What's
New
Headlines - Updated August 15, 2005
New PCs and Macs Arrive At
Gutman Library
Gutman Library has finally
replaced its original (and old) iMac computers with new PCs and iMac G5
computers. Thanks to support from the Office of Information & Technology, we now
have a mix of PC and iMacs on every floor of Gutman Library. In addition, more
scanners were added throughout the Library. All the Library computers have the
latest software applications found on all campus lab computers.
Plunkett's
Provides Industry Analysis And More
Plunkett Research Online is designed for market researchers and job seekers.
It provide industry analysis and data for nearly 30 major industries, including
apparel and textiles, retailing, technology, and advertising and branding. It
can be used to locate information about companies within the industries, in
addition to the market reports. For additional information contact Steven Bell
at bells@philau.edu or 951-2847.
America:
History & Life Improves Research For Historians
This new database,
America: History and Life, is a complete bibliographic reference to the
history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Published since 1964, the database comprises over 490,000 bibliographic entries
for periodicals dating back to 1954, providing an incomparable research tool for
students and researchers of US and Canadian history. Articles can be e-mailed or
exported to RefWorks. For more information contact Jordana Shane at
shanej@philau.edu or 951-2629.
Gutman Adds
Three New EBSCO Databases
With the addition of three new databases from EBSCO
Gutman has added several thousand additional full-text journals and reports to
its holdings. The new databases are Academic Search Premier, Business Source
Premier, and Regional Business News. ACS is a multi-disciplinary database that
includes information on virtually any topic. BSP specializes in business
information with a number of top tier business journals in full text format, as
well as company reports. Regional Business News covers nearly 100 local business
papers from around the country - a great source for smaller companies. For more
information about any of the databases contact your library liaison (Steven Bell
- SBA, Mike Krasulski - Architecture and Design, Jordana Shane - SLA, Barbara
Lowry - Textiles, and Stan Gorski - Science, Health, and Fashion).
Material
Connexion Will Help Designers Who Work With Materials
Gutman Library is now
providing access to the database called Material Connexion. It is a searchable
database that provides information on all types of materials. Over 1,400
different materials are described. They can be searched multiple ways, including
product name, process, application or keyword. Data and specifications for each
material can be found in Material Connexion. For more information contact Mike
Krasulski at krasulskim@philau.edu or
951-2580.
Improving
Access To Medical Literature With Health & Medical Complete
Gutman Library now
subscribes to the ProQuest Health & Medical Complete database instead of the
Nursing Journals FullText database. This represents an upgrade and an
improvement in our access to medical information. H&MC provides access to three
times as many full-text medical journals and it is much more focused on medicine
and healthcare - and since it is a ProQuest database you'll be instantly
familiar with it. Give it a
try now.
For more information contact Steven Bell at
bells@philau.edu or 951-2847.
Gale's Virtual
Reference Library - Reference Books on the Web
Gutman Library just added
to its growing collection of electronic resources a new service that provides
access to previously print only reference books - and all the text in every
reference book is searchable. To begin, we have made available nine e-reference
books through the
Gale VRB
collection. They cover business (business plans, company histories), science (biomes,
water science, geology), history (industrial revolution), social science (social
trends and indicators). You can search all of the books together or search them
individually. And as with most of our databases any information found can be
saved, printed, or otherwise acquired several ways. For more information contact
Mike Krasulski at krasulskim@philau.edu
or x2580.
Get It At
Gutman - Our New Library Weblog
A new weblog is created
every few seconds. Here's the one that can really help you stay informed - about
news and developments happening at Gutman Library. We call our weblog
Get It At Gutman and it
provides brief news and information postings that can help you stay on top of
all that we're offering here. If you are already using a news aggregator you can
easily add our weblog. Just add the URL to your aggregator's subscribe function.
If you are not using a news aggregator you can certainly bookmark our weblog -
but we recommend you attend our upcoming session this spring on
RSS, Blogs, and Aggregators. You'll learn
everything you need to know to get in on the blog revolution. For more
information contact Steven Bell at
bells@philau.edu or call at x2847.
Learn
"What's New" At Gutman Library
Join the
staff of the Paul J. Gutman Library on Tuesday January 25 from 11:45 am to 12:45
pm in the Media Classroom for a look at several new developments in the
resources and services provided by Gutman Library. Here are just some of the
topics that will be covered in this fast-paced 45 minute presentation: Access
World News; Search and Content Alerts in ProQuest; Consolidated Searching;
Google Scholar; and more. No reservations are needed. Refreshments will be
served.
Marketing Data
From MediaMark Research Available Via Gutman
Gutman Library has
subscribed to MediaMark Research data in a number of formats over the past few
years, first in print and then CD-ROM. Now, for the first time, this useful
marketing data is available on a web site called MRI Reporter. It provides data
from 2003 (and two prior years) on a group of consumer products that includes
apparel, beverages, health & beauty aids, and others. The data is used to find
out who uses products and what media they use (tv, radio, magazines, etc.). You
will need to create an account in order to use MRI Reporter, but this is easy to
do. Just go to http://www.mriplus.com and
click on "register for a free account". For more information contact Steven Bell
at bells@philau.edu or x2847.
Search The World's Newspaper And Get Full-Text
Articles In English
Access World News is a
database available through the NewsBank system (also provides the Philadelphia
Inquirer and Daily News). It provides access to hundreds of full-text newspapers
for countries around the world - all in english. There are over 1500 papers
available. Over 500 of the papers are specific to the United States providing
both metropolitan and regional news. For example, for the state of Pennsylvania
along there are over 20 papers available representing all regions of the state.
The search system is similar to many of our other databases. Use
Access World News
in addition to Lexis/Nexis for getting world news. For more information contact
Jordana Shane at shanej@philau.edu or
x2629.
ProQuest Introduces Search
and Periodical Alerts
ProQuest is the name of the
system that Gutman Library uses for its flagship general periodicals and
business literature research. ProQuest encompasses thousands of magazines and
newspapers (many full text) across all disciplines. A new feature allows anyone
to request an "alert" for either a search or a periodical. Once an alert is
created anytime new information is added to ProQuest that would fit that search
- or the latest articles are added to a specified periodical - the creator of
that alert is notified by email. Learn more about this at:
http://www.philau.edu/library/gatewayupdate/gunews113004.htm#proquest
Try
"Consolidated Search" - Search ProQuest and Lexis/Nexis Together
We'll be telling our user
community more about this technology in the coming months, and it is somewhat of
an experiment for Gutman Library, but for those who would like to give it a try
we are introducing a new way to search library databases. This technology allows
library researchers to search multiple systems and databases with a single
search. For now, we are only enabling a multiple system search of our online
catalog, PhilaFind, ProQuest databases, and LexisNexis databases. Learn more
about this at:
http://www.philau.edu/library/gatewayupdate/gunews113004.htm#multi
Color Copying is Now Self-Service
Beginning this fall semester
it is no longer necessary to leave material for color copying in the Media
Services area. The color copier has been relocated to the copy room on the main
level of Gutman Library. Color copying is now a self-service operation. The cost
of a color copy has been reduced to $.99, and all copies are paid for with the
Philadelphia University identification (debit) card. Color computer printing
will no longer be available from Media Services. Color printers are now found in
several campus computer labs.
Medical Resources Added to XreferPlus
XreferPlus
is an online database that provides a searchable interface to the full text of
hundreds of reference books. Recently this resource added quite a few medical
reference titles, bringing the number up to 20. It is possible to search the
full text of all of these titles at once. There are a range of dictionaries
covering most areas of medicine. If you haven't tried XreferPlus yet, it is
worth looking into.
RefWorks Improves Its Interface
Current RefWorks users will be pleasantly
surprised by the improved interface to this systems for creating databases of
article citations. For faculty researchers and students, RefWorks is a great
tool for storing bibliographic information and notes - and then using that
information to create perfect citations using any of dozens of formats. Many of
the RefWorks functions are now more clear to find and use - with new menus that
run across the top of the screen. Both current users and the newly interested
are encouraged to examine RefWorks, or contact
Steven Bell by email or phone at 215-951-2847.
How To Use "MyList" To
Improve Your Research
An often overlooked but useful feature of PhilaFind, the Gutman Library
online catalog, is the ability to create a temporary storage space in which
catalog record information can be stored. That information can then be printed
or e-mailed. This can facilitate your by allowing you to search the catalog,
locate all the books in which you are interested, and then print or e-mail that
list of books. Many users now print catalog information one record at a time.
First, look for this button on the top of the catalog screen:
 . Each time you add a book to "My List" the
number will increase by one. To add a book or journal record to "My List" just
click this button  and it will
add the appropriate record to the list. Once all records have been added, click
on the "My List" icon. That will lead to a screen with all the items on "My
List". For more details go to:
http://www.philau.edu/library/gatewayupdate/gunews83004.htm#mylist
Avery Index and Design & Applied Arts Index (DAAI) Now On CSA
Users of these two
databases will notice a change. We now are using a system called CSA (Cambridge
Scientific Associates) to deliver these two databases. Yes, the interface is
totally different - but definitely more user friendly. In addition, you can now
search both of these databases simultaneously if desired - and there is even a "deduping"
feature to eliminate duplicate results. CSA database information can also be
directly exported to RefWorks - so it's far easier to keep track of citations
and format them properly (although CSA's "QuikBib" feature allows some citation
formatting right in the database). If you have any questions about the
changeover to CSA for Avery and DAAI, please contact
Michael Krasulski.
AccessScience Gets A Facelift and New Features
Almost any science research
project - and we define science very broadly here - can benefit from some
information found in AccessScience. AccessScience is an online version of the
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. It has overview articles on
thousands of science topics, covering every discipline, and it even covers
related fields such as computer science. The new interface is much cleaner and
easier to navigate. In addition, some new features have been added, including an
e-mail feature. Searchers can now e-mail AccessScience articles to themselves or
colleagues. Take a look at this database, for it's biographies, bibliographies,
student research guides, and more.
TTD Now On EBSCO - and changes name to Textile Technology Index
For the last two years,
Gutman Library has offered access to the Textiles Technology Database through a
system made available by the Institute for Textiles Technology. Because the
Institute no longer exists, the TTD is now being offered through a database
company known as EBSCO. It has also been renamed Textiles Technology Index. We think you'll find that EBSCO is fairly easy to use
and will offer some search features that were not previously available. If you
do have questions about searching TTI on EBSCO, please contact
Barbara Lowry.
EZBorrow - Making It Easy To Borrow Books From Other Libraries
This new service will allow
all members of the Philadelphia University community to easily borrow books from
a group of approximately 40 college and university libraries. You search a
database of over 35 million books, and place your own interlibrary loan request
directly to the other library - with no form to fill out. All you need is you
library barcode (if you don't have one, stop at our Circulation Desk). The
lending libraries include those at Penn, Pitt, Rutgers, Drexel, Temple, and many
others. You will receive an e-mail when your book is available (4-5 business
days) at Gutman Library. To learn more, visit our
EZBorrow Web page.
If you have
additional questions, please contact Michael Krasulski.
Used
Books For Sale - Now at Gutman Library
Gutman Library receives a
substantial number of donated books throughout the year. Many make excellent
additions to our collection. Many others are duplicates of books already in our
collection, or they do not quite fit our collection. We will now make these
books available to our community. The Used Book Sale items will be found in the
Current Fiction/Newspaper area of the library. Feel free to stop by and browse
the collection of books for sale. Prices range from $1 to $5. All proceeds go
right back into our fund for buying new books, so when you buy our used books
you are helping us to build a better library collection - while you build your
own.
JournalList
is a List of Gutman's Full-Text Journals Online
Lexis-Nexis, Proquest and other Gutman Library
databases offer access to thousands of full-text online journals. The problem is
that it is often difficult to know which databases has which journal, or even if
we have access to a particular journal in one of our online databases. JournalList
is a new service that lists over 8,000 journal titles available in our full-text
databases. If you need to know if the library has a journal in one of its online
databases or e-journal collections, just use JournalList to find it. In
addition, JournalList features a search engine so that journals can be found
based on words in their titles. Need to find accounting journals in full-text
format online? Use JournalList. Keep in mind that JournalList only lists
full-text journals that are online in an electronic database. JournalList does
not list our print journals nor does it list any journal that is available only
in indexed or abstracted format.
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