JSTOR has just implemented some updates to its interface. Details here.
JSTOR Interface Changes
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Refworks 2.0 launched today
Refworks is the citation management program that the Temple University Libraries offers to the university community that makes it easier to store, organize, annotate, and output citations as bibliographies. On Monday, August 23, the Libraries’ switched over to the new Refworks 2.0 interface, which provides a more intuitive and efficient user experience. Anyone familiar with the first version of Refworks (now called Refworks Classic) should be able to make this transition with relative ease. (The Refworks Classic interface will be available until December simply by clicking on the “Refworks Classic” link in the upper right corner of the Refworks 2.0 interface.) As before, users can access Refworks 2.0 from the Libraries’ homepage under “Find Articles.”
Here are some of the improvements in Refworks 2.0:
- Shortcuts that allow quick access to important features
- Reduced menu bar that includes only the most important items
- Tabs for quick access to (all) References, Folders, and shared folders
In Refworks 2.0 you don’t need to constantly shift from one page to another to perform simple functions, as was often necessary in Refworks Classic. The same great features are now easier to find and use. Take a spin on Refworks 2.0!
Here’s a Refworks 2.0 preview.
New Titles in Films on Demand
Almost 250 new films have been added to the Films on Demand streaming video service. To see a listing of the new titles, go to Films on Demand, click on “Recently Added Videos“, and select July 2010 and August 2010 for the most recent additions.
Expect Periodic Disruptions at Ambler Campus Library Over the Next Two Weeks
For a two-week period beginning Monday, August 16, 2010 the Ambler Campus Library is having new carpet installed. The Library will be closed for extended times during this two-week period. While disruptions to service are likely, Library staff are available to answer questions and resolve any difficulties caused by the carpeting work. The computer lab will be available for limited use, but printing may not always be available. Access to the books and other library materials will be addressed on a day-to-day basis. Every effort will be made to fill all requests. Materials from Paley and other libraries being sent to Ambler will be available to our patrons as usual. It is advised that you call ahead if you plan on coming to the library: 267-468-8643 or 267-468-8644 While this project was scheduled for when classes are out of session to minimize the disruption, the Libraries’ administration is aware that this will cause inconvenience for the Temple University community. For that we apologize. Your understanding and patience is greatly appreciated, and the staff of the Ambler Library looks forward to serving the community with a new look for the fall semester.
Announcing Changes at Science, Engineering & Architecture Library (SEAL)
Effective immediately, the Science, Engineering & Architecture Library (SEAL) will be renamed the Science and Engineering Library (SEL). This change is precipitated by soon to begin physical renovations to SEAL. Approximately 40% of SEAL’s existing footprint will become a new bio-engineering program space for the School of Engineering. In order to manage the loss of space, all of the architecture material is being integrated into the Paley Library collection. In addition, selection of architecture materials and liaison services, going forward, are now the responsibility of Jill Luedke, Art & Architecture Librarian. SEL will continue to provide all existing services and resources to the students, faculty and staff of the School of Engineering and the College of Science and Technology. The collection in SEL will include science and engineering books published after 2007, key reference materials, course reserves and print current periodicals. Computers and study spaces will continue to be available. The Library Systems & Technology Office is in the process of updating all references to SEAL on our website and in the library catalog. Please contact Gretchen Sneff, Head of the Science and Engineering Library, at gsneff@temple.edu or 1-7828 with any questions or concerns.
Wiley Interscience becomes Wiley Online Library this weekend
Wiley Interscience is migrating to a new platform this weekend and will be unavailable from 4am 8/7/10 until 12pm 8/8/10. The new platform will be called Wiley Online Library and will be available at http://libproxy.temple.edu/login?url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com. Further information is available here.
Discussion with Temple Classicists: Part 2
This is the second part of my conversation with Classics professors Dan Tompkins, Robin Mitchell-Boyask, and Sydnor Roy, which took place on March 18, 2010. We talked about the impact of new theoretical approaches on classics research, the effect of the Internet on interdisciplinary research, and new channels for distributing PhD dissertations.
Dan Tompkins received his PhD from Yale University in 1968 with a dissertation entitled Stylistic Characterization in Thucydides. Robin Mitchell-Boyask graduated in 1988 from Brown University with a dissertation entitled Tragic Identity: Studies in Euripides and Shakespeare. Sydnor Roy is a 2010 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her dissertation is entitled Political Relativism: Implicit Political Theory in Herodotus’ Histories.
Listen to Part II of the Conversation
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iTunes U link (for downloads)
Subscribe to this podcast series
(Listen to Part I of our conversation.)
Trial: JSTOR Plant Science
JSTOR is providing free access to their new Plant Science collection through the end of 2011. JSTOR’s description of the collection is below. “JSTOR Plant Science is an online environment that brings together content, tools, and people interested in plant science. It provides access to foundational content vital to plant science – plant type specimens, taxonomic structures, scientific literature, and related materials, making them widely accessible to the plant science community as well as to researchers in other fields and to the public. It also provides an easy to use interface with powerful functionality that supports research and teaching, including the ability to measure and record plant specimens, share observations and objects with colleagues and classmates, and investigate global plant biodiversity. JSTOR Plant Science strives to be a comprehensive online research tool for aggregating and exploring the world’s botanical resources, thereby dramatically improving access for students, scholars, and scientists around the globe. It is useful for those researching, teaching or studying botany, biology, ecology, environmental and conservation studies.”
New from Alexander Street Press
Two unique new resources from Alexander Street Press have been added to the Libraries’ collections. Upon completion, Ethnographic Video Online will provide over 750 hours (~1,000 films) for the study of human culture and behavior. The collection covers every region of the world and features the work of many of the most influential documentary filmmakers of the 20th century, including interviews, previously unreleased raw footage, field notes, study guides, and more. See the publisher’s description for further information. Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels is the first ever scholarly, primary source database focusing on adult comic books and graphic novels. Beginning with the first underground comix from the 1960’s to the works of modern sequential artists, this collection will contain more than 75,000 pages of comics and graphic novels, along with 25,000 pages of interviews, criticism, and journal articles that document the continual growth and evolution of this artform.
New Historical Newspapers
We have recently added the following new historical newspapers to our already extensive collection: From Proquest Historical Newspapers
- Baltimore Sun (1837-1985)
- Boston Globe (1872-1979)
- Chicago Tribune (1849-1987)
- Los Angeles Times (1881-1987)
- Washington Post (1877-1993)
From Readex African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 [see title list]