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 [...]
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12 Nov
Changes to database of database search algorithm
12 Nov
EBSCOhost Mobile and Alerts Setup Enhancements
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 [...]
10 Nov
Academic Skills Advisors (ASA’s) : Information About
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 [...]
10 Nov
Elsevier Engineering and Technology Journal & ScienceDirect Engineering ebook Collection (2009)
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 [...]
10 Nov
New Electronic Products (Ongoing Subscriptions) : Available from January 2010
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 [...]
9 Nov
New login method for Gartner
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 [...]
9 Nov
Course Materials Database (CMD) requests Summer Semester and Semester 1 2010
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 [...]
3 Nov
Cataloger’s Desktop has been modernised
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 [...]
2 Nov
Butler Group CIO Knowledge Centre migrated to Ovum Enterprise IT
Butler Group CIO Knowledge Centre has been migrated to Ovum Enterprise IT. See: http://www.library.qut.edu.au/db/5460f
QUT’s IP access has stopped working and users are being prompted to login. We are working with the vendor to resolve this issue.
In the interim, access can be gained by individual registration. Register Here.
Datamonitor is integrating all of its technology and [...]
30 Oct
Research support news
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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
· [...]
