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| Database Changes | more . . . |
| This summer you will notice many changes to the interfaces and special features of many of our database providers. A few to note that have already changed are Ovid, MyiLibrary, and Ebsco.
Wiley InterScience will be replaced with Wiley Online Library the weekend of August 7-8, 2010. Please not that if you used the "saved searches" features of Wiley InterScience, they will be lost in the change to Wiley Online Library, so it's best to record your saved searches elsewhere and reset them after the changes to this database on August 8, 2010.
If you have personal accounts within any of these databases or have used their special features, please go to these databases and check that your personal settings are still enabled.
If you have any questions, please contact the library (library@athabascau.ca). |
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| iPhone Catalogue | more . . . |
| The AU Library is proud to announce that the library catalogue is now compatible with iPhones and Smartphones. The library catalogue has been compatible with mobile devices for some time, but a new feature has been added to automatically detect and allow searching capability with iPhones and Smartphones.
Likewise, when mobile users navigate to the library website on their mobile devices, they?ll see two links to get to the library catalogue: Library Catalogue (Basic) and Library Catalogue (Advanced). iPhone and Smartphone users can choose either link, but the ?Advanced? link is the optimal choice. Alternatively, iPhone and Smartphone users can simply type http://mcat.athabascau.ca into their mobile browsers to get to the ?Advanced? catalogue.
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this new feature, please contact the library (library@athabascau.ca). |
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| New Catalogue | more . . . |
| AU Library is changing the user interface of the library catalogue on March 15, 2010. To try out the beta version of the new catalogue, click the link above. To provide feedback to the library regarding this change, please fill out our Feedback Form (http://library.athabascau.ca/forms/form_aucat.html). |
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| Legal Studies Research Guide | more . . . |
| A new Legal Studies Research Guide has been posted. The guide demonstrates how to find legal information on the web and provides links to useful resources. |
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| Naxos Music Collections | more . . . |
| AU Library has recently subscribed to several Naxos Music Collections, including Naxos Music Library, Naxos Music Library Jazz, and Naxos Spoken Word Library. These collections provide online access to audiorecordings in a number of genres, including classical, jazz, spoken word, and world music. To access the collections follow the link |
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| Digitization Portal Launch | more . . . |
| AU Library has just launched the Digitization Portal. Part of the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library (LHCADL), the digitization project is being led by Alberta's four universities: Athabasca University, University of Alberta, University of Calgary and University of Lethbridge. AU's digitization unit has been digitizing a number of materials in various formats, and is very pleased to announce that a link to the
Digitization Portal now appears on the Library's web site. We welcome you to explore the site. |
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| Security Certificate Errors Tutorial | more . . . |
| The Library has just created a help file about security certificate errors. You can view it by following the link. |
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| LibX Toolbar | more . . . |
| AU Library has just created a LibX Toolbar which allows users to search specific Library resources or web pages without leaving the web page they are on. The toolbar is an add on for Firefox and IE. To install LibX, click on this link. AU Library's toolbar is configured to search the library catalogue, AUSpace, Google Scholar, WorldCat, Library web pages, the Journal Title List, Academic Search Complete, JSTOR and Wilson Omnifile. It is possible to highlight a term in any website, including Moodle, and drag it onto the toolbar to conduct a search in a specific resource. To find out more about searching LibX view this tutorial: http://library.athabascau.ca/help/LibX/AULibXTutorial.html |
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| Business Source Complete Tutorial | more . . . |
| The Library has just created a new tutorial for searching Business Source complete. View the tutorial by clicking the link. |
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| Web 2.0 Tools | more . . . |
| AU Library is very excited to announce that for the last few weeks we have been examining ways to implement some of the existing Web 2.0 tools into Library Services, so that staff and students will be able to work with resources selected by the library in different ways. For more information on these tools, click on the link. |
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| Freedom To Read Week | more . . . |
| You are invited to join AU Library and people all over Canada in celebrating ?Freedom to Read Week?, February 22-28, 2009. This is an annual event that ?encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom.? (This is from the Freedom to Read website.) 2009 marks the 25th year of Freedom to Read Week celebrations in Canada. The week is a project of the Book and Periodical Council with participation by a number of organizations including the Canadian Library Association and the Canada Council, as well as several publishers. In Canada, a number of books and journals have been challenged over the years. Please see the following link for a list of more than 100 books and magazines that have been challenged in the past 21 years. http://www.freedomtoread.ca.ws3.korax.net/docs/challenged_books_and_magazines.pdf What can you do to celebrate Freedom to Read Week? 1. This year, we are encouraging people to ?Free a challenged book?. Go to http://www.freedomtoread.ca.ws3.korax.net/freedom_to_read_week/bookcrossing.asp and learn about how you can free a book and track the progress of it. 2. Write a letter to the editor of your paper expressing the need for intellectual freedom and the need to stop the censorship of books. 3. Write to your School Board, MLA and/or MP to express your opinion. 4. Participate in an event during Freedom to Read Week. See the calendar on the website. Edmonton Public Library has an event on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7:00 PM. see http://www.epl.ca/freedom for more information. For more information about Freedom to Read Week, please go to http://www.freedomtoread.ca
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