Niagara College Library Blog

Supplementary Resources : del.iciou.us Bookmarks

Posted in General, Research help, Services, research_help by gebrown73 on Feb 12, 2010

Find lots of interesting links to pertinent sites.

NC Delicious Bookmarksis a social bookmarking website, which means it is designed to allow you to store and share bookmarks on the web, instead of inside your browser.

Examples of Books OurOntario.ca Government Documents Collection: Access over 24,000 government documents from the collection of the Ontario Legislative Library, with new documents being added quarterly. You can find documents by typing in your search words in the search box, or by browsing lists of titles, a list of the ministry/agency, authors, subjects, or years.

The Alzheimer Society was founded over 30 years ago to help people affected by Alzheimer’s disease. The Society consists of a national office, 10 provincial organizations and more than 140 local groups across the country.

Project Gutenberg is the place where you can download over 30,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone or other device. Most releases are in English, but there are also significant numbers in many other languages. Currently, the non-English languages most represented are: French, German, Finnish, Dutch, Chinese, and Portuguese.

ibiblio is a “collection of collections,” and hosts a diverse range of publicly available information and open source software, including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies.

The National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1985 to provide information and resources on eating disorders and food and weight preoccupation.

Free Trial: Scott’s Directories

Posted in Equipment, General, Research help, Services, research_help by gebrown73 on Jan 26, 2010

Free trial of Scott’s Directories [ Start Date: 02/01/2010to End Date:02/15/2010]

 

Scott’s Directories

All Scott’s company records are confirmed, revised, and edited annually for the highest possible level of accuracy.  Scott’s Directories is a valuable tool that can be used to locate the name,address,phone,fax,email,websites,budgets,funding,publications,contacts,executive listings,membership numbers,founding date and description of the activities of Corporate, Medical or Government organizations.

Scott’s Directories Include:

Scott’s Corporate Directories

Canadian Medical Directory

Directory of Canadian Healthcare Personnel

Canadian Dental Directory
Canadian Pharmacists Directory

Scott’s Medical Experts Directory of Canadian Associations

Directory of Canadian Schools
Directory of Canadian Municipalities Scott’s Government Index

Try it today!!

NC Libraries Group Study Rooms

Posted in General, Library Facilities, Library Staff, Research help, Services, research_help by gebrown73 on Jan 20, 2010
Students hard at work in one of the ten NOTL Study rooms.

All of the NC Libraries study rooms are WiFi ready and the WC students pictured here make the most of it!

GROUP STUDY ROOMS

The Group Study Rooms are a perfect spot to gather with classmates to discuss course curriculum, organize group presentations or prepare for exams.

Did you know?:

Group study rooms are available at both the Welland Campus and the Niagara On The Lake Campus and can be booked up to a week in advance.

How:

Simply approach the circualtion desk and request the time you would like to book the study room (max 2 consecutive hrs per group) and we will do our best to accomodate. Each Study Room has a white board and white board markers which also can be signed out at the circualtion desk.

Database Trial: ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source and CINAHL Plus with Full Text

Posted in General, New Material, Research help, Services, Surveys, research_help by gebrown73 on Jan 18, 2010

Niagara College Libraries has organized the trial of two Nursing and Allied Health databases.

 Niagara College Libraries has organized the trial of two Nursing and Allied Health databases. Links to access ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source and CINAHL Plus with Full Text have been added to the trial section of our Search by Database page.  Niagara College Libraries would love to hear your thoughts and comments on these databases so that we can make an informed decision on behalf of our students and faculty. Your insights are valued and can be sent to library@niagaracollege.ca

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source  provides users with reliable healthcare information covering nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and much more. This versatile database is designed to meet the needs of researchers at healthcare facilities as well as nursing and allied health programs at academic institutions. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source provides abstracting and indexing for more than 850 titles, with over 715 titles in full-text, plus more than 12,000 full text dissertations representing the most rigorous scholarship in nursing and related fields.

CINAHL Plus with Full Text

CINAHL Plus with Full Text also provides indexing for over 4,175 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 2,000,000 records dating back to 1981. Offering complete coverage of English-language nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses’ Association, CINAHL covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/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. Searchable cited references for more than 1,300 journals are also included.

New Database: Culinary Arts Collection

Posted in General, New Material, Research help, research_help by gebrown73 on Jan 13, 2010

The Culinary Arts Collection includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

The latest Culinary Arts Collection provides access to recipes and
other culinary information from trusted
sources. The Culinary Arts Collection is
comprised of more than 250 major cooking
and nutrition magazines from the award winning
magazines.
The Culinary Arts
Collection
provides researchers with more
than just recipes. It gives them quick access
to restaurant reviews, industry information
and practical instruction, including:
✔ Creating baked goods
✔ Preparing popular recipes
✔ Managing your weight
✔ Choosing the right wine
✔ Gaining catering experience
✔ Preparing fast meals
✔ Practical advice on opening a restaurant
✔ Developing healthy eating habits
✔ Calculating recipes
✔ Becoming a wine connoisseur
✔ And much more

Open For Business: A New Semester and A Friendly Reminder About Your Niagara College Campus Libraries

Posted in Equipment, General, Hours, Library Facilities, Research help, Services, research_help by gebrown73 on Jan 11, 2010
N.Y. Library On Opening Day (LOC)

 

 As of  Monday, January 11th our regular winter hours are as follows (unless posted otherwise):

Monday to Thursday 8am to 8pm

Friday 8am to 5pm

Saturday – Closed

Sunday 1pm to 5pm

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Also, be reminded of all the services that the Niagara College Campus Libraries has to offer:

If you are a student (full-time, part-time, continuing education, and apprenticeship) and have a  Niagara College Student Card then you have access to:

Borrowing books, DVDs, reserve materials, feature films, paperbacks and magazines

The Library computer labs, printers, photocopying and binding services (some fees applied)

Book multimedia equipment  for classroom presentations and projects, on or off campus

Group study rooms

Subject specific reference help

and much, much more………. 

Drop by today!

Ebsco presents : Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series

Posted in General, New Material, Research help, Services, research_help by gebrown73 on Nov 20, 2009

Now Available on Ebsco: Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series

Niagara College Libraries are pleased to announce that Ebsco’s Business Source Complete now includes a business video collection with 55 videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series, at no additional charge.
The series features engaging video lectures from renowned professors and experts at the HarvardBusiness School. All lectures are captured from executive education programs, and offer groundbreaking ideas, insightful research, and practical advice on management issues.
The videos contain a table of content allowing the selection of a specific topic. Most lectures provide a transcript in PDF format.

Enjoy one today!

Locating your 7 digit student/employee number and your 4 digit birth pin

Posted in General, Research help, research_help by gebrown73 on Nov 17, 2009

Student I.D. Card

Research Database Help

** NEW: Your Username and Password are now required for both on and off campus **

To login to databases you will need:

  • Your 7 digit student or employee I.D. number, found on your student or staff I.D. card
  • Your 4 digit pin number, which is your 2 digit month and 2 digit day of birth.
    Example: May 25th = 0525

You will be prompted for these before using any of our Research Databases. For students, this information is given to us from the Registrar’s Office. Staff and faculty can contact the library to confirm their employee I.D. number and pin information.

If you have not acquired your student card, please visit the Niagara College Photo ID Submission Card System webpage.

If you believe you are a valid user but your ID number and PIN are not being accepted by the system, please contact the Library during business hours so that we can verify your information.

Your Library Your World: AskOn Online Research Help

Posted in General, Research help, Services, research_help by gebrown73 on Oct 20, 2009

 

Click on the askON logo to recieve research assistance from college library staff from across Ontario

As part of Canadian Library Month NC Libraries would like to highlight the askON online research help resource.

To gain access:

From NC Library Homepage click on the askON logo to recieve research assistance from college library staff from across Ontario.

About askON:

askON is a real-time chat information service that offers immediate, interactive, and knowledgeable research and reference help on-line.

Using chat, askON staff provide research guidance and can help you navigate the Internet, your library’s services, and other online resources; including several significant, full text magazine and newspaper resources licensed for the use of Ontarians by Knowledge Ontario. If you provide an email address after the end of your chat session, a transcript will be delivered to your email address.

Try it Today!!

Ebsco Publishing presents: Free Influenza Evidence-Based Information Portal

Posted in General, Research help, research_help by gebrown73 on Sep 28, 2009
Getty Images. "A piggy bank wearing a surgical mask." Image from "Getty Images." http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/89727340/Photographers-Choice-RF (28 September 2009).
EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) is offering the latest evidence-based flu-related information available for free.

Ebsco Publishing  presents: Influenza Evidence-Based Information Portal

Due to the global outbreak of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza (formerly known as Swine Flu) and concerns about the 2009/2010 flu season, Ebsco publishing has made pertinent influenza information from their resources freely available  to the healthcare community worldwide.  Each publication is reviewed cover-to-cover, and each article is evaluated for clinical relevance and scientific validity. New evidence is integrated with existing content and overall conclusions are changed as appropriate representing a synthesis of the best available evidence and ensuring that the healthcare community stays current with recommendations for monitoring, diagnosing, and treating patients with flu-like illness.

Explore Ebsco and more NC Library databases HERE!