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Romance of Research
October 8th, 2009 by David MichalskiThe Davis Humanities Institute has begun a new blog called Point of View or POV
The space is designed for faculty and graduate students in the humanities to have an open forum to discuss issues related to research to their fields.
The first post on October 6, 2009 is by Claire Waters, associate professor of English. It’s titled “The Romance of Pure Research”. Professor Waters charts a compelling case for exploratory Humanities research, it is a cause the UC Davis library and librarians are happy to support.
Open Humanities Press: new journals aim to solve publishing crisis
October 4th, 2009 by David MichalskiLike the UC Libraries eScholarship program, which facilitates the creation of peer reviewed open access journals, (See the UC Peer Reviewed Series in eScholarship) the Open Humanities Press seeks to provide a solution to the current crisis in academic publishing.
The Open Humanities Press has organized an impressive editorial board and is publishing an important set of scholarly journals. These include:
Visit the Open Humanities Press site to learn more about the open access movement and why it is important to faculty, students, libraries, and the future of academic publishing and the peer-reviewed system.
The Open Humanities Press has also launched a new series in critical theory published in conjunction with the University of Michigan Library’s Scholarly Publishing Office.
And… the University of Michigan’s Scholarly Publishing Office is hosting another set of peer-reviewed open access journals, including…
To learn more about how you can benefit from these initiatives please plan to attend UC Davis’ eScholarship presentation:
“Taking Back Your Scholarship”
Cathrine Mitchell, Director, CDL Publishing Group
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Shields Library, Second Floor Instruction Room
More info can also be obtained by contacting me, David Michalski, Social, Behavioral and Cultural Studies Librarian, UC Davis.
Open Access Week event
October 2nd, 2009 by David Michalski“Take Control of Your Publications with eScholarship”
An Open Access Week Presentation
Catherine Mitchell
Director, CDL Publishing Group
University of California
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Shields Library, Second Floor Instruction Room
Keep your copyright
Reach more reader
Publish when you want t
Protect your work’s future
…all with no fees
eScholarship offers a robust open access* publishing platform that enables departments, research units, publishing programs, and individual scholars associated with the University of California to have direct control over the creation and dissemination of the full range of their scholarship, including:
- Peer Reviewed Journals
- Conference Proceedings
- Books
- Working Papers
- Postprints
- Seminar/Paper Series
Initiated in 2002, eScholarship now houses over 30,000 publications with more than 9 million full-text downloads to date. The rate of usage of these materials has grown dramatically in the past 7 years, now often exceeding 170,000 downloads per month.
Come learn how you can get started publishing with eScholarship today!
“Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions…OA is entirely compatible with peer review, and all the major OA initiatives for scientific and scholarly literature insist on its importance.”
24/7 Reference Now Available
October 2nd, 2009 by David MichalskiUniversity Library News
24/7 Reference Now Available
The University of California, Davis General Library is offering a new online chat service called Ask A UC Librarian, available from the General Library’s Ask For Help tab.
Ask A UC Librarian button is available round-the-clock! Real-time, chat reference service is provided by reference staff from various academic libraries. UC Davis subject specialist librarians will follow up with additional information if needed.
For more information about the online chat service, contact Amy Kautzman, Associate University Librarian for Humanities and Social Sciences (kautzman@library.ucdavis.edu).
Shields Library Debuts New Library Services for Fall Quarter, 2009
September 30th, 2009 by Roberto C. DelgadilloBeginning Fall Quarter, 2009 the Shields Library will implement new trial services designed to meet the needs of our students, faculty and staff.
A General Reference Desk is now located on the 2nd floor and will provide integrated basic reference service. Hours are Monday – Friday, 9am – 6pm, and Sunday, 1pm – 5pm (Sunday hours effective October 11 – November 22). Contact the Reference Desk at (530) 752‑9862 or referenceservices@lib.ucdavis.edu . Subject specialist librarians will continue to offer individual appointments for students and faculty needing in depth reference and library research consultations.
Information Kiosk: The Information Desk in Shields Library will feature a kiosk that provides answers to the most commonly asked informational and directional queries. Students, faculty, and staff with reference questions will be directed to the General Reference Desk on the 2nd floor (Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm) and to the new 24/7 Chat Reference service all other times. Circulation Desk staff will answer basic questions evenings and weekends.
Re:Search Start will be located on the Lower Level of Shields Library. A service for lower division undergraduates, this program is designed to help students with term papers assignments and projects. Students can sign up for a 30 minute appointment through the Library Instruction web page. Appointments will be available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from noon – 4:00pm, October 13 – November 25.
Coming Soon: 24/7 Chat Reference service will soon be available for our patrons who want reference assistance from anywhere, anytime!
Understanding Economic Statistics: an OECD Perspective
September 22nd, 2009 by Juri StratfordThis volume describes how to use economic statistics in general and OECD statistics in particular. It introduces the main concepts used by statisticians and economists to measure economic phenomena and provides tables and charts with relevant data.
The book describes the production of international statistics and the availability of the data on the Internet. Chapters include coverage of the demand for economic statistics; basic concepts, definitions and classifications; the main producers of economic statistics; and assessing the quality of economic statistics.
This volume is freely available online through the OECD web site.
Placing DVD’s and VHS’s on Course Reserve
September 16th, 2009 by Juri StratfordReserve Services, located in Peter J. Shields Library, makes available course material, audio visual material, campus and departmental publications, high use reference materials and library material which needs protection not offered by the general stacks.
The majority of items formerly housed at Hart Hall Media Distribution Lab are now cataloged and housed in Library Reserves. However, some media titles are no longer available because of format or copyright standards.
Please see Frequently Asked Questions on Requesting Media for Reserves for more information.
Library Assignment Design
September 15th, 2009 by David MichalskiLibrary Assignment Design:
Contact a Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian to find help in designing effective and informative library research projects for your students. We can help you engage students in the research process by maximizing collection strengths and tools.
Humanities and Social Sciences: hssref@lib.ucdavis.edu
LexisNexis Digital U.S. Congressional Hearings Collection
September 14th, 2009 by Marcia MeisterUC Davis now has access to the LexisNexis Digital Hearings Collections Part A (1824-1979). This new collection contains full-text, searchable, pdf versions of Congressional committee hearings, including both published and unpublished hearings. Access to this collection is through LexisNexis Congressional.
You must be on campus or logged in through the VPN to access this collection. When you perform a search in the above time frame, you will see at the top of the results list a new format: Hearings–Digital Collection. Click on this link to access the hearings that have been digitized. You can search this collection exclusively by using the Advanced search on LexisNexis Congressional with the Hearings box checked.
This digital collection fills in gaps in the library’s collection of older congressional hearings in print and provides easy access to the content of congressional committee testimony so valuable for understanding the background and variety of views on an issue.
The library has full-text access to U.S. Congressional Serial Set reports and documents through a different service – Readex/Newsbank.
Please contact me if you would like more information or a demonstration of the LexisNexis Digital U.S. Congressional Hearings Collection.