NC Libraries – Migration to new Library System
Stay tuned for the NC Libraries migration to a new library system
The NC Libraries are flipping out…er…over… to a brand new library system called Evergreen. We are early adopters of this open source system in partnership with the public libraries in the municipalities of Fort Erie, Lincoln, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Pelham. Together we are the Niagara Evergreen Consortium. There is only one other such consortium which partners academic and public libraries in Canada. The College Libraries are the first of the 5 partners to go live.
For College staff and students – this means a brand new interactive interface for you to search the resources in the Libraries. Behind the scenes it means we have control over development of a system which allows us to keep track of incoming resources, catalogue them and most importantly – circulate them to you! If you want to know more — call us at NOTL (x4413) or Welland (x7767).
askON is closed for the entire month of August
Just a reminder that askON is
closed for the entire month of August. Regular hours resume in September.
askON is closed on regular holidays and when campus libraries are normally closed.
When the service is closed you can choose to email us or click on the askON logo to fill out a form.
CultureGrams Trial ends on Friday, May 21
Be sure to try Proquest’s CultureGrams trial (password : niagara) before it expires on Friday, May 21st and give us your feedback library@niagaracollege.ca:
CultureGrams™ (password : niagara) is a leading reference for concise and reliable cultural information on the countries of the world. With world events increasingly affecting our lives, it’s more important than ever to educate students about the world around them, and for college students and businesspeople to stay up-to-date.
The dynamic changes occurring every day–such as the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Asia, or China’s explosive growth and influence–make it essential to have country information that is accurate and timely, no matter your age.
CultureGrams (password : niagara) provides country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture, including the background, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people.
Individual reports covering 200+ countries, all 50 United States, and the Canadian Provinces, are written and reviewed by in-country experts and are updated several times each year, so you can be sure you’re offering only the very best information to staff and students.
NEW AskON Summer Schedule: Mon-Fri 12pm-4pm
The AskON summer schedule is starting today, April 26!
AskON will be now be available 4 hours daily,
Mon-Fri 12-4pm.
Additional Library Hours: Saturday, April 17th and Saturday, April 24th
The NC Libraries have extended our Library hours Saturday, April 17th and Saturday, April 24th
In an effort to assist students in their year end study NC Libraries will be open extra hours Saturday, April 17th and Saturday, April 24th (please see below).
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Library Hours April 12th thru April 25th:
Monday to Thursday 8am to 8pm
Friday 8am to 5pm
Saturday 1pm to 5pm
Sunday 1pm to 5pm
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New Feature: EBSCO’s Enhanced PDF Viewer
Click on this image to watch an EBSCO Online Tutorial highlighting the Enhanced PDF Viewer
EBSCO’S New Enhanced PDF Viewer
EBSCOhost features a special viewer designed to streamline the browsing of an entire issue, or all available volumes and issues, from one screen. There are also several helpful features to enable users to easily navigate and manage open PDFs, including:
- TOC column with instant access to citations with title, author and subject detail
- Hyperlinked access to full text issue contents, by article or chapter titles
- A convenient list of hyperlinked thumbnails to illustrations
- Expand/collapse arrow to control open PDF view
Be sure to click on the above image to watch the EBSCO online tutorial highlighting the Enhanced PDF Viewer.
Keep on checking the blog for insight in to the latest features of all of NC Libraries databases!
REMINDER: askON resource for online research help
- Click on the ask on logo from the library homepage for instant help.
During the mayhem of yearend projects and exams the NC Libraries would like to remind students about the invaluable online research tool : askON.
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.
The Hours:
Monday-Thursday 11-10 p.m.
Friday-Sunday 11-5 p.m.
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.
New Database: ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source
Proquest Nursing and Allied Health Source
Link to the Proquest Nursing and Allied Health Source via the link from NC Libraries Search By Database page.
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source makes it easy to find reliable healthcare information. This database provides full text journals, evidence based resources, and dissertations to support the study of the many aspects of nursing or the allied health professions, including physical therapy, radiography, dietetics, dental hygiene, and the clinical laboratory sciences.
Also : Browse Evidence-Based Resources
Evidence-Based Resources from the Joanna Briggs Institute
Competency and Training Resources
Supplementary Resources : del.iciou.us Bookmarks
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
- Free trial of Scott’s Directories [ Start Date: 02/01/2010to End Date:02/15/2010]
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
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