Library News for January 2012

The State Library of North Carolina is excited to announce a short, easy-to-understand tutorial on file naming. Designed to help people take small and everyday steps to preserve their files, this four-part tutorial video describes why file naming is important, how to change a file name and the dos and donts of file naming.

They are part of a new series, Inform U, which will feature tutorials on digital preservation. Digital preservation means taking practical and conscious steps to keep digital files around for future access and use.

View the tutorials and more information about digital preservation at http://digitalpreservation.ncdcr.gov/tutorials.html. Contact digital [dot] info [at] ncdcr [dot] gov for more information.

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The short answer:  Major stuff!

Randall Library RM 1045, previously a location for media viewing, is being transformed into a Technology-Enhanced Collaboration Space that will take group study to the next level and beyond.  This presentation/practice room will be on the very front edge of UNCW's classrooms; a space for students, student-groups, and more!  Stay tuned for additional updates and details.  Lookout for a soft opening towards the end of the Spring semester.

Additionally, four rooms on the second floor have been set up as media viewing spaces for individual students or small groups.  Students, staff, and faculty are welcome to inquire at the circulation desk about checking-out keys for the following rooms:

2031- Region Free DVD viewing, 4 people maximum

2033- DVD/VHS viewing, 6 people maximum

2034- BluRay/DVD viewing, 6 people maximum

2035- DVD/VHS viewing, 6 people maximum

Thank you for your patience as we transform our space in order to match the needs of our current and future student body.

Randall Library will be closed on Monday January 16th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

NCLive has added nine new eResources/databases.  Take a look at the changes:

Art & Architecture Complete:  Magazines, journals, trade publications and books covering a variety of art and architecture subjects including antiques, art and art history, interior and landscape design, and more. Includes image collection of over 63,000 images.

Biography Reference Center:  More than 450,000 biographies, including actors, authors, explorers, historical figures, inventors, musicians, Presidents of the United States, scientists and many others.

Entrepreneurial Studies Source:  Covers topics relevant to entrepreneurship and small business, including key periodicals, reference books, case studies, company profiles and 600+ videos with transcripts from the Harvard Faculty Series and Vator.TV.

Environment Complete:  Journals on topics including agriculture, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, urban planning, and more.

Hoover's: Business research platform allows you to search U.S. and international company listings by industry, size, & geography to create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, and raise funds. 

Legal Information Reference Center:  Contains hundreds of full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. The full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation's oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses. Includes state-specific resources.

Points of View:  Provides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides more than 280 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide.

Small Business Reference Center:   Offers a wide variety of information on small business and entrepreneurial subject areas, common business types, a help and advice section, and provides information on how to create business plans that lead to successful funding. Includes business lectures and ‘how to’ videos, as well as state-specific resources.

Small Engine Repair Reference Center:  Detailed, user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines.

In addition NC LIVE has upgraded seven resources, with additional full-text content and upgraded features:

Academic Search Complete:  Magazines and journals on many subjects, includes peer-reviewed and scholarly works.

Business Source Complete:  Journals, peer-reviewed publications, magazines on a wide range of topics including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text: Journals and trade publications on subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.

Literary Reference Center Plus: Articles and criticisms, including peer-reviewed, bios and interviews, novels, short stories, poems, and literary magazines.

MAS Complete:  For high school and junior college students. Includes magazines, original historical documents, including The Bill of Rights, The Constitution, The Federalist Papers and the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. Charts, tables, and graphs.

MasterFILE Complete:  General magazines, journals, and newspapers covering many subjects. Includes peer-reviewed.
 
NoveList K-8 Plus:  Reader's advisory service for fiction and nonfiction titles, designed to support the curriculum and kids’ pleasure reading. Searchable by author, title, series name, plot, and lexile level. Includes author read-alikes and lists of award-winners.

You can find these resources on the Randall Library eResources/databases A-Z list http://library.uncw.edu/eresources/