27 New GVRL Titles added to collection

Access is now available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library (http://library.apsu.edu/inform/21GVRL.htm) to the 27 new titles listed below. These should also have an entry in Austin once the MARC records have been added.

Adult Learning in the Digital Age: Perspectives on Online Technologies and Outcomes

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Africa and the Americas: Culture - Politics - and History

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Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography

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Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins - Experiences - and Culture

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Encyclopedia of World Biography

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Social History of the United States

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Feminism in Literature: A Gale Critical Companion

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Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia

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Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence - 2nd ed.

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World Literature and Its Times, vol. 1-8

World Literature and Its Times - Volume 1: Latin American Literature and Its Times

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World Literature and Its Times - Volume 2: African Literature and Its Times

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World Literature and Its Times - Volume 3: British and Irish Literature and Its Times: Celtic Migrations to the Reform Bill (Beginnings-1830s)

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World Literature and Its Times - Volume 4: British and Irish Literature and Its Times: The Victorian Era to the Present (1837-)

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World Literature and Its Times - Volume 5: Spanish and Portuguese Literatures and Their Times (The Iberian Peninsula)

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World Literature and Its Times - Volume 6: Middle Eastern Literatures and Their Times

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World Literature and Its Times - Volume 7: Italian Literature and Its Times

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World Literature and Its Times - Volume 8: Classical Literature and Its Times

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Social Issues Primary Sources Collection

Environmental Issues: Essential Primary Sources

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Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources

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Gender Issues and Sexuality: Essential Primary Sources

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Government - Politics - and Protest: Essential Primary Sources

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Human and Civil Rights: Essential Primary Sources

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Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources

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Medicine - Health - and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources

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Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources

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Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources

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Crime and Punishment: Essential Primary Sources

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New database: The Tennessean

Electronic access to The Tennessean is now available through ProQuest. It can be accessed from the A-Z list of databases, the news resource page, the Local Information resource page, the TEL page (http://library.apsu.edu/inform/22Tel.htm), and from Gold Rush Find Periodicals/Article Linker options. Access is provided from November 7, 2002 to present.

Use the URL http://ezproxy.lib.apsu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/?accountid=8437&selectids=1007699,1007707 to search Clarksville Leaf Chronicle (2002-present) simultaneously with full text articles from the Tennessean. This link has also been provided on the info page for each resource.

New database: World Book Online

On campus and remote access has now been provided through the library website for World Book Online. This is a new addition to the collection of Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) databases.

The many available options are listed online at http://library.apsu.edu/inform/21worldbook.htm. A link has been added on the TEL resource page and the General subject page.

Removal of database: GEOBASE

Access to GEOBASE has been removed from the library website. OCLC will cease to provide access to GEOBASE on June 30, 2011.

Changes to Gale resources

On July 1, Scribner Writers Series( http://ezproxy.lib.apsu.edu/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/tel_a_apsu?db=Scribner ) and Twayne's Authors Series (http://ezproxy.lib.apsu.edu/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/tel_a_apsu?db=Twayne) will no longer be available in their current database format.

They are both now available as a collection within the Gale Virtual Reference Library. In addition, they will no longer be able to be searched within the Literature Resource Center (http://library.apsu.edu/inform/21LitResCent.htm). However, they will be able to be cross‐searched with Literature Resource Center and other literature resources in Literature Resources from Gale (http://library.apsu.edu/inform/21litresourcesGale.htm) .

I have made all necessary changes to the info pages for each resource on the library website.

Below are the direct links for the new collections in GVRL:

SCRIBNER WRITERS ONLINE

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TWAYNE’S AUTHORS ONLINE
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New resource: Education in Video

On-campus and remote access is now available for Education in Video. It is available on the list of all databases, the Education resource page, and the multimedia resources page.

Education in Video is the first online collection of streaming video developed specifically for training and developing teachers. More than 1,000 video titles totaling 750+ hours of teaching demonstrations, lectures, documentaries, and primary-source footage of students and teachers in actual classrooms give education students a way to observe the intricacies of behavior, tone, facial expression, and body language that define effective teaching styles.

New Interface: Biological Abstracts

Biological Abstracts has now been upgraded to the updated Thomson Web of Knowledge interface

This is the one that was demonstrated by the Thomson rep. in 114 a few weeks ago.

There are a few upgrades, but not a huge change.

The info page has been updated: http://library.apsu.edu/inform/21BioAbstracts.htm

More info and training options for the new interface are available at:

http://thenewwok.com/download/

and

http://isiwebofknowledge.com/about/newwok/

New resource: World History in Video

On-campus and remote access is now available for World History in Video. It is available on the list of all databases, the World History resource page, and the multimedia resources page.

World History in Video: English-Language Documentaries (a global survey of human history from 8000 BCE to the late 1980s) is an online collection of streaming video that gives faculty, students, and history lovers access to more than 1,750 critically acclaimed documentaries from filmmakers worldwide. It is a rich survey of human history from the earliest civilizations to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

New journals: JSTOR Arts & Sciences IX

Journals in the JSTOR Arts & Sciences IX collection have now been added to our existing JSTOR collections. The JSTOR info page link at http://library.apsu.edu/inform/21JSTORlist.htm has been updated with this information and I have activated this resource in Gold Rush so the included journals will show up in Find Periodicals and Article Linker searches.

JSTOR Arts & Sciences IX: With a minimum of 150 titles available by the end of 2012, the Arts & Sciences IX Collection widens JSTOR’s coverage in business and the social sciences. Journals from over 25 countries provide outstanding international diversity, and rare materials bring unique depth to the collection, with research covering archaeology, anthropology, sociology, business, economics, population studies, and political science.

An overview of this collection, a current title list, and an upcoming title list are available at http://about.jstor.org/content-collections/journals/arts-sciences-ix .

New databases: AHL and Historical Abstracts full-text

America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts have now been upgraded to the full-text versions on the library website. Both resources add full-text journals and books to the previously existing citation indexes.

America: History & Life with Full Text provides full-text coverage of more than 225 journals and nearly 85 books. A link to the title list is provided on the info page at http://library.apsu.edu/inform/21AHL.htm

Historical Abstracts with Full Text provides access to the full text of more than 349 journals and more than 120 books. A list of titles is provided at http://library.apsu.edu/inform/21HistAbs.htm

I have activated these resources in Gold Rush, so titles should be returned in Article Linker and Find Periodicals searches.

29 New GVRL Titles added to collection

The following titles have been added to the Gale Virtual Reference Library:

Art and Architecture of the World's Religions 9780313342875

Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists 9780313070310

Project-Based Inquiry Units for Young Children: First Steps to Research for Grades Pre-K-2 9781586833800

Encyclopedia of Political Science 9781608712663

The titles below are available in GVRL as well as the Education Collection (ASCD). They are part of the 2009 Supplement:

Advancing Formative Assessment in Every Classroom: A Guide for Instructional Leaders 9781416610007

Becoming a Great High School: 6 Strategies and 1 Attitude That Make a Difference 9781416609704

Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization 9781416609667

Challenging the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership 9781416608936

Changing the Way You Teach, Improving the Way Students Learn 9781416609162

Engaging the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership 9781416608813

Habits of Mind Across the Curriculum: Practical and Creative Strategies for Teachers 9781416608776

Handbook for the Art and Science of Teaching 9781416609339

How to Help Your School Thrive Without Breaking the Bank 9781416608806

Improving Student Learning One Principal at a Time 9781416608615

Inspired Teacher: How to Know One, Grow One, or Be One 9781416608721

Instruction That Measures Up: Successful Teaching in the Age of Accountability 9781416608967

Language-Rich Classroom: A Research-Based Framework for Teaching English Language Learners 9781416609438

Leading Change in Your School: How to Conquer Myths, Build Commitment, and Get Results 9781416608929

Motivated Student: Unlocking the Enthusiasm for Learning 9781416609360

Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School & in Life 9781416609599

Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, 3rd ed. 9781416609070

Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching 9781416608691

New Teacher's Companion: Practical Wisdom for Succeeding in the Classroom 9781416609735

Productive Group Work: How to Engage Students, Build Teamwork, and Promote Understanding 9781416609766

Protocols for Professional Learning 9781416609469

Rethinking Homework: Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs 9781416609391

Supporting the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership 9781416609773

Taking Charge of Professional Development: A Practical Model for Your School 9781416610045

Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do About It

MARC records have been provided for these titles.

New database: Pop Culture Collection

Pop Culture Collection is now available from the A-Z list of databases and the Communication Resources webpage.

Pop Culture Collection is a Gale InfoTrac PowerPack collection from TEL that provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or liberal arts course. The date range for this database is 1980 to present.

New ProQuest interface

The new ProQuest interface has been switched on for APSU. I plan to replace the existing interface with the new interface on the library website Monday, January 10, 2011. This will impact the databases American Periodicals Series Online, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, and the online version of the Leaf Chronicle.

Until 1-10-11 you can preview the new interface both on and off campus using the following URLs:

• American Periodicals Series Online
http://ezproxy.lib.apsu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/americanperiodicals?accountid=8437

• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
http://ezproxy.lib.apsu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/pqdtft?accountid=8437

• Leaf Chronicle
http://ezproxy.lib.apsu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/leafchronicle?accountid=8437

A Quick Start Reference Overview can be found here:

http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/qsg_np.pdf

A full User Guide Can be found here:
http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/userguide_np.pdf

Announcements have been made on the info page for each of these databases.

Please let me know if you have questions concerning this change.

New journal access: (Caliber) University of California Press titles

I have now turned on remote and on-campus access for the following titles through Caliber--University of California Press. Direct links are provided below:

19th-Century Music: 2006-04-01 - current

The Auk: 2008-01-01 – current (A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology)

Nineteenth-Century Literature: 2006-03-01 - current

Social Problems: 2006-02-01 - current

The American Biology Teacher: 2010-01-01 - current

These titles will now show up in Find Periodicals and “Search for Full-text” searches. APSU has access to these titles because we purchased print + online access.

Access to current editions of these titles (except for American Biology Teacher) was previously unavailable electronically through any format. Citations are provided for articles outside the full-text date range.

Michael

New Interface and Content: Oxford English Dictionary (OED)

The OED Online has been updated and changed (it now contains 600,000 words and 3 million quotations, traces over 1,000 years of the English language, and is integrated with the Historical Thesaurus of the OED .

Access to the new interface is now provided on the library website at http://library.apsu.edu/inform/21OED.htm. A link to the previous version will also be provided here until 3-31-2011.

Below is a description of the new resource taken directly from the Chief Editor John Simpson:

We've tried to tilt the site more towards the English language than towards the dictionary as an end in itself. Search results move from simple lists to visualizations/timelines. They can also be filtered according to a number of categories, allowing you to start off with big numbers (e.g. all English words derived from Italian), and reduce them by steps down to small, significant subsets (e.g. all English words derived from Italian from the field of Music which are first recorded in English in the 18th century). That's 167 words, starting with adagio.

Other new features include pages (updated each quarter from the dictionary data) on the OED's most-cited authors and texts, plus links to other online resources—such as the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography—offering more on those who've shaped the language. There's also an ‘Aspects of English’ section, a series of descriptive articles on language, past and present.

Perhaps the most important new feature involves the Historical Thesaurus to the OED, published in book form in 2009. The entire text is now integrated with the OED Online, so that you can follow semantic links throughout the dictionary.

Teacher Reference Center

Teacher Reference Center is now available in the A-Z list of databases and the education resources page.

The TRC is a free resource provided by EBSCO. I made a request to add it to our EBSCO account so we could use “Search for Full Text” links and get other links for full-text articles from Academic Search Premier included. Sharon requested this resource to be included on the education resources page.

TRC provides indexing and abstracts for over 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators. A free version is also available at http://www.teacherreference.com, but it will not link to our full-text resources.

New database: Books & Authors

I have made a new resource from TEL available on our A_Z list and Literature subject page. It is called Books and Authors and you can find out about some of the features on the info page at http://library.apsu.edu/inform/21booksauthors.htm . I my opinion, this is like a much improved “What Do I read Next” database with a better interactive interface that allows for accounts to be created and personalized.

Note:

Books & Authors lets you create a landing page for a book club program, as well as unique pages for every discussion group in the library. This might be helpful for events like the Peay Read. Here is an example of how it can be customized:

http://www.gale.cengage.com/booksandauthors/GuidedTour/Books%20&%20Authors%20-%20Library%20Toolkit%20Guided%20Tour_demo.htm

Let me know if you would like to experiment with this customization.

New database: European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750

European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 is now available from the library website for on campus and remote access. It is on the A-Z list, the US History resources page, and the World History resources page.

This database is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. It was derived from the seminal reference work European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1750. A wide range of subject areas are covered; from natural disasters to disease outbreaks and slavery.

This is a free resource that was recently provided by EBSCO.

New database: American Periodicals Series Online

On-campus and remote access has been provided on the A-Z list of databases and the U.S History resource page to American Periodicals Series Online. It uses the ProQuest interface.

APS Online includes digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals published from colonial days to the dawn of the 20th century. Titles range from Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine and America's first scientific journal, Medical Repository; popular magazines such as Vanity Fair and Ladies' Home Journal; regional and niche publications; and groundbreaking journals like The Dial, Puck, and McClure's.

The sample search page available at the bottom of the info page will give you an idea how this database can be utilized.

Journals contained within this resource will now show up in Find Periodicals and "Search for Full-text" links.

Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) with Tests in Print

Our subscription to Mental Measurements Yearbook is now provided by EBSCO and hosted on the EBSCOhost interface. This replaces the previous subscription we had through Ovid/Silver Platter.

With this change in vendor, we will also have access to an electronic version of Tests in Print incorporated into the database. Below is a comparison these two resources:

• MMY consists of descriptive entries, references and critical reviews of commercially published tests, published in English. Each MMY includes reviews of tests that are new or substantially revised since the previous edition.
• TIP is a comprehensive volume describing every test that is currently available for purchase.
• Not all tests and measures are reviewed in MMY and there are somewhat firm requirements that tests must meet to be featured.
• Because not all tests are reviewed in MMY, TIP is necessary to identify and locate tests which are available and in print, but not widely popular or used enough to be featured in MMY.

Link to Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) with Tests in Print info page.