O'Kelly Has a New Blog!

In an effort to enhance social media and sharing integration, O'Kelly Library has moved the blog to:
http://okellylibrary.wordpress.com/

This will be the last blog post from Blogger, so please head over to the new blog site and subscribe there!
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Happy New Semester

Happy New Year! Welcome back and welcome new students/faculty/staff. Starting Monday, January 13 we will resume Regular Semester Hours.
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Resource Update: Alexander Street’s music collections

Please see this exciting message regarding updates to Alexander Street’s music collections.
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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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Resource Update: Project MUSE Introduces Enhanced Advanced Search Function

Project MUSE has released a new Advanced Search functionality, accessible in the upper right corner of every page on the MUSE web site, above the basic Search box and available on every page  It allows users to directly target their initial searches by content type, MUSE research area, author, publisher, journal title, language of publication, or publication date. Content may be filtered between articles and reviews and books, now on the site. 

After retrieving an initial results set, searchers may further refine their results using the numerous facets. Notations in the search interface display the number of results available for each faceted item. From the results page, items may be saved and citations exported, and the search query may be saved to be run again at a later date and retrieve the most current content. 

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Did You Know - Springer eBooks Download and SpringerLink App

Did you know, Springer has 'full book download functionality'?  This new functionality allows users to download all chapters of a book in one go. In addition, users can download individual chapters as PDF and/ or HTML format.

Also, you can access over 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and over 140,000 books with Springer's iPad and Android app:
 Save and share documents for offline reading
 Document details, including abstracts
 Full-text available
 Refine search by advanced search criteria
 Save search

Download the app for iOS or Android to benefit from anytime, anywhere access to your Springer content!
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Resource Update: Music Online

Search through musical collections for audio and video in Alexander Street Press’ Music Online database. Sort results by time period, composer, conductor, genre and more. Or you can simply start a search by choosing categories such as people, historical events, or more. Cite, share, email, and follow along with each entry’s transcript.

This resource contains the following, with the same updated interface, subscribed to by O'Kelly Library:
American Song, Classical Music Library and Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries.
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Did You Know - EBSCO eBooks Download Option

Did you know, you may check-out and download your choice of over 40,000 EBSCO eBooks to your computer and read them offline at a later time?  Please read these instructions for more details or contact a librarian.
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Nursing Education in Video Update

Alexander Street Press has added new content to Nursing Education in Video, which can be seen here. All of the newly added content was produced in 2013, so you can be sure the collection provides the most relevant, up-to-date information available.
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Improved Search Experience Coming to nclive.org

NC LIVE is excited to announce that enhanced search functionality will soon be available on nclive.org. Beginning Tuesday, July 23rd, all nclive.org search boxes will be powered by EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). Implementing a discovery service means that user searches will complete more quickly, and more NC LIVE content will be displayed in the search results.  Please read, for more information about this change.
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Resource Update: Ebsco

As part of continued efforts to constantly improve their search experience, EBSCO is releasing several updates and enhancements, including:

• Improvements to the overall look of the Search, Search Results, and Detailed Record pages within EBSCOhost, providing a more visually appealing interface to end users.
• The feature previously labeled Alert/Save/Share is now labeled Share. All of the existing functionality of this feature remains the same. This change is one of several small updates that further optimizes their interface for language translation.
• Visual Search will be discontinued in all EBSCO databases and interfaces.  This change enables them to focus on additional enhancements and improvements to many of the popular features.

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Resource Update: Financial Times (Gale)

Please view this important announcement regarding Financial Times from Gale.  This resource is not embargoed using ProQuest.  Access the ProQuest version here.
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Resource Update: Points of View Reference Center

Ebsco has added new content and updated the interface of Points of View Reference Center. Please see the press release for more information.
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Resource Update: VAST: Academic Video Online

Alexander Street Press has added many videos to the entire streaming videos collection, including Rehabilitation in Video.  Please see the press release for more information.
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Resource Update: DSM-5

DSM has been updated to DSM-5!  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5™) used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental disorders, is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health. DSM-5™ is the most comprehensive, current, and critical resource for clinical practice available to today's mental health clinicians and researchers of all orientations. 

You can read the full press release in pdf format.
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New Resource: ProQuest's Statistical Abstract of the United States

O'Kelly has a new resource, provided by NC Live, called Statistical Abstract of the United States.  The online edition uses the ProQuest platform and is an authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.  To become familiar with this resource you may view this Statistical Abstract Guide.
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New Resource: Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)

O'Kelly has a new resource: JoVE. This resource is a peer reviewed journal, devoted to the publication of biological, medical, chemical and physical research in video format.  You may access it here, along with the rest of our growing Streaming Video Collection . Please contact the Science Librarian for more details on this product.
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New Resource: Business Insights: Global

O'Kelly has new resource called Business Insights: Global.  This resource uses case studies, statistical data sources, news articles, academic journals and topical reference materials organized by country, company and industry in the global business environment.  It includes content formerly in Associations Unlimited, which is no longer subscribed to.  Please contact the Business Reference Librarian for more details on this product.
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O'Kelly Progress Report and FoL Newsletter

Please take a look at these wonderful publications that illustrate what O'Kelly has done and what O'Kelly can still do for you. Enjoy!
2012 O'Kelly Library Annual Report
Winter 2012 O'Kelly Library FOL Newsletter
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Nurse Theorists Comprehensive Videos

O'Kelly Library has just acquired a new streaming video collection called Nurse Theorists Comprehensive. This resource explores the life work and stories of women who are widely regarded as nursing's premier scholars. This collection may be accessed from our Streaming Videos LibGuide, as well as our other streaming video collections.
Please note, Flash is required to view these videos on and off campus.
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