Did You Know - Vitae

Vitae, a service brought to you by The Chronicle of Higher Education, is the first online community dedicated to higher education.  Please read for more details on how this career hub can help faculty and administrators do their jobs easier.
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Resource Update: EBSCOhost Interface

There are enhancements to the EBSCOhost interface. On or after 29 October 2013, EBSCO is releasing several updates and enhancements to the overall look of the Search, Search Results, and Detailed Record pages within EBSCOhost.  These updates intend to provide a more visually appealing and intuitive interface for users.

The complete list of updates is available on the EBSCO Support Site:
http://support.ebsco.com/support_news/detail.php?id=795
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Or Visit: O'Kelly Library
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Winston-Salem, NC 27110

Did You Know - Hot Topics in NewsBank and Access World News

NewsBank Hot Topics is provided as part Access World News. Hot Topics addresses a wide variety of contemporary subjects from around the world related to social studies, science, health, sports, the arts, people and more. These topics are posted on the NewsBank menu page, search screens and on the Other NewsBank Products link within NewsBank full-text newspaper products.
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Or Visit: O'Kelly Library
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Winston-Salem, NC 27110

Library Closings/Hours

The library will be closed from Friday, October 11 at 5 pm through Monday, October 14 at 8 am.  On Monday, October 14 and Tuesday, October 15 the library will be open 8 am to 5 pm, for fall break.   We will resume regular semester hours on Wednesday, October 16.
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Email: reference@wssu.edu
Or Visit: O'Kelly Library
601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27110

Oxford University Press and Social Explorer

The current shutdown in Washington is limiting the access that scholars and researchers have to vital materials, including the US Census website.  To that end, Oxford University Press and the Social Explorer team will open up access to Social Explorer, for the next two weeks.  Social Explorer provides access to the US Census data from 1790 to 2010 and to the American Community Survey from 2005 through 2012.

For access to Social Explorer, simply email onlinereference@oup.com to request a username and password.

Social Explorer (about video) provides access to current and historical census data and demographic information. Users can create maps and reports to illustrate, analyze, and understand demography and social change.
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ERIC and Government Shutdown

ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, is typically available through the government website (http://eric.ed.gov/). Because of the government shutdown, access to the full text of articles and other materials will not be available from the government site but researchers still have access to the research platform.
 
ERIC provides access to educational literature and resources including access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. It was designed as a national information system to provide access to education literature and resources. According to its website, “ERIC is the world's largest and most frequently used education digital library.” ERIC provides more than 1.4 million bibliographic records and dates back to 1966.
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Have a reference question? Get What You Need:
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Email: reference@wssu.edu
Or Visit: O'Kelly Library
601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27110

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Have a reference question? Get What You Need:
Ask a Librarian Call: (336)750-2454 | Text: (336)459-0987
Email: reference@wssu.edu
Or Visit: O'Kelly Library
601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27110