Happy New Year!!

Winter Session Hours Regular Hours begin Jan. 13, 2003

Central Library News:

GRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINARS - Graduate students, need help with library research or a refresher in research survival skills?  Then come to one of the Graduate Research Seminars and see database demonstrations and have hands-on searching time with the subject librarian(s).
    Science -         Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003 - RH 211 A-B from 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p. m.
    Engineering -  Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003  -   RH 211 A-B from 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p. m.
    Math -               Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 - 315 Pickard Hall from 12 Noon - 2:00 p.m.

Register online at:  http://libraries.uta.edu/instruction/Grad-Seminars/spring03.html.

UTA CENTRAL LIBRARY TO OPEN 24 HOURS FIVE DAYS A WEEK - The UTA Central Library will be open 24 hours a day from Sunday through Thursday starting Jan. 13, the first day of the spring semester. The library will be open and staffed around the clock from 9 a.m. Sundays to 8 p.m. Fridays. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Extended hours are offered only at Central Library and only to the UTA community. A security officer will be on location each night, and a MavExpress card will be required for admittance after midnight. Non-UTA users will be asked to leave at that time. Services such as circulation, course reserves and interlibrary loan pickup will be available during the late night hours. Library laptops may be checked out, and Sam's Click Internet Café will be open for computer use.

POPULAR READING COLLECTION - UTA Libraries are once again adding popular fiction and nonfiction to the shelves.

Starting in January 2003, the McNaughton popular reading collection resides on the north end of the Central Library's second floor, in front of the entrance to the Minority Cultures Collection. To find the collection online, go to the new books page in PULSe where you can click on "Popular Reading." The books come in once a month, so a search of the past 4 weeks will reveal the newest books in the collection.

Circulation Corner:  Read these titles lately?  

Database Information: 

International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences This landmark 25 volume encyclopedia presents thousands of articles that address topics within fields such as: Anthropology, Archaeology, Clinical Psychology, Community Psychology, Crime and Criminality, Demography, Developmental Psychology, Economics, Gender Studies, Geography, Health, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Justice Studies, Management, Motivational/Emotional Psychology, Personality Psychology and Self, Political Science, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies.

Spotlight:  Polling the Nations     

A major collection of public opinion survey information from the United States and more than 80 countries around the world. The database includes the text of survey questions and responses (1986 to the present) covering a broad range of issues. Over 14,000 surveys from polling organizations such as television networks, universities, newspapers, businesses, associations, Gallop Poll, Roper Organization and others are included.

**Send comments about the databases to: Antoinette.

Distance Learning

Do you plan on teaching a distance learning class during the coming semester? To help your students find research-related items more easily, contact your subject librarian to develop a webpage specifically tailored for course needs. It can include links to individual articles for course readings, relevant webpages, instructions for accessing online resources from your home, and more.

Engineering News:
For specific library news relevant to Engineering subject areas, click on the department.

Engineering and Computer Science Databases. This link provides information to subject databases, internet resources and guides & bibliographies relevant to each engineering discipline. 

What's New @ IEEE for Libraries, includes information about new journals, conference proceedings, and other IEEE features.

Exhibits:

Visit the SEL exhibits online to see previous exhibits.

Reference Corner:

 Reference Source Spotlight:

Science News:
For specific library news relevant to Science subject areas, click on the department.

Science and Mathematics Databases.  This link provides information to subject databases, internet resources and guides & bibliographies relevant to each science discipline. 

Staff News: 

Previous Issues:

December 2001