Circulation Corner:  

Database Information:  Demo/Training    New     Spotlight    Trial

     Demo/Training:     What is ingenta? Instructional Session 
Come to learn how you can order an article at your desktop & receive it at your designated fax machine, within 24 hours, at no cost to you!  
Wednesday, Oct. 2, noon-1pm, 315A, Central Library
Wednesday, Oct. 9, noon-1pm, 315A, Central Library
No sign-up is required.  Light refreshments will be provided.

     New:  Current Research @ University of Texas - Arlington
Current Research@University of Texas - Arlington (1997-present) contains UTA theses and dissertations from Dissertations Abstracts. This database allows users to search for citations (author, title, advisor, etc.) and abstracts, view previews, and download the full text of UTA theses and dissertations.

     Spotlight:   Web of Science is now called Web of Knowledge. This contains several Institute for  Scientific Information (ISI) websites, including Science Citation Index Expanded.

     Trial: From the libraries' homepage, highlight under 'Select' the Databases-Trial link to access:

RAND Texas         Trial ends Nov. 1, 2002.

RAND Texas provides statistical data on Texas economic and public policy issues. It contains detailed statistical databases in the broad categories of health, community, education, government finance, business, economics, population and demographics. The focus is on data at the Texas state, county, city, and zip code levels, though much comparable data is available at national and state levels.

Safari Tech Books Online          Trial ends October 31, 2002.

1995-present. Updated monthly. Web access to full text of information technology books from O'Reilly, Que, Sams, and others. All text can be searched with a multi-book search engine, or specific titles can be selected for chapter-by-chapter reading. Safari offers content in many categories, including software how-to books, certification guides, database technology, Linux/Unix, Macintosh, .NET, and Web administration and development

Digital Media Classroom:
Located in room B29 in the Central Library, the Digital Media Classroom (DMC) offers a self-service multimedia production and training facility. Its purpose is to serve the needs of students, faculty, and staff who wish use new media in teaching and research.  

The DMC features Dell and Apple computers, scanners, and audio/visual equipment. Available software enables digital audio and video editing, graphic and animation creation, web site creation, animation, photo and image manipulation, and multimedia authoring. Course development software (WebCT) assistance is also available.

The DMC is open Monday through Friday 10am-4pm, with hours to be extended in Spring 2003.  No reservation is required to use the facility, but persons needing consultation or training should contact classroom staff for an appointment at (817) 272-1345 or libraryweb@uta.edu. 

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. 

Exhibits:

  October:   In honor of ARRI's 15th Anniversary Celebration, the exhibit highlights materials related to ARRI research.  Visit the exhibit online.

Reference Corner:

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:  Welcome to Donna Kelly & Darras Blevins, new circulation staff.  Donna will be handling reserve materials and Darras will be handling periodicals.

Previous Issues:

December 2001