New Publication: Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth
March 20th, 2008 Filed Under New Resources
A new journal, the Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, is debuting in the library’s online resource, Project Muse. You can access Project Muse via the library’s A-Z listing of online databases.
According to Johns Hopkins University Press,
The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth explores the development of childhood and youth cultures and the experiences of young people across diverse times and places. JHCY embraces a wide range of historical methodologies as well as scholarship in other disciplines that share a historical focus. The journal publishes original articles based on empirical research and essays that place contemporary issues of childhood and youth in a historical context. Each issue also includes an “object lesson” on the material culture of childhood, contemporary policy pieces, and relevant book reviews. JHCY is the official journal of the Society for the History of Children and Youth.
485 Sage e-Journals Now Available
February 21st, 2008 Filed Under New Resources
The library now offers online access to all of the journals published by Sage, more than 485 peer-reviewed and scholarly journals in the Humanities, Sciences, Business and Social Sciences. This e-journal package, called Sage Premier, includes all of Sage’s titles, with full text going back to each title’s first issue. CARLI, the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois, negotiated a special offer on behalf of member libraries, making access possible.
These journals can be accessed through the library’s a-z list of full text journals and are also available through the “Get This Item” service.
Credo Reference
January 5th, 2008 Filed Under New Resources
Search 300 key reference books with one search box using Credo Reference!
You can now retrieve the full text, images, and pronunciation sound files from almost 300 key reference books to help you with your questions. Use the library’s new online reference resource, Credo Reference, to find quick answers in any subject area. You will find it in our A-Z list of library databases. Coverage includes:
- Art (architecture, fashion, theatre)
- Bilingual Dictionaries (general, commerce, classics)
- Biography (artists, politicians, writers)
- Business (economics, finance, management)
- Conversions (distances, volumes, weights)
- Dictionaries (definitions, crossword solver)
- Encyclopedias (facts, people, places)
- Food (cooking, ingredients, nutrition)
- Geography (climate, demographic, physical)
- History (classical, modern, renaissance)
- Language (idioms, rhymes, usage)
- Law (criminal, civil, commercial)
- Literature (drama, fiction, poetry)
- Medicine (conditions, health, therapies)
- Music (classical, jazz, artists)
- Philosophy & Psychology (ideas, theories, thoughts)
- Quotations (biographical, esoteric, popular)
- Religion (Bible, Koran, Hindu lore, history)
- Science (physics, biology, chemistry)
- Social Sciences (education, politics, sociology)
- Technology (computing, telecom, jargon)
RefWorks Workshops Offered This Semester
September 27th, 2007 Filed Under Instruction, New Resources
RefWorks, a citation manager recently purchased by the Library, is now available to all NEIU faculty, students, and staff. Come to one of our workshops to learn how to set up a free account, add new citations to your collection, and organize your collection with folders. We will also demonstrate Write-N-Cite, a feature of RefWorks that allows users to insert citations directly into Microsoft Word documents and automatically generate bibliographies.
Workshops will be offered:
Thursday, September 27 at 2:00 PM
Monday, October 8 at 1:00 PM
Saturday, October 20 at 11:30 AM
Wednesday, October 24 at 4:00 PM
Tuesday, November 6 at 11:00 AM
Friday, November 16 at 10:00 AM
All workshops will be held in the Library computer classroom on the 3rd floor. Please call 773-442-4410 or visit the 1st floor reference desk to register for one of the sessions.
Biological Sciences Collection Added to JSTOR
August 13th, 2007 Filed Under New Resources
Readers of biology journals now have access to nearly 100 more titles online, available in full text through JSTOR. The NEIU Library added JSTOR’s Biological Sciences Collection to its subscriptions as of July. Coverage in this collection offers greater depth in fields such as biodiversity, conservation, paleontology, and plant science, in addition to introducing new areas such as cell biology and zoology.
The JSTOR archive holds the complete digitized back runs of core scholarly journals, starting with the very first issues, some dating as far back as the 1600s. New titles and disciplines are being added regularly. As is the policy with all JSTOR titles, a “moving wall” limits access to journal issues that are at least one year old or more.
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.
New Computer Science Database
February 8th, 2007 Filed Under New Resources
NEIU Library users now have access to the ACM Digital Library, a comprehensive collection of citations and full text from ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) publications. NEIU’s core package subscription provides online access to all ACM journals and magazines, including an archive from the 1950s forward (where available), Transactions, and SIG (Special Interest Groups) publications. Note: Access is limited to three simultaneous users.
Links to ACM Digital Library are available from the Math and Computer Science Databases page or from the complete list of the library’s databases. Remember, NEIU users can access this resource from either on or off campus. For more information read about off campus access to the library’s databases.
NEIUport - Be Connected, Be Informed, Be Yourself
November 20th, 2006 Filed Under New Resources
Do you want to have access to YOUR NEIU info and services at your fingertips? Over the summer months, NEIU began preparations for the launch of NEIUport, a university-wide internet portal. Portal, from the Latin word portale which means “city gate,” is the newest technology buzzword at Northeastern. An internet portal provides a way for people to access information and services that are targeted specifically for them.