Has anyone heard of EEB - Electronic English Boards? A patron tonight said that the NCSU English department uses this instead of WebCT. However, we couldn't find any information on it or how to access it. The patron was in English 561. It would be great to have this information and a link for further use.
Thanks for the help!
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Chemistry databases in the reference area
Probably useful to post a reminder of where chemistry databases are available in the reference area, as we might be seeing an upswing of questions in the coming weeks...
Instructional handouts on the basics of both databases are available on the Twirly Norbert. The SciFinder Scholar handout explains how to find synthesis references within the database.
SciFinder Scholar is technically available from all machines. It's housed under the Locally Mounted Databases folder so may not be immediately visible. Searching works fine on all machines if that's all that's desired, but printing and saving are...complicated. In short, if anyone needs to print or save, the easiest solution is to log them on to the multimedia machine, where they can do both. It's in the Science and Technology folder. (The Dells allow printing, but not saving. The SunRays don't allow either printing or saving, as far as I know--although I'm convinced there's a convoluted solution.)
Beilstein/Gmelin is available only from the multimedia machine.
Yes, the client software for both databases can be downloaded to user's own computers. But the databases can only be accessed from on campus--by extension, downloading the software will only be useful if you have a computer on campus or are accessing the internet on campus with a laptop.
Instructional handouts on the basics of both databases are available on the Twirly Norbert. The SciFinder Scholar handout explains how to find synthesis references within the database.
SciFinder Scholar is technically available from all machines. It's housed under the Locally Mounted Databases folder so may not be immediately visible. Searching works fine on all machines if that's all that's desired, but printing and saving are...complicated. In short, if anyone needs to print or save, the easiest solution is to log them on to the multimedia machine, where they can do both. It's in the Science and Technology folder. (The Dells allow printing, but not saving. The SunRays don't allow either printing or saving, as far as I know--although I'm convinced there's a convoluted solution.)
Beilstein/Gmelin is available only from the multimedia machine.
Yes, the client software for both databases can be downloaded to user's own computers. But the databases can only be accessed from on campus--by extension, downloading the software will only be useful if you have a computer on campus or are accessing the internet on campus with a laptop.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Stable URLs
For anyone that missed it, Josh W, Nick, and I talked about various URL topics at the last Wed meeting. I made a handout for that. I'll post that hand out here.
What do stable, on- & off-campus URLs look like?
- They start with http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/cgi-bin/proxy.pl?server=
- Except for open access journals, they do not look like regular URLs.
http://www.sciencemag.org – No.
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/cgi-bin/proxy.pl?server=www.sciencemag.org – Yes.
- They do NOT start with www.lib.ncsu.edu:[4 digit number]
That’s an off-campus, proxied URL that will work once or several times, but is not stable.
- Be suspicious of session data in the URL: “sessionmgr106” or “EISESSION=1”
- Use the Library Article Linker to make URLs that do work on and off campus and do not have temporary variables. The key to this is not using the URL you find in the address bar but instead looking for a DOI, or whatever the vendor calls a stable URL, "permanent URL," whatever. Run the DOI or stable URL through the linker and test it.
Friday, January 19, 2007
RefWorks on home page
For any who may not yet have noticed... RefWorks and the Citation Builder are now linked off of the main Libraries' home page, under Services. Enjoy!
KDW
KDW
Thursday, January 18, 2007
New Year... New Blog
Welcome to Blogger, enjoy this stay! To honor the one anniversary of the (re-)establishment of the Reference Matters blog, we've relocated it!
Why? Blogger offers all of the comforts of our previous b2evolution blog. However, it does it with ease (subscribe to a RSS reader!) and style (it's user friendly!). There's no need to wait. You can start blogging today.
Why? Blogger offers all of the comforts of our previous b2evolution blog. However, it does it with ease (subscribe to a RSS reader!) and style (it's user friendly!). There's no need to wait. You can start blogging today.
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