LIBRARY NEWS - NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2008
December 5th 2008
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 19th December to 10th January is available here
. The Institute will close on Tuesday 23rd December at 5.00pm, and will re-open on Monday 5th January.Material borrowed from the General Collection between 13/12/08 and 05/01/09 will not be due for return until 12/01/09. Items borrowed from the Short Loan Collection between 18/12/08 and 09/01/09 will be due for return by 11.00am on 12/01/09.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR !!
November 20th 2008
ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY CATALOGUE SATURDAY 22ND NOVEMBER
Due to essential maintenance work, access to the library catalogue and databases will be disrupted on the morning of Saturday 22nd November. It is intended that normal service will be restored by midday.
November 3rd 2008
LIBRARY SERVICE 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 3rd 2008
NEW LEXIS NEXIS LEGAL INFORMATION PLATFORM
is the new platform for legal information from LexisNexis. This database includes UK & Irish Cases, UK Law Journals, International Legal Information, All England Law Reports, The Irish Reports etc.
November 3rd 2008
LEXIS NEXIS COMPANY DOSSIER DATABASE
Our subscription to the LexisNexis News and Business Database has been upgraded to include Company Dossier. This additional database module enables users to gain insights into prospects, customers and competitors with instant access to up-to-date, trusted and comprehensive information on 3 million UK companies and 46 million companies worldwide. Dossier collates information from authoritative business, news, country, market research and industry sources and provides users with pre-formatted reports in an instant, targeted new business prospecting lists, and company, industry and executive profiles. To get to Company Dossier, click on the below link, then click on the Companies tab and it should appear as a menu item on the left hand side. Link to Company Dossier.
November 3rd 2008
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING OCTOBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during the month of October are listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS - SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2008
October 22nd 2008
OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS
For the OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will close at 5.00 pm on Friday, 24th October and will re-open at 8.45 am on Tuesday, 28th October.
October 22nd 2008
SAGE ONLINE JOURNALS FREE UNTIL END OF MONTH
SAGE Publications are offering free access to SAGE Journals Online for the rest of the month. 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.
October 14th 2008
LIBRARY SERVICE DURING OPEN DAY
The Institute's Open Day takes place on Friday, 17th October. The library will operate as usual and will remain open until 10.00 pm.
October 2nd 2008
CHILD WELFARE INFORMATION GATEWAY
Child Welfare Information Gateway
promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families by connecting child welfare, adoption and related professionals as well as concerned citizens to timely, essential information. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it provide access to print and electronic publications, websites, and online databases covering a wide range of topics from prevention to permanency, including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, adoption, search and reunion, and much more.
October 2nd 2008
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING SEPTEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during the month of September are listed here.
September 23rd 2008
IRISH BUSINESS JOURNAL- NEW ISSUE
Irish Business Journal is published by Cork Institute of Technology and contains papers on current topics which may be of interest for business studies. This latest issue contains articles such as:
[Tax in a Big Business Economy: Perceptions of Irish SMEs] [Mapping External Linkages of Pharma/Biotech Companies in Co. Cork] [Death and Taxes: An Examination of Succession and Taxation Planning for Family Businesses in Ireland] [An Investigation of Lean Management Procedures within Irish Motor Dealerships] [An Empirical Investigation into the effect of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems on Organisations and on the role of the Management Accountant] [The Impact of eBusiness on the Distribution Channels of Small Irish Firms] [Reducing Road Traffic Accidents Among Young Male Drivers - An Investigation Using Social Marketing] [Strategy Practice in a Diversified Global MNC] [Improving Sales Performance through Effective Sales Training] [Organisational Collaboration: Can Institutional Theory Provide a Model for Good Practice?] [An Examination of Relationship Marketing Strategies in Department Stores] [Entrepreneurs with Disabilities - Profile of a Forgotten Minority]
[Full text of all articles via CIT website]
September 23rd 2008
FREE TRIAL - MEDICINES COMPLETE DATABASE MODULES
provides online access to some of the world's leading drug and healthcare references. This trial gives access to 3 modules: [British National Formulary (BNF)][British National Formulary for Children][Stockley's Drug Interactions]. The trial is available until October 22nd.
September 10th 2008
NEW PAPER CO-AUTHORED BY IT CARLOW STAFF MEMBER
The following new paper has been co-authored by IT Carlow staff member Adam De Eyto:
Strategies for developing sustainable design practice for students and SME professionals / A. de Eyto, M. Mc Mahon, M. Hadfield, M. Hutchings.
September 8th 2008
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 2009. New users will find lots of information about the library on our web pages at: www.library.itcarlow.ie
September 2nd 2008
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS
Currently, the Library is open from 8.45 a.m.- 5.00 p.m. Monday - Friday. However, fulltime opening will commence from week beginning Monday, 15th 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 2nd 2008
NEW PAPER AUTHORED BY IT CARLOW STAFF MEMBERS
The following new scientific paper has been authored by IT Carlow staff members Stephen Boyle and Thomae Kakouli-Duarte:
The effects of chromium VI on the fitness and on the B-tubulin genes during in vivo development of the nematode Steinernema feltiae [Full Text Online via ScienceDirect]
September 2nd 2008
THE TOP 10 MOST BORROWED ITEMS FROM THE LIBRARY
The 10 titles which were borrowed most during academic year 2007/08 were (in order of popularity):
[Purchasing and supply chain management / Kenneth Lysons, Brian Farrington]
[Contract law in Ireland / Robert Clark]
[Sir Banister Fletcher's a history of architecture]
[Essentials of Irish business law / Aine Keenan]
[Barry's introduction to the construction of buildings / Stephen Emmitt and Christopher Gorse]
[Building construction illustrated / Francis D.K. Ching and Cassandra Adams]
[Physiology of sport and exercise / Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill]
September 2nd 2008
DESIGN & APPLIED ARTS INDEX - ACCESS EXPIRING
will no longer be available after 30th September. The database subscription is not being renewed due to low usage of the resource.
September 2nd 2008
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY ARCHIVE
All back issues of the Australian Journal of Physiotherapy are now freely available online. The archive is linked from the library catalogue at: http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/record=b1011474
The archive starts in 1955 and currently goes up to 2007.
September 2nd 2008
CONSTRUCTION WEB UPGRADED FOR 2008/2009
has been upgraded and expanded for 2008/2009. The site, hosted on the ITC intranet, contains lots of information on building construction, past and present. It is aimed at students and anyone else who is interested in building construction and building history. It concentrates on principles and practice; not on the details of Building Regulations or British Standards. Information has been gleaned from a variety of sources including manufacturers, specialist contractors, surveyors, building control officers, trade bodies, early text books and trade catalogues, museums and so on. The content includes hundreds of pages of text on all aspects of domestic building construction, over two thousand photos showing new and old construction practice, hundreds of 2D and 3D graphics, several PowerPoint presentations and lots of short video clips and multiple choice tests.
September 2nd 2008
REMINDER - e-JOURNAL PORTAL
,Serials Solutions AMS, is an electronic 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 2nd 2008
REMINDER - 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.
September 2nd 2008
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 - MAY / JUNE / JULY 2008
July 2nd 2008
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING JUNE
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during June are listed here.
June 9th 2008
NextBio LIFE SCIENCES SEARCH ENGINE
is a life science search engine that enables researchers and clinicians to access and understand the world's life sciences information. NextBio searches through tens of thousands of study results with billions of data points spanning different experimental platforms, organisms and data types. NextBio also searches across millions of publications. Searching all publicly available data and literature in NextBio is free and personal registration gives additional benefits. However, access to all other data requires a subscription.
June 9th 2008
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING MAY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during May are listed here.
May 20th 2008
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS
Up to an including June 12th 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, 30th May and will re-open on Tuesday, 3rd June.
Click HERE to see the full schedule of opening hours for May and June 2008.
May 14th 2008
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 2nd 2008
MESSAGE TO STUDENTS USING THE LRC
As preparations begin in earnest for the summer examinations, more students than ever are using the Learning Resource Centre. All students are reminded that the LRC is a study and working space and should not be treated as a social space. Everyone is asked not to engage in any activity which is likely to disrupt the work of others.
Good Luck to everyone doing exams at this time!
May 2nd 2008
MAY BANK HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS
For the MAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will remain open until 10.00 pm on Friday, 2nd May and will be open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on Saturday, 3rd May. The Institute will be closed on BANK HOLIDAY Monday, 5th May.
Click HERE to see opening hours for May and June 2008.
May 2nd 2008
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING APRIL
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during April are listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS - MARCH / APRIL 2008
April 28th 2008
MESSAGE TO STUDENTS USING THE LRC
As classes wind down and preparations begin in earnest for the summer examinations, more students than ever are using the Learning Resource Centre. All students are reminded that the LRC is a study and working space and should not be treated as a social space. Everyone is asked not to engage in any activity which is likely to disrupt the work of others.
April 28th 2008
MAY BANK HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS
For the MAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will remain open until 10.00 pm on Friday, 2nd May and will be open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on Saturday, 3rd May. The Institute will be closed on BANK HOLIDAY Monday, 5th May.
Click HERE to see opening hours for May and June 2008.
April 24th 2008
DATABASE ON POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
is an electronic index to the worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of exposure to traumatic events. Such events include war, domestic violence, child abuse etc. It is produced by the United States National Center for PTSD, and is electronically available to the public. There is no charge for using the database, and no account or password is required. Links to articles are included, but access to full-text is dependent on subscription status.
April 21st 2008
NEW EDUCATIONAL EVIDENCE PORTAL
UK Educational Evidence Portal
helps you find educational evidence from a range of reputable sources using a single search. It is designed for both professional and lay people interested in education. The portal is being developed continuously and new content added from time to time. The database of selected resources is currently limited in size but will become increasingly valuable as more resources are added.
April 9th 2008
SPORTS MEDICINE JOURNALS ONLINE
The library subscription to the SportDiscus database has expired. As an alternative, a number of full-text sports medicine journals are being made available via the Journals@OVID
database. These are:[American journal of sports medicine] [Exercise & Sports Science Reviews] [Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research] [Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise] [Strength and Conditioning Journal]
This database is an aggregate of hundreds of scientific, technical, and medical journals from over 50 publishers and societies. All titles are searchable, but full text access is limited to above titles plus freely available articles.Links to this and other databases are listed on the library databases web page at: http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/dbases.html
April 3rd 2008
TWO FREE DATABASES FROM EBSCO PUBLISHING
is an index and database of information on environmental matters. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles.Teacher Reference Center (TRC) is an index of over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books is now also offered free via the EBSCOhost platform. The database provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more.
April 2nd 2008
TELOS JOURNAL & ARCHIVE - FREE DURING 2008
and its archive of full-text articles from 1998 onwards is being made freely available during 2008.PUBLISHER'S STATEMENT: "Marie Piccone, Publisher, is pleased to announce that the full text of TELOS is available online. Since 1968, the quarterly journal TELOS has provided an international forum for discussions of political, social, and cultural change. It has built a bridge between intellectual debates in Europe and the United States, exploring matters of contemporary concern to both sides of the Atlantic.
April 2nd 2008
NEW JOURNAL - MEDIA, WAR & CONFLICT
is described by the publisher, SAGE, as mapping "the shifting arena of war, conflict and terrorism in an intensively and extensively mediated age. It will explore cultural, political and technological transformations in media-military relations, journalistic practices, and new media, and their impact on policy, publics, and outcomes of warfare."Media, War & Conflict is currently available to all on a free basis until 31 December 2008. It may have particular interest for students of Communications and PR.
April 2th 2008
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING MARCH
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during March are listed here.
March 4th 2008
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS FOR EASTER PERIOD
A daily schedule of library opening hours covering the St. Patrick's Day Weekend and the Easter Holiday Period is available here
March 4th 2008
FREE TRIAL OF STAT!Ref HEALTHCARE REFERENCE DATABASE
is an online, healthcare reference that integrates core book titles with evidence-based resources. The online content includes:[Basic & Clinical Pharmacology][Dentistry][Medical Dictionaries][Sports Nutrition][Therapeutic Exercise][Women's Health]
The trial runs until April 11th next and login/password details are available from library staff.
March 4th 2008
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING FEBRUARY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during February are listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS - JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008
February 22nd 2008
NOTES AND QUERIES - HONEYNETS
"need a book about honeynet" was an online query received from an anonymous user on Wednesday. The library does not have any printed books on this topic, but the SAFARI database of 300 online computing books contains the title 'Honeypots: tracking hackers'. This book has a chapter on honeynets. The online book can be accessed via the library catalogue here
.A search for 'honeynets' in the SAFARI database will list 5 other books which may be of interest.
February 21st 2008
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL LIBRARY
is a valuable online resource of peer-reviewed and published international journal articles and proceedings papers on the latest research, developments, and applications related to all aspects of Educational Technology and E-Learning. Most articles are only available by subscription. However, searching of the 20,000+ articles is free and a significant proportion of them are open access.
February 20th 2008
SCIENCE DIRECT TOP 10 JOURNALS for 2007
In 2007, IT Carlow users downloaded 14,014 full-text articles from the ScienceDirect database. Somewhat surprisingly, the journal, 'Manual Therapy' which held the Number 1 slot for the previous three years, dropped to Number 5 in 2007. The Top 10 journal titles, in order of popularity, were:
[Decision Support Systems] [Journal of Systems and Software] [Computers & Graphics] [Manual Therapy] [Data & Knowledge Engineering] [Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics] [Advances in Engineering Software] [Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics] [Physical Therapy in Sport]Click on a link above to go to the relevant journal.
February 8th 2008
EMERALD TOP 10 JOURNALS for 2007
In 2007, IT Carlow users downloaded 3,823 full-text articles from the Emerald database. The 'International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management' is in the Number 1 slot. The Top 10 journal titles, as accessed by IT Carlow users, were:
[International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management]
[International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management] [European Journal of Marketing] [Supply Chain Management] [International Journal of Operations and Production Management] [Journal of Services Marketing] [Managing Service Quality] [TQM Magazine] [Marketing Intelligence and Planning] [British Food Journal] [Management Decision]Click on a link above to go to the relevant journal.
February 7th 2008
CHANGES TO LEXISNEXIS PROFESSIONAL DATABASE
LexisNexis Professional has changed its name to LexisNexis (nexis.com) with a new interface and access url. The database is now only available at www.lexisnexis.com/uk/nexis
February 5th 2008
DATABASE TRIALS
The library has arranged trials of a number of online databases:
The Henry Stewart Talks in Biomedical & Life Sciences is a collection of audio visual presentations comprising over 650 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 until March 15th, may be accessed from all on-campus computers at www.hstalks.com/trial
FAME - is a database that contains information for companies in the UK and Ireland. FAME contains information on 3.4 million companies, 2.6 million of which are in a detailed format. This trial, which runs until the end February, at least, may be accessed from all on-campus computers here
SPORTDiscus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full
text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for 415
journals indexed in SPORTDiscus. This authoritative file contains full text
for many of the most used journals in the SPORTDiscus index - with no embargo.
With full-text coverage dating back to 1985, SPORTDiscus with Full Text is
the definitive research tool for all areas of sports & sports medicine
literature.This trial, which runs until the end February,
at least, may be accessed:
here.
The username and password may be obtained from library
staff.
A complete list of databases which are available on a trial basis is at: http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/dbasetrial.html
February 1st 2008
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING JANUARY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during January are listed here.
January 23rd 2008
NEW ONLINE CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES
The third series of construction videos, produced by the University of the West of England, have been added to stock. They are available to borrow or, alternatively, may be viewed on-campus via the Darwin Streaming server. Click on the link below to view individual films:
[Ground Floors] [House 1905] [House 2006] [Walls II - revised]In addition, the 'Construction Web' database is now available on campus by clicking on the link below:
January 23rd 2008
RECYCLING PAPER IN LRC
Following a request from students, paper recycling bins have been provided in the vicinity of the computer printers and photocopiers. The bins are easily identified, being blue in colour and having the recycling logo on the front. Students are requested to place only recyclable paper into these bins. All other waste should be placed in the metal litter bins.
January 16th 2008
FREE TRIAL OF ONLINE PHYSIOLOGY JOURNALS
is a trial of the online content of the following physiology journals: Exercise & Sports Science Reviews, Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise, American Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. Click on the Your Journals @ OVID link.Please note that during this trial, you may search the database and make a limited number of hard copies of your search output, but you may not copy a significant segment of the database to any electronic or other form or commercially exploit the database.
The trial also includes Journals@Ovid, a single database that contains every journal offered by Ovid. Users can search the Tables of Contents, Bibliographic citations, Abstracts, and references in the entire database. Full text is not available. Click on the Journals @ OVID link.
The trial runs until February 13th next and login/password details are available from library staff.
January 4th 2008
JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2008
Following consultation with each academic department, all existing journal subscriptions have been retained and the following new subscriptions have been actioned.
MAIN CAMPUS:
[Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering - complimentary subscription] [Creative Review] [Model Engineer] [Sustainability] [Wired]An A-Z listing of journal subscriptions for each Academic Department for 2008 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 2008
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING DECEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during December are listed here.
January 3rd 2008
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR 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.
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.