Library News

A vast array of online and print resources is available to researchers at Syracuse University Library. Experienced researchers have learned which search tools best serve their needs and how to efficiently navigate within and between them. However, this multitude of choices is quite daunting for the uninitiated. In response, the Electronic Resources Advisory Group has created a user-friendly, quick start page for undergraduate students and others new to the research process. Initially, it will be linked from the Databases Main Menu, E-Journals: Full Text Journal Locator and Instruction pages. Take a look!

Research Starting Points
http://library.syr.edu/research/start.html

Electronic Resources Advisory Group Members
Nancy Turner (Chair)
Michael Pasqualoni
Maryjane Poulin
Pamela Thomas
Abby Kasowitz-Scheer (ex-officio)

Posted by at 10:32 AM | Permalink

Three new databases have been enhanced with SU Library's open url linking service, SULinks. These databases are:

CAB Direct
International Index to Music Periodicals (Chadwyck Healey)
International Index to the Performing Arts (Chadwyck Healey)

For more information about the SULinks service and how it streamlines the research process, visit, the SULinks FAQ.

Posted by at 12:36 PM | Permalink

CSA has developed a new interface for users, named Illumina. Users will now see a different look when they log into databases published by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. Combined, Syracuse University Library and Moon Library at SUNY ESF subscribe to over twenty databases from CSA, from ARTbibliographies Modern to Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management.

According to CSA, Illumina has these features and enhancements:

Easier to use "Quick Search" with improved navigation
ADA and SENDA compliance
Elimination of frames
Improved integration of help files
Online tutorials
New custom default options
Multi-language interface options
Search Tools including Combined Search
Dynamic de-duplication of records with show/hide duplicates option
Hyper-linked descriptor terms for quick execution of new search queries
QuikBib bibliography creator

If you'd like more information about these features, be sure to ask us!

Posted by at 12:16 PM | Permalink

The ACLS History E-Book Project announced today that its site now includes almost 1000 titles--selected by historians in the fields of American, Asian, European, and Middle Eastern history, and the history of technology. The History E Book Project will continue to add titles and fields, including forth-coming books in Latin American and African history, in the course of the next year.

Access to the Project is through SU Library's subscription. Individual titles are linked from the SUMMIT catalog, are accessible as a package from the Databases Main Menu under History, or at:
http://libezproxy.syr.edu/login?url=http://www.historyebook.org

Posted by at 10:53 AM | Permalink

University Router Issues May Result in Access Difficulties

The Johns Hopkins University's network, on which Project MUSE's primary
server resides, is experiencing routing difficulties which may cause
some users to be denied access to our web site at http://muse.jhu.edu.
Users who experience difficulty accessing MUSE at this URL are
encouraged to instead try our mirror site at http://muse.uq.edu.au. The
University has indicated that it may take up to a week to resolve the
router problem. We apologize for any inconvenience. The mirror site at
http://muse.uq.edu.au is always available as an alternative access
point for any authorized user of Project MUSE.

An update will be sent as soon as the University indicates that the
router issue has been resolved. Please contact MUSE Subscriber Services
at muse@muse.jhu.edu with questions regarding this or any other issues
affecting your institution's subscription.

Posted by at 9:05 AM | Permalink