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From now till March 15, access to Gale Virtual Reference Library

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From now until March 15, 2011, we will have on-campus access to the Gale Virtual Reference Library eBook collection. You can access it at the below link:

Gale Virtual Reference Library

If you click on the blue cursive “e” link that says “Gale Virtual Reference Library” over on the left, you will go directly into the search platform.

If you click on any of the subject headings under the “Featured Titles” list, you will see more information on each individual title, and you can jump into the title directly from that point. The Psychology, Nursing, and Education titles can be found under the Social Sciences sub-heading on the left.

Just a few of the advantages of eBooks from the Gale Virtual Reference Library:

*Thousands of full-text eBooks from Gale and their publishing partners
*Authoritative references, updated and in electronic format
*24/7 access from any Internet-connected computer
*No more damaged pages or missing volumes
*ReadSpeaker technology (text-to-speech) allowing text to be read aloud to users and downloaded in MP3 format
*Cross-searchable with select periodical databases and Gale Resource Centers
*No special reader or hardware required
*Unlimited simultaneous use
*Ability to print, e-mail and download articles
*On-demand content translation into 11 languages

Access to over 20,000 eBook titles from Springer until Feb. 24!

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From now until Feb. 24, 2011, take advantage of our free access to over 20,000 eBooks from Springer!

The Springer eBook Collection offers the first online book collection especially made for the requirements of researchers and scientists. The collection includes online access to more than 3,000 newly released Science, Technical and Medicine (STM) books each year.

The Subject Collections include:
Architecture, Design and Arts (new Subject Collection for 2006)
Behavioral Sciences
Biomedical & Life Sciences
Business & Economics
Chemistry & Material Science
Computer Science
Earth & Environmental Science
Engineering
Humanities, Social Sciences & Law
Mathematics& Statistics
Medicine
Physics and Astronomy

The trial includes access to all English/International language content from 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 as well as book series dating back to 1997.

Search the Springer eBooks Collection only on SpringerLink!

On campus access only.

Oxford Bibliographies Online – now till Feb. 11

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For a limited time only (now till Feb. 11) – check out a new database called Oxford Bibliographies Online!

Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO) is an entirely new research tool for the social sciences and humanities. A scholar-curated library of discipline-based subject modules, OBO is designed to help busy researchers find reliable sources of information in half the time by directing them to exactly the right chapter, book, website, archive, or data set they need for their research. Each entry is a selective guided tour through the key literature on a topic, receives multiple peer-reviews as well as Editorial Board approval, and is designed to facilitate a research experience with no dead ends.

Faculty and professional researchers will turn to Oxford Bibliographies Online for a high-level overview of scholarship on topics outside their area of specialty. It is also a useful tool for preparing a syllabus. You can use OBO to find ideas for texts to incorporate into a new course you’ve been asked to teach. Subject areas include Atlantic History, Biblical Studies, Buddhism, Classics, Criminology, Islamic Studies, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Renaissance and Reformation, and Social Work.

To give it a try, please go to: http://www.oxfordbibliographiesonline.com. On-campus access only.

Coffeehouse Writers Series Begins Feb. 11

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Women’s Studies and the Salmon Library are partnering in a series of programs featuring local writers reading their work. We hope to eventually draw in a diversity of writing groups from Huntsville and its environs, and we are beginning with the focus on women writers.

The series begins Friday, February 11th, at 4 pm with the Coweeta Poets: Susan Luther, Rosemary McMahan, Margaret Vann, Erin Reid, Debbie West, Rose Norman, and Evelyn Hurley. This group got started in the 1990s at a retreat led by Susan Luther at McClure Mill, near Franklin,NC, on the porch over Coweeta Creek, and has been meeting quarterly in each other’s homes ever since. They will be reading from their new chapbook, Something More Solid Than Earth.

The series continues on Tuesday, February 22, at 6 pm, with a program called “She Speaks,” featuring poetry by Ruth Braswell, Katina Walton, Symonia Montgomery, Shawana Ariel, La’Shea Monique Johnson, and Caneeka Miller. La’Shea has a new book, Paradigm: Poetry Through Life Lessons. Caneeka Miller, whose work will be featured, also has a new book of poems, Smeared Eyeliner & Faded Lipstick.

On March 8, at 7 pm, the series will celebrate International Women’s Day with readings by the local writing group BWFFs: Susan Gorrell, Erin Reid, Susan Phelan, Kathie Butler, Marylyn Coffey, Heather Kilgore, Betty Clemens, Sandra Shattuck, and Bee Barbara.

All readings are at the Salmon Library art gallery, on the ground floor just past the reference desk, near Jazzman’s Cafe. Admission is free, and Jazzman’s Café will be open before the Tuesday night readings. We expect Coffeehouse Writers programs to continue through the end of April and will be advertising them in groups of several programs at a time.

For information about the programs, to propose a program for the series, or to become a sponsor for the series, call Marylyn Coffey at 256-824-6114 or email coffeymt@uah.edu.

Exhibit to Commemorate Turkish Jewish History begins Jan. 10

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The UAHuntsville Salmon Library Art Gallery will be hosting a new art exhibit starting Jan. 10 entitled “Ladino Exhibition: Under Vine and Fig Tree; 500 Years of Turkish Jewish History” and it will run until Jan. 31, 2011.

The Istanbul Center of Atlanta, Georgia, Peace Valley Foundation of Alabama, and their co-sponsors present an exhibition of images commemorating over 500 years of Jewish-Turkish history, courtesy of The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews in Istanbul, Turkey, the official museum in Turkey that archives objects and images documenting Jewish life in Turkey. The collection is designed to illuminate the special relationship between the Jewish community and the Turkish people that began primarily in the 15th century when Jews fleeing persecution from Spain settled in the Ottoman Empire at the invitation of Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II.

500. Yil Vakfi Türk Musevileri Müzesi - The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews

Photo of The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews by Izzet Keribar

The opening reception for the Ladino Exhibit has been rescheduled for Wed., Jan 12, 2011 at the Salmon Library at UAH at 7:00 PM. Dr. Richard Chambers will not be able to come and be the keynote speaker, so Rabbi Bernard Honan has graciously accepted. Rabbi Bernard Honan, born in New York in 1927, attended public school and graduated from City College of NY in 1947. That same year he entered the Jewish Institute of Religion which subsequently merged with the Hebrew Union College. He was ordained as Rabbi in 1951, and spent the next 50 years serving congregations in New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Texas.

In 1953 he entered the Air Force as Chaplain, and served in Japan and Korea. Upon release, he met and married his wife, Roslyn, and together they raised 3 children. Rabbi Honan was actively engaged in student work, both at the University of Virginia and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa (UAT), where he simultaneously served as Hillel director and as both student and instructor at UAT. In 1976 he was awarded the degree of Ph D as well as Doctor of Divinity by the Hebrew Union College.

In addition to his scholarly pursuits, Rabbi Honan has the distinction of being the only Reform Rabbi who is a Torah Scribe. Over 100 scrolls have passed through his hands for repair and re-lettering.

Rabbi Honan is of Sephardic Heritage, descended from a long line of Rabbis and Scholars, dating back to the 15th Century. Although his parents arrived on these shores about a century ago, their families lived under the Ottoman Empire ever since the Spanish Inquisition in 1492. Retired in 1999, the Honans have been happily living in Huntsville.

The University of Alabama in Huntsville is located at 301 Sparkman Dr. in Huntsville. The Salmon Library is the red brick building to the left of the University Center. For more information, please call 256-824-6529.

Extended Library Hours and Thanksgiving Holiday

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Final exams are right around the corner and the library will be open extended hours to support you.  Please let us know how we can help you!

Extended Hours: November 22 – December 3

Monday – Friday 8:00am – 12:00am
Saturday 9:00am – 12:00am
Sunday 1:00pm- 12:00am

Extended Hours Exception: Thanksgiving Holiday (Nov. 24-27)

Wednesday 8:00am – 6:00pm
Thursday Closed  
Friday Closed  
Saturday Closed  

Have a safe Thanksgiving holiday and good luck on your exams!

For the very latest on the library’s hours of operation, you can always check our Website at http://libguides.uah.edu/hours

 

Welcome, Students!

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The Library extends a hearty welcome to all new and returning students! We hope your Fall 2010 semester gets off to a great start. Remember we are here to help for your research and informational needs. Drop in to see us soon! To find out who we are and what we do, visit us at http://libguides.uah.edu, and see the Browse by Subject box.

The New IEEE Xplore is Here!

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The new IEEE Xplore is up and running, delivering a smarter research experience.

New interface — intuitive, easy-to-navigate
New search engine — faster and more robust
New facets — post-search refinements and enhancements
New personalization features — preferences, saved searches, alerts…and more

What else is new? See for yourself at www.ieee.org/ieeexplore

For off campus access visit the library website.

Welcome Back!

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Welcome Back, Students! The Spring 2010 semester has begun, and we’d like to help you get off to a smooth start!

Last year we introduced LibGuides, and many of the old static web pages have been converted over to LibGuides because they’re easier to use and have a lot of bells and whistles we can add to your research experience. Some LibGuides are being developed for specific classes and we’re also adding pathfinders and guides to assist you with basic research skills such as searching databases effectively or evaluating the sources that you use for your papers or presentations. It’s a really cool system and we hope this will be one way that can assist you with questions – whether in the library or outside of the library.

Remember – if you have to do research this semester start early! If you need help with that research don’t forget to Ask a Librarian either in person, on the phone (256-824-6529), or by email.