Arrow@DIT

        In January, 2012  ARROW@DIT had 41,486 full-text downloads and 29 new submission.

The most popular papers were:

• Power Quality in Grid Connected Renewable Energy Systems: Role of Custom Power
• Devices (671 downloads)http://arrow.dit.ie/engscheleart/144
• Learning Theories and Higher Education (568 downloads)http://arrow.dit.ie/engscheleart/4
• Sol-Gel Synthesis and Characterisation of Novel Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Applications (356 downloads)http://arrow.dit.ie/sciendoc/89

The most popular publications were:

• Conference papers (3909 downloads)
• http://arrow.dit.ie/engscheleart
• Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies (2728 downloads) http://arrow.dit.ie/ijass
• Doctoral (1806 downloads)http://arrow.dit.ie/sciendoc

ARROW@DIT now holds 4114 records, which have been downloaded a total of 621,430

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Business Source Premier gone!

For so long we have been used to talking about Business Source Premier – this is no longer available – its time to think and talk about Business Source Complete.


DIT's subscription to Business Source Premier has been upgraded to Business Source Complete, meaning an enhanced access to even more resources. Our access to Academic Search Complete and Business Source Complete has been made possible by IREL who have paid our subscription for 2012.

This link give more details about Business Source Complete, click here

Remember Business Source Premier (BSP) is now gone - completely gone!

Past Exam Papers

As you are all aware, now is the busy time in the run up to exams. It is during this time that we get some FAQs concerning access to past exam papers. Below are a few tips for you:

• You can access past exam papers via the library catalogue: http://library.dit.ie/

• The exam papers are password protected. NOTE: it is a different password to your Student Number and Library PIN. A list of all passwords for remote access to exam papers and databases can be accessed via the exam papers page. Click on the 'usernames and passwords list' link and input your student number and Library PIN when prompted. http://library.dit.ie/screens/exams.html

Search Tips for Aungier Street Students:

1. Ignore the search box when searching for exam papers. Instead, click on the Recent Exam Papers link which is located just below the search box.
2. Click on the relevant college link e.g. if you are studying a business subject scroll down to the 'College of Business, Aungier St.: examination papers' record and click on the link.
3. Here you see the past papers are sorted by year. Choose the year you wish to look at.
4. Here you will see the past papers sorted by course code. Scroll down to find your course code and click on the link.
5. Exam Papers are then sorted by sessional (Christmas and Summer exams) and supplemental (repeat). Click on the relevant link.
   
6. Here you will see the subjects available in pdf form for each class year e.g. 'DT341 1 Acc-Jan.pdf' is for 1st year, 'DT341 2 French-May.pdf' is for 2nd year.
7. Click on the relevant subject and print or save the pdf.

If you experience any problems accessing past exam papers please contact the library on (01) 402 3068 or through our Ask a Librarian service.

Good luck to all our students in their forthcoming exams!

New Opening Hours for 2012

A warm welcome back to all our students starting a new term. Here is a little reminder to you all of our new opening hours for this term.

Monday - Thursday: 9:00AM - 9:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM-5:00pm
Saturday: 10:00AM-5:00PM
Sunday: CLOSED

We look forward to seeing you all here in the library for the new term.

Attention Law Students!

Access to the England and Wales Judgements series is temporarily available until the Friday 16th December via Justis.

New to the Justis full-text legal library, the England and Wales Judgements series contains 135,000 cases from 1951 onwards, containing decisions of the Court of Appeal, along with more recent High Court material.

Justis can be accessed through the law subject gateway: http://www.dit.ie/library/subjects/law/

Library Survey

Free Career Workshops

The Business Information Centre, will host a series of workshops on Career Direction and Development during the months of November - December 2011, in the Central Library, Ilac Centre.
Workshops running include:
The Hardest Work in the World is Being Out of Work: learn how to put a successful career plan in place to find the job you want.
Career Coach Jane Downes will provide useful tips on being successful at interviews and securing your next job.
Thursday, 17th November, 2011 @ 6:30pm

Interviews -Get That Job in 2012: learn how to interview successfully to get the job you want.
A Talk with Recruitment Specialist Laura McGrath
Thursday, December 15th 2011 @ 6:30pm

Volunteering Overseas: what you need to know
Comhlamh, the Irish Association of Returned Volunteers and Developement Workers provides independent advice, guidance and support for overseas volunteers.
Thursday, 1st December 2011 @ 6:30pm
There is no charge and all are welcome. Booking recommended.
For more information check here

Frost and Sullivan Trial

DIT has arranged a Trial for Frost and Sullivan from now until 18th November. Access within DIT is by IP recognition at www.frost.com Ring the Library for the Username and Password for access from outside the DIT.

Have Your Say

The DIT Library Survey is running from now until the end of November.

Your responses will help us identify our current successes and shortcomings - so we can develop services to match user needs.

The questions should take just a few minutes to complete. And there is a prize draw for all surveys completed.

A high response rate would be appreciated.

The Survey here

Thank you.

Dr Philip Cohen
Head of Library Services