Welcome to Fall 2009. For this newsletter, at the urging of our Webmaster (who diplomatically mentioned the old format was, uh, kind of boring) I'm experimenting with a new type of delivery, moving from web page to blog format.
Use the links you see on the left to get a list of all the news posts in your subject discipline or click on the title of this newsletter, AUR News, to view all of the entries regardless of subject.
New Bibliographer for English, Film Studies, and Modern Languages Departments
A note from Ellen Metter:
After many delightful years of working with you, I'm handing over my liaison cap to Nikki McCaslin starting with the Fall 2009 semester. I'll still be at the library, but working as a bibliographer with other disciplines.
Nikki is marvelous to work with so I know you'll be pleased. A number of you likely know Nikki through her instruction and reference work at the Auraria Library. And now introducing...
Nikki enjoys reference and teaching a variety of classes. She has a background in literature, languages, social work (especially foster care and adoption), and culinary arts. She earned a master’s degree in librarianship and information management from the University of Denver and a master’s degree in English Literature from University of Colorado at Denver.
After many delightful years of working with you, I'm handing over my liaison cap to Nikki McCaslin starting with the Fall 2009 semester. I'll still be at the library, but working as a bibliographer with other disciplines.
Nikki is marvelous to work with so I know you'll be pleased. A number of you likely know Nikki through her instruction and reference work at the Auraria Library. And now introducing...
Nikki enjoys reference and teaching a variety of classes. She has a background in literature, languages, social work (especially foster care and adoption), and culinary arts. She earned a master’s degree in librarianship and information management from the University of Denver and a master’s degree in English Literature from University of Colorado at Denver. Contact: Nikki.McCaslin at ucdenver dot edu - 303-556-3390
"Libguide" Format for Auraria Library Subject and Class Guides Allows Easy Feedback
The librarian-created subject guides and class guides are in the process of being updated and shifted to the 'libguides' format.
This new guide format is easy to read and allows you and your students to comment and share your own expertise on guide content.
This new guide format is easy to read and allows you and your students to comment and share your own expertise on guide content.
Worldcat Local at Auraria Library: A New Search Option
In addition to Skyline, the Library's catalog, Prospector, the Colorado/Wyoming shared catalog, and the many databases the Library offers, you now have a new search option: Worldcat Local at Auraria Library, which appears as the Start My Research box on the Library's home page or via its Advanced Search Mode.
Some Advantages to Searching in Worldcat Local at Auraria Library include:
Some Advantages to Searching in Worldcat Local at Auraria Library include:
- Immediate access to resources both at the Auraria Library and in other libraries - local, national, and beyond - usually with an option for borrowing the resource if it's not available on campus or online. For most searches, Auraria Library holdings will appear first and the record will say 'Held by: Auraria Library'
- One search retrieves resources of all types: journals, books, ebooks, videos, government publications, and more. Though most of the Library's journal databases are not yet integrated into World Cat Local, tens of thousands of periodical articles are included in this first iteration.
- The ability to create lists of recommended resources, add reviews and descriptive tags to records, and more. In order to use and fully plumb these options create a free account on Worldcat at Auraria.
- The Library will conduct learning sessions on Worldcat at Auraria Library. The first, Unveiling WorldCat Local at Auraria Library will be on August 28th, 9:30-11:00 in the Jackson Enhanced Learning Center at the Auraria Library. Please register here.
- See this information page or the Worldcat at Auraria Library help guide.
- E-mail Ellen Metter or our troubleshooting team with your questions.
- There's also overall Worldcat Help from the company that created the original Worldcat interface: Help from OCLC: http://www.oclc.org/worldcatlocal/help/default.htm
Navigating Library Research - Your Free Online Course
A comprehensive library research "class,"Navigating Library Research, is available online for all students via this link.
This course covers all aspects of library research in a modular format. Students have found it to be a valuable tool for quickly understanding the scope of academic research.
Navigating Library Research is completely self paced. The modular design lets the student seek out answers to specific research problems. You can assign the entire course or only specific modules since each module has a unique URL.
Topics include:
- copyright
- plagiarism
- finding a topic
- evaluating sources
- searching databases
- primary sources
- managing results
New Films in the Library
Recently Acquired Films in DVD and VHS Format
Click here to see the New Materials List. Go to the 'videos' section to see the new films now in the Library's collection.
More Than 1500 Educational Streaming Video Titles From Learner.org Added to Library's Catalog
The Library continues to link high quality videos in streaming format from our catalog. To locate a steaming format video:
Search for a video using keywords in Skyline to describe your topic and choose the Material Type 'Streaming Video' from the pull-down menu.
Click here to see some of the titles in the Learner.org collection.
Click here to see the New Materials List. Go to the 'videos' section to see the new films now in the Library's collection.
More Than 1500 Educational Streaming Video Titles From Learner.org Added to Library's Catalog
The Library continues to link high quality videos in streaming format from our catalog. To locate a steaming format video:
Search for a video using keywords in Skyline to describe your topic and choose the Material Type 'Streaming Video' from the pull-down menu.
Click here to see some of the titles in the Learner.org collection.
Lectures From Scholars on the Web
Academic Earth. "This site contains links to video lectures from the world's top scholars. Academic Earth is an organization founded with the goal of giving everyone on earth access to a world class education."
Orientation to Smart Classrooms
Auraria Media Center and Classroom Support Services supplies an online orientation to the Auraria campus smart classrooms. See their Powerpoint presentation and a short video about using smart classrooms at: http://mediacenter.auraria.edu/classroom.html
Although these online instructions aren't offered by the Library, I'm promoting them since professors often use library resources - DVD and VHS films, primarily - in the smart classrooms.
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