You probably all know this already, but issn 0022-2445 seems to be known as both Journal of Marriage and the Family and Journal of Marriage and Family. Either title works in our catalogue, journal/ejournal search, etc. so there should be no problem, but a bunch of social work students have an assignment that requires using it. When they try to connect from home, the presence/absence of the “the” looms large, but it’s really just a routine VPN/Proxy thing.
Sheryl

There is a history class (3rd year) that needs to read one month’s worth of a newspaper (from the first half of 20th century). The newspaper choices are Globe and Mail; Times of London; New York Times; and two others (I forget which.) Just a reminder that these newspapers are available online or in microform. The online version can be browsed by date and page for the three sources above, but microfilm might be easier for them to use, and the prof has suggested microform. But for those that want to try online, it is available, either from Times Digital Archive, Globe and Mail Canada’s Heritage, or ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

The library catalogue has finally been changed to show the location for Main Library as I K Barber Learning Centre!

Most people will have found their classrooms by now, but I’ve printed out the list of buiding abbreviations and left it at the desk. If it goes missing, here’s a url: http://www.students.ubc.ca/schedule/cr_list.htm
Complete campus map at http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index.php
Sheryl

New from Google – the Google News Archive Search available at http://news.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search (advanced search option).
More information, from the ACRL weblog…
“…it aggregates content from both mainstream media sources and traditional library database aggregators. Some of the participants in the venture include The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Guardian Unlimited, Factiva, Lexis-Nexis, HighBeam Research and Thomson Gale (AccessMyLibrary.com). Most of these providers were already offering access to their archives as fee-based search engines, but this new twist allows them to be searched in a consolidated fashion through a familiar Google interface. ”

Tuesday am, first day of school. Canadian Newsstand is not appearing on the list of databases accessible from ProQuest. I have contacted lib-ejhelp to have our access restored.

Koerner GAAs start this week. Please give them a big welcome!

I overheard a circ staff member tell a student that refunds for money left on copy cards could be refunded at IKBLC. I called Leeta today to confirm. She says NO, no refunds can be given for value on cards at the current time. This may change in the future, but for now, the status quo holds.

Each August, Beloit College presents a Mindset List of experiences and events that have informed the lives of incoming first-year students.
From the introduction:
“Most 18-year-old students entering the class of 2010 this fall were born in 1988. They grew up with a mouse in one hand and a computer screen as part of their worldview. They learned to surf the internet as they learned to read. While they were still in their cribs, the 20th century started to close as the Berlin Wall came down, the Soviet bloc disintegrated, and frequent traditional wars in Latin America gave way to the uncontrolled terrors of the Middle East.”
Some of my favorites in this year’s list:
– The Soviet Union has never existed and therefore is about as scary as the student union.
– “Google” has always been a verb.
– Text messaging is their email.
– The U.S. has always been studying global warming to confirm its existence.
– Michael Moore has always been showing up uninvited.

Discovered a new (to me) full-text database in the A-Z list called CQ Researcher. It has in-depth reports on social and environmental issues of the day, which makes it useful for English 112 students. Each report has an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources. One of the reports was on Cyber Socialization and another on Drinking on Campus – topics which I’ve had questions on at the desk recently.
The focus is strongly American, but will give students a starting point for research.
It’s indexed in Academic Search Premier, so doubly good for English 112.
It’s published by CQ Press, whose tagline reads “An independent publisher, advancing democracy by informing citizens.”