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January 30, 2007Black History Month Special Report from NewsBank
NewsBank's Special Report for Black History Month is now available from their web site. The report contains informative articles on issues and events, culture, the civil rights movement, and more, plus profiles of selected individuals.
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January 26, 2007Library Service Quality Survey 2007
WHAT: The library will be conducting a survey called LibQUAL+ during February 2007. LibQUAL+ was developed by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). It is a standardized survey that has been effective in helping libraries to measure the quality of their services through input from students, faculty, and staff.
WHY: Rod Library would like to evaluate and enhance the services it provides to the UNI community. Gathering feedback from students, faculty, and staff is an important part of this process and of planning for possible improvements.
WHO: A survey invitation will be sent to selected recipients (students, faculty, and staff). You may be one of them.
WHEN: The invitation will be emailed on February 5, and the survey will be available for three weeks, until February 26.
WHERE: Answer the survey from your desktop via the Web; the email invitation will direct you to the web-based survey.
HOW LONG: The survey consists of 27 core questions and 8 other questions. It should take only 10-15 minutes to complete the survey.
Summary survey results with be shared with the University community later in the spring semester.
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January 24, 2007Newspapers and News Sources at Rod Library
Rod Library provides access to a wide range of current U.S. local, regional, and national, as well as international, newspapers. The Library maintains a limited number of print subscriptions to Iowa, major U.S., and selected international papers, for which it retains a limited number of recent issues. Selected titles, including The New York Times, Des Moines Register, and Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier, are retained on microfilm. Access to hundreds of additional papers is available through several databases, all of which are accessible through the Databases A-Z link on the Library’s home page. These databases are:
NEW!! PressDisplay (Newspaper Direct)
Full-color, full-page displays of the latest issues of over 400 U.S. and international newspapers in English and other languages that look like the print edition of a title. Includes 60-day backfiles. Users can browse individual issues, or search by publication, date, country, language, or keyword. Features include Top Stories and The World in Pictures. Audio versions of articles are available. Selected SmartNavigation titles can be translated into English or one of several major languages.
America’s Newspapers (NewsBank)
The complete electronic edition of record for more than 1,000 local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers. (Paid ads are not included.) Updated daily. Map-based interface. Backfiles, varying with each paper, are available. Users can search by region or state, or by headline, name, topic, date, author, or section, or review articles in a specific issue of a newspaper.
Ethnic Newswatch (ProQuest)
Full text (in English or Spanish) of over 250 newspapers and other publications “of the ethnic, minority and native press.” Includes U.S. regional and national publications. Users can search by author, title, keyword, or publication, and limit by date or a particular ethnic group.
Full text of over 350 U.S. and international newspapers, with extensive backfiles, varying by title. Also includes nearly 300 college and university newspapers. Broadcast transcripts from major television and radio networks. Access to wire services. Includes non-English language news sources. Supports author and keyword/phrase searching; user can limit by publication, news category, and/or date.
Newspaper Source (EBSCO)
Cover-to-cover full text of 25 U.S. and international newspapers and selected text for over 260 regional U.S. papers. Also includes full-text television and radio news transcripts. Updated daily. Searches can be limited by newspaper title, cover story, articles with images, publication type, or document type.
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January 11, 2007January Displays at Rod Library
January exhibits at Rod Library include the following displays:
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Sponsored by: UNI Center for Multicultural Education - Main Floor Display Case located in the Library Lobby. |
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Spring Fitness and Leisure Classes - Sponsored by: UNI Wellness Center - First Floor Display Case located across from the MultiService Center near the main staircase. |
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Library Reading to Honor Barbara Lounsberry - Sponsored by: Rod Library and the North American Review - Flat Display Case located in the Reference Area. |
For more information about exhibits at Rod Library see our exhibits web page.
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Book Reading in Honor of Barbara Lounsberry
Thursday, January 25, 4 p.m., Rod Library Browsing Room
Several UNI and other Iowa authors will read selections from Notes from the Flyover, a book in honor of Barbara Lounsberry, UNI professor emeritus of English. The book, a diverse collection of short fiction, poems, essays, and creative nonfiction, is published by the North American Review Press.
Scheduled readers include:
- Scott Cawelti
- Julie Husband
- Anne G. Myles
- Alice Swensen
- Grant Tracey
- Karen Tracey
- John Wilson Swope
Refreshments will be served.
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New Rod Library Databases
Rod Library has purchased the following databases, which were funded with Student Computer Fees:
Education Index Retrospective, 1929-1983: Access cover-to-cover indexing of over 500 English-language periodicals and yearbooks, published worldwide. Searching of Education Index Retrospective can be combined with the Education Full Text database.
Readers' Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982: Search the historical content of the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, a comprehensive index of subjects related to U.S. culture and history covered in 375 leading magazines in the popular press.
JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collection IV: Access the full text and full image of over 100 scholarly journals, beginning with volume 1. Collection focuses on titles in business, education, law, psychology, and public policy and administration.. Availability of content from the last 3-5 years varies by title. The Library also provides access to the JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collections I - III.
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January 9, 2007Martin Luther King Report from NewsBank
NewsBank’s Special Report on People in the News - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - is now available (see link on left side of NewsBank page).
People in the News – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. contains both current and background articles covering
- Biographical information
- Accomplishments
- Legacy
- Important issues and events
- Civil rights movement
- Struggle for freedom
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