Folks, check out the “Campus Brief” by Melinda Tillery in today’s Shorthorn.
http://www.theshorthorn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3033&Itemid=65
Ellen Baskerville
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When I wasn’t holding down one side of the UTArlington Library tent, I got a few pictures from Celebrating People & the Planet. Go to the link below for a quick slide show.
Celebrating People & the Planet.wmv
http://mavspace.uta.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-626560_1
Ellen
The assignment is to find evidence of presidential leadership on one domestic policymaking issue. For example, how was Clinton a leader during his attempt to reform health care in the early nineties? Or how did George W. Bush lead policymaking with No Child Left Behind.
They’ve got their topics. Now it’s a matter of finding ‘evidence’ of presidential leadership. I’ve outlined the top resources at http://www.uta.edu/faculty/frierson/pols4333.htm - but here’s some notes on what works best:
- CQ Almanac Online is an excellent starting point. (Link is on the page whose URL is above) - It provides in-depth articles from journalists who cover congressional action, roll call votes (to see who voted for what), among other things
- Access World News (for things about Clinton / GW Bush) and New York Times Historical (for all presidents prior) - Good for finding newspaper articles about legislation. Show them how to limit by date range.
The congressional information is a little more confusing, but has worthwhile stuff, especially the Congressional Record, which contains transcripts of congressional hearings and speakers on the topic.
This online guide, The APA Style Guide to Electronic References (2007) is a revised and updated version of section 4.16 of the 5th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001, pp. 268-281).
dcontent.uta.edu/1437557/1437557.pdf
Requires NetID and Password
Go to the CINAHL database (it’s the most effective one for this search strategy)
COPY and PASTE the following information into one SEARCH BOX:
– Qualitative Studies OR Action Research OR Ethnographic Research OR Ethnological Research OR Ethnonursing Research OR Grounded Theory OR Naturalistic Inquiry OR Phenomenological Research Focus Groups OR Audiorecording OR Delphi Technique OR Focus Groups OR Interview* OR Narratives OR Observational Methods OR Nonparticipant Observation OR Participant Observation OR Structured Categories OR Unstructured Categories OR Projective Techniques OR Projective Techniques OR Pictorial Methods OR Verbal Projective Techniques OR Videorecording –
Enter the rest of your research idea TERMS in the OTHER BOXES.
BE SURE to include the following limiters in the REFINE TAB screen:
Research Article
English Language
DO NOT limit to full text. If you do, you will eliminate a lot of full text available via the “Click here for more information.”
Schedule of events and location of exhibits:
Central Library
1st Floor – “UT Arlington Sustainability Project
“Shrinking a Landfill”
2nd Floor – “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”
Bibliographic Display with Bibliography
April 16 the library will have a table at the Celebrating People and the Planet event where we will talk about our online Library Subject Guides and electronic resources and give away reusable water bottles in Maverick colors.
April 22 – there will be an Earth Day reception on the 2nd floor from 11-1 with the focus on our exhibits and resources.
Architecture & Fine Arts Library has an exhibit showcasing a Lake Lewisville Environmental Learning Center project by students in David Hopman’s landscape architecture class.
Science & Engineering Library has a book display on Sustainability.
All three library branches will have drawings for sustainable items which have been donated by Becky Valentich, recycling coordinator.
We hope you will get a chance to see our exhibits. We are proud to participate in the “greening” of our campus!
Ellen Baskerville
A number of databases include indexing by the North American Industrial Classification System number for the industry. I created one for the Communication and Media Industries. It will be included in my Guides for Web Pages section of my Mavspace.uta.edu/lindseyt folders. The complete NAICS classification system is available at the books at the information desk, or online from the Census Bureau http://www.census.gov Tom Lindsey
Click here to view the 2007 ACRL Environmental Scan. ACRL conducts an ongoing environmental scan to identify trends and emerging issues that may affect the future of higher education, academic libraries, and the association.
Due March 11, Pathophysiology dreaded disease assignment
Helen Hough makes these suggestions:
“If our standard databases like Stat!Ref (online medical textbooks), CINAHL (nursing articles), and Medline (medical articles) aren’t wonderful for some of the more obscure diseases, search places like http://www.nih.gov/ http://www.medlineplus.gov/
OMIMTM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=omim
I really recommend our database Stat!Ref as a decent starting place.
We also have a books in the R’s in Reference on the 2nd floor of the library. Things like Conn’s Current Therapy, Diseases & Disorders, Merck Manual (also online) etc. are great.
Helen Hough
Librarian, Health Science