LIBNEWS-L: New Resources and Services at
Old Dominion University Libraries

November 8, 2005

* REMEMBER TO VOTE TODAY (NOVEMBER 8)

* Last Chance to Learn About the Literature Resource Center:  Today at 2pm
* Computer Literacy Series: Searching The ODU Library Website And
Databases:  November 18
* Many Databases On Trial
* New Collection:  Gale Virtual Reference Library


==>  REMEMBER TO VOTE TODAY (NOVEMBER 8)

For information about polling places, candidates, etc, go to the Virginia
State Board of Elections Polling Place query page:
http://www.sbe.state.va.us/VotReg/Polling_Place/Polling_Place_Lookup_request.htm
  Fill in the boxes with your address, and your polling place and candidate
information will be retrieved.

==>  LAST CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT THE LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER:  TODAY at
2pm

The Literature Resource Center (LRC) is a full-text electronic database
that provides biographies, critical analyses, and other materials covering
over 122,000 authors. To learn about the Literature Resource Center, come
to a 30-minute database workshop for faculty, staff and graduate students
at 2pm today, November 8, in Perry Library, Room 163.

==>  COMPUTER LITERACY SERIES: SEARCHING THE ODU LIBRARY WEBSITE AND
DATABASES:  NOVEMBER 18

The Center for Learning Technologies is offering a Special Event to
university faculty: "Computer Literacy Series: Searching the ODU Library
Website and Databases" on Friday, November 18, 2005, 9:00 AM in Gornto 411.

Here is your chance to learn to use online resources provided by the
library and to try out database features and searching techniques, such as
Boolean operators, proximity searching, wildcards, and more. You will also
learn how to get the journal articles you need, electronically. Space is
limited, so sign up soon. Register through the CLT at
http://www.clt.odu.edu/facdev/index.php

==>  MANY DATABASES ON TRIAL

The library is previewing numerous databases this month.  You still have
time to try out several ProQuest historical newspaper databases, the
English Short Title Catalogue, and several business databases, including
Mergent Online, Morningstar, and Hoover's.  To access these trials, go to
the library's "Databases" page and find links with logon information at the
bottom of the page.

==>  NEW COLLECTION:  GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY

Thirty-one titles selected from the Gale Virtual Reference Library are now
available online.

Arts/Letters:
   *The African-American almanac
   *American women writers: a critical reference guide: from colonial times
to the present
   *Americans at war : society, culture, and the homefront
   *Arts and humanities through the eras
   *Baker's biographical dictionary of popular musicians since 1990
   *Contemporary fashion
   *Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: culture, history and
politics
   *Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion
   *Encyclopedia of espionage, intelligence and security
   *Encyclopedia of food and culture
   *Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world
   *Encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history in
America
   *Encyclopedia of politics: the left and the right
   *Encyclopedia of religion
   *Encyclopedia of the great depression
   *International dictionary of films and filmmakers
   *VideoHound's golden movie retriever
Health/Sciences:
   *Chemistry : foundations and applications
   *Encyclopedia of public health
   *The Gale encyclopedia of alternative medicine
   *The Gale encyclopedia of nursing and allied health
   *Science and its times: understanding the social significance of
scientific discovery
   *Science in dispute
   *UXL encyclopedia of water science
   *Water: science and issues
   *World of microbiology and immunology
Education/Psychology:
   *The College blue book
   *Copyright for schools: a practical guide
   *Learning & memory
   *Psychologists and their theories for students
   *Web-based learning: a practical guide

To access these titles,  search the library's catalog (
http://iii.lib.odu.edu) by title.  Because this collection is available
through a library subscription, IP address restrictions apply: from off
campus, you'll need to enter your Campus UIN at the Easy Proxy page.

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