No.7
August 2005
Di Worth, Linda Luther, (University Librarian) and Prof. Daryl LeGrew, (Vice - Chancellor) at the opening party for the Morris Miller Learning Hub - July 2005
Students enjoy MML Learning Hub party
(see below for more information and pictures)
Library news
From the University Librarian
Concern about the Library collections has been expressed in staff and student surveys over the past few years. Benchmarking studies in 2004 showed that UTAS Library is significantly under-resourced for acquisitions compared with other universities. As a result, from 2005 an additional allocation of cumulative funding of $350,000 per year over three years has been granted to the Library. The result of this is the many new Library resources identified in this newsletter.
With this additional funding coming to the Library, it is appropriate to review the present distribution of acquisitions funds. The present distribution does not reflect the changes that have occurred over the past few years with the increased availability of electronic journals. Many electronic journals are now purchased as part of large packages, and the attribution of individual titles to Schools is no longer appropriate. The growth in availability of electronic journals has been a significant benefit to the University. We now have access to over 11,000 titles compared to 2000 five years ago. The electronic titles are also available to all students wherever they are located.
A draft proposal has been developed and discussed with library liaison officers. It is now being revised in the light of those discussions. If you would like to find out more detail about the proposed changes, please contact Graeme Rayner, Collection Management Librarian, on x2231.
Linda Luther
University Librarian
Clinical Library Featured
The University Clinical Library, also known as the Albert G. Baikie Clinical Library, is situated at 43 Collins Street , Hobart , on the ground level of the Clinical School building.
The Clinical Library's primary client groups are the staff and students of the Faculty of Health Science in Hobart, the Menzies Centre and the Royal Hobart Hospital staff. A full range of services are available, including tuition and assistance in the exploitation of the print and electronic resources pertaining to the medical information needs of clients.
Staff members of the Clinical Library :
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Ian Barton: |
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Irene Abrahamsson: |
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Helen Millar: |
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Mariola Piekutowski: |
The size and specialty nature of the Clinical Library makes it a comfortable and friendly environment to study in and to find personal attention to resolve a wide spectrum of information needs.
Phone: 03 6226 4813
E-mail: Clin.Reference@utas.edu.au
URL: http://www.utas.edu.au/library/libs/clin/clin.html
Did you find it? If not why not?
Materials Availability Survey
The Library is conducting the CAUL Materials Availability Survey from 1-12 August in the Morris Miller, Science and Launceston Campus libraries. The survey asks 1800 library users seeking library materials to respond to the questions ‘Did you find it?' and ‘If not, why not?' Survey results will be used to assess our collection and to assist in improving library services.
Open Day at the Library
We are opening our Libraries as usual on Open Day.
What's on in Hobart 14 August: |
Morris Miller Library: What's all the hub-bub about the Learning Hub? Computing, studying and meeting places in UTAS's new social and learning hub |
What's on in Newnham Campus Library (Launceston) 28 August: |
Learn about the Learning Hub |
News from Sections:
Document Delivery
Our Service also supplies items to outside libraries whose users may request items we hold. We only deal on a library to library basis for outside requests. We lend books and other items, and also provide copies of journal articles and chapters and sections from books.
Below is a comparison of items supplied.
Loans |
Copies |
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January |
566 |
January to June 03 |
1450 |
January |
506 |
January to June 04 |
957 |
January |
496 |
January to June 05 |
640 |
The 34% drop in copies supplied between 2003 and 2005 points to other libraries also adding significantly to their electronic journals, including back-sets. Loans supplied have not drastically fallen. While we are not a huge lender to outside libraries our monograph collection is strong in small but significant areas, such as Geology, Antarctic studies and Aquaculture.
Hobart Phone: 03 6226 2230
E-mail docdel.hbt@lib.utas.edu.au
Launceston Phone: 03 6324 3571
E-mail docdel.ltn@lib.utas.edu.au
Law Library News
New Help Sheet – The Law Library has developed a CaseBase Help Sheet to add to its collection. CaseBase is a case citator and annotator for over 35,000 cases. This Help Sheet is now available in the Law Library.
Phone: 03 6226 2063
E-mail: Law.Reference@utas.edu.au
Morris Miller Library
Hobart Learning Hub Party
The Library invited students and staff to coffee and cake to celebrate the Learning Hub in Morris Miller Library and to give the new semester a kick start. Students studying in the hub were happy to interrupt their studies. It was a great opportunity for staff and students to meet and talk informally. The Vice Chancellor, PVC Teaching and Learning, and the new Dean of graduate coursework toured the hub and discussed its features.
Prof. Sue Johnson, Prof. James Everett and Christine Goodacre at the learning hub party
The coffee and cake was a great success and the Library hopes to hold similar events for students and staff in the future.
Phone: 03 6226 2225
E-mail: MML.Reference@utas.edu.au
Science Library
Over the Semester break painters were busy in the Science Library repainting the reserve area and generally giving the Library a touch up. The atlas and folio collection has been moved and, with help from our casual shelvers, we have nearly completed the re-spacing of our 1990+ serial collection.
Phone: 03 6226 2441
E-mail: Science.Reference@utas.edu.au
Training and Help
Integrate eReserve into Vista
Vista help pages tell you how to integrate eReserve intoVista. The document is at
http://www.utas.edu.au/tlo/
browse.htm?L2=designers
under the heading Content presentation - tools and pages.
eReserve is a service that the Library provides which allows you and your students to access electronic versions of selected journal articles and book chapters from reading lists. Linking directly to a document in eReserve means that only one copy of a document needs to be stored and tracked. The guide assumes that the file you are linking to has already been registered in eReserve. If you need to register a document in eReserve or you have any queries, contact your liaison librarian.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/about/
liais.html
Workshops and Library Classes
Our branch libraries are offering a wide variety of classes and hands-on workshops during the 2 nd Semester.
The Clinical and the Art and Music Libraries offer on demand training / help sessions on all aspects of library service, including sessions on databases and EndNote. Sessions are offered on a needs basis, either in groups or to individuals.
The Law Library will be offering CaseBase training on:
Monday 8th August
Friday 12 th August
Monday 15 th August
Friday 19 th August
CaseBase is the premier index to Australian case law. This training will be from 1pm–2pm and will be in the Library computer room. Sign up sheets will be available in the Law Library.
For details of other forthcoming library workshops for staff and postgraduate researchers and other information literacy classes please see:
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/assist/
tours_workshops.html
Special Information Skills classes
Liaison Librarians can deliver information skills classes or hands-on workshops, which focus on specific subjects or courses. Please contact your Liaison Librarian directly to discuss embedding information skills into your teaching in order to develop information literacy in your students. Liaison Librarians and their contact details are listed at:
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/about/
liais.html
New Titles Library Web Page
If you want to know what new items have been added to the various Libraries collections over the past few months, there is now a Library Web page which lists recent additions at:
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/new_titles/
newtitles.html
Previous months' “New Titles” pages are archived and are available from the top of this page.
Electronic Services News
ABS Demonstration
Staff and Postgraduate demonstration and afternoon tea
Staff and postgraduates are invited to a demonstration by ABS staff of the new features of the ABS Website and the upcoming changes to the AusStats database, plus information about Census2006 data and the new numbering system. The demonstration will be held in the Morris Miller Library's eLearning Lab 2 on Thursday 18 th August from 3.00 to 4.30pm. Afternoon tea will be provided.
Please RSVP by Monday 15 th August to either
MML.Reference@utas.edu.au or phone 6226 2225.
Great News
As a result of recent extra funding to build the Library's collections several exciting and important databases have been acquired. In general they will be available for an 18 month subscription trial, but if regular significant usage is reported this will be reviewed.
Online Reference Bonanza:
ANZ Reference Centre – Newspapers Online
The Australia/NZ Reference Centre combines Australia and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers & newswires, reference books, and company information to create the largest collection of regional full text content on current events, business, sports, and many other subjects including the contents of many major Australian newspapers.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases1.html
Xrefer Plus - Giant Reference Library
xreferplus is a giant online reference library that provides access to a total of over 165 reference books. It includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations, plus a range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy and literature to law.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases4.html#w
Britannica Online
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopaedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus , Britannica Student Encyclopaedia and the Britannica Book of the Year . You can find more than 118,000 articles; over 14,000 illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, and flags; and more than 215,000 entries.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases2.html
Scopus - Bigger than Ben Hur
Scopus claims to be the world's largest abstract and indexing database and it provides access to 14,000 peer-reviewed titles from more than 4,000 international publishers. It contains some full-text links.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases4.html#s
Australian Medicines Handbook Online
Australian Medicines Handbook aims to offer a publication of a reliable, up-to-date, comparative, practical formulary covering most of the drugs marketed in Australia.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases1.html
MDConsult
MDConsult provides an integrated online medical service aimed at helping physicians, students and medical professionals to efficiently find answers to clinical questions and make better treatment decisions.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases3.html#m
Bibliography of the History of Art
The Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) contains abstracts and indexes of current publications in the history of art, including scholarly journals, conferences, book, exhibition reviews, and exhibition catalogues.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases2.html
Bibliography of Asian Studies
This on-line version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies ( BAS ) contains over 610,000 records on all subjects (especially in the humanities and the social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases2.html
British Humanities Index
An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, BHI indexes over 320 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases2.html
Australian Law Reports Online
This is a database of decisions of the High Court of Australia & significant decisions of Federal, Supreme & Territory courts. It is also available as a link from CaseBase. If an Australian Law Report case appears in a CaseBase entry it can be accessed in full text by direct link.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases1.html
Australian Current Law – Online
This database will keep users up-to-date with the latest case law and legislative changes. It is possible to search the entire case database from 1976 and the legislation database from 1991. Digests include all available judgments from the High Court, the Federal Court and the State Supreme courts. There are also important decisions from the Family Court, AAT and selected tribunals. There are links to Halsbury's Laws of Australia and Unreported Judgments.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases1.html
SportDiscus
SPORTDiscus is the most comprehensive, bibliographic database covering sport, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, physical education, sport administration, sport law & legislation, leisure studies, tourism, allied health and more. This database includes over 650,000 records with journal and monograph coverage going back to 1800, plus over 20,000 dissertations and theses.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases4.html#s
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
This Encyclopedia attemps to map the social and behavioral sciences on a grand scale. It comprises 4,000 articles and includes 90,000 bibliographic references as well as comprehensive name and subject indexes. This is an eBook and is accessed through the catalogue.
http://ipac.lib.utas.edu.au/
ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=catalogue#focus
ProQuest new features
A recent upgrade to ProQuest includes:
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My Research Summary and the Marked List page have been combined
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Enhancements to the "More like this" feature make it easier to find and use.
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Two new citations styles are available: Harvard and Vancouver.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases3.html#p
ISI Web of Knowledge new features
Recent enhancements to the Web of Knowledge databases include:
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Search within results
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Select the number of results show per page.
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Sort the entire result set
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Save your ‘Analysis' results
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases4.html#w
JSTOR new titles
JSTOR has added 13 new titles covering a variety of subject areas to its full-text database. These titles include an extensive back file.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases3.html#j
IEEE Xplore Update 2.1
IEEE has just released an upgrade to the IEEE Xplore online delivery platform. One of the new features includes e nhanced display of bibliographic information. IEEE Xplore can be accessed through the database pages at:
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
info/dbase/dbases3.html#i
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Kate.Walpole@utas.edu.au
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