UE Library News

New JSTOR Titles

2010-02-09T11:39:00.000-06:00

Quilts on Permanent Display at the Libraries

2010-02-09T11:34:00.000-06:00

Ten quilts were re-hung at the UE Libraries in early January 2010 following cleaning and extensive preparation. Quilts are on permanent display on Levels 1 and 3 as an interior design element. Most of the quilts were handmade by Amish craftswomen utilizing typical Amish designs and colors.

Amish quilts were originally displayed with the opening of the Bower-Suhrheinrich Library in 1986.

One quilt created by students and faculty of Evansville College between 1939 and 1943 is a new addition. This special quilt which now hangs on Level One was the result of a three-year effort by Ms. Marcella (Horny) Stein when she was a student. Ms. Stein recently donated this quilt to UE and its Libraries.

UE Libraries recognizes the important efforts of eleven local quilters who are members of the Raintree Quilters Guild. Guild members cleaned and repaired quilts, and they prepared the quilts for re-hanging which will preserve these artworks for years to come. Raintree Quilters Guild members are Dena Bauer, Linda Bohlen, Mary Brass, Jeanne Ethridge, Anita Johnson, Terry Mominee, Judy Morton, Sylvia Priola, Darlene Robinett, Kathy Scheller, and Judy Streetman.

Special thanks are also deserved by UE Facilities which prepared new hardware to re-hang all the quilts and also hung the quilts. Three new Amish quilts are currently being prepared for display in February.

Enjoy these quilt artworks each time you visit the Libraries. Additional information on quilts at the Libraries is available at http://libraries.evansville.edu/tour/quilts.html.

2010-02-08T09:48:00.002-06:00

Here's an impressive little archive. Touted as the "Largest Interactive Vietnam War Collection Online", The Vietnam War Collection allows you to search by first and/or last name, but also allows you to browse through their extensive photo collection as well as their collection of Unit Service Awards and offers an interactive Vietnam Wall feature.

New Group Study Room

2010-01-27T08:46:00.000-06:00

We have opened a new group study room on the 2nd floor of the Bower-Suhrheinrich Library. Information about group study rooms can be found at http://libraries.evansville.edu/libservices/circ/info.html#study.

Economist Intelligence Unit Trial

2010-01-27T08:04:00.000-06:00

UE has a one-month trial to EIU's Country Reports, and Risk Briefing that expires on February 13, 2010. The trial can be accessed at http://www.eiu.com/login. A login is required. The ID and password can be determined by answering this question: where is UE located?

LI 204 - Now Open for Group Study

2010-01-25T14:44:00.000-06:00

New group study room on the 2nd floor of the library. A sign-up sheet can be found at the Circulation Desk. All group study rooms close 30 minutes prior to the libraries' closing time.

QUILT Photos

2010-01-21T10:26:00.001-06:00

The quilts were rehung this morning following routine maintenance.

The Libraries are also the proud recipients of Marcella Stein's quilt.

Come check them out in person!

The Quilts are Back!

2010-01-21T07:50:00.004-06:00

After being sent out for cleaning and repair several months ago, the quilts are being re-hung today in the library. There are also two new quilts added to our collect. They are truly lovely pieces of art and it is obvious that a lot of work went into making these. We are very lucky to have them. Be sure and stop in and take a look.

A new search option!?!1?!

2010-01-20T17:41:00.003-06:00

Yes, that's right, the libraries has finally(!) unveiled Multisearch (and be sure and say that in a deep, superhero voice). An all-in-one search, Multisearch allows you to search databases and our catalog at the same time. You can choose the types of databases you want to search (arts, sciences, business, education) and save searches to a clipboard. Try it out, or, even better, schedule a session with Shane White (x2247) who will be more than happy to guide your class through Multisearch. And let us know what you think. We love it, but then, we're librarians and we love new ways of finding information. :)

News from JSTOR

2010-01-17T15:53:00.000-06:00

All journals with moving walls have been updated to include an additional year of content.

New journals:
NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=nberintesemimacr

Quaderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=quadurbicultclas

Frontiers of Philosophy in China
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=frontphilchina

This title will cease participation in JSTOR:
The Journal of Military History
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=jmilitaryhistory
Coverage: Vols. 1-71, 1937-2007

Laptops are Here!

2010-01-13T17:14:00.003-06:00

Students, faculty, staff and administrators can now borrow laptops while working in the library. Laptops check out for 2-hours at a time. Laptops cannot leave the library and you will be charged a hefty fee if you damage or lose the laptop AND you are charged if the laptop is even one minute overdue! So pay attention to the clock. For more information, visit the Laptop Polices page

And check out the Libraries New Homepage. Pretty snazzy, no? Thanks to Meg for all of her hard work on the homepage AND the laptops. She's been a busy girl.

H1N1 Coverage

2009-11-20T08:33:00.002-06:00

Just in case you aren't completely overwhelmed with panic inducing H1N1 information yet, Ebscohost has created a nifty little portal to information for clinicians, nurses, and patients. They've also included good information about seasonal flu.

Naxos slow?

2009-11-18T14:48:00.002-06:00

If you are experiencing interruptions while listening to music through Naxos, try changing the sound quality from CD to FM. Just as good but four times as fast.

Unfriend - 2009 Word of the Year

2009-11-17T13:12:00.002-06:00

The New Oxford American Dictionary has named "UNFRIEND" its 2009 Word of the Year. Other words considered for this lofty honor included teabagger, death panel and intexticated, according to the Oxford University Press' Blog.

Westlaw is not down but is perhaps ill

2009-11-16T10:41:00.003-06:00

The Library is aware that the Westlaw database is working in fits and starts. We will be working to resolve this problem in as timely a manner as possible. If you need to research your topic and cannot wait for the program to be fixed, you may find other helpful resources at the Law section of the databases by subject page. Updates will come as they are available.

Fun Searches

2009-11-10T09:27:00.003-06:00

Probably only useful if you're searching for a very specific image, GazoPa is an image search database that allows you to upload an image and search for similar images, or search by URL or keyword. It has some issues, as I discovered when I did a search for I Dream of Jeannie and got pictures of folk I don't know when I was hoping for an image of Major Nelson and Jeannie. I then did a URL search for an image I found of the painting Girl with a Pearl Earring and got the results I wanted. But a keyword search yielded movie results and only two images of Vermeer's painting. Fun if you're terribly bored, or if you desperately need an image and aren't that particular about where it comes from, you can give GazoPa a try. You can also tweet from GazoPa, so feel free to annoy your friends with this app. :)

In much barely more relevant news, Google now has a list of magazines from Google Books. No scholarly journals, clearly, but if you're looking for the latest issue of Orange Coast or Cincinatti Wedding, Google's got you covered.

Colonial Williamsburg eMuseum

2009-11-06T09:22:00.007-06:00

Colonial Williamsburg has an eMuseum. Their description of the eMuseum indicates they have an extensive collection of furniture, folk art, glass, textiles, costumes, and just about anything else you could think of. While the resort and living museum are well known, the eMuseum is relatively new and offers researchers who can't travel to Colonial Williamsburg a chance to explore their collections. The collection is searchable as well as browsable. A quick search for linen yielded 245 examples of colonial textiles, from needlework samplers to doll clothes. Check it out!

Are you catching Google's Wave?

2009-11-04T12:17:00.002-06:00

The lasted addition to the "7 Things You Should Know" series from Educause takes a closer look at Google Wave: Wave offers a compelling platform for personal learning environments because it provides a single location for collecting information from diverse sources while accommodating a variety of formats. By embedding mini-applications and other components, Wave makes interactive coursework a possibility for nontechnical students, moving larger numbers of students away from purely text-based assignments and into multimedia composition. Read more at:
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7055.pdf

Halloween

2009-10-30T14:32:00.002-05:00

Check out these sites filled with Halloween fun & facts:

Halloween 2009 from National Geographic

History of Halloween from History.com

The Fantasy & Folklore of All Hallows & Today in History from the Library of Congress

Enjoy!

Wheeler Fund Proposals

2009-10-12T10:33:00.007-05:00

UE Libraries invites proposal applications for the Wheeler Fund. This fund, in the amount of $1,143 this year, is used to purchase materials designed to support a new academic program, bolster an existing program, or enhance cross-disciplinary programs.

A Statement of Intent describing your proposal is due November 9, 2009.

Contact Kathy Bartelt at kb4 or 488-2486 for questions and more information.

Google Fast Flip

2009-09-29T08:30:00.002-05:00

I've never heard of this, but apparently it's been around a while, at least a couple of weeks (which is an eternity when it comes to Google). Google Fast Flip provides a wide range of news sources for any search conducted. I searched for Swine Flu and got results from the BBC, Washington Post, and US Weekly. Boolean searching greatly diminishes the results you get, but typing anything in the search box yields numerous humorous results. Could be useful for getting news results from a variety of sources. Could also waste some time on a boring afternoon. ;)

Google Digitizes LIFE

2009-09-25T10:35:00.002-05:00

Don't Panic! It's a good thing.

Google books has announced that they have digitized and made available all 1,860 issues of LIFE Magazine from 1936 to 1972. Jump right in! I haven't had a chance to look around much yet, but can anyone deny that LIFE is a valuable resource? And it looks like Google has done a wonderful job preserving the amazing LIFE photographs that chronicle US history like no other publication has managed to do.

Cool Uses of Government Data - Apps for America

2009-09-22T11:46:00.001-05:00

Cool (and very useful) mashups using U.S. government federal and state data. Share these apps with a friend. (-:

1) DataMasher
Easily and quickly mashup data from various states. Amazing.

2) GovPulse
This will make the Federal Register so much easier to access and use.

The Federal Register is the official journal of the federal government of the United States. In it, you’ll find any kind of proposal, notification, or solicitation for data that a federal agency puts out. It’s the pulse of your government.

For much of its existence the Federal Register has had no easily accessible form. govpulse seeks to change this and enable you to respond to your government. We give you a way to browse the Register (from 1994 on) and use filters to decide what is important to you. And then act on it.

3) ThisWeKnow

Provide citizens with a single destination where they can explore all the information from the Data.gov catalog.

Dean's List Display

2009-09-09T14:14:00.003-05:00

In recognition of students' hard work, the Libraries are displaying the students names of those who are on the Dean's List. Stop by and marvel at how smart your classmates are!

Signup to RAP

2009-08-31T15:40:00.001-05:00

The Research Assistance Program is now open. Yeah! More information can be found at: http://libraries.evansville.edu/libservices/reference/rap.html.