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

September 18, 2007

* Last Turf Session on Thursday 7/20
* 8 Trial Databases Available For Your Review
* Library Workshop: JCR on the Web 10/17

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==>  LAST TURF SESSION ON THURSDAY 7/20

The last TURF session for the semester will be held Thursday 7/20 at
12:30pm for ODU faculty, staff, and students. In TURF, an instructional
tour of the library, you will see key areas of the library and learn how to
use them. There is no need to register; interested persons should come to
the lobby and meet the librarian in front of the poster advertising the
session.

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==> 8 TRIAL DATABASES AVAILABLE FOR YOUR REVIEW

The Library has trial access to the following databases:
     * American Mosaic - The African American Experience: thru Oct. 4
     * Communication and Mass Media Complete:  thru Oct. 1
     * ComVista:  thru May 2008
     * Classical Music Reference Library: thru Nov. 2
     * Garland Encyclopedia of World Music:  thru Nov. 2
     * Gender Studies Database: thru Nov. 5
     * Women's Studies International: thru Nov. 5
     * World Christian Database: thru Sept. 30

You can access these trials from the bottom of the "Databases" page on the
Library's Web site. If you'd like to review them, be sure to make note of
the trial ending date, and any password instructions listed. Trial products
are offered for evaluation purposes. No assurance is offered that trial
products will be purchased.  Please give your feedback to your subject
specialist librarian or to Pamela Morgan, our Collection Development
Officer.

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==>  LIBRARY WORKSHOP -- JCR on the Web -- October 17

On Wednesday, October 17, from 10:00-11:30am, the Library will sponsor a
workshop on using JCR (Journal Citation Reports) on the Web. Formerly only
on CD-ROM, this product is now available online through the library's
Databases page. Joelle Masciulli will provide a demonstration of JCR, a
tool which provides easy access to data that helps you evaluate and compare
scholarly journals. It is a comprehensive and unique resource tool for
journal evaluation, using citation data drawn from over 7,500 journals from
over 3,300 publishers in over 60 nations. It includes virtually all
specialties in the areas of science, technology, and the social sciences.
Moreover, it shows the relationship between citing and cited journals in a
clear, easy-to-use framework.

Journal Citation Reports can show:
     * Most frequently cited journals in a field
     * Hottest journals in a field
     * Highest impact journals in a field
     * Leading journals in a field
     * Related journals in a field
     * Citation characteristics for a subject category

Registration is not required but is helpful to us in planning. Email
cswaine@odu.edu.

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