Category Archives: Resources

Bloomberg Terminal at Salmon Library

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Thanks to a joint effort between the College of Business Administration and Salmon Library, a Bloomberg Terminal has been installed in the Information Arcade on the first floor of the library!

The Bloomberg Terminals on campus will allow faculty and students to access real-time data and analyses that will be used in courses and research in accounting, finance, and economics.  This dedicated computer terminal is a 24-hour, global financial services system that features company financials, market data spanning more than 20 years, charts, statistics and current news reports.  It seamlessly integrates real-time and historical information on about 5 million bonds, equities, commodities, currencies and funds and comprises data on almost every publicly traded company and biographies of more than 1 million people.

The Bloomberg Terminal is available to only UAH Faculty, Staff, and Students.  Contact the Reference Desk at the library or the College of Business Administration if you have any further questions.

 

Borrow a laptop from Salmon Library today!

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Exciting news from Salmon Library; today we are going to start lending laptops!  Bring your Charger Card to the User Services desk at the library and check one out today! **The first 10 students to check out a laptop receive a special prize!**

These brand-new Dell Latitude E6530 laptops feature a roomy display, HD graphics and a dedicated numeric keypad.  They are available for in-house use only, for 3 hours at a time and can be renewed if no one else is waiting for them.

Please keep in mind to use your own flash drive or save to your Google Drive account, as files will not be saved on the laptop once it is returned.  Wireless access is available using your LDAP (or ANGEL) credentials.

Software available on the laptops include:

  • Adobe Design Premium CS6 (Acrobat Pro, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
  • Browsers IE10, Firefox 20.01, Chrome v27
  • Maple v15
  • Matlab R2008
  • Microsoft Office Suite 2010 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, Access)
  • SPSS v21
  • Skype
  • Windows Media Player
  • VLC media player
  • 7-Zip
Things to keep in mind:   Only UAHuntsville students may check out laptops.  You are responsible for any damage done to the laptop while it is checked out to you. If the laptop is damaged, lost or stolen while checked out to you, you will be charged replacement cost plus a $50.00 processing fee.  Replacement for the laptop is $1800 and the power cord is an additional $100.
If you do borrow a laptop from us, please fill out this survey to let us know how you liked the service!

Introducing Text Notifications

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Would you prefer to be reminded about pending book returns and overdue notices through text instead of email?  Next time you check out a book at the User Services desk- be sure to let them know that!  When you give them your cell phone number, you will be reminded when a book is due soon, and also when a book becomes overdue.  Stop by today and get signed up!

 

Proquest Statistical Abstract Trial for February

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For the month of February we have a trial The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States, which is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.

Published annually by the Federal Government since 1878, The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the best-known statistical reference publication in the country. In the spring of 2011, the Census Bureau announced that the edition that year would be the last one produced at government expense. Despite protests from librarians and journalists and despite petitions to Congress, the Census Bureau unit that published the Statistical Abstract was eliminated in November. ProQuest has now taken on responsibility for updating and releasing this publication, the most used statistical reference tool in U.S. libraries.

For more information on how to log into this trial, please contact us at erefq@uah.edu.

Alabama Virtual Library Webinars

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Are you interested in learning more about the resources available to you through the Alabama Virtual Library (AVL)?  The AVL provides all citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential information resources, such as databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research. Through the AVL, an equitable core of information sources is available to every student in Alabama, raising the level of excellence in schools and communities across the state.

Get the most out of your AVL products by taking a free training Webinar today! Check out the training schedule for the following databases:

  • Business Insights: Essentials
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library
  • Literature Resources from Gale
  • Britannica Online

Interlibrary Loan Announces Holiday Deadlines

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Faculty, staff and students wishing to use Interlibrary Loan services between the dates of December 14, 2012 and January 1, 2013 should take note of the following deadlines and plan research materials requests accordingly.

  • Book requests submitted after December 14th may not be processed until January 2, 2013.
  • Article requests submitted after December 19th may not arrive until after January 2, 2013.
  • The Interlibrary Loan Department will be closed December 22nd through January 1, 2013.
  • The Interlibrary Loan Department will resume normal operations January 2, 2013.

For more information, visit the ILL page or contact illuah@uah.edu

Springer Road Show November 27th!

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Come join us tomorrow, November 27th from 10:30am-1:00pm in library room 111 for the Springer Roadshow.  Springer is a leading publisher of eBooks and journals in science, technology, business, and medicine.  They will be visiting Salmon Library tomorrow to talk about their unique eBook platform, latest eProducts, and much more!  Free lunch will be provided to all attendees.

If you register online you can enter a drawing to win a Kindle Fire! See flyer for more details, and contact us if you have any questions.

We look forward to seeing you at the library for this unique event!

National Geographic Trial until December 20th

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We currently have a trial subscription to National Geographic Magazine Archive from 1888 to 2012!  National Geographic magazine is the official journal of the National Geographic Society, one of the world’s largest nonprofit educational and scientific organizations. Recognized for some of the highest-quality photojournalism and cartography in the world, this award-winning, iconic magazine is famous for providing unparalleled, in-depth coverage of cultures, nature, science, technology and the environment.

The National Geographic Magazine Archive includes every page and every photograph, all fully searchable through an intuitive interface. With standard library features and functionality common to all Gale Digital Archives, National Geographic Magazine Archive is a powerful tool for finding and reading through the 100+ years of impactful articles found in this archive.

This trial expires December 20, 2012.  Please contact us at erefq@uah.edu or  256-824-6529 if you are interested in gaining access to this exciting trial!

 

Exciting changes coming to Interlibrary Loan on November 1st!

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Do you frequently request books and journal articles via Interlibrary Loan (ILL)?  We are pleased to announce an exciting change to our ILL system!  Starting Thursday, November 1, 2012, we will begin using ILLiad software which is used by more than 1,100 libraries throughout the United States.

To access ILLiad you will be prompted for your Charger ID and password (the same as your Angel account login information).  The first time that you access ILLiad you will register by inputting your name, email and status at UAHuntsville.  The good news is that you will not need to enter that information again when placing additional ILL requests.

Here is a list of just some of the features ILLiad provides over our former system:

  1. You will be able to check the status of your ILL requests.
  2. You will be able to electronically receive your articles by accessing ILLiad
  3. You will be able to see cancelled requests.
  4. You will be able to see the history of your past requests.
  5. You will be able to all your requests (new, cancelled, in process, finished, and delivered).
  6. You will be able to see a list of notifications (emails) that you have received for your requests.

We will be changing the ILL links on the library homepage and in our LibGuides by November 1, 2012.  If you have bookmarked the current location of the Interlibrary Loan page, please remember update your links.

If you have any problems or questions when accessing ILLiad do not hesitate to contact us either by phone 256-824-6124 or email.  We are excited about this transition, and please don’t hesitate to let us know what you think!