Miami University Libraries has added 27 new databases from Ebsco as part of our implementation of the OneSearch service (AKA Ebsco Discovery Service). The databases are listed below with a direct link to each one. The databases have also been added to the Databases A to Z list and will be added to relevant Subject and Course Guides.
Applied Science & Technology with Full Text FT
Art & Architecture Complete
Associates Programs Source FT
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus
Business Abstracts with Full Text FT
Caribbean Search FT
Central & Eastern European Academic Source FT
Energy & Power Source FT
Entrepreneurial Studies Source FT
Essay & General Literature Index
Food Science Source FT
Human Resources Abstracts
Humanities with Full Text FT
Humanities Abstracts
International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center FT
Jewish Studies Source FT
Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts
Peace Research Abstracts
Play Index
Political Science Complete FT
Public Affairs Index
Race Relations Abstracts
Risk Management Reference Center FT
Shock & Vibration Digest
Short Story Index
Vocational Studies Premier FT
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Digital Public Library of America
Digital Public Library of
America (DPLA) launched today April 18, 2013 after two years of planning
and work. Digitized cultural content
from libraries, archives, and museums are being made freely available
worldwide.
Find manuscripts, records, images, data, and works of
science, culture, and art. Search 2.4
million items by format, map, timeline, and topic. Developers anticipate apps will be built to encourage
creation using the maximally open data.
As lifelong learners, explore these exhibitions and
collections @ http://dp.la/
Beyond Textbooks: Finding Alternatives Among Library Databases, E-Books, and Open Educational Resources
Have you considered the other options you have beyond textbooks when choosing assigned readings for your classes? John Burke will identify resources available through the library and collected in open educational resources (OER) repositories, from open (free) textbooks to individually-linked articles, library-purchased e-books, streaming video sources, and learning objects of all kinds.
John will share case studies and methodologies for creating a flexible mash-up of materials to convey course content and achieve your learning objectives. Not only can this approach lead to the selection of resources that are more closely attuned to the course, but it also reduces students' costs.
Come with your course needs in mind and consider whether you'd like to seek textbook alternatives for fall and beyond. If you cannot attend in person, this event will be available on Webex. Please go to the CTL Website,www.mid.muohio.edu/ctl for more information. You may also access the handout for the session and the presentation online.
John will share case studies and methodologies for creating a flexible mash-up of materials to convey course content and achieve your learning objectives. Not only can this approach lead to the selection of resources that are more closely attuned to the course, but it also reduces students' costs.
Come with your course needs in mind and consider whether you'd like to seek textbook alternatives for fall and beyond. If you cannot attend in person, this event will be available on Webex. Please go to the CTL Website,www.mid.muohio.edu/ctl for more information. You may also access the handout for the session and the presentation online.
Presentation on "In An Antique Land"
Join us for a presentation about Amitav Ghosh’s In An Antique Land. The event will be held on Monday, April 29 from 12:00-1:00 in the Gardner-Harvey Library.
Our guide to the book is John Schaefer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Affiliate Faculty in Black World Studies. His research interests focus on the black communities of Arab North Africa, in particular their music. Before arriving at Middletown this fall, he spent three years teaching at the American University in Cairo.
Moving between past and present, anthropologist Amitav Ghosh presents a lyrical portrait of life in Egypt, as well as broad histories of that country, Tunisia, and India’s Malabar Coast. Ghosh weaves strands of his own life in rural Egypt into the story he is researching of a twelfth-century Jewish merchant and his slave. Exploiting an extraordinary cache of medieval documents in Cairo, Ghosh is able to piece together a fascinating story illuminating the reach of medieval Egyptian trade and cross-cultural interaction; he also tells of a form of slavery very different from the one familiar to most Americans.
The presentation is free and open to all. Light refreshments will be provided.
This presentation is made possible through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) award of a Muslim Journeys Bookshelf to the campus’ Gardner-Harvey Library in cooperation with the Regional Campus Diversity Council.
Our guide to the book is John Schaefer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Affiliate Faculty in Black World Studies. His research interests focus on the black communities of Arab North Africa, in particular their music. Before arriving at Middletown this fall, he spent three years teaching at the American University in Cairo.
Moving between past and present, anthropologist Amitav Ghosh presents a lyrical portrait of life in Egypt, as well as broad histories of that country, Tunisia, and India’s Malabar Coast. Ghosh weaves strands of his own life in rural Egypt into the story he is researching of a twelfth-century Jewish merchant and his slave. Exploiting an extraordinary cache of medieval documents in Cairo, Ghosh is able to piece together a fascinating story illuminating the reach of medieval Egyptian trade and cross-cultural interaction; he also tells of a form of slavery very different from the one familiar to most Americans.
The presentation is free and open to all. Light refreshments will be provided.
This presentation is made possible through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) award of a Muslim Journeys Bookshelf to the campus’ Gardner-Harvey Library in cooperation with the Regional Campus Diversity Council.
Thursday, April 04, 2013
New materials added to Library in March
To bring you up to date on what has recently been added to the collection, a new materials list is now available that reflects additions during March. We added 174 books, e-books, DVDs, and other items during that time, thanks to your selections and suggestions. The list is sorted by call number, with items grouped roughly by subject area.
Of note in this month's new materials list are the 33 e-books we've added in March, for a total of 73 e-books added during 2012-13.
This tag will show you all of the prior lists of new materials.
Have a suggestion of something to order? Use our online request form, email Jennifer Hicks or one of our other staff members, or drop by the library with your request at any time. Our official ordering deadline is Friday, April 5, but if you have additional items to order, we can still get those orders in (or hold them until after July 1 for next fiscal year).
We've added 852 items to the collection so far this year, and I expect we'll end up at around 1200 items (so long as you keep suggesting items for us to order!).
Thanks again for keeping our collection vibrant and your information needs met!
Of note in this month's new materials list are the 33 e-books we've added in March, for a total of 73 e-books added during 2012-13.
This tag will show you all of the prior lists of new materials.
Have a suggestion of something to order? Use our online request form, email Jennifer Hicks or one of our other staff members, or drop by the library with your request at any time. Our official ordering deadline is Friday, April 5, but if you have additional items to order, we can still get those orders in (or hold them until after July 1 for next fiscal year).
We've added 852 items to the collection so far this year, and I expect we'll end up at around 1200 items (so long as you keep suggesting items for us to order!).
Thanks again for keeping our collection vibrant and your information needs met!
Muslim Journeys Materials and Programming at the Library
Miami University Middletown’s Gardner-Harvey Library has been selected to receive the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf, a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities Bridging Cultures initiative. The award includes 25 books and three films and is intended to promote community discussion in the library and build bridges among diverse cultures and faiths. The Miami University Middletown Diversity Council is a partner on the project and will co-sponsor programming.
Browse the Bookshelf titles at http://bridgingcultures.
The award also includes a one-year subscription to Oxford Islamic Studies Online, which features reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture. Access to the database is available both on- and off-campus by clicking on Oxford Islamic Studies Online.
In addition to featuring the Bookshelf materials in the library all through April, the Gardner-Harvey Library and the Diversity Council are co-sponsoring two presentations of Bookshelf works:
The award also includes a one-year subscription to Oxford Islamic Studies Online, which features reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture. Access to the database is available both on- and off-campus by clicking on Oxford Islamic Studies Online.
In addition to featuring the Bookshelf materials in the library all through April, the Gardner-Harvey Library and the Diversity Council are co-sponsoring two presentations of Bookshelf works:
- A film screening and discussion of the documentary "Koran by Heart" moderated by Gina Petonito (Sociology and Gerontology) on Monday, April 15 from 6:00-8:00pm in 142 JHN. More details.
- A presentation on Amitav Ghosh's book In An Ancient Land by John Schaefer (Anthropology) on Monday, April 29 from 12:00-1:00pm in the Gardner-Harvey Library. A more detailed announcement will follow shortly.
Please join us for both programs and enjoy light refreshments.
We hope you will find the resources and programming useful and interesting.
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