Natural Resources Library News http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:46:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 New Books at the Natural Resources Library http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCSULibrariesNaturalResourcesLibraryNews/~3/XJ8n98Mw4pc/ http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2012/01/23/new-books-at-the-natural-resources-library-9/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:46:46 +0000 Kevin Atkinson http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/?p=869 Global warming : understanding the forecast The governance of climate change : science, economics, politics and ethics Small-scale fisheries management : frameworks and approaches for the developing world Arc hydro groundwater : GIS for hydrogeology Dinosaurs in Australia : Mesozoic life from the southern continent Ecosystem-based management for marine fisheries : an evolving perspective The atlas of climate change : mapping the world's greatest challenge Conservation biogeography Riddle of the feathered dragons : hidden birds of China Cities and climate change.
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Click here to see all books added to the Natural Resources Library in the past month. ]]> http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/11/21/new-books-at-the-natural-resources-library-8/feed/ 0 http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/11/21/new-books-at-the-natural-resources-library-8/ Library Course Tools http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCSULibrariesNaturalResourcesLibraryNews/~3/AbVw-VSVrks/ http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/08/04/library-course-tools/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:55:53 +0000 Karen Ciccone http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/?p=820 Library Course Tools web pages are sets of library recommendations built around courses and curricula. There’s a Library Course Tools page for every course at NC State.

Library Course Tools pages include:

  • E-Reserves for your course
  • Article databases
  • Recommend resources
  • IM a Librarian for help
  • Citation Tools, including the Citation Builder
  • and more…

Library Course Tools pages can be customized. Please contact us if you’d like to tailor a Library Course Tools page to a specific assignment or other course needs.

You can incorporate Library Course Tools into your online course materials in two ways:

  • Moodle – a Library Course Tools “block” is available in Moodle.
  • Course Websites – you can insert a link to the Library Course Tools page for your course right into your course website.

Visit the our website for more information or to access Library Course Tools.

Please contact us if you’d like to customize your pages or have questions about this service.

]]> http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/08/04/library-course-tools/feed/ 0 http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/08/04/library-course-tools/ Creating Article Alerts Using Library Databases http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCSULibrariesNaturalResourcesLibraryNews/~3/5Exg9GSsoP0/ http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/06/29/creating-article-alerts-using-library-databases/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:34:15 +0000 Karen Ciccone http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/?p=815 Many library databases will alert you when new records matching your search criteria (e.g., journal title or keywords) are added to the database.

  • Click on the “alert” or “RSS” links on the database results pages. You may need to save your search or view your search history in order to access these features.
  • You will be asked to create a free account with the database provider.

These short video tutorials show you how to set up alerts in specific databases:

Creating Search and Journal Alerts in EBSCOhost Databases (3:52)
Saving Search Histories and Creating Alerts Using Web of Science (5:45)
Create a Keep Me Posted Profile in SciFinder Scholar (4:00)

Contact us for assistance setting up alerts.

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Click here to see all books added to the Natural Resources Library in the past month. ]]> http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/06/27/new-books-available-at-the-natural-resources-library-23/feed/ 0 http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/06/27/new-books-available-at-the-natural-resources-library-23/ Library Workshop: Using Zotero to Store, Manage and Output Your References http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCSULibrariesNaturalResourcesLibraryNews/~3/msWDEp8JJfA/ http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/06/14/library-workshop-using-zotero-to-store-manage-and-output-your-references/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:11:12 +0000 Karen Ciccone http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/?p=784 Zotero is a browser-based citation management tool that enables users to store, manage, and output (in a variety of styles) bibliographic references from various sources. After completing this course, participants will understand how to use Zotero to effectively organize and manage citations while conducting research, incorporate references into word processing documents, create independent bibliographies in a variety of styles, and collect references from a variety of sources, including databases and websites.

Thursday afternoon, 6/16, 1:30-3pm
D.H. Hill Library, ITTC Lab 1A
Instructor: Josh Wilson

Registration:
http://delta.ncsu.edu/apps/fdms/workshopRegistration/workshopOffering.php?id=3231

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Click here to see all books added to the Natural Resources Library in the last month. ]]> http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/05/23/new-books-at-the-natural-resources-library-7/feed/ 0 http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/05/23/new-books-at-the-natural-resources-library-7/ New Technology-Enhanced Collaboration Space in the NRL http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCSULibrariesNaturalResourcesLibraryNews/~3/1CPCWOYrNa0/ http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/05/19/new-technology-enhanced-collaboration-space-in-the-nrl/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 17:28:25 +0000 Karen Ciccone http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/?p=758 Thanks to ETF funding and assistance from PAMS and CNR, students now have access to a technology-enhanced collaboration area in the Natural Resources Library. Users can display their laptop screens on two large, wall-mounted monitors, and up to six laptops can be connected to the displays at the same time. A large whiteboard is available to aid group work.

NRL Collaboration Area

The space is available any time the Natural Resources Library is open. (See library hours.) If you need to reserve the space for a specific time, please contact us.

The library lends laptops for use in this area, as well as for general use. Please try out the new space, and let us know what you think.

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Click here to see all books added to the Natural Resources Library in the last month. ]]> http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/05/18/new-books-at-the-natural-resouces-library/feed/ 0 http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/05/18/new-books-at-the-natural-resouces-library/ Summer Library Workshops for Researchers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCSULibrariesNaturalResourcesLibraryNews/~3/C3c79vlnRjg/ http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/2011/05/10/summer-library-workshops-for-researchers/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 18:27:41 +0000 Karen Ciccone http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/nrl/?p=748 The library is offering several workshops this summer on topics of interest to graduate students and other researchers:

Writing a Literature Review
Effective Literature Searching
Citation Management Using RefWorks and Zotero
Finding Information While You Sleep (i.e., keeping up to date using article alerts)

Anyone is welcome to attend. Course details and registration are available at http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/gradstudents/workshops.

If these workshops don’t match your schedule, please contact Karen Ciccone to schedule an additional workshop or one-on-one consultation.

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