Archive for the ‘Scholarly News’ Category
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 - phoebe
The new new GILFind catalog (in beta) has enhanced full records, including in many cases tables of contents, cover images, reviews from Amazon, links to a preview on Google books, and recommendations for similar books! (The Classic GIL catalog, which will continue to be available, pioneered the availability of many ...
Posted in Books, GIL (Libraries Catalog) by phoebe | No Comments »
Thursday, January 21st, 2010 - phoebe
The new GILFind catalog (in beta) allows you to cast your search net wide as you start and then narrow your search by choosing 'facets' in the results interface. (The Classic GIL catalog remains available for those who prefer it; see also the blog post introducing GILFind.)
A keyword search for ...
Posted in CML, GIL (Libraries Catalog), Library Notes by phoebe | 1 Comment »
Friday, January 15th, 2010 - Viki Timian
Beginning Jan. 19th users will need their PIN to make GIL Express requests through the Universal Catalog (https://giluc.usg.edu/).
If you have already gotten your PIN through GIL’s My Account page (https://gil.uga.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=pbLogon) you do not need another one. You will use the same PIN for GIL Express that you use to access ...
Posted in Access Services, GALILEO, GIL (Libraries Catalog) by Viki Timian | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 - phoebe
This past semester, the UGA Libraries introduced the beta version of a new search interface for the GIL catalog. Called GILFind, this interface provides a more inclusive search with keywords or phrases, and then allows you to narrow the search results by topic, call number area, format, author, language, location, ...
Posted in GIL (Libraries Catalog), Library Notes by phoebe | 3 Comments »
Monday, October 19th, 2009 - phoebe
A student asked if it was possible to browse our collection of DVDs; she was looking for documentaries on a subject, but didn't know of any specific titles, and a keyword search of GIL seemed to return only books.
In fact, you can limit a search of the GIL catalog by ...
Posted in GIL (Libraries Catalog), Media, Question of the Week by phoebe | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 - phoebe
Festschrift is one of those great German "portmanteau" (or "suitcase") words. Fest means "celebration" and schrift is a "written thing," and a Festschrift is a publication celebrating something - most often a distinguished senior academic's birthday (65th, 70th, or older!) or retirement. Often a Festschrift is an edited book that ...
Posted in Books, GIL (Libraries Catalog), Library lingo by phoebe | 3 Comments »
Saturday, September 26th, 2009 - Amy Watts
Cite Fast, Cite Right with RefWorks
Monday, September 28
7:00
Miller Learning Center 369
Learn how to manage your works cited page with software that allows you to store references, insert them in your paper, and generate a bibliography in the style of your choice. All online and all free for the UGA ...
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Monday, September 21st, 2009 - Amy Watts
Cite Fast, Cite Right with RefWorks
Tuesday, September 22
4:00 p.m.
Science Library, 1st floor
Learn how to manage your works cited page with software that allows you to store references, insert them in your paper, and generate a bibliography in the style of your choice. All online and all free for the UGA ...
Posted in EndNote/RefWorks, Library Events, Programs, Science Library by Amy Watts | No Comments »
Monday, September 14th, 2009 - phoebe
What's RefWorks?
RefWorks is a web-based tool for managing your bibliography - easy to use and accessible from any computer. Keep track of all your citations in RefWorks and format papers with ease using Write & Cite in Microsoft Word. UGA has a campus wide subscription to RefWorks; sign in with ...
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 - Kristin Nielsen
Last week the U.S. Government Printing Office's (GPO) PURL server failed, disrupting access to online U.S. government documents. "PURL" stands for persistent URL - these are the links that start with http://purl.access.gpo.gov... and are listed in associated GIL records as "Online Text." While GPO is in the process ...
Posted in GIL (Libraries Catalog), Government Documents, Library Notes by Kristin Nielsen | No Comments »
