New eBooks

Below is a list of new eBooks added to the collection this week:

• Digital libraries - Presents all aspects of the effects of digitization of today's and tomorrow's libraries.Check Availability

• Ethics and research with children : a case-based approach - Presents and discusses challenging cases in the field of pediatric research ethics. Check Availability

• From teams to knots : studies of collaboration and learning at work - Different case studies of teams at work, professionally and extra-professionally. Check Availability

• Handbook of psychobiography - Brings together for the first time the world's leading psychobiographers, writing lucidly on many of the major figures of our age - from Osama Bin Laden to Elvis Presley. Check Availability

• Introduction to food engineering - Presents the engineering concepts and unit operations used in food processing in a classroom-proven and unique blend of principles with applications. Check Availability

• Living land living culture : Aboriginal heritage & salinity - Based on a two-year research project to investigate the impact of salinity on Aboriginal culture and heritage in NSW. Check Availability

• Reading comprehension boosters : 100 lessons for building higher-level literacy, grades 3-5 - This book is designed to help students gain fundamental comprehension skills so they can succeed in reading complex and varied types of texts. Check Availability

• Research methods for sports studies - Provides a complete grounding in both qualitative and quantitative research methods for the sports studies student. Check Availability

Click on Check Availability to access these titles.

The full list of new eBooks can be accessessed here and more information on eBooks is here.

2010 Employer e-learning benchmarking survey

The Australian Flexible Learning Framework's 2010 survey of 800 employers shows that the use of e-learning in the workplace continues to increase.
E-learning is now an integral component of training for Australian businesses. Employers are using the flexibility of e-learning to provide timely access for employees to acquire and develop a wide range of skills and work related knowledge. (Text adapted from AustralianPolicyOnline). Read the full text here

Public library 2.0: culture change?

This article from Adriane Web magazine explores UK public libraries' growing participation in social media to reach their audiences online. The author's aim was to provide an overview of current UK public library activity online with a focus on blogging. Text adapted from AustralianPolicyOnline) Read the full text here

Scheduled Downtime: ScienceDirect, Scopus Databases

Due to scheduled maintenance, ScienceDirect and Scopus databases will be unavailable for approximately 9 hours this weekend: 10:30PM Sat 28 Aug to 7:30 AM Sunday 29 Aug AEST.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Cycling in NSW

The Parliament of New South Wales has published a briefing paper about cycling called 'Cycling and transport policy in NSW'. It summarises the transport issues facing NSW, the state of cycling in NSW, and compares cycling in Sydney with the other Australian capital cities and with selected international cities.

Other new Parliamentary Research Papers include:

'Sydney and Melbourne: An Economic Overview' and

'Health Education and Community Indicators for NSW'.

All of these reports can be found here.

Need some holiday reading? Or maybe a movie to watch while taking a break from study

Here is a selection of DVDs and fiction books available from the Library:

DVDs
P.S. I Love You - Hilary Swank, Romantic Comedy
Grumpy Old Women: it's just everything - Television Comedy
Borat - Sacha Baron Cohen, Comedy
Running With Scissors - Annette Benning, Drama
Was it Something I Said? - Billy Connolly, Stand-up Comedy
Little Miss Sunshine - Toni Collette, Comedy
Collateral - Tom Cruise, Drama
Gone Baby Gone - Alan Ladd, Drama
Beowulf - Anthony Hopkins, Drama
New Moon - Kristen Stewart, Vampire Drama
Sweet Home Alabama - Reese Witherspoon, Romance
The Invasion - Nicole Kidman, Alien Drama
The Bucket List - Jack Nicholson, Comedy-Cancer Film
Transformers - Shia LaBeouf, Drama
Doctor Who. Planet of Evil - Television Program
North by Northwest - Cary Grant, Comedy-Thriller

Books:
House Rules - Jodi Picoult
Just Take My Heart - Mary Higgins Clark
Friend of the Devil - Peter Robinson
The Bone Vault - Linda Fairstein
The Constant Gardener - John le Carré
Rose by any other Name - Maureen McCarthy
Life in Seven Mistakes: a novel - Susan Johnson
The Italian Romance - Joanne Carroll
My Sister’s Keeper - Jodi Picoult
The Tenderness of Wolves - Stef Penney

Welcome to all "Res School" Students

CSU Library staff would like to welcome all residential school students. "Res School" can be a busy time, so to make sure you get the most out of your time here, be sure to check our opening hours, and 24-hour Learning Commons access page for more details.

While you're on campus you'll have access to a wide range of services and resources; these include:

• access to the 24-hour study space in the Learning Commons in Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst and Orange (see our Learning Commons pages for more details)
  

• 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.

Stress less with the ABS

Ever looked at the ABS site? It is packed with statistical reports, tables, spreadsheets, data cubes and information papers. Statistics are collected on most aspects of Australian life and they capture information about our economic performance, the well-being of our population and the condition of our environment.

One way to search the site is to select Statistics (like in the picture above) and then select a catalogue number:

1. General
2. Census of Population and Housing
3. Demography
4. Social Statistics
5. National Accounts, International Trade
6. Labour Statistics and Prices
7. Agriculture
8. Secondary Industry and Distribution
9. Transport

After selecting one of these you can select from several sub-categories.

Have a go and contact Library staff if you need a hand !

More Time to Chat to Us!

Good News! The library has extended the hours of operation for our Live Chat service. The service is now open from 9:00am and doesn't close until 4:30pm Monday to Friday AEST. For operating hours for other time zones please see: Ask a Question: Live Chat
The extension in service hours is due to the great response from you, our patrons, who regularly use the service. Extended hours also increases the opportunity for you to access the service at times that fit in with your busy lifestyle.
We welcome your comments and suggestions about our service. You can contact us via our comments and suggestions form.

New eBooks

Below is a selection of new e-Books added to the collection this week:

• A cubic mile of oil : the looming global energy crisis and options for averting it - Describes the various energy sources and how we use them, projects their future contributions, and delineates what it would take to develop them to annually produce a CMO from each of them. Check Availability

• Applied criminal psychology : a guide to forensic behavioral sciences - Provides the reader with a comprehensive and practical guide to psychological research and techniques. Check Availability

• Building a Web site for dummies - Fully updated for the cutting-edge tools and trends. Check Availability

• Dear Gabriel : letter to an autistic son - This touching memoir takes the form of a letter a father writes to his autistic son. Check Availability

• Essential midwifery practice : postnatal care - Summarises the important developments in postnatal care in relation to recent policy and guidance and relates the recommendations to midwifery practice in a clear and easily understood manner. Check Availability

• Lean higher education : increasing the value and performance of university processes - Provides the understanding and the tools required to return education to the consumers it was designed to serve—the students. Check Availability

• Managing health and safety in the dental practice : a practical guide - Provides clear, straightforward information about the key requirements relating to health and safety in dental practices. Check Availability

• Mastering e-business - An innovative teaching framework to help students gain a thorough understanding of the principles of this vital aspect of business and management. Check Availability

• Perfect enemy : the law enforcement manual of Islamist terrorism - Provides unbiased and accurate information to acquaint our law enforcement officers and Homeland Security officials with the Islamist mindset and threat. Check Availability

• Seeking asylum : human smuggling and bureaucracy at the border - Demonstrates the centrality of space and place in efforts to control the fate of unwanted migrants. Check Availability

• The Simpsons and philosophy : the d'oh! of Homer - Is an insightful and humorous look at the philosophical tenets of America's favorite animated family. Check Availability

• Zombies, vampires, and philosophy : chicken soup for the soulless - Teaches philosophical wisdom by looking closely at entertainment icons. Check Availability

View more new eBooks here select the week then the 'E-Resources (web sites, electronics books)' link.
More information on e-Books is here.

Tell us 2010

Seven thousand young people across Australia have had their say in Tell Us, the country’s biggest national student survey on school education. The survey results reveal that secondary students want a more active role and a greater voice in their schooling.
Nearly half of students surveyed said they don’t help decide how their school runs, while only four in ten students agreed that their school listens to what they have to say. (Text adapted from AustralianPolicyOnline) Read the full report here

Interuption to Informit Database Service

Library staff would like to advise that there will be a possible disruption to the Informit Database Service on Sunday 15 August between 7am and 5pm, due to infrastructure upgrades. Services are expected to resume from 1pm but may be slow or intermittent.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

How many, what type, how old……….........

Do you want to add an Australian flavour to your assignments or focus on an Australian issue? Australia's official statistical agency - the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) may be of assistance.

The ABS provides stats and theme pages about a wide range of topics, such as: the economy; the environment; industry; and population.

All ABS publications from 1994 are available online, as well as certain earlier publications, and all information on the website is accessible free of charge!!!

Always feel free to contact the CSU Library if you want some assistance, and keep an eye out for a new post soon to help you use the ABS website.

Belonging, being and becoming - the early years learning framework for Australia

The Early Years Learning Framework report produced by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations describes the principles, practice and outcomes essential to support and enhance young children’s learning from birth to five years of age, as well as their transition to school. Photo: Andrew Jeffrey. Text adapted from AustralianPolicyOnline. Read the full report here.

New eBooks

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

• De Swiet's medical disorders in obstetric practice - Assists in navigating the many challenges pregnancy presents for both the patient and physician. Check Availability

• Getting it wrong : ten of the greatest misreported stories in American journalism - Addresses and dismantles prominent media-driven myths. Check Availability

• Making schools different : alternative approaches to educating young people - Offers a forward-looking overview of where we are now, and where we might want to go in the future. Check Availability

• Memory and the moving image : French film in the digital era - A vital rethinking of memory and the moving image for the digital age. Check Availability

• Our toxic world : a guide to hazardous substances in our everyday lives - Is an effort to shine a keen light on the hazardous substances in our everyday lives, and suggest alternatives that will allow readers to improve the physical quality of their lives and of their environment.Check Availability

• Postmortem : how medical examiners explain suspicious deaths - Goes deep inside the world of medical examiners to uncover the intricate web of pathological, social, legal, and moral issues in which they operate. Check Availability

• Tiger Woods : a biography - Updates the 2005 edition to examine the life and career of this phenomenal athlete through the 2009 PGA Championship. Check Availability

• Youth leadership in sport and physical education - Useful for teachers, coaches, and youth agency program leaders, this work compiles ideas suitable for children in fourth grade through high school. Check Availability

• The science of grapevines : anatomy and physiology - The only book to comprehensively explore the physiology of the grapevine as it occurs around the world. Check Availability

Click on Check Availability to access these titles.

The full list of new eBooks can be accessessed here and more information on eBooks is here.

The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission final report

This four-volume report is the culmination of an 18-month inquiry into the causes and circumstances of the fires that devastated parts of Victoria in January and February 2009, killing 173 people. The report contains 67 recommendations which will now be considered by the Victorian Government and others (Text adapted from AustralianPolicyOnline). Click here to read more details.

A rising tide of expectations

In March 2010, CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) commissioned an independent, national Newspoll phone survey of 1208 Australian consumers to understand how important they believe it is to have an individual e-health record. The results showed that 96 percent of Australians in favour of e-health records. However CSC’s research found that Australians want individual e-health records, as long as they do not have to pay for them. (Text adapted from AustralianPolicyOnline). Read the full text here. NB - You will need to register first.

New eBooks

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

• A short history of film - Provides an accessible overview of the major movements, directors, studios, and genres from the 1880s to the present. Check Availability

• Clinical manual for treatment of alcoholism and addictions - Provides a concise overview of addiction treatment issues relevant to physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, alcohol and drug counselors, and rehabilitation therapists who are involved in the care of patients with substance use disorders. Check Availability

• Computer and information security handbook - Presents information on how to analyze risks to your networks and the steps needed to select and deploy the appropriate countermeasures to reduce your exposure to physical and network threats. Check Availability

• Digital landscape photography - Offers a fresh look at current ways to shoot landscapes by making the most of digital format. Check Availability

• Facebook marketing : an hour a day - Serves as the ultimate step-by-step guide to developing a winning Facebook marketing campaign. Check Availability

• Handbook of drugs in intensive care : an A-Z guide - Gives up-to-date advice on established drugs as well as providing advice on those recently approved. Check Availability

• Lost in translation - One of the indie hits of 2004, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the balance of more and less mainstream qualities offered by the film. Check Availability

• Sport and the law - Describes key legal concepts in simple terms and covering issues such as negligence, defamation, doping, the responsibilities of club administrators and more. Check Availability

Click on Check Availability to access these titles.

The full list of new eBooks can be accessessed here and more information on eBooks is here.

New eResource: Wiley Online Library

In 2008 Wiley and Blackwell Synergy databases merged to create Wiley InterScience, a journal database that CSU currently subscribes to nearly 1300 journals through.

On 7-8 August Wiley-Blackwell will launch the new ‘Wiley Online Library’ service, which will replace Wiley InterScience.

The service will provide:

• a new user friendly search interface
• improved identification of content available to CSU staff and students
• email alerts, export to EndNote, linking to references or citing articles
• improved full text, image, tables and graph features
• personalisation options for alerts and saved articles

More detailed information is available from this brochure.

If you're a current Wiley InterScience user, don't worry, redirects will be in place for the move to the Wiley Online Library, and the CSU Library will update links to the new database from the Library Journal Database web pages.

Links to full text content in Wiley InterScience that subject coordinators have created and included in Interact, should continue to work after the move to the Wiley Online Library. Links created using the CSU guide to Create Links to Resources are based on the Digital Object Identifier (DOI), which will not be affected by the changes.

If you need assistance using Wiley Online Library, please contact CSU Library.