Powerhouse Museum on Flickr

Did you know the Powerhouse Museum shares copyright-free photographic collections on Flickr? The photos are part of Flickr's 'The Commons' initiative which aims to facilitate wider access to publicly-held photography collections, and give the public the opportunity to contribute knowledge and information.

"The Powerhouse Museum joined the world’s largest photo library, the US Library of Congress in April 2008 and was the first museum in the world to participate. The Commons project gives much wider exposure to our images and also encourages the public to add tags and comments." Source: Powerhouse Museum

Why not check out these collections for yourself?

• Access the Powerhouse Museum's collection on Flickr for access to the Tyrrell, Clyde Engineering, and Phillips collections, plus much more
  
• Search Flickr's The Commons pages to see more of the world's public photography archives
• Check out the Library's Online Reference: Image Collections page to find more image collections on the internet
  

Investigating chilling effects: news media and public speech in Malaysia, Singapore and Australia

News media in Malaysia and Singapore are often said to be constrained in covering political and public issues, in comparison with countries such as Australia. This article from the Journal of International Communication investigates whether such restrictions and changes online can be seen. Results indicate when researching media reporting that it is the extent of civil society and political opposition that appear more significant constraints rather than the Internet itself. (Text adapted from AustralianPolicyOnline). Read the full article here

Finding an article using a DOI

Have you ever found a reference to a journal article that didn't quite give you enough information to track it down? Have you ever seen a DOI in your reading list an weren't sure what it was used for? Do you think that DOI stands for 'Dead on impact'? Read on...

DOI stands for Digital Object Identifier, which is a number assigned to any object for use on a digital network. DOIs provide information about the about the object and also a location that the object is held on the Internet.

So how do you find an article if you only know the DOI? Well there are a few methods, and depending on what you need to do with the article, you should experiment with them all.

Method 1 - DOI Linker
Typical User: Academics or those who need to provide a link to the article (for use in Interact for example)
Instructions: Enter the DOI into the text box, and click the Create Link button. You can then use the Test Link button to view the article or the Copy Link button to place the link in your clipboard, ready to paste into your subject resources.


Method 2 - Article Finder
Typical User: Students who are familiar with searching journal databases
Instructions: Enter the DOI into the DOI field, and click the Go button. Article Finder will search CSU Library's subscriptions for this article, and if it's held, you will be directed to it.



Method 3 - Google Scholar
Typical User: Google Monsters, or those who are unfamiliar with searching journal databases
Instructions: Set-up Google Scholar to search the CSU Library subscriptions, and enter the DOI as your search term. Click the csu.edu.au link to be directed to the article.


So there you have it. You now have no excuses for not being able to locate an article if you know the DOI. Of course if you have any dramas, contact the friendly staff at the Library.

New eTitles

Below is a selection of new eBooks recently added to the collection:

• Action research in practice : partnerships for social justice in education - This book presents a collection of stories from action research projects in schools and a university. Check Availability
• Emergency management : a reference handbook - This work is the first nontechnical guide to the principles, practices, policies, and profession of emergency management. Check Availability
• Geriatric mental health ethics : a casebook - Detailed case studies will guide practitioners through Bush's "Four A's" of ethical decision-making. Check Availability
• Literacy and power - Janks shows how competing orientations to critical literacy education—domination (power), access, diversity, design—foreground one over the other. Check Availability
  
• Molecular plant breeding - Provides an integrative overview of issues from basic theories to their applications to crop improvement. Check Availability
• Multiple intelligences in the classroom - An update on multiple intelligences theory and its many applications to schools and classrooms. Check Availability
• Politics and violence in Israel/Palestine : democracy versus military rule - Drawing on detailed academic research and a broad knowledge of Israeli politics and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Check Availability
• Restoration and history : the search for a usable environmental past - Explores how a consideration of time and history can improve the practice of restoration. Check Availability
• Talking to terrorists : why America must engage with its enemies - Drawing on extensive interviews with Washington insiders, Perry describes fruitful covert meetings between members of the US armed forces and leaders of the Iraqi insurgency. Check Availability

View more new eBooks here select the week then the 'E-Resources (web sites, electronics books)' link

Information on eBooks is here

Earth Day 2010

Thursday, 22 April 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day; a day when we are asked to look at our impact on the environment, and make a commitment to protecting the Earth.

Here's what the official Earth Day Action Center website has to say about the day:

"Forty years after the first Earth Day, the world is in greater peril than ever. While climate change is the greatest challenge of our time, it also presents the greatest opportunity – an unprecedented opportunity to build a healthy, prosperous, clean energy economy now and for the future.

"Earth Day 2010 can be a turning point to advance climate policy, energy efficiency, renewable energy and green jobs. Earth Day Network is galvanizing millions who make personal commitments to sustainability. Earth Day 2010 is a pivotal opportunity for individuals, corporations and governments to join together and create a global green economy. Join the more than one billion people in 190 countries that are taking action for Earth Day."

So how can you get involved in Earth Day?

• Read more about the history of Earth Day
• Join in Earth Day events happening near you
• Explore ways you can Live Greener
  
• Measure your environmental footprint
  
• Do some research into environmental issues through the CSU Journal Databases
  

New Indigenous eBooks

Each week the library adds new eResources to the collection. Below is a selection of indigenous eBooks now available. Click on 'Check Availability' to view through the Library Catalogue.

• Mutton fish : the surviving culture of Aboriginal people and abalone on the south coast of New South Wales - The story of the Aboriginal people of the south coast of New South Wales as told through the metaphor of Haliotis (mutton fish). Check Availability
• Negotiating claims : the emergence of indigenous land claim negotiation policies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States - Explores why a government would choose to implement a negotiation policy, where it commits itself to a long-run strategy of negotiation over a number of claims and over a significant course of time. Check Availability
• Non-Western educational traditions : indigenous approaches to educational thought and practice - Provides a brief yet comprehensive overview of a number of non-Western approaches to educational thought and practice. Check Availability
• Our heart is the land : Aboriginal reminiscences from the Western Lake Eyre Basin - Collection of Aboriginal oral histories focuses on themes such as dreamings, religious life, living off the land, epidemics, droughts and floods, and self-management. Check Availability
• Our place, our music : Aboriginal music ; Australian popular music in perspective - The inside story of Aboriginal music in Australia. Check Availability
• Participating in development : approaches to indigenous knowledge - Focuses on how to define indigenous knowledge as well as which disciplines should take on the responsibility of its investigation. Check Availability
• Reclaiming culture : Indigenous people and self-representation - Focuses on the renewal (or rekindling) of cultural identity. Check Availability
• Social welfare with indigenous peoples - Examines the treatment of many indigenous populations from five continental areas. Check Availability

View more related eTitles here
Information about eBooks is available here

1810: Expanding Sydney

The appointment of Lachlan Macquarie as Governor of NSW in 1809 was the beginning of the expansion of the NSW penal colony, that resulted in the discovery and settlements of many cities and regions such as the Northern Rivers, the New England area, the Blue Mountains and Australia's first inland city Bathurst.

With the Museum of Sydney's 1810: Expanding Sydney exhibition currently on show, the NSW Land and Property Management Authority (LPMA) has launched a virtual exhibition to match, based on digitised archive materials from Governor Macquarie's era.

For Australian history buffs, the LPMA Baseline portal is fantastic resource for viewing historical collections, cultural heritage sites and archival projects. The 1810: Expanding Sydney virtual exhibition is just one of many dynamic presentations featured on this site.

A snapshot of men's health in regional and remote Australia

Men in rural regions of Australia may have distinct health issues because of their location, work and lifestyle. Overall, men in rural areas are more likely than their urban counterparts to experience chronic health conditions and risk factors (Text adapted from AustralianPolicyOnline). Read the summary of the report here

Interactive books just got more 'hands on'

Even if you don't have an Apple iPad, it's interesting to see where the future of interactive books is heading... This iPad app gives readers a more 'hands-on' experience of Lewis Carroll's classic, Alice in Wonderland.



Did this give you a taste for the classic? While certainly a lot more stationary, the library has these Alice in Wonderland resources for you to enjoy:

• Alice's adventures in Wonderland (sound recording) - get it here
• The art of Alice in wonderland by Stephanie Lovett Stoffel (book) - get it here
• Alice’s adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (illustrated book) - get it here
• Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll; authoritative texts of Alice’s adventures in Wonderland, Through the looking-glass, The hunting of the snark, backgrounds, essays in criticism (book) - get it here

Reading in a time of change

The way we read is changing more profoundly. E-books, electronic ink, digital readers; the book is reinventing itself at a dizzying rate. But what does the future hold for readers, for publishers and for writers? Watch this video for a discussion of the future of reading. (Text adapted from AustralianPolicyOnline) Access the video here

Re-conceptualising and re-positioning Australian library and information science education for the 21st century

This summary is the first in a series that will discuss the future of LIS education in Australia.

The project from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council is being undertaken in partnership with LIS educators from 11 institutions that represent the broad spectrum and diversity of university and vocational LIS education in Australia. (text adapted from AustraliaPolicyOnline). Image: leah the librarian / flickr

Read the full summary here

Need some help using EBSCOhost Databases?

Journal Databases are great sources of information for your study and research needs, but they sure can be confusing!

We have great news for anyone using an EBSCOhost database - you can now access our live chat service while you're searching. When you go into EBSCOhost and do a search, our Live Chat widget will appear in the menu to the right hand side on the results page. All you need to do is start typing and you'll get an answer in seconds.

Our service is currently running 10am-4pm AEST, Monday to Friday (for international times, check the Live Chat page), but if you try to access it at other times, you can leave us a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

If you're having trouble using another one of our journal databases, don't despair, we're happy to help you with these too - just access our live chat service directly from the Library Homepage, or call us on 1800 808 369 (9am-5pm, Monday to Friday) and we'll answer all your database questions.

Mac & Firefox issues in EBSCOhost Database

Patrons using a Mac with the Firefox browser to access the EBSCOhost databases may have experienced problems downloading full-text articles in PDF format recently.

EBSCOhost are busy working on a fix to this problem, but there is a work around for users needing immediate access to these articles.

For users running Mac OSX 10.4 or higher, you will need to download a PDF Plug-in, which is freely available from the following web address: http://code.google.com/p/firefox-mac-pdf/

For users running an earlier version of Mac OSX, you will need to use the Safari browser to access EBSCOhost.

Any users who continue to experience difficulty are urged to contact the Library on 1800 808 369.

Extended Opening Hours for Residential Schools

Your Library would like to take this opportunity to welcome all our Residential School students who are currently on campus or are coming on campus in the next couple of weeks. Coming to a Residential school can be a busy time, and often your timetable doesn't allow you time to come into the library during our normal opening hours. So in response to requests from both students and Academics, we have extended our normal teaching session hours to allow you the opportunity to come in, meet us and use our facilities and resources.

These include:

• printing and photocopying facilities


• laptops for 4 hourly loans


• quiet study areas


• daily newspapers


• wireless internet access


• access to both our print and electronic collections


• and of course, staff on hand to assist you.

Extended opening hours vary for each campus library and can be found on our opening hours page on the Library website. The extended times are listed below the normal teaching session times for each campus.

We encourage you to take advantage of these extended opening hours and come into the library and make use of our great resources and facilities.

Easter Break Opening Hours

The Library will be closing for the Easter break at 12:30pm Thursday 1st April, and will reopen on Tuesday 5th April. You can see the full opening hours on the Library's Opening Hours page.

Don't forget that even though the buildings will be closed, you can still access all our online resources, including Journal Databases, Catalogue, eBooks, and much more from the Library Website.

The staff at CSU Library would like to wish you all a safe and happy Easter.