LIBRARY NEWS - NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2007
December 2007
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR PERIOD
Out-of-term opening hours will operate between Friday 14th December and Saturday 5th January. A daily schedule of opening hours covering the period 14th December to 5th January is available here
. The Institute will close on Friday 21st December at 1.00pm, and will re-open on Wednesday 2nd January.Material borrowed from the General Collection between 08/12/07 and 01/01/08 will not be due for return until 07/01/08. Items borrowed from the Short Loan Collection between 14/12/07 and 04/01/08 will be due for return by 11.00am on 07/01/08.
Please note that due to essential maintenance work, the library catalogue, web pages and off-campus database access will be unavailable between December 21st and December 28th. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by this.
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
December 13th 2007
NEW PAPER CO-AUTHORED BY IT CARLOW STAFF MEMBER
The following new scientific paper has been co-authored by IT Carlow staff member Thomae Kakouli-Duarte:
Insecticidal effect of Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) against Tribolium confusum du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in stored wheat / Christos G. Athanassiou, Nickolas E. Palyvos and Thomae Kakouli-Duarte [Full Text Online via ScienceDirect]
December 5th 2007
LIBRARY SYSTEM DOWN THIS WEEKEND
Due to essential work involving all MIS systems in all Institutes of Technology, the MILLENNIUM Library System will be offline this weekend. This means:
The Library Catalogue will be unavailable on Saturday / Sunday
Off-campus access to online databases will be unavailable Saturday / Sunday
The Library web-pages will be unavailable Saturday / Sunday
Internet access, apart from above, will not be affected and on-campus access to online databases will be available using the relevant urls. The library will open as usual and book lending facilities will still be available. For further information or assistance, please contact any member of library staff.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused by this necessary outage.
December 5th 2007
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING NOVEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during November are listed here.
November 29th 2007
VIEWING PDF DOCUMENTS ON CAMPUS COMPUTERS
If difficulties arise when trying to open online articles in pdf format on campus computers, it is recommended that the Mozilla Firefox browser be used instead of Internet Explorer. (Mozilla is already installed on PCs in the LRC).
November 27th 2007
NEW SCIENTIFIC PAPERS BY IT CARLOW STAFF
The following new scientific papers has been authored/co-authored by IT Carlow staff:
Plant protection by the recombinant, root-colonizing Pseudomonas fluorescens F113rifPCB strain expressing arsenic resistance: improving rhizoremediation / R. P. Ryan, D. Ryan and D. N. Dowling [Full Text Online]
An acquired efflux system is responsible for copper resistance in Xanthomonas strain IG-8 isolated from China / Robert P. Ryan, David J. Ryan, Yi-Cheng Sun, Feng-Mei Li, Yiping Wang and David N. Dowling [Abstract Online]
Bacterial endophytes : recent developments and applications / Robert P. Ryan, Kieran J. Germaine, Ashley Franks, David J. Ryan and David N. Dowling [Abstract Online]
Dechlorination of pesticides by a specific Bacterial Glutathione-S-transferase BpkKLB400 : potential for bioremediation / M. C. McGuinness, V. Mazurkiewicz, E. Brennan, D. N. Dowling [No Online Text Available]
November 19th 2007
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT BRITISH STANDARDS ONLINE
The url through which British Standards Online is accessed has changed. This change has been incorporated into the library databases links page. For information, the new on-campus link is: http://www.bsi-global.com/en/My-BSI/My-Subscriptions/BSOL/
November 14th 2007
NEW REPORTS ON AUTISM
Two new reports from the American Academy of Pediatrics may be of interest for early childhood studies. The first report, 'Identification and Evaluation of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders', provides detailed information on signs and symptoms. Educational strategies and associated therapies are reviewed in the second report, 'Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders' Further information and links to full text are at: www.docuticker.com
November 7th 2007
UK STATUTE LAW DATABASE
is the official revised edition of the primary legislation of the United Kingdom made available online. It is the Statute Book for the UK in electronic form and is freely accessible.
November 6th 2007
ONLINE LECTURES - QUANTITATIVE FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
The library has been offered a trial of The Henry Stewart Talks in Quantitative Financial Risk Management. It comprises 18 seminar style audio visual talks presented by leading world experts. The topics covered are:
Role of Modern Risk Management at Financial Institutions - Statistical Models for Risk Management - Utility Theory and Mean Variance - Definitions of Risk Volatility - Derivative Assets in Portfolios - Portfolio Risk - Risk Models Architecture - Risk Decomposition/Budgeting - Market Risk - Value at Risk - Nonlinear VaR Models - Applications to Credit Risk and Market Risk - Structural and Reduced Form Models - Credit Risk Management - Extreme Value Theory and Copulae - Risk Model Validation and Using Validation Techniques - Required Economic Capital.
The trial, which runs to the end of November, may be accessed from all on-campus computers at http://www.hstalks.com/sr/risk
November 5th 2007
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING OCTOBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during October are listed here.
November 5th 2007
ONLINE LECTURES - BIOMEDICAL & LIFE SCIENCES
The library has arranged a trial of The Henry Stewart Talks in Biomedical & Life Sciences. This collection of audio visual presentations comprises 500 animated talks by leading world experts. Each of the seminars is specially commissioned in a user friendly format of animated slides with synchronized narration. The talks preserve each speakers' personality and approach allowing users to experience world class seminars at their own pace, wherever they want and as often as they want. The trial, which runs to the end of November, may be accessed from all on-campus computers at www.hstalks.com/trial
November 2nd 2007
SAGE ONLINE JOURNALS FREE FOR NOVEMBER
SAGE Publications are offering free access to SAGE Journals Online for the month of November. To avail of this offer, personal registration is required. SAGE'S academic journals cover subject areas such as Childhood Studies, Communication & Media Studies, Counselling & Psychotherapy, Cultural Studies, Economics, Education, Engineering, Management & Organization Studies, Marketing, Materials Science, Science, Technology & Medicine, Social Policy, Social Work, Sociology, and Tourism Studies. Register now by clicking on the link in the Sage Journals website.
November 1st 2007
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
November 1st 2007
INFORMAWORLD OUTAGE THIS SATURDAY
The InformaWorld website will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance on Saturday, November 3, 2007 for approximately 2 hours starting at 12:30 PM GMT.
November 1st 2007
OMNIFILE DATABASE FREE (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition
continues to be freely available to staff and students until the end of the year. However, access now requires users to register first. OmniFile provides full text of articles, cover to cover, from more than 2,290 publications, covering subjects such as Applied Science & Technology, Art, Biological & Agricultural Sciences, Business, Education, General Science, Humanities, Law and Social Sciences.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS - SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2007
October 24th 2007
OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS
For the OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will close at 5.00 pm on Friday, 26th October and will re-open at 8.45 am on Tuesday, 30th October.
October 18th 2007
SCIENCE DIRECT OUTAGE THIS SATURDAY
ScienceDirect will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance on Saturday, October 20, 2007 for approximately 2 hours starting at 13:00 PM GMT.
October 16th 2007
EndNote Web CITATION SOFTWARE AVAILABLE @ I.T. CARLOW
EndNote Web is a web-based reference organizer and writing solution which enables users to manage references, cite references and create bibliographies in papers, essays, projects and dissertations. As references are stored online, it is possible for users to access their account from anywhere with internet access. EndNote Web also permits users to collaborate easily; sharing their EndNote Web folders with other EndNote Web users. Staff and students may sign up for a free account on the: Web of Science
homepage or at: www.myendnoteweb.comEndNote Web has become available as part of the library's subscription to the Web of Science database.
October 16th 2007
TRY OMNIFILE DATABASE FREE UNTIL END OF DECEMBER
OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition
is a multi-disciplinary database. It provides full text of articles, cover to cover, from more than 2,290 publications. Subjects covered include [Applied Science & Technology] [Art] [Biological & Agricultural Sciences] [Business] [Education] [General Science] [Humanities] [Law] [Social Sciences]. Access is free until the end of the year and is open to all staff and students.
October 10th 2007
REPORTS RELEVANT TO APPLIED SOCIAL STUDIES
Two recently-published reports on teenagers may be of use to students of Applied Social Studies.
This National Recreation Policy represents the second stage in the fulfillment of the call, identified in the National Children's Strategy, for more play and recreational opportunities for young people in Ireland. The policy is aimed at young people between the ages of 12 and 18 and is accessible via the website of the office of the Minister for Children.Youth Poverty in Europe examines poverty among young people aged 16 to 29, across 13 countries of the pre-enlargement European Union. It charts how poverty rates vary between countries, looks at the factors associated with being poor and examines the events that are linked with moving in and out of poverty. The report is published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and is available on their website.
October 4th 2007
A FREE LIBRARY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE
The Springer Computer Science Reading Room continues to offer free access to books and journals. Inside the Computer Science Reading Room you will find free content from the highly respected Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series and a wide array of Springer journals. Each month, seven LNCS volumes and a number of journal issues are added to the Reading Room, creating an ever-growing personal library. In addition, there is currently free access to all online volumes in the International Federation for Information Processing series.
Personal registration is required to access this resource and further details are available on the website http://www.springeronline.com/readingroom
October 3rd 2007
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SME's
labels itself "The Most Advanced E-learning Content on Intellectual Property for your Business". It is a series of 10 online tutorials designed to help SMEs utilize and manage Intellectual Property (IP) in their business strategy. Topics covered include: Importance of IP for SMEs -- Trademarks and Industrial Designs -- Invention and Patent -- Trade Secrets -- Copyright and Related Rights -- Patent Information -- Technology Licensing in a Strategic Partnership -- IP in the Digital Economy -- IP and International Trade -- IP Audit. The tutorials are available free on the website of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
October 1st 2007
FREE TRIAL OF Biz/Ed PREMIER ONLINE BOOKS etc.
The library has arranged a 30-day on-campus trial of Biz/Ed Premier - a resource which offers online access to core business textbooks, research articles and other related materials.It is likely to be of particular interest for business studies, marketing, tourism, economics and accounting & finance. Students and staff may participate in this trial and library staff would appreciate feedback on the usefulness of the resource. Biz/Ed premier can be accessed at http://premier.bized.co.uk
October 1st 2007
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING SEPTEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during September are listed here.
September 27th 2007
EUROPEAN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION RESEARCH NOW ONLINE
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal is now published by Routledge and for the first time, is also made available online. The library holds printed issues from 2000 onwards, and the fulltext of all issues from Issue 1 (1993) is accessible on campus via the informaworld online service here.
September 27th 2007
NEW RESOURCE FOR BIOFUELS, BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING
Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining (Biofpr)
is a new source of peer-reviewed information on sustainable products, fuels and energy. Examining international scientific research and industrial development along the entire supply chain, the journal publishes critical reviews, commentary, business news highlights and policy updates. The library currently holds a complimentary subscription and the first issue is shelved in the Current Journals Stack (#16) at shelf number 662.88. The companion website provides a portal to related information.
September 20th 2007
THE TOP 10 MOST BORROWED ITEMS FROM THE LIBRARY
The 10 titles which were borrowed most during academic year 2006/07 were (in order of popularity):
[The Irish legal system / by Raymond Byrne and J. Paul McCutcheon]
[Sir Banister Fletcher's a history of architecture]
[Child psychology / Ross Vasta, Scott A. Miller, Shari Ellis]
[Building construction illustrated / Francis D.K. Ching and Cassandra Adams]
[Physiology of sport and exercise / Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill]
[Child psychology : the modern science / Ross Vasta, Marshall M. Haith, Scott A. Miller]
[Frank Wood's business accounting 1 / Frank Wood and Alan Sangster]
[Construction technology / Roy Chudley]
September 20th 2007
A VICTORIAN CULTURAL REFERENCE
brings a perspective on the 19th century like no other, through the words of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle. Browse or search over 10,000 of their collected letters by date, by recipient, by subject, and by volume. Explore a correspondence that features some of the most influential artistic, philosophic, and literary personalities of the day. This freely available online resource should prove useful as a background to Victorian studies in art, literature and social life.
September 20th 2007
FREE ACCESS TO ROYAL SOCIETY DIGITAL ARCHIVE
Royal Society Digital Journal Archive
dating back to 1665 and containing more than 60,000 articles, is available FREE online until 30 November 2007. The development of the digital archive means that the Society's online collection now contains every paper ever published in the Royal Society's journals and includes some of the most significant scientific papers ever written.
September 19th 2007
SUBJECT PORTAL PAGES NOW AVAILABLE
pages are now available on the library website for subjects taught in Business & Humanities and in Engineering. This is still a work in progress and School of Science subjects will be added in the coming weeks. The portal pages attempt to pull together the various resources (print, non-print and digital) that are available for different subject areas.
September 11th 2007
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 2008. New users will find lots of information about the library on our web pages at: www.library.itcarlow.ie
September 11th 2007
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS
During this 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 next week on Monday, 17th 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.
Please check the 'Latest News' page to see any short-term amendments to this timetable. These will usually occur during out-of-term periods, Bank Holidays and other Public Holidays.
September 11th 2007
NEW LOOK LIBRARY CATALOGUE & WEB PAGES
has been given a makeover during the summer. The library catalogue should now present a more contemporary look and the library web pages will shortly contain much additional information including subject portal pages. Work is still progressing on this project and any feedback would be welcome.
September 11th 20076
NEW DATABASE ON CHINESE MARKETS NOW AVAILABLE TO IT CARLOW USERS
provides information on China's fast moving consumer, industrial and service sectors as well as producing company profiles on China's emerging conglomerates. It includes more than 500 reports, including detailed industry and consumer market reports; company profiles of industry leaders in the region; biographies of key business and political figures and Asian country profiles.
September 11th 2007
REMINDER ABOUT THE e-JOURNAL PORTAL
is a new resource which became available to us in April. The product, Serials Solutions AMS, is an e-journal management system which enables users to more easily identify and access journals that are available to them online. Journals can be identified using title keywords or can be browsed by title or subject. Over 17,000 e-journals are now available to the IT Carlow community via this portal.
September 11th 2006
EMERALD DATABASE UPGRADED
The contract for the EMERALD database has been renewed until the end of 2009. An additional 12 journals are now available bringing the total full-text title count to 140. The new titles are:
[Critical Perspectives on International Business] [Development & Learning in Organisations] [Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management] [International Journal of Emerging Markets] [International Journal of Managerial Finance] [International Journal of Wine Business Research] [Journal of Business Strategy] [Journal of Health,Organisation & Management ] [Journal of Modelling in Management] [Journal of Technology Management in China] [Review of Accounting & Finance] [Society and Business Review]
September 11th 2007
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 - MARCH - JULY 2007
July 9th 2007
2007 ANNUAL DESIGN REVIEW
The latest issue of 'I.D., the international design magazine' (July/August 2007) contains its 53rd annual design review. From over 2,000 entries, a panel of 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 5th 2007
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR JUNE
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in June are listed here.
June 5th 2007
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR MAY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in May are listed here.
May 21st 2007
TEACHING & LEARNING COLLECTION
Most of our books on the subject of pedagogy have now been collected together to form a separate 'Teaching & Learning' Collection. This has been augmented by recent purchases of additional material. The collection is shelved on Level Two of the LRC, just outside the office of Anne Carpenter, Coordinator of the Teaching & Learning Centre. To see a complete A-Z of the collection or to view some specific subsets, please click on the links below:
[Books on ASSESSMENT] [Books on DYSLEXIA] [Books on LEARNING TECHNOLOGY] [Books on LECTURING]
May 21st 2007
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS
Up to an including June 14th next, the library will open
Monday - Friday 8.45am - 10.00pm
Saturday - CLOSED
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, 1st June and will re-open on Tuesday, 5th June.
May 14th 2007
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 3rd, 2007
NEW PAPER BY IT CARLOW STAFF MEMBER
A new scientific paper has been co-authored by IT Carlow staff member, Sharon Kinsella, and is available on ScienceDirect as an 'article-in-press, corrected proof'.
The article is be published in a future issue of the journal, Gait & Posture.
May 2nd 2007
MAY BANK HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS
For the MAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will remain open until 10.00 pm on Friday, 4th May and will be open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on Saturday, 5th May. The Institute will be closed on BANK HOLIDAY Monday, 7th May.
May 2nd 2007
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR APRIL
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in April are listed here.
April 23rd 2007
NEW IT CARLOW e-JOURNAL PORTAL
is a new resource to which the Library subscribes. The product, Serials Solutions AMS, is an e-journal management system which enables users to more easily identify and access journals that are available to them online. Journals can be identified using title keywords or can be browsed by title or subject. Over 17,000 e-journals are now available to the IT Carlow community via this portal.
April 13th 2007
UPGRADE OF MARKETLINE DATABASE
has been upgraded and now includes a Base Drivers Database. The Base Drivers Database contains both historical and forecast macro-economic, socio-economic and demographic data for 215 countries and 46 geo-political groupings world wide. You can search the database using five different data views.
COUNTRY PROFILE Compares multiple indicators and data sets for one country or geo-political grouping.
COUNTRY COMPARISON Compares one indicator across multiple countries and geo-political groupings.
CUSTOM VIEW Builds your own custom data view allowing cross-comparison of various indicators across various countries in the database.
COUNTRY QUICK VIEW A quick reference point for geographical, historical and political data for all countries in the database. This view is designed to provide context to the database by offering a top level overview of any country or geo-political grouping. In addition, you can view full country profile reports for the top 60 global economies.
CURRENCY CONVERTER Compares any two currencies on both an annual average basis or year-end basis.
Please note that the url for access to the upgraded MARKETLINE has changed.It is now available at: http://library.marketlineinfo.com
April 3rd 2007
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR MARCH
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in March are listed here.
March 23rd 2007
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS FOR EASTER PERIOD
A daily schedule of library opening hours until the beginning of next term is available here
March 20th 2007
REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (FREE TRIAL)
The Review of Educational Research
publishes critical, integrative reviews of research literature bearing on education. Such reviews include conceptualizations, interpretations, and syntheses of literature and scholarly work in a field broadly relevant to education and educational research. The journal, including an archive from 1999 onwards, is currently available to all on a free basis until 30 April, 2007.
March 20th 2007
EOLSS DATABASE NO LONGER AVAILABLE
The extended free trial period of the EOLSS database has now expired and access is no longer available for IT Carlow users.
March 15th 2007
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS DURING ST. PATRICK'S DAY PERIOD
During the St. Patrick's Day period the library will be open as follows:
Friday 16th: 08.45 - 17.00
Saturday 17th: CLOSED - HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
Monday 19th: CLOSED
March 1st 2007
ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW
has been designed as a free and open database of authenticated primary and other materials across the breadth of international law, which until now have been scattered in libraries, archives and specialized web sites. Through EISIL, web searchers can easily locate the highest quality primary materials, authoritative web sites and helpful research guides to international law on the Internet. It offers the international law expert the depth of resources for sophisticated legal research, but at the same time can provide the novice researcher with the information needed to undertake a successful search.
March 1st 2007
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR FEBRUARY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in February are listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS - JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2007
February 19th 2007
SCIENCE DIRECT OUTAGE NEXT SATURDAY
ScienceDirect will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance on Saturday, February 24th for approximately 9 hours starting at 06:00 AM EST (11:00 GMT). ScienceDirect apologises for the inconvenience.
February 9th 2007
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT info4education.com
Following a recent upgrade of our subscription, access to the suite of databases via info4education.com is not currently available. On-campus access can be obtained by clicking on the 'Irish CIS Plus' link on the library databases page.
Also available from this page is British Standards Online, the complete set of standards in full text.
Off-campus access to Irish CIS Plus is available by clicking on the relevant link on the off-campus library databases page.
February 8th 2007
SOME FREELY AVAILABLE SOCIAL CARE RESOURCES
The international Campbell Collaboration (C2) is a non-profit organization that aims to help people make well-informed decisions about the effects of interventions in the social, behavioral and educational arenas.C2's objectives are to prepare, maintain and disseminate systematic reviews of studies of social interventions, and to make their findings accessible to decision makers and the general public. C2 builds summaries and electronic libraries of reviews, as well as reports of trials for policy makers, practitioners, researchers and the public. Access this resource here.
Social Care Online provides access to the UK's most complete range of information and research on all aspects of social care. New content is added daily and the site contains information about all aspects of social care, from fostering, to mental health, to human resources and more. Access this resource here.
February 7th 2007
SAGE PUBLICATIONS ONLINE JOURNALS (FREE ACCESS PERIOD)
To celebrate its newly digitized backfiles, 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 February 28th, 2007! Access is limited to on-campus users.
February 2nd 2007
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR JANUARY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in January are listed here.
January 26th 2007
OECD STATISTICS ON THE WEB
This web browser for OECD statistical data provides a single access point for OECD statistics. Data can be downloaded to an EXCEL file. While much data is freely available, access to certain other material may require registration or subscription. A 36-page user guide can be downloaded from the site.
January 25th 2007
NEW ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT - STRESS, SKILL AND FATIGUE AND PENALTY SHOOTOUTS
The January 2007 issue of the Journal of Sports Sciences (pp121-129) contains an article which studies the relative importance of stress, skill and fatigue on the outcomes of penalty shootouts in soccer. 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 links in the Library Catalogue here.
January 25th 2007
NEW ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT - BALL CARRYING TECHNIQUE & EXPERIENCE ON SPRINTING IN RUGBY UNION
For all rugby coaches out there, the January 2007 issue of the Journal of Sports Sciences (pp185-192) also contains an article which investigates the extent to which the technique and experience 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 links in the Library Catalogue here.
January 23rd 2007
SCIENCE DIRECT TOP 10 JOURNALS for 2006
In 2006, IT Carlow users downloaded 8,533 full-text articles from the ScienceDirect database. This represents a 38% increase in usage over the 2005 figure. For the 3rd year running, the journal 'Manual Therapy' is in the Number 1 slot with 501 article downloads. This was more than twice the amount of downloads from the second-placed journal. The Top 10 journal titles, in order of popularity, were:
[Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects] [Physical Therapy in Sport] [Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies] [Journal of Colloid and Interface Science] [Environmental Pollution] [Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation] [Physiotherapy] [Chemosphere] [Clinical Biomechanics]Click on a link above to go to the relevant journal.
January 22nd 2007
MEDLINE DATABASE NO LONGER AVAILABLE via SCIENCEDIRECT
As a result of the migration to the FAST ESP(TM) search engine, the Abstract and Indexing (A&I) databases on ScienceDirect have been removed. Instead, ScienceDirect aims to concentrate on further strengthening its full text services to end-users. Therefore all A&I databases (including MEDLINE) have now been removed from ScienceDirect. MEDLINE will continue to be freely available via PubMed
An alternative interface to Pubmed is also freely available at HubMed
January 18th 2007
THANK YOU FOR ITEMS DONATED TO THE LIBRARY
During 2006, the library received 330 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 2006 is available here.
January 17th 2007
NOTES AND QUERIES - EXAM PAPERS
"How do I check up past exam papers from the library website?" was an online
query received from an anonymous user yesterday.
The Library does not have responsibility for providing online access to exam
papers, but where such access is available, the library can provide a link
from its webpages. Online exam papers, which used to be available via the
Student Intranet, are currently in the process of being moved to the
Blackboard system. The library webpage will link to this when it becomes
available. In the meantime, the library holds paper copies of past examination
papers covering the last three years. These are available from the main desk.
January 15th 2007
NOTES AND QUERIES - BUSINESS THESES
"There doesn't seem to be any theses for business students on Carlow's
listing" was an online query received from an anonymous user yesterday.
All theses and final year projects from the School of Business & Humanities
which are held in the Library can be
found listed on the following page: http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/theses.html.
A list of International Business theses will shortly be added to this page.
January 11th 2007
EMERALD TOP 10 JOURNALS for 2006
In 2006, IT Carlow users downloaded 6,718 full-text articles from the Emerald database. The 'European Journal of Marketing' is in the Number 1 slot with 261 article downloads. The Top 10 journal titles, as accessed by IT Carlow users, were:
[European Journal of Marketing]
[Management Decision] [British Food Journal] [Journal of Services Marketing] [Journal of Consumer Marketing] [Marketing Intelligence and Planning] [Managing Service Quality] [International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management] [International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management] [Quality Assurance in Education]Click on a link above to go to the relevant journal.
January 5th 2007
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 the journal 'Bioresource Technology'.
January 3rd 2007
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR DECEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in December are listed here.
January 3rd 2007
JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2007
Following consultation with each academic department, the following new journal subscriptions have been actioned.
MAIN CAMPUS:
[Aviation Week and Space Technology] [International Journal of Logistics] [Nematology]WEXFORD CAMPUS
CANCELLATIONS
The following subscriptions have been cancelled:
[Eurofood][Managing Information] [Occupational Health]
An A-Z listing of journal subscriptions for each Academic Department for 2007 is available by clicking on the links below:
Department of the Built Environment.
Department of Business and Communications.
Department of Computing and Networking.
Department of Electronic, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Department of Management Studies.
Department of Science and Health.
January 3rd 2007
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR 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 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!!
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.