Library News for Political Science

New E-Resources from the Library

·         Encyclopaedia Islamica: the first volume of a projected 16-volume set, which complements two existing ebooks on the same vendor platform, Brill: Encyclopaedia of Islam, and Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures.

·         CQ Almanac:  Since 1945, ‘the definitive annual reference for studying the U.S. Congress’

·         Google Patent Search: same content as the US PTO site, in an easy-to-use Google interface

·         Book of Odds: a searchable online database of "odds statements," the probabilities of everyday life. You can search it by keyword or by the odds themselves - for instance, how many things stand a 1 in 142 chance of happening to you.

GIS Poster Showcase -- Entries Welcome!

As you have probably heard, on November 19^th the University is hosting a GIS symposium. There will be speakers in the morning and a series of short workshops in the afternoon. In conjunction with the symposium there will be a map gallery/poster session and contest, to be held in the Earth and Planetary Sciences building. 

 

If you plan to attend the symposium, you can register at http://gis.wustl.edu/.

 

If you or any of your students have a GIS project that could be of interest to others on campus, please consider submitting a poster.  Please spread the word to your students and colleagues and invite anyone interested to participate. If you have something to display, please to contact me at cmorton22@wustl.edu.

 

 

Some basics about the poster session:

 

1.  The session will run from 12pm-4:30pm on the November 19^th in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Building.

 

2.  Any project using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) is eligible.

 

3.  Deadline for submission is November 17^th.

 

4.  Prizes will be awarded for the best use of GIS.

 

5.  Free poster printing is available.

 

6.  Submit all posters and/or inquiries to Cheryl Morton at cmorton22@wustl.edu or 935-4148.

 

 

 

Hope to see you there!

Questions about Proxy Access?

There are several ways to gain access to our resources through the proxy server.  You can read more about your options here: http://library.wustl.edu/about/proxyoptions.html.

Updates for China Data Online (database)

The Library subscribes to this database.  Please let me know if you need more information.
Meanwhile:

We are pleased to inform you of the following updates of the China Data Online service:

 

1.      The yearbook database has been updated with about 300 additional statistical yearbooks, including China 2009 Statistical Yearbook and some other national, provincial and city statistical yearbooks

2.      There is a new dynamic map service (Statistics on Map II) for statistical data, which offers dynamic maps, report, charts and living animation.

3.      The China Spatial Data Reports and Maps (DemographicsNowChina), which offer spatial intelligence for demographic and business Census data retrieval and analysis.

RefWorks for Alumni!

 

	RefWorks-COS is pleased to announce that the Alumni Program will now be offered as a standard feature of RefWorks, providing lifelong access to users that are alumni of subscribing institutions. As long as an institution subscribes to RefWorks, alumni will have access, allowing them to continue using their personal research databases for future professional and academic endeavors. Lifelong access to RefWorks will be an added benefit for alumni, and help academic institutions maintain the healthy alumni relationships that are so essential for donations, rankings and other ongoing involvement. To learn more about the Alumni Program, please click here.

New Content in Women and Social Movements in the U.S.

The September release of Women and Social Movements in the United States: Scholar's Edition is now live. The collection now includes 92 document projects/archives with more than 3,600 documents.

 

Two new projects/archives are:

 

"How Did the Canadian Women's Liberation Movement Emerge from the Sixties Student Movements? The Case of Simon Fraser University " by Roberta Lexier

 

"The Women's Pages of The Western Producer, 1925-1939: Violet McNaughton and Interwar Feminism in Canada" by Margaret Hobbs and Susan Wurtel

 

There are also an additional 150,000 pages of full-text documents, including a selection of 8,000 pages of publications of the League of Women Voters, 1920-2000.

 

Also included is the final release of the Commissions on the Status of Women.  This

New Database: Slavery and Anti-Slavery

The Libraries have purchased Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive, Part I, a new Gale database that has been requested by a number of faculty.  A full-text database, it '...includes documents from the United States and Europe, as well as other parts of the world. In addition to newspaper collections and books published in the antebellum era, Slavery and Anti-Slavery contains documents from several archives originally available only on microfilm. This first iteration, Debates over Slavery and Abolition, contains over 1.5 million cross-searchable pages, 7,247 books, 80 serials, more than fifteen manuscript collections, & court records...' (from database homepage)

Suggestions for Avoiding Library Fines Over The Summer

In response to a couple of questions I've received lately from graduate students, the Head of Access Services and I have drawn up this list of suggestions for avoiding fines in the future:

·         Return any books you won’t be needing (Remember: You can always keep a list of your readings on RefWorks, Zotero, or another bibliographic manager so that you can retrieve them again later!)

·         Return ALL books from Interlibrary Loan and MOBIUS.  Fines will be assessed.  (These books do not belong to WashU.)

·         Renew your remaining books before you leave for the summer.

·         If you speak to a Circulation Supervisor (935-5420) before you leave, your library account may be extended.

·         Notice that your Expiration date is given on your “My Catalog” Record (upper right side of the screen).

·         Check your account from time to time while you’re off-campus.  If you notice a problem or have a question, contact the Circulation staff ASAP (935-5420).

·         All of the above bullet points will NOT protect you from books being Recalled and fines being assessed for recalled items that are not returned on time. However, if this happens, contact a Circulation Supervisor  (935-5420) who will see if a workaround can be arranged.

Any time you have questions or concerns about your library account, you can always contact Circulation Staff at 935-5420 for assistance.

Google Books Icons Now in the Classic Catalog!

You can now quickly view Google Book content for titles that are in Washington University Libraries’ collections by clicking on links that have been added to individual records in our Classic Catalog.  The links display in both the brief citation and the full record view.  There are three viewability levels, indicated by the following icons and terminology:

1)    (Full view)

 

2)    (Limited preview)

 

3)    Information at Google Book Search

Not every book we own is found in Google Books, but many are.  And more good news about Google Book Search— the catalog enhancement is free! 

Problem reported for American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

A problem has been reported with the formulas in this electronic journal: they are all gibberish.  A trouble ticket has been opened with the vendor.