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July 23, 2007

New Database Trials: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and Social Work Abstracts

Check these out and comment via our Database Trials page.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Browse the free content available in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography – 55,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2003.

Social Work Abstracts
UST libraries also have a trial for Social Work Abstracts from Ebsco. The library would like to know if users prefer this new user interface for SWA or the version from its current vendor. E-mail your preferences, comments, etc., to Jan Orf, by Monday, Aug. 6.

July 17, 2007

Libraries/IRT Workshops in Instructional Technologies

You are invited to take advantage of many opportunities to learn about various instructional technologies, including numerous workshops on aspects of using Blackboard; an Introduction to RefWorks; Faculty Research Tools; and others. See the Bulletin article from July 16th, or faculty and staff can register via the HR Department's Leadership Academy--Training Online web site.