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ISI Web of Knowledge(SM) Trial

Categories: Electronic Resources New Services

We have ISI Web of Knowledge(SM) Trial Access.   Please note that Web of Knowledge will only work on campus.

SUNY College At Cortland will be able to access ISI Web of Knowledge beginning 10/1/2009. The trial will run through 12/1/2009.

The URL is http://isiknowledge.com

The following products and backyears will be available:

BIOSIS Previews®:  1969-present

Journal Citation Reports® on the Web:

Science Edition 2003

Social Sciences Edition 2003

Medline®: 1950 – present

Web of Science:

Science Citation Index Expandedä 1975-present

Social Sciences Citation IndexÒ 1975-present

Arts & Humanities Citation Index® 1975-present

Conference Proceedings Citation Index™

Science: 1990-present

Social Science & Humanities: 1990-present

Current Chemical Reactions (CCR)

Index Chemicus (IC)

EndNote Web Trial

Categories: Electronic Resources New Services

Memorial Library has an EndNote Web trial that begins on 10/1/2009 and will continue through 12/1/2009.

EndNote Web delivers an easy-to-use Web-based bibliographic solution that complements EndNote X.0.2, as well as providing tight integration with ISI Web of Knowledge. Your users can even start their papers in EndNote Web and finish them on the desktop with EndNote X.0.2 and vice versa! To access EndNote Web, they can go to www.myendnoteweb.com.

What is EndNote Web?

EndNote Web is a Web-based bibliographic service for students and researchers that organizes personal reference collections and saves time retyping references for course work and publication. EndNote Web searches ISI Web of KnowledgeSM, PubMed and hundreds of online library catalogs and imports references, complete with abstracts. With EndNote Web you can:

How will students and researchers learn to use EndNote Web?

EndNote Web’s intuitive interface gets users up to speed quickly. An online Getting Started Guide comes with the program, including online tutorials with 24/7 access to assist users getting started. For more information, please go to www.endnoteweb.com/training or view the EndNote Web Guided Tour in the Help Section.

What are the system requirements for EndNote Web?

View the latest system requirements for EndNote Web at www.endnoteweb.com/enwproductinfo.asp.

How can EndNote users take advantage of EndNote Web?

Desktop EndNote users will find EndNote Web a great way to collaborate, maximizing the expertise each researcher brings to a project. Using EndNote Web, researchers can share specific folders with designated colleagues or students. A shared folder can be viewed by others with an EndNote Web account. EndNote on the desktop remains the powerhouse favored by researchers who publish frequently, write citation-intensive works and require the performance available only from a desktop tool.

The addition of EndNote Web helps undergraduate students organize their references for citing in papers. EndNote Web users can select EndNote X.0.2 (or later) or EndNote Web, for citing references in a paper. Cite While You Write works the same whether you are citing references from your desktop or Web library.

For the professional researcher and graduate student who depend on EndNote and other desktop writing tools, EndNote Web is the perfect complement for storing references. Now the millions of EndNote users who demand a robust desktop writing tool with a higher degree of accessibility and control can be even more productive using the combination of EndNote X.0.2 (or later) and EndNote Web.

How do I create my EndNote Web account?

- Click the Sign Up for an account link.

- Complete the registration fields and click the I Accept button if you accept the End User License Agreement.
- Follow the instructions provided to install the plug-ins, or click the “Return to my library” link to go to your new library.

What are the differences between EndNote and EndNote Web?

Review a feature comparison at http://www.endnoteweb.com/encompare.asp.

Where do my users go for support?

If you have any questions regarding the use of EndNote Web, please contact the Thomson Reuters Help Desk. Contact information is available at http://science.thomsonreuters.com/support

Where can I suggest changes and additions to the online searches, import filters, output styles, and Web page capture?

Submit requests for new or updated:

- Output Styles > http://www.endnoteweb.com/support/enwstylereq.asp

- Import Filters > http://www.endnoteweb.com/support/enwfilterreq.asp

- Online Searches (connections) > http://www.endnoteweb.com/support/enwconnreq.asp

- Web page capture >  http://www.endnoteweb.com/support/enwcapfilterreq.asp

Jennifer Kronenbitter

Bibliographic Services & Collections Librarian

SUNY Cortland Memorial Library

(607) 753-2528

Need help on a research project at 3am?

Categories: Library News New Services

Need help on a research project? Wherever you see the  logo to the left, click on it to chat live with a reference librarian anytime of the day or night. “Ask Us 24/7” is an online reference service that connects users to professional librarians via a Web-based chat interface. The service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Poster Exhibit – Drawn to Diversity: Exploring Advertising

Categories: Events

September 10 – 14, 2009    Memorial Library 2nd floor leisure reading area

Alfred University students produced this exhibit when they observed that a local supermarket’s Black History display merely featured boxes of Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix and Uncle Ben’s Rice. This exhibit was a response to the need for education in our supermarkets and the public at large. Putting a new spin on diversity education, this program uncovers the truth behind many common food products and advertising campaigns. This exhibit brings new meaning to food for thought.

Sponsored by Multicultural Life

Remote Teaching – Technology Preparedness

Categories: General News Training

If an outbreak of swine flu or another crisis affects you, will you be ready to continue to teach your class online?  While the campus isn’t likely to close, you may have students who are unable to attend class or you; yourself may fall ill.

Would you be able to use an electronic form of communication to distribute course materials?

At the very minimum do you know how to post a PowerPoint presentation so your students have access to it?

The “Got the Flu?” series will get you started on the basics of online education.  From creating and posting a PowerPoint in eLearning; to uploading files into a consolidated course; to creating an iTunes U course; the trainings below are geared towards this possible situation.

September 11, 2009

Friday

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM iTunes U – Course Set Up and Management — TTC – Tera Doty-Blance

During this workshop, attendees will work with the Software Training and Support Specialist to set up their course space in iTunesU, and to add a title, course description, and artwork. Once the course space is set up, file naming conventions, adding of metadata, and uploading will be covered.

September 16, 2009

Wednesday

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM myRedDragon – Consolidated Courses — TTC — Hailey Ruoff

Part of the “Got the Flu?” Series – If your students are not able to attend class due to the flu or other emergency, they should have access to the materials you were are presenting in class. If you are not using eLearning (Blackboard/WebCT) and would still like to make your content available; you can do so by using My Consolidated Courses within myRedDragon. This training will give you a brief overview of My Consolidated Course and show you how to upload files for your students.

September 17, 2009

Thursday

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PowerPoint 2007 – Creating a Presentation – TTC –Tera Doty-Blance

This workshop will cover the basics of creating a PowerPoint presentation. Topics to include; choosing a theme and color scheme, inserting slides, adding and formatting text and images, adding transitions and slide animations, and adding a narration.

September 21, 2009

Monday

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Impatica – TTC –Hailey Ruoff

Impactica’s high quality, cutting-edge compression capabilities make it capable of delivering your presentation to virtually everyone, even users with dial-up by compressing typical PowerPoint HTML files by up to 95%. An introduction to narrated power points will also be given.

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Impatica – TTC –Hailey Ruoff

Impactica’s high quality, cutting-edge compression capabilities make it capable of  delivering your presentation to virtually everyone, even users with dial-up by compressing typical PowerPoint HTML files by up to 95%. An introduction to narrated power points will also be given.

September 23, 2009

Wednesday

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM eLearning New User Training – TTC– Hailey Ruoff

You will learn how to set-up a blank course and create a course content page. An overview of the following tools will also be given: Assessments, Assignments, Announcements, Discussion Threads, Mail and Syllabus.

September 24, 2009

Thursday

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PowerPoint 2007 – Creating a Presentation – TTC –Tera Doty-Blance

This workshop will cover the basics of creating a PowerPoint presentation. Topics to include; choosing a theme and color scheme, inserting slides, adding and formatting text and images, adding transitions and slide animations, and adding a narration.

September 25, 2009

Friday

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM eLearning New User Training – TTC –Hailey Ruoff

You will learn how to set-up a blank course and create a course content page. An overview of the following tools will also be given: Assessments, Assignments, Announcements, Discussion Threads, Mail and Syllabus.

September 29, 2009

Tuesday

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Impatica – TTC –Hailey Ruoff

Impactica’s high quality, cutting-edge compression capabilities make it capable of delivering your presentation to virtually everyone, even users with dial-up by compressing typical PowerPoint HTML files by up to 95%. An introduction to narrated power points will also be given.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PowerPoint 2007 – Creating a Presentation – TTC –Tera Doty-Blance

This workshop will cover the basics of creating a PowerPoint presentation. Topics to include; choosing a theme and color scheme, inserting slides, adding and formatting text and images, adding transitions and slide animations, and adding a narration.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Impatica – TTC – Hailey Ruoff

Impactica’s high quality, cutting-edge compression capabilities make it capable of delivering your presentation to virtually everyone, even users with dial-up by compressing typical PowerPoint HTML files by up to 95%. An introduction to narrated power points will also be given.

September 30, 2009

Wednesday

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Garageband – Creating an Enhanced Podcast – TTC –Tera Doty-Blance

How to create a non liner narrated slideshow with Garageband. Topics covered include creating, adding and editing audio recordings and audio loops, adding images, adding chapter marks and exporting for playback in iTunes.

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM eLearning New User Training – TTC –Hailey Ruoff

You will learn how to set-up a blank course and create a course content page. An overview of the following tools will also be given: Assessments, Assignments, Announcements, Discussion Threads, Mail and Syllabus.

To register for an eLearning, Impatica, or myRedDragon workshop, please send an email with the date, time, and title of the workshop at least 24 hours in advance to Sue.Bush@cortland.edu .

**To register for any other workshop with Tera Doty-Blance, please send an email with the date, time, and workshop at least 24 hours in advance to Tera.Doty-Blance@cortland.edu.

Remember: You too could get the flu; it never hurts to be prepared :-)

Hailey M. Ruoff ‘98

Instructional Materials Design Specialist

SUNY Cortland

hailey.ruoff@cortland.edu

(607) 753-2231

Guide to Drug Information Sources

Categories: Research Guides

  1. Library Catalog: books and media may be located by using Library of Congress Subject Headings, such as:
    • Alcoholism
    • Alcoholics Anonymous
    • Anabolic Steroids
    • Athletes—Drug Use
    • Cannabis
    • Cocaine Habit
    • College Students – Alcohol Use
    • Doping in Sports
    • Drinking and Traffic Accidents
    • Drinking of Alcoholic Beverages
    • Drug Abuse
    • Drug Legalization
    • Heroin Habit
    • Marijuana
    • Medication Abuse
    • Methamphetamine
    • Nicotine
    • Psychotropic Drugs
    • Smoking
    • Substance Abuse
    • Tobacco Habit
    • Youth—Alcohol Use
    • Women Alcoholics
  2. Reference books are near the Reference desk or on the second floor:
    • Conn’s Current Therapy Ref. Desk RM 101 .C87
    • Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment Ref. Desk RC 71 .A14
    • Encyclopedia of Drug Abuse Ref. Desk RC 563.4 .G97 2008
    • Nursing… Drug Handbook Ref. RM 147 .N8
  3. Recent book and video titles with call numbers:
    • Bar Flower HV 5137 .J33 2008
    • Beautiful Boy HV 5831 .C2 .S54 2006
    • College Drinking HV 5135 .D69 2009
    • Finding Hope in Recovery VideoD HV 4998 .F56 2008
    • High Society HV 4999.2 .C35 2007
    • Last Call: Alcoholism and Recovery RC 565 .H4389 2007
    • Methamphetamine Crisis HV 5825 .M397 2007
    • Smashed HV 5293 .Z35 .A3 2005
    • Steroid Nation RC 1230 .A86 2007
    • Taking America Off Drugs RC 489 .B4 .F56 2007
  4. Abstracting/Indexing databases to locate magazine or journal articles (in print in Periodicals Area, third floor north and some full-text online):
    • Academic Search Premier
    • CINAHL
    • Health Reference Center
    • Medline
    • Physical Education Index
    • Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
    • ScienceDirect
    • Social Sciences Abstracts
    • SocINDEX
    • Sport Discus
    • WilsonOmniFile
  5. Current journals in print (or electronic format) in the Library relating to drugs:
    • Addiction
    • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
    • Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education
    • Journal of Drug Education
    • Journal of Drug Issues
    • Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
    • Journal of Studies on Alcohol
    • Substance Use & Misuse
  6. Selected Internet/World Wide Web sites:

Memorial Library Streamlines Your Log-in to Electronic Resources and Services

Categories: Electronic Resources Library News Technology

Your NetID  and Password now works at the library!  Your NetID and Password are the same as your MyRedDragon UserName and Password. This single-sign-on can be used to access electronic resources and services online:

  1. Your Library Account where you can view due dates, renew your books, and find out what fines you have:  http://seneca.sunyconnect.suny.edu:4390/F/?func=file&file_name=login-session
  2. Electronic Databases which allow you to find articles for your research: http://library.cortland.edu/databases.asp
  3. ILLiad, a separate library system, which allows you to make and manage Interlibrary Loan requests for items Memorial Library does not own, but can borrow on your behalf from other libraries:   https://cortland.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html

Check it out!

Human Sexuality and Health – Research Guide

Categories: Research Guides

  1. Library of Congress Subject Headings for finding books (and media) in the Library Catalog, such as:
    • AIDS (Disease)—Prevention
    • Birth Control
    • Child Abuse
    • Childbirth
    • Condoms
    • Contraceptives
    • Family Life Education
    • Gender Identity
    • Girls in Popular Culture
    • Health—Sex Differences
    • HIV Infections—Prevention
    • Homosexuality
    • Maternal Health Services
    • Men—Health & Hygiene
    • Papillomavirus Vaccines
    • Prostitution
    • Reproductive Rights
    • Sex Customs
    • Sex Factors in Disease
    • Sex in Mass Media
    • Sex Instruction for Children
    • Sex Instruction for Teenagers
    • Sex Role
    • Sex Therapy
    • Sexual Behavior
    • Sexuality
    • Sexually Abused Children
    • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    • Teenage Pregnancy – Prevention
    • Teenagers–Sexual Behavior
    • Transsexualism
    • Virginity
    • Women—Diseases
    • Women—Health & Hygiene
  2. Reference books: recent dictionaries/encyclopedias for definitions and topic introductions:
    • Dictionary of Homophobia: Global History…Ref. HQ 76.4 .D5313 2008
    • Encyclopedia of Child Abuse Ref. HV 6626.5 .C57 2007
    • International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities Ref. HQ 1090 .I58 2007
    • Encyclopedia of Women’s Health Ref. RA 778 .A494 2009
    • Sexual Health Ref. HQ 21 .S47364 2007
  3. Selected recent book titles with their call number locations (Current Interest, HB, HD, HQ, 2nd floor; RA, RC, RG, RJ, 3rd floor):
    • Adolescent Sexual Health Education HQ 35 .C284 2007
    • Choosing to Heal RJ 507 .S49 .E45 2007
    • Control of Childbirth RG 51 .B76 2008
    • Fatal Misconception HB 883.5 .C65 2008
    • Forbidden Fruit Current Interest BL 625.47 .R43 2007
    • HPV Vaccine Controversy Current Interest QR 189.5 .P36 .K75 2008
    • Humble Little Condom RC 888 .C65 2007
    • Mosby’s Guide to Women’s Health RA 778 .O94 2007
    • Our Bodies, Our Crimes HQ 1236.5 .U6 .F532 2009
    • Seductive Delusions: How Everyday People Catch STDs Current Interest RC 200 .G74 2008
    • Sex and the American Teenager HQ 27 .T448 2009
    • Sexual Enslavement of Girls and Women Worldwide HQ 281 .P37 2008
    • Sexual Paradox HD 6060.6 .P56 2008
    • Sexualization of Childhood HQ 777 .S435 2009
    • Why Men Die First Current Interest RA 777.8 .L44 2008
  4. Abstracting/indexing databases for finding specific journal articles, many in full-text electronic format; check 360 link and Periodicals Holdings:
    • Academic Search Complete,
    • CINAHL,
    • Contemporary Women’s Issues,
    • Education Full Text,
    • Health Reference Center,
    • Medline,
    • Professional Development Collection,
    • Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection,
    • ScienceDirect,
    • Social Sciences Abstracts,
    • SocINDEX,
    • Wilson OmniFile
  5. Selected journals (Periodicals in print format, 3rd floor, north):
    • Adolescence,
    • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ScienceDirect),
    • Archives of Sexual Behavior,
    • Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality www.ejhs.org ,
    • Journal of Adolescent Health,
    • Journal of Marriage and the Family,
    • Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy,
    • Journal of Sex Research,
    • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health,
    • Sex Roles
  6. Suggested Websites:
    • www.goaskalice.columbia.edu Go Ask Alice (Columbia U) Q&As on sexuality, sexual health, relationships, etc.
    • www.guttmacher.org Guttmacher Institute … news, fact sheets, reports, media kits, publications on pregnancy prevention, AIDS, etc.
    • www.plannedparenthood.org Planned Parenthood … birth control, safe sex, etc.
    • www.siecus.org Sexuality Information and Education Council of the US … reviewed and recommended curriculum bibliography, publications, etc.

GREENR trial Database

Categories: Electronic Resources

Through SUNY, free trial access has been established for Gale/Cengage’s GREENR resource (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) until December 31, 2009.  GREENR is a new online resource that offers authoritative content on the development of emerging green technologies and discusses issues on the environment, sustainability and more.

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/suny_greenr?db=GRNR

(This database will only work on-campus.)

Jennifer Kronenbitter
Bibliographic Services & Collections Librarian
SUNY Cortland Memorial Library

Health Statistics, a Checklist for Sources

Categories: Research Guides

  1. Library Catalog: One method of locating health statistics, including Internet Resources, is to search the Library Catalog by using Library of Congress Subject Headings, such as:
    • Disease Outbreaks—History
    • Diseases – Risk Factors
    • Health Care Costs
    • Health Risk Assessment
    • Health Status Indicators
    • Health Surveys—United States
    • Life Expectancy
    • Medical Care—United States—Statistics
    • Medical Statistics
    • Public Health – United States – Statistics
    • Quality of Life – United States
    • Risk Factors
    • United States – Statistics, Medical
    • Vital Statistics – United States
    • World Health

    2. Also search particular disease headings followed by subheading: “Risk Factors”, for example, “Breast—Cancer—Risk Factors” or “Heart Diseases in Women—Risk Factors”.

  2. Reference books can be valuable sources of statistical information, for example:
    • American Health: Demographics and Spending … Ref. Desk RA 445 .A447 2005
    • Control of Communicable Diseases Manual Ref. Desk RA 643 .C66 2008
    • Diabetes Sourcebook Ref. RC 660.4 .D56 2008
    • Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society Ref. RC 254.5 .E48 2007 3 vols.
    • Encyclopedia of Epidemiology Ref. RA 652 .E533 2008 2 vols.
    • Encyclopedia of Global Health Ref. RA 441 .E53 2008 4 vols.
    • Health Care State Rankings Ref. Desk RA 407.3 .H423 2008
    • Health in the Americas Ref. Desk RA 407.5 .L3 .P18 2007
    • Infectious Diseases Ref. RC 111 .I516 2008
    • Injury Facts Ref. HA 217 .A4 2008
    • International Encyclopedia of Public Health Ref. Desk RA 423 .I68 2008 6 vols.
    • Pandemics and Global Health Ref. Desk RA 649 .Y65 2008
    • Statistical Abstract of the United States Ref. Desk HA 202 .S73 2007
    • Stroke Sourcebook Ref. RC 388.5 .S8566 2008
    • Vital Statistics of the United States Ref. Desk HA 203 .V58 2008
    • World Almanac and Book of Facts Ref. Desk AY 67 .N5 .W7 2008
  3. Indexing/abstracting databases can be used to locate health statistics journals as well as statistical information within journal articles, often in electronic format, such as:
    • Academic Search Complete
    • CINAHL
    • Health Reference Center
    • Medline
    • ScienceDirect
    • Social Sciences Abstracts
    • SocIndex
    • Wilson OmniFile
    • Health Statistics Quarterly (UK) Directory of Open Access Journals
    • Vital and Health Statistics (National Health Survey…) Freely Accessible Science Journals
    • World Health Statistics Report Freely Accessible Journals

    4. see also

  4. Internet/World Wide Web sites for health statistics and related data:

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