LIBRARY NEWS - SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2009
December 11th 2009
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR PERIOD
Out-of-term opening hours will operate between Friday 18th December,2009 and Saturday 9th January,2010. A daily schedule of opening hours covering the period 18th December to 9th January is available here
. The Institute is due to close on Wednesday 23rd December at 5.00pm, and will re-open on Monday 4th January.Material borrowed from the General Collection between 12/12/08 and 04/01/09 will not be due for return until 11/01/09. Items borrowed from the Short Loan Collection between 17/12/08 and 08/01/09 will be due for return by 11.00am on 11/01/09.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR TO ALL !!
December 10th 2009
Education Journals Online from Taylor & Francis
Education Journals - Taylor & Francis
gives online full text access to over 150 journals in a wide variety of subjects within the area of Education including Contemporary Learning Developments, Early Years Education, Education Research, Further & Higher Education, History of Education, Sociology of Education, Special Needs & Educational Psychology and Teaching and Teacher Education. Coverage is from 1997 onwards. This site also allows the searching of all Taylor & Francis online publications.
December 4th 2009
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING NOVEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during November are listed here.
December 3rd 2009
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION SERVICE AVAILABLE AGAIN
Access to the Riba-Ti Construction Information Service Database has been restored. Apologies for any inconvenience. Please click on the link in the Library Databases page: here.
November 18th 2009
LIBRARY SERVICE DURING OPEN DAY
During the Institute's Open Day on Friday this week, the library will operate normal hours and will remain open until 10.00 pm. on Friday evening.
November 16th 2009
WELCOME TO CIAN O'BRIEN
Cian, who is a Transition Year student, has come to the library on a work experience placement for the next two weeks.
November 12th 2009
UPDATE ON e-BOOKS IN MyiLibrary
is an online platform for hosting e-books. The current selection has been expanded to include books on Social Care, Construction, Design, Statistics, Business & Accounting, AutoCAD and Electronics. By creating an individual account, students can save searches, notes, and bookmarks.
November 4th 2009
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 4th 2009
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING OCTOBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during October are listed here.
October 21st 2009
OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS
For the OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will close at 5.00 pm on Friday, 23rd October and will re-open at 8.45 am on Tuesday, 27th October.
October 8th 2009
LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE CLOSURE ON SATURDAY 10th OCTOBER
Due to major essential electrical work being carried out, the Learning
Resource Centre will be closed on Saturday 10th October.
Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Access to the library databases will continue to be available off-campus:
here.
October 5th 2009
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING SEPTEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during September are listed here.
September 23rd 2009
SOCIAL CARE e-BOOKS ON MyiLibrary
is an online platform for hosting e-books. IT Carlow is piloting this service which makes some books that are on reading lists available over the internet on a 24/7 basis. The initial selection relates to Social Care, but it is hoped to expand the subject coverage over time. By creating an individual account, students can save searches, notes, and bookmarks. NOTE: If a re-login screen shows, click on the 'Refresh' button or Press F5.
September 9th 2009
RESEARCH STARTERS SOCIOLOGY - FREE TRIAL FOR 2009/2010
articles are broken down into twenty-six categories, each of which contains between four and thirty-five article topics. These categories are: Aging & Elderly Issues, Culture, Day to Day Social Interaction, Deviance & Social Control, Educational Sociology, Family & Relationships, Global Stratification, History of Sociology Population, Urbanization & the Environment, Race & Ethnicity, Research Methods, Sex, Gender & Sexuality, Social Change, Social Interaction in Groups & Organizations, Social Issues & Public Policy, Social Movements & Collective Behavior, Socialization, Societies, Society & Technology, Sociological Theory, Sociology & Related Fields, Sociology of Health & Medicine, Sociology of Politics & Government, Sociology of Religion, Stratification & Class in the U.S. Work & the Economy. These are quality study guides written by subject matter experts who hold advanced degrees in sociology, and who were consulted to ensure that the articles encompass current trends and hot topics.
September 7th 2009
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 2010. New users will find lots of information about the library on our web pages at: www.library.itcarlow.ie
September 7th 2009
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 next week beginning Monday, 14th 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 7th 2009
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 - JUNE / JULY / AUGUST 2009
August 5th 2009
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING JULY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during July 2009 are listed here.
August 5th 2009
NEW PAPER BY IT CARLOW STAFF MEMBER
The following new scientific paper has been co-authored by IT Carlow staff member Dr. David Dowling:
Superior inorganic phosphate solubilization is linked to phylogeny within the Pseudomonas fluorescens complex / Patrick Browne, Olivia Rice, Simon H. Miller......David N. Dowling [et al]. [Full Text Online via ScienceDirect]
July 28th 2009
AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS
For the AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will close at 5.00 pm on Friday, 31st July and will re-open at 9.00 am on Tuesday, 4th August.
July 28th 2009
NEW PAPER BY IT CARLOW STAFF MEMBERS
The following new scientific paper has been co-authored by IT Carlow staff members Gavin Dunne, Norman McMillan, Brian O'Rourke and Denis Morrin.
Experimental tensiometric protein adsorption studies / G. Dunne, N.D. McMillan, B. O'Rourke, D. Morrin, M. O'Neill, S. Reidel, L. McDonell, P. Scully. [Full Text Online via ScienceDirect]
July 28th 2009
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING JUNE
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during June 2009 are listed here.
June 8th 2009
NEW PAPER BY IT CARLOW STAFF MEMBERS
The following new scientific paper has been authored by IT Carlow staff members Edwina Brennan, Martina McGuinness and Dr. David Dowling:
Bioinformatic analysis and in vitro site-directed mutagenesis of conserved amino acids in BphKLB400, a specific bacterial glutathione transferase / Edwina Brennan, Martina McGuinness, David N Dowling [Full Text Online via ScienceDirect]
June 8th 2009
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS
Up to and including June 18th next, the library will open
Monday - Friday 8.45am - 10.00pm
Saturday - CLOSED
After that date and beginning on Friday 19th June, office hours will apply ie.
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
June 8th 2009
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING MAY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during May 2009 are listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS - MARCH / APRIL / MAY 2009
May 27th 2009
NEW PAPER CO-AUTHORED BY IT CARLOW STAFF MEMBER
The following new academic paper has been co-authored by IT Carlow staff member Noel Richardson:
Getting men's health onto a policy agenda - charting the development of a National Men's Health Policy in Ireland / Noel Richardstown and Paula C. Carroll. [Full Text Online via ScienceDirect]
May 25th 2009
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS
Up to and including June 18th next, the library will open
Monday - Friday 8.45am - 10.00pm
Saturday - CLOSED
After that date and beginning on Friday 19th June, office hours will apply ie.
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
For the JUNE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will close at 5.00pm on Friday, 29th May and will re-open on Tuesday, 2nd June.
May 8th 2009
NEW PAPER CO-AUTHORED BY IT CARLOW STAFF MEMBER
The following new scientific paper has been co-authored by IT Carlow staff member Dr. David Dowling:
Improving phytoremediation through biotechnology / David N Dowling, Sharon L Doty [Full Text Online via ScienceDirect]
May 8th 2009
SCIENCE DIRECT TOP 10 JOURNALS for 2008
In 2008, IT Carlow users downloaded 15,236 full-text articles from the ScienceDirect database. The journal, 'Manual Therapy' returns to the top slot, having had more than twice the usage of the second-placed title. The Top 10 journal titles, in order of popularity, were:
[Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport] [Child Abuse & Neglect] [Early Childhood Research Quarterly] [Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies] [Children and Youth Services Review] [Clinical Biomechanics] [Physical Therapy in Sport] [Computers & Industrial Engineering]Click on a link above to go to the relevant journal.
May 8th 2009
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING APRIL
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during April 2009 are listed here.
April 27th 2009
MAY BANK HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS
For the MAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will remain open until 10.00 pm on Friday, 1st May and will be open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on Saturday, 2nd May. The Institute will be closed on BANK HOLIDAY Monday, 4th May.
April 27th 2009
MESSAGE TO STUDENTS USING THE LRC
As classes wind down and preparations begin in earnest for the summer examinations, all students are reminded that the Learning Resource Centre 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 24th 2009
WELCOME TO ROISIN O'BRIEN
Roisin, who is a Transition Year student of Gaelcholaiste Cheatharlach, has come to the library on a short work experience placement.
April 7th 2009
CONFIRMATION OF LIBRARY OPENING HOURS - EASTER PERIOD
The library will open as follows over the Easter period:
Tuesday 7th 8.45 - 10.00
Wednesday 8th 8.45 - 10.00
Thursday 9th 8.45 - 1.00
Friday 10th CLOSED
Saturday 11th CLOSED
Sunday 12th CLOSED - HAPPY EASTER!
Monday 13th CLOSED
Tuesday 14th CLOSED
Wednesday 15th 8.45 - 10.00
Thursday 16th 8.45 - 10.00
Friday 17th 8.45 - 10.00
Saturday 18th 9.00 - 5.00
Term-time opening resumes on Monday 20th April.
April 2nd 2009
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 on the Sage Journals website.
April 2nd 2009
WELCOME TO JENNIE O'BRIEN
Jennie, who is a student of Office Management here at IT Carlow, has come to the library on a short work placement programme.
April 1st 2009
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING MARCH
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during March 2009 are listed here.
March 26th 2009
A NEW LIBRARY ASSISTANT TAKES UP DUTY
Welcome to Nicola Bourke who takes up duty today as Library Assistant II. Nikki has previously worked in the library service of Wexford County Council. We also extend a 'Welcome Back' to Michelle Woods who has been covering a maternity leave vacancy in the Estates Dept. and who has returned to the library today.
This means that we have to say 'Goodbye' to the relief staff who filled in for the temporary vacancies. Thanks, therefore, to Jane Canavan and to Carmel Kennedy (both part-time) who finished up earlier this week and also to Linda Doyle who will be leaving us tomorrow after a sustained period as full-time library assistant.
March 19th 2009
JUSTIS DATABASE - NEW LOOK AND EXTENDED ARCHIVE OF IRISH REPORTS
has been given a makeover and the new screens should make it easier to navigate through the database. In addition, the archive of Irish Reports has been extended by 81 years and now goes back to 1838. Printable PDF versions of all these reports are available across the entire date range.
March 18th 2009
ACADEMIC ONEFILE DATABASE - FREE TRIAL FOR 2009
is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. IT Carlow has been provided with extended trial access of this resource until the end of the year. This database is also available on the InfoTrac database menu.
March 10th 2009
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY
The library will open as usual on the Friday, Saturday and Monday preceding St. Patrick's Day.
Friday 13th March: 8.45 - 22.00
Saturday 14th March: 9.00 - 17.00
Monday 16th March: 8.45 - 22.00
The Institute will be closed on Tuesday 17th March - St. Patrick's Day and will re-open as usual on Wednesday 18th March.
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO ALL!!
March 10th 2009
FREE ACCESS TO ROYAL SOCIETY of CHEMISTRY JOURNAL ARTICLES
are freely available online during the month of March. This covers all content from the 20+ journals and other periodicals published by the Society between 1997 and the present day.Journals from the RSC are recognised as the fastest in the field, some papers being published within a day of receipt, including full peer review and editing.
March 10th 2009
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING FEBRUARY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during February 2009 are listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS - JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2009
February 13th 2009
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING JANUARY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during the month of January are listed here.
January 26th 2009
HEA FUNDS 6000+ FULL TEXT ONLINE JOURNALS FOR THE IoT SECTOR
The HEA have commenced the introduction of the IReL E-journals initiative into the IoT sector. This initial investment will allow the provision of the EBSCO BSP/ASP collection of e-journals. Quoting from the HEA circular to each institute: "This collection has over 6,000 journal titles, ranging over all subject areas and therefore benefiting all disciplines across the IoT sector. The subscription will be for one year only and usage of the journals and cost effectiveness will be kept under review with a decision taken during 2009 whether to continue or expand the initiative" This suite of 4 databases, which are searchable collectively or individually are:
- is the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 8,144 journals in the collection.Business Source Premier - is a major business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. It is particularly strong in the areas of marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. It provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. Additional full text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
January 13th 2009
NEW DATABASE - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS NEWS & ARCHIVE
Industrial Relations News (IRN)
is a weekly Irish publication providing comprehensive coverage of all industrial and employee relations issues. Contents include: News, analysis and features on all current industrial/employee developments, Local and national pay bargaining, Labour law developments, Employment Appeals Tribunal and Equality Officer cases, Impact of EU Directives on industrial relations and employment law and Coverage of Labour Court and Labour Relations Commission (LRC) cases. IT Carlow subscribes to this online edition which gives access to all issues from 1997 onwards. Please contact library staff for username and password details.
January 13th 2009
NEW DATABASE - JSTOR ARTS & SCIENCES IV COLLECTION
is an archive of academic journal back issues. Journals are always included from volume 1, issue 1 and include previous and related titles. However, the most recently published issues (past 3-5 years) are not available, but users may be able to search this recent material and link to the full text (depending on subscription status). Courtesy of the Lifelong Learning Centre, IT Carlow subscribes to the Arts & Sciences IV module. This module has a strong focus on the professions of business, education, and law, and also includes titles in psychology and public policy and administration. There are 112 titles in this collection. An A-Z of these titles is available here.
January 13th 2009
NEW DATABASE - WESTLAW.IE
from Thomson Round Hall is the most comprehensive and authoritative Irish online legal research service. It provides online access to an extensive collection of legal content including : a collection of case law including renowned reporting series such as ILRM and ILTR giving full text law reports dating back to 1867, consolidated legislation, annotated legislation, a unique collection of journals, relevant news and business information, and a current awareness service updated once a day. This subscription is being funded by the Lifelong Learning Centre.
January 13th 2009
SAFARI COMPUTING BOOKS - ACCESS EXPIRING
will no longer be available after 31st January as the annual subscription is not being renewed.
January 13th 2009
JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2009
Due to escalating costs and contracting resources, it has been necessary to cancel a significant number of journal subscriptions for 2009. Following consultation with the President and each academic department, the following titles are not being renewed. Some cancelled titles (indicated thus**) will continue to be available online via database subscription or otherwise. Links to the online versions are incorporated into their library catalogue records.
DEPARTMENT of BUSINESS & COMMUNICATIONS
[Der Spiegel]
DEPARTMENT of HUMANITIES
[American Craft]
[British Journal of Sociology]
[European Early Childhood Education Research Journal]
[International Journal of Early Years Education]
[Irish Arts Review]
[The Tablet]
DEPARTMENT of COMPUTING & NETWORKING
[Automated Software Engineering]
[IBM Systems Journal**]
[IEEE Network]
[IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking]
[Irish Computer]
[Photonics Spectra]
DEPARTMENT of MANAGEMENT STUDIES
[Checkout Ireland]
[Consumer Choice]
[Finance]
[Investors Chronicle]
[Irish Political Studies]
[Journal of Political Economy]
[National Institute Economic Review]
[Which]
DEPARTMENT of SCIENCE & HEALTH
[Applied and Environmental Microbiology**]
[Bioinformatics**]
[Environmental Microbiology]
[Journal of Athletic Training**]
[Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture]
[Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research**]
[Microbiology**]
[Molecular BioSystems]
DEPARTMENT of ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING:
[Automotive Engineer]
[Engineer**]
[Fire**]
[Flight International**]
[Maintenance & Asset Management]
[Plant Engineer]
[Popular Mechanics**]
[Refrigeration and Air Conditioning]
Notwithstanding the budgetary constraints, new subscriptions have been entered for the following titles.
[Acts of the Oireachtas as issued][Bills as issued][Design and Culture][Dublin University Law Journal][European Law Journal][European Law Review][Ground Engineering][Irish Journal of European Law][Irish Jurist][Journal of Architectural Education - Wexford Campus][Statutory Instruments as issued]
January 13th 2009
WELCOME BACK FOR THE NEW YEAR!
Welcome back to everyone and best wishes for the New Year. This first library newsletter of 2009 contains some good news and some not-so-good-news. It has been necessary to review our expenditure on journals and online databases. As a consequence, some subscriptions are not being renewed for 2009. This is somewhat counterbalanced by additional resources being made available in other areas. More details of these are contained in the individual news items above.
January 5th 2009
FREE TRIAL - ROYAL SOCIETY DIGITAL ARCHIVE
Royal Society Digital Journal Archive
incorporating all content from 1665 to 2006, is easily the most comprehensive archive in science and contains some of the most significant scientific papers ever published. Covering almost 350 years of scientific research across the disciplines, it now FREE to access until 1 February 2009.
January 5th 2009
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING NOVEMBER & DECEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during the months of November & December 2008 are listed here.
January 5th 2009
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR 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 NEW YEAR !!
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.