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The Librarian's Corner
Welcome to ...an electronic "nook" of librarian "goodies"... |
At the "Corner"
you will find helpful information
for your academic research endeavors
along with useful ideas, extraordinary
Web picks, and the latest library
research news...of interest to you.
Two parts
make up the "Corner"
-- the Librarian's TIP and the
Librarian's WebPICK.
Return frequently
for up-to-date information that
will make your research easier
and contribute to your life-long
learning skills. |
Librarian's
TIP  |
Get
the Latest Information! New
databases & features ·
Search strategies · Helpful
resources · Hints ·
"What's new" ·
"What's changed"
· Useful tips ... and
more.
A MUST SEE FOR DISTANCE
LEARNERS! |
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Librarian's
WEB PICK  |
A "Wow"
experience. Several
highlighted Web sites
have been chosen for their uniqueness,
overall student interest, inclusiveness,
and/or visual appeal. Enjoy them. You may find that
many of the sites are
useful, too |
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The
LIBRARIAN'S CORNER was
created May, 2003, by Professor M. Bloom
as part of ORU Library Instruction.
Its purpose is to support library
instruction and serve as a medium
for disseminating information about
research, resources, and the library
to ORU students. Send comments to libbi@oru.edu and please include "Librarian's
Corner" for the subject. |
Librarian's
TIP |
 Download
NetLibrary eBooks |
NetLibrary: Downloading
eBooks to a Portable Device Tutorial
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WorldCat.org
Try it
when looking for books...or if you need a book citation. |
 Use WorldCat.org
to find books in libraries around the world, and
then use the ORU interLibrary loan links to request the book.
Use Cite/Export to copy a citation in one
five styles.
(Note: Always check the formatting with the print manual and/or your professors requirements.) Learn more:
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| Citation
Help |
New database tools allow you to create citations in a style you choose (i.e.,
APA, MLA, Turabian, etc.). It takes only a few clicks to create one or many citations.
Note: Always refer to the print manual and your professors instructions as the final authority.
 For example, in EBSCO
databases—
To create a single citation:
Click the "Cite this article" button (shown below), and then the copy the citation format you need. 
Currently, EBSCO provides five citation styles (shown right). To
create multiple citations at one time: see Key
Points: Citation Tools, which includes "How to" for ebrary, Sage and more.
Learn more:
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Librarian's WebPICK |
| CITATION TOOLS: |
| Microsoft Photosynth |
Search, browse and zoom amazing 3D. http://photosynth.net/ |
| BibMe |
"BibMe is a free automatic bibliography generator that supports MLA,
APA, Chicago, and Turabian formatting." |
| Landmarks
Citation Machine™ |
MLA, APA, Turabian and Chicago styles. The site has ads but is remarkably easy
to use. |
| EasyBib |
Free automatic bibliography and citation maker that formats citations according to the 6th Ed.
of the MLA Handbook.
http://www.easybib.com/
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| Zotero: The Next-Generation Research Tool |
"A free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage,
and cite your research sources." Quick Start Guide
http://www.zotero.org |
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| Center
for History and New Media: Collecting and Exhibiting |
http://chnm.gmu.edu/category/collecting-and-exhibiting/ |
| Arms Control Association:
Fact Sheets & Briefs |
ACA "fact sheets provide a brief summary of a treaty or subject." Categories include:
Country Profiles, Chemical/Biological Arms Control, Conventional Arms Issues, Missile Defense, Nuclear/Ballistic Missile Nonproliferation, Nuclear Testing
and Strategic Arms Control and Policy.
http://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets |
| Western Waters Digital Library |
Provides free public access to a wide range of significant resources on water in the Western
United States. Includes classic water literature, legal transcripts, maps, reports, personal papers, water project records, photographs, audio /video
materials and more.
http://www.westernwaters.org/
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World Food Situation
by FAQ |
Global Watch: Global Information and Early Warning System on food and agriculture;
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) News; Key Issues and more.
http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/en/ |
Underwater
Astonishments
by David Gallo |
 (click
image to view video)
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/
david_gallo_shows_underwater_astonishments.html
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| Librarian's TIP ARCHIVE |
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DVDs at ORU
1,300+ DVD's ...and counting. |
 Use
the library catalog Keyword Search—
To find a specific title:
Type the title name, or key words. For "Search in the:" choose "DVDs."
For a complete DVD List:
--Type * (an asterisk) in the "Search for:" box.
--Choose DVDs from the  Use
the menu list—
For DVD lists by month:
--Click "DVD List/New Additions in the right menu. (shown right)
--Click a list to view the titles. |
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| EBSCOhost Visual Search |
Search for articles and narrow your results by subject. View the results in one of two different display styles, as shown below.
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Columns Display
Results shaded in blue indicate subjects relevant to the search. Results shaded in green are relevant articles.
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Blocks Display
Results are displayed in alternating blue and green colored rows. The first block is the subject with related results following. |
Learn more:
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| Sort your results by "Relevance." |
If articles at the top of your search results list are NOT available in full text this may be due to an "embargo,"
a full text delay put on a journal by the publisher. For example, full text for the last six months or year of a journal may not be available
in the database. Since the most current articles usually appear at the top of a result list (in reverse chronological order), sorting your results by "relevance"
may put more full text articles at the top of your list. |
Columns Display
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Blocks Display
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Try Yippy! or Ixquick
as alternatives to Google. |
Yippy!
Retrieves 250-500 results then clusters them by subjects. A "preview" option opens a small window within the page for easy preiewing...read
more.
http://www.yippy.com/ Ixquick
A metasearch engine that searches many popular search engines - anonymously - at the same time...read
more
http://ixquick.com/ |
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What is
plagiarism?
How can you avoid it?
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Plagiarism is using another's work(s) as your own and is a violation of copyright law. To avoid
plagiarism always cite your sources.
Learn more:
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| To easily locate information about a country use the Foreign
Countries, Cultures, and Missions Library guide. |
| Most ORU Library guides include a list of selective Web resources. For example, the guide includes links to CountryReports.org, Portals
to the World (Library of Congress), and World Fact Book (CIA). |
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If you have a citation
for an essay, search the ORU Library catalog for Find an "essay" |
Essays are part of "multi-authored works" (i.e., books) and are not found in journals.
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The ATLA Religion Database includes more than 200,000 essay citations. If an essay citation appears
in your result list, to locate the essay search the ORU Library catalog, or other library catalog, for the "book" title. |
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| Librarian's WebPICK — PREVIOUS SELECTION |
| Bloggapedia |
"...a one-stop shop for all things blog." Bloggapedia's goal is to assist bloggers in getting their content-specific blogs read and seen.
http://www.bloggapedia.com/
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| British Library, Online Gallery: Turning the Pages |
Features 15 digitized books. Take the Highlights Tour.
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html |
| Library of Southern Literature |
"Primary materials that offer Southern perspectives on American history and culture. Includes a wide range of literary works of the American South published before 1924."
http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/ |
| The
Modern Language Association Language
Map |
"The
Language Map illustrates the concentration
of language speakers in zip codes
and counties. The Data Center provides
census data about over three hundred
languages spoken in the United States,
including actual numbers and percentages
of speakers."
http://www.mla.org/census_main |
| You
Quote It, You Note It! |
Enjoy clicking through this multi-media
module on plagiarism. Developed
by librarians in the Vaughan Memorial
Library at Acadia.
http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/ |
| Librarian's WebPICK — Archive |
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| 7
things you should know about... Wikipedia |
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia anyone can add to or edit--the entries don’t
undergo verified expert review. The Educause Learning Initiative
<www.educause.edu/eli> answers the following: "What is it?" "Who's doing it?"
"How does it work?" "Why is it significant?" and more.
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7026bsp; |
| Albrecht
Durer |
Includes
the story of the "The Praying
Hands" by Barefoot.
http://www.barefootsworld.net/albrechtdurer.html |
| Center
for Nonverbal Studies |
by David Givens.
Contains "The Nonverbal Dictionary
of Gestures, Signs, & Body
Language Cues."
http://center-for-nonverbal-studies.org/ |
| Early
Church Fathers |
Christian Classics
Ethereal Library -
A 38-volume collection of writings
from the first 800 years of the
Church. Includes Ante-Nicene Fathers,
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers,
and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers.
http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/ |
| EM-DAT:
The International Disaster Database |
Originally created by the World
Health Organization, now maintained
by Centre for Research on The Epidemiology
of Disasters. Includes over 18,000
disasters worldwide since 1900. "The main objective of the database is to serve the purposes of humanitarian action at national and international levels."http://www.em-dat.net/ |
| Family
WatchDog |
The
"goal at Family Watchdog is
to provide you with the information
you need to protect your loved ones...view
known registered offenders and predators
in your area."
http://www.familywatchdog.us |
| GovEngine |
http://www.govengine.com/index.html |
| Index
of Economic Freedom |
"Includes
country-by-country analyses and
the most up-to-date data available
on foreign investment codes, taxes,
tariffs, banking regulations,
monetary policy, black markets,
and more." Country reports
provide helpful insights into
the economy and business environment
of a particular nation.
http://www.heritage.org/index/ |
| Jerusalem
Perspective Online |
(Photos) |
| The
Lord's Prayer |
An inspirational
Flash movie by Dayspring.
http://www.dayspring.com/movies/view.asp?moviename=lordsprayer.swf |
| NEWSEUM:
The Interactive Museum of News |
Our Acquisitions
Librarian, Mrs. Rigsby, found
this "interactive museum
of news" site. Click "Today's
Front Page" for thumbnails.
Use "Map View" to
get to the pdf files either
from the map or the "List
by Region."
http://www.newseum.org/ |
| The
Phrase Finder: Meanings and Origins
of Phrases, Sayings, and Idioms |
Browse
phrases by alphas or categories.
PhraseFinder-A Phrase a Week
http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/meanings/413900.html |
Plagiarism
Court |
by Ramona Islam,
Dimenna-Hyselius Library, Fairfield
University
http://www.fairfield.edu/library/lib_plagiarismcourt.html |
| Snopes.com |
"Rumor
has it".... Want to know if
the email content you just received
is true or just an urban legend?
Check out Snopes!
http://snopes.com/ |
| U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
Provides the current consumer
Price Index (CPI), demographic,
wage and employment statistics,
and more.
http://www.bls.gov |
| Web
Elements™ Periodic Table
Scholar Edition |
For more Periodic
Tables, see the Chemistry
Internet Resources Guide.
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/index.html |
| Web
Interface for Statistics Education
(WISE) |
"A special feature of WISE
is the sequence of interactive tutorials
on key statistical concepts (sampling
distributions, the central limit
theorem, hypothesis testing, and
statistical power). "
http://wise.cgu.edu/ |
| Yippi! |
Meta-search engine featuring clustering technology, in-page preview feature and more. |
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5.30 min)
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