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

January 10, 2006

W E L C O M E   B A C K ! ! !

* New Databases:  Digital National Security Archive and Two Sage Full-Text
Collections
* Surf & Turf Sessions Underway
* Graduate Student Workshops:  Essential Library Services - Put the Library
To Work For You!
* The Library Will Be Closed January 16

==>  NEW DATABASES:  DIGITAL NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE AND TWO NEW SAGE
FULL-TEXT COLLECTIONS

* The Digital National Security Archive provides a comprehensive collection
of primary documents, including more than 58,000 of the most important
declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions. There are
26 complete collections, each offering specialized insights.

* Management & Organization Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes
the full text of 38 journals published by SAGE and participating societies.
Some journals go back 57 years, encompassing over 10,000 articles.

* Political Science: A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes the full-text of
25 journals published by SAGE and participating societies.  Some journals
go back 24 years, encompassing over 10,000 articles.

Access these new databases from the library's Web site under "Databases"
and then either by title or subject category.  Because they are
subscription-based, IP address restrictions apply:  from home, you'll need
to enter your Campus UIN at the Easy Proxy page.

==>  SURF & TURF SESSIONS UNDERWAY

The library's Surf & Turf sessions have begun.  They are available to ODU
faculty, staff, and students with no registration necessary.  Just meet in
the lobby on designated days at 12:30pm. The sessions are intended for
interested individuals, not whole classes.

In "Surf" sessions on Tuesdays, January 10 and 17, you will learn some of
the basic techniques for searching the library catalog, the Internet and
research databases.  In "Turf" sessions on Thursdays, January 12 and 19,
you will see key areas of the library and learn how to use them.

==>  GRADUATE STUDENT WORKSHOPS:  ESSENTIAL LIBRARY SERVICES - PUT THE
LIBRARY TO WORK FOR YOU!

Are you a graduate assistant with questions about many of the tasks you've
been assigned? Let us help you find the answers! This workshop for graduate
research and teaching assistants will cover how to take advantage of
important library services, including how to:
      Obtain materials requested by your professor
      Obtain materials not owned by the library
      Charge copying to departments or grants
      Borrow materials in your professor's name
      Place material on course reserve
      Contact the library for the help you need

Choose whichever session is the most convenient for you. Register with
Steve Litherland by email at slitherl@odu.edu or by telephone at 683-5908.
Please indicate your department when registering.

==>  THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED JANUARY 16

In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the library will be closed on
January 16.  Regular hours will resume on Tuesday January 17.  Access a
complete calendar and list of library hours from the library's Web site
under "About ODU Libraries."

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