News & Notes: FIU Libraries

Library Hours: Winter Intersession

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:55:00 +0000

Winter Intersession library hours are in now in effect. Regular hours resume on Monday, January 6, 2014. For the full library schedule and to keep up-to-date with changes, extended hours, closings, and more, bookmark: https://library.fiu.edu/about-us/library-hours

NOTE: library hours are for both Green Library at MMC and Hubert Library at BBC.

NEW RESOURCE: FIlms on Demand, Master Academic Collection

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 20:47:00 +0000

We now have access to the Films on Demand, Master Academic Collection. Films on Demand give us access to high-quality digital programs and video clips. Available collections include the Humanities and Social Sciences Collection, Science Collection, Business and Economics Collection, and Health Collection. Options for embedding, creating playlists, and mobile device viewing are also available. To start using the collection, visit our A-Z Databases & Resources list.

NEW RESOURCE: BrowZine!

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:05:00 +0000

We now have access to BrowZine! BrowZine is a mobile app that allows you to browse and read the Libraries' online journal content. Made speficially for tablets, the app is available for download for iPads, Android tablets, and the Kindle Fire (Windows tablets coming soon).

Easily read and follow your favorite scholarly journals
Stay current in your field of study
Easily find scholarly journals and save articles to your tablet, Dropbox, Refworks, and other services
Create your personal bookshelf of favorite scholarly journals

To get started, download BrowZine: http://thirdiron.com/download/
Once the app is downloaded, select FIU as your institution and just login using your Library Account information. Start reading, and enjoy! More information on BrowZine and other mobile research tools available here: FIU Libraries Mobile Apps & Resources

EVENT: Faculty Book Readings Series, featuring Professor Vernon Dickson

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 15:27:00 +0000

Join us for a new installment of the Faculty Book Readings Series this Wednesday, 12/04 at 3pm. Professor Vernon Dickson will discuss his new book, "Emulation on the Shakespearean Stage." The work explores social and rhetorical theories and practices of imitation and emulation through their enactment on the English Renaissance stage and examines their cultural significance in the often touted age of imitation. Professor Dickson is an active member of the Shakespeare Association of American and the Rhetoric Society of American. He has published articles related to Shakespeare, the Renaissance, rhetorical theory, exemplarity, and emulation in Renaissance Quarterly, Studies in English Literature, and the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America.

WHERE: Hubert Library, BBC room HL175
WHEN: Wednesday, December 4th, 3 - 4:30pm
light refreshments will be served

TRIAL: IMD World Competitiveness Online

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 22:15:00 +0000

We now have a one month trial to IMD World Competitiveness Online.
Available here: https://www.worldcompetitiveness.com/online

World Competitiveness Online allows you to:
-       Analyze a country’s competitiveness performance over time, up to 18 year time series are available
-       Select a group of countries to benchmark, view results in tables or charts
-       Any combination of countries, criteria and years is possible
-       Download the results in Excel or CSV for your own research

From the publisher: "It is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge on world competitiveness by gathering the latest and most relevant data on the subject and by analyzing the policy consequences. The WCC conducts its mission in cooperation with a network of 55 partner institutes worldwide to provide the government, business and academic community..."

No username/password is required, but access is restricted to on-campus only.

TRIAL: Mintel Collections

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 20:32:00 +0000

We now have trial access to 4 new titles from the Mintel's Oxygen Market Analysis collection. These reports cover market data, including size, segmentation, forecasts and share; consumer research; assessments of the key forces driving industry change; analysis of the big issues facing the sector; Company profiles and ad-spend data. Included are:

US Reports
China Reports
Brazil Reports
and the Global Inspire Trends Database

To access these trials, visit Mintel's online portal. NOTE: you do have to accept the terms of use before you can access the reports.

This trial is available via on-campus access only through December 5.

REMINDER: Library Holiday & Finals Hours

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:11:00 +0000

The Libraries will be closed this Thursday, Nov 28th for the Thanksgiving holiday. Friday, Nov. 29th and Saturday, Nov. 30th we will be open from 9am-5pm.

Finals & Extended Hours:

Sunday, Dec. 1 through Saturday, Dec. 14
Sunday	10:00am - 3:00am
Monday through Thursday	7:30am - 3:00am
Friday	7:30am - Midnight
Saturday	8:00am - 8:00pm

Winter Intersession hours begin Sunday, Dec. 15th.
For the full library hours schedule, visit: https://library.fiu.edu/about-us/library-hours

NEW RESOURCE: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Nursing & Health Professions Premier Collection

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:25:00 +0000

We now have access to the Journals@Ovid LWW Nursing & Health Professions Premier Collection. This collection includes access to 70 nursing journals used by nurses, nursing students and health professionals around the world on a daily basis. This package of titles will help to meet the needs of nursing professionals, students, researchers and other professionals. To access the collection and view titles access the collection from the Libraries' eJournal Portal: http://df9uh2wc8b.search.serialssolutions.com/
...just scroll down and look for "Journals@Ovid, Nursing & Health Professions Premier Collection"

TRIAL: Films on Demand

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:36:00 +0000

We now have trial access to several collections of Films on Demand content.
These collections include the Master Academic Collection, Career & Technical Education Collection, Nursing Bideo Collection, and the Archival Films & Newsreels Collection.

Films Media Group is the leading source of high-quality video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content. Films Media Group serves the education community through its four brands: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

This trial expires on 12/27/2013, and can be accessed at.http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=24982

LECTURE: Jose I. Ramirez, "Defining Moments"

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:00:00 +0000

The FIU Libraries and the Cuban Research Institute will be hosting a lecture by Jose I. Ramirez entitled Defining Moments: A Cuban Exile's Story About Discovery & the Search for a Better Future, on November 22, 2.30pm, Green Library rm 422. See the poster below for more details.

EVENT: Viernes de Musicalia - music, conversation, refreshments, & a chance to win!

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:00:00 +0000

The FIU Libraries and the Cristobal Diaz-Ayala Collection invite you to another Latin American-infused evening of music, conversation, and light refreshments on Friday, November 22nd, beginning at 7pm, Green Library rm 220, Modesto A. Maidique Campus.

The Colombian journalist Erasmo Padilla will present the second lecture of our series, Viernes de Musicalia (Fridays of Musicalia). Mr. Padilla collected many interviews of singers and composers, all of which were recently published in his book Tengo un Filin. We are going to enjoy and re-live the filin (feeling) by listening to songs, such as, "Si Me Comprendieras," "Contigo en la Distancia," "22 Anos," and "Palabras," among others. Special guest -- Martin Rojas

Please join us in this spectacular evening of music, plus a giveaway! Two autographed copies of the book Yo Tengo Un Filin, by Erasmo Padilla, will be raffled.

Please RSVP at 305-348-2818 - or - by emailing gonvalev AT fiu.edu
The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

GALLERY AT GREEN LIBRARY Eleke: Sacred Beaded Regalia of the Orisha

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:38:00 +0000

Running from November to December, 2013 the Gallery at Green Library will be featuring a colorful assortment of beaded works by artists Alexander Fernandez and Martin Tsang in Eleke: Sacred Beaded Regalia of the Orisha. Coinciding with the exhibit will be a lecture from FIU Professor of Anthropology, Dr. Dennis Wiedman.
From the artists, "The pieces on display are examples of Afro-Cuban religious beadwork from the Lukumi orisha tradition. They are a mix of items that we have made ourselves, and some that have been inherited and handed down by elders. They are all items that are fully consecrated and used ritually, normally located in private, household shrines for the orishas. It is a rare opportunity for these items to be viewed by the public."

Although the pieces on display are not for sale, the artists do make beadwork for the Lukumi/Orisha community on a commission basis. Contact the artists with any inquiries at: eleke.afrocuban.lukumi.exhibit@gmail.com

LECTURE INFO:

ELEKE: Adorning the Divine
A Discussion on Lukumi Sacred Material Culture

Monday, December 2, 2013
5:30pm - 8pm
Green Library, Modesto A. Maidique Campus
GL220

for more information and details, please visit the Gallery at Green Library online.

TRIAL: CQ Press State Stats

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:35:00 +0000

We now have a trial to CQ Press State Stats!

“CQ Press provides comprehensive data coverage of each state including health care, crime, education and more. You'll find reliable, easy-to-use data from more than 80 different sources covering more than 15 years. When you find data you're interested in explore it using the mapping and graphing tools, compare it with other data sets, or export it to Excel.”

Trial link: http://library.cqpress.com/. Then click CQ Press State Stats.

The trial runs until 12/14/2013. Please leave any feedback in the comments section.

FIU Libraries Thanks Its Donors #FIUthanks

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:40:00 +0000

"Thanks Day" is one of the biggest days of the year because it gives students and the FIU community a chance to give a huge “Thank You” to our donors. The FIU Libraries and its Special Collections & University Archives Department would like to thank the following donors for their generous gifts and for helping to grow and strengthen our collections: Bernard Diederich, Dr. Marvin Dunn, Steven & Dorothea Green, Dr. Joseph & Elena Kurstin, Marvin & Leslie Cassel, and Michael Wolfson.

For more information on the FIU Libraries and the Special Collections & University Archives collections, visit http://specialcollections.fiu.edu/

For more information on #FIUthanks Day including details on how you can participate, visit, FIU News.

donor: Bernard Diederich / subject: Haiti

donor: Dr. Marvin Dunn / subject: Segregated Beach; Miami, FL

donor: Steven & Dorothea Green / subject: Codice Murua from the Green Library Endowment

donor: Dr. Joseph & Elena Kurstin / subject: Cuba; Social Magazine

donor: Marvin & Leslie Cassel / subject: Pianist/Composer, Mana-Zucca

donor: Michael Wolfson / subject: Theatre Playbills

NEW: eBook Collection, ACLS Humanities eBooks

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:31:00 +0000

We now have access to the ACLS Humanities eBook collection (HEB). These eBooks cover Area and Historical Studies in the following disciplines/subjects: African, American, Asian, Australasian/Oceanian, Byzantine, Canadian, Caribbean, Central European, Comparative/World, Eastern European/Russian, Economic, Environmental, European, Jewish Studies, Latin American, Law, LGBT/Queer Studies, Medicine, Methods/Theory, Middle East, Native Peoples of the Americas, Science/Technology, Women’s Studies. HEB also encompasses the fields of Archaeology, Art and Architectural History, Biblical Studies, Bibliographic Studies, Film and Media Studies, Folklore, Linguistics, Literature, Literary Criticism, Musicology, Performance Studies (theater, music, dance), Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, and Sociology.
There are approximately 4,000 books in the collection; a list of titles available at: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/the-collection/default.html

To access these eBooks, please visit the libraries' Research Pages.

REMINDER: Veteran's Day Hours

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 21:09:00 +0000

Just a reminder, in observance of the Veteran's Day holiday, Monday, November 11th, library hours are 9am-5pm. Find us online and mobile 24/7 at library.fiu.edu.

TRIAL: Caribbean Newspapers 1718-1876

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:34:00 +0000

We now have a trail to Caribbean Newspapers 1718-1876!

“The Caribbean Newspapers collection from Newsbank/Readex consists of 66 newspaper titles from 22 islands between 1718-1876. . This new online resource—the largest of its kind--will chronicle the evolution of the Caribbean region across two centuries, providing a comprehensive primary resource for studying the development of Western society and international relations within this important group of islands. Created in cooperation with the American Antiquarian Society—one of the world's largest and most important newspaper repositories—this collection will provide students and scholars with easy access to more than 150 years of Caribbean and Atlantic history, culture and daily life. This is the first release of documents for this database and each month new data will be add until the project is completed, within the next 12 months.”

The trial can be access here: http://infoweb.newsbank.com. You will need to scroll down to the middle of the page to find the link.

The trial ends 11/30/2013. Please leave any feedback you have in the comments.

TRIAL: Oxford's Social Explorer

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:24:00 +0000

We now have a trial to Oxford’s Social Explorer!

“Social Explorer is an online research tool designed to provide quick and easy access to historical census data and demographic information. It creates fast, intuitive, and appealing maps and reports to help users visually analyze and understand demography and social change throughout history. An invaluable repository of information, the site currently includes the entire US Census history from 1790 to 2000, all annual updates from the American Community Survey, and the Religious Congregations and Membership Study from 1980 to 2000. More than a just data source, Social Explorer offers a high level of functionality and control. Users can customize, save, print, and email maps and reports and export them to a variety of programs and statistical packages for further analysis and use in reports and presentations. The site is updated three times annually with new data - the 2010 US Census will be available shortly after its release - and new features will be continually added. A full and complete reference of historical census data, Social Explorer is an end-to-end solution that meets the needs of researchers and scholars without sacrificing ease of use for non-experts.”

You can access the trial here: http://www.socialexplorer.com

The trial ends Nov. 13. Please leave any feedback in the comments.

TRIAL: BrowZine App

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:33:00 +0000

We now have trial access to BrowZine, an app created specifically for tablets (iPads, Android, Kindles, and with Windows devices coming soon) that allows you to browse the Library’s scholarly journal article subscriptions based on subject/discipline or by journal title. Also included are a number of Open Access journal titles. Users have options to create personalized collections or bookshelves and be notified when their favorite journal title has a new issue available to read. It’s an ideal way for researchers, faculty, and graduate students to bring periodical browsing back to their research process and stay abreast of new developments in their field.

WHAT DOES IT ALLOW YOU TO DO?

Easily read complete scholarly journals in a format that is optimized for tablet devices
Create a personal bookshelf of favorite journals
Be alerted when new editions of journals are published
Easily save to RefWorks, Zotero, Mendeley, Dropbox and other services

HOW DO YOU GET IT?

Access is easy!

Search for BrowZine from your app store and download for free
The first time you use it, select Florida International University from the list of institutions
Login with your off-campus access credentials (Note: even though it asks for your FIU email, only input your username!)
Start browsing!
Access to the trial is active through November 2013

OPEN ACCESS WEEK @ FIU: 10/21-27

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:11:00 +0000

Celebrate and participate in Open Access Week with FIU Libraries!

WHAT IS IT?

Open Access Week is a global event for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access... and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research. Access more information on the Libraries and OA on our guide: http://libguides.fiu.edu/scholarlycomm

“Open Access” to information – the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need – has the power to transform the way research and scientific inquiry are conducted. It has direct and widespread implications for academia, medicine, science, industry, and for society as a whole. (from openaccessweek.org)

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Monday, Oct. 21 – 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Locations: MMC - GL245     BBC – HL150
Open Access: Redefining Impact - Live webcast from the World Bank

Among the topics to be discussed are Article Level Metrics (ALM’s) and changing the way scholarly communication is measured. Panelists:

Dr. Stefano Bertuzzi, Executive Director of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
Brett Bobley, Chief Information Officer for the National Endowment for the Humanities
Dr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Director of Scholarly Communication of the Modern Language Association
Dr. Cameron Neylon, Advocacy Director for Public Library of Science
Dr. Michael Stebbins, Assistant Director for Biotechnology in the Science Division of the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy

Tuesday, Oct. 22 – 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: GC 150
Tuesday Times Roundtable, “Should Everyone Have Access to Articles on Publicly-Funded Research?”

Moderator – Stephanie Brenenson, Graduate Studies/Scholarly Communication Librarian, FIU

Tuesday, Oct. 22 – 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Locations: MMC - GL245     BBC – HL150
Protect your Patrons from Predatory Publishers

Speaker: Jeffrey Beall, University of Colorado-Denver (live webinar from USF)
This webinar will provide an overview of the issues related to scholarly open-access publishing, focusing on the unintended consequences such as predatory publishers and their abuse of the gold open-access model. He encourages all scholars to increase scrutiny of publishers of their research.

Wednesday, Oct. 23 – 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: GL245
FIU’s Open Access Publishing Fund Q&A

Faculty and doctoral students are invited to a Q&A about the new OA publishing fund, to begin on November 1, to subsidize author’s fees and OA membership discounts with various publishers.

Wednesday, Oct. 23 – 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Locations: MMC - GL245     BBC – HL150
Open Access Week Chat with Peter Suber

This webcast will be an interactive interview and discussion with Peter Suber, Director of the Harvard Office of Scholarly Communications and major proponent of the Open Access movement (see bit.ly/petersuber for his credentials.)

ZOMBIES! Take one home!

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 19:07:00 +0000

Visit the FIU Libraries and take home a zombie this Halloween! Green Library has a collection of our print zombie fiction, non-fiction, and graphic novels available for you to take home. We also have a number of our most popular zombie-themed titles available on e-readers you can check out. Get them while they last! Visit the Circulation/Check out Desk for more info.

Looking for ways to survive the apocalypse? check out the CDC's Zombie Preparedness Guide! And remember, "If you are generally well equipped to deal with a zombie apocalypse you will be prepared for a hurricane, pandemic, earthquake, or terrorist attack."

Grand Opening Event: The Hub @ Green Library

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 14:46:00 +0000

President Mark Rosenberg & the Dean of Libraries, Anne Prestamo invite you to the

Ribbon-cutting and Grand Opening of The Hub @ Green Library!

WHEN: Wednesday, October 16th, 2-4pm

WHERE: 2nd floor of Green Library, Modesto Maidique Campus, FIU @ The Hub

Light refreshments will be served.

EXHIBIT: Don Paul, Visual Art

noreply@blogger.com (Marissa Ball) — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 15:04:00 +0000

On view now at the Gallery in Green Library, Don Paul, Visual Art. This exhibit will run through the month of October. Meet the artist, Q&A, and guided tour on Thursday, October 10, 3-5pm. Reception to follow, 5-7pm. Visit Special Collections for more information.

TRIAL: Mergent Archives

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 19:49:00 +0000

Hi Everyone!

We now have a trial to Mergent Archives.

“Mergent Archives is an online database featuring a vast, indexed collection of corporate and industry related documents. The database contains hundreds of thousands of reports covering over 100 countries and industries. Mergent Archives uses a reliable and easy to navigate system designed to meet your historical research needs.”

The trial includes:

Annual Report Collection

Key Business Ratio Collection

D&B Country Reports

Mergent Country Reports

MDDI

Here is the link to the trial: http://www.mergentarchives.com

The trial ends 10/25/2013. Please leave any feedback you might have in the comments.

TRIAL: Intelecom Online Nursing Video Collection

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 19:33:00 +0000

We now have a trial to Intelecom Online Nursing Video Collection!

“The Nursing collection from Insight Media offers more than 450 full-length videos and clips that cover subjectsand topics commonly taught in nursing and allied health programs. Subjects range fromAllied Health to ClinicalNursing and Anatomy & Physiology. All videos are professionally produced and closed captioned for the hearing impaired”

Here is the link to the trial: http://searchcenter.intelecomonline.net/SearchCenter.aspx

The trial runs until 11/4/2013. Please send me any feedback in the comments.