LIBRARY NEWS - 2011
December 22nd 2011
CHRISTMAS CLOSING
The Institute Buildings will close at 12.30pm today for the Christmas
Holiday Period. Re-opening on Tuesday, January 3rd.
December 16th 2011
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR PERIOD
Out-of-term opening hours will operate from Friday 16th December, 2011. These
are Mon - Fri: 9.00-5.00.
Following the Christmas Holidays, the Institute will re-open on Tuesday 3rd
January, 2012. Out-of-term opening hours will continue for that week.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR TO ALL !!
December 1st 2011
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING NOVEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue
during November
are listed
here.
November 5th 2011
NBS Building
The library has received a full set of NBS Building. NBS Building enables
you to write concise, technically accurate and up-to-date specifications for
building projects. This set is contained in 14 looseleaf binders which are
updated throughout the year. A Word Processing Disc, to be used in conjunction
with the binders forms part of the set. The disc contains the NBS clauses
which can be edited on screen to produce the specification document. The
entire set of materials is shelved on its own individual trolley to facilitate
use at any library computer. This trolley should be found in the Reference
Stacks in the library adjacent to shelf number 692.3
November 5th 2011
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING OCTOBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue
during October
are listed
here.
November 1st 2011
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.
October 26th 2011
OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS
For the OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will close at 5.00 pm on
Friday, 28th October and will re-open at 8.45 am on Tuesday, 1st November.
October 11th 2011
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING SEPTEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue
during September
are listed
here.
September 20th 2011
IRISH NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES FREE TRIAL
September 20th 2011
e-BOOKS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD
September 1st 2011
THE LIBRARY ON YOUR MOBILE
September 1st 2011
DISRUPTION TO LIBRARY SERVICES DUE TO REGISTRATION
The Barrow Centre, which usually hosts the registration of students, is
unavailable due to construction work. As a consequence, it has been necessary
for student registration to take place in the library instead. This will
result in some disruption to library services at the start of the new academic
year. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
September 1st 2011
LEXIS NEXIS LEGAL UPDATE
Irish Annotated Statutes -- Casebook on Equity and Trusts (Ireland) --
Co-ownership of Land Partition Actions and Remedies (Ireland) Intangible
Property Rights in Ireland -- Irish Conveyancing Law -- Irish Land Law --
Irish Law of Specific Performance -- Irish Stamp Duty Law -- Landlord and
Tenant Law (Ireland) -- Irish Conveyancing Precedents.
The All-England Law Reports are now available in easy-to-read PDF format. This
covers the entire All England series to date approximately 27,000
cases.
A number of the case reports now have a Find related journals
link at the top right of a case document in the Find out more
box. This useful feature will generate a search across journal content looking
for any mention of that particular case, providing an easy means to read
around how a particular case has been discussed in the legal media. Journals
can indicate the potential impact of a case or how in fact a case changed the
face of UK law so it is an invaluable resource if you need to do some wider
research around a case.
September 1st 2011
95 YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE
The library has purchased permanent online access to the 1910-1945 archive of
Scientific American. Together with a previously purchased archive, IT Carlow
patrons now have 95 years of the full text of the journal available to them
online. The library also holds hardcopy issues of the journal from 1992 to
date. Access the online Scientific American 1910-2005 archive
here.
September 1st 2011
NEWS on WILEY/IEEE e-BOOK COLLECTION
All books published during 2011 have been added to the 400+ titles already
available. The new titles are:
[Advanced Biomedical Image Analysis]
[Advanced Methods of Biomedical Signal Processing]
[An Introduction to Wavelet Modulated Inverters]
[Applications of High Temperature Superconductors to Electric Power
Equipment]
[Control of Electric Machine Drive System]
[Direct Methods for Stability Analysis of Electric Power Systems]
[Electric Distribution Systems]
[Electricity Power Generation: The Changing Dimensions]
[Fundamentals of Sensor Network Programming: Applications and
Technology]
[Grid Converters for Photovoltaic and Wind Power Systems]
[IP Address Management Principles and Practice]
[Image and Video Compression]
[Laser Diodes and Their Applications to Communications and Information
Processing]
[Lead-Free Solder Process Development]
[MIMO-OFDM for LTE, WiFi and WiMAX: Coherent versus Non-coherent and
Cooperative Turbo Transceivers]
[Medical Image Analysis]
[Millimeter Wave Communication Systems]
[Multi-Mode / Multi-Band RF Transceivers for Wireless Communications: Advanced
Techniques, Architectures, and Trends]
[Near-Capacity Variable-Length Coding: Regular and EXIT-Chart-Aided Irregular
Designs]
[Practical Lighting Design with LEDs]
[Principles of MEMS]
[Probabilistic Transmission System Planning]
[The Theory of Scintillation with Applications in Remote Sensing]
[Turbo Coding, Turbo Equalisation and Space-Time Coding: EXIT-Chart-Aided
Near-Capacity Designs for Wireless Channels]
[Wireless Communications]
Access the complete Wiley/IEEE e-book collection
here.
September 1st 2011
YOUR EBRARY HAS JUST GOT BIGGER
With the addition of 16,000 new titles, the Academic Complete collection has
now grown to over 70,000 e-books. IT Carlow patrons have access to all these
items:
here.
September 1st 2011
SAGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FAMILY HEALTH ONLINE
The Encyclopedia of Family Health provides a comprehensive summary of theory,
research, practice, and policy on family health and wellness promotion for
students and researchers. What is unique about the process in the discussion
of healthcare and interventions to use when working with families? What
assessment tools provide guidance for healthcare providers as they determine
interventions for families in their care? What are the changing dimensions of
contemporary family life, and what impact do those dimensions have on health
promotion for families? How is family healthcare changing in terms of
practices, delivery systems, costs and insurance coverage? Students are able
to explore these questions and more in entries written by experts from all
relevant fields. Entries examine theory, research and policy as they relate to
family practice in a manner that is accessible and jargon-free. From
'Adolescent Suicide' and 'Alternative Therapies' to 'Visitation during
Hospitalisation' and 'Weight Problems and Genetics', this work provides
coverage of a variety of issues within a family context. IT Carlow patrons now
have access to the e-book version which is fully searchable and can be
accessed both on and off-campus. Connect to the Encyclopedia of Family Health
here
September 1st 2011
PROCEEDINGS OF INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
The library now subscribes to 6 titles from the Proceedings of the Institution
of Civil Engineers. As well as the current issues, online content from 2003
onwards is available. Issues from 2010 onwards will also be found in the
Current Journal Stacks (Stack 17). Click on a link below to access individual
titles.
[Bridge Engineering]
[Civil Engineering]
[Geotechnical Engineering]
[Structures and Buildings]
[Transport]
[Water Management]
September 1st 2011
DATAMONITOR360 - REMINDER
Datamonitor360 brings together the content of Business
Insights and Marketline under a single simple search interface. With this
library of research and data from the Datamonitor Group, students can access
the same premium content that shapes the strategies of the worlds
leading companies. This includes company intelligence, country intelligence,
product intelligence, industry intelligence, business strategy and news &
opinion. IT Carlow patrons have access to 2 additional research tools, which
allow for the comparison of statistics and forecasts across countries and
markets. This data can be extracted to Excel, PowerPoint and Word. Country
Statistics provides macro/socio-economic and demographic data for 215
countries worldwide; both historically and forecasted. Market Data Analytics
includes comprehensive data across the global food, drinks, personal care,
household products, pet care, news and magazine, and tobacco markets.
September 1st 2011
MESSAGE TO STUDENTS USING THE LRC
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.
September 1st 2011
INFORMAWORLD REBRANDED
Taylor & Francis Online is the new name for the
informaworld online service. Taylor & Francis Online gives IT Carlow patrons
access to over 170 journals on all aspects of Education, including early
childhood and special education.
September 1st 2011
NEW ADDITIONS TO MYILIBRARY E-BOOKS COLLECTION
The following e-books are now available online to IT Carlow patrons via the
myilibrary platform:
[Anti-Oppressive Practice in Health and Social Care]
[Brief psychological interventions in clinical practice]
[Building motivational interviewing skills: a practitioner
workbook]
[Co-production and personalisation in social care: changing relationships in
the provision of social care]
[Cultural theory [electronic resource] : the key concepts]
[Enquiring children, challenging teaching: investigating science
processes]
[Introduction to community development]
[Making spaces for community development]
[Managing change: a strategic approach to organisational dynamics]
[Motivational interviewing in health care: helping patients change
behavior]
[Nurturing attachments : supporting children who are fostered or
adopted]
[Parents, early years and learning: parents as partners in the early years
foundation stage ; principles into practice]
[Social aspects of health, illness and healthcare]
[Well-connected community: a networking approach to community
development]
[Writing feature articles]
Click on a link above to go to the relevant e-book.
September 1st 2011
SUMMON YOUR NEW LIBRARY SEARCH ENGINE
SUMMON ,our new library search engine offers a
Google-like search experience, allowing students to use one search box to
discover credible and reliable content from the librarys information
resources. The SUMMON search box is also incorporated into the new-look library catalogue page.
Pick up a leaflet outlining the SUMMON service, do some searching and let us
know what you think.
September 1st 2011
WELCOME! or WELCOME BACK!
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 will be updated regularly. New
users will find
lots of information about the library on our web pages at:
www.library.itcarlow.ie
September 1st 2011
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, 12th
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 1st 2011
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.
August 5th 2011
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING JUNE/JULY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue
during June and July are listed here -
June 14th 2011
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING MAY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue
during May are listed here -
May 30th 2011
JUNE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND
For the forthcoming JUNE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will close at 5.00pm on Friday, 3rd June and will re-open at 8.45am on Tuesday, 7th June.
May 23rd 2011
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS ON FRIDAY 27th MAY
Please note that on Friday 27th May the Library will close at 17:00pm in order to facilitate an evening event.
May 19th 2011
NEW MOBILE LIBRARY CATALOGUE
A version of the IT Carlow Library Catalogue is now available to view on mobile phones. It provides the same functions as the normal catalogue. This service can be accessed by opening the following URL:http://www.libanywhere.com/la/361, or by scanning this code: 
May 5th 2011
MESSAGE TO STUDENTS USING THE LRC
As we enter the summer examination period, 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. Good Luck to everyone sitting exams!
May 5th 2011
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING APRIL
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue
during April are listed here -
April 2011
EASTER HOLIDAY OPENING HOURS
Easter Holiday opening hours can be seen here.
April 6th 2011
NEW PAPER BY IT CARLOW STAFF MEMBERS
The following new scientific paper has been authored by IT Carlow staff members B. Power, X. Liu, K.J. Germaine, D. Ryan, D. Brazil, D.N. Dowling:
Alginate beads as a storage, delivery and containment system for genetically modified PCB degrader and PCB biosensor derivatives of Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 [Journal article] / B. Power, X. Liu ... et al.
[Full Text via Wiley Online Library]
April 6th 2011
ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE LIBRARY SELF-SERVICE PROMOTION
The following students have each won a voucher in the draw to promote the library self-service system. The draw was made by the president of the Students Union:
April 1st 2011
238 EDUCATION JOURNALS FREE
The publisher, Routledge is providing free online access to their Education Journal Portfolio for April. Although IT Carlow already has access to 173 of these titles, a total of 238 titles are now free until the end of the month. Access at: http://www.educationarena.com/effa/
April 1st 2011
ARCHIVES OF 2 SPORTS/EXERCISE JOURNALS NOW AVAILABLE
IT Carlow patrons now have online access via OVID to the complete run of two sports/exercise journals:
Journal of strength and conditioning research
From Vol. 1(1), 1987 to date (119 issues)
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/record=b1026708~S0
Medicine and science in sports and exercise (formerly known as Medicine and science in sports)
From Vol. 1(1), 1969 to date (396 issues)
MARCH 14th 2011 LIBRARY
OPENING HOURS DURING ST. PATRICK'S DAY PERIOD During the St. Patrick's Day
period the library will be open as follows:
Wednesday 16th 08.45 - 22.00
Thursday 17th COLLEGE CLOSED - HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
Friday 18th 08.45 - 22.00
March 7th 2011
WELCOME TO HOLLY BREEN
Holly Breen, who is a transition year student, has come to the library on
work experience placement for one week.
March 2nd 2011
WIN A £50/€50 VOUCHER WHEN YOU USE THE LIBRARY
SELF-SERVICE SYSTEM
The library has just launched a new self-service kiosk for book loans and
returns. To promote this new service, anyone who uses the kiosk up to the end
of March may enter a draw to win 1 of two £50 Amazon vouchers or 1 of four
€50 One-for-All vouchers. To enter, just post your self-service receipt
into the box beside the kiosk.
March 2nd 2011
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING FEBRUARY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue
during February are listed here -
February 8th 2011
SCIENCE DIRECT TOP 10 JOURNALS for 2010
In 2010, IT Carlow users downloaded 22,874 full-text articles from the
ScienceDirect database. The journal, Early Childhood Research
Quarterly takes over from Manual Therapy' in the top slot.
The Top 10 journal titles, in order of popularity at IT Carlow, were:
[Early Childhood Research Quarterly] [Manual Therapy][Computer Networks]
[Social Science & Medicine] [Children and Youth Services Review] [Personality
and Individual Differences] [Bioresource Technology][Journal of Science and
Medicine in Sport] [Research in Development Disabilities][Child Abuse &
Neglect]
February 3rd 2011
HEA RENEWS FUNDING FOR ONLINE JOURNALS FOR THE IoT SECTOR
FOR 2011
We have received confirmation that the below databases have been renewed
for 2011. This will allow access to be maintained to the EBSCO BSP/ASP
collection of e-journals for 2011. Usage of the journals will be kept under
review and a decision will be taken during 2011 whether to continue or expand
the initiative. The available databases, which are searchable collectively or
individually are:
Academic Search Premier- 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.
Regional Business News - provides
comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications in the US.
It incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires
from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database
is updated on a daily basis.
UK.EIRE Reference Centre - combines British
& Irish sources (magazines, newspapers, and reference books) with
international sources to create a substantial collection of full-text research
publications. In addition, the database provides thousands of illustrations,
photos and maps.
February 2nd 2011
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING JANUARY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue
during January are listed here -
January 26th 2011
YOUR LIBRARY HAS JUST EXPLODED!
We are pleased to announce that all IT Carlow patrons now have access to an
additional 52,000 (yes, fifty-two thousand) online books. These are available
in Ebrary Academic Complete , a growing e-book collection
spanning all academic subject areas. The library has taken out a one-year
subscription to this resource on a pilot basis. If it proves to be well-used,
consideration will be given to renewing the subscription in 2012. The
operation and functionality of Ebrary is explained in this quick-start video. The library would
welcome feedback on this major new service.
January 26th 2011
THREE NEW DATABASES FOR BUILT ENVIRONMENT STUDIES
IT Carlow now subscribes to the 3 databases below. Each of these databases
require a separate login and password. These are available from library staff.
BCIS
Building Running Costs Online provides cost information for
professionals involved in facilities management, maintenance, and
refurbishment. It provides a central database of building running costs at
your fingertips and can help with Life Cycle Costing of Buildings, Life
Expectancy of Building Components, Benchmarking, Planning, Budgeting,
Forecasting, Estimating, Cost Control and Maintenance Price Indices. It also
includes a Building Maintenance News and Publications Digest. BCIS
Online contains elemental cost analyses for over 16,000 projects
across the UK - indispensable information for preparing cost plans and
benchmarking costs. Location and time adjustment factors within the cost
database allow you to use the data in a flexible way to suit individual
project needs. BCIS Online gives access to: 16,000+ elemental cost analyses,
average building prices for 550+ building types, a range of indices, including
tender prices, construction statistics and market reports and daywork rates.
It also now includes a Construction Duration Calculator. isurv isurv is designed to specifically meet the
information needs of surveyors, the surveying profession and the surveying
industry. It is a one-stop-shop for best practice and the easiest way to
access RICS official guidance online. It contains extensive expert practical
commentary, legislative guidance, thousands of relevant case summaries and
hundreds of ready to use standard letters and forms. Regularly updated, the
information is the most current that is available from the RICS and contains
the latest editions of all relevant RICS guidance notes.
January 26th 2011
APA HANDBOOK OF INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
ONLINE
Online access to this major new publication is now available to IT Carlow
patrons. Altogether there are 2300 pages of text in three volumes. The volumes
are:
January 26th 2011
ONLINE DATABASE FOR MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS &
ADVERTISING STUDIES
WARC is the world's premier
information resource for marketing, advertising and communications
professionals, with more than 50,000 articles from three decades and all main
markets. It contains material on all aspects of communications from
award-winning case studies to cutting-edge think pieces and conference
reports, academic papers, respected adspend forecasts, creative executions and
it is augmented with best practice papers, practical guides and daily news.
IT Carlow patrons can access this resource until at least January 2012.
January 26th 2011
57+ YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
The library has purchased access to the online archive of Scientific American
covering the years 1948-2005. Online content from 2005 is available in the EBSCO suite of databases.
January 26th 2011
e-BOOKS FROM AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
APA e-books encompass book
content in psychology and related disciplines, including sociology, education,
medicine, psychiatry, nursing pharmacology, neuroscience, and physiology etc.
Coverage within each collection is limited to scholarly and professional
titles. We have now added books published in 2010 to those already available
from 2008 & 2009.
January 12th 2011
WESTLAW DATABASE ACCESS RESTORED
Recent problems with access to the Westlaw Database have been resolved and
IT Carlow patrons should now be able get on-campus and off-campus to the
content of the database without any difficulty. Go to: Westlaw.ie.
January 10th 2011
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPORTS MEDICINE E-BOOK
Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine
from SAGE Publishers runs to four volumes, 1880 pages and contains more than
550 tables and images, including anatomical drawings, X-rays, and MRI scans.
It illustrates selected diagnostic and treatment techniques step-by-step with
more than 200 photographs. The key themes of the encyclopedia include
[Conditioning and Training] [Diagnosis and Treatment of Sports Injuries] [Diet
and Nutrition] [Doping and Performance Enhancement] [Exercise Physiology,
Biomechanics and Kinesiology] [Injuries and Disorders] [Injury Prevention]
[Medical Conditions Affecting Sports Participation] [Rehabilitation and
Physical Therapy] [Special Populations] [Specialties and Occupations in Sports
Medicine] [Sports Psychology] [Sports and Society] [Sports and Sports
Medicine] [Sports Specific Injuries] [Women and Sports]. IT Carlow now has
access to the e-book version which is fully searchable and can be accessed
both on and off-campus.
January 10th 2011
JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2011
MAIN CAMPUS:
Cancelled subscriptions: [Accounting & Business Research] [Journal of Business
& Psychology]
New subscriptions: [Journal of Facilities Management] [Kitplanes] [Sport
Aviation]
WEXFORD CAMPUS:
No changes
WICKLOW CAMPUS:
No changes
An A-Z listing of journal subscriptions for each Academic Department for 2011
is available by clicking on the links below:
Department of the Built
Environment.
Department of Computing
and Networking.
Department of Electronic, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Department of Sport,
Media & Marketing.
Department of Science and
Health.
January 10th 2011
SAGE HANDBOOK COLLECTION - UPGRADED WITH NEW TITLES
SAGE Handbook Collection
has been augmented with 49 new titles. The new content includes
[Child Development, Multiculturalism and Media][Children, Media and Culture]
[Communication Science] [Comparative Politics] [Cross-Cultural Management
Research] [Cultural Analysis] [Dyslexia] [Education for Citizenship and
Democracy] [Educational Action Research] [Environment and Society] [European
Union Politics] [European Studies] [Film Studies] [Hospitality Management]
[Human Resource Management] [Industrial Relations] [International Marketing]
[Management Learning] [Education and Development] [New Approaches in
Management and Organization] [Personality Theory and Assessment][Public
Opinion Research] [Organizational Behavior] [Organizational Crisis Management]
[Organization Studies] [Political Advertising] [Qualitative Research in
Psychology] [Quantitative Methods in Psychology] [Social Work Research]
[Tourism Studies].
January 10th 2011
MORE e-BOOKS IN MyiLibrary
January 10th 2011
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING DECEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue
during December are listed here -
January 10th 2011
WELCOME BACK FOR THE NEW YEAR!
Welcome back to everyone and best wishes for the New Year. Additional
resources (mainly online) should become available in the coming weeks. Please
watch out for further details of these which will be contained in the
individual news items above.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.