The following databases are being evaluated on a trial basis by the Old Dominion University Libraries.

Adam Matthew Education 03/17/2011 - 04/14/2011
   an extensive collection of digitized primary source materials -- username/password required

Political Science Complete 02/24/2011 - 04/24/2011
Mosby's Nursing Skills 03/07/2011 - 04/08/2011
Biography in Context 03/07/2011- 03/31/2011
AccessEngineeringLibrary 02/14/2011 - 03/31/2011

Be sure to try them out before the dates listed above. There is no guarantee that we will be able to acquire them. But while we have trial access, please use them and let us know what you think. Contact your subject specialist librarian or Pamela Morgan, Collection Development Officer, or click on the links above to access and provide feedback.

Access is also available from at the bottom of the FIND DATABASES A-Z page on the library's Web site.

"Our History is our Strength" is the national theme for 2011 Women’s History Month. 2011 is also the centennial anniversary of the YWCA of South Hampton Roads. The ODU Libraries would like to take this month to promote and celebrate the YWCA which "has served as a source of strength to over a quarter million women and children in Hampton Roads."

Visit the exhibit on the 2nd floor (near Circulation Desk) and on the Web which feature materials from the archives of the YWCA of South Hampton Roads housed in Special Collections of the ODU Libraries.

Contact Karen Vaughan kvaughan@odu.edu with questions or comments.

The following databases are being evaluated on a trial basis by the Old Dominion University Libraries.

Biography in Context 03/07/2011- 03/31/2011
Mosby's Nursing Skills 03/07/2011 - 04/08/2011
19th Century Masterfile 02/28/2011 - 03/18/2011
Political Science Complete 02/24/2011 - 04/24/2011
Manuscript Women's Letters and Diaries 02/23/11 - 04/22/11

Be sure to try them out before the dates listed above. There is no guarantee that we will be able to acquire them. But while we have trial access, please use them and let us know what you think. Contact your subject specialist librarian or Pamela Morgan, Collection Development Officer, or click on the links above to access and provide feedback.

Access is also available from at the bottom of the FIND DATABASES A-Z page on the library's Web site.

The Perry Library will be open the following hours for Spring Break:

Saturday-Sunday, March 5-6: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday-Tuesday, March 7-8: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday, March 9: 8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Thursday-Friday, March 10-11: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday, March 12: CLOSED
Sunday, March 13: 1:00 pm - 12:00 midnight

The Diehn Composers Room and Hofheimer Art Library:

Sunday, March 6: CLOSED
Monday-Friday, March 7-11: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday, March 12: CLOSED

Doing a Literature Review in Education
Thursday, March 3, 12:30-1:30pm
Perry Library 3rd floor, Research Commons

Hundreds of thousands of journal articles, dissertations, government publications and other resources can be found online through various library online subscription services. Learn how to do a thorough literature review in education using the library's research information databases. Registration is required. For more information, contact Matt Jabaily at mjabaily@odu.edu.

Workshop: Census 2010/American Community Survey
Wednesday, March 2, 12:15-1:00 pm (Note date change!)
Perry Library 3rd floor, Research Commons

Learn about Census 2010 and how to use data from the American Community Survey, which collects information such as age, race, income, commute time to work, home value, veteran status, and other important variables. Registration is required. For more information, contact Judy Trump at jtrump@odu.edu.

EndNote X4 is now available for Mac computers. It is fully compatible with Word 2004 and 2008 for Mac along with Pages '09.

NOTE: EndNote X4 does not work in OS X 10.4. Install EndNote X2 if you need this software for that version of the operating system.

Download X4 from the OCCS Downloads for Students, Faculty, and Staff Page. You will need your MIDAS username and password to access the page.

Full documentation for EndNote and MACs is available from the EndNote website at: http://www.endnote.com/support/enx4man-terms-mac.asp

For information about Using EndNote with Library Databases, see the library's How To Use EndNote guide.

In honor of Black History Month, the ODU Art Library is proud to present a new exhibit featuring African American Artists from the Civil War Era. Among the artists featured are sculptor Edmonia Lewis, painter Robert S. Duncanson and photographer J.P. Ball.

The exhibit is located in the Diehn Atrium and the Art Library, and will run the entire month of February.

Visit the Elise N. Hofheimer Art Library Blog to read more about this exhibit and other news from the Art Library: http://www.oduartlibrary.blogspot.com

The library has added two new databases:

EdITLib (Education & Information Technology Digital Library): provides access to peer-reviewed and published international journal articles and conference papers on the latest research, developments, and applications related to all aspects of Educational Technology and E-Learning. Sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.

Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database : includes information about children's literature from over 38 quality review media including the ALAN Review, BookList, KIRKUS, National Science Teachers Association, and VOYA. Find books by subject, age level, genre, and much more. Includes Reading Measurement Programs (Lexile, AR, Scholastic Reading Counts), Curriculum Tools, and links to over 240,000 web pages featuring children's authors and illustrators.

Access these databases from the library's "Find Databases A-Z" link.