Library Bulletin

November 2000

New Photocopiers are Here!
By Julie Semkow

The Library's new photocopiers were installed in late October and complementary comments from patrons have been coming in. The improved print quality has rated highly. So far the machines have been used heavily with minimal problems. An attendant, under outside contract, continues to manage this service and is available 10am - 7pm, Monday through Friday.

The Library has a total of seven copiers; five in the Photocopy Room on the first floor and two adjacent to the stairwell on the second floor. These new machines feature digital technology and very large paper bales able to hold up to 2500 sheets. In addition, book-safe edges have been installed which means gentler photocopying and increased conservation of the Library's materials.

The American Psychological Association has temporarily stopped the regular updates of the PsycINFO and PsycFIRST databases as they prepare for their annual reload of the PsycINFO database. APA expects to resume their normal update schedule in approximately mid-November. At that time, they will add to PsycINFO and PsycFIRST all data that was collected during the temporary hiatus in database updating.

Presentation Schedule for November

#100 Internet Basics
Description: A one-hour presentation encompassing: what the Internet is; how to use the various protocols; what kind of information is available on the Internet; a brief introduction to directories and search engines. This presentation is designed for beginners who have had little, if any, experience with the Internet. Browser discussion focuses on the Netscape browser
Offered: Tuesday, November 7      & 1:15 - 2:15       (sec. 100.11.1)

#101 Searching the World Wide Web
Description: A 60-minute presentation on searching the World Wide Web. Attention is paid to the three ways of locating information: directories (Yahoo), search engines (AltaVista and InfoSeek) and meta-engines (Dogpile and Inference Find). Includes information on evaluating web resources.
Prerequisite: Internet Basics course, or some Internet experience
Offered: Tuesday, November 14       1:15 - 2:15       (sec. 101.11.1)

#109 Medline Tutorials
Description: An introductory tutorial in how to use the OVID search system. While we use OVID'sMedline database as a teaching tool, principles learned are applicable to other OVID databases.
60-minutes hands-on tutorial
Offered: Thursday, November 9       1:15 - 2:15       (sec. 109.11.1)

#103 Computer Basics
Description: A one-hour hands-on presentation discussing the basics of using an IBM-compatible personal computer. Topics include: how a computer works; accessing software applications and files; using input devices such as a keyboard and mouse; and saving files.
Offered: Wednesday, November 1       1:15 - 2:15       (sec. 103.11.1)

#104 Introduction to Word Processing
Description: A one-hour, hands-on presentation discussing the basics of using MicroSoft Word. Includes creating, opening and saving files; typing in information; formatting text; cutting, copying, and pasting text within and between files; and adding graphics.
Prerequisite: Some computer experience required Offered: Wednesday, November 8       2:00 - 3:00       (sec. 104.11.1)

#105 Power Point
Description: A 60-minute presentation discussing the basics of creating a slide presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint. Includes: using the AutoContent Wizard; adding and formatting text; creating new slides; adding graphics; using outlines; applying designs; presenting a slide show; and creating handouts.
Prerequisite: Some computer experience required. Some word processing experience useful but not required
Offered: Friday, November 10       2:00 - 3:00       (sec. 105.11.1)

#106 Advanced Power Point
Description: A continuation of #105. Topics include: adding tables and graphs; user-created formats; altering slide color schems; using the slide sorter; applying transitions and animations; and creating timed shows.
Prerequisite: Basic PowerPoint or familiarity with topics listed for that course
Offered: Thursday, November 30       2:00 - 3:00       (sec. 106.11.1)

#110 Introduction to PubMed
Description: An introductory, 60-minute, hands-on tutorial on how to search Medline in the PubMed search system. Explores such features as the MeSH browser, as well as how searching Medline on PubMed differs from searching on the OVID system
Offered: Thursday, November 2       12:30 - 1:30       (sec. 110.11.1)

NEW PRINT TITLES
NEW RESOURCES
List Complied by
Cheryl M. Perkins

NEW PRINT TITLES

Alternative medicine : an objective assessment /c2000 [edited by] Phil B. Fontanarosa
[The] American Academy of Neurology : the first fifty years / c1998 [edited by] Maynard M. Cohen
Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical c2000
Cardiac problems in pregnancy : c2000 [editors] Uri Elkayam, Norbert
[A] comparison of three different intervention strategies ..... :[by] Naima Sadiq and Simone McGowan
[The] efficacy of the breast self-examination card : /c 2000 [by] Rachel Gordon and Ingrid Lee
[The] emergence of family into the 21st century /c2001 [edited by] Patricia L. Munhall, Virginia M. Fitzsimons
Emergency medicine: a comprehensive study guide / : c2000 [editor-in-chief] Judith E. Tintinalli
Handbook of eep medicine /c 2000 [by] John M. Shneerson
[The] human brain in sagittal section /c 1954 [by] Marcus Singer [and] Paul I. Yakovlev
Is there a relationship between demographic variables and ....: /c 2000 [by] Susan Wright, Ethelia McKay
Lexicon of psychiatry, neurology, and the neurosciences /2nd ed. c2000 [edited by] Frank J. Ayd, Jr.
Mitochondria /c 1999 [by] Immo E. Scheffler
Motor disorders / c1999 [edited by] David S. Younger
Neurology for the non-neurologist /c2000 [edited by] William J. Weiner and Christopher G. Goetz
Neurosurgical issues in otolaryngology :c1999 [edited by] Moises A. Arriaga
[A] nuts-and-bolts approach to teaching nursing / 2nd ed. c2000 [edited by] Victoria Schoolcraft
Peace and power: building communities for the future / 5th ed.c 2001 [by] Peggy L. Chinn
Pediatric nursing / : c2000 [editors] Martha Velasco-Whetsell ... [et al.]
Pocket atlas of MRI body anatomy / 2nd ed. c1995 [by] Thomas H. Berquist
Pocket atlas of radiographic anatomy /2nd ed., rev. and enlarged c 2000 [by] Torsten B. Moeller, Emil Reif
Preventive cardiology /: c2000 [editor-in-chief] Nathan D. Wong
Problems of drug dependence, 1999 : c 2000 [editor] Louis S. Harris
Student nurse midwives' attitudes toward direct entry ....: /c 2000 [by] Carol Bues and Michelle Salz
Tumors of the ear and temporal bone : c2000 [editors] Robert K. Jackler, Colin L.W. Driscoll