Library News for the College of Education
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
New Resource:
Temple now has a site-wide license to RefWorks, a web-based bibliography manager (see description below). RefWorks is similar to EndNote, Reference Manager and other bibliographic managers but is entirely web-based, so you can access it anywhere. This service is free to Temple faculty, staff and students though you must create your own personalized account. Please feel free to contact me to set up group instruction for this product.
"RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows users to create their own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases. They can use these references in writing their papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds.
RefWorks allows you to…
* Organize and create a personal database online – no more index cards to write out and organize. Everything is done automatically as you import the reference into RefWorks.
* Format bibliographies and manuscripts in seconds – this saves hours of typing time and decreases the number of errors in creating tedious bibliographies. Easily make changes to your paper and reformat in seconds.
* Import references from a variety of databases using the already created Import Filters.
* Searching your RefWorks database is fast and easy – RefWorks automatically creates author, descriptor and periodical indexes when importing so you just click on the word to perform the retrieval. Use Quick Search to search all fields for the most comprehensive results or Advanced Search to narrow your search to specific terms and fields.
Why an Internet-based solution?
Unlimited site-wide access. RefWorks is instantly available institute wide - no downloading or installation is needed. Easy to deliver, maintain and support!
Upgrades Included. All upgrades are included in the subscription price: no extra charge for new features.
Program can be used across multiple platforms. As a web-based product, RefWorks is available to users across various platforms including Windows, Mac, Unix etc. Click here for more compatibility information.
Easy to deliver upgrades. The latest upgrades are loaded on the RefWorks server; all users automatically have access to the most recent version.
Program is available from anywhere. Authorized users may access the program from anywhere at anytime - no extra charge or tracking hassles."
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Temple University Libraries is proud to announce the establishment of the Library Prize for Undergraduate Research. The Library Prize has been created to encourage students to exploit the extraordinary resources available through Temple Libraries and other libraries and archives and to foster the development of undergraduate research techniques.
Papers or projects, in any format, completed for a for-credit Temple University course in the fall 2004 or spring 2005 semester may be submitted. The deadline for submissions is April 8, 2005.
Winning entries will be determined by a committee of faculty and librarians. Up to three Prizes will be awarded this academic year. Winning research projects will be awarded a $1000 cash prize, and be displayed in the library and on its website.
Please see http://library.temple.edu/prize for more
information about the Prize, including application requirements, selection criteria, eligibility, and important dates.
Resource Update:
The majority of ERIC documents from 1993 onward are now freely available full-text online via the ERIC database. This is both good and bad news. Good because of the convenience this affords those who need these documents, but potentially bad because of the tendency of students to use whatever is available in full-text online regardless of quality. Be sure to emphasize to your students the qualitative difference between ERIC documents and journal articles. Don't be surprised if a lot more ERIC documents begin showing up in your students' lists of works cited.
We have access to ERIC via three different interfaces (listed in order of my preference):
via EBSCO
via CSA
via the U.S. Department of Education
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
The first candidate for the position of Vice Provost for Libraries will be making a 15 minute presentation to all interested faculty, staff and students on "A Vision for Academic Research University Libraries," followed by a 30-minute Q&A. This event will be held in the Paley Library Lecture Hall on Wednesday, September 29 from 9:45-10:30 AM.
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Resource Update:
The new ERIC website came online today [press release]. While this is welcome news, Temple students and faculty are still encouraged to use the EBSCOHost version of ERIC which has a many more features as well as links to full-text. Also note that ERIC has yet to begin adding material from 2004 to the database. Education Abstracts should be consulted for the most current education literature.
Friday, August 27, 2004
New Library Website!
The Univeristy Libraries rolled out a new website yesterday that should streamline many of your library research tasks. Take particular note of the "Quick Links" available in the upper left of the homepage and on all subsequent pages. Please send any feedback on the site to web@library.temple.edu.
Thursday, July 22, 2004
New Report:
ECS Report to the Nation: State Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act. From the Press Release - "Education Commission of the States issues most complete data on implemenation of NCLB; teacher preparation proves to be one of greatest challenges"
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
New Resource:
Temple librarians have created a helpful guide to resources relating to the Freshman Summer Reading Project, Caucasia.
Update:
The Library Skills Workbook that all Temple undergraduates are required to complete before graduation has been completely redesigned and renamed TILT: Temple Information Literacy Tutorial. It is still available via a link on the library homepage.
