June 2009
- June 30 - Columbia Earthscape no longer available.
- June 24 - ILLiad upgrade.
- June 19 - New exhibit: Florida Tourism
- June 16 - New database: ArchiveGrid - search for descriptions of archives in thousands of libraries. This database provided by the State Library of Florida.
- June 1 - New exhibit: Journals in Education
May 2009
- May 15 - New edition of Au Courant - Library update and information newsletter
- May 11 - New exhibit: Thomas Wolfe: Monographs, Serials and Ephemera. The exhibit features recently donated materials by Walter R. Graham Jr. on the early 20th century American author Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938). Unique items include first editions of biographical works on Wolfe, postcards and prints and numbered and limited editions published by the Thomas Wolfe Society.
- May 1 - New exhibit: Library Resources on Jazz
- May 1 - New exhibit: Resources on Historic Preservation
April 2009
March 2009
- March 5 -- New exhibit: Highlighting the Career of Sheriff Nathaniel "Nat" Glover
- March 3 -- New exhibit: Water, Fire and the UNF Landscape
- March 1 -- New exhibit: Women's History Month
February 2009
- February 25 --
A Conversation with Nat Glover - Presentation at the Thomas G. Carpenter Library.
- February 3 -- New exhibit: China and Chinese New Year
January 2009
- January 21 -- New exhibit: Recognizing Black History
- January 20 -- Inauguration Celebration in the Library co-sponsored by the UNF American Democracy Project and the Thomas G. Carpenter Library. The American Democracy Project is sponsored by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Watch it on YouTube!
- January 21 -- A Conversation with Nat Glover. Presentation by the former Jacksonville Sheriff and current Advisor to President Delaney. To be held in the Special Collections Reading Room, Wednesday, February 25, at 2:00 p.m.
- January 20 -- Thanks to SGA and President Delaney, extended library hours begin today.
- January 12 -- New exhibit: Art of Medieval Manuscript Painting: a UNF Manuscript
- January 10 -- New database Sources in U.S. History: Civil War now available. Database information.
- January 5 -- New database Communication and Mass Media Complete now available.
December 2008
- December 15 - New exhibit: Library Resources on Film.
- December 3 -- New exhibit: Children's Literature including pop-up books and Caldecott and Newbery Award winners.
- December 1 -- Announcement of Central Search cancellation. It will no longer be available after this semester.
- December 1 -- Spotlight on UNF Authors -- Dr. Aaron Sheehan Dean
- December 1 -- LexisNexis Statistical database no longer available.
November 2008
- November 21 -- BNA Labor and Employment Law Library database no longer available.
- November 12 -- Lecture by UNF history professor Carolyn Williams. Jacksonville: A Visual History held in the Special Collections Reading Room.
- November 10 -- New exhibit: Technology & Campaigning. This exhibit highlights the ways in which presidential candidates have communicated their messages to the public.
- November 6 and 7 -- Florida Chapter of Association of College and Research Libraries (FACRL) holds 2008 workshop at UNF. A reception and tours of the library were scheduled for November 6. The workshop was held at the University Center. Librarians from diverse libraries all over Florida attended the conference.
- November 5 --
Exhibit reception honoring UNF trustee Willie Gonzalez. His collection of Colombian artifacts are on display through December 12 (see October 10.) The reception is at 3 p.m. in the Special Collections Reading Room.
October 2008
- October 24 -- New guide with information about Google News Archives.
- October 24 -- In conjunction with UNF’s upcoming Samuel Beckett Festival, a new exhibit has been installed in the Library's entrance display case. Students from Professor Clark Lunberry’s Senior Seminar on Samuel Beckett, led by Alyson Casey, put together this display to promote the festival, which will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, with a lecture by the renowned Beckett scholar and director, Dr. Herbert Blau, followed by a concert of Morton Feldman’s “For Samuel Beckett” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in the Robinson Theater and culminating in a performance of one of Beckett’s greatest plays “Krapp’s Last Tape” with the celebrated Beckett performer Rick Cluchey at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Robinson Theater.
- October 22 -- The Thomas G. Carpenter Library and the LGBT Resource Center sponsor a discussion on “Banned Books: A Missing Link in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Identity Development” in the Special Collections Reading Room on the first floor of the Library. Leading the discussion is Richmond Wynn, interim program coordinator of the LGBT Resource Center, and Giovanni Haertel, a University graduate and current UNF graduate student.
- October 10 -- In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Library is exhibiting a collection of Colombian artifacts on loan from UNF trustee Willie Gonzalez. The items on display consist of woodcarvings, clay and wood masks, fossils and minerals, a weaving stand, copper utensils, woven materials and Colombian currency. Gonzalez collected these items while living in Colombia from 1978 to 1980. The exhibit is in the Special Collections Reading Room on the ground floor and will be open through Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
September 2008
- September 22 --
The Thomas G. Carpenter Library and the UNF Women’s Center sponsor a talk by Thelma Young on her new book “All You Could See Was The Water” in the Library’s Special Collections Reading Room. Young recounts the experiences of children after Hurricane Katrina.
- September 15 -- A new Library exhibit features the ceramics and mixed media artwork of Nofa Dixon, assistant professor in the Department of Art and Design. The objects on display are made from clay and are hand constructed, undergoing numerous firings in the process. In addition to glazes, some painting, drawing and mixed media embellishments finish the surfaces. Dixon's work has been exhibited throughout the United States and is included in major corporate and private collections.
August 2008
- August 26 - 13 Gale Power Pack databases now available. Gale Publishers created subject subsets from the Academic OneFile database that the library has made available for several years. These smaller databases will help students find information on their topics more easily. Links are in the A to Z database list and in the specific subject area. Titles are:
- Agriculture Collection
- Business, Economics and Theory
- Culinary Arts Collection
- Criminal Justice Collection
- Communications and Mass Media Collection
- Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
- Fine Arts and Music Collection
- Gardening, Landscape and Horticultural Collection
- Home Improvement
- Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure
- Nursing and Allied Health Collection
- Popular Magazines
- Psychology Collection
- August 14 - Redesigned library website goes live. The library's new website was designed by UNF's Marketing & Publications Department and produced by Lauren Dennis, a sophomore work study student who intends to go into the UNF nursing program. The website is color-coded so each type of page is easily identifiable.
- August 12 - ERIC database now available through WilsonWeb.
July 2008
- July 22 - New exhibit features the UNF Honors Program. The display, created by Honors student Elyse Marhefka, highlights the events and activities of the Program. It includes photographs of student leadership groups and Service Learning opportunities. Well-represented are images of study abroad trips to Japan, Peru and Ghana.
- July 20 -
New exhibit, Public Art in Jacksonville, provides an introduction to public art at UNF and in Jacksonville. The exhibit was created by UNF student Toni Farr while interning at the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville. Public Art at UNF features several campus works approved by local art selection committees as part of Florida’s Art in State Buildings program.
- July 7 - Text messaging of titles and call numbers is the newest enhancement to the library catalog.
- July 7 -- Subscription to LexisNexis Statistical has been cancelled by the statewide library consortia. Budget cuts and low usage statistics influenced this decision.
June 2008
- June 30 -- Blackwell Synergy merges with Wiley Interscience. All content from Blackwell will move to Wiley Interscience.
- June 20 -- New in media - ten Apple iMac computers configured to run the latest software enabling students to edit audio, video and photos. Software installed includes: Microsoft Office 2008, Firefox 3, EyeTV, iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, Photobooth. In addition, these computers may be used to watch VHS tapes replacing the old vcr/tv combos.
- June 18 -- Single sign-on is now a reality. Students are able to sign in to myWings and link to library databases from off campus without having to log in to the library. One username and password work for everything.
- June 16 -- Rhonda Lesperance will spend about six weeks at the UNF Library completing the practicum requirements for her degree in library science. Rhonda lives in Morocco and is earning her masters in library science online through Texas Women's University.
- June 9 -- Salem Health now available. Online edition of the print source, Magill's Medical Guide, found in the 2nd floor Reference Collection. Description from Salem Health: "This authoritative reference source helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides. It is an up-to-date and easy-to-use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers. The Guide covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders."
- June 3 -- New exhibit - “Government Documents on the Environment.” Created by Government Documents Librarian Courtenay McLeland, the display features Florida publications and nautical charts relating to the St. Johns River, water conservation, wetlands, recreational activities and manatee protection. The Library is a full depository for Florida public documents and a selective depository for federal documents, including maps and atlases, which are located in the Government Documents Department on the second floor.
- June 2 -- LibTV is here! The library now has 47" LCD panels to display information, directions, and facts about the library. Information panels will be on the 1st floor in the lobby and on the 2nd floor near the elevators. LibTV on the 1st floor behind the curriculum collection and the 3rd floor in Periodicals will show closed-captioned news and media video like CNN or CNBC as well as information messages.
May 2008
- May 21 -- New exhibit features a selection of photographs produced
by students enrolled in a course focused upon recreating photographic
processes from the 19th century. Students enrolled in Paul Karabinis'
Photo Arts course merged digital negative-making techniques with the
cyanotype and salted paper processes to create unique works on watercolor
papers. The display also features brief technical explanations as well
as examples of materials needed to recreate each process.
- May 20 -- America: History & Life
and Historical Abstracts no longer
available through ABC-Clio. Only available through EBSCOhost.
- May 19 -- 2008 Library Survey drawing winner is Laura Ache. She is the
winner of a UNF Bookstore $100 gift card.
- May 15 -- Laptop computers now
available to check out for use in the
library.
April 2008
- April 24 -- Tests in Print now available. Produced by the Buros Institute
of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska, Tests in Print
(TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially
available tests that are currently in print in the English language.
TIP provides vital information to users including test purpose, test
publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended test population,
administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s).
- April 22 -- Clark Lunberry, assistant professor in the Department of
English, will give a talk and slide presentation on his recent poetry
installations at UNF at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Special Collections
Room of the Library, Room 1301. Lunberry will discuss his recent "Murmur
of Words/Murmur of Wounds" pond-poem and its accompanying stairwell
sound installation, as well as his on-going exhibition of object-poems
titled “No Stone Unturned: FACT,” which is currently on view in the Library’s
display case.
- April 21 -- The Thomas G. Carpenter Library will provide 24-hour access
during finals week, supported in part by funding from the Student Government
Association. The Library will be open continuously starting at 7 a.m.
Friday, April 25, and will remain open until 11 p.m. Thursday, May 1.
Most service desks will adhere
to normal operating schedules. Access
to the Library's computer areas, study areas, book and media collections
as well as Checkout/Course Reserves services on the first floor will
remain available throughout finals week.
- April 15 -- UNF trustee Wilfredo Gonzalez speaks about his African
Art collection in the Special Collections Room of the Library,
Room 1301. Gonzalez discusses the background and cultural significance
of the items on display in the current Library exhibit. He collected
these artifacts during his assignment as Peace Corps director in Ghana,
West Africa, from 1981 to 1984.
- April 15 -- National Library Week designates today as Library
Workers Day to recognize the work of employees in libraries across the
country. At UNF’s Thomas G. Carpenter Library, the 46 full-time employees
along with 32 part-time student assistants keep the Library open 134
hours per week. Last year more than 500,000 faculty, students and visitors
entered the Library to study, use computers, locate books and journals,
meet study groups and attend classes. Library employees managed an acquisitions
budget of $1.6 million to acquire and catalog resources for the collections
and delivered Library instruction to 5,600 students through 216 classes
and tours. Library staff also answer reference questions, process interlibrary
loan requests, check out books and media, book repair books and create
exhibits.
- April 3 -- New exhibit, “From
Pen to Printing Press,” in recognition of National Library Week. Created
by the Serials staff of the Library, it includes reproductions of medieval
manuscripts, a scale model of a Franklin printing press and tools used
for hand bookbinding, along with several examples of Victorian bindings.
The exhibit is located in the Library’s first-floor entrance display
case and will be available for viewing until May 1.
March 2008
- March 29 -- 2008 Library Survey of Students.
- March 28 - Grove Music Online now available.
- March 19 - New exhibit: Clark Lunberry, assistant professor in the Department
of English, has a new exhibit of his object-poems in the first floor
display case of the Library. The exhibit, titled “No Stone Unturned:
FACT,” will be up through mid-May.
- March 17 - Journals @ Ovid -- Full
text of 36 nursing journals + searching
capability of all Ovid journals with citations, full abstracts, and
possible linking using Article Linker.
- March 14 - Dictionary of Old English Corpus now
available. This is a
database consisting of at least one copy of every
Old English text.
- March 4 - New exhibit: "A Celebration of Women’s History Month,” created
by the UNF Women’s Center highlights the March events and activities
of the Center, and features historical materials relating to the center’s
20th anniversary. The exhibit is located in the Library’s first-floor
entrance display case and will be available for viewing until April 2.
- March 4 - New exhibit: “Women’s History Month (Jacksonville, Fla.) Posters,
1986-2007,” showcases the Library’s new collection of 21commemorative
posters donated by the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women. Since
1986, the commission has published an annual poster honoring four local
women for their outstanding contributions to the Jacksonville community.
February 2008
- February 18 - UNF Library Sound and Poetry Installation: ‘Murmur of
Words’. Clark Lunberry, assistant professor in the English Department,
in close collaboration with many UNF students (including Kelley Predieri,
Lauren Seckinger, Orin Heidelberg, Tea Rorstrom, and Florida International
University’s Erik Deluca), designed and installed the various components.
The sound-collage heard in the stairwell is composed of 25 randomly chosen
readers who were recently recorded reading in the Library.
A slide show/projection event will begin from this evening,
filling the tall, brick wall at the back of the Library. This projection/wall
event, with reader projection, will run each evening from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
through Thursday, Feb. 28.
The stairwell sound installation will run throughout the day, and the
pond installation will stay in place as long as the elements allow.
- February 18 - New exhibit features African art on loan from UNF trustee
Willie Gonzalez. The exhibit can be viewed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday until April 30 in the Special Collections Reading Room
on the ground floor of the Library. The items on display consist of wood
carvings, soap stone items, kente cloth and scarves, carved and painted
masks, woven materials and brass pieces. Gonzalez collected these items
while living in Ghana, West Africa.
- February 13 - In recognition of Black History Month,
the theme of a new exhibit is the Harlem Renaissance. The
display features art and literature related posters, books and sculpture.
A highlight of the exhibit is a small replica of a sculpture by Augusta
Savage, “The Harp,” which she created for the 1939 New York World’s Fair.
- February 11 - New Library exhibit. Small Works," features student
work from UNF's Painting / Drawing Research class. The exhibit, which
is curated by Professor Louise Freshman Brown and located on the first
floor, includes works by the following students: Matthew Patterson, Lauren
Corbin, Damon Roby, Gustavo Roca, Jaymie Mills Hedman, Fran Siebe and
Michelle Mohler.
- February 8 - What's New! now available through RSS feed. What
is RSS?
- February 6 - Spotlight on UNF Authors -- Ronald T. Libby
- February 4 - Philosopher's Index now
available through CSA.
January 2008
- January 30 - Artist lecture by UNF Assistant Professor Stephen Heywood.
Dr. Heywood discussed the evolution of his ceramic work, and
talked about selected pieces from his current ceramics exhibition in
the Library.
- January 25 - Spotlight on UNF Authors -- Aaron Sheehan-Dean
- January 24 - New Library exhibit: Features the
United Way of Northeast Florida Life Act 2 picture books by Dr. Gigi
Morales David, a UNF faculty member in the Department of Childhood Education,
College of Education and Human Services. She is the author of the children's
books "Peter and the
Silent Siren" (2005), "The
Little Red Envelopes" (2006) and "Just Mollie and Me" (2007).
The Life Act 2 picture books are inspired by the life messages of senior
citizens currently living in Jacksonville. The display, on the first
floor of the Library, contains a mixture of media, including photographs,
paintings and realia, which are objects used to relate classroom teaching
to real life, especially of peoples studied.
- January 20 - Alternative Press Index no longer available.
- January 17 - Electronics
and Communications Abstracts now available through
CSA.
- January 17 - CSA Engineering
Research Database now available through
CSA.
- January 17 - CSA Materials
Research Database with METADEX now available
through CSA.
- January 17 - Computer and
Information Systems Abstracts now available
through CSA.
- January 15 - Several changes to CSA database accesses. See the CSA
menu from this page.
- January 2 - Avery Index to Architectural
Periodicals moves from FirstSearch
to CSA.
- January 2 - Bibliography of the History
of Art moves from FirstSearch
to CSA.
December 2007
November 2007
- November 30 -- InfoTrac OneFile database name changed to General OneFile.
- PILOTS Database added to CSA database group. Research in post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic
events.
- Mechanical and Transportation Engineering Abstracts added to CSA database
group.
- ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering added to CSA database
group.
October 2007
September 2007
- September 30 -- These databases move from RLG to FirstSearch: Anthropology
Plus; Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals; Bibliography of the History
of Art; Chicano Database; FRANCIS; Hand Press Book Database; History of Science,
Technology, and Medicine; Index to 19th-Century American Art Periodicals;
Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies; SCIPIO: Art and Rare Book Sales
Catalogs.
- UNF
and Jacksonville Salaries from the Florida Times-Union database now available.
- September 26 -- RLG Union Catalog no longer available. Contents are now available
in WorldCat.
August 2007
July 2007
- July 31 - Angela Randtke retires from the library after 30 years of service.
- July 22 - Inside Information Plus no longer available through RLG. The
FirstSearch database, ArticleFirst is
a comparable database.
- July 22 - Index to Hispanic
Legislation (World Law Index, Part
1) no longer available through RLG. Available through the Library
of Congress. Now called Global Legal Information Network.
- July 12 - Handbook of Latin
American Studies no longer available through
RLG. Now available through the Library of Congress.
- July 12 - BioOne Abstracts and
Indexes with links to full text to UNF-subscribed
journals now available through CSA.
- July 12 - English Short Title Catalogue no
longer available through RLG. Now available through the British Library.
- July 2 - Courtenay McLeland is the new government documents librarian.
June 2007
- June 6 - The following FirstSearch databases are no longer available: Alternative Press Index Archive, Business Dateline, Business Organizations, Business Management, Consumers Index, FactSearch, GEOBASE, Media Review Digest, Newspaper Abstracts, Worldscope.
- June 6 - MEDLINE is now available through ISI Web of Knowledge and covers 1950 - current.
- June 6 - Current Contents is now available through ISI Web of Knowledge thanks to funds from the UNF Coastal Biology program. UNF's subscription includes the following editions of Current Contents: Biology and Environmental Sciences; Life Sciences; and Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences.
- June 5 - BioOne.1 is now available thanks to funds from the UNF Coastal Biology program. BioOne is a collection of full text bioscience research journals. Here is a list of the journals included in the database.
- June 1 - Electronic access to the journals Science and Nature are
now available thanks to funds from the UNF Coastal Biology program. Coverage
is 1997 to the present.
May 2007
- May 29 - Lauren O'Shields is the new reference/instruction librarian.
- May 15 - Soft launch of the new library catalog using technology from Endeca Technologies, Inc. Here are FAQs about the new catalog.
April 2007
- April -- Library "Tell us How We're Doing"
Survey.
- April 17 - Science
Citation Index through
ISI Web of Knowledge is now available thanks to funding from UNF's Coastal
Biology program. Coverage is 1991 to current.
March 2007
- March 1 - Ya'aqov Ziso is the new Director of Technical Services.
February 2007
January 2007
- January 8 - Academic OneFile is now available.
- January 8 - Phyllis Andruszkiewicz is the new library Director of Development.
- January 2 - Michael Kucsak is the new Director of Library Systems and Technology.
- January 2 - MEDLINE and INSPEC databases no longer available through the
ScienceDirect interface. Both are available in different formats.
December 2006
November 2006
- Library conducts telephone and on-campus interviews for three positions --
Director of Public Services, Director of Technical Services, and Director
of Library Systems and Technology.
October 2006
- October 30 -- READ posters spotlighted
- October 20 -- Spotlight on UNF Authors -- John A. Eisler
- October 11 -- Mental Measurements
Yearbook now available through EBSCOhost
with coverage from 9th edition to current.
- October 5 -- History Detectives - UNF Alumni Association reception in Special
Collections featuring identification of old photographs of UNF alums.
- October 5 -- Library Celebration with Thomas G. Carpenter.
- October 5 -- Cake and Jazz on the patio for UNF students.
- October 1 -- The library's collection of READ
posters is unveiled.
September 2006
- September 1 - Google Scholar now exports directly to RefWorks.
August 2006
June 2006
May 2006
- May 18 - InfoTrac databases go live with their new interface and expanded
capabilities.
- May 17 - MLA Bibliography through
InfoTrac now includes expanded coverage. It now covers 1926 - current.
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006
- February 28 - PAIS International no longer available through FirstSearch. Available through CSA.
- February 20 - "Materials Science" category removed from the Database Subject List. Those databases are listed in the Engineering and Technology subject list and are CSA subfiles.
- February 10 - Many changes in CSA databases. The new CSA Technology Research Database is now the top-tier of many engineering and technology subfiles. Select any CSA database from the A - Z database list and then select the link "Specific Databases" to see a full list. Click on the + sign to see database subfiles.
- February 7 - Spotlight on UNF Authors features Dr. Marty Z. Khan. Spotlight archives are here.
January 2006
December 2005
November 2005
- November 8-9 - Library Director search continues.
October 2005
- October 31-November 1 - Library Director search continues.
- October 25-26 - Library Director search continues.
- October 18 - Google Scholar now works seamlessly with UNF Library article databases. Set preferences in Google Scholar if you are off campus.
September 2005
August 2005
- August 23 - Central Search advertised throughout campus.
- August 20 - ASSIA - Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts now available through CSA.
- August 8 - Central Search, Article Linker, E-Journal Portal and Citation Linker go live.
- August 8 - The library unveils its new Webpage with the new campus logos.
- August 1 - New library hours for the fall are approved.
July 2005
- Construction continues.
- Periodicals and Government Documents areas are under construction and inaccessible for several weeks.
June 2005
- The move to the new part of the library building begins - in stages.
May 2005
April 2005
March 2005
February 2005
- February 28 - Library begins series of Webpages spotlighting UNF faculty authors. Here is an archive of the series.
- February 28 - Direct access and new interface to RLG databases.
- February 27 - Dissertation Abstracts changes address and interface.
January 2005
- January 30 - Computer Abstracts International no longer available.
- January 22 - Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts no longer available electronically. Available in print in the library - call number QA75.5 .M5, 2nd floor, index/abstracts.
- January 20 - Cambridge Journals Online now available. Access limited to those titles the library has in print.
- January 12 - Conference Board publications now available online.
- January 10 - INSPEC moves from ScienceDirect to FCLA platform.
- January 10 - Compendex (Engineering Index) now available through FCLA platform.
December 2004
November 2004
September 2004
- September 30 -- New databases from ProQuest now available: Accounting & Tax, Accounting and Tax Periodicals, Banking Information Source, Business Dateline, Career & Technical Education, Pharmaceutical News Index, ProQuest Asian Business, ProQuest Computing, ProQuest European Business, ProQuest Newsstand, Chicago Tribune, Hartford Courant, Morning Call, Newsday, Orlando Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, Sun Baltimore, ProQuest Religion, ProQuest Telecommunications, Research Library.
- September 20 -- LION - Literature Online from ProQuest now available. A fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 136 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources. Here is a list of the complete contents of the database.
August 2004
- August 26 -- Gale Virtual Reference Library now available. Includes the following sources: Countries and Their Cultures, 4v, 2001; Dictionary of American History, 3rd ed., 10v, 2003; Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, 2nd ed., 4v, 2002; Encyclopedia of Education, 2nd ed., 8v, 2003; Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, 3v, 2003; Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law, 2v, 2003; Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 5v, 2002; Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 16v, 2004. Includes full text and colored graphics.
July 2004
- July 17 -- Encyclopedia Americana now available. Includes the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (fourth edition), The American Heritage English to Spanish and Spanish to English Dictionaries, and Roget's Thesaurus II: The New Thesaurus (third edition). Link to the dictionaries, thesaurus, and an atlas at the bottom of each screen.
- July 6 -- Encyclopaedia Britannica no longer available. Encyclopedia Americana coming soon.
June 2004
April 2004
March 2004
February 2004
January 2004
- January 27 -- Trial of Communication and Mass Media Index (CMMI) begins.
- January 7 -- Library Instruction Schedule for Spring 2004.
- January 7 -- Reference Student Assistants Schedule for Spring 2004.
- January 7 -- Reference desk schedule for Spring 2004.
- January 7 -- Updated Vendor Contacts sheet available for library personnel.
- January 6 -- Office of Faculty Enhancement announces a series of training workshops for faculty by Reference Librarian Jim Alderman to be held in the Library Instructional Resource Center located on the 4th floor of the Library. The schedule is as follows: Arts & Sciences Research - Humanities - January 14, Arts & Sciences Research - Scientific - January 28, Arts & Sciences Research - Social Sciences - February 11, Business Research - February 25, Computing Sciences & Engineering - March 11, Health, Medical & Nursing - March 24, Education Research - April 7, Using RefWorks to Manage Bibliographies - April 21. Workshops will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. A Reference Librarian will be available in OFE/CIRT (building 10, room 1150) every Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. beginning January 14 for follow-up research assistance.
- January 6 -- General Reference Center Gold now available.
- January 6 -- What Do I Read Now? now available.
- January 6 -- Berkeley Electronic Press Journals now available.
- January 5 -- Ethnic NewsWatch and GenderWatch move from SoftLine to ProQuest.
- January 4 -- ¡ Inform é ! (Revistas en Espa ñ ol) now available.
- January 4 -- New database page for foreign language periodicals.
- January 4 -- New database page for children's resources. Added InfoTrac databases: Junior Edition -- K12, Kids Edition -- K12 and Student Edition -- K12.
- January 4 -- Computer Database (Gale) now available.
- January 2 -- Gale's Professional Collection (educational journals) now available.
- January 1 -- Alternative Health Module added to Health and Wellness Resource Center.
- January 1 -- The following Wilson databases accessed through FirstSearch are no longer available: Applied Science & Technology Abstracts, Art Abstracts, Biography Index, Biological & Agricultural Index, Book Review Digest, Education Abstracts, Essay & General Literature Index, General Science Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, Index to Legal Periodicals, Library Literature Index, Readers' Guide Abstracts, Social Science Abstracts, Wilson Business Abstracts and WilsonSelect Plus.
- January 1 -- The following WilsonWeb databases are now available: Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Art Index Full Text, Biography Index, Biological & Agricultural Full Text, Book Review Digest Plus, Education Full Text, Essay & General Literature Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Legal Periodicals Full Text, Library Literature & Information Science Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, Business Full Text and OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition.
- January 1 -- ACM Digital Library 's increased full-text content includes SIG newsletters and conference proceedings.
- January 1 -- CSA databases Civil Engineering Abstracts, Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts and Physical Education Index are now available.
- January 1 -- PsycINFO through CSA is a firm addition for this year.
- January 1 -- CSA database Softbase no longer available.
- January 1 -- ERIC through WebLUIS is no longer available.
- January 1 -- RefWorks is now a permanent addition to the Library's electronic resources.
December 2003
November 2003
- November 8 -- Updated Library Fact Sheet with library holdings statistics.
- November 2 -- Clase and Periodica database now available.
- November 1 -- BNA Human Resources Library cancelled.
October 2003
September 2003
- September 15 -- ScienceDirect letter warns of changes that will lose individual alerts and saved searches
- September 5 -- ILLiad through SFX goes live.
- September 1 -- LIS1001 Web site undergoing major renovation. Look for new design and new content.
August 2003
- August 27 -- New Irish Studies guide.
- August 24 -- SFX goes live .
- August 8 -- WebLUIS databases Business Index, General Academic and LegalTrac no longer available.
- August 8 -- Library's new Web page launched.
July 2003
June 2003
- June 23 -- EBSCO Electronic Journals Service added to database lists. It provides links to the full text of print journals that the UNF Library subscribes to through EBSCO Publishers. Availability depends upon the publisher and its agreement with UNF. So... if it is found in the library catalog, it could be available through this database.
- June 20 - 30 -- Proposed new library web page evaluated and critiqued by focus group. Two proposals were presented along with a list of questions and instructions .
- June 6 -- Library begins Freshman Orientation presentations for almost 2,000 students.
- June 5 -- 2003 Library Survey Report .
May 2003
- May 30 -- New online manua l for Reference Electronic Library Assistants.
- May 12 -- Summer Reference Desk Schedule
- May 11 -- New newspapers through ProQuest Newspapers -- New York Times (1999 to date), Wall Street Journal (1984 to date), Washington Post (1987 to date), Los Angeles Times (1988 to date) and the Christian Science Monitor (1988 to date).
- May 1 -- IAC databases on WebLUIS to be discontinued August 1, 2003. These include Academic Index, Business Index and LegalTrac. All database content for Academic Index is available through Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale). LegalTrac and Business Index are also available through Gale InfoTrac. Business Index content is found in General BusinessFile ASAP.
- PsycINFO through WebLUIS will be discontinued January 1, 2004. The PsycINFO database will be available on a different platform.
April 2003
March 2003
February 2003
- February 18 -- Scholarship Guide updated.
- February 27 -- Al-Arian case papers from USF.
- February 25 -- Career Guide updated.
- February 20 -- New guide InfoTrac Quick Reference .
- February 11 -- Direct link to MEDLINE through ScienceDirect.
- February 10 -- RIA Tax materials removed from LexisNexis. Here is LexisNexis' What's New page with information.
- February 3 -- MLA International Bibliography available in both InfoTrac and Gale .
- February 3 -- MLA Directory of Periodicals available in both InfoTrac and Gale . InfoTrac requires users to go to the Advanced Search in MLA International Bibliography to select MLA Directory.
January 2003
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