'Search@CSU Library' directly from the Library home page

The 'Quick Catalogue Search' available from the Library home page will be replaced this week with the new 'Search@CSU Library' service. The original catalogue search will still be available via a link displayed below the 'Search@CSU Library' service, and from the Find information menu.

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Search@CSU Library enables CSU staff and students to search simultaneously for local and remote resources: books, journals, journal articles, and digital resources, e.g. CSU Research Output (CRO), CSU digital theses. Search@CSU Library is a simple, intuitive search tool with more advanced search functions available if required.

Search@CSU Library (beta) has been introduced as an alternative to the current Library catalogue and SmartSearch. The Library is seeking user feedback during this soft launch, with the aim of replacing the catalogue and SmartSearch with Search@CSU Library later in 2011. The current Library databases will be retained.

Your feedback about this beta version of Search@CSU Library will help us improve this new service - fill in our feedback form and tell us what you think of Search@CSU Library.

For further information, see our post 'Search@CSU Library.'

Search@CSU Library Feedback

Since the recent launch of the beta version of Search@CSU Library, the new alternative to the library catalogue and SmartSearch, users have been providing library staff with useful feedback about their experiences of the new search discovery tool.

Thank you to those who have submitted feedback, your comments will help us to make Search@CSU Library a better service for all CSU staff and students. Please continue to let us know what you think. Most feedback to date has been very positive; however, some problems have also been reported. For example, one student reported that they couldn’t see how to place a request for a book or a photocopy.


How to request books and photocopies in Search@CSU Library

1. You need to be logged in to make requests

Click on ‘LOG IN’ at the top of the search screen, and then fill in your CSU student number and pin (the day and month of your birthday) on the log in page.


2. Locate the item you want to request

Under the item you want to request, click on 'Availability' (1.), then on '+' (2.) next to the campus location to expand, and you will see the request options are displayed.


Note: If you have already found an item, clicking on 'LOG IN' will take you back to the start of your search results, requiring you to again locate the appropriate item . This issue has been noted and will be fixed in a service pack later this year.

National Reconciliation Week, May 27 – Jun 3

For National Reconciliation Week 2011, Reconciliation Australia is inviting you to join a national conversation about the value of recognition. Their website has a great collection of resources designed to get Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians involved.

You can:

• Learn about reconciliation



• Download a classroom Teaching Kit



• Test your knowledge with some of the quizzes



• Change your assumptions with Mythbusters



• Find a list of Indigenous themed films and music

Why not improve your understanding of Indigenous Australian history and culture with some of the CSU Library’s books and films. Some previous blog postings have provided lists of our holdings.

http://yourlibrarycsu.blogspot.com/2010/07/spotlight-on-indigenous-resources.html
http://yourlibrarycsu.blogspot.com/2009/12/new-ebooks-for-indigenous-studies.html
http://yourlibrarycsu.blogspot.com/2008/07/naidoc-week.html

New Journal Database: OECD iLibrary

The OECD iLibrary is the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s online library of books, papers and statistics, and is the gateway to the OECD’s analysis and data. It was launched in September 2010 and replaces SourceOECD.

OECD iLibrary contains all the publications and datasets released by the OECD, the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), the OECD Development Centre, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), and the International Transport Forum (ITF), since 1998.

This resource includes journals, working papers, multi-lingual summaries, eBooks, tables and graphs, and databases. There are 14 periodicals and reference titles, and 27 interactive statistical databases; it includes statistics from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The OECD iLibrary is a subscription-based service, with all content available to CSU users, but many content areas are also freely available.

Academic staff and postgraduate students may request training in the use of Library databases, using the Book a Librarian Web Form.

Highlights Of New eBooks Recently Added To The Collection

Each week CSU Library adds new titles to the collection, this includes an ever growing number of eBooks. This is a selection of some of the new eBooks recently added to the collection:

• No Shelf Required : E-Books in Libraries - Brings together a variety of professionals to share their expertise about e-books with librarians and publishers. Check Availability

• How to Write a Thesis - Practical, easy-to-follow advice for mastering this challenge, from getting started to revising. Check Availability

• 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology - Shattering widespread misconceptions about human behavior. Check Availability

• A Beginner's Guide to Evidence Based Practice in Health and Social Care Professions - Provides a step by step guide to what we mean by evidence based practice and how to apply it. Check Availability

• A Guide to Medicinal Plants - Presents up-to-date information on a total of 75 native and non-native medicinal plant. Check Availability

• Qualitative Research from Start to Finish - Offers a unique balance of theory and clear-cut choices for customising every phase of qualitative study. Check Availability

• A Pocket Guide for Student Midwives - This book is written with both degree and diploma student midwives in mind. Check Availability

• Access to Justice - Brings together cutting-edge work from practitioners and scholars in law, political science, social psychology, sociology, and sociolinguistics. Check Availability

• Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry - Discusses a broad range of issues based around the psychiatric needs of adolescents and how these relate to offending behavior. Check Availability

• Emergency Airway Management - Explains how to support a patient's breathing in emergencies and how to administer emergency anaesthesia. Check Availability

• Eating Disorders in Sport - Draws on extensive clinical experience to discuss how to identify, manage, treat, and prevent eating disorders in sport participants. Check Availability

• International Management Ethics - A critical, cross-cultural perspective. Check Availability

• Philosophy of Science for Nursing Practice - Concepts and application. Check Availability

• Shaping the Future : Advancing the Understanding of Leadership - Provides an overview of leadership in library and information science. Check Availability

• Handbook of Research on E-Learning Standards and Interoperability : Frameworks and Issues - Promotes the discussion of specific solutions for increasing the interoperability of standalone and Web-based educational tools. Check Availability

• I Don't Get It! - Helping students understand what they read. Check Availability

• Mastering IDEAScript - The definitive guide. Check Availability

More information on eBooks is here along with the list of collections that you can also search within.

The complete list of new titles is here

Search@CSU Library

Search@CSU Library enables CSU staff and students to search simultaneously for local and remote resources – books, journals, journal articles, and digital resources, e.g. CSU Research Output (CRO), CSU digital theses, - using a simple intuitive search tool, with more advanced search functions available if required.

Search@CSU Library has been introduced as an alternative to the current Library catalogue and SmartSearch. The Library is seeking user feedback during this soft launch, with the aim of replacing the catalogue and SmartSearch with Search@CSU Library, later in 2011. The current Library databases will be retained.

Your feedback about this beta version of Search@CSU Library will help us improve this new service.


Frequently Asked Questions

What can I find in Search@CSU Library?

Search@CSU Library includes content from the current Library catalogue, e.g. books, DVDs, journals, eBooks; full text articles from most of the subscribed Library databases; documents from the CSU Research Output (CRO) database; CSU digital theses.

Why ‘LOG IN’ to Search@CSU Library?

‘LOG IN’ to Search@CSU Library to request books and photocopies, renew loans (via My Library Record), and include additional resources, eg. content from the Web of Science (WoS) database in your search results.

Which user name and password do I use?

Users need to ‘LOG IN’ to Search@CSU Library using their CSU staff or student Id (with a ‘CS’ prefix) & PIN. You will also be prompted to enter your CSU user name & password when you follow a link to view an online electronic resource.

The Library and the Division of Information Technology (DIT) are currently working on the implementation of a single sign-on process for Library services such as Search@CSU Library that uses your CSU user name & password. This will be available later in the year.

Can I place requests for books and photocopies?

Search@CSU Library is linked to existing Library systems and requests that you place in Search@CSU Library will be processed in the same way as requests placed via the Library catalogue.

How do I place requests for books?

‘LOG IN’ to Search@CSU Library and follow the ‘Availability’ link to the Check Availability of the item that you require.

Click on the Request link, or the ‘+’ button to display that option for items held at multiple locations.

How can I provide feedback and suggestions?

Use the feedback link in Search@CSU Library or go to http://csu.altarama.com/reft100.aspx?key=Primo_feedback

Who do I contact for help with Search@ CSU library?

Contact the Library using one of the options at http://www.csu.edu.au/division/library/help/ask

Highlights Of New Titles Recently Added To The Library Collection

• The Googlization of everything : (and why we should worry) - Examines the ways we have used and embraced Google. Check Availability

• Cyber law in Australia - A practical guide to cyber law in Australia. Check Availability

• My lie : a true story of false memory - A wrenchingly honest, unexpectedly witty, and profoundly human story. Check Availability

• Serial offenders : theory and practice - Explores the act of criminal profiling. Check Availability

• Modern hydrology and sustainable water development - Provide sufficient breadth and depth of understanding in each sub-section of hydrology. Check Availability

• Nurses on the front line : when disaster strikes, 1878-2010 - Examines how nurses have responded to natural and man-made disasters. Check Availability

• The naked lady who stood on her head - A psychiatrist's stories of his most bizarre cases. Check Availability

• Endodontology - Presents a comprehensive overview of the clinical practice of endodontology. Check Availability

• Motivating literacy learners in today's world - Provides insights into a broad spectrum of children's literacy learning. Check Availability

• On rare birds - Recounts the sad histories of several extinct bird species. Check Availability

• Communication in business : strategies and skills - A comprehensive how-to guide that will help readers understand communication principles and apply them to the business environment. Check Availability

The complete list of New Titles is here