Politico.ie - new online database of Social and Political issues.

Media staff/students and all those with an interest in current affairs should take a look at our latest subscription to Politico.ie - a new website service on social and political issues. As well as specially commissioned articles, Politico also includes the full text of Magill Magazine from 1977-98, Nusight from 1968-1970 and Village from 2004-2008. 'Tonight with Vincent Browne' is available on video as well as 'Vincent's Blog' on current affairs. The Library subscription is for one year only and feedback on how useful this site is would be appreciated. Access to Politico is via the Databases List on the Library website.

Publishing Journal Articles

Staff might be interested in a clearly laid out, concise, 30 page guide from the National Federation of Advanced Information Services entitled "Best Practices for Publishing Journal Articles". See the full document on the NFAIS website.

ResearchScope from WIT

Take a look at an exciting new index from Waterford Institute of Technology Libraries. ResearchScope is a full-text, searchable index of all open-access research in Ireland. Searching is easy through a single user interface and the index includes the research repositories of DIT (ARROW), NUI Galway (ARAN), NUI Cork (CORA), DCU (DORAS), NUI Maynooth, UCD, TCD (TARA) and WIT itself. The massive Irish Health Repository (LENUS) is also included. Congratulations to all involved at WIT.
To access click HERE.

OECD Statistics

Looking for international statistics?
The OECD website now offers a new section called Frequently Requested Statistics which might answer your needs and is freely available. Click HERE to access.

Companies Office Filings Available in FAME

Did you know that you can now download scanned copies of Companies Office filings from FAME?

To do this, type the name of the company you're researching (e.g., Aer Lingus) in the Company name or Registered no. search box and click on the OK button.

Click on the OK button on the next screen.

On the left of the company names displayed on the results list you'll see a number of icons indicating the various reports available of the Roll your mouse over the icons to the Click on the Scanned Reports icon

FAME providing financial information (profit & loss, balance sheet, etc. )and ratios for British and Irish companies.

Companies Office Annual Returns Available on FAME

Did you know that, in addition to providing financial information (profit & loss account, balance sheet, cashflow statement, financial ratios) for British and Irish companies, FAME now also allows you to download scanned copies of Companies' Office Annual Reports from FAME?

For instructions on how to do this, see the library's guide to FAME.

FAME is available from the library's Business subject links page and the Databases page.

New e-texts from BookBoon

BookBoon added seven new textbooks to its collection of e-books in September - some of which may be of interest to Aungier Street staff and students. These include:
* Strategic Financial Management - theory.
* Strategic Financial Management - Exercise book
* Objected Oriented programming using Java
* Understanding Computer Simulation
* An Introduction to relational database theory.

Access electronic books via the Library website HERE

Free Online Access to Sage Journals until 31st October 2009

SAGE Journals Online provides users access to more than 500 journals in business, social science, humanities, science, technology, and medicine.

DIT Library already subscribes to several Sage journals, but for the month of October, SAGE is offering free online access to content from 1999 to present in all SAGE journals.

Go to http://www.online.sagepub.com/ to register for this free offer.

New Books over the Summer

Check out these new books and many more in our monthly New Books listing on the library catalogue at library.dit.ie/ftlist

Equality News - new e-zine from the Equality Authority

The Irish Equality Authority has this month launched Equality News online. The e-zine includes case reports, feature articles and general news. Contributions, comments and event notifications are welcome. Check it out at www.equality.ie.