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New online reference resources: Literature Criticism Online; Book Review Index Plus; Something about the Author

Reflecting again the transition of print to online standing orders, the following resources are now online. This announcement recaps the acquisitions of: Literature Criticism Online, Book Review Index Plus, and Something about the Author, all on the Gale platform.

Book Review Index Online Plus

The database provides access to reviews of books, periodicals, books [...]

Library catalog update - some functions unavailable this week-end

UPDATE: All user functions have been restablished

Starting Friday, July 22nd, at 6PM, some user-driven functions in the USF Libraries catalog will not be available due to a software upgrade.

These functions will be unavailable:

Viewing of your user record
Self-renewals of checked out books
Holds and recalls of books checked out by another user
Email receipts if you return a [...]

Online open door seminars on research and RefWorks

The Library is offering its two open door seminars on Elluminate.

Database research
Learn to select and access the best databases for your subject, search their content and find full-text articles.

Starts: July 19, 2011 12:00 PM
Ends: July 19, 2011 1:00 PM

Meeting Link: http://elluminate.it.usf.edu:80/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1294171749845
Add to Calendar: http://elluminate.it.usf.edu:80/build_calendar.event?meetingId=1294171749845

RefWorks
Learn how to use this citation management system that makes building bibliographies [...]

New online reference resources: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas; Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online

Here are long-standing reference works, now available online through the USF Libraries.

New Dictionary of the History of Ideas

Available on the Gale Virtual Reference Library platform, this six-volume set of the New Dictionary of the History of Ideas (NDHI) addresses topics in the fields of history, anthropology, and women’s studies; philosophy and religion; politics, law and [...]

New electronic resources in Business: JSTOR Business III; Advertising Red Books; New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics

The following business related resources have been recently acquired. The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition is funded by USF Sarasota-Manatee. The Advertising Red Books reflects work on the transition to online from print resources and the movement to online access on the part of publishers.

JSTOR Business III

The JSTOR Business [...]

New resources at the USF Poly and FIPR Institute libraries

Here are the latest arrivals for the month of June. As always, Polytechnic reference books and DVDs are shelved immediately in their proper stacks. FIPR materials are shelved immediately in their proper stacks.

Reference

POLITICAL SCIENCE

CSG state directory. Directory I, Elective officials. Lexington, Ky. : Council of State Governments, c1998-
USF LIBRARY-Polytechnic Reference JK2403 .B6 [...]