On November 8, 1895, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen “accidentally” found x-rays! This is a big week in all hospital Radiology Departments across the country.
Our Rad Tech department had a wonderful Open House yesterday with X-rays displayed. They had a contest where one could guess what was wrong with the person. Those films are hard to read! The TV shows make it look so easy.
I went searching in GALILEO for "Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen" and had a bit of trouble on this Friday afternoon. I could do a Quick search and it seemed like interesting articles and pictures were being found - but - clicking on the view said the site could not be found. I tried the Beta site and limited my search to various Health databases but still had the same problem. It would search, give me a title but not let me view.
Determined to use our online resources, I went to the new Credo Reference database we purchased this week and pulled up 13 references to Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. Interesting reading from the various Encyclopedias and Dictionaries. The log in and password to use Credo off campus are available at the NMTC Library Front desk.
Credo has a link in their banner to our catalog (and to GALILEO). The cross linking makes it easier to go from source to source.
I searched in our catalog for the Gale Nursing Encyclopedia (we have the online edition). Searched within the Encyclopedia and three articles with Roentgen were pulled.
Our electronic book collection has over 45,000 titles- but not one title had Roentgen in it. However, there are 13 titles that have radiography and 30 titles have radiology!
Yes, I enjoyed the searching. I learned something about Wilhelm along the way- he noted in his will that all his records were to be destroyed so no one is really sure how he discovered the X-ray.
Friday, November 09, 2007
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Something new this way comes
We have purchased access to Credo Reference with 266 full text reference works. Credo works like a database it is not like the books in NetLibrary (we just ordered Collection 7 for NetLibrary through Solinet).
Credo is available on campus through our catalog, through del.icio.us, through the Library MySpace, and through the blog. Off campus access is limited - you will need the password (ask the librarian).
Something helpful- each article in Credo has the citation information so you can give credit where credit is due:
citing Credo Reference
At the foot of every entry citations are provided in three popular formats.
1. The American Psychological Association (APA) recommends a citation format on their Reference Examples for Electronic Source Materials web page, which is extracted from the 5th edition of APA's Publication Manual (© 2001).
2. The Modern Language Association (MLA) recommends a format in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition, (© 2003).
3. The Chicago format is taken from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition (© 2003).
While every effort has been made to follow the citation styles there may be minor discrepancies due to the necessities of online aggregated publishing.
Credo is available on campus through our catalog, through del.icio.us, through the Library MySpace, and through the blog. Off campus access is limited - you will need the password (ask the librarian).
Something helpful- each article in Credo has the citation information so you can give credit where credit is due:
citing Credo Reference
At the foot of every entry citations are provided in three popular formats.
1. The American Psychological Association (APA) recommends a citation format on their Reference Examples for Electronic Source Materials web page, which is extracted from the 5th edition of APA's Publication Manual (© 2001).
2. The Modern Language Association (MLA) recommends a format in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition, (© 2003).
3. The Chicago format is taken from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition (© 2003).
While every effort has been made to follow the citation styles there may be minor discrepancies due to the necessities of online aggregated publishing.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
They do want your opinion
Karen Minton from GALILEO posted this on several lists:
Take the 2006 GALILEO Annual User Survey and be entered to win an iPod!
The annual GALILEO User Surveys, conducted since 1997, have provided valuable firsthand feedback from users about what they think about the GALILEOweb site, as well as experiential feedback from library staff on how their patrons are navigating the site and finding the content they need.
To help encourage participation this year, particularly by patrons, students, and other end users, an Apple iPod will be awarded to a lucky survey respondent. Be sure to encourage your users to complete the survey to be entered into the drawing.
The survey will be conducted November 6-12, 2007. Just click on the survey link on the GALILEOhome page to participate.
Thank you in advance taking the time to contribute your opinions and ideas.
The staff at GALILEO really do listen to the surveys. Surveys drive the innovations at GALILEO. Participate - make your voice heard.
Take the 2006 GALILEO Annual User Survey and be entered to win an iPod!
The annual GALILEO User Surveys, conducted since 1997, have provided valuable firsthand feedback from users about what they think about the GALILEOweb site, as well as experiential feedback from library staff on how their patrons are navigating the site and finding the content they need.
To help encourage participation this year, particularly by patrons, students, and other end users, an Apple iPod will be awarded to a lucky survey respondent. Be sure to encourage your users to complete the survey to be entered into the drawing.
The survey will be conducted November 6-12, 2007. Just click on the survey link on the GALILEOhome page to participate.
Thank you in advance taking the time to contribute your opinions and ideas.
The staff at GALILEO really do listen to the surveys. Surveys drive the innovations at GALILEO. Participate - make your voice heard.
Monday, November 05, 2007
Yawn
Time flies when you're having fun- or so goes the saying.
What happens when we "fall back"? A cartoon this weekend made me smile as a child who heard that we'd gone back an hour, was disappointed that his broken toy was not back to what it had been.
Using the "new" GALILEO a General full text search for Daylight Savings Time pulled up articles in Academic Search Complete that referred to last Springs time change while Research Library pulled up articles referring to this past weekends time change.
I did a search in the new GALILEO limiting my search to ERIC (looking for a thesis on Daylight Savings Time), the Hospitality and Tourism Complete database, and the Grorgia Government Publications. Two articles came up in Hospitality - one 2 year old article touting a hotel in NY offering nap beds after the Spring time change.
There aren't many articles talking about what a nuisance it is to change clocks. I guess we're just used to it!
What happens when we "fall back"? A cartoon this weekend made me smile as a child who heard that we'd gone back an hour, was disappointed that his broken toy was not back to what it had been.
Using the "new" GALILEO a General full text search for Daylight Savings Time pulled up articles in Academic Search Complete that referred to last Springs time change while Research Library pulled up articles referring to this past weekends time change.
I did a search in the new GALILEO limiting my search to ERIC (looking for a thesis on Daylight Savings Time), the Hospitality and Tourism Complete database, and the Grorgia Government Publications. Two articles came up in Hospitality - one 2 year old article touting a hotel in NY offering nap beds after the Spring time change.
There aren't many articles talking about what a nuisance it is to change clocks. I guess we're just used to it!
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