Library Suggestion Box

Introducing the library suggestion box! Send your comments, ideas, and concerns to:

librarysuggestions@worcester.edu 

Your suggestions will be reviewed on a regular basis by the Library Director and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Hurry – 30 day Trial to the ACM Digital Library

From March 1-30, 2013 the Library will be hosting a trial of the ACM Digital Library database. You can access the database and download articles from either on campus or off campus.  But hurry! Remember, the trial ends on March 30.

The ACM Digital Library (DL) is the most comprehensive collection of full-text articles and bibliographic records in existence today covering the fields of computing and information technology. The full-text database includes the complete collection of ACM’s publications, including journals, conference proceedings, magazines, newsletters, and multimedia titles and currently consists of:

• 357,000 Full-text articles
• 2.0+ Million Pages of full-text articles
• 20,000+ New full-text articles added each year
• 44+ High Impact Journals with 2-3 new journals being launched each year
• 275+ Conference Proceedings Titles added each year
• 2,000+ Proceedings Volumes
• 8 Magazines (including the flagship Communications of the ACM, the most heavily cited publication in the field of computing according to Thomson-Reuters)
• 37 Technical Newsletters from ACM’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
• 4,760+ Video files
• 455 Audio files

Statewide Library Card Survey

The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners is investigating the creation of a new statewide library card program, and we would like to know your thoughts.  Your participation in this short survey will  help us provide you with a better library experience throughout Massachusetts.

Learn about Digital Commons Electronic Institutional Repository

 

Thursday, December 6th

12PM – 1PM

The Student Center,

First Floor, North/South Auditorium, C112

 

See the following Word Document for more information. WSU Digital Commons

Extended Library Hours for Fall 2012 Exam Period

Once again the Library will be open extended hours beginning Sunday December 2,  through Sunday December 16, 2012.

Sundays, December 2, 9 and 16 we’re open 1PM to midnight. Weekdays, Monday – Thursday, Dec. 3 – 6 and Dec 10 -13 we’re open 8AM – midnight. Friday (8AM – 5Pm) and Saturday (9AM – 5PM) hours remain the same.

For a daily calendar of library hours that you can print out, go the Library Website and click on Hours in the left side menu.

Top 10 Things You [Probably] Didn’t Know the Library Has

The 21st century academic library is no longer just a warehouse for books. How many of these items below did you know that our library either has in its collections or is a service we provide?

1. DVDs
2. Print subscriptions to popular magazines and newspapers
3. Electronic subscriptions to a lot more titles
4. Research databases – over 115 subject - specific titles
5. 24/7 access to all databases off campus
6. E-Books
7. Online book renewal
8. Access to almost any book, journal article or other resources through the Interlibrary Loan Service
9. Subject research guides for every major
10. Professional librarians who offer personal research assistance

Call, click or come in and check it out!

Information Literacy in the Subject Disciplines

From the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) comes a resource webpage for faculty looking to incorporate information literacy into their classes.

This page contains links and citations to information literacy standards and curricula developed by accrediting agencies, professional associations, and institutions of higher education. The resources listed were identified by contacting accrediting agencies, conducting literature reviews, and searching the web.