Last alert: We've moved from Blogger to Wordpress

The Library news blog has moved to http://librarynews.marygrove.edu/.

What does this mean for you?

Well, those of you who read new blog posts by visiting the library homepage (http://research.marygrove.edu) won’t have to do a thing. Continue to click on news stories that pique your interest and read to your heart’s content!

Those of you who have new blog posts brought to you – via email or an RSS reader, for example – will need to change your settings so that you continue to receive library news. This is our NEW blog address: http://librarynews.marygrove.edu/. Visit this site to grab the new RSS feed or to set up email notifications. If you need help with this, please don’t hesitate to visit or call us (313.927.1378).

Thanks to the Communications & Marketing team at Marygrove (especially Shane Sevo!) for help transitioning our blog to WordPress. At his invitation, we spoke about what this transition was like during a web meet-up on December 16th: http://marketing.marygrove.edu/2011/12/09/december-9th-training-agenda/.

Second alert: library blog is moving from Blogger to Wordpress

This is our second public service announcement for this blog's new readers and loyal followers that we're moving from Blogger.com to Wordpress.com. Those of you who read new blog posts by visiting the library homepage won't have to do a thing. Continue to click on news stories that pique your interest and read to your heart's content!

Those of you who have new blog posts brought to you - via email or an RSS reader, for example - will need to change your settings so that you continue to receive library news.

This is our NEW blog address: http://librarynews.marygrove.edu/
And here's the OLD blog address: http://marygrovelibrary.blogspot.com/

If you need help with this, please don't hesitate to visit or call us (313.927.1378). We will give you one more alert in the next few days so you can take care of this.

Thanks to the Communications & Marketing team at Marygrove (especially Shane Sevo!) for his help transitioning our blog to Wordpress. At his invitation, we'll be talking about what this transition was like during a web meet-up this Friday: http://marketing.marygrove.edu/2011/12/09/december-9th-training-agenda/.

Head's up: we're moving from Blogger to Wordpress

This is a public service announcement for this blog's new readers and loyal followers that we'll soon be moving from Blogger.com to Wordpress.com.

Those of you who read new blog posts by visiting the library homepage won't have to do a thing. Continue to click on news stories that pique your interest and read to your heart's content!

Those of you who have new blog posts brought to you - via email or an RSS reader, for example - will need to change your settings so that you continue to receive library news. If you need help with this, please don't hesitate to call or visit us.

We want to give you plenty of warning, so expect at least one more announcement before we make the switch.

Did you know?? You can convert journal articles to audio files

Did you know that you can convert journal articles to audio files from the Marygrove Library website?

The library's Academic OneFile and OmniFile databases let you download articles as mp3 audio files so that you can listen to them at your leisure. Originally this feature was intended as an assistive technology for those people who are blind or have low-vision; however, it also comes in handy if you do a lot of driving and love to multitask!

Want to give this a try? Let's download the audio for an article in OmniFile.

Step 1: Open the OmniFile database, available here: http://research.marygrove.edu/articles-a-databases/search-for-articles.

Step 2: Search for an article on a topic that interests you. Or, copy and paste this article title into the OmniFile search box: "Four Popular Stereotypes About Children in Self-Care: Implications for Family Life Educators."

Step 3: When the article appears in your search results, notice the little speaker icon next to the words "Full Text HTML." Important note: some journal articles give you two full-text options: HTML or PDF. You can only download the mp3 audio file for articles with HTML full-text.

Click the image below to enlarge it - see the little speaker icon?

If you click the article's title to begin reading the full-text, you'll see the speaker icon there as well.

Step 4: Click the speaker icon. A new window pops up which displays the full text of the article and shows you a blue link called "Click to hear audio file."

Step 5: Click this blue link. An option appears to "download audio." At the same time, a computerized voice begins reading the article to you.

Step 6: Click "download audio" to save the mp3 audio file to a convenient location.

Voila! You can now transfer that audio file to your mp3 player or smartphone, and listen to it whenever you choose.

We've just downloaded the audio file for an article in OmniFile. If you've found an article in Academic OneFile instead, look for a link on the right side of the page in the "Tools" section called "Listen." This will give you the option of downloading the mp3 audio file.

Enjoy this new feature, and as always, don't hesitate to call your librarians at 313.927.1346 if you have questions. We're happy to help!

Now yours to enjoy: CINAHL Plus with Full-Text

The Marygrove Library has just added a new research database to its website: CINAHL Plus with Full-Text. Until this week, we offered the basic version of CINAHL, which meant very little full-text. With the addition of CINAHL Plus, you can now search for and read articles in their entirety. Who doesn't love full-text?!

Here's a little more information about this resource:

• CINAHL Plus with Full-Text is "the world's most comprehensive nursing & allied health research database, providing full text for more than 770 journals"
• It covers the fields of nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative and complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines.
• In addition, this database offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters. 

If you'd like a demonstration of how this database works, or if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call your Marygrove librarians at 313.927.1346.

Our marvelous MeL databases

Chances are, you've become very familiar with some of the library's databases during your time at Marygrove. Part of the library's budget is spent on renewing these databases every year. But did you realize that several of these databases are free, and neither the library nor you has to pay for them?

These databases are part of the Michigan eLibrary, or MeL, which is a project made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan.

Every few years, the subscription period for these databases ends and a new one is negotiated between the State of Michigan and the database vendors. Our new subscription period begins October 1, 2011. After this date, you'll notice the following changes on the Marygrove Library website:

• These new resources will be added (links lead to short introductory videos):

1. Nursing Resource Center
2. Opposing Viewpoints in Context
3. Small Business Resource Center
4. eLibrary
5. eLibrary Elementary
6. SIRS Discoverer
7. SIRS Renaissance
8. CultureGrams Online
9. Lansing State Journal
10. Traverse City Record Eagle

• CINAHL (abstracts-only) will be upgraded to CINAHL (full-text)
  

• These resources will be removed:

1. Educator's Reference Complete
2. NoveList

Read more about the MeL databases, and why librarian Holly Hibner calls them "the great equalizer among libraries in Michigan."

Notice anything different about the catalog?

Our catalog was just upgraded, so as you search for books and videos you'll notice some interesting new features. Do some exploring, and if you run into any snags or want some extra help, just give us a call! 313.927.1346.

Preview the new interface of MLA International Bibliography

Within the next few months, many of the library's ProQuest databases will switch to a new interface. This means that the look of these resources will change although their content remains the same. Since February, you've been able to preview the new look while searching databases such as the ProQuest Military Collection or ProQuest Biology Journals. Now you can preview the new look while searching MLA International Bibliography.

Jump in and do some exploring. If you run into any snags, don't hesitate to call us at 313.927.1346. We'll be sure to post here in this blog just before the new interface permanently replaces the old.

Library catalog has a new web address

As a result of this weekend's update to the library catalog, the catalog has a new web address: http://www.dalnet.lib.mi.us/marygrove. In previous semesters, you may have included a link to the catalog in your syllabus, or perhaps you created a bookmark to the catalog in your web browser. If this is the case, be sure to update those links with the new web address, and feel free to call us with any questions!

July 22 - 25: we're upgrading the catalog

Beginning today, Friday, July 22, 2011, we're preparing for this weekend's upgrade to the library catalog. Between now and Monday, you may find that you can't open the catalog. Or if the catalog opens and you try to search for books and videos, you may get a "Sorry, could not find anything" message.

If you experience any of these problems, please wait 15 minutes and try again. If the problem persists, feel free to give us a call.

Also, you may notice that we're checking books out the old-fashioned way: by manually recording your name and the titles of your books. After Monday, July 25, this will no longer be necessary, as the catalog will be upgraded and working better than ever!

Thank you for your patience this weekend. As always, if you have questions don't hesitate to call the library reference desk at 313.927.1346.

Summer 2011 issue of Tikkun is online-only

Tikkun is one of the magazines to which the Marygrove College Library subscribes. Recently the library received a postcard from Tikkun explaining that its Summer 2011 issue would be online-only. We've registered at their website, and will be happy to provide you with the username and password that gives you access to this online issue - just give us a call at 313.927.1346.

The Fall 2011 issue will be printed and mailed to the library, as usual.

"Tikkun is dedicated to healing and transforming the world... We build bridges between religious and secular progressives by delivering a forceful critique of all forms of exploitation, oppression, and domination while nurturing an interfaith vision of a caring society - one whose institutions are reconstructed on the basis of love, generosity, nonviolence, social justice, caring for nature, and awe and wonder at the grandeur of the universe."

From: http://www.tikkun.org

Fabulous new titles in Gale Virtual Reference Library

The Gale Virtual Reference Library is available to all Michigan residents via the Michigan eLibrary, which is made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan.

The Gale Virtual Reference Library can be accessed here and, after October 1, 2011, will be updated to include the following titles:

• Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students, 4 volumes, 2003
• African-American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience, 1 volume, 2003
• American Civil War Reference Library, 5 volumes, 2003
• American Home Front in World War II, 4 volumes, 2004
• American Inaugurals: The Speeches, The Presidents and Their Times, 1 volume, 2004
• American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present, 4 volumes, 2003
• Ancient Civilizations Reference Library, 3 volumes, 2006
• Ancient Greece and Rome: An Encyclopedia for Students, 4 volumes, 2007
• Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 6 volumes, 2007
• Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990, 2 volumes, 2004
• Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America, 6 volumes, 2001
• Biology, 4 volumes, 2002
• CDs, Super Glue and Salsa: How Everyday Products Are Made, Series 3, 2 volumes, 2004
• Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton, 3 volumes, 2006
• Chemistry: Foundations and Applications, 4 volumes, 2004
• Child Development, 1 volumes, 2003
• Complete Life Science Resource, 3 volumes, 2004
• Contemporary American Religion, 2 volumes, 2003
• Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 1-46, 2007
• Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 48, 2005
• Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 49, 2005
• Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 50, 2005
• Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 51, 2005
• Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Vol. 1, 2004
• Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Vol. 2, 2004
• Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Vol. 3, 2004
• Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Vol. 4, 2004
• Countries and Their Cultures, 4 volumes, 2001
• Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2010, 2 volumes, 2009
• Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco: Learning about Addictive Behavior, 3 volumes, 2003
• Encyclopedia of Aging, 4 volumes, 2003
• Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances, 5 volumes, 2005
• Encyclopedia of European Social History, 6 volumes, 2005
• Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, 3 volumes, 2004
• Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, 2 volumes, 2004
• Encyclopedia of Management, 1 volumes, 2005
• Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, 6 volumes, 2004
• Encyclopedia of Religion, 15 volumes, 2005
• Encyclopedia of Russian History, 4 volumes, 2003
• Encyclopedia of Science, 10 volumes, 2004
• Encyclopedia of Small Business, 2 volumes, 2007
• Encyclopedia of the Great Depression, 2 volumes, 2003
• Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa, 4 volumes, 2004
• Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 4 volumes, 2009
• Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 2 volumes, 2010
• Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence, 4 volumes, 2005
• Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 2 volumes, 2010
• Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3 volumes, 2000
• Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 3 volumes, 2000
• Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, 4 volumes, 2009
• Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, 1 volumes, 2003
• Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, 2 volumes, 1999
• Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities, 4 volumes, 2005
• Great Depression and the New Deal Reference Library, 4 volumes, 2004
• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 17 volumes, 2004
• Grizimek's Student Animal Life Resource, 21 volumes, 2005
• Learning about the Holocaust, 4 volumes, 2007
• Major Acts of Congress, 3 volumes, 2003
• Middle Ages Reference Library, 5 volumes, 2004
• National Survey of State Laws, 1 volumes, 2005
• Psychologists and their Theories for Students, 2 volumes, 2005
• Real-Life Math, 2 volumes, 2006
• Renaissance and Reformation Reference Library, 6 volumes, 2004
• St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 5  volumes, 2000
• Supreme Court Drama: Cases that Changed America, 4 volumes, 2005
• Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources, 1 volumes, 2005
• The Crusades Reference Library, 4 volumes, 2005
• The Sixties in America Reference Library, 4 volumes, 2005
• Vietnam War Reference Library, 5 volumes, 2004
• Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia, 17 volumes, 2007
• World of Earth Science, 2 volumes, 2003
• World Education Encyclopedia, 3 volumes, 2003
• World War 1 Reference Library, 4 volumes, 2004
• World War 2 Reference Library, 5 volumes, 2003
• World of Microbiology and Immunology, 2 volumes, 2003

Reminder: our ebooks will soon have a new look

On July 18, you'll notice that the Marygrove Library's ebooks look different from what you're used to. Their content won't change, but their interface will. This includes the colors on your screen, and the location of links and tools for turning pages and searching content. At the same time, the name that we give this collection will change from "NetLibrary eBooks" to "eBooks on EBSCOhost."

See below for a screenshot of the changed interface (click image to enlarge). You still have a few days to preview the change before it goes live. Be sure to let us know what you think by calling your librarian Christy at 313.927.1378. For tutorials and other support, visit http://support.ebsco.com/ebooks/.

Many of our Gale databases now have a new look

Recently, you may have noticed a new look to many of our Gale databases. Gale has switched to a new version of the PowerSearch interface which is "crisp and uncluttered and offers some very nice changes and enhancements," including:

• Greater discoverability through content type limiters - no more tabs
• Sophisticated search assist with Did You Mean? functionality
• Trending topics, suggested phrases and publication recommendations
• New sidebar with recommendations and limiters for every search
• Additional interface language translation options (Korean, Japanese and Simplified Chinese)
• Read Speaker will read non-English documents
• Translation of foreign language documents to English
• More intuitive advanced searching with search assist on the most used indexes

For tutorials and other materials, visit http://www.gale.cengage.com/powersearch/enhanced/index.htm?grid=powersearch.

Here's a list of the affected databases (all are available from this library webpage):

• Academic OneFile
• Agriculture Collection
• Communications & Mass Media Collection
• Computer Database
• Criminal Justice Collection
• Culinary Arts Collection
• Diversity Studies Collection
• Educators' Reference Complete
• Environmental Studies & Policy Collection
• Expanded Academic ASAP
• Fine Arts & Music Collection
• Gardening Landscape & Horticulture Collection
• GLBT Issues Collection
• General OneFile
• General Reference Center Gold
• General Science Collection
• Health Reference Center Academic
• Home Improvement Collection
• Hospitality Tourism & Leisure Collection
• Info Science & Library Issues Collection
• Informe, Insurance & Liability Collection
• Junior Edition
• LegalTrac
• Military & Intelligence Database
• Newsstand
• New York Times
• Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Collection
• Pop Culture Collection
• Psychology Collection
• Religion & Philosophy Collection
• Small Business Collection
• Student Edition
• US History Collection
• War & Terrorism Collection
• World History Collection

Enjoy the new look, and (as always) if you have any questions, don't hesitate to call the library reference desk at 313.927.1346.

Intersession hours: by appointment only

From May 1 - 15, 2011, the Library will be closed except by appointment.

Marygrove students, faculty and staff: if, for academic or college-related purposes, you need either physical access to the Library or assistance using Library resources remotely, you can leave a voicemail or email us, and a Library staff member will contact you to set up an in-person or telephone appointment.

Reference desk: 313.927.1346
Circulation desk: 313.927.1355
STIC: 313.927.1582
Email: lib@marygrove.edu

Normal hours and services to guests will resume on May 16, 2011.

Avoid the New York Times paywall

On March 25, 2011, The New York Times implemented its paywall. Now anyone who views more than 20 articles per month at http://www.nytimes.com will be charged a fee. Individual subscribers to the print newspaper have unlimited access to the website. The Marygrove College Library and other libraries are working with the Times to provide similar unlimited access via our institutional subscription.

In the meantime, there are several well-documented loopholes around the paywall. You can also continue to read the print version of the Times in the library, or access the Times online from 1980 to the present via several of the library's databases (this requires a Marygrove login).

If you have any questions about this, please don't hesitate to get in touch with one of your librarians (313.927.1346) or leave a comment below.

Changes to five OCLC FirstSearch databases

As of December 2010, the Arts & Humanities Citation Index is no longer available via the Marygrove College Library.

Beginning June 30, 2011, the following databases will also become unavailable:

• ABI/Inform
• Biology Digest
• Dissertation Abstracts
• GEOBASE

All five databases are (or were) offered via the OCLC FirstSearch service. OCLC has decided to drop certain databases in order to focus on providing other services. You can read more about its plan here:

http://www.oclc.org/ca/en/firstsearch/content/questions/default.htm

The library subscribes to a wealth of other resources designed to meet your research needs, but if you feel that Arts & Humanities, ABI/Inform, Biology Digest, Dissertation Abstracts, or GEOBASE are essential to your work, please don't hesitate to call your librarian Christy at 313.927.1378.

Our eBooks will soon look different - but content remains the same

The Marygrove College Library gives you access to more than 25,000 electronic books, offering you another convenient way to do research from both on- and off-campus.

Soon you'll notice that these ebooks look slightly different from what you're used to. Their content won't change, but their interface will. This includes the colors on your screen, and the location of links and tools for turning pages and searching content. At the same time, the name that we give this collection of ebooks will change from "NetLibrary eBooks" to "eBooks on EBSCOhost."

These changes won't go into effect until July, but you can preview them now. Be sure to let us know what you think by calling your librarian Christy at 313.927.1378.