whats-new

Blackboard Maintenance

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:50:43 +0100

JSU Blackboard Maintenance has been scheduled from January 23, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. to January 24, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. (all times Central), Blackboard will be unavailable while maintenance is completed.

New database: Cochrane Library

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:48:00 +0100

Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain research on the effectiveness of healthcare treatments and interventions. It provides access to the most objective information on the latest in medical treatment.

This database is linked on our Electronic Resources and Databases by Title (http://www.jsu.edu/library/resources/databases_title.html) and our Electronic Resources and Databases for Medicine, Health, and Nusring (http://www.jsu.edu/library/resources/medicine_heath_nursing_resources.html) pages. It can be accessed at http://lib-proxy.jsu.edu/login?url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/emrw/resolve/oid?OID=106568753.

New E-BOOK--Encyclopedia of Counseling

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:33:54 +0100

Encyclopedia of Counseling is written by Frederick T. L. Leong, Elizabeth M. Altmaier, and Brian D. Johnson. Total four volumes cover all of the major theories, approaches, and contemporary issues in counseling. Provides an overview of the theories, models, techniques, and challenges involved in professional counseling.

This e-book is available through the Library's Catalog and our Web pages. It is linked on our Electronic Resources and Databases for Counseling page at http://www.jsu.edu/library/resources/counseling_resources.html.

Blackboard Maintenance

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:08:25 +0100

JSU Blackboard Maintenance has been scheduled from January 23, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. to January 24, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. (all times Central), Blackboard will be unavailable while maintenance is completed. This 12 hour window is necessary in order to install several prominent fixes.

Blackboard Upgrade

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:02:33 +0100

The Office of Distance Education announced that Blackboard would be upgraded to Blackboard Learn version 9 beginning December 16th, 2009. The system will be down for this maintenance from very early the morning of December 16th through approximately December 23rd.

Recognition of National Distance Learning Week (NDLW)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:14 +0100

November 9-13, 2009 is the National Distance Learning Week (NDLW). In recognition of this week, the JSU's Office of Distance Education encourages ALL faculty and staff to participate in a series of free webinars offered by the United States Distance Learning Association. Please visit http://www.usdla.org/index.php?cid=115 to review and register various webinars.

Blackwell's Collection Manager Migration

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:42:29 +0100

Migration to the new version of Blackwell’s Collection Manager will be on next Monday, Oct 19th, , so access won't be available on that day. You will be able to access the new version of Collection Manager at http://cm7.blackwell.com via Internet Explorer 7.0 or Firefox 2.0 or 3.0.

ProQuest Database Maintenance

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:05:49 +0100

ProQuest platform maintenance window will be on September 26, 2009 at 22:00 Eastern Standard Time to Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 10:00 Eastern Standard Time for infrastructure maintenance and to install an exciting new enhancement:

Historical The New York Times (1851-2005) with Index (1851-1993): A subject term browsing feature has been added to this database. With the addition of a topic browse tab, users can access more than 3 million historical subject terms-just as they appeared in the print version of The New York Times Index from 1851-1993.
The following products will be unavailable during these windows:
• ProQuest platform products, ProQuest Historical Newspapers (traditional and graphical K12 interface), American Periodicals Series, ProQuest Obituaries
• Chadwyck-Healey products only in North America
• CSA Illumina products such as CSA Technology Research Database, Illustrata: Natural Sciences, and CSA Sociological Abstracts
• K-12 products

New Database - JSTOR

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:04:01 +0100

We have purchased two collections of JSTOR recently.

Arts & Sciences I:
    Total 119 titles in twenty-one disciplines that includes core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. This collection also contains titles in ecology, mathematics, and statistics.

Arts & Sciences V:
    Collection will have at least 120 titles by the end of 2009. This collection contains literary reviews and state historical journals. It covers disciplines in the arts and humanities, such as philosophy, history, classics, religion, art and art history, and language and literature.

Online instructional videos on using JSTOR is provided at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/archives/tutorials.jsp

FREE Training From AVL

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:24:05 +0100

The AVL is offer FREE training sessions on the ProQuest database(s). To register, go to ProQuest training calendar page at http://inter.viewcentral.com/reg/proquest/AVL.

SIRS Knowledge Source - This one hour class covers the content, features and tips for using the SIRS databases. Learn how students, teachers and librarians can search the premier collection of full-text periodicals covering all aspects of general reference including arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences and current affairs. A special focus on Leading Issues will be explained.

SIRS Issues Researcher - Learn how to best leverage the high quality and subject-relevant information in this one hour class covering the SIRS Researcher and SIRS Leading Issues database. Included will be subject heading and keyword searches, advanced search, Browse Topics and the Leading Issues feature of SIRS Researcher. Using the various document formats within the database such as maps, pictures and reference book resources will also be covered.

SIRS Discoverer - Explore the many search options available in this one hour class covering SIRS Discoverer. Included will be subject heading and keyword searches, subject tree searches and a discussion of featured content. Using the various document formats within the database such as maps, pictures and reference book resources will also be covered.

Ethnic News Watch - The session is scheduled for 75 minutes to cover: Content review Browse and search functions View and output options Saved searches and publication alerts – email and RSS My Research Questions. Access titles from the ethnic, minority and native presses including bilingual content (English and Spanish) with a quarter of the content in Spanish.