Inside The Clarion University Libraries September 16, 2008 In This Issue • Electronic Books Cornucopia Volume 4, Number 4 About “Inside The Clarion University Libraries” The Clarion University Libraries newsletter is published weekly when classes are in session. Through Inside, we share information about our services and resources with the campus community. Inside is best viewed with Microsoft Outlook. However, you can read a PDF version of Inside online. Access it through the Libraries’ homepage at: cmswww.clarion.edu/students/student/library/29806 • New Index: Reference Universe • Library Tip: Making A Quick Exit • Computer Tip: Something To Think About CU Libraries’ Links Inside The Clarion University Libraries Read back issues of the Libraries’ newsletter Library Home Your link to all of the Libraries’ resources PILOT Electronic Books Cornucopia Fiction, non-fiction, great literature, topics such as business, computer science, education, history, and much more are accessible to you online. More than 20,000 electronic books are available through the University Libraries’ Web site. Recent titles on most subjects, as well as reference books, can now be accessed through PILOT, Clarion University’s online catalog. Major collections of electronic books may also be accessed through NetLibrary and Safari Technology & Business Books found either under the “Electronic Books and Web Resources” or “Find Articles” sections of the library Web site. In addition to access through PILOT, reference works may also be accessed directly through Credo Reference, Gale Virtual Reference Library, and the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf in the “Find Articles section”. Search the Libraries’ online catalog A-Z Database Search the Libraries’ extensive collection of electronic journals and ebooks Contact Us Dr. Terry Latour Dean of Libraries New Index: Reference Universe Reference Universe is a cumulative electronic index to library reference works. It provides complete indexing of hundreds of reference titles (some of which are online editions) from 1985 to the present, and all disciplines are covered! Unlike a library catalog, which provides only data about reference works, Reference Universe searches deeply into the complete indexes of more than 16,000 electronic and print reference works. Use Reference Universe to find just the right article(s) to get a grounding in your research topic, build a bibliography, and establish a solid research foundation. This tool may be accessed on the library Website under “Find Articles”…choose the “Database by Title” section. Library Tip: Electronic Journals Did you know that you have access to more than 20,000 magazines, journals, newspapers, and reports through the Clarion University Libraries’ databases? The full text of the articles in these publications is available through dozens of electronic databases that the library subscribes to. You may locate what you need in several ways. • Begin by going to the library Web page at: http://www.clarion.edu/library and clicking on the “Find Articles” drop down menu. o “Databases by Title” provides information on the major databases the library subscribes to. ▪ Two databases that include thousands of academic journals are Academic Search Complete and ProQuest Direct. o Most other databases have a theme or focus. For these, try “Databases by Subject” for groupings in broad subject areas. o If you know the title of the journal and have an article citation, select the Electronic Serials List. Eagle Gold Search enables you to simultaneously search multiple library databases and the online catalog of holdings at the same time. Preselected subject categories of relevant databases are available, or you may select the databases of your choice. Computer Tip: Making A Quick Exit Looking to make a quick exit from an MS Office program? How about this! Double click on the icon in the upper left corner of the program window. In Office 2007, you're looking for the Office button. Or: Give the icon or Office button a quick double click. If you’ve made changes to the file, the program will ask if you wish to save those changes, and you are outta there! This week’s tip is borrowed from the good folks at worldstart.com Something To Think About: Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten. --B.F. Skinner