Research Seminar October 20th 2008

Following the highly successful research support seminar, organised by DIT Library Services in October last year, it was decided to make this an annual event. The 2008 Seminar will take place in Room 5-050, Aungier Street, on Monday 20th. October from 10.30am to 12.30pm followed by a light lunch.
Keynote speaker will be Dr. Ellen Hazelkorn, newly appointed Director of Research and Enterprise, who will outline her vision for research support in DIT. Dr John Donovan will speak on managing research information in DIT and Robin Beecroft from Digital Commons will outline developments in research dissemination through e-repositories. There will also be updates by Library staff on the Sconul Access Scheme, Endnote and other library supports for research.
The DIT Research Repository - ARROW - will be formally launched and Yvonne Desmond, Arrow Manager, will demonstrate the system.
It promises to be an interesting morning so please register your attendance before October 16th. by contacting Mary.conlan@dit.ie

Full Text Online Access to the Oxford Reference Collection

The Oxford English Dictionary and the Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection are available for online searching via the DIT library website at
http://0www.oxfordreference.com.ditlib.dit.ie/views/GLOBAL.html?authstatuscode=202

Contents Include:

Bilingual dictionaries: (French, Spanish, German, Irish, Welsh, Latin).
Dictionaries of quotations
Dictionaries of maps and illustrations
Timelines of notable events: arranged by theme, country and time period.
Encyclopaedias: including the world encyclopaedia and a guide to countries of the world.
Subject Reference Dictionaries: This collection includes 186 Full Text Subject Reference Books covering 21 subject areas which include Art & Architecture, Economics & Business, Law, Politics and the Social Sciences.

If you’d like advice on searching these please contact the Library at 4023068 or ainfo.library@dit.ie and we would be happy to assist you.

Accessing Online Examination Papers

There is a new format for accessing the 2007/2008 examination Papers via the Library catalogue.

Examination papers can be accessed by entering “examination papers dit directories” in the subject search field on the Library catalogue or exam papers link. Then by choosing the faculty you require. The exam paper files are further broken down by year, sessional or supplemental, course code and year of course.

http://library.dit.ie/search/d?SEARCH=examination+papers+dit+directories

If you experience any difficulties please contact Ciaran at ext.7166 or
Ciaran.quinn@dit.ie

The Ireland Collection from JSTOR

The Library has been given free access to a new collection of full-text journals from JSTOR.

The Ireland Collection is the first regional collection hosted by JSTOR, and is being funded in part by a grant to Queens University Belfast from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), through the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) in the UK. Through this funding the Ireland Collection fees will be waived for non-profit institutions in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

The Ireland Collection is an interdisciplinary resource of materials from and about Ireland. Although there are only a handful of titles in the collection at present, at its expected completion in 2009 it will contain a minimum of 2,500 manuscripts, 200 monographs, and 75 ceased and currently publishing journals with moving walls between 1 and 5 years. Complementing JSTOR's existing collections, the Ireland Collection adds resources across the arts, humanities, and sciences in disciplines such as music, art, history, literature, archaeology, mathematics, and biology. Materials span from the 1780s to the present.

The database is now accessible under "JSTOR Ireland Collection" from our Databases A-Z page.

Emerald Suspends Alerting Services

Due to technical problems, Emerald has decided to suspend its alerting services until further notice.

The following services are affected:
- Saved search alerts
- ToC (Table of Contents) alerts
- Weekly digest.

We will let you know once we hear from Emerald that the problem has been resolved.

Programme Documents now Online

The Library is delighted to announce that Part B of most Faculty of Business Programme Documents is now available in full text via the library catalogue. To search go to www.dit.ie/library. Select Library Catalogue from the menu on the left. Enter a subject search of Programme Documents Online to see the full online collection.
We are still missing some softcopy documents however. All stragglers welcome as soon as possible!!

August Bank Holiday

Please note, the Library will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday, August 4th.

Contact the e-mail reference service.

Need help with your study or research over the Summer?

E-mail the library reference service at aungier.info@dit.ie and one of our librarians will be glad to help. All queries answered within 1 working day.

New Banking Report from Business Insights

The Top Ten Global Retail Banks is a new report published by Business Insights that examines market dynamics in the retail banking sector focusing on the top ten retail banks. This new report highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the top ten banks, analyzes the reasons behind the growth of their businesses and indicates any potential problems they could face in the short term. Through analysis and forecasts, this report provides insight into the direction of the retail banking market.
Access via the library web site at www.dit.ie/library. Select databases and Reuters Business Insights from the A-Z list displayed.

Welcome to the Sconul Access Scheme!

The Library is delighted to announce that DIT Staff and Research postgrads can now avail of the Sconul Access Scheme. This allows them to visit, study in, research and BORROW from 180 participating member libraries throughout Ireland and the UK. All Irish University libraries are members of the scheme with the exception of TCD.
This is a great opportunity for DIT researchers to have access to an enormous range and diversity of library collections.
Applications Forms are available at the Main Library Desk. For further details of the scheme see http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/users_info or ring the Library at 4023068.