Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Discovery Tool
Discover GALILEO is a way to search content from GALILEO's 300+ databases and collections. With a single search, Discover GALILEO combines the ease and speed of popular internet search engines with the quality and organization of content that only a library can provide. Unlike the popular search engines that provide information inadequate for educational and research purposes, Discover GALILEO allows users to search across a wealth of quality content simultaneously. Discover GALILEO offers many research tools, including a personal research folder that allows users to save, cite, retrieve, and link to content.
D2L + GALILEO
Did you know you can search GALILEO from your Brightspace account? Just login to D2L and the GALILEO icon will be at the top of the page, along with a Discovery Tool search box on the left-hand side!
When you search GALILEO through D2L, you do not need to look up the GALILEO password.
When you search GALILEO through D2L, you do not need to look up the GALILEO password.
Monday, May 1, 2017
Films on Demand
The Films on Demand database consists of 15,500 video titles (77,000 segments) in Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Economics, Health, and Science. It also includes a new collection of United Newsreels with an additional 260 titles (1,250 segments).
To help with your research and instructional needs, Films on Demand includes many custom content features, keyword tags, playlist footer links (allowing students to enter code provided by instructor for a specific playlist), customized video introductions, and related source & contextual help icons.
A recent improvement is the ability to link On Demand videos to your D2L online courses.
Ovid Nursing Collection
The Journals @ Ovid Nursing Collection provides full-text access to a select group of highly respected medical and nursing journals.
Content covers a wide range of scientific, medical, and healthcare disciplines including:
- Medicine
- Nursing & Health Professions
- Behavioral Sciences
- Humanities & Technology
Premium resources include:
- More than 6,000 eBooks & many book collections
- Over 1,400 peer-reviewed journals
- Dozens of journal collections
- Over 100 bibliographic and full-text databases
For more information, contact Beth Pye, your personal librarian for Humanities and Nursing & Health Sciences.
LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis Academic provides thousands of full-text publications including newspapers, magazines, journals, and more from around the globe. These publications yield information from a variety of topics ranging from laws and law cases to general interest news. This database updates hourly to annually (depending on the publication), so it is easy stay current with important information.
LexisNexis Academic also provides the Academic Knowledge Center, which gives links to academic help for specific information and "How-To's" on research skills, writing styles, and indexing.
Personal Librarians
This is a reminder that each of our librarians are assigned to specific subject areas to assist students and faculty members with all of their library needs. Our personal librarians offer library instruction and collection development; and are always willing to help faculty with assignment structure and identifying the best resources for students.
Your Personal Librarians:
Beverly Eskridge - Education
Beth Pye - Humanities, Nursing & Health Sciences
Brenda Rutherford - Biology & Physical Science, History & Political Science
Jim Rickerson - Fine & Performing Arts, Business & Public Service
Dr. Sonya Gaither - Mathematics & Computer Science
All of our personal librarians ask that faculty members send their course syllabi at the beginning of each semester so we may look over assignments and get familiar with what they consist of so we can better prepare for student needs.
Your Personal Librarians:
Beverly Eskridge - Education
Beth Pye - Humanities, Nursing & Health Sciences
Brenda Rutherford - Biology & Physical Science, History & Political Science
Jim Rickerson - Fine & Performing Arts, Business & Public Service
Dr. Sonya Gaither - Mathematics & Computer Science
All of our personal librarians ask that faculty members send their course syllabi at the beginning of each semester so we may look over assignments and get familiar with what they consist of so we can better prepare for student needs.
Student Reminders
Renewals & Recalls
The library staff will be happy to assist students with renewing books. There are 3 options for doing so:
1. Students may bring the book, along with their Gordon State College ID, to the library and our staff will check the book out again in the circulation system.
2. Books can be renewed online either on or off campus.
3. The book self-checkout machine.
After a book has been checked out for 28 days, it may be recalled if another student needs it. The student who currently possesses the book must return it so that it may be checked out by the other student.
Reserve materials are items that professors have placed at the circulation desk and that have specific checkout times. The professor decides how they will circulate in the library. Circulation periods may be one of the following:
1. Two hour in-library use. These cannot leave the library, but photocopies may be made. Overdue fines apply.
2. 48-hour reserve. These items can leave the library and are due back by closing the next day or when class resumes. On Fridays, items are check out until Monday. Overdue fines apply.
3. Seven day checkout. These items may leave the library and are due back in seven days. Overdue fines apply.
*Note that changes will be made after we go live with the new GILFind
Our library's Information Literacy and Instructional Program supports the instructional mission of the Library and the College to create information literate students.
GSC offers a wide variety of learning opportunities. Instruction is available in many ways that can be found at the bottom of the library instruction page.
One of the most effective methods of instruction is through our Personal Librarian Program. By setting up an appointment with the librarian assigned to each specific subject, students will receive one-on-one instruction. The librarian will help students identify the best resources for their research and guide them through the process.
Do not expect the librarians to do the work for you, they are here to guide you. "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime."
The new GIL-Find training sessions are 1-hour per session. You may pick the date/time that best fits your schedule. You will only need to attend once unless you would like a refresher. More training will be offered in June and August.
Our new system, GILFind@Gordon State, will GO LIVE on May 26, 2017!
The library staff will be happy to assist students with renewing books. There are 3 options for doing so:
1. Students may bring the book, along with their Gordon State College ID, to the library and our staff will check the book out again in the circulation system.
2. Books can be renewed online either on or off campus.
3. The book self-checkout machine.
After a book has been checked out for 28 days, it may be recalled if another student needs it. The student who currently possesses the book must return it so that it may be checked out by the other student.
Reserve materials are items that professors have placed at the circulation desk and that have specific checkout times. The professor decides how they will circulate in the library. Circulation periods may be one of the following:
1. Two hour in-library use. These cannot leave the library, but photocopies may be made. Overdue fines apply.
2. 48-hour reserve. These items can leave the library and are due back by closing the next day or when class resumes. On Fridays, items are check out until Monday. Overdue fines apply.
3. Seven day checkout. These items may leave the library and are due back in seven days. Overdue fines apply.
*Note that changes will be made after we go live with the new GILFind
Our library's Information Literacy and Instructional Program supports the instructional mission of the Library and the College to create information literate students.
GSC offers a wide variety of learning opportunities. Instruction is available in many ways that can be found at the bottom of the library instruction page.
One of the most effective methods of instruction is through our Personal Librarian Program. By setting up an appointment with the librarian assigned to each specific subject, students will receive one-on-one instruction. The librarian will help students identify the best resources for their research and guide them through the process.
Do not expect the librarians to do the work for you, they are here to guide you. "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime."
The new GIL-Find training sessions are 1-hour per session. You may pick the date/time that best fits your schedule. You will only need to attend once unless you would like a refresher. More training will be offered in June and August.
Our new system, GILFind@Gordon State, will GO LIVE on May 26, 2017!
WHAT: new GILFind (library catalog) student training
DAY: Monday & Tuesday
DATE: June 12 &13
TIME: 11a-noon & 2-3p
LOCATION: Library Classroom 226
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