various genres of children’s literature, including the classics and award winners. Provides ideas for book promotion within the children’s library or school library and classroom and covers the selection of books for children from ethnic communities throughout the world.

The following purchased titles can be found in the online catalog as ebooks with unlimited access. They are not included in MetaLib as these would be considered “circulating titles”, rather than online reference books.

• Managing Curriculum and Assessment: A Practitioner’s Guide , 2006
• Technology Application Competencies for K-12 Teachers , 2008
• Student Plagiarism in an Online World: Problems and Solutions , 2008
• Advanced Teaching Methods for the Technology Classroom , 2007
• Teaching and Learning with Virtual Teams , 2006
• Making the Transition to E-Learning: Strategies and Issues , 2007

For these resources and other library resources visit http://poly.usf.edu/library.xml. Click on “Search the Databases” (MetaLib) to begin. For the titles not included in MetaLib listed at the bottom of the list, search by author or titles in the online catalog at: http://usf.catalog.fcla.edu/sf.jsp.

We invite you to our open door seminars, offered online via Elluminate today and tomorrow:

Database Searching
Tuesday, March 17, 12:00-1:00PM
Learn to select and access the best databases for your subject, search their content and find full-text articles.

RefWorks
Wednesday, March 18, 12:00-1:00PM
Learn how to use this citation management system that makes building bibliographies a flash.

These seminars are open to all; no registration required.

The links to enter the seminar on the date and time specified are below. Please make sure to click on the correct one for the session you desire to attend.

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Database Searching:
Meeting Link: http://131.247.100.61:80/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1236611241653
Add to Calendar: http://131.247.100.61:80/build_calendar.event?meetingId=1236611241653
Starts: 03/17/2009 12:00 EDT
Ends: 03/17/2009 13:00 EDT

RefWorks
Meeting Link: http://131.247.100.61:80/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1236611301407
Add to Calendar: http://131.247.100.61:80/build_calendar.event?meetingId=1236611301407
Starts: 03/18/2009 12:00 EDT
Ends: 03/18/2009 13:00 EDT

Enter your name at the login prompt.

These meetings do not require a password to join. Please leave the password field blank.

If this is the first time you will be using Elluminate, you may be prompted to download some software which may take anywhere from 2 to 20 minutes depending upon your Internet connection speed. You can pre-configure your system with the required software by going to the support page located at: http://131.247.100.61:80/support.help.

Please make sure your computer has a microphone and speakers to be able to talk and hear while you are in the Elluminate meeting.

Monday, March 16th and Tuesday, March 17th, work on the covered walkway will necessitate workers to be active in the north-east corner of the Open Use Computer Lab. Some noise and disruption are possible intermittently.

Some of the workstations are not accessible. The printers have been moved closer to the front desk. Printing is still available.

We remind you that there are some workstations at the back of the room. It should also be quieter in that area. We apologize for the disruption.

Always thinking of greener ways, the USF Libraries published its 2008 Annual Report online. Enjoy!

The list of Library resources for the 2009 Women’s History Month is now available online. We also have on print at the front desk during the Month.

It contains reference resources, books, databases, journals and children’s books.

We invite you to our open door seminars, offered this time online via Elluminate:

Database Searching
Tuesday, March 17, 12:00-1:00PM
Learn to select and access the best databases for your subject, search their content and find full-text articles.

RefWorks
Wednesday, March 18, 12:00-1:00PM
Learn how to use this citation management system that makes building bibliographies a flash.

These seminars are open to all; no registration required.

The links to enter the seminar on the date and time specified are below. Please make sure to click on the correct one for the session you desire to attend.

Database Searching:
Meeting Link: http://131.247.100.61:80/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1236611241653
Add to Calendar: http://131.247.100.61:80/build_calendar.event?meetingId=1236611241653
Starts: 03/17/2009 12:00 EDT
Ends: 03/17/2009 13:00 EDT

RefWorks
Meeting Link: http://131.247.100.61:80/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1236611301407
Add to Calendar: http://131.247.100.61:80/build_calendar.event?meetingId=1236611301407
Starts: 03/18/2009 12:00 EDT
Ends: 03/18/2009 13:00 EDT

Enter your name at the login prompt.

These meetings do not require a password to join. Please leave the password field blank.

If this is the first time you will be using Elluminate, you may be prompted to download some software which may take anywhere from 2 to 20 minutes depending upon your Internet connection speed. You can pre-configure your system with the required software by going to the support page located at: http://131.247.100.61:80/support.help.

Please make sure your computer has a microphone and speakers to be able to talk and hear while you are in the Elluminate meeting.