Answers to Your Questions 24/7!
June 22nd, 2007 Filed Under New Resources
Have you ever wondered how to cite an article in APA citation style, but didn’t have the manual and the library was closed. Furthermore, your paper was due the next day, and your favorite TV program is about to start? Your Ronald Williams Library has the answer for you.
Maybe you needed to know which of the over 100 databases would be the best to research the legislative history of the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education. Your library can offer you help here too–but what if we’re closed?
AskAway offers you the opportunity to chat live with a librarian 365 days of the year (every day and all 24 hours). So, you “night owls” who are finishing a project at 3:00 a.m. and need to know which journal had that article about Madeleine Albright and Hillary Clinton, are in good hands. The librarian may be from California, Florida, Maine, London, or Timbuktu, but will chat with you via your computer. When you finish the communication with the librarian, he or she may forward your question to a librarian here at NEIU to peruse, in case we want to offer you even more help.
To access AskAway, just click on the AskAway icon on the Library’s homepage or NEIUport Library tab.
RefWorks - Coming Soon!
June 16th, 2007 Filed Under New Resources
The library has recently purchased RefWorks, a powerful “research management, writing and collaboration tool…designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.” One unique aspect of RefWorks is that it is integrated with library databases, allowing users to store and manage citations as they select their sources. This is a tool that will be useful to faculty and students alike.
Stay tuned for further information about this latest library service. RefWorks is scheduled for implementation in September of 2007.
CQ Researcher - Now Online!
June 13th, 2007 Filed Under New Resources
We are pleased to offer our users online access to CQ Researcher, noted for its original reporting on issues in the news. The Library has been able to purchase the backfiles of the database, offering reports which go as far back as 1923. Topics covered include health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. The search interface for CQ Researcher has several special features:
- “In the News” provides updates on issues that are covered in recent CQ Researcher reports.
- “Coming Up” informs users on forthcoming reports.
- “Browse by Topic” is useful when you have a topic in mind, but need to narrow the focus.
- “Browse by Date” allows you to view reports from each year.
- Keyword searching is also an option.
You can access CQ Researcher by going to the library’s alphabetical list of databases on our website and on the Library‘s tab in NEIUport.