LIBRARY NEWS - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006
December 8th 2006
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR PERIOD
Out-of-term opening hours will operate between Friday 15th December and Saturday 8th January. A daily schedule of opening hours covering the period 11th December to 13th January is available here.
The Institute will close on Thursday 21st December (closing time still to be confirmed) and will re-open on Tuesday 2nd January.
Material borrowed from the General Collection between 09/12/06 and 01/01/07 will not be due for return until 08/01/07. Items borrowed from the Short Loan Collection between 15/12/06 and 05/01/07 will be due for return by 11.00am on 08/01/07.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!
December 8th 2006
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
The Nov/Dec issue of IEEE Software journal is a special issue on curriculum development in software engineering. Articles include [Recommendations for Undergraduate Software Engineering Curricula] [Creating an Accreditable Software Engineering Bachelor's Program] [Learning Software Engineering at a Distance] [A Model Curriculum for Aspect-Oriented Software Development] The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 005.12. The complete Table-of-Contents for this issue may be seen here.
December 1st 2006
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING NOVEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during November are listed here.
November 3rd 2006
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING OCTOBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during October are listed here.
November 2nd 2006
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENTS DURING CONFERRING
During the Institute's conferring ceremonies on Friday and Saturday this week, the library will operate normal hours and will remain open until 10.00 pm. on Friday evening and until 5.00pm. on Saturday
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS - SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2006
October 23rd 2006
OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS
For the OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will close at 5.00 pm on Friday, 27th October and will re-open at 8.45 am on Tuesday, 31st October.
October 20th 2006
BEST OF THE BEST BUSINESS WEBSITES
The 'Best of the Best' Business Web Sites is a project which was inaugurated by a sub-group of the American Library Association. Amongst the criteria used to evaluate the business websites were:
Currency of content
Stability of content over a long period of time
Quality & usefulness of content
Ease of navigation
Although the selected sites have a primarily American focus, they are still useful and content rich in nature. To check out the 'Best of the Best' Business Web Sites please click here.
October 19th 2006
SPRINGERLINK DATABASE
is one of the world's leading interactive databases for high-quality journals, book series, books, reference works and the Online Archives Collection. Even though IT Carlow does not have a full-text subscription to this resource, it is still a powerful central access point for students, researchers and academics. It provides an index to, and abstracts of, most of the published output of Springer Science+Business Media Deutschland GmbH. Subject areas covered by the database include [Architecture, Design and Arts] [Behavioral Science] [Biomedical and Life Sciences] [Business and Economics] [Chemistry and Materials Science] [Computer Science] [Earth and Environmental Science] [Engineering] [Humanities, Social Sciences and Law] [Mathematics and Statistics] [Medicine] [Physics and Astronomy]
October 18th 2006
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & HUMANITIES POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS REVIEW
The inaugural edition of this review was launched yesterday in the LRC. It contains six papers which showcase the variety and range of research that is being undertaken in the School of Business & Humanities in IT Carlow. Academic staff member Micheal O'Fearghail anticipates that this will become an annual publication. Anyone who wishes to have a free copy of the review may collect it at the main library desk.
October 13th 2006
IRISH PROPERTY DATABASE NOW AVAILABLE TO IT CARLOW USERS
provides access to full-text online legal information on Irish property law. The contents of the database include: Casebook on Equity and Trusts (Ireland), Co-ownership of Land Partition Actions and Remedies (Ireland), Intangible Property Rights in Ireland, Irish Annotated Statutes - Conveyancing Law, Irish Conveyancing Law, Irish Conveyancing Precedents, Irish Land Law, Irish Law of Specific Performance, Irish Stamp Duty Law, Landlord and Tenant Law (Ireland) and Stamp Duties Legislation (Ireland).
October 11th 2006
WARNING ABOUT THEFTS
There have several instances of theft on campus recently. Everyone is therefore strongly advised not to leave personal belongings unattended in the Learning Resource Centre.
October 11th 2006
FREE TRIAL OF SPRINGER BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT JOURNALS
The publishers, Springer are pleased to offer FREE unlimited access to 50 of their Business, Management and Operations Research journals online. This free access lasts for a two-month period.
Personal registration is required to access this resource and further details are available on the website http://www.springeronline.com/
October 11th 2006
A FREE LIBRARY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE
The Springer Computer Science Reading Room offers free access to books and journals. Inside the Computer Science Reading Room you will find free content from more than 35 volumes of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series and from over 100 Springer Computing Science Journals. Subjects areas covered are:
[Artificial Intelligence][Computer Graphics, Vision, and Imaging][Database Management & Info Retrieval][Foundations of Computing][Information Security and Cryptology][Software Engineering and Programming][HCI and User-interfaces]
Personal registration is required to access this resource and further details are available on the website http://www.springeronline.com/readingroom
October 11th 2006
MAJOR NEW DATABASE NOW AVAILABLE TO IT CARLOW USERS
provides access to full-text online legal, news and business information services with 2 billion documents gathered from 28,000 sources. Coverage includes: The Irish Reports from 1950 : judgments of Court of Criminal Appeal 1950-1983 : unreported judgments from 1985 to date ; 'Doing Business in Ireland ; Irish newspapers ; UK reported and unreported cases : unrivalled coverage of well in excess of 100,000 cross-searchable, reported and unreported cases ; UK legislation: the full, amended text of Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments of general application in England and Wales, legislation of the Scottish Parliament and Church of England Measures ; Legal journals ; UK current awareness library: a weekly digest of legal developments in the UK ; EU law: comprehensive coverage of cases from the European Court of Justice, Court of the First Instance, cases from the European Court of Human Rights and more ; Commonwealth law: the most comprehensive collection of Commonwealth Law available ; World-wide legal sources ;International law ; The NEXIS News and Business Information Service: 18,600 News and Business sources from around the world.
October 2nd 2006
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING SEPTEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during September are listed here.
October 2nd 2006
ENFO INFORMATION LEAFLETS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
The library has received an information display stand and associated literature from ENFO. ENFO is a public service which provides easy access to wide-ranging and authoritative information on the environment, incl. sustainable development. The stand is located beside the stairwell in the right-hand corner after the entrance to the library. All leaflets on this stand and on the ends of the adjacent bookstacks are available to take away.
September 21st 2006
IT LIBRARIANS' STRATEGY STATEMENT
The Institutes of Technology Librarians Strategic Statement 2006-2010 was officially launched in GMIT yesterday by GMIT Director, Marion Coy. Copies of the statement are freely available in the library. The associated Press Release can be viewed here.
September 18th, 2006
REELING IN THE YEARS
Under Section 56(1) of the Copyright and Related Rights Act,2000, the library has arranged for the recording of the RTE series 'Reeling in the years'. Most of these videos are now available to IT Carlow users only via the
Thanks to Maura Bolger, Audio-Visual Technician in Computing Services for loading these on the server.
September 15th, 2006
NEW PAPER PUBLISHED BY IT CARLOW STAFF
A new scientific paper has been authored by IT Carlow staff and is available on ScienceDirect as an 'article-in-press, corrected proof'.
The article is be published in a future issue of International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation.
September 15th 2006
WEXFORD CAMPUS DISSERTATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
Dissertations submitted under the Business Studies programmes at the Wexford Campus are now available from the library there. This material is only for use within the library. All dissertations are individually included in the library catalogue. An A-Z listings of Wexford Campus dissertations is available here.
September 13th 2006
NEW SCIENTIST NOW ON SCIENCE DIRECT
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of New Scientist, completely free trial access to New Scientist is available on ScienceDirect from 1st September to 31st December 2006. Access the online version here.
September 12th, 2006
FREE ONLINE MEDICAL IMAGE DATABASE
is a free online Medical Image Database, provided by the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Informatics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD. All public content is peer-reviewed by an Editorial Panel. This would appear to be a useful resource for Physiology and Health Science Studies. The database is now listed in the library catalogue and on the 'Free Databases' section of the library web pages.
September 12, 2006
SAGE PUBLICATIONS ONLINE JOURNALS (FREE ACCESS PERIOD)
SAGE Publications are offering free access to SAGE Journals Online, its online journal delivery platform via the HighWire Press online service. This platform hosts SAGE'S 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. This FREE ACCESS
to titles at SAGE Journals Online continues until October 18th, 2006! Access is limited to on-campus users.
September 11th 2006
WELCOME!
Welcome back to everyone, and a special welcome to new students and staff who have come to IT Carlow for the first time. We would also like to extend a hearty 'Cead Mile Failte' to our overseas students. This is the first library newsletter of the new academic year and it is hoped to have a new edition produced during most months between now and June 2007. New users will find lots of information about the library on our web pages.
September 11th 2006
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS
During the first week of the new term, the Library will open from 8.45 a.m.- 5.00 p.m. Monday - Friday. However, fulltime opening will commence from Monday, 19th September. Therefore, library opening hours after that date will be:
Monday - Friday 8.45 am - 10.00 pm
Saturday 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
September 11th 2006
NEW LOOK DATABASES
Some of the library subscription databases have had a makeover during the summer and now present a new 'improved' interface. Check out ScienceDirect and WARC.com. In addition, the library is now subscribing to The Irish Reports on Justis.com. This new database is specifically relevant to the B.A.(Hons.) in Legal Studies programme.
All our subscription databases are listed here.
September 11th 2006
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING THE SUMMER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during the months of June, July and August are listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS - 2006
August 23rd 2006
NEW OPEN ACCESS ONLINE CHEMISTRY SERVICE
is a new service publishing peer-reviewed open access research in chemistry, from the same team that created BioMed Central. The Chemistry Central website currently features chemistry-related articles published in BioMed Central journals. Chemistry Central is planning to launch further chemistry-specific journals in the near future, including Chemistry Central Journal, a new title covering all areas of chemistry.
August 18th 2006
THE MOST INFLUENTIAL JOURNALS IN ACADEMIC ACCOUNTING
The October issue of the journal 'Accounting, Organizations and Society' (Volume 31, Issue 7, Pages 663-685) contains an article which summarizes the findings of other articles that have ranked academic accounting journals, as well as other articles that provide other bases for considering journal quality in this area. The results indicate that the following 5 journals rank consistently as the top journals in the field.
The Accounting Review (via InfoTrac)
Journal of Accounting Research
Accounting, Organizations and Society (via ScienceDirect)
Journal of Accounting and Economics (via ScienceDirect)
Contemporary Accounting Research
IT Carlow users have online access to the titles hyperlinked above. In addition, the full text of this article may be viewed on ScienceDirect here.
August 18th 2006
LIBRARY SUBSCRIBES TO LAW DATABASE
Justis Electronic Irish Reports and Digests provides online access to The Irish Reports and Irish Digests. This gives coverage of over 80 years of Irish case reports and contains the full text of published cases from 1919 to the present day. The data is updated every 3 months. The Irish Reports is the most comprehensive series of case reports covering decisions of major importance of the superior courts of Ireland. Irish Digests provides a summary for each case reported in: The Irish Reports, Irish Jurist Reports, Irish Law Journal, Irish Law Reports Monthly, Irish Law Times Reports, Northern Ireland Reports and Irish Special Reports. The Justis database is linked to the seperate JustCite legal reference search engine which provides a fully cross-referenced index to a comprehensive collection of authoritative Irish, UK and European legal information.
Users should note that in order for some links in this database to work properly, it may be necessary to hold down the 'Control' button while clicking on a link.This will be rectified in a future release.
August 14th 2006
THE TOP 10 MOST BORROWED ITEMS FROM THE LIBRARY
The 10 titles which were borrowed most during academic year 2005/06 were (in order of popularity):
[Foundations of marketing / David Jobber and John Fahy]
[Organizational behavior / Stephen P. Robbins]
[Gray's anatomy for students / Richard L. Drake, Wayne Vogl, Adam W.M. Mitchell]
[Physiology of sport and exercise / Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill]
[Competitive advantage through information technology / Jack D. Callon]
[To study the input that quality has on the purchasing function in Glanbia / Audrey Hughes]
[Purchasing principles and management / Peter Baily]
The distinction of being the most used single item goes to the Services Marketing dissertation (borrowed for use in the library only):
[To study the input that quality has on the purchasing function in Glanbia / Audrey Hughes]
August 10th 2006
THE BEST WEBSITES FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Intute is a free online service providing access to the very best Web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners whose subject specialists select and evaluate websites and write high quality descriptions of the resources. The Intute database, which contains over 113,000 records, makes it possible to discover the best and most relevant resources in one easily accessible place.
August 10th 2006
SEARCH the ASABE TECHNICAL LIBRARY
ASABE Technical Library permits the searching of all recent technical documents published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. This includes standards, journal articles, books and papers. Anyone can view the abstracts, but full text is only available to ASABE members.
August 10th 2006
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR JULY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in July are listed here.
July 28th 2006
DIRECTORY OF ACADEMIC OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORIES
As the Open Access movement gains momentum, there is a need for a dependable listing of the academic e-print research repositories that are available world-wide. OpenDOAR
has been set up to provide this service. It is an authoritative directory of academic open access repositories which lists over 370 repositories and allows breakdown and selection by a variety of criteria. A search facility is also available.
July 21st 2006
ORGANISE YOUR ACADEMIC PAPERS WITH CiteULike
CiteULike is a free service to help academics to share, store, and organise the academic papers they are reading. When you see a paper on the web that interests you, you can click one button and have it added to your personal library. CiteULike automatically extracts the citation details. As it works from within the web browser there is no need to install any special software, it can be accessed from anywhere and details can be shared with other users.
July 17th 2006
2006 ANNUAL DESIGN REVIEW
The latest issue of 'I.D., the international design magazine' (July/August 2006) contains its 52nd annual design review. From over 2,000 entries, a panel of 24 eminent designers, critics and curators have selected the best of category winners in the areas of Consumer Products, Graphics, Packaging, Environments, Furniture, Equipment, Concepts and Interactive. The magazine is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 745.2
July 11th 2006
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR JUNE
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in June are listed here.
June 14th 2006
LIBRARY CLOSING AT 5.00pm TODAY
Due to an Institute Function, the library will close at 5.00pm today.
June 1st 2006
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR MAY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in May are listed here.
June 1st 2006
INSTITUTES of TECHNOLOGY AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
The May issue of 'Construction' Magazine contains an article (pp22-25) by Robbie Cousins which looks at how Institutes of Technology are attempting to produce graduates with a stronger grounding in the practicalities of today's construction industry. The magazine is on open access in the Current Journals stacks at Shelf Number 690
May 26th 2006
NUTRITION AND FOOTBALL
The July issue of Journal of Sports Sciences is devoted entirely to the above topic. Articles include [Nutrition on match day] [Water and electrolyte needs for football training and match-play] [Alcohol and football] [Dietary supplements for football] [The female player and the youth player] The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 617.1027.In addition, IT Carlow users have online access to the full text of all articles here.
May 22nd 2006
NEW SOCIAL SCIENCE WEBSITE
ESRC Society Today provides access for teachers and students to constantly updated research resources on the economy, politics, the environment, wealth, education, health, crime and social issues. Although primarily UK-based, the website includes international fact sheets.Charts can be downloaded as PowerPoint slides. The website is produced by the UK Economic & Social Research Council. Personal registration, which is free, offers enhanced features.
May 22nd 2006
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS
Up to an including June 15th next, the library will open
Monday - Friday 8.45am - 10.00pm
After that date, office hours will apply ie.
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
For the JUNE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the Institute will close at 5.00pm on Friday, 2nd June and will re-open on Tuesday, 6th June.
May 15th 2006
REMINDER TO RETURN ALL LIBRARY BOOKS
As the examination period draws to a close, students are reminded to return all library books before departing for the summer break.
May 11th 2006
JOURNAL of PHYSIOLOGY - FREE ARCHIVE FROM 1913
The Journal of Physiology has been added to the PubMed Central online archive. This digitization project is part of National Library of Medicine's (NLM) collaboration with the Wellcome Trust and the U.K. Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). The journal is also part of PubMed Central's back issue scanning project. As the project is ongoing there may be some gaps in the range of available issues/volumes. Current content is made freely available online 12 months post-publication. The journal can be accessed via the following online services:
May 11th 2006
SCIENCE & MEDICINE IN TENNIS
The May issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine is a special issue on the subject of science and medicine in tennis. Articles are grouped under the headings of [Tennis basics] [Tennis injuries] and [Age related issues in tennis]
IT Carlow users can access the Table-of-Contents and the full text of all articles at http://bjsm.bmjjournals.com
The print edition of this journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 617.1027
May 11th 2006
INSTITUTES of TECHNOLOGY BILL, 2006
The Bill which facilitates the designation of the Institutes of Technology and the Dublin Institute of Technology under the Higher Education Authority has recently been published. In effect it provides for an improved strategic framework for higher education through placing the Institutes of Technology under the remit of the Higher Education Authority. The Bill substantially amends the Regional Technical Colleges Acts 1992 to 2001 and the Dublin Institute of Technology Acts 1992 to 2001 and amends the Higher Education Authority Act (HEA Act) 1971. The text of the Bill and an Explanatory Memorandum are available on the Houses of the Oireachtas website
May 8th 2006
INTERVIEWS WITH SCIENTISTS & THINKERS AT PEOPLES ARCHIVE
Peoples Archive is an online video-on-demand archive dedicated to collecting for posterity the stories of some of the greatest thinkers, creators and achievers of our time. High-quality footage is shot on location in digital video format. The interviews are then broken down into individual stories, which are indexed and placed on the Peoples Archive site for viewing via the Internet, enabled by Apple QuickTime. The Archive is grouped into five sections: Science, Film, Literature, Masters and Medicine and currently there are 30 life stories presented. Access to the Peoples Archive is free, but personal registration offers enhanced features.
May 8th 2006
TWO MONTHS FREE ACCESS TO SPRINGER BUSINESS JOURNALS
Springer are offering free unlimited access to their extensive Business & Management online journal library for two full months. The entire content of more than 50 journals is available. Subjects areas covered are:
[Business & Management General][Operations Research][Finance & Accounting] [Business Information Systems]
Personal registration is required to access this resource and further details are available on the website springer.com/free-business
May 2nd 2006
STAFF LIBRARY ACCOUNTS
As we approach the climax of the academic year, all staff are being issued with a statement of their library account. This can act as a reminder of books on loan or books that require to be renewed.
May 2nd 2006
NEW WEBSITE MAKES OUT-OF-PRINT IRISH LITERATURE AVAILABLE ONLINE
irishliteraryrevival.com is a new website where out-of-print and out-of-circulation Irish books are brought back into the world in online format. It represents for readers an opportunity to discover work they might never have encountered otherwise. The website is still in its infancy, but new authors are being added all the time. Go to: http://www.irishliteraryrevival.com/index.html
May 2nd 2006
COPYRIGHT UPDATE
The Institute has signed an extension to its agreement with the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency. The main provision of this digital extension is that it permits the scanning of certain works published in Ireland (subject to limitations).In addition, the scanned material can be made available via the IT Carlow Intranet and/or printed onto paper. However the following is not permitted:
The posting of
material to the
Internet or World Wide Web.
The e-mailing of such material to any third party.
The reproduction
of digital copies
on CD, DVD, floppy disk,
removable or other storage device.
The limitations which apply to paper copying also apply to digital copying.The ICLA Licence Extension only covers IT Carlow-owned materials which have been scanned by IT Carlow users. All other digital products available to IT Carlow users are subject to a licence specific to that individual product. Staff are advised to make themselves aware of the full provisions of this licence extension. A copy is available at the main library desk together with a listing of participating Irish Publishers.
The Librarian has updated the PowerPoint presentation on Copyright Compliance and this is available on the Common Drive (H) in the folder: H:\Copyright Compliance 2006
For anyone who cannot access the 'H' drive, a copy of the presentation is available at the main library desk.
March 6th 2006
OPEN J-GATE - NEW OPEN ACCESS GATEWAY
Open J-Gate.com is an electronic gateway to global journal literature in the open access domain. It is also a database of journal literature, with links to full text at Publisher sites. Open J-Gate indexes 3000+ open access academic, research and industry journals of which 1500+ are peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Open J-Gate is produced by Informatics (India) Ltd to promote the Open Access Initiative. Access Open J-Gate here.
May 2nd 2006
BASIS.IE - GOVERNMENT INFORMATION & SERVICES FOR BUSINESS
The aim of the BASIS website is to deliver Government information and services to business 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from a single access point and with a consistent look and feel. Information on the website is structured around the "life events" of a business, e.g. business start-up and development, paying taxes and employing staff. Access BASIS at: http://www.basis.ie/
May 2nd 2006
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR APRIL
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in April are listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS - JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2006
February 23rd 2006
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ECONOMIC REVIEW - CHILDCARE EDITION
The latest issue of National Institute Economic Review (Jan 2006) is a special edition which focuses on employment and the childcare and early years sector, presenting findings from research with an emphasis on social policy. The papers address two main aspects: the sector as an employer; and the role of childcare in enabling women to participate in the labour market. Although primarily UK based, there may be some relevance for Ireland. Articles include [Employment and Childcare: introduction][Farewell to Childcare?][Childcare and Mothers' Employment: approaching the Millennium][Where are the Men? Gender Segregation in the Childcare and Early Years Sector][Stability and Change in Childcare and Employment: evidence from the United States]
The journal is shelved in the Current Journal stacks at Shelf Number 330
Online access is available to on-campus users at http://ner.sagepub.com/
February 10th 2006
RESEARCH PAPERS IN ECONOMICS DATABASE
RePEc - Research Papers in Economics
RePEc is a collaborative effort of hundreds of volunteers in 53 countries to enhance the dissemination of research in economics. The heart of the project is a decentralized database of working papers, articles and software components. All RePEc material is freely available. RePEc also provide links to many full text journal articles, but access to these may require a subscription or advance payment.
February 7th 2006
FREE JOURNAL BACKFILES FROM BLACKWELL PUBLISHING
Several leading journals from Blackwell Publishing provide free access to
their online back files via the Blackwell Synergy Online service. Such content
may be made available 6 months, 1 year, 2 years or more post-publication. The
extent of back files that are available differ from journal to journal, but,
nevertheless, constitute a significant archive of open-access peer-reviewed
journal material. Of particular relevance to IT Carlow may be those titles on
physiology, microbiology and genetics. Such relevant titles are now listed in
the library catalogue and available to view
February 6th 2006
EMERALD TOP 10 JOURNALS for 2005
In 2005, IT Carlow users downloaded 2,209 full-text articles from the Emerald database. The journal 'Industrial Management & Data Systems' is in the Number 1 slot with 142 article downloads. The Top 10 journal titles, as accessed by IT Carlow users, were:
[Industrial Management & Data Systems]
[International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management ] [Management Decision ] [European Journal of Marketing ] [Leadership & Organization Development Journal] [International Journal of Operations & Production Management] [Marketing Intelligence & Planning] [Journal of Services Marketing] [Managing Service Quality] [Supply Chain Management: An International Journal]Click on a link above to go to the relevant journal.
February 6th 2006
NEW PAPER PUBLISHED BY IT CARLOW STAFF
A new scientific paper has been authored by IT Carlow staff and is available on ScienceDirect as an 'article-in-press, uncorrected proof'.
The article is be published in a future issue of FEBS Letters.
February 6th 2006
WALLPAPER MAGAZINE DESIGN AWARDS ISSUE
The current Wallpaper Magazine (February 2006) is their second annual Design Awards issue. It lists the "most intoxicating ideas, places, spaces and products" as adjudicated on by Norman Foster, Donna Karan, Mario Testino and others. Wallpaper Magazine is on open access in the Current Journals stacks at Shelf Number 745.2
February 1st 2006
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR JANUARY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in January are listed here.
February 1st 2006
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY NOW AVAILABLE
Online access to the journal 'Environmental Microbiology' is now available as part of IT Carlow's 2006 subscription. All issues from Vol 1 No 1 1999 onwards are available. Link to this journal via the library catalogue.
January 24th 2006
FOR PARENTS OF RUGBY-PLAYING CHILDREN
The January isssue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine contains an article which may be of interest. The article is entitled
'Cervical spinal injury in children's community rugby football'
The article concludes that CSI is rarely catastrophic, but that continued efforts are required to educate players and referees to help prevent injury. IT Carlow users can access the full text of this article by clicking on the link above.
The print edition of this journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 617.1027
January 24th 2006
ERGONOMICS ABSTRACTS DATABASE ONLINE TRIAL
The library has been offered a trial for all IT Carlow users of Ergonomics Abstracts Database. Ergonomics Abstracts is a rich source of information not only on mainstream ergonomics, but also on related material from psychology, physiology, biomechanics, job design, human-computer interaction, safety science, human engineering, medicine, occupational health, sport and transport. Ergonomics Abstracts will be most useful to ergonomists, health and safety specialists, human factors engineers, human computer interaction specialists, designers, systems analysts, industrial engineers, occupational psychologists and occupational and physical therapists.
The trial is available from campus computers only until March 24th this year and library staff would welcome feedback on this resource. Access the database at:
http://ergonomics.metapress.com/
January 23rd 2006
NATIONAL FOOD RESIDUE DATABASE (NFDR)
NFDR - National Food Residue Database
The NFRD contains data on chemical residues and contaminants in foods in Ireland. The data is taken from annual residue monitoring programmes and from individual residues studies and surveys. The scope of the data includes: veterinary drugs, prohibited substances, pesticides, heavy metals, dioxins and PCBs, mycotoxins, nitrates and PAHs.Access to this database is free.
January 16th 2006
CURRENT PROTOCOLS in MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
The publication 'Current Protocols in Molecular Biology' is now available in the library.
The CPMB is a 5-volume work which is updated every 3 months. It includes more than 1,000 procedures from hundreds of biologists at top laboratories around the globe. It offers basic methods for DNA preparation to advanced procedures for microarray analysis, chromatin assembly, and more. It also covers emerging areas, including Drosophila and C. elegans basic techniques, mouse phenotyping, chemical biology, DNA construction by recombination.
The CPMB is on open access in the Reference stacks at Shelf Number 574.88028
January 13th 2006
SCIENCE DIRECT TOP 10 JOURNALS for 2005
In 2005, IT Carlow users downloaded 6,195 full-text articles from the ScienceDirect database. Once again, the journal 'Manual Therapy' is in the Number 1 slot with 574 article downloads. The Top 10 journal titles, in order of popularity, were:
[Physical Therapy in Sport] [Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation] [Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies] [FEMS Microbiology Letters] [Soil Biology & Biochemistry] [Child Abuse & Neglect] [Internation Journal of Production Economics] [Early Childhood Research Quarterly] [Current Orthopaedics]Click on a link above to go to the relevant journal.
January 10th 2006
ACCESS THE BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL ARCHIVE FROM 1906
The archive of the Biochemical Journal is now freely available online via PubMed Central. All issues from the 1906 inaugural issue onwards are available in fulltext. New issues are added 6 months after publication. Link to this journal via the library catalogue.
January 9th 2006
THANK YOU FOR ITEMS DONATED TO THE LIBRARY
During 2005, the library received 306 items as donations. A big 'THANK YOU' is due to academic staff who provided much of this material. The library is always happy to accept donations of up-to-date books and non-print materials that are relevant to courses currently taught in the Institute or that can contribute to the holistic development of the IT Carlow community. A full A-Z listing of the items donated in 2005 is available here.
January 9th 2006
ACCESS TO WARC.com FOR IT CARLOW LIBRARY USERS
is the World Advertising Research Centre online service which provides the largest single source of intelligence for the marketing, advertising, media and research communities worldwide, drawn from more than 30 international sources. This spans over 25, 000 articles, case studies, research reports and summaries, augmented with best practice papers, practical guides, daily news, email bulletins, statistical data and more.The library now subscribes to this online database.
January 9th 2006
IRISH HISTORY ONLINE
A new website Irish History Online
offers a fully searchable database of publications on all aspects of Irish History, including the indexing of articles from local history journals. Over 45,000 items are currently available for searching, and this is being added to on a regular basis.
January 9th 2006
NEW YEAR - NEW / ENHANCED RESOURCES
Welcome back everyone and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
As the new term commences, the library is pleased to announce some positive changes which should benefit all library users.
Students can now borrow up to 3 items from the General Lending Collection.
Students can now borrow up to 2 items from the Short Loan Collection.
The loan period on books from the Short Loan Collection has been increased by 24 hours (ie material is now due back by 11.00 am on the second day following the day of loan)
Staff and Post-graduates may borrow up to 10 items at a time.
The use of Mobile Phones for voice calls is permitted in the enclosed stairwell areas of the LRC
The use of Mobile Phones for text messaging is permitted in the open access areas of the LRC (excluding areas designated as quiet areas).
All IT Carlow library users now have access to the World Advertising Research Centre Database at WARC.com
All IT Carlow library users will soon have access to an online library of 300 computing books, specially selected by IT Carlow academic staff. Please check back for news of availability or check for a link from our databases page.
January 3rd 2006
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR DECEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in December are listed here.
January 3rd 2006
JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2006
Following consultation with each academic department, the following new journal subscriptions have been actioned.
MAIN CAMPUS:
[Detail: review of architecture] [Edge: the future of videogaming] [Environmental Microbiology] [European Pharmaceutical Review] [Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research] [Molecular BioSystems]WEXFORD CAMPUS
No changes.
CANCELLATIONS
The following subscriptions have been cancelled:
[Admap][Aquaculture Ireland][The Analyst][Biological Sciences Review] [Chemisty & Industry] [Journal of Environmental Monitoring] [Manufacturing Chemist] [Occupational Health]
An A-Z listing of journal subscriptions for each Academic Department for 2006 is available by clicking on the links below:
Department of Business and Management.
Department of Computing and Networking.
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Department of Humanities, Marketing and Design.
Department of Mechanical, Civil and Construction Engineering.
Department of Science and Health.
Wexford Campus (Gorey Centre).
January 3rd 2006
DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS JOURNALS - FREE ACCESS UNTIL MARCH 31st
Duke University Press has announced the launch of Duke University Press Journals ONLINE, its new online journal delivery platform hosted on HighWire Press. To mark the launch, the journals are currently available on a free trial basis until March 31, 2006. The available journals, many of which relate to cultural studies, include:
[American Literary Scholarship]
[American Literature] [American Speech] [boundary 2] [Camera Obscura] [differences] [Eighteenth-Century Life] [History of Political Economy] [Modern Language Quarterly] [Pedagogy] [Public Culture] [Social Science History] [Social Text]The full journal list is available at: http://dukejournals.org/
January 3rd 2006
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR NEW YEAR PERIOD
Out-of-term opening hours will operate between Friday 16th December and Saturday 7th January. A daily schedule of opening hours covering the period 12th December to 14th January is available here.
The Institute closes on Thursday 22nd December and re-opens on Tuesday 3rd January.
Material borrowed from the General Collection between 12/12/05 and 02/01/06 will not be due for return until 09/01/06. Items borrowed from the Short Loan Collection between 16/12/05 and 06/01/06 will be due for return by 11.00am on 09/01/06.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.