Monthly Archives: August 2013

Database Trials until September 30th

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We have access to the following databases until September 30th.  Please contact us at 256-824-6529 or via email if you would like to access any of them.

  • Business Source Complete is the world’s definitive scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition, searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,300 journals.
  • Civil War Primary Source Documents from The New-York Historical Society presents unique manuscript material chronicling all aspects of the American Civil War from warfare on land, at sea, in hospitals and prison camps, and reactions and impressions of the War from the home front. The collection, comprised of over 110,000 pages, focuses on the War as it was fought from 1861 to 1865 and represents both Northern and Southern perspectives. It also contains important contextual documents leading up to War and after its conclusion. Curated by experts at The New-York Historical Society, these historical documents represent decades of collection and preservation.
  • Education Source is designed to meet the needs of education students, professionals and policy makers. The extensive collection includes full text for more than 1,700 journals, 550 books and monographs, education-related conference papers, citations for over 4 million articles including book reviews. Coverage in Education Source spans all levels of education from early childhood to higher education and also includes educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education and testing.
  • Engineering Source offers more than 3000 full text titles in engineering, computer science and related areas. It is designed for corporate reference customers, and will be offered as a standalone database, or in conjunction with EDS.
  • Humanities Source is designed to meet the needs of students, researchers and educators interested in all aspects of the humanities. The collection includes full text for more than 1,400 journals, with citations to over 3.5 million articles, including book reviews. Coverage in Humanities Source includes worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought.
  • L’Année philologique, published by the Société Internationale de Bibliographie Classique, is a specialized bibliographic database of scholarly works relating to all aspects of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Its subjects are Greek and Latin literature and linguistics, including early Christian texts and patristics, Greek and Roman history, art, archaeology, philosophy, religion, mythology, music, science, and scholarly subspecialties such as numismatics, papyrology and epigraphy. With over 810,000 records, L’Année philologique includes citations to journal articles and books, with abstracts in English, German, Spanish, French or Italian.

 

Fourth Annual International Festival of North Alabama (iFest) 2013

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HUNTSVILLE, ALA.:  Each fall, the International Society of Huntsville and UAHuntsville present the ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NORTH ALABAMA (iFest)!

Our fourth year’s festivities will be held on Saturday, September 28th from 10:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. in the Gymnasium, Parking, and Sidewalk areas of Spragins Hall, 1070 Ben Graves Drive, NW on the UAHuntsville campus.

The iFest is a one-day, family-friendly spectacular―Open to the Public, with NO Admission Charge―and links with the Alabama Tourism Bureau’s “Year of Alabama Food” promotion.  Join us for:

  • 11:30 a.m. – On, West Parking Lot Area (Tent):  a $5 Sampling of International Comfort Foods―a festival favorite!  Savor such delights as Bœuf Bourguignon (France); Bulgogi (Korea); Tofu Pad Thai (Thailand); Satay Ayam (Malaysia); and Mupunga une Dovi (Zimbabwe)
  • 2:00 p.m. – On, Gymnasium Area:  International Dessert/Snack Samplings from many of the participating nations!  Examples include:  Chrusciki (Angel Wing Cookies), Strudel Jabłkowy (Apple Strudel), Sernik (Cheesecake), & Oranżada (Citrus Soft Drink)—Poland; Tiramisu & Espresso—Italy; Baklava—Turkey & Palestine; Anzak Biscuits (Rolled Oat/Coconut Cookies)—Australia; Zoolbia (Crunchy Persian Pastries) & Iranian Tea—Iran; Biscochitos(Sugar/Cinnamon Wedding Cookies)—Mexico; and Trung Nguyên (Deep-Roast, Heirloom Coffee)—Vietnam
  • All Day, West Parking Lot Area (Tent):  A wealth of Global Performances, from Folk Dance and Traditional Instrumentals to Ethnic Song and Martial Arts.  Expect to see such artists as:  Fitness Arts Center Irish Dancers (Traditional Step Dancing); The Little German Band (Waltz/Polka/Military/March Music from Austria & Germany); Center for Kuchipudi Art (Classical Dance from State of Andhra Pradesh, India); the UAH Salsa Club (Latin American Dance); and Heidi Kaeding (Ehru (Chinese Three-Stringed Instrument) Performance)
  • All Day, Gymnasium Area:  FREE, Hands-on Children’s Activities, ranging from: Making Boomerangs (Australia) to creating Flowers w/Caribbean Flag “Petals” (Caribbean Islands), crafting Crowns (British Isles), and a chance to write your name in Greek (Greece) and/or Kiss the Blarney Stone (Ireland)!
  • All Day, Gymnasium Area:  Transnational Table Displays featuring Cultural Artifacts, Flags, Travel/Historic Literature, Handicrafts, Native Apparel, Maps, Educational Videos, and so much more!
  • All Day, Front Sidewalk Area:  A Cutout (a.k.a. “Stand-In” or “Character Stand”) Lineup in Traditional Clothing, offering great photo ops!

For 2013, the iFest Spotlight Country is Colombia—watch for their showcase!  Our Featured Performers are Step Afrika!, a Washington-based “percussive dance troupe” sponsored by the UAHuntsville Office of Student Affairs and dedicated to the tradition of stepping and its use as an educational, motivational, and healthy tool.

Other campus organizations supporting the fest include the Student Government Association; Office of Diversity; Office of Advancement; M. Louis Salmon Library; Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA); and the Indian Student Organization (ISO).

Though many of the school’s students and faculty assist in presenting the iFest, this extravaganza’s source of power comes from the volunteers within the North Alabama community, particularly those associated with transnational organizations.  Nations as diverse as Poland, Thailand, India, Ghana, Malaysia, Pakistan, Ireland, Australia, Nepal, Turkey, Panama, Egypt, Greece, and MORE (37 nations in all!) will be represented in 2013…and each year is bigger and better than the last.

For more information, visit www.internationalsocietyofhuntsville.org or the ISH Facebook page, or contact Belinda Ong at (256) 824-6432 or ongb@uah.edu.  One can also visit the individual organizations’ websites and the iFest event page on Facebook.

Bring the entire family and join your friends and neighbors in celebrating the MOSAIC that is NORTH ALABAMA!

About the International Society of Huntsville…

The goal of the organization is “to bring diverse international citizens together for social interaction and cultural awareness in the general region of Huntsville, Alabama.”  It is the goal of the Society to establish a permanent International Festival (iFest) for Northern Alabama along the scale of those in Birmingham and Mobile.  You can follow them on Facebook.

Graduate Student Orientation at Salmon Library!

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Drop-in office hours with a Reference Librarian!  We will be having a graduate student orientation on September 12th and 13th from 1-3pm in Room 210 of Salmon Library.  Free pizza included!  Come by and ask us anything, including (but not limited to) how to submit interlibrary loan requests, how to access UAH Theses and Dissertations, and how to use Zotero (free citation management software).

For more information, contact us at erefq@uah.edu  We look forward to meeting you!

Bloomberg Terminal Training on August 28th

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Matthew Nolfo from Bloomberg will be joining us to provide an introduction to Bloomberg and a company walkthrough and analysis.  This session is ideal for business students new to using the Bloomberg terminal available to you in Salmon Library.  Don’t forget that you can earn a “certificate” in using Bloomberg by completing the training modules.  Be sure to ask how at the training!

Please join us on August 28th from 4-5pm in room 111!  If you have any questions, please contact us at 256-824-3529.

Scientific ebooks available for Alabama students

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Andrew Huggins, student, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Campuses across Alabama are again providing digital content in science, business and engineering 24/7 through the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL) and publications from Springer Science+Business Media (Springer).  For the third year, NAAL has signed an agreement with Springer – a major scientific, technical and medical publisher – to bring e-books to NAAL’s member libraries, including the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Salmon Library.

The agreement covers three subject collections:  Behavioral Science, Business and Economics, and Earth and Environmental Science.  Over 2,700 e-books are readily available to students at most libraries at four-year public and private institutions across Alabama via their laptop computers, desktop computers, and smartphones.

“Springer provides high quality content with few restrictions on printing and downloading,” said NAAL Director Ron Leonard.  “Alabama’s students will have unlimited access to these e-books, which will be permanently preserved. In addition to supporting the educational needs of university students, this agreement could contribute to economic development in Alabama, particularly the strong collection in business and economics.”

For more information, contact NAAL Director, Ron Leonard, or Salmon Library Director, David Moore.