Library News

Key Business Ratios (D&B)

Stauffer Learning and Research — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:53:01 +0000

Explore this trial database until February 25.

14 key business ratios covering all critical areas of business performance — solvency, efficiency and profitability; generate a comparison of a company’s own business ratios with the industry, using an individual company’s financial statements.

Inquiry@Queen’s Undergraduate Research Conference 2012

Engineering and Science Library — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:14:38 +0000

Celebrate inquiry-base learning at the 6th Annual Inquiry@Queen’s Undergraduate Research Conference, March 8th and 9th, 2012 in Stauffer Library.

Apply today to present at Inquiry@Queen’s. Deadline is 4:00pm. Monday, February 6th, 2012. For further information and application information go to http://iatq.ca/conference.html.

Passport GMID – Global Market Information Database

Stauffer Learning and Research — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:03:04 +0000

Explore this trial database until February 12.

Business intelligence on industries, countries and consumers. Market volume and value sizes for hundreds of consumer products; Company and brand shares; Product sector briefings; Industry performance analysis and Company profiles; Operating environments and economic outlook ; Consumer lifestyles and future demographics ; Articles on emerging industry, country and consumer trends.

New Resource – OvidMD

Bracken Library — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:50:41 +0000

OvidMD is a new single search interface that will locate content in the following resources:

Ovid e-books purchased by Queen’s (over 680)
Ovid Medline® (full-text links provided for journals purchased by Queen’s)
ACP Journal Club
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Evidence-Based and National Guidelines (U.S)
Facts & Comparisons A to Z Drug Facts
Images extracted from Ovid e-books and e-journals (based on captions)
RelayHealth Patient Handouts
UpToDate®

N.B. Included in OvidMD are brief, first page excerpts from UpToDate entries. Anyone with a personal subscription can login to their account to see the complete entry. Bracken Library does not subscribe to UpToDate.

Although some of the resources are most useful to medical students and clinicians, it should be noted that all health and life sciences students, staff and faculty will find useful content via this search interface. New users are encouraged to use the help links or contact the Bracken Library Reference Desk for assistance (533-3176 or bracken.library@queensu.ca)

Trial – Anatomy and Physiology Online

Bracken Library — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:25:06 +0000

Bracken Library is trialing Anatomy and Physiology Online until February 17. Designed for students enrolled in introductory anatomy and physiology courses, this online educational resource contains 19 comprehensive modules on the human body. Features include:

* clear 3D images, sounds and interactive models

* dissection slides you can label

*clinical case studies

*pronunciation guides

*quizzes and much more.

For access, open Ovid MEDLINE, hover over the “Primal Pictures” tab and select “Anatomy & Physiology Online”

Contact bracken.library@queensu.ca with your feedback about this resource!

CINAHL: Problem with Subject Headings Updated

Bracken Library — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:34:05 +0000

The EBSCOhost database CINAHL [ Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature] is currently experiencing problems with Subject Heading searching. The vendor is aware of the problem and is working to address the issue as soon as possible.

Update: This issue has been resolved.

APA PsycNET

Stauffer Learning and Research — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:55:58 +0000

Explore this trial database until February 28.

APA PsycNET Interface Trial for PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS, PsycCRITIQUES, PsycINFO, PsycTESTS and PsycTHERAPY: an OCUL-wide trial on the APA PsycNET interface to give interested schools the opportunity to evaluate this interface compared to the ProQuest interface.

San Francisco Chronicle (1865-1922)

Stauffer Learning and Research — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:46:05 +0000

Explore this trial database until 19 February.

The San Francisco Chronicle offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue.

Elsevier – My Part in its Downfall (from a Fields Medalist)

Engineering and Science Library — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:07:57 +0000

The Dutch publisher Elsevier publishes many of the world’s best known mathematics journals, including Advances in Mathematics, Comptes Rendus, Discrete Mathematics, The European Journal of Combinatorics, Historia Mathematica, Journal of Algebra, Journal of Approximation Theory, Journal of Combinatorics Series A, Journal of Functional Analysis, Journal of Geometry and Physics, Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Journal of Number Theory, Topology, and Topology and its Applications. For many years, it has also been heavily criticized for its business practices. Let me briefly summarize these criticisms. Read more.

Rock and Roll, Counterculture, Peace and Protest

Stauffer Learning and Research — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:35:09 +0000

Explore this trial database until February 10, 2012.

Discover popular culture during the period from 1950 to 1975 through collections of original archival material – printed and manuscript sources, visual material, ephemera, and video clips – from key libraries in Britain and America. The collection includes the Social Protest Collection from University of California, Berkeley, a wide range of Underground magazines including OZ and IT, photographs, posters, artefacts, and more.