Factiva, powerful new database for news stories past and
present
This unique electronic resource, available to Old Dominion University
students, faculty and staff, provides current and retrospective
news stories and periodical articles from nearly 8,000 sources in
22 languages from 118 countries. For example, a search for the name
Roseann Runte in Factiva turns up a few hundred full text articles
from U.S. and Canadian newspapers as well as from AP, Reuters and
Knight Ridder news services, all in chronological order.
For the business researcher, Factiva offers the ability to search
for companies by industry, location, number of employees and various
financial criteria. Investment analysis reports and detailed company
financial information are readily available.
For assistance in using this resource, use the online help pages
by clicking on the question mark icon or by contacting Business
reference Librarian Paul Showalter at pshowal@odu.edu.
Factiva only supports Internet Explorer version 5.01 or higher
and does not support Macintosh or Netscape browsers at this time.
Saturday grad student workshops
Old Dominion University graduate students interested in getting
some expert assistance in doing library research are welcome to
attend one of two Saturday morning workshops. They will be held
on April 5 and 12 from 9:00 until 11:00 AM in Perry Library 163
(next to the computer lab). To learn the specific focus of each
workshop, to be announced soon, check http://www.lib.odu.edu/research/gradwrkshps.shtml
or contact Nancy Schafer at nschafer@odu.edu.
Try this!
Buying or selling a car? Want to compare rates on mortgage loans
or credit cards? Need guidance on nutrition? All sorts of consumer
links, including one to the Federal Consumer Information Center,
are available from the library's "General Reference" Web
page. You will find it by going to the main library page at http://www.lib.odu.edu
and clicking on Information Resource
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Black History Month exhibit: Du Bois
In recognition of Black History Month, the Old Dominion University
Libraries will sponsor an exhibit titled, "A Celebration of
W.E.B. Du Bois' Souls of Black Folks." Published one hundred
years ago, Souls of Black Folks remains Du Bois' most popular and
influential work. Du Bois' spirited, defining stance on freedom
and justice in his scholarly writings continues to serve as a catalyst
in the African-American community today.
The exhibit will be available for viewing in the lobby of Perry
Library throughout the month of February. Features include a chronology
of Du Bois's life, the evolution of Souls of Black Folks and Souls
of Black Folks: Past, Present and Future. A listing of all campus
Black History Month activities will also be on display. The book
is owned by Perry Library and is also available in full from the
University of Virginia's Electronic Text Center at http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/
DubSoul.html.
Distance Learning Corner
Where can I get advice on how to search electronic resources?
What is the best way to find articles on my topic? How can I easily
find federal regulations? How can I get grant information? What
sources should I use to get company and industry information? How
do I know if the source I'm using is reputable?
Guides that provide answers to these and other questions are listed
at the bottom of the Library's Research Assistance page, at http://www.lib.odu.edu/research/,
under "How To" Guides. Need more help? Click on Ask a
Librarian at the bottom of any Old Dominion University Library Web
page.
Tax forms available
The basic federal tax forms are available in the Perry Library
Reference Department. Other forms can be photocopied from a book
of reproducible forms, soon to be available at the reference desk.
A limited number of copies of Virginia form 760 and instructions
should be available by February from the Reference Department, but
no other Virginia forms will be available in paper format.
Electronic forms-both federal and state-are available on the Internet.
Find them from the library home page at http://www.lib.odu.edu by
clicking on Information Resources, then on General Reference.
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