http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/index.html en Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:24:57 -0500 webmaster@lib.vt.edu webmaster@lib.vt.edu http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-12-19.html <p>If you received an e-reader as a gift (or just purchased on yourself), you'd probably like to know if the Virginia Tech Libraries offer any ebooks that can be read on your device. We do, though our various ebook packages contain very little fiction/novels, and none offer downloads formatted specifically for e-readers (many do provide <a href="http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix">PDFs that can be read on most devices</a>).</p> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-12-19.html Faculty announcements Graduate student announcements Undergraduate announcements Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-12-02.html <p><span> <a href="http://ldi.bvdep.com/" title="Leadership Federal Government" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://ldi.bvdep.com/')" shape="rect">Leadership Federal Government</a> </span> provides access to a directory of contact information for federal agencies, employees, and decision makers, including phone and fax numbers, addresses, emails, and biographical information. It allows searching the online federal government contact directory by organization type, acronym or person and discover the depth of our federal government contact directory.</p> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-12-02.html Faculty announcements Graduate student announcements Announcements Business, humanties, and social sciences http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-12-01.html <p><a href="http://dsp.lib.vt.edu/newbooks/newbooks.php">New materials lists</a> for items cataloged in November 2011, have been posted.</p> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-12-01.html Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-11-08.html <p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/ill/index.html">Interlibrary Loan</a> will now send courtesy notices via email when you have a returnable item become due in one week. Some items can be renewed. You will also receive two more notices once an items becomes overdue.</p> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-11-08.html Interlibrary Loan and ILLiad news Services Announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-11-01.html <p>We have acquired 16 ebook series in agriculture, biological science, immunology, microbiology, and neuroscience on the <span> <a href="http://www.hub.sciverse.com/action/home" title="ScienceDirect from SciVerse Hub" target="_blank" class="vt_link_blank, vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.hub.sciverse.com/action/home')" shape="rect">ScienceDirect from SciVerse Hub</a> </span> platform. These series typically publish new volumes every year; for some titles content goes back to the 1950s.</p> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-11-01.html Collections Sci-Tech http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-11-01b.html <p><a href="http://dsp.lib.vt.edu/newbooks/newbooks.php">New materials lists</a> for items cataloged in October 2011, have been posted.</p> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-11-01b.html Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-10-05.html <p>Five new WilsonWeb hosted databases will provide expanded indexing of early twentieth century literature. (WilsonWeb databases will be transferring to the EBSCOhost platform in the future, which will allow cross-searching with the content on that platform.)</p><ul><li><span> <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=asb" title="Applied Science &amp; Business Periodicals Retrospective from EBSCOhost" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=asb')" shape="rect">Applied Science &amp; Business Periodicals Retrospective from EBSCOhost</a> </span> (1913-1983)</li><li><span> <a href="http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=BIR" title="Biography Index Retrospective 1946-1983 from EBSCOhost" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=BIR')" shape="rect">Biography Index Retrospective 1946-1983 from EBSCOhost</a> </span> (1946-1983)</li><li><span> <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=egr" title="Essay and General Literature Retrospective from EBSCOhost" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=egr')" shape="rect">Essay and General Literature Retrospective from EBSCOhost</a> </span> (1900-1984)</li><li><span> <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=lpr" title="Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective from EBSCOhost" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=lpr')" shape="rect">Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective from EBSCOhost</a> </span> (1908-1981)</li><li><span> <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=llf&amp;defaultdb=llr" title="Library Literature &amp; Information Science Full Text and Retrospective from EBSCOhost" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=llf&amp;defaultdb=llr')" shape="rect">Library Literature &amp; Information Science Full Text and Retrospective from EBSCOhost</a> </span> (1905-present)</li></ul> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-10-05.html Databases and indexes Announcements Undergraduate announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-10-03.html <p>We now have the option to receive <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/circ-reserve/policies/email.html">Addison courtesy notices</a> via text message on your phone. The following text message notices will be included in the program: courtesy notices for items that are coming due, overdue items, and hold/pick up items.</p> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-10-03.html Circulation Addison Services Undergraduate announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-10-01.html <p><a href="http://dsp.lib.vt.edu/newbooks/newbooks.php">New materials lists</a> for items cataloged in September 2011, have been posted.</p> Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-10-01.html Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-30.html <p>We're offering two new services in the second floor lobby of Newman Library: a message board for use by our patrons and a display of Blacksburg Transit bus schedules.</p> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-30.html Services Undergraduate announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-28.html <p> <span> <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/00766879" title="Methods in Enzymology from SciVerse" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/00766879')" shape="rect">Methods in Enzymology from SciVerse</a> </span> is a series of ebooks available in PDF and HTML focused primarily on research methods in biochemistry and biotechnology. 2000-present are available online. Older volumes <a href="http://addison.vt.edu/record=b1577069%7ES1">available in print</a>.</p> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-28.html Databases and indexes Sci-Tech http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-27.html <p>We now offer a self-guided audio tour option with a graded quiz that can be used to show attendance for classes that require participation or give extra credit. The tour consists of 16 different information stops/points, accessible by using a device to scan a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code">QR code</a>. Once scanned using the camera in your mobile device and its <a href="http://www.mobile-barcodes.com/qr-code-software/">built-in reader or a separate ap</a>p, your device will play an audio track (with some photos/videos) explaining the different services that are offered in Newman Library and how our collections are organized.</p> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-27.html Instruction Undergraduate announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-16.html <p><a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/">Special Collections at Virginia Tech</a> is home to a growing collection of books, publications, pamphlets, and manuscript materials relating to culinary history. In order to provide an online peek into this exciting group of materials, including handwritten manuscript receipt (recipe) books, early 20th century Jell-O pamphlets, local and community cookbooks from Virginia, and historic American recipe books, we are launching a new blog, <a href="http://whatscookinvt.tumblr.com/">What's Cookin' @ Special Collections</a>. Once a week, we will feature an item that, for one reason or another, catches our attention. It may be colorful illustrations, especially rare content, a favorite standard, or questionably edible recipes, but hopefully, each item will offer a little entertainment and a little history.</p> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-16.html Collections Special Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-11.html <p>The English department's <a href="http://www.composition.english.vt.edu/wc/WC_Home.html">Writing Center</a> provides assistance with writing and reading assignments for Virginia Tech students, faculty, and staff in Newman Library through their <a href="http://www.composition.english.vt.edu/wc/After_Hours.html">Night OWL</a> satellite program. No appointments are necessary. Simply stop by their table on the second floor near the reference desk Sundays through Tuesday from 8:00pm - 10:00pm.</p><p><a href="http://www.commlab.vt.edu/">CommLab</a>, located in room 101A, provides assistance with oral presentations for individuals or groups. <a href="http://www.commlab.vt.edu/appointments.html">Appointments</a> (through Scholar) are available Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:00noon - 6:00pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00am - 6:00pm.</p> Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-11.html Services http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-09.html <div>The door into Newman Library's first floor and study café has broken, so we have temporarily opened the other door into the café area. Please use the entrance until the regular door has been repaired.</div> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-09.html Circulation http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-03.html <p><a href="http://dsp.lib.vt.edu/newbooks/newbooks.php">New materials lists</a> for items cataloged in August 2011, have been posted.</p> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-03.html Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-02.html <p>The University Libraries would like to welcome new students to Virginia Tech: freshmen, transfer students, and new graduate students. We have a lot of services and resources to offer you during your career here at Virginia Tech. Here are some tips and frequently asked questions (and answers!) for new students.</p> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-02.html Services Announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-01.html <p><a href="http://vt.summon.serialssolutions.com/advanced">Summon</a> both indexes full-text books, articles, and more from many providers and knows what sources we have online in full text.</p> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-09-01.html Summon Announcements Announcements Announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-30b.html <p><a href="http://vt.summon.serialssolutions.com/advanced">Summon</a> makes performing scholarly research easier. Because Summon search results are a mix of content from many providers, including records from Addison, the library catalog, major journal publishers, and several scholarly databases, one search can reveal many kinds of resources, whereas prior to our acquiring Summon, many separate searches in the catalog and databases would have been required.</p> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-30b.html Summon Announcements Announcements Announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-30.html <p>Tours of Newman Library are offered six times a week, Tuesdays through Thursdays, at 11:30am and 5:00pm, from August 30 to December 1, except during Thanksgiving Break. No pre-registration is required. Meet a tour guide at the main entrance near the benches.</p> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-30.html Instruction http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-28.html <p><a href="http://vt.summon.serialssolutions.com/advanced">Summon</a> is a new kind of database or library search engine that includes records for books, articles, conference proceedings, theses and dissertations, videos, music, images, manuscripts, standards, maps, and more. We have added all the records from Addison, the library's catalog, to Summon. It indexes citations from over 80% of the journals to which we subscribe. It also has records from other publishers, government agencies, database providers, and the numerous other libraries that participate in Summon. A single search in Summon can return records from all of these sources. It can be <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/summon/google-scholar.html">related to Google Scholar</a>, though Summon has many advantages over Google Scholar. </p> Sun, 28 Aug 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-28.html Summon Announcements Announcements Announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-22.html <p>A lot has happened with the University Libraries since spring semester ended. Here's a quick round up of announcements over the summer:</p> Sun, 21 Aug 2011 05:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-22.html Business, humanties, and social sciences Circulation Collections Databases and indexes EndNote Sci-Tech Services Announcements Announcements Announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-20b.html <div xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel"><p>Newman Library has extended its operating hours starting this fall semester. We've added hours on Sunday mornings and will now stay open until 1:00am on school nights. Our basic hours during non-break weeks are</p><p>Sundays: 9:00am - 1:00am<br />Mondays-Thursdays: 7:30am - 1:00am<br />Fridays: 7:30am - 8:00pm<br />Saturdays: 9:00am - 8:00pm</p></div> Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-20b.html Services http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-18n.html <p>The <a href="http://www.computing.vt.edu/internet_and_web/internet_access/wireless.html">wireless network</a> in Newman Library has been upgraded to the latest technology. This service is courtesy of University Libraries and <a href="http://www.it.vt.edu/organization/nis.html">Network Infrastructure and Services</a>.</p> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-18n.html Services http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-04.html <div xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel"><p>EndNote version X5 for Windows is now available for downloading from the university's <a href="http://network.software.vt.edu/">Network Software site</a>.</p></div> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-04.html EndNote http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-02.html <p><a href="http://dsp.lib.vt.edu/newbooks/newbooks.php">New materials lists</a> for items cataloged in July 2011, have been posted.</p> Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-08-02.html Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-07-27.html <p>The Virginia Tech Libraries owns about 50,000 ebooks that had been hosted on the netLibrary platform. netLibrary has been purchased by EBSCO and these ebooks are now available on the <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=nlebk">EBSCOhost platform</a>.</p> Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-07-27.html Collections Databases and indexes Announcements Announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-07-20.html <p>Databases hosted on the Web of Knowledge from ISI platform, including Arts &amp; Humanities Citation Index, Biological Abstracts, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index, are now available with an updated interface.</p> Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-07-20.html Databases and indexes Business, humanties, and social sciences Sci-Tech Announcements Announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-07-08.html <p>The university required that PID password be changed by July 1, 2011, and will require annual changes in the future. A password not changed by that deadline will expire, and expired passwords will not allow logging into Off Campus Sign In (or webmail, Scholar, CAS, etc.). If you attempt to login with an expired password, you will receive an error message. Passwords that have been changed between July 1, 2010 and July 1, 2011 will be valid for 12 months from the date of the change.</p> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-07-08.html Databases and indexes Services Announcements Announcements Announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-07-05.html <p><a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu:8080/hottopics/lnacademic/mobile/">LexisNexis Academic Mobile</a> is now available for smart phone and other mobile device users. Our <a href="http://m.lib.vt.edu/research.php">Mobile Research Tools</a> page lists databases that offer mobile interfaces with links.</p> Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-07-05.html Databases and indexes Announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-07-02.html <p><a href="http://dsp.lib.vt.edu/newbooks/newbooks.php">New materials lists</a> for items cataloged in June 2011, have been posted.</p> Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-07-02.html Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-07-01.html <p>University Libraries have extended the loan periods of books for faculty, staff, and graduate students. Faculty and staff will now be able checked out books for a one year period with up to three renewals. Graduate students will now have a six month loan period on books with up to three renewals.  Prior loan rules may be viewed here.</p> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-07-01.html Circulation http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-06-30.html <div xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel"><p>There are two important developments related to <span> <a href="https://scifinder.cas.org/" title="SciFinder Scholar" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('https://scifinder.cas.org/')" shape="rect">SciFinder Scholar</a> </span> , the premier research tool for the chemical sciences. First, the client software based version of SciFinder will be discontinued by CAS on June 30, 2011.  If you have not yet r<a href="http://dsp.lib.vt.edu.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu:8080/restricted/scifinderweb.html">egistered for the new web version</a> of SciFinder Scholar, now would be a great time to do so. Second, a <a href="http://scifinnder.cas.org/mobile">new mobile platform for SciFinder</a> allows researchers to use web-enabled smartphones to access CAS databases via their mobile device. There is no need to download a special app to get started, just login with your SciFinder Web userid and password.</p></div> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-06-30.html Databases and indexes Sci-Tech http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-06-29.html <p>2010 data has now been loaded into <a href="http://isiknowledge.com/jcr" title="JCR - Journal Citation Reports">JCR - Journal Citation Reports</a>. Journal Citation Reports allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from over 9,100 scholarly and technical journals from more than 2,200 publishers. It can show you the most frequently cited journals in a field, highest impact journals in a field, and largest journals in a field. Search or browse in JCR Science Edition or JCR Social Sciences Edition.</p> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-06-29.html Business, humanties, and social sciences Databases and indexes Sci-Tech http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-06-10.html <div xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel">The <a href="http://www.nap.edu/">National Academies Press</a> has made all of their ebooks freely available. Representing over 4000 titles in all academic disciplines and most of their published titles, these PDF ebooks can be downloaded after a brief and free registration process. We have linked the Addison records for our print copies of NAP titles to the online version at their site. Look for the link in the External Links box.</div> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-06-10.html Collections Addison http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-06-02.html <p><a href="http://dsp.lib.vt.edu/newbooks/newbooks.php">New materials lists</a> for items cataloged in May 2011, have been posted.</p> Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-06-02.html Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-17.html <p>The OCLC reciprocal borrowing program allows faculty from Virginia Tech who plan to visit an <a href="http://www.oclc.org/membership/advisorycommittees/profile8.htm">institution participating in the reciprocal borrowing program</a> privileges to borrow materials and for on-site usage at these institutions.</p> Tue, 17 May 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-17.html Circulation Services http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-16.html <div xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel"><p>The Virginia Tech Libraries have introduced a new kind of library search engine, <a href="http://vt.summon.serialssolutions.com/"><b>Summon</b></a>, today. For many years, researchers have had to search Addison, the library catalog, for books and other reference sources, and then search multiple databases to find articles, conference papers, and reports on their topic. Summon now allows searching multiple formats from numerous content providers in one place.</p></div> Mon, 16 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-16.html Databases and indexes Announcements Business, humanties, and social sciences Announcements Sci-Tech Announcements http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-15.html <p>Congratulations to all of our graduates. We frequently get questions about what happens to library access after graduation.</p> Sun, 15 May 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-15.html Services http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-14.html <p>Virginia Tech has required that theses and dissertations be submitted in an electronic format since 1997. We have also been scanning print copies to put online. These efforts have greatly increased usage of our graduates works, both locally and around the world. Here are the top 10 downloaded ETDs this academic year.</p> Sat, 14 May 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-14.html Collections Digital Library and Archives http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-13.html <p>Here are the top 10 most frequently checked out books from Newman Library for the academic year 2010-2011.</p> Fri, 13 May 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-13.html Collections Circulation http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-12.html <p>Here are the top 25 most frequently checked out DVDs from Newman Library for the academic year 2010-2011.</p> Thu, 12 May 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-12.html Collections Circulation http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-11.html <p>Here are the top 10 most frequently checked out books from Newman Library for the academic year 2010-2011.</p> Wed, 11 May 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-11.html Collections Circulation http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-10c.html <p>We track common searches in Addison to improve your search experience. (We gather aggregate data; we can't track individual searches or associate searches with patrons.) Here are the top 20 searches for the 2010-2011 academic year.</p> Tue, 10 May 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-10c.html Addison http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-09b.html <p>The Virginia Tech Libraries provide access to over 750 databases that index articles, books, conference papers, dissertations and theses, standards, and much more. Here are the top ten used databases for this academic year.</p> Mon, 09 May 2011 07:01:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-09b.html Databases and indexes http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-09.html <p><span> <a href="http://www.oxfordaasc.com/search/advanced_search.jsp" title="African American Study Center from Oxford" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.oxfordaasc.com/search/advanced_search.jsp')" shape="rect">African American Study Center from Oxford</a> </span> database is now available. It provides full-text articles from encyclopedias and other references sources, plus primary sources with commentary, maps, charts, and biographies on African and African-American history, culture, literature, education, and the arts.</p> Mon, 09 May 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-09.html Databases and indexes Business, humanties, and social sciences http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-07b.html <p>Remember to turn in any items checked on on your account (library or Interlibrary Loan books, DVDs, videos or CDs) before you leave town for the summer. Often students forget to turn in items, and then accumulate fines for overdue fees or for recalled books. Check <a href="http://addison.vt.edu/patroninfo/">your library account</a> online to see if there are any library items checked out to you. Check your <a href="http://www.ill.vt.edu/ILLiad/">Interlibrary Loan account</a> for ILL items as well.</p> Sat, 07 May 2011 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-07b.html Circulation Interlibrary Loan and ILLiad news Services http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-07.html <div><p><span> <a href="http://ahiv.alexanderstreet.com/" title="American History in Video from Alexander Street Press" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://ahiv.alexanderstreet.com/')" shape="rect">American History in Video from Alexander Street Press</a> </span> provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion. The collection allows students and researchers to analyze historical events, and their presentation over time, through commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries.</p></div> Sat, 07 May 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-07.html Databases and indexes Collections Business, humanties, and social sciences http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-05.html <p><span> <a href="http://www.isacompendium.com/subscriber/uid=4234/advanced_search" title="International Studies Encyclopedia from Wiley" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.isacompendium.com/subscriber/uid=4234/advanced_search')" shape="rect">International Studies Encyclopedia from Wiley</a> </span> is now available. Published in association with the <a href="http://www.isanet.org">International Studies Association</a> (ISA), the encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work for the fields of international studies and international relations. It brings together specially commissioned, peer reviewed essays, written and edited by an international team of the world's best scholars and teachers.</p> Thu, 05 May 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-05.html Databases and indexes Business, humanties, and social sciences http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-04.html <div><p><span> <a href="http://find.galegroup.com/grnr/start.do?prodId=GRNR&amp;userGroupName=viva_vpi" title="GREENR General Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources from Gale" target="_blank" class="vt_link_blank, vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://find.galegroup.com/grnr/start.do?prodId=GRNR&amp;userGroupName=viva_vpi')" shape="rect">GREENR General Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources from Gale</a> </span>  is a new online resource that offers authoritative content on the development of emerging green technologies and discusses issues on the environment, sustainability and more. Topic, organization, and country portals form research centers around issues covering energy systems, health care, agriculture, climate change, population, and economic development. </p><p><em>GREENR</em> allows users to navigate issue, organization and country portals. A one-stop site, this resource provides news, video, primary source documents and more in highly accessible research areas covering relevant categories such as energy systems, healthcare, food and others.</p></div> Wed, 04 May 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-04.html Databases and indexes Sci-Tech http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-03.html <p> <span> <a href="http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/?userGroupName=viva_vpi" title="Gale Biography in Context" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/?userGroupName=viva_vpi')" shape="rect">Gale Biography in Context</a> </span> provides nearly a million biographical entries spanning history and geography. The database is a curriculum-aligned resource that offers media-rich content in context that's updated daily to meet the needs of today’s user.</p> Tue, 03 May 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-03.html Databases and indexes Business, humanties, and social sciences http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-02b.html <p><a href="http://dsp.lib.vt.edu/newbooks/newbooks.php">New materials lists</a> for items cataloged in April 2011, have been posted.</p> Mon, 02 May 2011 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-05-02b.html Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-04-06.html <div xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel"><p>55" flat panel monitors have been installed in most <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/about/studying.html">group study rooms</a>.</p></div> Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-04-06.html Services http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-04-04.html <p><a href="http://dsp.lib.vt.edu/newbooks/newbooks.php">New materials lists</a> for items cataloged in March 2011, have been posted.</p> Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-04-04.html Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-03-17.html <p>The Virginia Tech Libraries have subscribed to the <a href="http://addison.vt.edu/search~S1?/tebrary+Medical+Collection./tebrary+medical+collection/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&amp;FF=tebrary+medical+collection&amp;1%2C2487%2C/indexsort=t">ebrary medical collection</a> of ebooks, which provides over 2400 medical titles. All are now searchable in <a href="http://addison.vt.edu/">Addison</a>, the library catalog. Books included in the collection are from a wide range of commercial publishers as well as from sources such as the National Academies Press and the World Health Organization. Some areas of emphasis include communicable diseases, emergency medicine, epidemiology, ethics, history of medicine, informatics, mental health, public health, and toxicology.</p> Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-03-17.html Collections Sci-Tech http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-03-16.html <p>Greenberry’s Coffee Co. is proud to announce the grand opening of the Study Café in the lobby of Newman Library on the Virginia Tech campus. The new café provides Hokies with artisan coffees, espresso drinks, loose leaf teas and healthy food options.</p> Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-03-16.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-03-15.html <p>Several new reference works from <span> <a href="http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&amp;u=viva_vpi&amp;authCount=1" title="Gale Virtual Reference Library" target="_blank" class="vt_link_blank, vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&amp;u=viva_vpi&amp;authCount=1')" shape="rect">Gale Virtual Reference Library</a> </span> are now available. Each work can be searched or browsed for content, and the entire collection can also be searched as a whole. Most works are encyclopedic in nature, presenting brief articles on a topic that will provide an overview and terminology used in the field, plus a list of references used to compile the entry. These works can be used while you explore a topic and gather background information to refine your research topic.</p> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-03-15.html Collections Databases and indexes http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-03-01.html <p><a href="http://dsp.lib.vt.edu/newbooks/newbooks.php">New materials lists</a> for items cataloged in February 2011, have been posted.</p> Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-03-01.html Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-02-25.html <p>A dozen new Rosetta Stone languages and three additional workstations  have been added to the Language Resource Center in 2010 Newman Library.</p> Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-02-25.html Services Business, humanties, and social sciences http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-02-24.html <h3><span> <a href="http://search.proquest.com/hnpchicagodefender/advanced?accountid=14826" title="Chicago Defender (1910-1975) from ProQuest Historical Newspapers" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.proquest.com/hnpchicagodefender/advanced?accountid=14826')" shape="rect">Chicago Defender (1910-1975) from ProQuest Historical Newspapers</a> </span></h3><p>A nationally influential Black newspaper, the <i>Chicago Defender</i> has featured coverage of "The Great Migration," desegregation of the armed forces, and unrest during the Civil Rights Era. Columnists at the <i>Defender</i> included Walter White and Langston Hughes.</p> Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-02-24.html Databases and indexes Business, humanties, and social sciences Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-02-21.html <p>Construction has begun to install the Café on the first floor of Newman Library. Heavy demolition will take place Monday through Wednesday of this week. There will be much noise. A barrier has been installed to try and keep dust contained.</p> Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-02-21.html Services http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-02-19.html The <span> <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=bqh&amp;defaultdb=brr" title="Book Review Digest Plus and Retrospective from EBSCOhost" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=bqh&amp;defaultdb=brr')" shape="rect">Book Review Digest Plus and Retrospective from EBSCOhost</a> </span> database includes reviews written from 1983 to present. We previously has access to <span> <a href="http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=BRDR" title="Book Review Digest Retrospective: 1905-1982 from WilsonWeb" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=BRDR')" shape="rect">Book Review Digest Retrospective: 1905-1982 from WilsonWeb</a> </span> , so now you can search across this entire date span for reviews. The WilsonWeb database interface allows you to search more than one database simultaneously, so use the Open Database Selection Area link at the top of the search screen to select the other review database to include with your search. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-02-19.html Databases and indexes http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-02-18.html <div xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel"><p>Free-standing, mobile whiteboards are now available for use in the second and fourth floor learning commons areas. They are each double-sided, and measure 4' x6'. Markers and erasers available at the references desks.</p><p>We will also be installing whiteboards in each of the group study rooms over the next couple of week.</p></div> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-02-18.html Services http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-02-05.html <p>The update is available to EndNote X4 for Windows users and includes a number of improvements. Note: You must have a licensed copy of EndNote X4.0 or EndNote X4.0.1 for Windows installed to run the X4.0.2 update. You can download the EndNote X4 installer from <a href="http://network.software.vt.edu/">software distribution</a>.</p> Sat, 05 Feb 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-02-05.html EndNote http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-02-01a.html <p><a href="http://dsp.lib.vt.edu/newbooks/newbooks.php">New materials lists</a> for items cataloged in January 2011, have been posted.</p> Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-02-01a.html Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-28.html <div xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel">Since 2005, the University Libraries have subscribed to the Taylor and Francis <i>Social Science and Humanities (SSH) Library</i> online journal collection. Hosted on the <i>Infomaworld</i> platform, the <i>SSH Library</i> provided access to journals published by Taylor and Francis, Routledge, and Psychology Press. Due to excessively high inflation costs and low overall usage of many package titles, the University Libraries have cancelled the <i>SSH Library</i> online journal collection, effective December 31, 2010. Beginning January 2011, the University Libraries will subscribe to over 100 carefully selected <i>Informaworld</i> journals in the social sciences and humanities, including some brand new journals.</div> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-28.html Collections Business, humanties, and social sciences http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-26.html <p>The Virginia Tech Libraries have now subscribed to two <i>Oxford Bibliographies Online</i> (OBO).</p> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-26.html Databases and indexes http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-24.html <p><span> <a href="http://www.netadvantage.standardandpoors.com/" title="Standard &amp; Poor's Industry Surveys from NetAdvantage" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.netadvantage.standardandpoors.com/')" shape="rect">Standard &amp; Poor's Industry Surveys from NetAdvantage</a> </span> track more than 50 North American industries and 10 global industries. Each report is authored by a Standard &amp; Poor's industry research analyst and includes the following sections: Current Environment, Industry Trends, How the Industry Operates, Key Industry Ratios and Statistics, How to Analyze a Company, Glossary of Industry Terms, Additional Industry Information References and Comparative Company Financial Analysis.</p> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-24.html Databases and indexes Instruction http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-242.html <p>Eileen Hitchingham, Dean of Libraries, is retiring after 16 years at Virginia Tech. This is her  message  to the University Community.</p> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-242.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-22.html <p>Tours are offered six times a week, Tuesdays through Thursdays, at 11:30am and 5:00pm, from January 25 to April 28, except during Spring Break. No pre-registration is required. Meet a tour guide at the main entrance near the benches.</p> Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:59:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-22.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-222.html <p>The <span> <a href="http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/contents.html" title="Chicago Manual of Style Online" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/contents.html')" shape="rect">Chicago Manual of Style Online</a> </span>, 15th and 16th editions, are now available online in addition to the <a href="http://addison.vt.edu/record=b1314157~S1">print copies</a> available in each branch library. The style guide provides a description of the publishing process; grammar, punctuation, spelling, and other usage guidance for writing many kinds of papers and publications; and examples of citations to different kinds of source documents in both the notes and bibliography as well as the author-date formats.</p> Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:01:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-222.html Collections http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-201.html <div><div xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel">The University Libraries are long time subscribers to electronic journal packages from Wiley Interscience and Blackwell Synergy, providing access to electronic journal titles in social sciences, science, technology, and health. Beginning January 2011, <a href="http://www.vivalib.org/">VIVA</a> (the Virtual Library of Virginia) has licensed the <i>Wiley Online Library Full Collection</i> of over 1,300 titles including Interscience and Synergy on a single, integrated platform.</div></div> Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-201.html Collections Databases and indexes http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-05.html <p><a href="http://www.science.gov" target="_blank"><strong>Science.gov</strong></a> now quickly finds science images, including animal and plant, weather and space, and earth and sun images and more. Initially, three databases are being searched from one search box: The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Library of Images from the Environment (LIFE), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Image eXchange (NIX), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Photo Library.</p> Wed, 05 Jan 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-05.html Databases and indexes Sci-Tech http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-03.html <p><a href="http://dsp.lib.vt.edu/newbooks/newbooks.php">New materials lists</a> for items cataloged in December 2010, have been posted.</p> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/libnews/2011/2011-01-03.html Collections