Compass: a Review of Topical Theology - Vol. 36, No. 1(Autumn 2002) Onwards

April 2008

New eresources kind in the world. Visual arts students and staff at ACU The Library has undertaken a project to convert many of should benefit greatly from this new resource. its print serials to electronic format. Listed below are some existing titles that are now available electronically GreenFILE – is a new resource from EbscoHost. It is a and some new titles which may be of interest. collection of scholarly and general interest resources on the environment, in particular global warming, green Compass: a review of topical theology - Vol. 36, no. building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable 1(Autumn 2002) onwards. energy, and recycling. Staff and students interested in Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood - Vol. 1, no. Environmental Science may like to have a look at this 1 (2000) onwards. database. European Journal of Information Systems - via Palgrave,Vol. 6, no. 1 (1997) onwards. Staff and students can access the CIO Knowledge Healthcare Infection via CSIRO Vol. 1, no. 1 (1995) Center, Design and Applied Arts Index and GreenFILE onwards. by going to the Library web page – International Journal of Nursing Education http://www.acu.edu.au/library, selecting Databases and Scholarship - Vol. 1, no. 1 (2004) onwards. eJournals, Databases, then choosing the appropriate International Journal of Public Theology - Vol. 1, no. letter from the A-Z list. 1 (2007) onwards. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science - via Sage 1997 - 2006 then via Springerlink from 2007 onwards. Quick-Search & Multi-Search Journal of Wound Care - Vol. 8, no. 1 (1999) onwards. The Quick-Search and Multi-Search functions, available Oncology Nursing Forum - via Metapress, Vol. 29, no. from the Library’s Databases and 1 (2002) onwards. eJournals web page Origins Online Archive - Vol. 1, no. 1 (1971) onwards. (http://www.acu.edu.au/library/find Prospect: an Australian Journal of TESOL - Vol. 1, /databases_and_ejournals), allow no. 1 (1985) onwards. users to search multiple databases from different vendors Sport Marketing Quarterly - Vol. 1, no. 1 (1992) at the same time. Known as onwards. federated searching this Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing - Vol. 1, no. functionality can save time when 1 (1994) onwards. users want to repeat the same search in a number of different You can access these eJournals by going to the Library databases. Quick-Search offers a web site – http://www.acu.edu.au/library, selecting collection of pre-selected Databases and eJournals, eJournals then choosing databases arranged by subject the appropriate letter in the A-Z list. and is most useful for new or infrequent users of the Library’s CIO Knowledge Center – This new resource from the databases. Multi-Search allows Butler Group and Datamonitor is now available. The users who are more familiar with Knowledge Center will be most useful to staff and Library resources to choose students from the business and information systems individual databases to search. areas. It provides access to current research and trends, technology evaluation reports, financial deals Regular users of Quick-Search and Multi-Search will and much, much more. notice a new list of options to quickly and easily narrow their search results. “Clustering” gathers search results Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) – a reminder together by topic and presents the user with a series of that this database contains over 130,000 annotated sub-topics that can be used to narrow a search. references from more than 500 design and craft journals “Faceting” groups search results by year, author and and newspapers published from 1973 onwards, and journal title allowing users to limit their search with one data on over 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, click. The ability to narrow search results by clusters workshops, firms etc., making it the largest index of its and/or facets is becoming more and more common New England Journal of Medicine across databases, other electronic resources and the The New England Journal of Medicine, available from web. For more information on Quick-Search or Multi- the Databases or Search contact your Campus Library. eJournal lists, makes available a series of audio and video files that may Disability Services at ACU libraries be useful for staff ACU libraries aims to improve its services to disabled and students in the students with the secondment of Liz Hartmann (formerly Health Sciences. Deputy Manager of the Callinan Library in Ballarat) to a Each issue contains project investigating the conversion of text documents to interviews, podcasts alternate formats (including MP3, DAISY and other and procedure audio) for students with print disabilities. Liz will be videos, most of assisted by Karen Twelftree (from the Raheen Library in which are available Melbourne) and together they will liaise with the Equity via ACU’s and Disability Unit to assess students’ information subscription. Staff needs. and students can access the New Donna Laffan (from the Electronic Services Unit and England Journal of based in Brisbane) recently received a Vice Chancellors Medicine by going Award for her project entitled ‘Addressing Accessibility to the Library web Needs in Scanned Electronic Resources’. The aim of site this project is improve accessibility to the scanned (http://www.acu.edu. documents in the Library’s Copyright Database, and au/library and click on the link to Databases and elsewhere, for people with disabilities. eJournals, then selecting New England Journal of Medicine from either the Databases or eJournals A-Z lists.

Grove Art and Grove Music Grove Art and Grove Music have recently moved to a Online tutorials new platform and will now be a part of two larger Over the past few months Library staff have been busy collections, Oxford Art Online and Oxford Music developing a series of online tutorials to assist students Online. The Oxford Art Online collection includes the make better use of the Library. The tutorials are Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of created using Captivate and students will need Flash Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms software to view the tutorials. (Flash is available free of and Grove Art Online. Oxford Music Online includes the charge from http://www.adobe.com/). Oxford Dictionary of Music, the Oxford Companion to Currently there are two tutorials available: Music and Grove Music Online. Staff and students can  Finding journals online access Oxford Art Online and Oxford Music Online by  Using Advanced Search in the Library going to the Library web page – Catalogue http://www.acu.edu.au/library, selecting Databases and Additional tutorials will be added to this list as they eJournals, Databases, then choosing the appropriate become available. These will include: letter from the A-Z list.  Checking borrower record & renewing loans online  Placing a hold Campus Library News  Using eReserve and Course Reading Brisbane  Searching the Catalogue – basic searching Carolyn Willadsen, Theology Liaison Librarian, is retiring  Accessing databases off campus on 10th April after 26 years as a Librarian at the  Using Citation Linker Brisbane campus. Carolyn spent 20 years as Librarian  Using the Copyright Database for the Pius XII seminary and 6 years as the Theology  How to retrieve Inter Library Services articles Liaison Librarian for Banyo Library. The Library is currently in the midst of recruiting a replacement for The tutorials are found on the Library web page – Carolyn but her intimate knowledge of the St Paul’s http://www.acu.edu.au/library, then go to Get Help and Theological College Collection will be irreplaceable. Online Tutorials. We wish Carolyn & Peter well in their retirement.