The Robert L. Forward Collection of the UAH Library Archives is now searchable online! In 2002, Dr. Forward (1932-2002) made arrangements for his Collection to be a part of the UAH Archives. Dr. Forward was a consulting scientist, future technologist, lecturer, and science fact and fiction writer. He was owner and chief scientist of Forward Unlimited, a consulting firm established in 1962, specializing in exotic physics and advanced space propulsion, and Partner and Chief Scientist of Tethers Unlimited, a partnership formed in 1994 with Dr. Robert P. Hoyt, specializing in highly-survivable space tethers. The Finding Guide to the Robert L. Forward Collection is now available in PDF Format as well. Click here to search the collection.
Author Archives: Doug Bolden
Extended Hours for Exams
The Library will be open extended hours both before and during Final Exams. We will be open until midnight every day from Dec. 1-12. Please click here for a detailed schedule of hours. Happy studying!
E-Info Global Symposium
The date for our 1st Annual E-Info Global Symposium: Information Delivery & E-Access in Academic Libraries is fast approaching! E-Info Global will be held on Thursday Nov. 30 and Friday Dec. 1. Topics to be examined include User-Centered Designs, Federated Search & Digital Management, Measurement & Evaluation of Library Services, Blogs & Social Stuff, International Legal Issues: Distance Education in China, The Future of Distance Degrees Worldwide, The Future of Accredited Library & Information Science Programs, plus Wrap it Up – Market Your Message! For more information, visit the Symposium website: http://symposium.uah.edu/. Click here for Registration information. Sponsors include SirsiDynix, EBSCO Information Services, Auto-Graphics, Inc., Kaplan, and LSSI. Several renowned speakers and CEO’s will visit the UAH campus for this event. All conference sessions will be held in the UC Exhibition Hall.
New Database: Constitutions of the United States
Another new online database is now available to the UAH community: Constitutions of the United States from Oceana Publications. This will replace our previous print-only version. The Constitutions of the United States: National and State Online consists of the most complete and up-to-date American consitutions: The United States Constitution, each of the 50 states constitutions; plus constitutions of 15 U.S. territories including the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. Click here to access Constitutions of the United States Online.
New Database: Academic OneFile
We are pleased to announce the addition of a new library database: Academic OneFile from Gale. This new resource comes to us courtesy of AVL (Alabama Virtual Library). As stated in Gale’s product documentation, “Academic OneFile (Gale) is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.” Click here to read the Product Fact Sheet.
Final Library Information Session
We’ll be running one final general library information session this semester:
Tuesday, October 3rd, at 7:00 pm
Just show up at the reference desk and someone will be there to meet you. We’ll go over some library resources, and answer any questions you might have. Plus, we’ll be giving away prizes!
Archives Oral History Database now searchable
The Oral History Collections from the UAH Library Archives Dept. are now searchable online! Visit the Oral History Collections page and scroll to the bottom or click “Search the Collection”. Just enter the name of an interviewee and the results will provide clickable links to all the interviews for this person. Dr. Chuck Lundquist and Dr. Bob Middleton are continuing to interview key pioneers in space history for these collections. The interviews have led to a paper entitled The Oral History Tradition at the University of Alabama in Huntsville which Dr. Lundquist will present in Valencia, Spain on Oct. 4, 2006 at the International Astronautical Congress.
More Library Information Sessions!
The next two Library Information Sessions will be held at the following times:
Friday, 9/22 @ 1:30 pm
Tuesday, 10/3 @ 7:00pm
Just show up at the Reference Desk if you wish to attend a session. This is a great way to get your library questions answered and possibly win some exciting PRIZES!
Continuous Brief Browse
Last summer, the Library introduced a new federated search product called SuperSearch, which searches up to 15 different databases simultaneously with just one click. Now, we are pleased to announce a new feature of SuperSearch: Continuous Brief Browse (CBB). With CBB, the resulting citations from multiple databases are now displayed directly on the results screen. Users can compare, print, save, and email results from several different databases at once. Results can also be deduplicated and/or sorted by title, author or publication date. Click here to try SuperSearch/CBB today!
Historical Research Guide
A new Subject Guide is now available: Historical Research. This guide provides helpful information for students who are doing research for history papers or projects. Topics covered include compiling a bibliography, finding secondary sources, finding primary sources, finding reference works, and other general information. Click here to view the new Historical Research Guide!