Quick search at GALILEO looks through multiple databases at one time. Try doing a search for constitution and then search for constitution united states. Different results. Changing the search terms can broaden or narrow your search.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Monday, September 18, 2006
Scavenger Hunt
Just for fun, here are a few questions that were compiled by Cheri Jost of Garland, Texas for LM_NET.
You can find the answers to these questions in an encyclopedia. You can use Encyclopedia Britannica in GALILEO.
1) Which of the following men did NOT sign the Constitution?
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, James Madison, Jr.
2) What year was the Constitution signed? _______
3) In what city was the Constitution signed? _____________________
4) Which two signers of the Constitution later became U.S. Presidents?
5) Fill-in-the-blank: The Constitution consists of a preamble, 7 articles, and _____ amendments.
6) The first 10 amendments are also known as the _________________.
7) Which amendment gives freedom of religion, speech, and the press?____
8) Which amendment limits the President to two terms in office? ___
9) Which amendment gives 18-year-olds the right to vote? ___
10) Which amendment gives women the right to vote? ___
Answers on Friday..........
You can find the answers to these questions in an encyclopedia. You can use Encyclopedia Britannica in GALILEO.
1) Which of the following men did NOT sign the Constitution?
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, James Madison, Jr.
2) What year was the Constitution signed? _______
3) In what city was the Constitution signed? _____________________
4) Which two signers of the Constitution later became U.S. Presidents?
5) Fill-in-the-blank: The Constitution consists of a preamble, 7 articles, and _____ amendments.
6) The first 10 amendments are also known as the _________________.
7) Which amendment gives freedom of religion, speech, and the press?____
8) Which amendment limits the President to two terms in office? ___
9) Which amendment gives 18-year-olds the right to vote? ___
10) Which amendment gives women the right to vote? ___
Answers on Friday..........
We the People
September 17 to September 23 is Constitution Week. We celebrate the Constitution of the United States. To read the Constitution you can go to the Library of Congress : American Memory .
Friday, September 15, 2006
Lace draperies
This morning the dew had settled on the spider webs and created a lacey effect on the bushes. The question popped up- how do the spider webs affect the bushes?
Garden Literature Index in GALILEO has articles about spider webs!
Garden Literature Index is an Ebsco Database that NMTC subscribes to for the Environmental Horticulture Department.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Garden Literature Index in GALILEO has articles about spider webs!
Garden Literature Index is an Ebsco Database that NMTC subscribes to for the Environmental Horticulture Department.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Feeding the Information Tiger
Do you want to know what is happening but really don't want to play with RSS feeds and aggregators?
You can "Set an Alert" in ABI/Inform (or any ProQuest Database) which will send you an e-mail when your topic is addressed. You get one e-mail a day for up to a year on your topic.
"ABI/INFORM Dateline is a full-text database that focuses on local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. It provides information not typically found in the national press sources. Topics cover subjects such as agriculture, company profiles, corporate strategies, executive profiles, financial services, high technology, manufacturing, marketing, regional business environments, retailing, and service industries.
Direct access to specific company information via Hoover's Company Capsules and Profiles can be found within full-text articles in ABI Inform Complete and ABI Inform Dateline. Links are indicated with an information icon followed by a company name. "
You can "Set an Alert" in ABI/Inform (or any ProQuest Database) which will send you an e-mail when your topic is addressed. You get one e-mail a day for up to a year on your topic.
"ABI/INFORM Dateline is a full-text database that focuses on local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. It provides information not typically found in the national press sources. Topics cover subjects such as agriculture, company profiles, corporate strategies, executive profiles, financial services, high technology, manufacturing, marketing, regional business environments, retailing, and service industries.
Direct access to specific company information via Hoover's Company Capsules and Profiles can be found within full-text articles in ABI Inform Complete and ABI Inform Dateline. Links are indicated with an information icon followed by a company name. "
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
What did they do?
From an e-mail to the GALILEO users:
The Digital Library of Georgia and the Athens Regional Library are pleased to announce the availability of a new online resource: For Our Mutual Benefit: The Athens Woman's Club and Social Reform, 1912-1920.
The online collection consists of a minute book, covering the years 1912-1920, from the Athens Woman's Club collection housed in the Heritage Room of the Athens-Clarke County Library that documents the social, philanthropic and reform activities of the Athens Woman's Club during the height of the Progressive Era. The minutes also chronicle the relationships between the Athens Woman's Club and various other organizations of local, state and national significance such as the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs and the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The materials help define the complexity of regional roles and events, with particular regards to the Club's delayed participation in the national suffrage movement. Chartered in 1899, the Athens Woman's Club, like many other women's clubs in Georgia and throughout the United States, was originally formed as a literary club dedicated to the educational and cultural development of its members.
Over the next two decades, the club gradually directed its efforts to serve the community beyond its membership by embarking upon social reform and civic improvement initiatives. The following set of minutes illuminates this critical transition and the notable work performed by members of the Athens Woman's Club, who fundraised, lobbied and organized to support relief efforts during World War I, to establish institutions such as the Ella F. White Memorial School and the Crawford Long Infirmary, and to persuade university trustees to admit women as students at the University of Georgia.
For Our Mutual Benefit is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Athens-Regional Library as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
For Our Mutual Benefit: The Athens Woman's Club and Social Reform, 1912-1920 has been added to the GALILEO demo system and is available for your review at http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/athenswomansclub.
The Digital Library of Georgia and the Athens Regional Library are pleased to announce the availability of a new online resource: For Our Mutual Benefit: The Athens Woman's Club and Social Reform, 1912-1920.
The online collection consists of a minute book, covering the years 1912-1920, from the Athens Woman's Club collection housed in the Heritage Room of the Athens-Clarke County Library that documents the social, philanthropic and reform activities of the Athens Woman's Club during the height of the Progressive Era. The minutes also chronicle the relationships between the Athens Woman's Club and various other organizations of local, state and national significance such as the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs and the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The materials help define the complexity of regional roles and events, with particular regards to the Club's delayed participation in the national suffrage movement. Chartered in 1899, the Athens Woman's Club, like many other women's clubs in Georgia and throughout the United States, was originally formed as a literary club dedicated to the educational and cultural development of its members.
Over the next two decades, the club gradually directed its efforts to serve the community beyond its membership by embarking upon social reform and civic improvement initiatives. The following set of minutes illuminates this critical transition and the notable work performed by members of the Athens Woman's Club, who fundraised, lobbied and organized to support relief efforts during World War I, to establish institutions such as the Ella F. White Memorial School and the Crawford Long Infirmary, and to persuade university trustees to admit women as students at the University of Georgia.
For Our Mutual Benefit is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Athens-Regional Library as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
For Our Mutual Benefit: The Athens Woman's Club and Social Reform, 1912-1920 has been added to the GALILEO demo system and is available for your review at http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/athenswomansclub.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
New books, old books
When we purchase a new reference edition, the old reference edition (unless its dangerously outdated information) becomes a circulating copy. This week the American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants revised edition 2004 joined our Reference collection.
The 1997 edition is available for check out.
The 1997 edition is available for check out.
Monday, September 11, 2006
Patriot Day
Fly the Flag
Remember
What were you doing on September 11, 2001?
How has your life changed?
Read news transcripts from September 11, 2001 by going to LexisNexis in GALILEO.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Jump to L
.........LexisNexis
Guided search
..US News
..Pick a news source - NorthEast Regional News Sources - or Georgia..
..Subject: World Trade Center
..Limit Date: 11 Sept 2001 to 12 Sept 2001
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Remember
What were you doing on September 11, 2001?
How has your life changed?
Read news transcripts from September 11, 2001 by going to LexisNexis in GALILEO.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Jump to L
.........LexisNexis
Guided search
..US News
..Pick a news source - NorthEast Regional News Sources - or Georgia..
..Subject: World Trade Center
..Limit Date: 11 Sept 2001 to 12 Sept 2001
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Stingrays
With the accidental death of the Crocodile Hunter,Steve Irwin, questions about stingrays may come up. Do you know where to find authoritative answers to your questions?
Try "Encyclopedia of Animals which is a full-text database in Searchasaurus of over 2,200 entries about the life and habitat of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and dinosaurs appropriate for the research needs of school students. Some entries include photographs. "
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Try "Encyclopedia of Animals which is a full-text database in Searchasaurus of over 2,200 entries about the life and habitat of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and dinosaurs appropriate for the research needs of school students. Some entries include photographs. "
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Wiki, wiki
Check us out - NMTC Library wiki.
"Wiki wiki" means "quick" or "hurry" in Hawai'ian . Classic wiki's encourage the community to participate in adding to the information available. The NMTC Library staff is creating this wiki for quick access to the Library Policies and Procedures for NMTC library staff. The site is not open for public editing. Though our patrons will not be allowed to collaborate on the Policies and Procedures, we hope this information will be useful.
"Wiki wiki" means "quick" or "hurry" in Hawai'ian . Classic wiki's encourage the community to participate in adding to the information available. The NMTC Library staff is creating this wiki for quick access to the Library Policies and Procedures for NMTC library staff. The site is not open for public editing. Though our patrons will not be allowed to collaborate on the Policies and Procedures, we hope this information will be useful.
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Long weekend
Are you rested? Ready to begin the Holiday countdown? Between Labor Day and New Years we have several high profile holidays!
Halloween is becoming an adult fantasy holiday. If you're looking to create just the right costume- check out 20,000 years of fashion :the history of costume and personal adornment / by Franðcois Boucher ; with a new chapter by Yvonne Deslandres.
by Francois Boucher.
There's nothing new under the sun, as you'll notice when you skim through this book!
Halloween is becoming an adult fantasy holiday. If you're looking to create just the right costume- check out 20,000 years of fashion :the history of costume and personal adornment / by Franðcois Boucher ; with a new chapter by Yvonne Deslandres.
There's nothing new under the sun, as you'll notice when you skim through this book!
Friday, September 01, 2006
Like Christmas!
New shelving arrived this afternoon. We'll be busy shifting books! Oh boy. Come see what we've done. It looks like a new library!!!!
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Getting to know you
Orientation, advisement, registration.
First experience in higher education.
Getting to know us can be intimidating.
Just ask questions.
If we don't know the answer, we'll find out for you!
First orientation at 8:30 is over- students have scattered to their advisors.
Soon they'll be registering on-line.
Next orientation is at 1PM.
The last orientation is at 4PM.
First experience in higher education.
Getting to know us can be intimidating.
Just ask questions.
If we don't know the answer, we'll find out for you!
First orientation at 8:30 is over- students have scattered to their advisors.
Soon they'll be registering on-line.
Next orientation is at 1PM.
The last orientation is at 4PM.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Test drive a book, Sept 1-30
netLibrary offers a Book of the Month for a test drive of netLibrary. NMTC users may access netLibrary through our OPAC (catalog) and through GALILEO.
September eBook of the Month:
The History Highway: A 21st-Century Guide to Internet Resources, Fourth Edition
"Just in time for back to school. The September eBook of the m onth will help save hours upon hours of research time. Extensively revised and expanded, The History Highway, Fourth Edition (M.E. Sharpe, 2006) is widely recognized as the one essential tool for students, teachers and researchers seeking a reliable guide to history sites on the web. Now, with live links to all of the websites covered in the eBook, access to this information is just a mouse click away.
Since its inception in 1996, The History Highway has become a valuable resource for anyone conducting web-based research. Offering the broadest, most current coverage of historical information available online, this best-selling reference covers U.S. and World history and provides detailed, easy-to-use, and up-to-date information on more than 3,000 web sites.
Designed to increase awareness of online resources and highlight the value of your eBook collection, the September eBook of the Month is provided through the generous support of M.E. Sharpe. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your NetLibrary collection by sharing this indispensable road map to history resources on the web."
The History Highway will be provided with free, unlimited access September 1-30.
©2006, NetLibrary, a division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. 4888 Pearl East Circle, Ste. 103, Boulder, Colorado 80301. All rights reserved.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
September eBook of the Month:
The History Highway: A 21st-Century Guide to Internet Resources, Fourth Edition
"Just in time for back to school. The September eBook of the m onth will help save hours upon hours of research time. Extensively revised and expanded, The History Highway, Fourth Edition (M.E. Sharpe, 2006) is widely recognized as the one essential tool for students, teachers and researchers seeking a reliable guide to history sites on the web. Now, with live links to all of the websites covered in the eBook, access to this information is just a mouse click away.
Since its inception in 1996, The History Highway has become a valuable resource for anyone conducting web-based research. Offering the broadest, most current coverage of historical information available online, this best-selling reference covers U.S. and World history and provides detailed, easy-to-use, and up-to-date information on more than 3,000 web sites.
Designed to increase awareness of online resources and highlight the value of your eBook collection, the September eBook of the Month is provided through the generous support of M.E. Sharpe. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your NetLibrary collection by sharing this indispensable road map to history resources on the web."
The History Highway will be provided with free, unlimited access September 1-30.
©2006, NetLibrary, a division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. 4888 Pearl East Circle, Ste. 103, Boulder, Colorado 80301. All rights reserved.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Early Registration
Hard to believe but we are doing early registration for the Fall Quarter. Last week was advisement for current students. This week is registration. New students will be able to attend orientation, advisement, and then register on Thursday (Aug 31).
Fall quarter begins Tuesday,October 3.
Fall quarter begins Tuesday,October 3.
Making a plan
Successful businesses have a plan. They plan for success. Entrepreneur Magazine's Business Plans Made Easy [HD 30.28 .H474 2005] by Entrepreneur Press and David H. Bangs, Jr will help you "create a high impact business plan that can mean the difference between success and failure."
Our business classes prepare the small business owner for a profit making enterprise. Part of that profit making comes from having a plan.
Rarely do we start out on a vacation without a destination in mind or at least a time frame for our wanderings. Starting a business is more than making a business card and posting flyers.
Check out our business collection for materials that will help you plan your business into life!
Our business classes prepare the small business owner for a profit making enterprise. Part of that profit making comes from having a plan.
Rarely do we start out on a vacation without a destination in mind or at least a time frame for our wanderings. Starting a business is more than making a business card and posting flyers.
Check out our business collection for materials that will help you plan your business into life!
Monday, August 28, 2006
Woof Woof
Pluto was downsized from a planet last week.
GALILEO has current articles about the change.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online has edited their article (available through GALILEO).
Wikipedia has locked their article on Pluto because of vandalism but it does have the updated information.
Online resources can get you accurate and timely information. Check your sources.
GALILEO has current articles about the change.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online has edited their article (available through GALILEO).
Wikipedia has locked their article on Pluto because of vandalism but it does have the updated information.
Online resources can get you accurate and timely information. Check your sources.
Friday, August 25, 2006
Spelling counts
The gentleman who settled Georgia - was it James Ogelthorpe or James Oglethorpe?
Both spellings will bring up information about the first Governor of Georgia in Google . Search using "Governor Ogelthorpe" and then "Governor Oglethorpe". Interesting results.
The correct spelling is in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
Both spellings will bring up information about the first Governor of Georgia in Google . Search using "Governor Ogelthorpe" and then "Governor Oglethorpe". Interesting results.
The correct spelling is in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Testing study guides
To enroll in a college, entrance tests must be taken. There are study guides to help you prepare for any entrance exam. Print study guides for the Compass test and the GED are on Reserve at North Metro - they can only be used in the library.
Go to our catalog on-line - use Advanced Search - enter study guides AND test. This pulls up 81 records. The first 18 items are available through netLibrary!
Get ready!
Go to our catalog on-line - use Advanced Search - enter study guides AND test. This pulls up 81 records. The first 18 items are available through netLibrary!
Get ready!
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Private publicity
In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." ... Andy Warhol
Today on NPR there was conversation about the Human Resources departments checking social networking spaces like MySpace and Friendster or doing a Google search on an applicant.
What you post on the internet is available to everyone (your parents, your boss, a future employer, a significant other). They can read whatever you post. Be aware that what you think is "funny" or "cute" may not come across that way to a prospective employer - they may see your post as immature and irresponsible. Very few employers choose to hire someone that has shown themselves to be immature or irresponsibile.
Make your fifteen minutes of fame something to be proud of - not something to explain away as a youthful indiscretion.
If you'd like to read the conversation- check LexisNexis for the transcript for the August 23 Morning Edition on NPR. You can get to LexisNexis through GALILEO.
Today on NPR there was conversation about the Human Resources departments checking social networking spaces like MySpace and Friendster or doing a Google search on an applicant.
What you post on the internet is available to everyone (your parents, your boss, a future employer, a significant other). They can read whatever you post. Be aware that what you think is "funny" or "cute" may not come across that way to a prospective employer - they may see your post as immature and irresponsible. Very few employers choose to hire someone that has shown themselves to be immature or irresponsibile.
Make your fifteen minutes of fame something to be proud of - not something to explain away as a youthful indiscretion.
If you'd like to read the conversation- check LexisNexis for the transcript for the August 23 Morning Edition on NPR. You can get to LexisNexis through GALILEO.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
2 versions
There are two versions of Business Source Premier in GALILEO- regular and enhanced. Both have the same content but the look of the search page is different:
Regular- looks like an Ebsco search page - predominantly green, opens on the Basic search page, advanced search has the fields across the screen
Enhanced - looks different - predominatly blue- opens on the Advanced search page with more options visible, the search boxes are vertical in relation to each other rather than horizontal
Content is the same- the delivery package looks different!
Explore which package appeals to you.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Regular- looks like an Ebsco search page - predominantly green, opens on the Basic search page, advanced search has the fields across the screen
Enhanced - looks different - predominatly blue- opens on the Advanced search page with more options visible, the search boxes are vertical in relation to each other rather than horizontal
Content is the same- the delivery package looks different!
Explore which package appeals to you.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, August 21, 2006
Wiki what?
From Wikipedia - A wiki (IPA: [ˈwɪ.kiː] or [ˈwiː.kiː] [1]) is a type of website that allows users to easily add, remove, or otherwise edit and change some available content, sometimes without the need for registration. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative authoring. The term wiki can also refer to the collaborative software itself (wiki engine) that facilitates the operation of such a website (see wiki software), or to certain specific wiki sites, including the computer science site (and original wiki), WikiWikiWeb, and the online encyclopedias such as Wikipedia. The first wiki, WikiWikiWeb, is named after the "Wiki Wiki" line of Chance RT-52 buses in Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. It was created in 1994 and installed on the web in 1995 by Ward Cunningham, who also created the Portland Pattern Repository. "Wiki-wiki" means "hurry quick" in Hawaiian. It also refers to a type of fish native to the islands.
Most educators (and Wikipedia itself) do not suggest you use Wikipedia for your primary documentation. It is a good jumping off point- as is any encyclopedia (Encyclopedia Britannica is available through GALILEO) - to get introductory information. Once you have that beginning information- go to other sources for confirmation and expansion!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Most educators (and Wikipedia itself) do not suggest you use Wikipedia for your primary documentation. It is a good jumping off point- as is any encyclopedia (Encyclopedia Britannica is available through GALILEO) - to get introductory information. Once you have that beginning information- go to other sources for confirmation and expansion!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Early Bird....
....catches the worm
This is the week for Fall Quarter advisement- early registration for Fall Quarter starts next week.
Meet with your program advisor this week to figure out the best way to complete your program efficiently and effectively.
Register on-line next week for the classes you need to finish your program.
NMTC offers an education that works!
This is the week for Fall Quarter advisement- early registration for Fall Quarter starts next week.
Meet with your program advisor this week to figure out the best way to complete your program efficiently and effectively.
Register on-line next week for the classes you need to finish your program.
NMTC offers an education that works!
Friday, August 18, 2006
Something new
In Book Index With Reviews and in NoveList (through GALILEO via NMTC) there is a link to the public WorldCat .
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to B for Book Index with Reviews
.....Jump to N for NoveList
........search for the title or author or topic you're interested in.
..........Select the book
............Look to the left of the screen and see the links - to Ebsco Host Author search, EbscoHost Title search and to WorldCat!
Each library that subscribes to BIR and NoveList can have the databases customized. NMTC has chosen to have the World Cat link added. We want our patrons to only have to look once. By using World Cat rather than our catalog- if we don't own the book, the patron will find out who has the item without making a second search.
This is so handy. Get your library card out and be ready to borrow!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to B for Book Index with Reviews
.....Jump to N for NoveList
........search for the title or author or topic you're interested in.
..........Select the book
............Look to the left of the screen and see the links - to Ebsco Host Author search, EbscoHost Title search and to WorldCat!
Each library that subscribes to BIR and NoveList can have the databases customized. NMTC has chosen to have the World Cat link added. We want our patrons to only have to look once. By using World Cat rather than our catalog- if we don't own the book, the patron will find out who has the item without making a second search.
This is so handy. Get your library card out and be ready to borrow!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Letting folks know!
Do you have a group of people with whom you like to share information? At the Ebsco workshop on Tuesday, we were taught how to set up Journal alerts for other people! Setting up an alert for oneself was common knowledge- setting up an alert for others was new information!
The alert process works the same but there is a box where you can add other addresses. This is great for a cooking group where you'd like to share recipes or a study group where you'd all like to have the same articles!
The alert process works the same but there is a box where you can add other addresses. This is great for a cooking group where you'd like to share recipes or a study group where you'd all like to have the same articles!
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
New faces
Georgia Highlands is hosting their fall orientations today at NMTC. This orientation is for students who will be taking classes at the Acworth campus of Georgia Highlands.
.....One orientation for students
........One orientation for parents
New beginnings. Everyone looks excited and nervous.
.....One orientation for students
........One orientation for parents
New beginnings. Everyone looks excited and nervous.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
First Chapter
Novelist has added a feature that book browsers will enjoy....the first chapter of a book!
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Jump to N
........Novelist
...Search Our Database (second tab)
......Select the way you'd like to search- Find an Author, Find a title, etc
.........Type in your author, title, etc
............Select the book
..................In a box with other links will be a link titled First Chapter
(So far in my searching in Novelist I only found two titles that had The First Chapter - the Firm by John Grisham and The Long Firm by Jake Arnott. Today was the roll out for this addition to Novelist, perhaps more books will have The First Chapter as time goes by.)
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Jump to N
........Novelist
...Search Our Database (second tab)
......Select the way you'd like to search- Find an Author, Find a title, etc
.........Type in your author, title, etc
............Select the book
..................In a box with other links will be a link titled First Chapter
(So far in my searching in Novelist I only found two titles that had The First Chapter - the Firm by John Grisham and The Long Firm by Jake Arnott. Today was the roll out for this addition to Novelist, perhaps more books will have The First Chapter as time goes by.)
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, August 14, 2006
Flowers, bushes, and trees!
It feels like NMTC has a good collection of materials for our Environmental Horticulture program. (Check our card catalog)
This weekend while getting an orientation to the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center, our collection shrunk in comparison to the Cherokee Garden Library: Center for the Study of Southern Garden History. Their collection has "over 6500 volumes, the library contains 350 years of the literature of horticulture, landscape design, botany, and garden history."
The Kenan Research Center is open to the public at no charge,Tuesday through Saturday from 10-5.
Atlanta History Center
...Kenan Research Center (left side of the screen down about 4 buttons)
.... accessing the collection (left side of the screen third button)
...Related items (right side of the screen)
...Terminus Our Online Catalog
This weekend while getting an orientation to the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center, our collection shrunk in comparison to the Cherokee Garden Library: Center for the Study of Southern Garden History. Their collection has "over 6500 volumes, the library contains 350 years of the literature of horticulture, landscape design, botany, and garden history."
The Kenan Research Center is open to the public at no charge,Tuesday through Saturday from 10-5.
Atlanta History Center
...Kenan Research Center (left side of the screen down about 4 buttons)
.... accessing the collection (left side of the screen third button)
...Related items (right side of the screen)
...Terminus Our Online Catalog
Friday, August 11, 2006
Plugs in the floor
While rearranging the library, we discovered four electric outlets in the floor! We've put a round table over the outlets. Patrons are now able to plug in their laptop. We have wireless access, too!
Surf the web, check your e-mail, do your research from the comfort of the library.
Surf the web, check your e-mail, do your research from the comfort of the library.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Finding a needle in a haystack
Looking for just the right book can be difficult. "The OCLC Online Computer Library Center, a nonprofit group, announced this week that it was making available to the public WorldCat’s search engine of library holdings. WorldCat, which is maintained by the library center, is a database of materials from 10,000 libraries worldwide. Previously, only library patrons could gain access to WorldCat’s search tool. Now available through WorldCat.org, the search tool also helps people locate the library nearest them that has the book, article, or video or audio recording they are looking for. "People are starting their searches on the Web rather than in the library, and that’s where we want to be," said Bob Murphy, a spokesman for the library center.—Andrea L. Foster" http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/1480/library-searches-made-easy
Reminding the faculty
This afternoon the librarian will be reminding the faculty of the resources available through the Library at NMTC.
Books- over 5000 at NMTC
...Inter Library Loan
...KSU, SPSU, Georgia Highlands
...All DTAE libraries
Periodicals
Study Carrels
Small Group Study Room
7 computers soon to be 10
Printer
Fax
Copier
Online resources
...NetLibrary – new screen
...GALILEO
...Auto Repair Reference Center
...Garden Literature Index
...Encyclopedia Britannica
New search box for periodicals
http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/demo >
Find Books & Journals >
Journals A-Z & Citation Linker
Web sites added to GALILEO for the programs
Del.icio.us
Blog – View from the Library
http://northmetrotechlibraryatacworth.blogspot.com/
Books- over 5000 at NMTC
...Inter Library Loan
...KSU, SPSU, Georgia Highlands
...All DTAE libraries
Periodicals
Study Carrels
Small Group Study Room
7 computers soon to be 10
Printer
Fax
Copier
Online resources
...NetLibrary – new screen
...GALILEO
...Auto Repair Reference Center
...Garden Literature Index
...Encyclopedia Britannica
New search box for periodicals
http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/demo >
Find Books & Journals >
Journals A-Z & Citation Linker
Web sites added to GALILEO for the programs
Del.icio.us
Blog – View from the Library
http://northmetrotechlibraryatacworth.blogspot.com/
Oh so pretty
The carpet is in, the furniture is rearranged, the books back on the shelves.
The library looks spacious!
Stop by to see what we've done!
The library looks spacious!
Stop by to see what we've done!
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Testing, testing
Have you wondered where a journal can be found? Which database has the journal on-line? You could search each database for the publication titles. GALILEO has a new tool in preview:
A preview of the new GALILEO Find It electronic journals list is now available from the GALILEO homepage in the GALILEO demonstration system. The electronic journals list is powered by SFX with authentication support by EZproxy and provides a searchable list of all electronic journals available to your institution via GALILEO. Once the list is in production, linking among GALILEO resources will be implemented so that citations without full-text in one resource can link to full-text available in another.
http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/demo > Find Books & Journals > Journals A-Z & Citation Linker
Try it you'll like it!
A preview of the new GALILEO Find It electronic journals list is now available from the GALILEO homepage in the GALILEO demonstration system. The electronic journals list is powered by SFX with authentication support by EZproxy and provides a searchable list of all electronic journals available to your institution via GALILEO. Once the list is in production, linking among GALILEO resources will be implemented so that citations without full-text in one resource can link to full-text available in another.
http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/demo > Find Books & Journals > Journals A-Z & Citation Linker
Try it you'll like it!
Friday, August 04, 2006
Yummy for the tummy
Tasting new dishes while traveling is a treat. Recreating those tastes at home can be a fun way to remember the vacation.
Find recipes using GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Jump to E
........EbscoHost
.........Advanced Search
.........Type in the food
..........Limit to full text
..........In Document type - scroll down and select recipe
Bon Appetit!
Find recipes using GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Jump to E
........EbscoHost
.........Advanced Search
.........Type in the food
..........Limit to full text
..........In Document type - scroll down and select recipe
Bon Appetit!
Thursday, August 03, 2006
One last trip
School is beginning to start in Georgia. Cherokee County began on Tuesday. Other counties begin this Monday. You still want to take a quick trip but don't know where to go?
ProQuest and EbscoHost use all sorts of magazines to get their articles. You can select one magazine to scroll through! I went to ProQuest, selected the Publications tab, typed in Travel (that limited the magazine search) - 15 titles came up. Among the titles were Travel & Leisure, Arthur Frommer's Travel, and Travel Holiday.
You may not have time to travel but these articles can whet your appetite for the next trip!
GALILEO
.....Databases A-Z
.........Jump to P
............ProQuest Databases
................Publication tab
....................Travel
ProQuest and EbscoHost use all sorts of magazines to get their articles. You can select one magazine to scroll through! I went to ProQuest, selected the Publications tab, typed in Travel (that limited the magazine search) - 15 titles came up. Among the titles were Travel & Leisure, Arthur Frommer's Travel, and Travel Holiday.
You may not have time to travel but these articles can whet your appetite for the next trip!
GALILEO
.....Databases A-Z
.........Jump to P
............ProQuest Databases
................Publication tab
....................Travel
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
How hot is it?
What are they saying about the heat?
Check out LexisNexis in GALILEO for current articles from across the country about the heat!
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to L
.......LexisNexis
I typed in heat and limited the search to today. Over 125 articles came up in Quick Search News (the limit for Quick Search is 125).
Guided News brought up 177 articles- looked for heat, today's news, today's selected news sources, limited to today.
We really are talking about the weather.
Check out LexisNexis in GALILEO for current articles from across the country about the heat!
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to L
.......LexisNexis
I typed in heat and limited the search to today. Over 125 articles came up in Quick Search News (the limit for Quick Search is 125).
Guided News brought up 177 articles- looked for heat, today's news, today's selected news sources, limited to today.
We really are talking about the weather.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Pixels into pictures
The Digital Library of Georgia is a gateway to Georgia's history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, government documents, newspapers, maps, audio, video, and other resources.
The Digital Library of Georgia connects users to 500,000 images and pages of text in 90 collections from 55 institutions and 80 government agencies. Though this represents only a fraction of Georgia's cultural treasures, the Digital Library of Georgia continues to grow through its partnerships with libraries, archives, museums, government agencies, and allied organizations across the state.
The Digital Library of Georgia is a stand alone site. It may also be accessed through GALILEO
The Digital Library of Georgia connects users to 500,000 images and pages of text in 90 collections from 55 institutions and 80 government agencies. Though this represents only a fraction of Georgia's cultural treasures, the Digital Library of Georgia continues to grow through its partnerships with libraries, archives, museums, government agencies, and allied organizations across the state.
The Digital Library of Georgia is a stand alone site. It may also be accessed through GALILEO
Monday, July 31, 2006
A new look
NetLibrary 4.0, an upgrade to the interface and search and navigation functionality of NetLibrary, was implemented today.
Key Features and Benefits
* New Site Architecture. A sleek new look and feel combined with simple intuitive navigation makes it easier to search across multiple formats.
* Automatic Summarization. Enables users to find the materials they are looking for quickly by providing a brief summary of eContent.
* Spell Checking. Automatically checks the spelling of a query term, recognizes commonly misspelled words and offers alternative spellings.
* Search within Search. Users can narrow search results by entering an additional search term or terms to drill down to relevant content.
* Concept Recommendations. Recognizes ambiguous search terms and provides recommendations for refining queries.
* Improved Query Performance. Query response will match performance indicators of leading Web search engines, typically offering response times of two seconds or less.
Key Features and Benefits
* New Site Architecture. A sleek new look and feel combined with simple intuitive navigation makes it easier to search across multiple formats.
* Automatic Summarization. Enables users to find the materials they are looking for quickly by providing a brief summary of eContent.
* Spell Checking. Automatically checks the spelling of a query term, recognizes commonly misspelled words and offers alternative spellings.
* Search within Search. Users can narrow search results by entering an additional search term or terms to drill down to relevant content.
* Concept Recommendations. Recognizes ambiguous search terms and provides recommendations for refining queries.
* Improved Query Performance. Query response will match performance indicators of leading Web search engines, typically offering response times of two seconds or less.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Shutting down for a bit
New carpet will be installed in the library beginning August 1! This is a wonderful thing to be happening but.....the other side to the wonderfulness is we will be closed, the computers will be moved out and chaos will reign....
Our online resources will be available- netLibrary and GALILEO. We have over 38,000 books in netLibrary and over 1500 journals in various databases (EbscoHost, ProQuest, and LexisNexis).
I'll try to find a computer where I can mention various resources that are available to you.
Our online resources will be available- netLibrary and GALILEO. We have over 38,000 books in netLibrary and over 1500 journals in various databases (EbscoHost, ProQuest, and LexisNexis).
I'll try to find a computer where I can mention various resources that are available to you.
Whose got it?
No library has everything. Most libraries belong to a consortium which enables the library to borrow materials for patrons from other libraries. This system is called "Inter Library Loan".
One institution borrows from another institution for the benefit of the patron. (In Georgia - Board of Regents students and faculty may borrow directly from a BOR library through GIL but that's another blog)
How do you find out which library has the book you'd like to read? In GALILEO, there is a database - WorldCat - "The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge. It is the OCLC Online Union Catalog of information contributed by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide. "
Look and see, then ask the librarian to order a book for you through ILL. It takes 1-2 weeks for items to arrive.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
One institution borrows from another institution for the benefit of the patron. (In Georgia - Board of Regents students and faculty may borrow directly from a BOR library through GIL but that's another blog)
How do you find out which library has the book you'd like to read? In GALILEO, there is a database - WorldCat - "The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge. It is the OCLC Online Union Catalog of information contributed by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide. "
Look and see, then ask the librarian to order a book for you through ILL. It takes 1-2 weeks for items to arrive.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
not a light summer read
Beloved: A Novel by Toni Morrison (PS 3563 .O8749 B4 1987) looks like it might be a light beach book - something to fritter away the hours of a summer afternoon. Yet, there is a Contemporary Literary Views Book, Bloom's Notes (PS 3563 .O8749 B4378 1999) edited by Harold Bloom that delves into the deepest meaning of the story.
From the book jacket: "It is the story - set in post Civil War Ohio - of Sethe, an escaped slave who has risked death in order to wrench herself from a living death; who has lost a husband and buried a child; who has borne the unthinkable and not gone mad...."
Check out both books and see for yourself if it's a beach book or a literary classic!
From the book jacket: "It is the story - set in post Civil War Ohio - of Sethe, an escaped slave who has risked death in order to wrench herself from a living death; who has lost a husband and buried a child; who has borne the unthinkable and not gone mad...."
Check out both books and see for yourself if it's a beach book or a literary classic!
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
PAR visit
"The Performance Accountability Review (PAR) was developed in support of the commitment to foster continuous improvement in the quality and effectiveness of technical and vocational programs and services." DTAE Handbook October 2003
We are glad to have the PAR team on campus today.
We are glad to have the PAR team on campus today.
What do you want be....
.....when you grow up?
The favorite conversation starter between adults and children is still an appropriate question at a time of career transition. What do you want to be? What skills do you have? Do you have to pay a career counselor to figure out what your skills are?
The Georgia Career Information Center has a wealth of information- 12 assessment tests including the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Assessment Battery). Skills assessment- what do you like to do? Job descriptions- how much does it pay. What is the job outlook- are you in a job that is downsizing its workforce?
The user log in and password are available at the NMTC GALILEO site and from the Guidance Counselor at NMTC
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to G
.........Georgia Career Information Center
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
The favorite conversation starter between adults and children is still an appropriate question at a time of career transition. What do you want to be? What skills do you have? Do you have to pay a career counselor to figure out what your skills are?
The Georgia Career Information Center has a wealth of information- 12 assessment tests including the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Assessment Battery). Skills assessment- what do you like to do? Job descriptions- how much does it pay. What is the job outlook- are you in a job that is downsizing its workforce?
The user log in and password are available at the NMTC GALILEO site and from the Guidance Counselor at NMTC
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to G
.........Georgia Career Information Center
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
What do you want be....
.....when you grow up?
The favorite conversation starter between adults and children is still an appropriate question at a time of career transition. What do you want to be? What skills do you have? Do you have to pay a career counselor to figure out what your skills are?
The Georgia Career Information Center has a wealth of information- 12 assessment tests including the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Assessment Battery). Skills assessment- what do you like to do? Job descriptions- how much does it pay. What is the job outlook- are you in a job that is downsizing its workforce?
The user log in and password are available at the NMTC GALILEO site and from the Guidance Counselor at NMTC
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to G
.........Georgia Career Information Center
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
The favorite conversation starter between adults and children is still an appropriate question at a time of career transition. What do you want to be? What skills do you have? Do you have to pay a career counselor to figure out what your skills are?
The Georgia Career Information Center has a wealth of information- 12 assessment tests including the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Assessment Battery). Skills assessment- what do you like to do? Job descriptions- how much does it pay. What is the job outlook- are you in a job that is downsizing its workforce?
The user log in and password are available at the NMTC GALILEO site and from the Guidance Counselor at NMTC
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to G
.........Georgia Career Information Center
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Day 5
It is Day 5 of the quarter for the Monday/Wednesday classes.This is the day the librarian goes to each SCT 100 (Introduction to Computers) class. We go over the OPAC (card catalog) for the library, netLibrary, GALILEO, ProQuest, and the internet sites that have been added to GALILEO. It's a full hour. We only scratch the surface of what's available at NMTC.
Tomorrow is Day 5 for the Tuesday/Thursday classes.
Tomorrow is Day 5 for the Tuesday/Thursday classes.
Friday, July 21, 2006
News to use
You want to keep on top of the news in the Business world, but how do you find every article about your business?
EbscoHost offers this database: Business Source Premier which provides full text for over 2,280 journals covering all aspect of business. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 2,440 journals. Business Source Premier contains popular business publications such as Business Week, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and hundreds of scholarly, peer reviewed journals. Also included is Wall Street Words, a dictionary of financial terms, linked directly to words within the citations and full text.
The best part is you can set up a Journal Alert and have the magazine articles sent to your e-mail:
To get a journal/magazine (not all journals /magazines allow alerts) delivered to your e-mail address each month:
1. Go to GALILEO
Get the current password from your librarian if you want to use GALILEO off campus.
2. Select Databases A-Z (tab near the top far right or link at the bottom center)
3. Jump to B
4. Select Business Source Premier (at EbscoHost)
5. Click on Business Source Premier (at EbscoHost)
6. Click on the Publications button (second one in on thick green bar)
7. Go to Browse publications (under Publications tab)
8. Type the title in the box
9. Click on the title
10. On the far right side of the screen, click on Journal Alert
11.On the left side of the screen there is a link for I’m a New User
12. Fill in that screen- Submit
13. Fill in the info for the e-mail (use a header you’ll recognize)
14. Scroll down and click on Save
When the new issue is added to Ebsco, you’ll get an e-mail with the table of contents for that issue.
It will have hyperlinks that you can use to go directly to the article !
Stay informed easily......
EbscoHost offers this database: Business Source Premier which provides full text for over 2,280 journals covering all aspect of business. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 2,440 journals. Business Source Premier contains popular business publications such as Business Week, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and hundreds of scholarly, peer reviewed journals. Also included is Wall Street Words, a dictionary of financial terms, linked directly to words within the citations and full text.
The best part is you can set up a Journal Alert and have the magazine articles sent to your e-mail:
To get a journal/magazine (not all journals /magazines allow alerts) delivered to your e-mail address each month:
1. Go to GALILEO
Get the current password from your librarian if you want to use GALILEO off campus.
2. Select Databases A-Z (tab near the top far right or link at the bottom center)
3. Jump to B
4. Select Business Source Premier (at EbscoHost)
5. Click on Business Source Premier (at EbscoHost)
6. Click on the Publications button (second one in on thick green bar)
7. Go to Browse publications (under Publications tab)
8. Type the title in the box
9. Click on the title
10. On the far right side of the screen, click on Journal Alert
11.On the left side of the screen there is a link for I’m a New User
12. Fill in that screen- Submit
13. Fill in the info for the e-mail (use a header you’ll recognize)
14. Scroll down and click on Save
When the new issue is added to Ebsco, you’ll get an e-mail with the table of contents for that issue.
It will have hyperlinks that you can use to go directly to the article !
Stay informed easily......
Thursday, July 20, 2006
The Scientific Method
Merriam Webster (in Encyclopedia Britannica) defines the Scientific Method:
Main Entry: scientific method
Function: noun:
principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge
"AccessScience provides the finest collection of science reference materials—online and fully searchable. We offer easy accessibility to the information you need to make research easy—with access to all the articles, fully illustrated, from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News® headlines, biographies, and more. This online encyclopedia is tailored to researchers and students looking for the most relevant, readable, and trusted sources of information available. We maintain content of the highest standards, and readers may be assured that our authors are the top experts in the field, including a number of Nobel Prize and Fields Medals winners."
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Scroll down a bit to AccessScience
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Main Entry: scientific method
Function: noun:
principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge
- involving the recognition and formulation of a problem,
- the collection of data through observation and experiment,
- and the formulation and testing of hypotheses
"AccessScience provides the finest collection of science reference materials—online and fully searchable. We offer easy accessibility to the information you need to make research easy—with access to all the articles, fully illustrated, from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News® headlines, biographies, and more. This online encyclopedia is tailored to researchers and students looking for the most relevant, readable, and trusted sources of information available. We maintain content of the highest standards, and readers may be assured that our authors are the top experts in the field, including a number of Nobel Prize and Fields Medals winners."
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Scroll down a bit to AccessScience
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Touring
Visiting museums to view art is a vacation activity that many people enjoy. Sometimes, the expense of travel makes the museum tour a treat rather than a regular event. Grove Art Online in GALILEO allows you to view art at your convenience without the expense of travel.
In Grove Art Online there is an Images link that takes you to the "Bridgeman Art Library " which "is one of the largest art image providers world-wide. This online art image collection offers over 100,000 art images from major international museums, galleries and auction houses."
GALILEO
....Jump to G
.......Grove Art Online
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
In Grove Art Online there is an Images link that takes you to the "Bridgeman Art Library " which "is one of the largest art image providers world-wide. This online art image collection offers over 100,000 art images from major international museums, galleries and auction houses."
GALILEO
....Jump to G
.......Grove Art Online
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Did you ever?
Did you ever take the encyclopedia to bed and read those brief articles to help you sleep? Just enough to read but not too exciting that you stayed awake reading.
Encyclopedia Britannica on-line is not your print encyclopedia! The online encyclopedia offers suggested searches, Britannica Daily, This Day in History, links to news sources (New York Times, BBC News, SBS World News), links to web sites with additional information, the dictionary, Spotlight Archives, and Research tools with links to authors works!
It's a different way to find information- authoritative information.
GALILEO
.....Databases A-Z
.........Jump to E
............Encyclopedia Britannica
NMTC pays for the annual subscription. We've added the link in GALILEO
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Encyclopedia Britannica on-line is not your print encyclopedia! The online encyclopedia offers suggested searches, Britannica Daily, This Day in History, links to news sources (New York Times, BBC News, SBS World News), links to web sites with additional information, the dictionary, Spotlight Archives, and Research tools with links to authors works!
It's a different way to find information- authoritative information.
GALILEO
.....Databases A-Z
.........Jump to E
............Encyclopedia Britannica
NMTC pays for the annual subscription. We've added the link in GALILEO
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Say cheese......
Student ID's are being made this week in Admissions (100 building). The Student ID will allow you to borrow materials from Kennesaw, Southern Poly, and DTAE schools. The ID definitely expands our collection.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Fall down go boom....
You have a cut or a scrape so what can you do to make it heal faster?
Try World Wide Wounds in GALILEO: "The premier online resource for dressing materials and practical wound management information World Wide Wounds is to be the premier online resource for peer reviewed information on dressing materials, providing practical guidance on all aspects of wound management and wound care to healthcare professionals worldwide."
This site is geared to professional health care workers, which is why we added the link to GALILEO. It does have fascinating articles about caring for a wound.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Try World Wide Wounds in GALILEO: "The premier online resource for dressing materials and practical wound management information World Wide Wounds is to be the premier online resource for peer reviewed information on dressing materials, providing practical guidance on all aspects of wound management and wound care to healthcare professionals worldwide."
This site is geared to professional health care workers, which is why we added the link to GALILEO. It does have fascinating articles about caring for a wound.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Beach books
Are you looking for a summer read? Something to lounge around on the beach and read?
Try NoveList in GALILEO
"NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles.
It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. "
GALILEO
.....Databases A-Z
.........Jump to N
............NoveList
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Try NoveList in GALILEO
"NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles.
It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. "
GALILEO
.....Databases A-Z
.........Jump to N
............NoveList
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Added a site
GALILEO offers librarians training in adding websites to "their" portion of GALILEO. You can find the sites that have been added to North Metro's portion of GALILEO by going to the search box Find databases by name (on the middle of the page toward the bottom). Type in nmtc.
Web sites have been added for most programs. You can search by your program name.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Web sites have been added for most programs. You can search by your program name.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
For Public Library Users
Just heard from GALILEO sources that Heritage Quest will be available to Public Library users in Georgia. The best news is it will be available at your home. Get the public library password to use GALILEO from your public librarian!
Ancestry.com Library Edition is available at your library but not at home.
These are two super resources for those who dabble in family history.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Ancestry.com Library Edition is available at your library but not at home.
These are two super resources for those who dabble in family history.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Who do you ask?
We have signs posted in Room 103 telling you to ask the Librarian for help in locating information or getting the computers to work.
If you aren't in Room 103 - who do you ask for research help?
There is a link in GALILEO for Ask-A-Librarian. It is not instant messaging. You send an e-mail that gets routed through GALILEO. It can take hours for the e-mail to get to the librarian. We do answer eventually.......
For quicker service you can telephone the library at 770-975-4122.
You may also e-mail the Librarian directly at library@northmetrotech.edu
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
If you aren't in Room 103 - who do you ask for research help?
There is a link in GALILEO for Ask-A-Librarian. It is not instant messaging. You send an e-mail that gets routed through GALILEO. It can take hours for the e-mail to get to the librarian. We do answer eventually.......
For quicker service you can telephone the library at 770-975-4122.
You may also e-mail the Librarian directly at library@northmetrotech.edu
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, July 10, 2006
It begins
A new school year begins - Summer Quarter starts today.
Students are buying books from the Book Store (across the lobby).
A special celebratory lunch today at 11:30 in the 400 building.
Catered by BBQ Street.
We're celebrating our SACS-COC accreditation.
Students are buying books from the Book Store (across the lobby).
A special celebratory lunch today at 11:30 in the 400 building.
Catered by BBQ Street.
We're celebrating our SACS-COC accreditation.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Family stories
Did you get together with family over the 4th? Were stories shared? Is anyone writing down those precious family stories?
You can get facts about your family through Ancestry.com (only available in the library).
The stories bring the family to life for those who weren't there to experience the event.
In netLibrary there are books that can help you begin to put those stories in writing! Both basic genealogy books and how-to- write books are available on-line.
You do need to create your free account on campus to access netLibrary off campus.
An alternate route for the free acount in netLibrary off campus is to create a free account when you go through GALILEO.
GALILEO (the password changed the end of June)
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to N
.........Scroll to netLibrary
..........Upper right corner is the "create a Free Account" link
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
You can get facts about your family through Ancestry.com (only available in the library).
The stories bring the family to life for those who weren't there to experience the event.
In netLibrary there are books that can help you begin to put those stories in writing! Both basic genealogy books and how-to- write books are available on-line.
You do need to create your free account on campus to access netLibrary off campus.
An alternate route for the free acount in netLibrary off campus is to create a free account when you go through GALILEO.
GALILEO (the password changed the end of June)
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to N
.........Scroll to netLibrary
..........Upper right corner is the "create a Free Account" link
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Calm before....
Last day of break. Summer Quarter starts on Monday. The Orientations yesterday had quite a few students for summer.
Monday is the celebration lunch at 11:30. It is great news to have been accredited by SACS-COC. It's always nice to have an outsider affirm that you're doing a good job.
Monday is the celebration lunch at 11:30. It is great news to have been accredited by SACS-COC. It's always nice to have an outsider affirm that you're doing a good job.
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Looking stuff up
Our on-line catalog can make searching for print, non print and electronic resources at NMTC very easy.
The Simple Search will pull up everything on a topic. It is limited to 100 items. You may need to go to Advanced search to narrow your query.
Advanced Search allows you to limit your searching to specific types of materials.
Click on Advanced Search (under the Search headline on the left side of the screen).
...Select the Keywords box
...scroll down a bit- there are several boxes that you can fill in- with the Boolean search terms and/or/not to help you expand or limit your search
.....there is a drop down box for material type where you can limit your search to a specific type-
........ Book will be in room 103
.........VHS may be checked out to the program area
.........Ref will be in the Reference room 103-A
.........EBK is an electronic book that is available to you 24/7 through netLibrary
We have a plethora of materials that support our program areas!
The Simple Search will pull up everything on a topic. It is limited to 100 items. You may need to go to Advanced search to narrow your query.
Advanced Search allows you to limit your searching to specific types of materials.
Click on Advanced Search (under the Search headline on the left side of the screen).
...Select the Keywords box
...scroll down a bit- there are several boxes that you can fill in- with the Boolean search terms and/or/not to help you expand or limit your search
.....there is a drop down box for material type where you can limit your search to a specific type-
........ Book will be in room 103
.........VHS may be checked out to the program area
.........Ref will be in the Reference room 103-A
.........EBK is an electronic book that is available to you 24/7 through netLibrary
We have a plethora of materials that support our program areas!
What to do next
Today is registration and orientation for Summer quarter.
There will be orientation sessions at 8:30 and 4PM in the auditorium of the 100 building. Classes begin on Monday July 10!
Start today to get where you want to be tomorrow.
NMTC offers Education that Works!
There will be orientation sessions at 8:30 and 4PM in the auditorium of the 100 building. Classes begin on Monday July 10!
Start today to get where you want to be tomorrow.
NMTC offers Education that Works!
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Celebration
In honor of our SACS accreditation, there will be a celebration lunch on Monday, July 10th at 11:30 in the 400 building.
All students, faculty, and staff are invited.
Catered by BBQ Street!
All students, faculty, and staff are invited.
Catered by BBQ Street!
Long weekend
The library has been closed for the 4th of July weekend. We're getting ready for Summer Quarter to begin next Monday, July 10th.
Friday, June 30, 2006
Whew!
We're getting the library back in order- slowly but surely, dusting, sorting, etc. Getting everything moved around helps one consider what to keep and what to pitch!
FYI We'll be closed on Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th. Back to normal on Wednesday, July 5th!
Found some interesting books while moving things around- one book we moved to the Atlas stand from the Reference room-
Geographica: The complete illustrated Atlas of the World (with a CD) G63 .C69 2000
- small maps, lots of text- looks like an encyclopedia rather than a "pure" atlas.
Come see the new paint color. It's clean and bright!
FYI We'll be closed on Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th. Back to normal on Wednesday, July 5th!
Found some interesting books while moving things around- one book we moved to the Atlas stand from the Reference room-
Geographica: The complete illustrated Atlas of the World (with a CD) G63 .C69 2000
- small maps, lots of text- looks like an encyclopedia rather than a "pure" atlas.
Come see the new paint color. It's clean and bright!
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Ah ha!
The painters are done. I am able to get back to my regular e-mail. Here's the information about the UGA Alumni information in the Digital Library of Georgia:
The Digital Library of Georgia and the Hargrett Rare Books & Manuscripts Library are pleased to announce the availability of a new online resource:
University of Georgia Centennial Alumni Catalog, 1901.
The site is available in demo at: (notice it's in demo which explains why I couldn't find it on Tuesday!) http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/centennialcatalog/
In 1901, to celebrate 100 years of classes at the Athens campus, the University of Georgia assembled the Centennial Alumni Catalog, containing, "as far as possible, a full but concise account of the life and services of all alumni during the century." Although the word "alumni" was used, the project attempted to collect biographical data about anyone who matriculated at the university during that first century, whether or not they graduated.
A four-page questionnaire was mailed to known matriculates or their families and an impressive 1,749 completed forms were returned. These were placed in alphabetical order, bound into several volumes, and deposited with the University Libraries. Eventually they came to be housed in the University Archives unit of the Hargrett Rare Books & Manuscripts Library at the University of Georgia Libraries, where they have proved to be a valuable resource to historians and genealogists.
Included are biographies of many prominent men of 19th century Georgia and the South, sometimes written in their own hand.
In 2006 the fragile documents were removed from their bindings, at times revealing information long hidden beneath the stitching. The forms then were scanned and are presented online by the Digital Library of Georgia.
The questionnaires provide information on residence; nativity; collegiate activities and accomplishments; marriage; occupations; civic, military, religious, and other public service; writings; relatives who attended the University; and death date.
The Digital Library of Georgia and the Hargrett Rare Books & Manuscripts Library are pleased to announce the availability of a new online resource:
University of Georgia Centennial Alumni Catalog, 1901.
The site is available in demo at: (notice it's in demo which explains why I couldn't find it on Tuesday!) http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/centennialcatalog/
In 1901, to celebrate 100 years of classes at the Athens campus, the University of Georgia assembled the Centennial Alumni Catalog, containing, "as far as possible, a full but concise account of the life and services of all alumni during the century." Although the word "alumni" was used, the project attempted to collect biographical data about anyone who matriculated at the university during that first century, whether or not they graduated.
A four-page questionnaire was mailed to known matriculates or their families and an impressive 1,749 completed forms were returned. These were placed in alphabetical order, bound into several volumes, and deposited with the University Libraries. Eventually they came to be housed in the University Archives unit of the Hargrett Rare Books & Manuscripts Library at the University of Georgia Libraries, where they have proved to be a valuable resource to historians and genealogists.
Included are biographies of many prominent men of 19th century Georgia and the South, sometimes written in their own hand.
In 2006 the fragile documents were removed from their bindings, at times revealing information long hidden beneath the stitching. The forms then were scanned and are presented online by the Digital Library of Georgia.
The questionnaires provide information on residence; nativity; collegiate activities and accomplishments; marriage; occupations; civic, military, religious, and other public service; writings; relatives who attended the University; and death date.
Day Three
The painters assure me- they will finish today. The library does look fresh and bright.
We'll be closed Monday and Tuesday for the 4th of July.
Hopefully, we'll be back to normal next Wednesday and I can find that announcement about the UGA Centennial Alumni database.
We'll be closed Monday and Tuesday for the 4th of July.
Hopefully, we'll be back to normal next Wednesday and I can find that announcement about the UGA Centennial Alumni database.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Digital Library of Georgia
There is a new "book" in the Digital Library of Georgia. For the centennial of the University of Georgia in the early 1900's, UGA asked the alumni to respond to a survey. The surveys were bound in books. The books have been unbound and the surveys scanned! What a treat to read what UGA alumni had to say about themselves! I found a few kin in this "book". Wonderful to read in their own hand information about their lives!
(When I can get back to my e-mail, I'll post the URL to this item...I've just searched the Digital Library and I'm not finding it- paint fumes are overwhelming me)
(When I can get back to my e-mail, I'll post the URL to this item...I've just searched the Digital Library and I'm not finding it- paint fumes are overwhelming me)
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Paint fumes
Whew! Painters arrived to refresh the library.
We're closed till they're done- probably three days.....
It will look beautiful.
New carpet in early August.
New shelves in late August.
Sprucing up!
We're closed till they're done- probably three days.....
It will look beautiful.
New carpet in early August.
New shelves in late August.
Sprucing up!
Monday, June 26, 2006
It's Official!
North Metro Technical College has added another level of accreditation!
We are now accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award associate degrees, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; 404-679-4501.
This is in addition to our accreditation by the Council on Occupational Education (COE), 41 Perimeter Center East, N.E., Suite 640, Atlanta, Georgia 30346; 770-396-3898.
AND
The North Metro Technical College Radiologic Technology program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, Illinois 60606-3182; 312-704-5300.
Hooray!
NMTC - Education that works!
We are now accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award associate degrees, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; 404-679-4501.
This is in addition to our accreditation by the Council on Occupational Education (COE), 41 Perimeter Center East, N.E., Suite 640, Atlanta, Georgia 30346; 770-396-3898.
AND
The North Metro Technical College Radiologic Technology program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, Illinois 60606-3182; 312-704-5300.
Hooray!
NMTC - Education that works!
Friday, June 23, 2006
And then what?
Historical events seen through the eyes of the participants (especially the eyes of regular folks) give a slightly different take. Encourage the people you know to journal, to write a diary that can be read in 150 years.
The Cornelius C. Platter Civil War Diary of Lt. (later Capt.) Cornelius C. Platter, of the 81st Ohio Infantry Volunteers, covers November, 1864 April 27, 1865. Platter's diary details Sherman's march through Georgia from Rome to Savannah and the march north through the Carolinas. He gives dates, times, and lengths of marches and describes the weather, locale, scenery, and food as well as orders, rumors, positions, troop morale, and administrative duties. The diary also includes a description of the burning of Columbia, South Carolina, the news of the Confederate surrender, and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
You can read Mr. Platter's diary either through the Digital Library of Georgia or through GALILEO
NMTC password changes on June 24. The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
The Cornelius C. Platter Civil War Diary of Lt. (later Capt.) Cornelius C. Platter, of the 81st Ohio Infantry Volunteers, covers November, 1864 April 27, 1865. Platter's diary details Sherman's march through Georgia from Rome to Savannah and the march north through the Carolinas. He gives dates, times, and lengths of marches and describes the weather, locale, scenery, and food as well as orders, rumors, positions, troop morale, and administrative duties. The diary also includes a description of the burning of Columbia, South Carolina, the news of the Confederate surrender, and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
You can read Mr. Platter's diary either through the Digital Library of Georgia or through GALILEO
NMTC password changes on June 24. The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Checking that list
Feels like Christmas Eve, waiting till the students come back- so quiet, not a creature is stirring...
Lists, of materials that are checked out, are being distributed to program areas. This is our annual lets-see-what-we-own-and-then-we-can-clean-up-the-catalog time.
The library catalog lets you know what the library owns! It's a wonderful resource and we do want to make sure it accurately reflects our holdings.
Lists, of materials that are checked out, are being distributed to program areas. This is our annual lets-see-what-we-own-and-then-we-can-clean-up-the-catalog time.
The library catalog lets you know what the library owns! It's a wonderful resource and we do want to make sure it accurately reflects our holdings.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Social networking
Do you move from computer to computer and wish you had your internet Favorites list at each computer?
With sites like del.icio.us you can create your personal and portable list of links that you can access from any computer. del.icio.us is not new- it was created in December of 2003.
For more information about Social Bookmarking check out Social Bookmarking Tools (I) A General Review by Tony Hammond, Tino Hannay, Ben Lund, and Joanna Scott Nature Publishing Group{t.hammond, t.hannay, b.lund, j.scott}@nature.com
With sites like del.icio.us you can create your personal and portable list of links that you can access from any computer. del.icio.us is not new- it was created in December of 2003.
For more information about Social Bookmarking check out Social Bookmarking Tools (I) A General Review by Tony Hammond, Tino Hannay, Ben Lund, and Joanna Scott Nature Publishing Group{t.hammond, t.hannay, b.lund, j.scott}@nature.com
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Quick read
Google books is a super way to find print materials "but the aim of Google Book Search is to help you discover books and learn where to buy or borrow them, not read them from start to finish. "
But you want to read the entire book -
complete books (from start to finish) are available to you on-line through netLibrary.
NMTC has over 38,000 books available through netLibrary. Cookbooks, poetry, fiction, genealogy, science, business, jokes (yes, jokes) .....
You can access netLibrary (with full text books) several ways.
1. Through the NMTC catalog
2. Through GALILEO
3. Through the web by going directly to netLibrary
You do need to register as a netLibrary user either on campus or through GALILEO. If you need assistance - just ask the Librarian!
But you want to read the entire book -
complete books (from start to finish) are available to you on-line through netLibrary.
NMTC has over 38,000 books available through netLibrary. Cookbooks, poetry, fiction, genealogy, science, business, jokes (yes, jokes) .....
You can access netLibrary (with full text books) several ways.
1. Through the NMTC catalog
2. Through GALILEO
3. Through the web by going directly to netLibrary
You do need to register as a netLibrary user either on campus or through GALILEO. If you need assistance - just ask the Librarian!
Monday, June 19, 2006
So quiet
First day of the three week break.
Most faculty have taken the day off.
Very quiet at North Metro Tech.
Most faculty have taken the day off.
Very quiet at North Metro Tech.
Graduation last Friday
On Friday, May 16, Graduation ceremonies were held at Woodland High School in Bartow County! Congratulations to the Class of 2006 who are prepared to enter the work force.
Missed Friday
Last Friday Southern Poly offered a day long workshop on Kick Starting Your Research! Inspirational speakers- their mantra was "read".
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Latin American journals
In GALILEO is CLASE and PERIÓDICA which is an index (this is the key word- index - this database tells you who has the articles but does not provide the articles) of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities compiled by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. This resource combines two databases:
CLASE (Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades) includes more than 198,000 references in the humanities and social sciences, selected from more than 1,200 journals and other materials published in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The database covers topics such as accounting, anthropology, the arts, business administration, library and information science, communications, demographics, economics, education, sociology, law, political science, linguistics, management, history, philosophy, and literature.
PERIÓDICA (Índice de Revistas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias) includes more than 204,000 citations to articles and other documents from over 1,400 Latin American and Caribbean scientific and technological journals. Among the subjects covered are agricultural sciences, biology, physics, geosciences, engineering, medicine, and chemistry.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......jump to C
.......Clase Periodica
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
CLASE (Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades) includes more than 198,000 references in the humanities and social sciences, selected from more than 1,200 journals and other materials published in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The database covers topics such as accounting, anthropology, the arts, business administration, library and information science, communications, demographics, economics, education, sociology, law, political science, linguistics, management, history, philosophy, and literature.
PERIÓDICA (Índice de Revistas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias) includes more than 204,000 citations to articles and other documents from over 1,400 Latin American and Caribbean scientific and technological journals. Among the subjects covered are agricultural sciences, biology, physics, geosciences, engineering, medicine, and chemistry.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......jump to C
.......Clase Periodica
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Celebrate!
Wave the flag! Read more about Flag Day
at the Library of Congress site.
"On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag.
Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation declaring June 14 Flag Day, Americans have commemorated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes by celebrating June 14 as Flag Day. "
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
No time to spare
Quick, quick, no time to spare and you need a speedy way to make your face look gorgeous after a stressful day at work! (you know this is for the ladies...). A new book is on our shelves:
Fast Beauty: 1000 Quick Fixes (RA 778 .B4734 2005) by Rona Berg
"Indexed by problem and solution (I love extensive indexes) and packed with remedies, FAST BEAUTY is the indespensible, innovative guide to glamour on the fly."
Fast Beauty: 1000 Quick Fixes (RA 778 .B4734 2005) by Rona Berg
"Indexed by problem and solution (I love extensive indexes) and packed with remedies, FAST BEAUTY is the indespensible, innovative guide to glamour on the fly."
Monday, June 12, 2006
Articles at your desktop
If you would like to receive specific subject articles or even periodicals in your e-mail, here are the directions:
1. Go to GALILEO
2. Select Databases A-Z (tab near the top far right or link at the bottom center)
3. Jump to E
4. Select EbscoHost Databases
5. click on Academic Search Premier (at EbscoHost) -
6. Click on the Publications button (second one in on thick green bar)
7. Go to Browse publications (under Publications tab)
8. Type the title you are looking for in the box
9. Click on the title
10. On the far right side of the screen, click on Journal Alert (not every magazine offers a Journal Alert)
11.On the left side of the screen there is a link for I’m a New User (if you are a New User create an acount, if you have an account log-in)
12. Fill in that screen- Submit
13. Fill in the info for the e-mail (use a header you’ll recognize)
14. Scroll down and click on Save
When the new issue is added to Ebsco, you’ll get an e-mail with the table of contents for that issue. It will have hyperlinks that you can use to go directly to the article.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
1. Go to GALILEO
2. Select Databases A-Z (tab near the top far right or link at the bottom center)
3. Jump to E
4. Select EbscoHost Databases
5. click on Academic Search Premier (at EbscoHost) -
6. Click on the Publications button (second one in on thick green bar)
7. Go to Browse publications (under Publications tab)
8. Type the title you are looking for in the box
9. Click on the title
10. On the far right side of the screen, click on Journal Alert (not every magazine offers a Journal Alert)
11.On the left side of the screen there is a link for I’m a New User (if you are a New User create an acount, if you have an account log-in)
12. Fill in that screen- Submit
13. Fill in the info for the e-mail (use a header you’ll recognize)
14. Scroll down and click on Save
When the new issue is added to Ebsco, you’ll get an e-mail with the table of contents for that issue. It will have hyperlinks that you can use to go directly to the article.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Friday, June 09, 2006
Summer fun!
Sometimes you can't leave home to have fun, so you sit around wondering what to do......you've played all the video games (and won), you've watched all the movies, TV is into re-runs of re-runs- so what is there to do?
Try "Searchasaurus: Primary/Elementary Search is designed for elementary school students. 55 full-text childrens' publications and 120 general publications for professionals working with students on the primary/elementary level are included. 300 full text pamphlets are also included. In additional to searchable full-text for some publications, photos are included in many articles. "
There's also "Searchasaurus: Middle Search Plus provides full text from nearly 90 general, reference, health, and science publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for over 130 magazines, including charts, tables, graphs, and photographs."
It is an EbscoHost product. The layout is colorful and fun to use! Encyclopedia articles, fun facts- things you never thought to ask about but there they are! It's aimed at Elemantary through Middle School students but the information is useful for any age.
GALILEO
.....DatabasesA-Z
........Jump to S
...........Searchasaurus
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Try "Searchasaurus: Primary/Elementary Search is designed for elementary school students. 55 full-text childrens' publications and 120 general publications for professionals working with students on the primary/elementary level are included. 300 full text pamphlets are also included. In additional to searchable full-text for some publications, photos are included in many articles. "
There's also "Searchasaurus: Middle Search Plus provides full text from nearly 90 general, reference, health, and science publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for over 130 magazines, including charts, tables, graphs, and photographs."
It is an EbscoHost product. The layout is colorful and fun to use! Encyclopedia articles, fun facts- things you never thought to ask about but there they are! It's aimed at Elemantary through Middle School students but the information is useful for any age.
GALILEO
.....DatabasesA-Z
........Jump to S
...........Searchasaurus
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Dissertation, thesis and more
Find out what a recent graduate from UGA's masters or doctoral program wrote for their thesis or dissertation.
The "University of Georgia Electronic Theses and Dissertations is a collection of the theses and dissertations submitted electronically to the Graduate School at the University of Georgia since the summer of 1999.
All dissertations are included, although some may not be viewable from off campus. The record for an individual document is always viewable, and will indicate the availability of the document. The author of a dissertation or thesis, in conjunction with his or her major professor, makes the determination if the work will be publicly available."
The titles are amazing!
GALILEO...Databases A-Z
......Jump to U
.........University of Georgia Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
The "University of Georgia Electronic Theses and Dissertations is a collection of the theses and dissertations submitted electronically to the Graduate School at the University of Georgia since the summer of 1999.
All dissertations are included, although some may not be viewable from off campus. The record for an individual document is always viewable, and will indicate the availability of the document. The author of a dissertation or thesis, in conjunction with his or her major professor, makes the determination if the work will be publicly available."
The titles are amazing!
GALILEO...Databases A-Z
......Jump to U
.........University of Georgia Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Who has the book?
World Cat is a catalog of materials owned by libraries throughout the world- hence the name World Cat!
How do you tell which library holds the item?
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to W
...... select WorldCat
How do you tell which library holds the item?
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to W
...... select WorldCat
- Type in your topic, title or author
- When the results come up- see that link - Libraries Worldwide?
- Click on the Libraries Worldwide link and voila- arranged by state - starting with Georgia-are the libraries that own the title you're looking for
- You can click on the library name link, then click on their logo link and you're at their library web site which will usually have information about the location, the hours, etc
You may ask the Librarian to borrow any title found in World Cat from another library (some things don't get loaned - brand new fiction, Reference, Genealogy, Archival materials, videos, etc).
World Cat enables small libraries to serve their patrons! We're glad to be a part of the system.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
1,2,3,4,5,6
Numbers.
In many parts of the world numbers tell a story. A search in Encyclopedia Britannica notes that Numerology is the "use of numbers to interpret a person's character or to divine the future. The theory behind numerology is based on the Pythagorean idea that all things can be expressed in numerical terms because they are ultimately reducible to numbers. " There is more in the Encyclopedia about numerology.
You might also use Quick Search in GALILEO to find current articles on the topic.
Numbers- fascinating - not just for math!
GALILEO
......Databases A-Z
..........Jump to E
..............Encyclopedia Britannica
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
In many parts of the world numbers tell a story. A search in Encyclopedia Britannica notes that Numerology is the "use of numbers to interpret a person's character or to divine the future. The theory behind numerology is based on the Pythagorean idea that all things can be expressed in numerical terms because they are ultimately reducible to numbers. " There is more in the Encyclopedia about numerology.
You might also use Quick Search in GALILEO to find current articles on the topic.
Numbers- fascinating - not just for math!
GALILEO
......Databases A-Z
..........Jump to E
..............Encyclopedia Britannica
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, June 05, 2006
Remembering the heroes
The History Channel had a show recently about D-Day (June 6, 1944) when our troops landed on the Beaches of Normandy. A Google search turned up the The National D-Day Memorial Foundation .
There are two titles in netLibrary that might interest a history buff: The Comanche Code Talkers of World War II and Normandy to the Bulge : An American Infantry GI in Europe During World War II .
You can access the NMTC books in netLibrary through its link or through GALILEO or through the NMTC card catalog !
To use netLibrary off campus you must create a free account on campus (so netLibrary will recognize you as a NMTC user).
There are two titles in netLibrary that might interest a history buff: The Comanche Code Talkers of World War II and Normandy to the Bulge : An American Infantry GI in Europe During World War II .
You can access the NMTC books in netLibrary through its link or through GALILEO or through the NMTC card catalog !
To use netLibrary off campus you must create a free account on campus (so netLibrary will recognize you as a NMTC user).
Friday, June 02, 2006
Weekend trips
When you're thinking about where to go this summer- you can tie history in with day trips touring parts of the south pictured in Barnard's Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign, ca. 1866 : Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign, Embracing Scenes of the Occupation of Nashville, the Great Battles around Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain, the Campaign of Atlanta, March to the Sea, and the Great Raid through the Carolinas.
The first pictures are of Kennesaw! "Compare and contrast" is a skill used in life (and emphasized in academic circles). Can you find the same location where George N. Barnard stood to take his pictures? What does the scene look like now? Take your own pictures and compare the changes.
This book is part of the Digital Library of Georgia and can be found in GALILEO.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
The first pictures are of Kennesaw! "Compare and contrast" is a skill used in life (and emphasized in academic circles). Can you find the same location where George N. Barnard stood to take his pictures? What does the scene look like now? Take your own pictures and compare the changes.
This book is part of the Digital Library of Georgia and can be found in GALILEO.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Touring colleges
Will you be visiting colleges over the summer? There are lots of factors to consider before deciding which college will offer you the best education.
Check out GAcollege411:
"GAcollege411 is a resource freely available on the Web designed to help Georgia high school students and others who are interested in attending college explore careers, prepare for college and learn about financial aid opportunities.
Resources include tools for matching students to careers; detailed information on specific careers; SAT, ACT, and GRE test preparation; tools for comparing Georgia colleges and universities; online forms for loan applications, FAFSA, and Hope Scholarship/Tuition Equalization Grant; and tools for financial planning.
Users can create a personal account that allows them to manage all their college and career information and can share their information with school counselors.
GAcollege411 is a collaboration of the GSFC, the University System of Georgia, the Department of Technical and Adult Education, the Foundation for Independent Colleges, the Department of Education, the School Counselors Association, the Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services, Georgia Public Broadcasting, the Professional Standards Commission, and the Georgia Public Library Service. "
You may also access GAcollege411 through GALILEO.
Check out GAcollege411:
"GAcollege411 is a resource freely available on the Web designed to help Georgia high school students and others who are interested in attending college explore careers, prepare for college and learn about financial aid opportunities.
Resources include tools for matching students to careers; detailed information on specific careers; SAT, ACT, and GRE test preparation; tools for comparing Georgia colleges and universities; online forms for loan applications, FAFSA, and Hope Scholarship/Tuition Equalization Grant; and tools for financial planning.
Users can create a personal account that allows them to manage all their college and career information and can share their information with school counselors.
GAcollege411 is a collaboration of the GSFC, the University System of Georgia, the Department of Technical and Adult Education, the Foundation for Independent Colleges, the Department of Education, the School Counselors Association, the Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services, Georgia Public Broadcasting, the Professional Standards Commission, and the Georgia Public Library Service. "
You may also access GAcollege411 through GALILEO.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Hot to the touch
Did you notice folks around you with pink or even red skin after the holiday weekend? Did you wonder what could be done to ease the pain?
Alt Health Watch (EbscoHost) in GALILEO found 350 articles when searched using the word sunburn. The very first article that came up with the search was:
"Emergency remedies for sun holidays". Alive: Canadian Journal of Health and Nutrition, May 2006 Issue 283, p78-80, 2p
Interesting suggestions on natural ways to care for skin that has seen a bit too much sun!
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......AltHealth Watch
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Alt Health Watch (EbscoHost) in GALILEO found 350 articles when searched using the word sunburn. The very first article that came up with the search was:
"Emergency remedies for sun holidays". Alive: Canadian Journal of Health and Nutrition, May 2006 Issue 283, p78-80, 2p
Interesting suggestions on natural ways to care for skin that has seen a bit too much sun!
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......AltHealth Watch
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Grammar Gremlins
Do you ever wonder what is the appropriate thing to write?
New on our shelf is:
The Gremlins of Grammar: A Guide to Conquering the Mischievous Myths that Plague American English by Toni Boyle and K.D. Sullivan (PE 1112 .B655 2006)
Clear writing shows clear thinking!
New on our shelf is:
The Gremlins of Grammar: A Guide to Conquering the Mischievous Myths that Plague American English by Toni Boyle and K.D. Sullivan (PE 1112 .B655 2006)
Clear writing shows clear thinking!
Monday, May 29, 2006
3 PM
Shhh...no we're not in the library but silence is suggested at 3PM. Take the opportunity to remember those who have given their all for this country.
Friday, May 26, 2006
Poem for the occasion
Do you need a poem for Memorial Day? Something to read at a family gathering to remind each person about the importance of remembering?
EbscoHost (Academic Search Premier) offers the option in advanced search to limit the search to "poem".
I did an Advanced Search for Memorial Day, limited the Document Type to Poem. Seven articles came up.
Go to GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to E
........select EbscoHost (Academic Search Premier)
Select Advanced search
Type in Memorial Day
Scroll down to Document type- select Poem
EbscoHost (Academic Search Premier) offers the option in advanced search to limit the search to "poem".
I did an Advanced Search for Memorial Day, limited the Document Type to Poem. Seven articles came up.
Go to GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to E
........select EbscoHost (Academic Search Premier)
Select Advanced search
Type in Memorial Day
Scroll down to Document type- select Poem
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Decoration Day
Do you have family old enough to remember when Memorial Day was referred to as Decoration Day?
Read an 1892 description of Decoration Day in our netLibrary collection through GALILEO.
"Decoration Day" by Sarah Orne Jewett from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, June 1892, pg 84-90.
This title is not in our card catalog but can be accessed through GALILEO.
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Jump to N
..........Scroll to netLibrary
Type in Memorial Day and two titles come up
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Read an 1892 description of Decoration Day in our netLibrary collection through GALILEO.
"Decoration Day" by Sarah Orne Jewett from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, June 1892, pg 84-90.
This title is not in our card catalog but can be accessed through GALILEO.
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Jump to N
..........Scroll to netLibrary
Type in Memorial Day and two titles come up
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
No class
We have class but classes are canceled today for early registration and new student orientation. The library is open.
Speaking of the library being open - we'll be closed on Saturdays for the summer starting with this Saturday. We'll revisit opening on Saturdays after Labor Day.
Speaking of the library being open - we'll be closed on Saturdays for the summer starting with this Saturday. We'll revisit opening on Saturdays after Labor Day.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
More to read!
We downloaded the records for another 1000 electronic books into the card catalog for North Metro. You can also access the entire collection of NMTC e-books (38,000+) through GALILEO.
With the picnicing and cookout season about to begin, you might be looking for some new recipes to WOW your friends. Here's one title available through netLibrary:
The Book Club Cookbook : Recipes and Food From Your Book Club's Favorite Books and Authors (eBook)
by Gelman, Judy.; Krupp, Vicki Levy
Publication: New York Penguin, 2004.
There is a chapter on the DaVinci Code - one recipe they use to illustrate the DaVinci Code is Rosemary Spaghetti. Each chapter talks about a specific book, the recipes selected and how the recipes tie to the story.
To use netLibrary at home through the NMTC card catalog, one needs to create a free netLibrary account on campus.
To use netLibrary at home through GALILEO, you can register through GALILEO for the free netLibrary account.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
With the picnicing and cookout season about to begin, you might be looking for some new recipes to WOW your friends. Here's one title available through netLibrary:
The Book Club Cookbook : Recipes and Food From Your Book Club's Favorite Books and Authors (eBook)
by Gelman, Judy.; Krupp, Vicki Levy
Publication: New York Penguin, 2004.
There is a chapter on the DaVinci Code - one recipe they use to illustrate the DaVinci Code is Rosemary Spaghetti. Each chapter talks about a specific book, the recipes selected and how the recipes tie to the story.
To use netLibrary at home through the NMTC card catalog, one needs to create a free netLibrary account on campus.
To use netLibrary at home through GALILEO, you can register through GALILEO for the free netLibrary account.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Indians of the Southeast
Some stories portray the Native American population as ignorant savages. This database sets that story to rest. Read how the Cherokee created a written language and created a government similar to the United States in Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842.
Go to GALILEO
...Select Databases A-Z
....Jump to S
.......Select Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
"This database contains approximately 2,000 documents and images relating to the Native American population of the Southeastern United States from the collections of the University of Georgia Libraries, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville Library, the Frank H. McClung Museum, the Tennessee State Library and Archives, the Tennessee State Museum and the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. The documents are comprised of letters, legal proceedings, military orders, financial papers, and archaeological images relating to Native Americans in the Southeast.
The project was funded by a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (use the browser's BACK button to return to GALILEO). The first 18 months of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper published in a Native American language, is also available through the Georgia Historic Newspapers database. "
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Go to GALILEO
...Select Databases A-Z
....Jump to S
.......Select Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
"This database contains approximately 2,000 documents and images relating to the Native American population of the Southeastern United States from the collections of the University of Georgia Libraries, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville Library, the Frank H. McClung Museum, the Tennessee State Library and Archives, the Tennessee State Museum and the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. The documents are comprised of letters, legal proceedings, military orders, financial papers, and archaeological images relating to Native Americans in the Southeast.
The project was funded by a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (use the browser's BACK button to return to GALILEO). The first 18 months of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper published in a Native American language, is also available through the Georgia Historic Newspapers database. "
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, May 22, 2006
Registration begins
This is the week for early registration for Summer quarter.
Time flies when you're having fun!
NMTC offers Education that Works!
Time flies when you're having fun!
NMTC offers Education that Works!
Friday, May 19, 2006
Where is the truth?
The DaVinci Code opens to fanfare, mystery, and agitation. What are people saying about the movie no one has seen? Using QuickSearch on the Home page of GALILEO turned up 125 articles in LexisNexis- including transcripts from CNN, 256 articles from Research Libraries, 836 articles from MasterFILE, 259 articles from ProQuest, and 660 articles from Academic Search Premier.
Wait till they see the movie. What will they say then?
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wait till they see the movie. What will they say then?
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Heavy Searching
It's not quick or easy but you can use a database called Article First to search for a specific article. All they list is the citation- which is handy for your bibliography. You'll have to order a copy of the article through InterLibrary Loan or search through the other databases to see if that periodical is listed. Definitely for those who don't mind a bit of delayed gratification.
"Article First contains bibliographic citations that describe items listed on the table of contents pages of journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Each record describes one article, news story, letter, or other item.
The database, formerly know as ContentsFirst, is now included the ArticleFirst database. It is now possible to search for and view both journals' tables of contents and individual article citations in the ArticleFirst database.
OCLC provides title lists of periodicals included in their many databases. (Not all FirstSearch databases are included in GALILEO.) Once at their Periodical Titles in OCLC FirstSearch page, select the name of the database of interest then click the "List Titles" button. Other options are also available, such as "Search by Title," to discover in which database a publication is included. NOTE: Use the browser's BACK button to return to GALILEO."
The big databases in GALILEO are ProQuest, EbscoHost, and LexisNexis. ProQuest and EbscoHost have a publications list that you can browse through.
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Scroll to ArticleFirst
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
"Article First contains bibliographic citations that describe items listed on the table of contents pages of journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Each record describes one article, news story, letter, or other item.
The database, formerly know as ContentsFirst, is now included the ArticleFirst database. It is now possible to search for and view both journals' tables of contents and individual article citations in the ArticleFirst database.
OCLC provides title lists of periodicals included in their many databases. (Not all FirstSearch databases are included in GALILEO.) Once at their Periodical Titles in OCLC FirstSearch page, select the name of the database of interest then click the "List Titles" button. Other options are also available, such as "Search by Title," to discover in which database a publication is included. NOTE: Use the browser's BACK button to return to GALILEO."
The big databases in GALILEO are ProQuest, EbscoHost, and LexisNexis. ProQuest and EbscoHost have a publications list that you can browse through.
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Scroll to ArticleFirst
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Business Intelligence
Half page advertisement for Hoovers.com in Tuesday's AJC. Touting that Hoover's "is the best and truly ultimate source for business intelligence". They're offering a free trial.
You can use the information from Hoover's through GALILEO at ProQuest. The site won't look like Hoover's Business but you will get company information like Hoover's Business!
GALILEO
...Select Databases A-Z
........Jump to H
............Select Hoover's- (it will say ProQuest Databases and work like ProQuest but the information is from Hoover's)
OR
You can go to the Find a Database by Name box in the middle lower part of GALILEO Home Screen and type in Hoover's.
Check out that company before you apply for a job.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
You can use the information from Hoover's through GALILEO at ProQuest. The site won't look like Hoover's Business but you will get company information like Hoover's Business!
GALILEO
...Select Databases A-Z
........Jump to H
............Select Hoover's- (it will say ProQuest Databases and work like ProQuest but the information is from Hoover's)
OR
You can go to the Find a Database by Name box in the middle lower part of GALILEO Home Screen and type in Hoover's.
Check out that company before you apply for a job.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Sighting sources then Citing sources
Sighting sources - what do you see?
Citing sources - what did you use?
They sound alike but are quite different.
Sighting a source means looking for something and finding it.
Citing a source means telling your reader where you found the information.
How do you tell your reader where you found the information you used in your paper? Some instructors want you to use MLA (Modern Language Association). Some want you to use APA (American Psychological Association). Then some instructors like Turabian. What is a student to do?
On the home page of GALILEO, on the far left under Quick Help! is a How Do I... drop down box. Way down on the list is "cite articles". This will lead you to a page of examples for APA, MLA, and Turabian.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Citing sources - what did you use?
They sound alike but are quite different.
Sighting a source means looking for something and finding it.
Citing a source means telling your reader where you found the information.
How do you tell your reader where you found the information you used in your paper? Some instructors want you to use MLA (Modern Language Association). Some want you to use APA (American Psychological Association). Then some instructors like Turabian. What is a student to do?
On the home page of GALILEO, on the far left under Quick Help! is a How Do I... drop down box. Way down on the list is "cite articles". This will lead you to a page of examples for APA, MLA, and Turabian.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Planting, growing, etc
There is a resource that we added to GALILEO, National Agricultural Library. The NAL catalog lets you know what is available. Materials must be borrowed through the NMTC library (and there is a fee). The NAL site includes some free web sites.
"The National Agricultural Library is one of four national libraries of the United States, with locations in Beltsville, Maryland and Washington, D.C. It houses one of the world's largest and most accessible agricultural information collections and serves as the nexus for a national network of state land-grant and U.S. Department of Agriculture field libraries. In fiscal year 2005 (Oct 2004 through Sept 2005) NAL delivered more than 80 million direct customer service transactions."
We can use the titles they suggest to search WorldCat and see if there are other libraries that hold these items. We might be able to borrow the item for free!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
"The National Agricultural Library is one of four national libraries of the United States, with locations in Beltsville, Maryland and Washington, D.C. It houses one of the world's largest and most accessible agricultural information collections and serves as the nexus for a national network of state land-grant and U.S. Department of Agriculture field libraries. In fiscal year 2005 (Oct 2004 through Sept 2005) NAL delivered more than 80 million direct customer service transactions."
We can use the titles they suggest to search WorldCat and see if there are other libraries that hold these items. We might be able to borrow the item for free!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
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