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Library News October 2011

OCUL Licensing Database

Posted: October 27th, 2011

Queen’s subscribes to hundreds of databases that include millions of journal articles, newspaper articles and ebooks. For each of these databases, Queen’s signs a license that allows students, faculty and staff to use the materials in these databases for different purposes. Most databases allow you to link to material, but some also allow you to include material in coursepacks and/or post materials in Learning Management Systems like Moodle.

In the past, it has been very difficult to find out what rights were included in each license, but we have now put in place a database that allows you to find out exactly what is permitted under the terms of the licensing agreements that we have with each database provider. This information is now integrated into services like Summon and the Get It! @ Queen’s links that appear when searching in Google Scholar – meaning that you will not need to search a stand-alone database to find out what you can do with specific articles.

Watch a quick video of how this new service works here:
Licensing Database 2-Minute Demo.

If you have any questions about the terms of use for these databases, please send an email to Mark Swartz at copy.right@queensu.ca.

Note: This menu will only appear for some of the databases in our collection. This is just a start – over the coming months, we will be adding Terms of Use information for all of the databases in the library electronic collection.

Open Access Week

Posted: October 25th, 2011

Queen’s University is participating in International Open Access Week (Oct. 24-29). The aim of this event is to engage the research community in discussion about the issues and trends related to open access and promote awareness and understanding of open access – access to material publicly available online. Read more.

The Open Access exhibit will be displayed in the Douglas Library, October 27th-29th.

You can also register to attend several free webinars on open access. For details please see the Queen’s Library website.

Licensing Database

Posted: October 25th, 2011

Queen’s subscribes to hundreds of databases that include millions of journal articles, newspaper articles and ebooks. For each of these databases, Queen’s signs a license that allows students, faculty and staff to use the materials in these databases for different purposes. Most databases allow you to link to material, but some also allow you to include material in coursepacks and/or post materials in Learning Management Systems like Moodle.

In the past, it has been very difficult to find out what rights were included in each license, but we have now put in place a database that allows you to find out exactly what is permitted under the terms of the licensing agreements that we have with each database provider. This information is now integrated into services like Summon and the Get It! @ Queen’s links that appear when searching in Google Scholar – meaning that you will not need to search a stand-alone database to find out what you can do with specific articles.

More information, including a link to the database and video demonstrating how the database works, is available here.

Queen’s Library gets an A

Posted: October 25th, 2011

In the Globe & Mail Canadian University Report 2012 (available in today’s paper and online at www.globeandmail.com/education), undergraduates have given Queen’s Library an A grade — the only library in the large, medium and small categories to receive such a high mark. University Librarian Martha Whitehead attributes this undergraduate student satisfaction to the people engaged in library services. “Librarians and staff work very closely with faculty and students to ensure we’re enhancing learning and research and supporting a spirit of inquiry,” says Whitehead, “Libraries are often referred to as the soul of the university, and we’re fortunate that ours is highly valued by students, faculty and administrators across Queen’s.”  With its strong role in the Queen’s community, the library has ranked top in its category in the Globe & Mail Canadian University Report survey for several years.

The Library views the Globe & Mail survey as one important measure of its services and resources. A variety of assessment methodologies have been used in past years, and the library administration is in the process of reviewing those and building upon them.”Academic programs and the information realm are continually evolving, so we’re continually checking and evolving as well,” says Whitehead.

Queen’s received the most A grades, and the only one for most satisfied students, in the large, medium or small universities, and an A+ for reputation with employers. For further information, see the the Queen’s News Centre.

Open Access Week @ Bracken

Posted: October 24th, 2011

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Queen’s University is participating in International Open Access Week (Oct. 24-30). The aim of this event is to engage the research community in discussion about the issues and trends related to open access and promote awareness and understanding of open access – access to material publicly available online. More info

An open access exhibit will be displayed at Bracken on October 31 and November 1.

 

You can also register to attend several free webinars on open access that have been posted on the Queen’s Library website.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomson ONE Research

Posted: October 12th, 2011

The Library now subscribes to Thomson ONE Research database.

Overview/Company Overview provides a comprehensive overview of a company. It includes key fundamentals, the latest transactions, the latest five deals, research reports, news and significant developments, and the top five shareholders. There is a Public Profile tab and a Private Profile tab. Data is global and continuously updated.

Research/Company Research provides in-depth research reports developed by expert analysts at nearly 1600 of the world’s top investment banks, brokerage houses, and research firms. Research reports are global in coverage and become available as soon as their release terms allow – from 3 days to a few weeks after release. Historical research reports are available back to 1982.

Also known as: Investext

Bracken Library Closure: October 22 and 23, 2011 (building maintenance)

Posted: October 6th, 2011

Due to building maintenance, Bracken Health Sciences Library will be closed on October 22 and 23, 2011.

Connect from off-campus to access QCat, Summon, and our electronic resources: https://login.proxy.queensu.ca/login.

Bracken Library’s hours of operation are available at http://library.queensu.ca/health/hours.

Hours of operation for all Queen’s libraries are accessible via http://library.queensu.ca/library/hours.