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Database Announcements

August, 2008

Scientists take note -

New Databases

• Engineering Village consolidates both Compendex and old Compendex into the same package while provided three (3) month trial access to EI Patents, GeopBase, NTIS and Referex. Compendex contains references and abstracts from some 5,000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports covering all engineering disciplines. Online coverage is from 1884 to date. Ei Patents comprises millions of patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Office. GeoBase is a multidisciplinary database of indexed research literature on the earth sciences, including geology, human and physical geography, environmental sciences, oceanography, geomechanics, alternative energy sources, pollution, waste management and nature conservation. NTIS (National Technical Information Service) database contains citations to unclassified reports from U.S. and international government agencies such as NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Materials cited date from 1899 to the present. Referex Engineering is comprised of six collections of full-text searchable engineering reference e-books.

July, 2008

Several OhioLINK databases that are funded in whole or in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio, and are available to all Ohioans through Libraries Connect Ohio (LCO) will be replaced by new selections. Libraries Connect Ohio is constantly striving to provide the strongest portfolio of research resources possible within budgetary limitations to serve the diverse lifelong learning needs of all Ohioans. Here are those new selections....

Database Changes

• Biography Reference Bank replaces American National Biography. Biography Reference Bank provides biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images.
• Consumer Health Complete (an EBSCOhost database) provides convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information including medical encyclopedias, popular reference books and magazine articles.
• Science Online will replace AccessScience. Science Online presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
• World Book Web (includes World Book Dictionary, World Book Atlas, World Book Advanced, World Book Kids, and Encyclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos) replaces Annals of American History, Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, Encyclopaedia Britannica School Edition, Enciclopedia Universal en Español, and World Data Analyst. World Book Web is a suite of online research tools that delivers encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.
• Franklin University Nationwide Library decided not to pursue individual subscriptions to Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals and Bibliography of the History of Art when they were not renewed by OhioLINK. Instead use: Art Abstracts or Arts and Humanities Citation Index (ISI).

June, 2008

New titles are available in the Gale Directory Library!

Database Changes

• Gale Directory Library now includes two new titles: Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media and the Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S. available for use 24/7.

May, 2008

The ever evolving EBSCO....

Database Changes

• Lexi-PALS Drug Guide is now a distinct database in EBSCO (previously, it was available within Health Source). This database provides Patient Advisory Leaflets from Lexi-Comp with vital educational information on medications for patients.

April, 2008

Learning about the environment? Use EBSCO's new Greenfile database! And since you are interested in EBSCO databases - watch the demo of their new interface coming July 2008!

New Databases

• China Online Journals are made available through OhioLINK. OhioLINK member institutions now have access to 257 Chinese-language arts and humanities journals from Wanfang Data. If prompted to view the articles with Adobe Acrobat's Asian Font pack plug-in, you can download that for free here.
• GreenFILE is a new database that EBSCO describes as offering a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.

Database Changes

• DEMO EBSCO 2.0 In July, EBSCO will launch a new interface to include these features; a cleaner, simpler user interface, related Images readily available beside the Result List, results directly from NewsBank, instant article previews from mouse-over action, expand/Collapse side panels, search history displayed above Result list, SmartText Searching to provide full results from partial Find field terms, multi-database access to Authority files, URLs that can be bookmarked, and a convenient, streamlined Cite process for all citation styles

January, 2008

Easily locate and download Historical Statistics, AP photos and audio clips for your assignments!

New Database

• Historical Statistics of the United States, the electronic version provided by the Cambridge University Press with permission from the U.S. Census Bureau, can be used to find data on the following: Population, Work and Welfare, Economic Structure and Performance, Economic Sectors, Governance and International Relations.

Database Changes

• AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive, releases their new AP Images interface. Tab to the Photo, Graphics, Historical, Publicity and Audio sections for items in the news now or dated back to the 1800's. Listen to AP Audio clips on Entertainment, Financial, International, Sports or US Domestic news. Easily locate photos or audio clips for your research or presentations using the Advanced Search feature!

November, 2007

You want more ebooks, you get more ebooks!

New Database

• Electronic Book Center (OhioLINK) offers thousands of scholarly and reference e-books covering the humanities, sciences and social sciences. The Electronic Book Center (EBC) will continually be enhanced with new publisher’s materials and current titles of publishers already offered. This is an amazing resource that provides the “book version” of OhioLINK’s popular Electronic Journal Center (EJC).

Database Changes

• Eureka databases transitioned to OCLC's Firstsearch interface. The following databases are affected: Anthropology Plus, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, Bibliography of the History of Art, Chicano Database, FRANCIS, Hand Press Book, History of Science, Technology, and Medicine, Index to 19th Century American Art Periodicals, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, and SCIPIO. And four databases will no longer be offered: English Short Title Catalog, Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Legislation, and Inside Information Plus.

August, 2007

HealthCare Management or HealthCare Information Systems Management Major? Read this!

New Database

• Natural & Alternative Treatments contains more than 700 evidence-based articles covering medical conditions, alternative therapies, herbs and supplements, functional foods, drug interactions, and homeopathy. The articles contained in the database are based on double-blind, placebo-controlled studies and other forms of meaningful scientific evidence. At present, more than 12,000 such studies are cited in the material, and new studies are added regularly. The evidence-based content has been developed and reviewed by a team of physicians and pharmacologists with the goal of providing consumers with reliable information.Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Database Changes

• Clinical Pharmacology is no longer available. Use these alternative resources: Health Source: Consumer Edition and/or Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition. For additional sources, please contact the library.
• Evidence based Complementary Medicine is no longer available. Use these alternative resources: Natural & Alternative Treatments, Health Source: Consumer Edition and/or Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition. For additional sources, please contact the library.

July, 2007

Don't wait to see these!

New Database

• Gale Directory Library provides the current version of Ward's Business Directory of Private and Public Companies. Franklin University is one of the first libraries to provide this new Gale offering. As additional Gale Directories are made available they will be considered for purchase to best meet your research needs – watch for updates!

Database Changes

• LexisNexis Academic migrated to a new interface. After taking into consideration their customer’s input during a beta period the new interface was released this summer. Watch the recorded LexisNexis tutorial to learn how to optimize your LexisNexis searching in this new interface!

June, 2007

Database Changes

• Academic Search Premier has been upgraded and replaced by Academic Search Complete.

January 03, 2007

Start 2007 with these new and/or improved databases!

New Databases

• ebrary offers business titles online 24/7! Read titles on business, communications, human resources and more at your leisure. You can create and log into your own account to highlight sections of the ebook for note taking or to mark titles in a bookshelf to read when you have time! Ebrary has many features you'll want to check out! Just by selecting any word or phrase of interest you can instantly search against the Franklin Library Catalog or information on the Internet without leaving the current document. So try ebrary the next time you are looking for ebooks in addition to our other ebook providers Netlibrary or Safari.

• Security Management Practices (SMP) offers a dozen new reports every month covering topics like business continuity plans, human resources security guides, deploying network security appliances, using biometric technologies for network and physical security, managing organizational risk, planning for disruptions, securing the enterprise network and so much more. Use these real-world reports providing critical IT, legal, financial, and physical security information.

Improved Databases

• OhioLINK's Electronic Journal Center (EJC) has a new interface for the New Year beginning January 8, 2007. The new interface will look familiar to current EJC users, but it will also offer better performance and more functionality. New features include: · My Articles - A function of My EJC, the My Articles features allows you to create and save your favorite articles for easy reference later,· Password retrieval - In the old interface forgotten passwords were irretrievable. Now you can automatically generate a new one,· Find similar articles in the EJC with just one click,· Collapsible/Expandable panels allow for faster browsing of titles with extensive numbers of issues or long back files,· Quick links to the complete article from both the issue and article level page helps you get the full-text article more quickly.   OhioLINK provides these TIPS on how to use EJC!

July 25, 2006

New databases await your use!

OhioLINK is constantly striving to provide the strongest portfolio of research resources possible, within our budgetary limitations, to support Ohio higher education’s teaching, learning and research needs. In order to better achieve this goal, the OhioLINK community, including Franklin University, has agreed to cancel some database subscriptions and use those funds to upgrade current subscriptions and subscribe to new databases beginning July 1, 2006. As a result of these changes, OhioLINK and its member libraries will be able to cost-effectively provide the community with more full-text resources across a broader array of disciplines.

Go to the (alphabetically listed) Database by Name page(s) for the following new databases: Agricola, Bibliography of Native North Americans, Computers & Applied Sciences Complete, Economia y Negocios, Education Research Complete, Environment Index Complete, Evidence-Based Complementary Medicine (coming soon), Film & Television FTLI (coming late 2006), Fuente Academica, Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index, Gender Studies Database, GLBT Life, Gongwer News Service, Insurance Periodicals Index, International Political Science Abstracts, Legal Collection, Literary Reference Center, MedicLatina, SPORTDiscus, Vente et Gestion and Women’s Studies International.

You will be able to access more full text from your desktop thanks to upgrades of several current database subscriptions: Academic Search Complete (coming in 2007), Business Source Complete, CINAHL Plus, Humanities International Complete, International Bibliography of Theater and Dance (with full text), Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (with full text), MEDLINE (with full text) and SocINDEX (with full text).

We will cancel subscriptions to the following databases on July 1, 2006: Applied Science & Technology Abstracts, Biography Index, Biological & Agricultural Index, Book Review Digest, Business & Industry, Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Women’s Issues, Education Abstracts, Essay & General Literature Index, Humanities Abstracts, Index to Legal Periodicals and Books, Library Literature, Ohio Capitol Connection and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts.

Many new and existing OhioLINK resources can meet or exceed most needs formerly served by the cancelled resources. The table below provides some suggestions of new resources to try that cover the same subject areas. Contact the Franklin University Nationwide Library for additional suggestions or assistance using these resources.

June 13, 2006

Database identification and access made easier!

All databases are now available via the Franklin authentication system.

Under the "Articles and Databases" section of the library Web site, the "databases by name" and "databases by subject" pages no longer offer the "alternative link for access from off-campus", instead allowing all access through one central link.  Just click on the name of the database and...

• If onsite, your IP address will be recognized and you will be granted immediate access into the database.

• If offsite, you will be prompted to authenticate with your name and library barcode. Authenticate once and search databases with no need to re-login for 2 hours and/or until you close your browser!

In this way you will access databases in a consistent manner from our streamlined web sites.

In addition, the following updates have been made to the database web sites:

• ACS Publications, an Archive of pre-1996 journals from the American Chemical Society are now available!  Locate it alphabetically in the database by name web site or under "chemistry" on the database by subject web site.

• Two new categories have been added to the database by subject web site.  Now "Communications" and "Global Studies" research can start right away by accessing the databases recommended in their subject guides.

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Technology Updates

November, 2008

Outage Alert for November 29, 2008

Ohiolink is migrating their central power system on November 29th, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The following services will be down from 7a.m. until approximately 4p.m: OhioLINK’s Central Catalog, www.ohiolink.edu, and several key databases such as; the Electronic Journal Center, the Electronic Book Center , and OSearch databases (Education full text and PsychINFO, amongst others). We apologize for the inconvenience and recommend that in the meanwhile, like always, you may use the Franklin Search Catalog, www.franklin.edu/go/library and the EBSCO Databases.

November, 2007

ChatRef Service Ends December 21

OhioLINK's ChatRef service will cease operations after December 21, 2007. During five years of service, librarians from 40 libraries have taken turns providing online research assistance to students and faculty from OhioLINK member colleges and universities. More than 52,000 chat sessions were conducted since the service began in 2002. Changes in libraries and information technology, and declining use of ChatRef, have led us to re-examine this service. In the last several years, Instant Messaging (IM) has become a major communication tool on campuses. Many libraries have begun using IM to answer questions for their own communities. This way, students and faculty are served by librarians from their own institutions. Franklin University Nationwide Library is now exploring our own IM service for the university community. In the meantime the Library remains committed to offering the very best reference service to students, faculty and staff. For more information Ask a Librarian.