New trial – World Scientific eBooks

Trial available until 29th April 2012.

World Scientific eBooks cover a number of subject areas including:- architecture and building management, business and management, chemistry, computer science, engineering, environmental science, life sciences, mathematics, medicine and healthcare, nanotechnology, physics, and social sciences. This trial provides access to selected titles only in each of the subject areas

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New trial – World Scientific journals

Trial available until 29th April 2012.

World Scientific Journals includes over 118 journals in fields such as nanotechnology, biomedical science, environmental science, economics, finance and management, physics and computational science. During this trial, access is available to the abstracts of all journals and the full text content of selected journals published in 2009 and 2010 only.

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New trial – Classical Music in Video

Trial available until 22nd April 2012.

Classical Music in Video will contain, at completion, 1,000 hours of classical music performances and masterclasses captured on video—approximately 1,500 performances in all. The collection will contain performances of all forms of classical music, including major orchestral performances by leading orchestras, plus chamber music, oratorio, and solo performances, along with masterclasses and interviews with master teachers from around the world.

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New trial – Classical Scores Library, Vols 1 & 2

Trial available until 22nd April 2012.

Classical Scores Library, Volumes 1 and 2 contain hundreds of thousands of pages of the most important classical music scores from both in-copyright and public domain editions. The major composers output is represented, as well as many lesser known composers and works..

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New trial – Artfilms Digital

Trial available until 24th April 2012.

The Artfilms-Digital library is a collection of video resources for arts education. It includes documentaries about art, feature films, archival footage, workshop films covering teaching techniques and methods, and portrait films and interviews which bring conversations with artists and creators to life.

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New Issue of Popular Entertainment now published

Volume 3, Issue 1, 2012 of Popular Entertainment Studies is now published. Congratulations to Journal Editors Victor Emeljanow and Gillian Arrighi (School of Drama, Fine Art and Music, Faculty of Education and Arts) for their hard work in producing another exciting journal issue with articles ranging from Egyptian puppetry, musical performers and soldiers during WW1, to representations of Chinese on the popular stage.

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The Library hosts Popular Entertainment Studies on our Online Journal System and we are pleased to be able to provide continuing support for journal publication.

Network Outage Multiple Buildings – 28/3/2012

IT Services are currently investigating a network outage affecting the majority of buildings on Callaghan Campus, including but not limited to the following list:  (as at 8:00 am – 28/3/2012)

• Auchmuty Library
• AIC Wireless
• Huxley Library
• Maths
• McMullin
• DMB
• Newbolds
• Services
• Hunter
• Birabahn
• ATC
• Medical Sciences
• Architecture and Aviation
• Behavioural Sciences
• Sydney Campus
• Life Sciences
• Shortland Building

Responses to Feedback 26th March

UoN115764   
It is really annoying that Adobe reader isn’t installed on some of the computers in the OIRC. Might be an idea to get it looked at.

I will ask a staff member from Ourimbah to ensure that this problem is rectified.
Thank you for your feedback.
UoN115605   
Hi Renaye,
Just wanted to thank you for your prompt response to my question.

Cheers

UoN115519   
The room booking system for group study rooms in the library is impossible to use.
Each room has to be individually looked at to find one that is available at the right time.
Even when the booking system shows them to be free I have frequently had the experience of the system refusing my booking saying it is not free.
I now don’t bother with booking them on line – I ring up the librarians and get them to do it for me – don’t know how much extra that costs in staff wages and hassle but it is the only way that works for me.

Thank you for your feedback. We are well aware of the issues with the unsatisfactory operation of the Room Booking system.
We have commenced a Project to investigate alternatives and hope this will lead to a full resolution of this matter later this year.

Database maintenance – Wiley Online Library. Saturday 24th March 2012

Due to essential site maintenance, access to Wiley Online Library may be interrupted for a short period this weekend.

Date: Saturday 24th March 2012

Time: From 9:00PM for a duration of up to 4 hours

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

New Trial – Academic Video Online VAST

Trial is available from March 21 until April 19, 2012

VAST  is a package of video collections, accessible through Alexander Street Press’ new Academic Video Online cross-search. Currently content is available to view from 21 individual discipline collections and from 2013 will include access to 20,000 videos. Collections include American History, Art and Architecture, Business and Economics, Counseling and Therapy, Criminal Justice and Law, Dance in Video, Education, Ethnographic Video Online, Health and Healthcare, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Pyschology, Science, Theatre, World History and World Languages and Literature.

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