60,000 pgs of TN newspapers from 1850 to 1876 now online at TN State Lib

"More than 60,000 pages of Tennessee newspapers dating from 1850 to 1876 are now online at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

Through a project called Chronicling America, selected papers from cities and towns across the state are being converted to digital format and made available for free searching online.

Dozens of Tennessee newspaper titles have been scanned, indexed and posted on the Internet, with focus on the Civil War era. It's through a partnership with the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the University of Tennessee.

The site is http://www.tn.gov/tsla/resources/index.htm ."

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/apr/26/old-tenn-newspapers-now-online-at-state-archives/

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/apr/26/old-tenn-newspapers-now-online-at-state-archives/

ACS stduy guide

Hey all,

A number of students are coming over asking for the ACS study guide or 1010 chemistry study guide - their instructor told them we had it on the shelves. It is actually- Preparing for your ACS examination in general chemistry : the official guide / Lucy T. Eubanks and I. Dwaine Eubanks- and it is in reserves.

Library Privileges for Unenrolled Students - Summer 2012

Students who are not enrolled for Summer 2012, and perhaps not yet for Fall 2012, but who need borrowing privileges and off-campus database access over the summer in order to work on a special project may complete the non-enrolled student form and submit it the circulation desk. The form requires a signature from the student's faculty advisor. Privileges will be provided within a day or two of form submission.

Kristen

Where do I print?

FYI

The computer that is located at the Library Tech Services desk right hand side sends it print jobs to the EIC print stations.

Checking out books over Summer Break (2012)

I can never remember how this works, but Peggy clarified it for me this morning...

Students enrolled for Fall 2012 (but not Summer 2012) may check out books over the summer. The check out period is 28 days. They may still renew online, but if they are home in Alaska (or wherever) and someone puts a hold on the book, they are still responsible for getting it back to us.

Jason

Queen Victoria archive goes online

BBC News - Queen Victoria archive goes online

Rarely seen documents chronicling the life and reign of Queen Victoria have been made public on a new website marking this year's Diamond Jubilee.
The Royal Family released its archive of letters, journals, painting and photographs for the launch.

http://bbc.in/I7a8vP

Historical Maps Go Digital

USGS Release: Historical Maps Go Digital (4/19/2012 7:00:00 AM)


The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has publicly released more than 161,000 digitally scanned historical maps spanning in excess of 130 years and covering the conterminous lower 48 states. This Historical Topographic Map Collection provides a comprehensive repository of the landscape of our Nation and tracks changes through time,


http://nationalmap.gov/historical/

This is great for geneologies, history, geography and environmental sciences

Article Linker and Wilson databases

I asked Serials Solutions to remove article-level links for Wilson databases from Article Linker and instead they removed them from Article Linker entirely - whooops. Apparently, it's not possible to remove just the Article Level links. I've asked them to put the Wilson databases back in.
I also asked them to make the Interlibrary loan link available every time, instead of only when Article-level links are not available. So when there really is no coverage, there is easier access to the Illiad request form.
Lastly, I asked them to turn on one-click for all databases. We'll see which ones are having continuing problems with one-click and just disable those.
Let me know if you have any questions. Below is an e-mail from Serials Solutions that outlines their continuing work with Ebsco to improve the knowledgebase.
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Serials Solutions Support Center

Hi Mary Ellen,

I got a great update from my coworker Christene. It appears that EBSCOhost is aware of this issue "EBSCO Support Case #885143 ER 57294". They are in the process of update their databases. At the moment we are not getting updates for many and we are manually updating the databases ourselves. Update below:

"In regards to your request for the title list to OmniFile Full Text Mega to be available on our FTP site, I have recorded this as an Enhancement Request, which allows me to pass your feedback on to our developers and to track requests of this nature from our customers going forward.

I am also working with the Product Manager and our MARC update process to see if there is a timeframe for when these title lists will be loaded to the FTP site. Once I have more information in regards to your request, I will send you a follow-up email."

I wanted to share this information with you. We are looking forward to this being addressed ASAP.

Have a nice week!

Access World News

Newsbank turned on a long-term trial for Access World News last year, but the price was prohibitively expensive.
I've removed the trial from the website and Journal Locator.

Clearing Library Holds during Early Registration

Amanda Damaschun and Peggy Colflesh are checking several times per day to clear registration holds for library fines and fees that have been paid during the early registration period which runs from April 2-13, 2012. Normally, we ask for one business day before the holds are lifted. Keep in mind that those paying after Peggy and Amanda leave for the day or on Sunday will need to wait until the next morning before they get cleared and can register. However, if a student that has paid brings a copy of their receipt to the Circulation Desk at any time we are open they can get cleared immediately. Let's give a round of applause to Circulation for providing timely service to our students!

Sharon