http://catherin.blog.usf.edu News about services and resources offered by the USF Lakeland Library Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:38:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I will be away from campus from Monday, June 30th and will be back Monday, July 14th. I will have limited email access (clw@lakeland.usf.edu), though not all the time. For library enquiries, you can reach the USF Lakeland Library front desk at 863-667-7817. You can also contact the USF Tampa’s Ask-A-Librarian ... http://catherin.blog.usf.edu/2008/06/27/absent-from-campus-13 A JSTOR platform update was recently completed. This update included several bug fixes: The “Page of First Match” feature is restored. With this fix, selecting the “Page of First Match” link now takes users to the first page upon which a search term appears, rather than the first page of the ... http://catherin.blog.usf.edu/2008/06/25/new-platform-release-for-jstor The data from the 2007 Journal Citation Reports is now available in the ISI Web of Knowledge database. This data gives information on how many times a journal was cited, how many it has cited other journals and it’s impact factor, among others. This kind of information is interesting when ... http://catherin.blog.usf.edu/2008/06/23/2007-isi-journal-citation-reports-available The USF Libraries provide access to hundreds of databases to the students and faculty. Still, some may prefer using Google Scholar, at least in their first steps in a research process. There are several tips though that can make a quest for information more successful in Google Scholar . First, ... http://catherin.blog.usf.edu/2008/06/23/super-googling-google-scholar The USF Libraries catalog is currently unavailable. Efforts are being made to put it back online as soon as possible. http://catherin.blog.usf.edu/2008/06/20/catalog-is-down I will be away at a conference this coming week. I will be leaving Monday June 16th and will be back Friday, June 20th at 8:00 AM. I will have email access (clw@lakeland.usf.edu), though not all the time. For general library enquiries, you can reach the USF Lakeland Library front desk ... http://catherin.blog.usf.edu/2008/06/13/absent-from-campus-12 As you know, the USFL Library publishes a list of newly arrived titles every month (combined in the summer months). However, the USF Libraries catalog now sports a link you can click to see the new books in the library system. To see the new books on management, for example, ... http://catherin.blog.usf.edu/2008/06/13/how-to-access-new-book-lists-using-the-catalog This trial provides access to two electronic resources: FAITS (Faulkner Advisory For Information Technology Studies) and SMP (Security Management Practices). FAITS is an information technology reference library with reports designed to help students, instructors, and administrators learn about and keep up with the critical issues, emerging trends, products, services, and ... http://catherin.blog.usf.edu/2008/06/03/trial-access-faulkner-advisory-for-information-technology-studies-and-smp-security-management-practices Fratelli Alinari was founded in 1852 and is the oldest photographic archive in the world with over 3,500,000 photographs, ranging from the invention of photography to the present. For the first time Alinari PhotoLibrary Educational offers online access to a selection of 150,000 pictures for virtually every discipline. The ... http://catherin.blog.usf.edu/2008/05/29/new-database-alinari-photolibrary-educational This June, we will hold four open, drop-in seminars on library resources: Database Searching Tuesday, June 3, 12:00-1:00PM Wednesday, June 4, 5:00-6:00PM Learn to select and access the best databases for your subject, search their content and find full-text articles. RefWorks Tuesday, June 3, 5:00-6:00PM Wednesday, June 4, 12:00-1:00PM Learn how to use this citation management system that ... http://catherin.blog.usf.edu/2008/05/28/open-door-seminars