Search@CSU Library Expected Downtime 31 Aug 2011

An upgrade to Search@CSU Library is scheduled for 6pm-7pm Wednesday 31st August. Users may experience difficulty logging into Search@CSU Library, My Library Record and placing requests during this time. Access to eBooks and Journal Databases will not be affected.

Highlights Of This Weeks New Titles

Books:

• Open Source Web Applications for Libraries - Provides librarians with guidance on a range of applications that can be used to improve reference services, instruction, and outreach to library users. Check Availability

• The Conscience of a Pharmacist- Essays on vision and leadership for a profession. Check Availability

• Police Psychology - Presents original research results on the leading edge of police psychology. Check Availability

• Research Methods in Nursing & Midwifery - Pathways to evidence-based practice. Check Availability

• Farm Animal Behaviour - Characteristics for assessment of health and welfare. Check Availability

• Riesling in Australia - The history, the regions, the legends and the producers. Check Availability

• Actors and Acting in Shakespeare's Time - The art of stage playing. Check Availability

• Charles Dickens' Australia - Selected essays from household words 1850-1859. Check Availability

DVD's:

• Fahrenheit 451 - Check Availability
• Strictly Ballroom - Check Availability
• X-Men - Check Availability
• Crush - Check Availability
• Big Love - Check Availability
• The Mentalist - Check Availability
• Spirited - Check Availability

The complete list of new titles can be found here

Free Library Postal Service for onshore DE students in Australia

As part of CSU’s ongoing commitment to DE students, the Division of Library Services provides a free postal service to Distance Education students living in Australia. A postage paid return address label will be included in each book sent by the Library, so all you need to do is affix this label to each parcel when returning items to the Library. If you have any enquires about this service please contact the Library on 1800 808 369.

Library Opening Hours for Residential School period

Library staff would like to welcome all Residential School students and we hope that you make full use of the Learning Commons facilities during your stay. The Wagga Library is currently undergoing a major refurbishment however computing, study and lounge space will still be via the external fire stairs at the rear of the building during the hours of 9am-5pm.

We have extended Library opening hours for the August/September Residential School period and they are now available from the Library website.

Highlights of New Titles Recently Added to the Collection

• The College Student's Research Companion - Finding, evaluating, and citing the resources you need to succeed. Check Availability

• Food Wine and Tourism - Integrating food, travel and territory. Check Availability

• Health Policy - Application for nurses and other healthcare professionals. Check Availability

• Classroom Behaviour - A practical guide to effective teaching, behaviour management and colleague support. Check Availability

• Chemistry for Today - General, organic, and biochemistry. Check Availability

• Patient & Person - Interpersonal skills in nursing. Check Availaiblity

• Vaccines & Your Child - Separating fact from fiction. Check Availability

• 100 Top Consultations in Small Animal General Practice - Ideal for the undergraduate or newly qualified vet. Check Availaiblity

• Contemporary Project Management - Organize, plan, perform. Check Availability

• Cult Cinema - An introduction. Check Availability

• Evidence-Based Imaging - Improving the quality of imaging in patient care. Check Availability

• Energy 2050 - Making the transition to a secure low carbon energy system. Check Availability

• Afghanistan, War and the Media - Deadlines and frontlines. Check Availability

• To Reason Why - From religion to philosophy and beyond. Check Availaiblity

• Breaking the Sheep's Back - The shocking true story of the decline and fall of the Australian wool industry. Check Availability

eBooks

• CAB eBooks - The full front file collection is divided into six core subject collections, constantly updated with the latest titles. Check Availability

• Challenging Operations - Medical Reform and Resistance in Surgery. Check Availability

• Communication in Elderly Care - Cross-Cultural Perspectives. Check Availability

• Reference Reborn -Breathing new life into public services librarianship. Check Availability

• Science Beyond The Classroom Boundaries For 3-7 Year Olds - Supports primary schools in promoting the nature of pupil independence. Check Availability

• Science Beyond The Classroom Boundaries For 7-11 Year Olds- With a shift from indoors to outdoors, comes a range of practical considerations and challenges for both the school and the pupil. Check Availability

• Always On - How the iPhone unlocked the anything - anytime - anywhere future--and locked us in. Check Availability

• Effective Crime Reduction Strategies - International perspectives. Check Availability

• Case Studies in Dementia - Common and Uncommon Presentations. Check Availability

The complete list of new titles can be found here

New Database- State Papers Online

State Papers Online: the Government of Britain, 1509-1714 offers original historical materials from the period of 16^th and 17^th Century Britain, covering the reign of the Tudors and the Stuarts. This resource includes Domestic, Foreign, Borders, Scotland, and Ireland State Papers of Britain and links these historical manuscripts to their fully text-searchable Calendars.

The database lists all the key documents from each reign as well as having an easy to read section. There is also a section “research tools” with tutorials to help you read old documents, and authoritative family trees and many more features. There are also essays by leading historians that use primary sources and contain links to the documents used; they cover various topics including society and religion during this period as well as specific essays about the main personalities of the time.

The rulers in this period are amongst the best known and most interesting in Britain’s history, King Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots they had an enormous effect on the literature and art produced in the period. It is a useful resource for those studying any of those disciplines or just a great site to explore and procrastinate!

New eBook Collections

The Library has acquired two significant eBook collections for use by CSU staff and students: ebrary and CAB eBooks.

ebrary

ebrary is an eBook collection that includes more than 54,000 multidisciplinary titles, covering most of CSU’s teaching and research areas. The majority of titles are from 2004 and later. The collection provides unlimited simultaneous access. Research capabilities include: highlighting and annotating; automatic citations; copying and printing; and the creation of personal bookshelves.

*Note: You don’t need to download any special software to access ebrary items. The prominent blue “ebrary Reader” button which appears when you open an eBook, can be ignored. More information on accessing ebrary eBooks can be found in the ebrary Help page.

CAB eBooks

CAB eBooks is a collection of more than 330 eBooks published by CAB International (CABI) since 2005 covering: agriculture; animal & veterinary sciences; environmental sciences; human health, food, & nutrition; leisure & tourism; and plant sciences. The collection can be browsed under these subject categories, or browsed or searched as a whole.
Books are retrievable as chapters, displayed as PDF files.

eBooks in both collections can be found via 'Search@CSU Library', and from the eBooks Collections page.



Need help using ebrary or CAB eBooks? You can contact the Library by phone, chat, email or in person to get assistance accessing these exciting new resources.


Academic staff or postgraduate students who would like to know more about these collections, should contact one of the faculty liaison librarians.

Tuesday night is Census night!

I have to admit that I love Census night, so I'm looking forward to filling in my form (I've chosen eCensus, the online option) tomorrow night - Tuesday 9th August.
So, what is the Census and why do we need to fill in this form? The Census counts Australia's current population, and the data collected can help in planning for Australia's future, for example, helping to determine where new schools and hospitals will be built.
Have a look at spotlight, an interactive video, to find out what the Census can tell you about Australia and yourself. It creates a cute little personal infographic that you can share via Facebook or Twitter.

Check out the Australian Bureau of Statistics site. Here you will find all the data from previous Censuses - you can use this data, which includes information on topics such as education and employment in Australia, for research, it might even be useful for you next assignment!

When completing your Census form you will also have the opportunity to make sure that your story is preserved in our national history. For more information on how to do this read Be part of our history

It only happens once every 5 years - so don't miss out, remember to fill in your form!

Bathurst Learning Commons Open for business

August is upon us, so let's look back on the year so far, and see how many of those 'university experiences' you've had so far...

Stayed up ALL night to finish an assessment?


Regretted something that you've done the night before at the Uni Bar?


Refused to go to the Library because you're sick of climbing the fire stairs?


OK, how bout something that you haven't done...? Like maybe being one of the first people into the newly renovated Learning Commons!

That's right, Wednesday 3rd of August marks the date when the new 24 hour zone of the Learning Commons will be opened up. The hoarding has been brought down, the builders shipped out, it's time for you to come back in.

So what's the big deal? Well for a start there are more computers, more group study spaces, and more room in general. There is also a kitchenette for all your late night Masterchef inspired antics.



Student Central and the Cashier are still located on the Ground Floor, while there are 4 lecture rooms and computer labs on Level 1. All the Library's books, journals, dvds and more are located on Level 3 - and this is also where you'll find all our friendly staff. You can rest assured too, as the whole 24 hour space is security monitored.

So what's next? Well there are some finishing touches to be applied, and some more changes to come, including a Cafe on the Ground Floor - but other than that, it's all yours. So come check it out.

Possible Fines - Library System

A major hardware problem with the library system on Friday morning 29^th after 10.45am, has meant that a number of items that have been requested, renewed, or returned, may not have been recorded.

This may result in fines being generated for items that have been returned, and requests for photocopies or holds not being processed.

Could you please check your Library record using My Library Record through Search@csu, and notify the library if you have concerns on 1800 808 369, or contact the staff on the front desk at your library.