Reference News

Working on a paper or research project? We can help!

Page Brannon — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:17:49 +0000

We can assist you at the Reference Desk in the Library, please don’t hesitate to ask.

http://ask.consortiumlibrary.org/

Come by, call, email, or chat with us online.

Learn more about Sustainability for Earth Day!

dcarle — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:47:50 +0000

Celebrate Earth Day (April 22) by investigating all sorts of topics in the Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability.

The ten volumes in this encyclopedia have information on activism to zero waste, and everything in between. Geographic areas around the world are represented, too.

Have fun exploring!

Poetry Resources

abjartmarsdottir — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:14:23 +0000

The Poet Laureate, Natasha Tretheway commenced her residency in January of this year, in Washington D.C. To find out more about this poet and previous Poet Laureates, see the Library of Congress website on Poetry and Literature.

If you are looking for other poetry resources, consider the following databases:

Literature Criticism Online featuring Critical literary analysis of authors and their works across a broad range of regions, eras, and genres. Includes Something About the Author Online and Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online.

Literature Resource Center featuring access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.

Literary Index featuring a master index to Gale’s series for authors and literary criticism.

Access these databases by clicking on Databases (a subheading in the box called Find Books & Articles) on our main library page and then selecting the letter ‘L’. Scroll down to the database titles listed above.

Are you putting together a marketing plan for a business or researching companies?

tcarter — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:15:44 +0000

If so, then try our new business database called ReferenceUSA, available to all students, faculty, and staff at UAA and APU.

ReferenceUSA helps you create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, raise funds, and locate people. The database provides real-time access to information on more than 20 million U.S. businesses, 1.5 million Canadian businesses, and 222 million consumers, as well as nearly 900,000 listings for physicians and dentists.

Company information is searchable by SIC/NAICS codes or key words, and sortable by size of company, company income, geographic location, etc. You can create customized lists and data for your research needs!

Questions about this resource? Contact Business Librarian Trina Carter at cecarter@uaa.alaska.edu.

eBooks in the Reference Collection

recourtney — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:52:04 +0000

We have been purchasing ebooks for the Reference Collection for some time now, but this past year we have been selecting ebooks over books when possible. Here are a few interesting ebook titles we’ve added in recent months; search on their titles in the Library Catalog to find the links:

Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability (in 10 vols.)
Handbook of Psychology (in 12 vols.; from Wiley)
Encyclopedia of Sports Management and Marketing (4 vols.; from Sage)
Historical Dictionary of Tibet
Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan, 4th ed.
Bloggers Boot Camp
Encyclopedia of Arthritis
Almanac of American Politics 2012
Cities, Cultural Policies, and Governance
Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought
A Green Vitruvius: Principles and Practice of Sustainable Architectural Design
Civil War Naval Encyclopedia
American Indians and Popular Culture
Substance Abuse in America: A Documentary and Reference Guide
Brazil Today: an Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic
History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-2008
Mexican Political Biographies, 1935-2009
Open Access

Are you feeling STRESSED ?

kkeating — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:22:03 +0000

Are RESEARCH PAPERS looming on the horizon ?

Are you having problems selecting a RESEARCH topic ?

Are you unable to find library resources about your topic ?

Are you frustrated by the RESEARCH process in general ?

Would you like some HELP with any/all of your RESEARCH needs ?

If you answered YES to any/all of the above . . . . . . .

HELP IS HERE . . . . . . .

1 Go to the Consortium Library Web Site (http:www.consortiumlibrary.org)

2 Click on “RESEARCH HELP” (top of lower left box)

3 Click on “More Resources” (lower right of page)

4 Click on “Subject Liaison Librarians”

5 Choose from the alphabetized “Program Name” list (for example: history or music)

6 Contact the librarian/RESEARCH consultant, and schedule an appointment

Calling All Art Appreciation and Art History Students!

jbraundallen — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:07:11 +0000

If you’re working on a paper or project and need an overview of the life and works of one or more artists, don’t overlook the great information and vast number of images contained in the Oxford Dictionary of Art. Written by nearly 7,000 experts from around the world, it includes more than 45,000 topics about art, artists, art critics, art collectors, and anything else connected to the world of art. If you look up an artist by name, you’ll find a brief introduction placing the artist in context, followed by a longer essay that includes a list and discussion of works, as well as a bibliography for further information.

To search the dictionary, just go to the Oxford Reference Collection. Enjoy!

“Cosmic Synchromy,” 1913-1914, by Morgan Russell.

“Great research on today’s issues starts right here.”

dmole — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:17:57 +0000

See if you agree: CQ Researcher Online

Are you pro or con?

dcarle — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:49:35 +0000

If you have to write a paper presenting one side or the other of an issue or argument, then check out Opposing Viewpoints in Context.

One of the Library’s many full text online resources, Opposing Viewpoints in Context provides a broad range of information from primary source documents, newspaper articles, essays and articles from magazines and journals, images, videos, and much more. Hundreds of current social topics from Airport Security and Cyberbullying to the Occupy Movement and Vaccines are included.

There’s even a Search Tips reference with helpful hints to get you started.

Consortium Library Prize

abjartmarsdottir — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:33:38 +0000

Consortium Library Research Prize:

The Consortium Library Prize lauds an exemplary undergraduate research project from any discipline which demonstrates evidence of significant scholarly investigation and utilization of library resources, print and archival as well as electronic. The selected student will be officially recognized university-wide and will be honored with a $500 award. The winner(s) will be asked to present their project at the Undergraduate Research and Discovery Symposium.

To find out more about this exciting opportunity to showcase your work, see the Consortium Library Prize page.