January 21st 2004
NEW ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT - THE EFFECT OF BALL CARRYING METHOD ON SPRINT SPEED IN RUGBY UNION...
For all rugby coaches out there, the December 2003 issue of the Journal of Sports Sciences (pp1009-1015) contains an article which investigates the extent to which 3 different methods of carrying a rugby ball can influence sprint speed. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 617.1027. On-campus users can access the fulltext of the journal online via Ingenta here.
January 20th 2004
366 FREE JOURNALS FROM SAGE PUBLICATIONS
From 15th January to 31st March 2004, there is FREE ACCESS via Ingenta Select to SAGE Publications' Electronic Journals. SAGE publishes 366 academic journals covering subject areas such as Childhood Studies, Communication & Media Studies, Counselling & Psychotherapy, Cultural Studies, Economics, Education, Engineering, Evaluation & Methodology, Management & Organization Studies, Marketing, Materials Science, Nursing & Health Research, Philosophy, Psychology & Psychiatry, Public Administration, Science, Technology & Medicine, Social Policy, Social Work, Sociology, and Tourism Studies. To avail of this offer, free personal registration is required and an 8-letter individual password must be chosen. Full details of this special offer and a full listing of journal titles are available here.
January 15th 2004
THE 25 MOST BORROWED ITEMS FROM THE LIBRARY
The library has compiled a listing of the 25 most borrowed items since the new MILLENNIUM system was installed. The top title is 'Physiology of sport and exercise' by Jack H. Wilmore and David L. Costill
In all, nine physiology titles appear in the top 25, with five construction titles being the next biggest sector represented. One Services Marketing dissertation (borrowed for use in the library only) also makes the top 25.
The full listing,which is in ascending order,can be seen here
January 13th 2003
JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2004
Following consultation with each academic department, the following new journal subscriptions have been actioned.
Main campus:
[Bioinformatics] [Circa] [Games Magazine] [International Journal of Early Childhood] [Internal Auditing & Business Risk Magazine] [Investors Chronicle] [Journal of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology] [National Children's Resource Centre Quarterly Journal] [Official Xbox Magazine]Wexford Campus
[Architectural Review] [Architecture Ireland] [Detail] [Marketing Week] [People Management]
Wexford Campus (Gorey Centre)
[Circa] [Printed Project - Sculptors' Society of Ireland]
Cancellations
The following subscriptions have been cancelled:
[Australian Journal of Physiotherapy][Authentik German][Educational Psychology][IEE Proceedings-Control Theory][IEEE Control Systems][Journal of Industrial History][Journal of Sustainable Product Design][Sports Injury Bulletin][Studies in Higher Education]
A full A-Z listing of print journals to be received for 2004 is available here.
January 8th 2004
NEW ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT - EDUCATIONAL HOMOGAMY IN IRELAND AND BRITAIN
The current issue (December 2003) of The British Journal of Sociology has an article entitled 'Educational homogamy in Ireland and Britain: trends and patterns' (pp473-495).This paper examines the pattern of educational homogamy i.e. the tendency of people with the same or similar educational qualifications to marry each other.It looks at data from marriages from the early 1970's to the mid-1990's and concludes that while it has declined in Britain since the 1970's, it increased in Ireland, before levelling off here in the 1990's. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 301. On-campus users can access the fulltext of the journal online via Ingenta here.
January 7th 2004
JANE CANAVAN JOINS THE LIBRARY TEAM
A warm welcome is extended to Jane Canavan who has transferred from Payroll to the library. Jane links up as a job-sharing Library Assistant 2 with Tara Breen.
We also welcome Paula Murphy who will spent the next few weeks on a work experience programme.
January 5th 2004
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR DECEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in December are now listed here.
Dec 2003 / Jan 2004
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR PERIOD
Out-of-term opening hours will operate between Friday 19th December and Saturday 10th January. A daily schedule of opening hours covering the period 15th December to 17th January is available here.
The College will close at 5.00pm on Tuesday 23rd December and will re-open on Monday 5th January.
Material borrowed from the General Collection between 15/12/03 and 05/01/04 will not be due for return until 12/01/04. Items borrowed from the Short Loan Collection between 19/12/03 and 09/01/04 will be due for return by 11.00am on 12/01/04.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!
December 17th 2003
NEW ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT - FUN RUNS AS FUNDRAISERS
The current issue (November 2003) of the International Journal of Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Marketing contains an article entitled 'Finding the funds in fun runs: exploring physical activity events as fundraising tools in the nonprofit sector'(pp363-377).The paper explores the phenomenon of physical activity events, their function as a solicitation strategy and as a public awareness / relations tool, and gauges how these events met the needs of participants who donated their money and energy to a cause.The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 658.8 On-campus users can access the fulltext of the journal online via Ingenta here.
December 15th 2003
WEB of SCIENCE BACKDATED TO 1945
The WEB of SCIENCE backfiles have now been loaded at HEANET. This allows users in Irish Third-Level Colleges to search approx. 33 million citations dating from 1945 to the present.Apart from the SCIENCE Citation Index, the database also includes Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.On-campus users can access WEB of SCIENCE here.
The WEB of SCIENCE is made available through a HEA/CHEST Ireland initiative.
December 12th 2003
EMERALD DATABASE RENEWED AND UPGRADED
The library has extended the contract for the EMERALD FULLTEXT database until the end of 2005.As part of this extension, an additional 17 journals are now available online in fulltext for both current and archived issues.The list of titles below incorporates links to the journal homepages:
[Balance Sheet] [Corporate Governance] [The Electronic Library] [Engineering, Construction & Architectural Management] [Foresight] [Info] [Journal of Documentation] [Journal of Fashion Marketing & Management] [Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development] [Measuring Business Excellence (incorporating Quality Focus)] [On the Horizon] [Online Information Review] [Performance Measurement & Metrics] [Program: electronic library & information systems] [Records Management Journal] [Strategy and Leadership] Tables-of-Contents (TOC) Alerting is available for all EMERALD FULLTEXT titles. Users may set this up themselves or arrange for the Librarian to do so. Users then automatically receive notification of new issues by e-mail which incorporates links to the fulltext of articles.
December 11th 2003
CAREERS DATABASES UPDATED
The library has renewed its subscription to the ECCTIS Database for 2004.This is a searchable database of education courses in Ireland and the UK. It covers further education courses, undergraduate courses and post-graduate courses.It is available as a CD database at PC #1 and PC #2 in the library.Also included on this CD is the database 'KEYCLIPS', which points users to suitable career paths based on personal traits and preferences which are entered on-screen. The ECCTIS database is also available on a password-protected website at www.ecctisdevelopment.co.uk.
The password required to access the web version is available from library staff.The Careers Officer has also made the updated 'GAIRM' database available to library users. This is a specifically Irish-oriented database on career choices and careers information. It is also available at PC #1 and PC #2 in the library. Pre-booking of these PCs is recommended.
December 10th 2003
IBM SYSTEMS JOURNAL - SPECIAL ISSUE on e-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
The most recently received issue of IBM Systems Journal is a special one devoted to the topic of e-business management.It contains 8 papers which present both the theory and the practice of e-business management.The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 005. Electronic access to the Table of Contents of this issue, together with links to the full text of all 8 papers, is available here.
December 4th 2003
LIBRARY OPEN AS USUAL MONDAY 8th DECEMBER
The library will operate as normal on Monday next and will be open from 9.00 am until 9.00 pm.
December 2nd 2003
EXTENDED LIBRARY OPENING HOURS TO CONTINUE
Extended library opening hours until 9.00 p.m. on Friday evenings and 9.00 a.m to 1.00 p.m. on Saturday mornings will continue until 13th December. To see current schedule of opening hours, please click here.
December 2nd 2003
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR NOVEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in November are now listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2003
November 27th 2003
IMC 20 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS RECEIVED
The library has received a complimentary copy of the Proceedings of the 20th International Manufacturing Conference, held in CIT in September. Entitled 'Knowledge Driven Manufacturing' it is a wide ranging collection of over 100 papers on topics such as design and CAD/CAM, supply chain management and quality management, systems design and simulation, process optimisation and process planning, virtual/rapid prototyping and precision engineering, operations management, EDM, ECM and laser processing, automation and machine vision, product development and product life cycle, manufacturing strategy, finite element applications and human factors and training. The proceedings are available in hardcopy and on CD-ROM. Click here
to check the full listing of contents via the library catalogue.
November 26th 2003
NEW ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT - EDITOR'S CHOICE OF ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCES
The current issue of 'The Internet & Higher Education' contains an article entitled 'Editor's Choice 2003: selected online learning resources'. This is an annual feature which identifies resources that may be useful for researchers, teachers, administrators and students seeking information about online learning. The library does not hold this journal in hardcopy but IT Carlow users can access the fulltext of the article via ScienceDirect.
Live links to the selected online resources are listed on the journal website.
November 21st 2003
NOTES & QUERIES
"How do I search library for Gorey College of Art?" was a query received from an anonymous user the other day.This is best done using the 'Advanced Keyword'
search facility in the library catalogue.Firstly, enter the words you wish to search on, then select either Gorey General Lending or Gorey Reference from the Location drop-down menu, then click on Search. The results of a sample search for items on 'Picasso' from the Gorey General Lending Collection can be seen here.To see a complete list of items from Gorey General Lending Collection, use the wildcard symbol '*' instead of words. Before clicking on the 'Search' button, this list can be sorted alphabetically using the 'Search & Sort' drop-down menu. The results of this search can be seen here. An alphabetical listing of Reference Books at Gorey can be seen here. These lists were generated using 'Advanced Keyword' searching and the '*' symbol.
November 17th 2003
EXTENDED LIBRARY OPENING HOURS
Commencing on Friday 21st & Saturday 22nd November, the Learning Resource Centre will remain open until 9.00 p.m. on Friday evenings and will open from 9.00 a.m to 1.00 p.m. on Saturday mornings. To see current schedule of opening hours, please click here.
November 14th 2003
NEW ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT - ROAD ACCIDENTS IN IRELAND
The current issue of the Irish Journal of Sociology contains an article which interprets the phenomenon of road accidents as a symptom of crisis arising from processes of social transformation. The article is entitled 'Collision culture: road traffic accidents and the experience of accelerated modernisation in Ireland'.(pp45-66)The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 301.09415. Electronic access to this article is not available.
November 13th 2003
A NEW OPEN-ACCESS BIOLOGY JOURNAL
PLoS Biology is a newly published open-access journal. This means that all content is made publicly available free-of-charge.The journal covers all areas of biological science, from molecules to ecosystems, including works at the interface with other disciplines.To read more about it and to access the inaugural issue, please click here.
The journal is now listed in the library catalogue.
November 12th 2003
LIBRARY OF ECONOMICS AND LIBERTY (Econlib)
The Library of Economics and Liberty (Econlib) describes itself as "dedicated to advancing the study of economics, markets, and liberty. It offers a unique combination of resources for students, teachers, researchers, and aficionados of economic thought."It is a free fully-searchable web-based resource which includes online books and articles.New material is added on a regular basis. Access Econlib
November 11th 2003
NEW ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT - CHINA
The October issue of HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW has a special feature on China which contains three articles over 31 pages.These deal with business opportunities, the cultural context and the coming Chinese brands.The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 650.Electronic access to these articles is not available.
November 10th 2003
DOAJ - DIRECTORY of OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS
This is a listing, with links, of free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. At the time of viewing, there were over 500 entries arranged by subject and title. Click here for DOAJ
November 3rd 2003
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR OCTOBER.
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in October are now listed here.
October 23rd 2003
WEB of SCIENCE DATABASE NOW AVAILABLE TO IT CARLOW USERS.
Following a HEA/CHEST Ireland initiative, the ISI Web of SCIENCE is now available to all Institutes of Technology. It allows users access to three indexing & abstracting databases. These are: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI).It is possible to simultaneously search across all 3 databases.
Access Web of Science here.
Return to News Archive.
-LIBRARY -
-NEWSLETTER-
APRIL 2003
CONTENTS
LRC Resources - Induction Sessions
Emerald Fulltext Database - update
Science Direct Database for 2003
Recently received Conference Proceedings
Technical Indexes Databases Update
Doesn't time fly? Here we are at the back end of a long Spring Term. I'm sure that students don't need to be reminded that once the Summer Term starts on Monday 28th there are only 12 days (including a Bank Holiday weekend) until the start of final exams. The coming weeks are going to be stress-inducing and I would request that LRC users (particularly those just passing through the building) give consideration to other users who are trying to study.
The
Spring Term closes on Friday 11th April, 2003. The Summer Term commences on Monday 28th April, 2003. During the period between those dates, out-of-term opening hours will be in operation. These are:Monday 9.00 - 17.00
Tuesday 9.00 - 17.00
Wednesday 9.00 - 17.00
Thursday 9.00 - 17.00
Friday 9.00 - 17.00
Saturday CLOSED
The library will therefore close at 5.00pm on Friday 11th April. Saturday opening will not resume until 10th May.
For the
EASTER HOLIDAY period, the library will close at 1.00 pm on Thursday 17th April and will not re-open until 9.00am on Wednesday 23rd April.
For the
MAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the college will close at 5.00 pm on Friday 2nd May and will not re-open until Tuesday 6th May.During the exam period, it is proposed that the library remain open until 5.00pm on both Saturday 10th May and Saturday 17th May. This still has to be confirmed. Please check the library noticeboards and library webpages for updates:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/libinfo.html
It is still not to late for staff members or students to be given rundown on the facilities of the library and Learning Resource Centre. Please contact the Librarian Tel. Ext. 567. Or e-mail
library@itcarlow.ie
Emerald Fulltext Database - update
Newly designed search screens have been introduced by the publisher. It is hoped that they will make browsing and searching the database easier.
A total of 472 fulltext articles have been downloaded by IT Carlow users in the first 2 months of the year. The Top 5 journals (in order of usage) were:
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
http://fiordiliji.emeraldinsight.com/vl=3955276/cl=75/nw=1/rpsv/cw/www/mcb/01443577/contp1.htmInternational Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
http://fiordiliji.emeraldinsight.com/vl=3955276/cl=75/nw=1/rpsv/cw/www/mcb/09600035/contp1.htmInternational Journal of Quality & Reliability Management
http://fiordiliji.emeraldinsight.com/vl=3955276/cl=75/nw=1/rpsv/cw/www/mcb/0265671x/contp1.htmThe TQM Magazine
http://fiordiliji.emeraldinsight.com/vl=3955276/cl=75/nw=1/rpsv/cw/www/mcb/0954478x/contp1.htmJournal of Business and Industrial Marketing, The
http://fiordiliji.emeraldinsight.com/vl=3955276/cl=75/nw=1/rpsv/cw/www/mcb/08858624/contp1.htmTo access the database on campus go to:
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/rpsv/cgi-bin/emeraldftA permanent link to the database has also been set up from the library web pages at:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/dbasesub.html
Science Direct Database for 2003
Access continues to be maintained for 2003. During the first two months of the year, 549 fulltext articles were downloaded from the database by IT Carlow users. The most used journal titles were:
Clinical Biomechanics
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02680033FEMS Microbiology Ecology
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01686496Current Opinion in Biotechnology
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09581669FEMS Microbiology Letters
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03781097Studies In History and Philosophy of Science
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13552198To access the database on campus go to:
http://www.sciencedirect.com Click on 'publications' button.A permanent link to the database has also been set up from the library web pages at:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/dbasesub.html
It is anticipated that IT Carlow will be offering a
Diploma in Fine Art through the Wexford Campus (Gorey Centre) in the next academic year. In preparation for this, the library staff have commenced cataloguing the holdings of Gorey School of Art, where the course is due to be located. Users searching our library catalogue may, therefore, come across books with a location of 'Gorey General Lending' or 'Gorey Reference'. At present these items have a status of 'NOT AVAILABLE'. However, once the course is up and running, it should be possible to make material available on a reciprocal basis between the Gorey Centre and the IT Carlow campus.These items have also been specifically excluded from the listings of latest additions to our holdings. However, if anyone is interested in viewing the catalogue records for Gorey School of Art materials, please click on the links below.
General Lending Material
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/X?SEARCH=*&l=&m=&p=&b=ggen+&SORT=A&Da=&Db=Reference Material
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/X?SEARCH=*&l=&m=&p=&b=gref+&SORT=A&Da=&Db=
Due to an overall reduction in resourcing, it has been necessary to review the library's database subscriptions and to cease the following databases:
Biotechnology Abstracts
(will remain available until subscription ceases later this year)Ecctis
(will remain available until subscription ceases later this year)FactFinder
(subscription ceased and no longer available to IT Carlow users)Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
(subscription ceased and no longer available online to IT Carlow users. However, the printed volumes are available at Shelf Number 661 in the Reference section of the library)
Oxford Online Databases
The library has been offered a trial of 2 databases from Oxford University Press. The trial will run until the end of April. Please contact library staff for the password. The databases in question are:
Oxford Reference Online (ORO)
which contains more than 100 Oxford dictionaries and reference books covering all subject areas, and links to 1,000 carefully researched web sites. Go to: www.oxfordreference.comThe
OED Online contains not only the complete text of the 20 volume Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary but gives access to the work in progress on the Third Edition, with 1700 new words and meanings released every three months. It has full search facilities. Go to: www.oed.com
NewsRx
For April, the
OVID Resource of the Month is NewsRx. The publisher description follows:"
NewsRx is your source for the latest disease and industry specific information relating to drugs, chemicals, biotechnology, science, medicine, and health. Featuring the full text of well known newsletters such as AIDS Weekly, Cancer Weekly, and Diabetes Week, NewsRx reports are written by medical journalists and science editors based on the latest published literature, news reports, and quarterly reports.
EU Food Law Online
Trial access to this site will run until April 24th. Please contact library staff for the password.
EU Food Law Online gives access to the latest issue of the magazine EU Food Law Monthly as well as a searchable archive of past issues.
Listings of newly available resources are available on the library webpages at:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/ftlist/To see resources added in January click here
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/ftlist^bib39,1,0,76To see resources added in February click here
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/ftlist^bib37,1,0,72To see latest resources click here
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/ftlist^bib38,1,0,48
Recently received Conference Proceedings
25 years of SIGIR Proceedings 1978-200
A CD-ROM containing the searchable fulltext of the proceedings of Association for Computing Machinery (Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval) has been received in the library. The CD is available at Shelf Number 005.759 in the Non Print Material Section of the LRC (level 2) To see the full catalogue record and to check on the availability of this item, please click on the link below:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/t?SEARCH=25+years+of+SIGIR+
Technical Indexes databases update
A new
Irish Health and Safety Information Service (IHSIS) has been added by the publisher to the suite of databases which are available to IT Carlow users. This is in addition to the Occupational Health & Safety Information Service (OHSIS) which had been accessible for some time.All these are available at:
http://www.info4education.com/Since IT Carlow started using TI databases last year, a total of 5004 fulltext documents have been downloaded.
Accountancy Magazine
For March 2003, the journal takes an in-depth look at the finances of the
music industry, including such topics as counterfeiting & piracy, royalties and taxation. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 657.
Avionics Magazine
The December 2002 issue, which was recently received, has a 20-page
Aerospace Acronym, Initialism and Abbreviation Guide. If you want to tell your ADIRU from your SNSDU or your CONOPS from your ZVF, this is for you. The magazine is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 629.135
BusinessWeek
The February 3rd edition has a series of articles totalling 12 pages on the topic of
Globalization. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 650.The March 3rd edition has a series of articles on the
LINUX operating system and how it is impinging on mainstream business. The magazine cover calls it: "The Linux uprising - how a global band of software geeks is threatening Microsoft and Sun - and turning the computer world upside down". The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 650.
Construction Manager
The March issue contains a 7-page special on construction in higher education entitled
'Rigor Mortar'. Even though the context is UK based, the article may be of interest to an Irish audience. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 690.
Economist
The March 29th issue contains a 18-page survey of biotechnology entitled
'Climbing the helical staircase' The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 330. The text of the articles is also available on Economist.com at: http://www.economist.com/surveys/showsurvey.cfm?issue=20030329
Electronic Design
The issue dated 6th January includes a 'Top Ten Technology Forecast for 2003' which predicts the ten top developments in products in the areas of
Digital ICs, Analog/Mixed-Signal, Components/Interconnects/Packaging, Power, Communications, Electronic Design Automation, Embedded, and Test & Measurement. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 621.3 The text of the articles is also available on the journal website at: http://www.elecdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
The March 2003 issue is a special issue on the
2002 Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC 2002). The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 621.38132. To view the TABLE OF CONTENTS of this issue, please click here: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isNumber=26570
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
The February 2003 issue contains a special section with 4 papers from the
22nd International Conference on Software Engineering (ISCE 2001). The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 005.1 To view the TABLE OF CONTENTS of this issue, please click below: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isNumber=26465
ITB Journal
Issue 6 (Dec 2002) of the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown Journal has been published in PDF format on the ITB website. Most of the articles in this issue deal with new technologies and computing. To see the TABLE OF CONTENTS please click here:
http://www.itb.ie/1/LearningAndInnovation/Journal.htm
Service Industries Journal
The March issue contains an article on the Argos Catalogue Store. It is entitled
'A Catalogue of Success? Argos and Catalogue Showroom Retailing'The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 658.8, but IT Carlow users can access this and other articles from the journal by clicking on the link below:
http://ninetta.ingentaselect.com/vl=273810/cl=46/nw=1/rpsv/ij/fcp/02642069/v23n2/contp1-1.htm
The Structural Engineer
Volume 81 (no.5) dated 4th March is a special issue on the topic of '
Bridges'. Articles include: 'Bridge design: meeting the challenge' and 'Strengthening a bridge using carbon fibre reinforcing plates'Volume 81 (no.7) dated 1st April is a special issue on the topic of '
Education and Training'. Articles include: 'The future of structural analysis teaching'.The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 624.
The Times Higher Educational Supplement
A special supplement called
E: information and communication technoloy in higher education was included in the Feb. 7th issue of THES. Although it details current and future developments in the area, the main theme would appear to be "Can educational institutions afford not to invest?" The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 370.
Acts of the Oireachtas 1922-2001
The Office of the Attorney General has expanded online access to Irish Legislation. Their website now offers free fulltext access to
Acts of the Oireachtas 1922 ~ 2001 and Statutory Instruments 1922 ~ 2001. The site is fully searchable. Go to: http://193.120.124.98/
Aquaculture.ie
Aquaculture.ie
was launched on November 4th and describes itself as "The Gateway to Aquaculture in Ireland - a web-based resource aimed at both the Irish and International community" It provides a comprehensive list of links and resources covering all aspects of aquaculture in Ireland. Go to: http://www.aquaculture.ie/index.html
'Best Procedure' project on education and training for entrepreneurship
The
Final Report of the Expert Group looking at this topic has been made available on the European Commission Enterprise Directorate-General website. Chapter headings include Definition of entrepreneurship teaching -- Analysis of the current situation -- Overview of entrepreneurship teaching in the context of National Education systems -- Identification of concrete examples and models -- Policy conclusions and recommendations. Follow the link from the library catalogue at: http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/t?SEARCH=best+procedureor go directly to the document at:
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/entrepreneurship/support_measures/training_education/education_final.pdf
Early Years Are Learning Years
elearningeuropa.info
The new website on
eLearning was launched by the European Commission in February. It is aimed at a wide audience, both users and content providers. This will make it possible to disseminate best practice in the use of new communication technologies in education and will also allow users to search for projects under way and contact the people responsible.The site can also be used to access national policies to promote
eLearning, not only in the 15 Member States but also in the candidate countries and the countries of the European Economic Area. The site will also contain information on the main events in Europe in the field of eLearning, together with a glossary of terms used in this area. Go to: http://www.elearningeuropa.info/
e-Polymers
Publisher description follows:
"e-Polymers is a peer-reviewed internet journal under the auspices of the European Polymer Federation (EPF). In the area of polymer science and engineering, it makes novel scientific and technological results available both in academia and industry, and basically free of charge. Furthermore, e-Polymers is a forum dedicated to the free and fast exchange of information. Therefore, it will comprise original publications on basic polymer science and engineering, reviews on trends in science and technology, in academia and industry, reports on educational topics, information about joint programmes, e.g. of the EU, job advertisements and appointments of new chairs etc., business reports (abstracts), commercial links and advertisements." Go to: http://www.e-polymers.org/index.cfm
Envirocentre.ie
Envirocentre.ie
is an Enterprise Ireland website which advises small businesses on how to fulfil their statutory obligations in relation to environmental matters. Included are downloadable legislation and standards, articles and case studies. The site is fully searchable. Go to: http://www.envirocentre.ie/global/site/home.aspA link to the website has been provided from the IT Carlow library webpages at:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/dbasefre.html
Food Science Central
Food Science Central is produced by IFIS Publishing - the producers of the Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA™). It is a gateway to free and subscription based information relating to the world of food science, food technology and food-related human nutrition. Food Science Central offers a host of FREE services. Access to some of these services is limited to Registered users. Registration is free. Go to:
INFORMS Transactions on Education
INFORMS Transactions on Education
, an electronic-only journal, is committed to publishing the best in scholarly articles on the topic of education in Management Science and Operations Research. An archive of past issues since September 2000 is also available. The next issue is scheduled for May 2003. Go to: http://ite.informs.org
Journal Abbreviations Index
This is a listing of all ISI journal titles and their associated abbreviated forms which should be useful to researchers in formulating citations and identifying journal references. This listing is provided courtesy of the Caltech Library System, California Institute of Technology. A link to the website has been provided from the IT Carlow library webpages at:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/dbasefre.htmlOr, users can link directly to the listing at:
http://library.caltech.edu/admin/abbreviations/
spectroscopyNOW.com
Brought to you by Wiley Publishers, this is a free access spectroscopy portal that seeks to fulfil the information needs of ALL spectroscopists. SpectroscopyNOW.com, a "Community of Interest" website, has become the definitive spectroscopy resource on the internet, offering a wealth of valuable information, resources and services. Registration, which is free, is required to achieve maximum benefit from the site. Go to:
http://www.spectroscopynow.com/Spy/basehtml/SpyH/1,1657,0-0-0-0-0-home-0-0,00.html
The Timeline of Art History
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has produced this web-based resource which they describe as follows:
"The
Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. The Museum's curatorial, conservation, and education staffperhaps the largest single core of art experts anywhere in the worldresearch and write the Timeline, which is an invaluable reference and research tool for students, educators, scholars, and anyone interested in the study of art history and related subjects. First launched in 2000, the Timeline now extends from prehistory to 1600 A.D., and will continue to expand in scope and depth. The Timeline will span art history up to the present day by the fall of 2004." Go to: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/
IIUG Conference 2003
Staff from libraries that use the Millennium Library System from Innovative Interfaces Inc. will gather in IT Carlow in August for the 2nd Annual Irish Innovative Users Conference (IIUG 2003). It will be a 2-day conference over the 21st & 22nd August when Carlow will be host to staff from UCC, DIT and all the other Irish Institutes of Technology.
Past issues of the library newsletter can be accessed at:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/narchive.html
That's all for now! Have a Happy Easter! Don't forget to check for any news updates at: http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/latestno.html
Regards,
Richard
April 9th 2003
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JANUARY 2003
CONTENTS
MILLENNIUM Library System Update
New LRC Resources - Induction Sessions
Emerald Fulltext Database - update
Science Direct Database for 2003
Free Bentham Science Online Journals
Recently received Conference Proceedings
Journal Subscriptions for 2003
Academic Council / Governing Body Policies
A belated Happy New Year to all staff and students. Because Easter is late this year, this will be a long term, only broken by the St. Patrick's Day weekend.
There must have been a lot of New Year resolutions made, because already the library is noticeably busier. A resoIution to also remember to switch off mobile phones would considerably help other users of the LRC.
MILLENNIUM Library System Update
Listings of new additions to stock are now posted on the library webpages. These will be updated each month. Go to:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/ftlist/
If anyone would like to be alerted by e-mail whenever a new posting of latest additions is made, please contact the Librarian.
The 'Resource Lists' page now also contains a hotlink to the college intranet page where past examination papers are available for downloading and viewing/printing. This is a new development which will be extended as time goes by. Thanks are due to Linda Ryan, Communications Officer for providing this facility. Go to:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/lists.html
Users searching the library catalogue can now place a hold on any item that is out on loan. On the page containing the catalogue record for that item, just click on the 'Request' button and follow the on-screen instructions. This facility is still in test mode, so if any queries arise, please contact library staff.
LRC Resources - Induction Sessions
Any staff member or student who wishes to be given an introduction to the facilities of the library can contact the Librarian Tel. Ext. 567. Or e-mail
library@itcarlow.ie
Emerald Fulltext Database - update
A reminder to academic staff that IT Carlow's licence for this database permits the creation of multiple copies of articles for inclusion in course packs. Therefore, any of the thousands of articles in the database can be freely duplicated for in-house distribution to students without infringing copyright.
It is also possible to create an 'electronic' reading list of articles from the database and to have a record for that list included in the library catalogue or on a staff member's webpage. To see a test example of this using the topic of 'Globalisation', click on:
Please contact the librarian if you wish to pursue this.
In addition, users who want to keep up-to-date on a particular topic can carry out a search in the Emerald database, save that search as a 'search alert' and be automatically e-mailed whenever any new articles on that topic are added to the database. Further information is available at:
Details of all 133 journals in this database are listed in the library catalogue. To bring up the list of Emerald titles from the library catalogue, click on 'Series' search button and enter Emerald in the search box.
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/s
A permanent link to the database has also been set up from the library web pages at:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/dbasesub.html
Science Direct Database for 2003
The library subscription is now due for renewal and it is hoped that access will be maintained for 2003. The database, which was extremely well used last year has been expanded and enhanced. It now offers access to 1,700+ Elsevier journals with full-text being available for the last 6 years plus the current year. Although primarily consisting of science journals, other subject areas such as Business & Management Science, Economics, Engineering & Technology, Mathematics & Computer science, and Social Sciences are also covered.
To access the database on campus go to:
http://www.sciencedirect.comClick on 'publications' button.
A permanent link to the database has also been set up from the library web pages at:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/dbasesub.html
It is also possible for individual users to create personal profiles for this database to include such features as Creating Search Alerts, Journal Issue Alerts, Citation Alerts and Personal Journal Lists.
The Catchword service, through which some of our journal subscriptions were made available online, has changed its name. The company has been taken over by another online service - Ingenta - and the new service is called
'Ingenta Select'. Online access to our journals (currently 26 titles) will continue to be made available at:
Free Bentham Science Online Journals
Access to fulltext articles from Bentham Science journals has been made available free. Access is limited to issues from 2000 & 2001 and will expire at the end of this year. The titles are listed below:
Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput
Screening.
The leading journal for full length original research articles and reviews in
combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening.
Current Cancer Drug Targets.
Containing expert in-depth & mini reviews on drug targets for Cancer.
Current Drug Metabolism.
Containing expert in-depth reviews on drug metabolism.
Current Drug Targets - Cardiovascular & Hematological
Disorders.
The new journal for expert reviews on drug targets for cardiovascular &
hematological disorders.
Current Drug Targets - Infectious
Disorders.
The new journal for expert reviews on drug targets for infectious
disorders.
Current Drug Targets -Immune, Endocrine &
Metabolic Disorders.
The new journal for expert reviews on drug targets for immune, endocrine &
metabolic disorders
Current Drug Targets.
Containing expert in-depth reviews on drug targets.
Current Gene Therapy.
Containing expert in-depth reviews on all aspects of gene therapy.
Current Genomics.
Containing expert in-depth reviews in genomics and functional genomics.
Current Medicinal Chemistry - Anti Cancer
Agents.
The new journal for expert reviews on anti-cancer
medicinal chemistry.
Current Medicinal Chemistry - Central Nervous System
Agents.
The new journal for expert reviews on CNS medicinal chemistry.
Current Medicinal Chemistry - Immunology, Endocrine & Metabolic
Agents.
The new journal for expert reviews on immune, endocrine & metabolic
medicinal chemistry.
Current Medicinal Chemistry.
The leading journal for expert in-depth reviews in medicinal chemistry.
Current Molecular Medicine.
Containing expert in-depth reviews on fundamental molecular mechanisms of
disease pathogenesis, molecular-diagnosis & rational treatment.
Current Organic Chemistry.
The journal for expert in-depth reviews in organic chemistry.
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.
Containing expert in-depth reviews in pharmaceutical biotechnology.
Current Pharmaceutical Design.
The leading journal for expert in-depth reviews in therapeutic drug design.
Current Protein & Peptide Science.
Containing expert in-depth reviews in protein & peptide science.
Current Topics in Medicinal
Chemistry.
Publishing comprehensive topical issues in medicinal chemistry & allied
fields.
Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry.
Containing expert short reviews on the important recent developments in
medicinal chemistry & allied disciplines.
Protein & Peptide Letters.
The journal for expert short papers in protein and peptide science.
It has been decided not to renew the library's subscription to the Kompass Ireland database on the web. Unfortunately, the configuration of the database does not provide sufficient security for open access usage in a library setting.
A recent addition to library stock is the book:
'Who chooses Science? subject take-up in second-level schools.'
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/i?SEARCH=1904148247
Published by The Liffey Press in association with the ESRI, it looks at the take-up and performance in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Higher Maths in Ireland. The book is on open access at shelf number 507.09417. A four-page
executive summary is available via the ESRI website at:http://www.esri.ie/PUBLICATIONS/SUMMARIES/GRS177_ES.pdf
New resources in teaching
The following books have been added to stock. To check current availability, please click on link below each title:
500 tips for quality enhancement in universities and colleges
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/i?SEARCH=0749422238
2000 tips for trainers & staff developers
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/i?SEARCH=0749436883
The lecturer's toolkit: a resource for developing learning, teaching & assessment
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/i?SEARCH=0749435399
Lecturing: a practical guide
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/i?SEARCH=0749436719
This is a free service for academics which aims to provide the latest news and information from academic publishers about publications in particular subject areas. Staff may register as individuals at:
http://www.amail-research.net/
Once registered, users will receive information from publishers and relevant academic sources, on the subjects they have specified.
Recently received Conference Proceedings
The following conference proceedings are now available in the library:
Gravel aquifers: investigation, development and protection : proceedings of the 21st Annual IAH (Irish Group) Groundwater Seminar, Tullamore Court Hotel, County Offaly, Ireland, October 16th-17th 2001.
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/i?SEARCH=1393-1806
Groundwater quality: current issues and concerns : proceedings of the 22nd Annual IAH (Irish Group) Groundwater Seminar, Tullamore Court Hotel, County Offaly, Ireland, April 16th-17th 2002.
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/i?SEARCH=1393-1806
Information technology and telecommunications in the Institute of Technology and industry sectors (IT&T): proceedings of the [second]annual conference, 30-31 October, 2002, Waterford, Ireland.
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/i?SEARCH=1649-1246
SIGIR 2002: proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, August 11-15, 2002, Tampere, Finland / edited by Micheline Beaulieu ... [et al.].
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/i?SEARCH=1581135610
Journal Subscriptions for 2003
The following journal print subscriptions have been added for 2003:
Technical review - emerging technologies and their impact (MIT)
Game developer
Isokinetics and exercise science
(TOC alerting available)On the horizon
(TOC alerting available)None of these has yet arrived in the library. Please check the library catalogue for availability of a particular title. Go to:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/j
As journal issues for 2003 arrive, library staff are transferring 2002 issues from the Current Journal Stack (#15) to the Journal Archive Stacks (#7-10). In all cases, the last 2002 issue to be received will remain on the Current Journal Stack until the first 2003 issue arrives.
Dot.ie
The December issue contains an article entitled
'Changes to training regime' It is summarised as follows: "With an increasing number of firms committing themselves to the concept of continuous professional development for their staff, corporate technology training is very much in vogue. Dot.ie talks to some of the major players, assesses the impact of developments in remote access and online classrooms and attempts to shed some light on the next 'must have' qualification".The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 004.6
Irish Banking Review
The Winter 2002 issue includes articles such as
'Profit and other controversial issues in motor insurance' and 'Irish tourism policy in the new age of tourism'.The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 332.1 . The text of the articles is also available on the Irish banker's federation website at:
http://www.ibf.ie/about/pub.html
Issues in Environmental Science and Technology Journal
The latest issue of this journal is dedicated entirely to the topic of
'Environmental and health impact of solid waste management activities'. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 333.7IT Carlow users also have web access to the full text of this and other issues of the journal. Go to:
Click on the link: 'Full text PDF for print subscribers'
The Social Studies
The latest issue of this journal to be received is that for Sept/Oct 2002. It has an article called
'Essential web sites to research the Globalization process'. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 301.
First Monday
First Monday publishes original articles about the Internet and the Global Information Infrastructure.
It is one of the first peer-reviewed journals on the Internet, solely devoted to the Internet. Since its start in May 1996, it has published 418 papers in 79 issues; these papers were written by 498 different authors. In the year 2001, users from 536,046 distinct hosts around the world downloaded 3,117,547 contributions published in First Monday.The journal is freely available on the web:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/search/i?SEARCH=1396-0466
Table of Contents (TOC) Alerting is available for this online journal. Users can set this up for themselves, or the Librarian can arrange it on their behalf.
FreeBooks4Doctors!
This site is brought to you by the same people who gave us FreeMedicalJournals.com. They describe the site thus:
"Over the next few years, many important medical textbooks will be available online, free and in full-text. The unrestricted access to scientific knowledge will have a major impact on medical practice.
FreeBooks4Doctors! is dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical books over the Internet".
Currently there are approx. 600 titles available. While many of the titles may not be relevant to IT Carlow at present, those on the subjects of Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Cell Biolgy, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nutrition, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine should prove useful. Access this website at:
Academic Council / Governing Body Policies
The library has received the following two policy documents:
Marks & standards 2002/2003.
Policy and procedures for postgraduate research students: admission, registration, supervision and examination.
In addition, these documents have posted on the college intranet. The library catalogue records for these items contain links to the relevant intranet pages. To view these documents go to:
http://www.intranet.itcarlow.ie/staff/teams_aca_rgstr.HTM
Congratulations are due to library staff (Liz, Barbara, Orla, Jackie, Samantha & Tara) who were successful at recent interviews for upgrading of posts under the Mazars administrative review process.
We are saying a temporary goodbye to Jackie Murphy, who has been offered a place on a post-graduate course on education in Dublin and who will start a Career Break in early February. Good Luck and best wishes Jackie!
Past issues of the library newsletter can be accessed at:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/libinfo6.html
That's all for now! Don't forget to check for any news updates at
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/latestwos.html
Regards,
Richard
January 27th 2003