New JSTOR interface anticipated next week
JSTOR has been working on a new interface that is expected to debut next week. A note from their press release:"We would like to provide you with an update on the approaching release of the new JSTOR...
View ArticleMagnus
URL: MagnusBrief Description: Online catalog providing access to Luther College library and archival collections.Full Description: Magnus is the online catalog providing access to Luther College...
View ArticleAcademic Subject Taxonomy Added to LIS Blog
As part of the work to implement academic research guides into Drupal, we’ve added an academic subject taxonomy to the LIS Blog that allows individual posts to be tagged for specific academic...
View ArticleWorldCat
URL: WorldCatBrief Description: WorldCat connects you to the collections and services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.Full Description: WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries...
View ArticleNew York Times, Historical
URL: New York Times, Historical (1851-2005)Coverage: 1851-2005 Brief Description: Searchable full-text newspaper articles from the New York Times from 1851 to 2005.Full Description: The Historical New...
View ArticleLibrary Research Portal Taking Shape
As we move to our upcoming launch of a new academic research portal for Luther, we now have a functioning “home page” that is open for beta-testing and review by LIS staff and others with an interest...
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Ryan Gjerde
Leave/Return Dates: March 11, 2013 - March 12, 2013 Ryan Gjerde Position: Head of Library Operations; Digital Initiatives Librarian Year Started at Luther: 2001 Photo: gjerde.jpg Responsibilities:...
View ArticleNew York Times
URL: New York Times (1995-Present)Brief Description: Full text of the New York Times (1995 to the present)Full Description: Abstracts for reviews from the New York Times Book Review. Historical Times...
View ArticleNewspaper Abstracts
URL: Newspaper AbstractsCoverage: 1989 - present Brief Description: Citations and abstracts for articles from about 50 national and regional newspapers published 1989 – presentFull Description:...
View ArticleNewspaper Source
URL: Newspaper SourceBrief Description: Coverage for over 200 regional, national, and international newspapers. Includes The Times (London) and full transcripts from selected newscasts, including Face...
View ArticleWall Street Journal
URL: Wall Street JournalCoverage: 1984 - present Brief Description: Citations for significant articles in the 3-star Eastern Edition of the Wall Street Journal from 1971 – present. Complete full text...
View ArticleNew Academic Research Site Replaces Library Website
This afternoon, we’ve completed cutting over the old library website to the new one that has been growing over the past several months. The new site is available at http://lis.luther.edu/research. Many...
View ArticleLIS Soft Launches Encore
Our new discovery services platform Encore is now (mostly) fully functional and is now our preferred and primary tool for access to our library collections. Encore is the default search tool available...
View ArticleResearch Pro Federated Searching Now Available (beta)
LIS and our vendor Innovative Interfaces have now made available Research Pro, a federated search tool allowing multiple source searching across nearly 30 different data sources. A portion of this...
View ArticleInformation Literacy in the Disciplines
Have you ever wondered what students in specific disciplines should be able to know and master when it comes to research and using information resources? Many accrediting agencies and librarian groups...
View ArticleIssues Connecting to Licensed Resources
As a result of network address changes, access to licensed database resources currently travels through our campus proxy server. All services are available, and will remain available. Users will just...
View ArticleAcademic Search Complete, Encore and Research Pro
The Academic Search Complete database is now returning results in both Encore (http://encore.luther.edu/iii/encore/) and Research Pro.
View ArticleHow to find articles from the new Library Research site
Several people have asked about how to find articles from journals using the new Library Research website. Let me count the ways:1) Using Encore, our new research and discovery tool. The Research page...
View ArticleNew books and DVDs in the library
For those who are wondering what books and DVDs we have added to the Preus Library collection over the summer the New Books list has been updated to include the 375 items purchased from May through...
View ArticleNew NITLE Events Scheduled
For a full list of NITLE events, see http://lis.luther.edu/nitleTwo new Workshops To GoCrossing Borders: Multimedia Storytelling for Study Abroad. A special instance of ‘Multimedia Narrative:...
View ArticlePreus Library Facebook App Updated
Now you can search Encore from Facebook!The Preus Library QuickSearch Facebook application has been updated to be compatible with the new style of Facebook profile. PreusLQS can be added at this...
View ArticleThe Chicago Guide to Writing About Numbers
URL: The Chicago Guide to Writing About NumbersBrief Description: A style guide for presenting qualitative information.Full Description: A style guide for presenting qualitative information.Resource...
View ArticleAcademia.edu -- Facebook for Higher Education?
A posting to the College Libraries Listserv this week introduced www.academia.edu, a site for members of colleges and universities to post information about themselves, their studies and research...
View ArticleNITLE Update - 20 January 2009
From NITLE: Professional Development Events A full list of NITLE events lives at http://www.nitle.org/www/events. Register participants online from the event web page, or send an e-mail to...
View ArticleLibrary Research Help Available Online
The library has collected a number of tools which introduce the research process and provide help in using common library tools. These tools are now conveniently found in the “Library Research Help”...
View ArticleCreate a Citation in Magnus
Magnus now has the ability to display example citations for many of the books, journals, videos, and music in the Luther Library Collection.When looking at a full item record in Magnus (here’s an...
View ArticleText a Call Number From Magnus
Have you ever found yourself without a piece of paper or a pen after finding a call number in the library catalog?Now, if you are searching in Magnus, you can send a text message to your phone which...
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