About fifty volumes of library science journals are being sent out for binding. They are expected back from the bindery on July 1. Therefore you might want to call the library to check if we have the journal you need before you come in for it during this period.
The library now has assigned hours for AskALibrarian live chat. This service enables you to have your reference questions answered in real-time by a reference librarian. Previously there were no set hours and it was hit or miss whether you would get a librarian, depending on staffing. Now you know when a librarian will be available to assist you. Links to the service are available on the main library website and the library and information science website.
Chat hours are Monday -Thursday 9-12 a.m. and 6-10 p.m. and Fridays 9-5.
From the same page you can e-mail your reference question. E-mails are generally responded to by a reference librarian within 48 hours, except during weekends, holidays, and other times when the Library is closed.
We have a short trial to evaluate RefShare, a RefWorks add-on module. This trial will run through the end of April.
Access has been enabled for all users.
RefShare allows users from subscribing organizations to share their entire RefWorks database, or just specific folders from their RefWorks database. Users can share these items with other users in their organization, publicly with other colleagues or with non-RefWorks users.
Information for RefWorks users who want to share their data, as well as instructions for RefShare users, can be found on the RefWorks home page, www.refworks.com
User tutorials on RefShare can be accessed from within the RefWorks program by clicking on Help. Go to "Tutorials" under "RefWorks User Support."
For more information about RefShare, go to:
RefShare Fact Sheet
The Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard: Primer and Reference Manual by the Digital Library Foundation is available as a PDF online. It provides examples of METS standards for metadata about digital objects.
The library now has remote access to Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities. Cabell’s provides information about publication guidelines for journals in various subject areas. This includes contact information, circulation information, percentage of invited articles, topic areas the journal emphasizes and type of readership, manuscript guidelines, type of review process, number of reviewers, time required for review, availability of reviewers' comments, and fees charged to review or publish the manuscript. In other words, information to help you select a journal to get your article published.
One of the Cabell's directories is particularly for Educational Technology and Library Science journals. The Educational Curriculum and Methods directory also includes a subset for Library Science / Information Resources.
The LIU community now has remote access to the Ulrich's database.
"Ulrichsweb.com is the authoritative source of bibliographic and publisher information on more than 300,000 periodicals of all types — academic and scholarly journals, Open Access publications, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more from around the world."
Haworth Press. which publishes many journals in library science, was acquired by Taylor & Francis. According to Haworth, "One factor, in our view, was that in order to grow, Haworth needed a consistently creative internet platform that could compete successfully with other platforms of major houses. The stability of a prodigious international publishing house also adds an important dimension in regard to digital permanency."
