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Inside
The Clarion University Libraries
November 18, 2008
In This Issue
Last Call For
Workshops!
Harvey Lecture:
Becoming
Famous… Then
Watching Your
Back
Library Tip:
Tutorials Online
Computer Tip:
Excel And That
Annoying
“Leading Zero”
Something To
Think About
Volume 4, Number 13
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: www.clarion.edu/library
Last Call For Workshops
The last of the workshops presented by the Carlson Library
Reference Department are scheduled for this week. Attend
sessions and you will find that it is time well-spent, easing the
work of your research projects and improving the results.
All Sessions are held in Room 201 on Level 2. To register, please
contact Karen at 393-1841.
Tuesday, November 18th
10:00 – 10:50
Locating Sources not in your Library Collection
3:00 – 3:50
Avoiding Plagiarism & Citing Your Source
Wednesday, November 19th
11:00 – 11:50
Avoiding Plagiarism & Citing Your Source
2:00 – 2:50
Search & Find Journals & Magazines A-Z
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
Search the Libraries’
online catalog
A-Z Database
Search the Libraries’
extensive collection of
electronic journals and
e-books
Contact Us
Dr. Terry Latour
Avoiding Plagiarism & Citing Your Source … Have your professors warned you
not to plagiarize? Have you seen stories in the news about the consequences of
plagiarism? You definitely want to avoid it, but what exactly is it? Attend this
session to learn more about plagiarism and tips to avoid it.
Locating Sources Not In Your Library Collection … Have you done research
and not found enough sources at Carlson Library? Have you searched for a book
and found out that the Library does not have it? Can’t find books in the library on
your topic? If so, come to this session to learn how to search and find books all
over the world. Learn how to get resources sent to you in days. Don’t be limited to
just using items held at your local library.
Search & Find: Journals & Magazines A—Z … Do you often read journal
articles in order to prepare research papers? Have you had difficulty finding out
what the coverage is of a journal or magazine? Does the change of a journal name
bother you? Would you be interested in learning how to find a journal online, fulltext, or open access availability? Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory Database
(Ulrichsweb.com) and Clarion University Journals & Magazines A-Z are the places
to go to identify serials, journals and magazine information including ISSN,
previous titles, and subject information. To learn about these sources, please sign
up for the Instruction Class at the Carlson Library.
Dean of Libraries
Harvey Lecture: Becoming Famous… Then
Watching Your Back
John D. Rockefeller seemed untouchable, perhaps the
most famous and wealthiest person in the world 100 years
ago. But he had secrets to tell and when writer Ida Tarbell
revealed those secrets, everything changed for Rockefeller.
Author, journalist, and professor Steve Weinberg will
provide insight into the investigative work of Ida Tarbell
and the repercussions it had for Rockefeller. His new book,
Taking on the Trust: The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and
John D. Rockefeller, has received critical acclaim.
His lecture, presented by the Barbara Morgan Harvey Center for the Study
of Oil Heritage, will be held on Thursday evening, November 20, at 7:30 in
the Rhoades Center auditorium. A dessert reception will follow the lecture.
For more information call 676-6591, ext.1215.
The Barbara Morgan Harvey Center for the Study of Oil Heritage is located
in the Charles Suhr Library. It hosts a public lecture each fall, as well as
programs for junior high, high school and university students.
Library Tip: Tutorials Online
Need guidance when the reference librarians are not on
duty? Check out our online tutorials!
At the Libraries Homepage scan the “Library Help” column
and select the PowerPoint/PDF - or Video - links to
tutorials. They provide information on how to use the
online catalog, search databases, find journal articles,
request resources from other libraries, and various other
helpful tips.
Computer Tip: Excel And That Annoying “Leading
Zero”
Numbers that start with a zero (such as postal codes in certain parts of the
country) cause a fair amount of frustration for many people. This type of
entry is called a “Leading Zero.” By default, leading zeros don’t display.
Using the Zip Code feature only helps if all you are entering are zip codes.
What about the other numbers? Many people deal with the leading zero
problem by converting the format of the cell to Text. This solution can
cause other problems down the road because Text entries don’t have
numeric functionality. One way to solve the problem and keep the numeric
functionality is to use a Custom Number.
Select the cell or group of cells that will receive the leading zero.
Right-click in the selected area and choose
menu.
from the
Click the Number tab and
select “Custom”.
In the “Type” window, enter a
quotation mark, followed by a
zero, followed by another
quotation mark, followed by a
number symbol (“0”# ). This
customization will allow for
one leading zero in each
formatted cell. For entries
using more than one leading
zero, add additional zeros to
the custom format. Example:
“000”#
Something To Think About:
Nothing is more honorable
than a grateful heart.
~Seneca
Happy Thanksgiving!
The Clarion University Libraries
November 18, 2008
In This Issue
Last Call For
Workshops!
Harvey Lecture:
Becoming
Famous… Then
Watching Your
Back
Library Tip:
Tutorials Online
Computer Tip:
Excel And That
Annoying
“Leading Zero”
Something To
Think About
Volume 4, Number 13
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: www.clarion.edu/library
Last Call For Workshops
The last of the workshops presented by the Carlson Library
Reference Department are scheduled for this week. Attend
sessions and you will find that it is time well-spent, easing the
work of your research projects and improving the results.
All Sessions are held in Room 201 on Level 2. To register, please
contact Karen at 393-1841.
Tuesday, November 18th
10:00 – 10:50
Locating Sources not in your Library Collection
3:00 – 3:50
Avoiding Plagiarism & Citing Your Source
Wednesday, November 19th
11:00 – 11:50
Avoiding Plagiarism & Citing Your Source
2:00 – 2:50
Search & Find Journals & Magazines A-Z
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
Search the Libraries’
online catalog
A-Z Database
Search the Libraries’
extensive collection of
electronic journals and
e-books
Contact Us
Dr. Terry Latour
Avoiding Plagiarism & Citing Your Source … Have your professors warned you
not to plagiarize? Have you seen stories in the news about the consequences of
plagiarism? You definitely want to avoid it, but what exactly is it? Attend this
session to learn more about plagiarism and tips to avoid it.
Locating Sources Not In Your Library Collection … Have you done research
and not found enough sources at Carlson Library? Have you searched for a book
and found out that the Library does not have it? Can’t find books in the library on
your topic? If so, come to this session to learn how to search and find books all
over the world. Learn how to get resources sent to you in days. Don’t be limited to
just using items held at your local library.
Search & Find: Journals & Magazines A—Z … Do you often read journal
articles in order to prepare research papers? Have you had difficulty finding out
what the coverage is of a journal or magazine? Does the change of a journal name
bother you? Would you be interested in learning how to find a journal online, fulltext, or open access availability? Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory Database
(Ulrichsweb.com) and Clarion University Journals & Magazines A-Z are the places
to go to identify serials, journals and magazine information including ISSN,
previous titles, and subject information. To learn about these sources, please sign
up for the Instruction Class at the Carlson Library.
Dean of Libraries
Harvey Lecture: Becoming Famous… Then
Watching Your Back
John D. Rockefeller seemed untouchable, perhaps the
most famous and wealthiest person in the world 100 years
ago. But he had secrets to tell and when writer Ida Tarbell
revealed those secrets, everything changed for Rockefeller.
Author, journalist, and professor Steve Weinberg will
provide insight into the investigative work of Ida Tarbell
and the repercussions it had for Rockefeller. His new book,
Taking on the Trust: The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and
John D. Rockefeller, has received critical acclaim.
His lecture, presented by the Barbara Morgan Harvey Center for the Study
of Oil Heritage, will be held on Thursday evening, November 20, at 7:30 in
the Rhoades Center auditorium. A dessert reception will follow the lecture.
For more information call 676-6591, ext.1215.
The Barbara Morgan Harvey Center for the Study of Oil Heritage is located
in the Charles Suhr Library. It hosts a public lecture each fall, as well as
programs for junior high, high school and university students.
Library Tip: Tutorials Online
Need guidance when the reference librarians are not on
duty? Check out our online tutorials!
At the Libraries Homepage scan the “Library Help” column
and select the PowerPoint/PDF - or Video - links to
tutorials. They provide information on how to use the
online catalog, search databases, find journal articles,
request resources from other libraries, and various other
helpful tips.
Computer Tip: Excel And That Annoying “Leading
Zero”
Numbers that start with a zero (such as postal codes in certain parts of the
country) cause a fair amount of frustration for many people. This type of
entry is called a “Leading Zero.” By default, leading zeros don’t display.
Using the Zip Code feature only helps if all you are entering are zip codes.
What about the other numbers? Many people deal with the leading zero
problem by converting the format of the cell to Text. This solution can
cause other problems down the road because Text entries don’t have
numeric functionality. One way to solve the problem and keep the numeric
functionality is to use a Custom Number.
Select the cell or group of cells that will receive the leading zero.
Right-click in the selected area and choose
menu.
from the
Click the Number tab and
select “Custom”.
In the “Type” window, enter a
quotation mark, followed by a
zero, followed by another
quotation mark, followed by a
number symbol (“0”# ). This
customization will allow for
one leading zero in each
formatted cell. For entries
using more than one leading
zero, add additional zeros to
the custom format. Example:
“000”#
Something To Think About:
Nothing is more honorable
than a grateful heart.
~Seneca
Happy Thanksgiving!