Library to be named after Perrys To recognize a substantial gift made by Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry to the Campaign for Old Dominion University, the Board of Visitors has approved naming the library in their honor. Patricia Perry is a graduate of Old Dominion University and is a member of the Board of Visitors. Douglas Perry serves as a trustee on Old Dominion's Educational Foundation. Faculty events at the library Changes in Scholarly Electronic Publishing is the title of a workshop to be led by Systems Librarian Jeff Barry on February 18. The workshop will explore issues, challenges and opportunities presented by the availability of research materials, such as dissertations and journals, in electronic format. The event will be held in room 151 of the library, from 12:30 until 1:30pm. Please note additional workshops listed on the calendar in this issue. GIS web page and workshop The Library now has a web page for geographic information systems (GIS). Located under the Information Resources section of the library's web site, this page describes available services, data, and software for utilizing GIS on campus. Also included are links to learning more about GIS and how it is used in various disciplines. You will find this new page at http://www.lib. odu.edu/resources/gis. Also, a workshop for faculty is set for March 15 at 2:00pm. Details will be sent to all academic departments. Coming soon! Watch for these upcoming events and services: April 12 Friends of the Library Author Dinner featuring Mike D'Orso (FMI, 683-4141) An easier-to-use Information Resources web page A convenient new way to look up periodicals owned by the library Humanities Reference Librarian hired Elizabeth Hogue has accepted the position of Humanities Reference Librarian, which includes responsibilities for developing collections for the F. Ludwig Diehn Composers Room. She comes to us from the University of Southern Maine where she served as a research and instructional services librarian. Hogue earned her M.L.S. from San Jose State University, where she also received her B.A. in Theater Arts. She also studied at the New England Conservatory of Music and is an accomplished singer. ABI Global: a comprehensive new business database The newest addition to the Library's business and management resources is ABI/Inform Global. This web-based database provides indexing to articles in business journals, magazines and newspapers covering the years from 1971 to present. Features include full-text and full-image articles, daily updates, an option to E-mail articles, and online help for advanced searching techniques. Best of all, because if is available via the Internet, ABI/Inform Global is accessible from any desktop by Old Dominion students, faculty and staff. Remember to use the Library's proxy server for off-campus access. Digital Services Center hours extended The Library's third floor Digital Services Center is now open on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons in addition to its weekday schedule. Hours are: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm; Wednesday, 8:00am-8:00pm; and Saturday, 1:00pm-5:00pm. Tax forms available Most federal tax forms are now available in the library lobby. You can also download federal forms, publications and other information from the Internet at http://www.irs. ustreas.gov/ . The library is expecting to receive Virginia forms very soon. Meanwhile, they are also available over the Internet at http://www/state.va.us/tax/taxforms.htm .

Did you know that we are a depository library? And did you know... The University Library was designated as a selective federal depository in 1963. The Library receives between 55% and 60% of all publications available through the Government Printing Office’s Federal Depository Library Program. Some of our print collection dates back to the 1800s. The collection includes over 100,000 print titles, 250 periodicals, 100,000 microfiche titles, 800 CD-ROMs, and 10,000 maps. Many CD-ROMs circulate. Most documents from 1990 to the present may be searched in the library’s online catalog. A CD-ROM called MARCIVE may be used to locate documents from 1976 to the present. The library provides "hot links" and finding aids on our web pages to help users locate information at over 4,300 federal Internet sites. The print, map, and CD-ROM depository collections are located on the first floor (East side of the reference desk). Most federal microfiche is located on the 2nd floor in microforms to facilitate reading and printing. General reference staff assist users at the first floor reference desk by answering ready reference questions, assisting with the online catalog, print indexes, and Internet sites. Typical questions involve statistical, legislative or judicial information. Patrons may also make appointments with a documents specialist for in-depth assistance. Documents not available at ODU may be borrowed from neighboring depositories such as the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia. Federal documents cover a variety of subject areas, e.g., chemical contaminants in the Chesapeake Bay, HIV cases and treatment, latest funding for higher education, or international marketing and exporting statistics and strategies. Special documents workshops are held for faculty and students to help users with the online catalog, web sites, and historic print indexes. Our next faculty workshop "Government Information: It’s Virtually at Your Fingertips" is scheduled for March 18, 1999 in Room 163. Please contact Janet Justis at 683-4169 or jjustis@odu.edu for additional information.

Library Update is published four times a year by the library for the Old Dominion University community. Its purpose is to inform users of new and existing services, policies and procedures.

Editor: Cynthia Wright Swaine

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