Archive for December, 2010
Dec
13
Where can you go to find high-quality images of Native Americans and Inuits, information on the paper & pulp industries, and peer reviewed articles in the sciences? Wilson Web has information all of those topics and more. Here are some cool things that is offered by Wilson Web for your research and fun & enjoyment.
Reason #5: Search Multiple Databases
Search across multiple databases from one user interface will save you time and effort. The Wilson Web hosted databases owned by the library include: Art Museum Image Gallery, Business Full Text, Cinema Image Gallery, Education Full Text, ERIC, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Library Literature and Information Full Text, OmniFile Full Text Mega, Readers’ Guide Full Text, Readers’ Guide Retro, and Social Sciences Full Text.
Reason #4: Get Full-Text Everytime 
Get full text of articles. All of the databases in Wilson Web offers full text of articles because sometimes it’s frustrating to find an article and now be able to get the full text right when you want it.
Reason #3: One Second Translations
Can’t read English well or prefer to read your articles in another language? Wilson Web allows you to do that in 13 different languages, including French, Russian, and Japanese. At the top of the screen click to see the pull-down menu and choose the language of your choice. The translation will be word-for-word translation but will help you understand the gist of the article.
Reason #2: It’s Always Movie Night
Watch old movies and see photos from the film or TV sets, the actors, and much more with the Cinema Image Gallery. Have you ever seen Santa Claus Conquers The Martians from 1964? It’s the classic tale of martians kidnapping Santa because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents. Watch the entire movie and find out how the movie ends — all for the price of FREE.
Reason #1: Hear the Article
Don’t read the article, let Wilson Web read the article to you! If the article is available in HTML Full Text, choose that option and then click on “Click here to hear audio file” and get the article read to you in a computerized voice. What’s more fun and useful than that?
We want to hear from you – what have you found about Wilson Web that you’ve liked?
Dec
9
Finals are here and you feel the stress building up. Don’t panic! The key to surviving is to be calm and rested, get organized, and get help if you feel you need it. There are many good resources on campus, in the Pearson Library and on the Web that can help you tackle finals week. Let’s take a look at some excellent resources. On campus counselors at the Center for Academic and Accessibility Resources (CAAR) can help you with study tips, handle stress and provide you with general academic guidance. Don’t forget to visit the Writing Center if you need help in polishing that term paper. If personal problems or health issues are impacting your ability to study–don’t delay–get an appointment with Student Counseling Services or Health Services. Now, if you need some study tips, the library has plenty of resources to help you out. Search the ebrary database and use the key words “study skills” and you’ll find Test Taking Strategies & Study Skills for the Utterly Confused and other books on studying and test taking. On the Web, About .com has a number of practical articles including: A Student’s Guide to Surviving College Finals. Good luck and enjoy winter break!
Dec
1
It’s already December! That means all of those term papers will soon be due. You’ve been searching the library’s databases quite a bit, looking for current articles for that international relations paper you’re writing on political friction between and North and South Korea. You found a great article in the journal Current History published in September and you need the full text–now:
You’ve clicked on the 360 link, but instead of leading to the article you’re staring at this annoying message: Sorry, no holdings were found for this journal. Please see additional options below for finding this journal. Here’s what to do next:
1. Go the Library Catalog, key in the name of the journal and from the drop-down list, select Journal title.
2. Now, click on Search. This shows you that Current History is available on the shelves and online:
3. The next screen will show you holdings details. Look under Recent Issues and you will see which issues are available in print version in the library. If the issue you need is included in the date range that means you can find this journal on the library’s periodical shelves. (If you need assistance in locating back issues of periodicals, ask for help at the Information Commons desk).
4. Click on Linked Resources: Click here for full text to see if this issue is available full-text online. (You may find an online copy at this step even if the 360 Link did not lead you to the full-text.)
This screen gives us another clue—it informs us that Current History is available full text from 1988 up to 9 months ago. This also solves one mystery—the article you need is not available in full-text because it just came out in September. You will encounter this with some current journals and here’s why: some publishers impose an embargo on the library’s databases (sometimes called aggregator databases) which means that they will not allow them to release the full-text of some journals for up to a year or longer.
That’s all interesting, but you still need the full-text. If you’ve followed the above steps, and the full-text still eludes you, you can request the article through Interlibrary Loan. You can find the ILL link in several places including the page that you encountered after clicking the 360 Link and the Research Resources page. Remember: There isn’t anything you can’t get through the library’s resources and services if you absolutely need it!