12 Nov
Changes have been made to the database of database search algorithm used at http://www.library.qut.edu.au/find/databases/. These changes have been made to improve “Database Title” search results.
Previously, a search for “ERIC” returned all titles containing AmERICan. A search for “Informa” returned all titles containing “Information”.
If you notice any anomalies in the search results, please let eServices know.
The “Database Keyword” option remains unchanged.
12 Nov
EBSCOhost has released a new interface for mobile users.
Note:
EBSCOhost does not automatically detect when users are connecting from a mobile device, so mobile users will need to connect via a specific URL for mobile devices: http://gateway.library.qut.edu.au/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=mobile
This information has been added as an alert to the database record. See http://www.library.qut.edu.au/db/2040f
There have also been changes to the alerts creation process. See email/link below for more information.
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Dear EBSCO Customer,
We are excited to announce that the anticipated new interface for mobile users, EBSCOhost Mobile, is here! The new EBSCOhost application is tailor-made for the smaller screens of mobile devices, and offers the most important EBSCOhost features and functionality, right in the palm of your hand! To get started on using your mobile device to access your EBSCOhost resources, simply review this FAQ and learn about:
Once you have created a profile in EBSCOadmin for EBSCOhost Mobile, this new interface will be available to all users who have access to your account. To help you alert your users, we have created posters that you can download and print; one of which includes a special, customizable message field. If you (or your library administrator) need assistance setting up a new profile for EBSCOhost Mobile, please communicate with EBSCO’s Technical Support Representatives online, via EBSCO’s Support Form, and remember to allow one to two weeks for setup time. For more information, please see this top story.
Also new on EBSCOhost are several enhancements to streamline the Alerts creation process, described here.
Visit EBSCO’s Support Site (http://support.ebsco.com) to learn about all of EBSCO’s products, search among thousands of FAQs, and download tutorials, Help Sheets or User Guides.
Sincerely,
10 Nov
QUT Library employs a number of Academic Skills Advisers (listed below) at each of QUT’s 3 campuses to provide learning services and resources to assist students in developing academic literacy skills in areas such as:
Writing
Reading and Notetaking
Study Management
Presenting:
Working in Teams
Critical Thinking
Academic Integrity
Communication
Exam Preparation
Advisers are available at all QUT branch libraries for students and faculty. Advisers collaborate with librarians in cross-campus teams to provide an integrated approach to student learning services.
They also contribute to the planning, development, evaluation and implementation of the Library’s teaching and learning services and resources.
Students requiring individual assistance with study and learning skills should be referred to the Library Help Desks in the first instance.
If they require further assistance, they will be directly referred to an Academic Skills Adviser to make individual appointments.
Priority for individual appointments will be given to students who are referred from a Disability Adviser, Counsellor, Lecturer, Tutor or the Library Help Desk.
International Students and Students from non-English speaking backgrounds who need individual appointments for study skills assistance need to contact International Student Services (3138 2019 or email: issadvice)
Kate Devitt is the local GP rep, if you need her contact details, please be in touch with me.
10 Nov
QUT Library is very happy to be able to provide access to the following new electronic products from January 2010 that were purchased as one-off payments (ie., not ongoing subscriptions).
Elsevier Engineering and Technology Journal Backfile
This journal backfile provides online access via ScienceDirect to the backfiles (all issues prior to 1995) of 164 Elsevier journals .
Full journal title list available at http://info.sciencedirect.com/techsupport/journals/bfengtech.htm
ScienceDirect Engineering ebook Collection (2009) :
Provides online access to all 83 Elsevier books published in 2009 in the area of Engineering via ScienceDirect.
Title list available on request.
10 Nov
QUT Library is very happy to be able to provide access to the following new electronic products (ongoing subscriptions) relevant to the Faculty of Science and Technology from January 2010, if not earlier.
I will remind people in early 2010 that these products are now available.
Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA)
The Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA) is the American Physical Society’s (APS’s) online archive for the journals Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics, and Physical Review A–E.
It contains all American Physical Society (APS) journal articles published from 1893–2005. Each January, another year is added to the archive so our access from 2010 will provide access journal articles published from 1893-2006.
More information about PROLA is available at http://prola.aps.org/
Access Science : McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology online: 2 concurrent users
AccessScience provides a fully searchable collection of science reference materials online. Access to all the articles and full illustrations from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology are included, along with research updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest science news headlines, biographies, and more
More information available at http://www.accessscience.com/
AccessEngineering : McGraw-Hill
Features content from a broad range of must-have McGraw-Hill engineering publications, including the latest editions of classics such as Marks’ Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Perry’s Chemical Engineers Handbook, Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain, and many more. Fully searchable. In addition the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Engineering is embedded on all search pages.
More information available at http://www.accessengineeringlibrary.com/html/GenInformation.asp
Knovel Subject Collection : Sustainable Energy & Development
As you hopefully know QUT Library currently has access to many of the subject collections available on Knovel.
These subject collections are listed at http://www.library.qut.edu.au/find/databases/fullrecord.jsp?id=3055
The Sustainable Energy & Development subject collection will be added to the those subject areas QUT Library subscribes to
The ebook titles available under the 7 subheadings that make up this collection may be viewed at http://www.knovel.com.ezp01.library.qut.edu.au/web/portal/browse/subject/903/mysub/0
Oxford Scholarship Online : Philosophy Subject Module (5 concurrent users)
Oxford University Press (OUP) is known as one of the world’s leading philosophy publishers. Access to this module will provide online access to hundreds of philosophy ebook titles published by OUP.
The collection is fully searchable.
For more information go to http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/oso/public/philosophy/subject_home.html
For list of books see http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/oso/public/all_brochures/phil.pdf
Oxford Handbooks Online : (Philosophy Subject Area)
Provides online access to 22 handbooks published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in the area of philosophy.
For more information go to http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/oso/public/oho_philosophy/subject_home.html
For a title list go to http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/oso/public/about_oho.html#philosophy
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9 Nov
Please be advised that Gartner now uses EzProxy to authenticate users.
Frequent users may notice they are no longer greeted by name when they log into Gartner. Instead they are logged in as QUT and assigned a unique identifier, such as g12345678.
Unfortunately this means any previous users of Gartner will not have access to their saved searches/alerts. There is no way to migrate this information.
If you are a known user of Gartner you will need to recreate your saved searches/alerts.
Please contact the IT Helpdesk with Cc to libeis if an issue arises in relation to this matter.
9 Nov
Dear Academic Staff Member,
This is a reminder to submit Course Materials Database (CMD) requests for Summer Semester and Semester 1 2010
Submission Dates
Please note the upcoming submission dates for Summer Semester and Semester 1 2010 units:
Summer Semester units:
§ New CMD requests – to be submitted now
§ Self activate single documents – to be completed now
Semester 1, 2010 units:
- Self activate multiple CMD documents – from January 1 2010
- Self activate single documents – able to be completed now
- New CMD requests – to be submitted by 5 February 2010 (if required for Week 1)
3 Nov
Cataloger’s Desktop “3.0” is now available. An overview of the modernisation project is available at http://www.loc.gov/cds/notices/desktop09.pdf
One of the major new features of Cataloger’s Desktop 3 is the ability of users to access their chosen cataloguing resources immediately after logging in. This means individual registration is required.
At initial login, users will be prompted to enter an email address as a “user name” and a temporary password.
Access via: http://www.library.qut.edu.au/db/4973f
2 Nov
Butler Group CIO Knowledge Centre has been migrated to Ovum Enterprise IT. See: http://www.library.qut.edu.au/db/5460f
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Datamonitor is integrating all of its technology and services industry research under the Ovum brand – incorporating Butler Group,
Datamonitor Technology and Ovum IT into a single, more powerful research partner. The existing Datamonitor Technology Knowledge Center platform has been enhanced to create the Ovum Technology and Industries Knowledge Center, and this will be your new delivery platform. It will give you access to even more research and analysis, from a wider range of industry and business experts – leveraging our unique Collaborative Intelligence approach to help you identify new market opportunities.
Collaborative Intelligence
With these changes you will benefit from the research and analysis synergies gained by having over 150 technology analysts working side-by-side with the Datamonitor Groups 350+ business analysts. This Collaborative Intelligence approach will produce research and analysis that tackles the problem of the business value of IT. In doing so this will help you identify and address new market opportunities, to solve the real business problems of your clients and target markets.
Co-ordinated Analyst Briefings
With the entire range of technology services under the Ovum brand, Ovum is also increasing its focus on customer service and support. Customers in the ICT vendor community will have streamlined and more efficient ways to ensure that they can brief Ovum, when bringing new products or services to market.
As part of the integration of technology offerings the Butler Group CIO Knowledge Center will be rebranded the Ovum Enterprise IT Knowledge Center. In keeping with the Collaborative Intelligence theme Ovum’s Enterprise IT Knowledge Center will deliver research to support and influence enterprises, as they aim to create, select and manage the technology portfolio that delivers improved business value. It brings together the existing strengths of Ovum and Butler Group’s research, and leverages the business research of the wider Datamonitor Group. As such, enterprise ICT functions will be able to gain a much greater and broader understanding of the business needs their ICT solutions must address.
30 Oct
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Research support news
Research support seminars and training
Research support seminars and training events from the Library and HPC are now available for registration.
The following seminars are currently available:
· Advanced Information Retrieval Skills (AIRS) for Supervisors
· Research data storage infrastructure – Using Mediaflux and eStore
· Managing research data
· Using the online survey tool – KeySurvey – for research
EVO – next generation desktop video-conferencing for researchers
The next generation in desktop video-conferencing for researchers is here and it’s called EVO! EVO is an easy-to-use, PC-based multipoint collaboration tool featuring advanced videoconferencing, as well as a set of integrated tools to facilitate collaboration between researchers. Using EVO, geographically distributed researchers can synchronously communicate using audio, video and instant messaging, file exchange, shared virtual whiteboards. PC screens can also be shared allowing presentations to be held within an EVO meeting. The Australian Research Collaboration Service (ARCS) has established a national video-conferencing network using EVO and QUT researchers can now participate in this national initiative. For more information or assistance using EVO, please contact Ander Boman (anders.boman).
Visualising very large datasets using the new QUT Optiportal
The Optiportal (also referred to as an Optiputer) is a scalable, multi-screen device that allows researchers to interactively visualise very large datasets and images. QUT’s Optiportal is currently being developed by the HPC group (see m.barry).
Australian Access Federation (AAF) – the key to future sharing of research resources
The AAF Project, headed by QUT, is providing seamless access to a wide range of resources and tools to support collaboration and information sharing between researchers within and external to QUT e.g. scientific instruments, modelling and visualization tools, data collections and data grids. For more information go to: enquiries or t.smith.
Research data management guidelines and checklist
QUT’s Research data management guidelines will assist researchers adopt good practice in managing their research datasets. To help us make the guidelines as easy to use as possible, Faculties are invited to nominate a researcher to help proof the final versions and provide additional discipline specific context. Please contact Paula Callan p.callan ext. 88336.
ePrints competition
Look out for a competition which will soon be launched to promote depositing publications into QUT ePrints. Contestants will be asked to submit anecdotes on how QUT ePrints has helped them achieve their research goals. Prizes will include food / drink vouchers to Bar Merlo and Beadles.
New IT books @ QUT IT bookmarks @ delicious
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New ebooks @ QUT
