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.
Friday, August 11, 2006
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.
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