Librarians regularly gather statistics to note how many patrons use what resource.
You can see the numbers for GALILEO usage by going to the right hand side of the GALILEO home page
Under GALILEO information
....About GALILEO
.......At the bottom of the left hand blue column - Usage Statistics
..........Usage Statistics Reporting Tool
...........You have lots of options- week, month, day
...........The Institution
...........The database
Numbers are fun to play with- see who uses what and how much!
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, November 01, 2006
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Dem Bones, Dem Bones, Dem Bones
It's Halloween and skeletons are a must have decoration. What are those bones called?
Try the E-Skeleton Project.
"The eSkeletons Project website is devoted to the study of human and primate comparative anatomy. It offers a unique set of digitized versions of skeletons in 2-D and 3-D in full color, animations, and much supplemental information. The user can navigate through the various regions of the skeleton and view all orientations of each element along with muscle and joint information. eSkeletons enables you to view the bones of both human and non-human primates ranging from the gorilla to the tiny mouse lemur."
We did add eSkeleton to GALILEO for NMTC.
Try the E-Skeleton Project.
"The eSkeletons Project website is devoted to the study of human and primate comparative anatomy. It offers a unique set of digitized versions of skeletons in 2-D and 3-D in full color, animations, and much supplemental information. The user can navigate through the various regions of the skeleton and view all orientations of each element along with muscle and joint information. eSkeletons enables you to view the bones of both human and non-human primates ranging from the gorilla to the tiny mouse lemur."
We did add eSkeleton to GALILEO for NMTC.
All Hallows Eve
How many treats do you have stockpiled to give to treaters who arrive at your door? Snopes Urban legends notes that Halloween is not the second most expensive holiday (read Halloween Loot, 29 Oct). We may be more public in our participation but we aren't spending more money- because the treats we hand out are not the expensive gifts of the other holidays!
Monday, October 30, 2006
Flu season begins
The ads are running- time to get your flu shot.
What if you'd like to try a non chemical remedy for the flu? Where would you go to get information?
"Alt HealthWatch focuses on multiple perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Full-text content comes from more than 160 international peer-reviewed and professional journals, magazines, reports, proceedings, and association and consumer newsletters, plus hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research, and book excerpts. " GALILEO description
Alt Health Watch is an Ebsco product.
There is a link called Find It which will show you the libraries in Georgia that own the periodical. You can search in the Georgia Libraries Journals List (GOLD) to discover the library that has the periodical. Your librarian can borrow the article through InterLibrary Loan.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....scroll to Alt Health 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.
What if you'd like to try a non chemical remedy for the flu? Where would you go to get information?
"Alt HealthWatch focuses on multiple perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Full-text content comes from more than 160 international peer-reviewed and professional journals, magazines, reports, proceedings, and association and consumer newsletters, plus hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research, and book excerpts. " GALILEO description
Alt Health Watch is an Ebsco product.
There is a link called Find It which will show you the libraries in Georgia that own the periodical. You can search in the Georgia Libraries Journals List (GOLD) to discover the library that has the periodical. Your librarian can borrow the article through InterLibrary Loan.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....scroll to Alt Health 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.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Where to go
and what to do when I get there....
Travel guides can be a great way to arm-chair travel. Travel guides can give you an idea of what to do when you get to your location.
NetLibrary has a collection of 31, Hunter Travel Guides. The guides range in date from 1998 to 2005.
GALILEO
....Find a a database by name
........Jump to n
...........netLibrary
..............Limit your search to title
..............Hunter Travel Guides
Happy traveling!
Travel guides can be a great way to arm-chair travel. Travel guides can give you an idea of what to do when you get to your location.
NetLibrary has a collection of 31, Hunter Travel Guides. The guides range in date from 1998 to 2005.
GALILEO
....Find a a database by name
........Jump to n
...........netLibrary
..............Limit your search to title
..............Hunter Travel Guides
Happy traveling!
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Guess who's coming to dinner?
Are you beginning to think about holiday gatherings? While the family is gathered, ask questions and start to gather the names and dates that build a family tree. Best of all, tape record the stories being told around the table or in the kitchen or on the porch. The stories tell more about the family than the names and dates.
Once you have a few names and dates you can use Ancestry.com on campus to look up more names and dates! If you use your public library GALILEO password, you can access Heritage Quest from home. Heritage Quest is similar to Ancestry.com- but not the same.
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.
Once you have a few names and dates you can use Ancestry.com on campus to look up more names and dates! If you use your public library GALILEO password, you can access Heritage Quest from home. Heritage Quest is similar to Ancestry.com- but not the same.
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, October 25, 2006
Stocking stuffers
Halloween hasn't happened yet but stores have Christmas treats out to tempt you to spend ahead on the holiday season. If your loved one has everything and you'd like to get something that doesn't have to be dusted...some "money folks" suggest buying a single share of stock as a gift.
To find out about a company, you can search in Hoover's Company Records in GALILEO . The link leads you to Proquest so you aren't in the Hoover's you might be familiar with. The information is concise and readable.
I searched for bicycles- if I was giving a gift of stock, I might choose a stock that related to my recipients hobbies. 65 companies came up with the search term bicycles. Many are private companies so I couldn't buy stock. If it is a public company, the ticker symbol is included in the brief description.
"Hoover's Company Capsules & Profiles includes brief information on 15,000 companies, including an overview of company operations, addresses, phone and fax numbers, names of key officers, a list of top competitors, sales and employment figures, and stock symbols.
Direct access to 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."
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.
To find out about a company, you can search in Hoover's Company Records in GALILEO . The link leads you to Proquest so you aren't in the Hoover's you might be familiar with. The information is concise and readable.
I searched for bicycles- if I was giving a gift of stock, I might choose a stock that related to my recipients hobbies. 65 companies came up with the search term bicycles. Many are private companies so I couldn't buy stock. If it is a public company, the ticker symbol is included in the brief description.
"Hoover's Company Capsules & Profiles includes brief information on 15,000 companies, including an overview of company operations, addresses, phone and fax numbers, names of key officers, a list of top competitors, sales and employment figures, and stock symbols.
Direct access to 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."
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, October 24, 2006
On line video instruction
Do you learn best by seeing and hearing the instruction?
Chattahoochee Technical College is creating online video instruction for using GALILEO. Their first module teaches about the Quick Search function:
http://www.ctcdlg.org/training/quicksearchdemo/quicksearchdemo
Try it- it's about ten minutes long. Let it load first, then play it.
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.
Chattahoochee Technical College is creating online video instruction for using GALILEO. Their first module teaches about the Quick Search function:
http://www.ctcdlg.org/training/quicksearchdemo/quicksearchdemo
Try it- it's about ten minutes long. Let it load first, then play it.
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, October 23, 2006
Autumnal delights
The colors in north west Georgia are magnificent. Bright reds, yellows, and oranges with burgundy thrown in for delight! It almost looks like a New England fall when you drive up the mountain roads.
Last year I took you to Access Science @ McGraw Hill to look for information about photosynthesis and autumn color.
This year lets do a Quick Search using the term Fall Leaves and limit our search to Science and Technology.
Amazing.
The articles float down to us like the falling leaves.
The first article in Health Source : Consumer Edition has a complete description of the physiology involved in leaves turning red. Scrolling down shows articles about gas prices and leaf watchers from USA Today.
Fun to see what comes up in a Quick Search.
Last year I took you to Access Science @ McGraw Hill to look for information about photosynthesis and autumn color.
This year lets do a Quick Search using the term Fall Leaves and limit our search to Science and Technology.
Amazing.
The articles float down to us like the falling leaves.
The first article in Health Source : Consumer Edition has a complete description of the physiology involved in leaves turning red. Scrolling down shows articles about gas prices and leaf watchers from USA Today.
Fun to see what comes up in a Quick Search.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
What to do with all those apples
Autumn festivals abound especially apple festivals in North Georgia. What does one do with the abundance of fruit?
EbscoHost database Academic Search Premier and Research Library at ProQuest both offer the search limiter recipe.
GALILEO - Databases A-Z
...EbscoHost
.....Academic Search Premier
.........Advanced Search -full text
.............Document type- scroll to recipe!
122 apple recipes in Academic Search Premier were pulled up - from sources like Natural Health, Scholastic Parent & Child, Hispanic, & Better Nutrition!
GALILEO - Databases A-Z
....Proquest Databases or Research Library at Proquest
.......Advanced Search - full text
..........More options
.............Document type - recipe
716 documents were retrieved. Vibrant Life, Chatelaine, Simple Life, Prevention, and Sunset are a few of the magazines used!
Happy cooking!
EbscoHost database Academic Search Premier and Research Library at ProQuest both offer the search limiter recipe.
GALILEO - Databases A-Z
...EbscoHost
.....Academic Search Premier
.........Advanced Search -full text
.............Document type- scroll to recipe!
122 apple recipes in Academic Search Premier were pulled up - from sources like Natural Health, Scholastic Parent & Child, Hispanic, & Better Nutrition!
GALILEO - Databases A-Z
....Proquest Databases or Research Library at Proquest
.......Advanced Search - full text
..........More options
.............Document type - recipe
716 documents were retrieved. Vibrant Life, Chatelaine, Simple Life, Prevention, and Sunset are a few of the magazines used!
Happy cooking!
Friday, October 20, 2006
Flying time
Spent Thursday learning about creating a culture of innovation. Heard interesting ways to tie the library and research together.
Databases offer students 24/7 access to resources needed to build their knowledge base. GALILEO at NMTC offers over a 100 databases.
Check out GALILEO. Each database can offer you a wealth of information.
Databases offer students 24/7 access to resources needed to build their knowledge base. GALILEO at NMTC offers over a 100 databases.
Check out GALILEO. Each database can offer you a wealth of information.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Charitable Giving
Listening to NPR this morning as they asked for donations, made me think about Foundations and charitable giving. How do you find out what charities are "real"?
In GALILEO you can go to
Business and Economics (tab)
...Georgia Corporate Search
"lists all organizations or individuals licensed for business by the Georgia Secretary of State. Information provided for each license holder includes: address, chief executive officer, secretary, and chief financial officer"
I typed in Foundation and 7680 records came up.
Fascinating information!
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 GALILEO you can go to
Business and Economics (tab)
...Georgia Corporate Search
"lists all organizations or individuals licensed for business by the Georgia Secretary of State. Information provided for each license holder includes: address, chief executive officer, secretary, and chief financial officer"
I typed in Foundation and 7680 records came up.
Fascinating information!
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, October 17, 2006
Something quick
When you're looking for something to read and it's too yucky to go outside....we have 44,000 books in netLibrary that you can select from!
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Jump to N
.........Select netLibrary
I started with romance as the keyword search.
Nothing came up that looked like a fiction title.
netLibrary suggested the Topic American fiction in English
I selected that and over 1400 fiction titles came up!
netLibrary also suggested English fiction as a topic.
I don't have to go out in the rain to find a good story to read.
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
.........Select netLibrary
I started with romance as the keyword search.
Nothing came up that looked like a fiction title.
netLibrary suggested the Topic American fiction in English
I selected that and over 1400 fiction titles came up!
netLibrary also suggested English fiction as a topic.
I don't have to go out in the rain to find a good story to read.
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, October 16, 2006
Cooling down
It's getting cooler, Autumn really is here. The leaves are turning orange, red and yellow. Not the vibrant colors one sees in pictures from the North East but still colorful enough. Which brings me to Horticulture.
HORT 100 learned about the resources available to them through GALILEO. They said- if only we'd know about these resources for our first project. Now they know for their second project.
Web sites suggested by the students and faculty in EHO (Environmental Horticulture program) have been added to GALILEO and to the NMTC_Librarian del.icio.us link.
You'll see the NMTC Librarian link is a Try Me First link when you select Databases A-Z 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.
HORT 100 learned about the resources available to them through GALILEO. They said- if only we'd know about these resources for our first project. Now they know for their second project.
Web sites suggested by the students and faculty in EHO (Environmental Horticulture program) have been added to GALILEO and to the NMTC_Librarian del.icio.us link.
You'll see the NMTC Librarian link is a Try Me First link when you select Databases A-Z 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.
Friday, October 13, 2006
Be Afraid, very, very afraid
---or not.
It's the second Friday the 13th for 2006. At Urban Legends there is a description of why we feel Friday the 13th is so unlucky.
Being concerned about the number 13 is not original with western thought or Christianity.
I like the idea that early humans had 10 fingers and two feet so counting beyond that was scary.
Are you concerned about Friday the 13th?
It's the second Friday the 13th for 2006. At Urban Legends there is a description of why we feel Friday the 13th is so unlucky.
Being concerned about the number 13 is not original with western thought or Christianity.
I like the idea that early humans had 10 fingers and two feet so counting beyond that was scary.
Are you concerned about Friday the 13th?
Thursday, October 12, 2006
The Most Famous Man
......you've never heard of
Pop stars, rappers, sports stars, public personas - who will remember them in 100 years? Andy Warhol talked about each persons 15 minutes of fame. On the shelf at NMTC is a book - Dan Rice: The Most Famous Man You've Never Heard Of ( GV 1811 .R4 C37 2001) by David Carlyon.
Who was Dan Rice? The jacket blurb by David Carlyon paints an intriguing picture of a man who came from nothing to entertain millions and then sunk to a sentimental obscurity. What is stylish in one era becomes an embarrassment to another generation. What will the people of 2050 think of our "stars"?
Pop stars, rappers, sports stars, public personas - who will remember them in 100 years? Andy Warhol talked about each persons 15 minutes of fame. On the shelf at NMTC is a book - Dan Rice: The Most Famous Man You've Never Heard Of ( GV 1811 .R4 C37 2001) by David Carlyon.
Who was Dan Rice? The jacket blurb by David Carlyon paints an intriguing picture of a man who came from nothing to entertain millions and then sunk to a sentimental obscurity. What is stylish in one era becomes an embarrassment to another generation. What will the people of 2050 think of our "stars"?
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Borrowing, stealing, using?
Did you happen to watch Studio 60 on Monday night?
It was a wonderful illustration of the seriousness of plagiarism. Lots of hollering, lawyers being called, jobs threatened…..
The ending was a superb example of the organization owning the copyright to work produced by an employee - Intellectual Property rights.
Plagiarism is serious business…. Here are a few sites that might help you avoid stealing others work:
Gananda Library, NY: Plagiarism is no big deal is it?
http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/plagexamples.htm
This web site gives examples of what happens to those who steal another person’s work through plagiarizing.
Michael Harvey’s “The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing”
http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com/plagiarism.html
This web site offers you ways to take information and make it your own
And of course, in GALILEO there is the How do I...box with a link for citing a source. The tutorials have sections on citing sources, too.
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.
It was a wonderful illustration of the seriousness of plagiarism. Lots of hollering, lawyers being called, jobs threatened…..
The ending was a superb example of the organization owning the copyright to work produced by an employee - Intellectual Property rights.
Plagiarism is serious business…. Here are a few sites that might help you avoid stealing others work:
Gananda Library, NY: Plagiarism is no big deal is it?
http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/plagexamples.htm
This web site gives examples of what happens to those who steal another person’s work through plagiarizing.
Michael Harvey’s “The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing”
http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com/plagiarism.html
This web site offers you ways to take information and make it your own
And of course, in GALILEO there is the How do I...box with a link for citing a source. The tutorials have sections on citing sources, too.
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, October 10, 2006
Exploring
Thinking about Columbus inspired me to look around GALILEO and see what I haven't clicked on.... Click on Kids (center of the Banner, bottom line).
Voila- bright, easy to use, not overwhelming. Might even be fun for grown-ups!
Voila- bright, easy to use, not overwhelming. Might even be fun for grown-ups!
Welcome Back Fair
Pizza will be served in the 100 building from 11-1 and again from 5-6 - at no cost to you.
There will be tables set up with information about
There will be tables set up with information about
- Student Discounts
- Campus Services
- Student Organizations
- Coupons
Monday, October 09, 2006
What do you get?
Today is Columbus Day. In some parts of the country there is a celebration of his risk taking and PR abilities. He came, he saw, he went back and told people!
If you do a Quick Search for Columbus in GALILEO, limiting yourself to the News/Facts & Reference tab- you'll be astonished at what comes up- articles about places named Columbus.
The Oxford English Dictionary does mention Christopher Columbus :
Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition Results 1 to 1 of 1 Select or Deselect all
1. The name of Christopher Columbus, the explorer (1451-1506), used allusively for an explorer or discoverer.
Changing my search to "Christopher Columbus" (in quotes) narrowed the search. Interestingly, Oxford English Dictionary did not pull up the article.
There is the Advanced Search option which allows you to use Boolean operators.
Widen and narrow your search to find exactly what you're looking for!
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 do a Quick Search for Columbus in GALILEO, limiting yourself to the News/Facts & Reference tab- you'll be astonished at what comes up- articles about places named Columbus.
The Oxford English Dictionary does mention Christopher Columbus :
Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition Results 1 to 1 of 1 Select or Deselect all
1. The name of Christopher Columbus, the explorer (1451-1506), used allusively for an explorer or discoverer.
Changing my search to "Christopher Columbus" (in quotes) narrowed the search. Interestingly, Oxford English Dictionary did not pull up the article.
There is the Advanced Search option which allows you to use Boolean operators.
Widen and narrow your search to find exactly what you're looking for!
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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