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Online & Print Journals List Unavailable Saturday 10/24

Amy Schleigh wrote 1 month ago: Mahoney Library’s Online & Print Journals List will be down for a system upgrade on Saturd … more →

Tags: Databases, dates and deadlines, Faculty Interest, information literacy, Periodicals, Problem Log, Students

You can use key words to search the Directory of NZ Libraries

courtneyjohnston wrote 1 month ago: The easiest way to find a library on the Directory of NZ Libraries is to enter its library symbol in … more →

Tags: Interloan, Directory of New Zealand libraries

HM Briggs Library Web Toolbar

bloggingatbriggs wrote 1 month ago: Access library and other research resources quickly from your browser using the free Briggs Library … more →

Tags: library databases, Services, General, Electronic resources

You can use library symbols to search the Directory of NZ Libraries

courtneyjohnston wrote 1 month ago: The easiest way to find a library on the Directory of NZ Libraries is to enter its library symbol in … more →

Tags: Interloan, Directory of New Zealand libraries

The new PubMed redesign is finally here!

mnihlb wrote 1 month ago: The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce a redesign of the PubMed interface. While re … more →

Holt Pre-Adoption Paperwork

btstormb2006 wrote 2 months ago: It took a few days shy of 6 months to receive my pre-adoption paperwork from Holt.  I guess it … more →

Tags: Life As A KAD, korean adoptee, adoption agency, birth family search, South Korea, KAD, adoptee, Adoption, Birth search

LeapFish - It's a Hit!

Pamela Cendejas wrote 2 months ago: This one is a big hit with me. Since discovering this handy-dandy search tool, I use it all the time … more →

Tags: HOW TO?, Free Tips & Tools, leapfish, Search Engines, Search Google, search msn, Search yahoo

Get connected to e-journals!

mnihlb wrote 2 months ago: Did you know that McGill University holds licenses to over 500 electronic journals in the fields of … more →

The 3rd-party purchaser as 2nd-class citizen?

Sarah wrote 2 months ago: Strange, but true: if you buy market data from a third party aggregator, almost all publishers will … more →

Tags: Featured Sites, information literacy, Market research

Custom Tabs: Not just for CD Workspaces anymore

albush wrote 3 months ago: MitchCardwell over at the Central Desktop Forum just gave me a great idea: You can use the custom ta … more →

Tags: custom tabs

How to get found on Google2 comments

Dan wrote 4 months ago: If your business is largely based around a location, for example if you are a plasterer in London or … more →

Tags: Finding tradesmen in London, Improving ranking in search results (SEO), Google

It's trivial, but it's making an important point

Sarah wrote 4 months ago: I’ve gained a new habit.  It’s ok, this one’s fine to share – I’ve tak … more →

Tags: Psychology of search, information literacy, Search Engines, Mentality of search, Google, Featured Sites

PubMed Tips for Residents et al.

mnihlb wrote 4 months ago: For tips on how to improve your searching skills using PubMed,  read Laika’s MedLibLog: 10+1 PubMed … more →

Tags: Training

Simple, but handy - new Google search options

Sarah wrote 4 months ago: Google recently announced some new search options in the form of some side-menus. To try it out, cli … more →

Tags: Featured Sites, about google, Search Engines, Google

Wolfram│Alpha

bloggingatbriggs wrote 4 months ago: Stephen Wolfram, developer of Mathematica, has designed a new Web tool called Wolfram│Alpha.  Althou … more →

Tags: Links, News, General

Getting to know you - it's worth the time

Sarah wrote 5 months ago: Since it officially launched, I’ve been asked quite a number of times about Wolfram Alpha.   Q … more →

Tags: Psychology of search, Featured Sites, information literacy, Search Engines, Science

You can truncate search terms in the NBD using '?'

courtneyjohnston wrote 5 months ago: Use ? to truncate a word or search for part of a word in the NBD. For example: child? searches for c … more →

Tags: Search & Research, nbd

You Call This Job Search Progess?

cosborn wrote 5 months ago: Okay – we in the first part of June, and you never thought it (your job search) would take thi … more →

Tags: Job Search - Transition, 2009 search tips, career management, Daniel H. Pink, Job Market, Job Search, job search goals, job search in tough economy, job search progrss

Firefox Quick Searches1 comment

albush wrote 5 months ago: Firefox comes with a great feature that I just recently discovered: Quick Searches. They allow you t … more →

Tags: Central Desktop


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