Congressional Research Reports - get primers on health care, science, education, and other areas

Fantastic reports on a range of topics in health care, environmental policy, agriculture, education, science, and other areas of interest to Congress are now available online - crsreports.congress.gov

More info  - https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2018/09/trending-congressional-research-service-reports-now-available-online

UNCG class/activity cancellations and Jackson Library closure in anticipation of Hurricane Florence

In anticipation of the effects of Hurricane Florence in the Triad, UNCG is cancelling classes and scheduled activities starting at noon on Weds 9/12.

See more information here and please check SpartanAlert for the latest campus updates.

Jackson Library is closing at 5 pm today.  Normal library operations are expected to resume Sunday at 5 pm. See the library hours page for details.

ICPSR Data Fair - Oct 1-5

ICPSR Data Fair!

“Data: Powered By You.” We'll learn about current trends and best practices in data transparency, data activism, what to do with data, and more! October 1-5, entirely virtual and free to all. 

See a list of webinar sessions on specific ICPSR data products and techniques 

Topics include data activism, tobacco and health study, data sharing with communities that have reason to be wary, community profiles maps and other free tools from ARDA, and much more!

 Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x_bSPaU0uE


 

Students - Wiley Researcher Academy Workshop in Jackson Library Sept 20, 12 - 1:30 pm

Wiley Researcher Academy is a new product. It has online self paced learning modules on writing and publishing intended for early career researchers.

The first time you use it, you need to be on campus to create your own account with Wiley. Yes, the liaison librarian for your subject can do this for you. Please allow 24-48h turnaround during the week b/c we are not always on campus.

If you're like to learn more about this product, please register to attend a workshop in Jackson Library on Sept 20.  Details below:

RESOLVED - WorldCat Discovery (catalog) and "check for full text" link problems

***update****

OCLC, the company that makes WorldCat Discovery and our link resolver (check for full text links), says that those products are working again.

From what I saw of these systems while teaching, that is correct.

Thank you for your patience!  I look forward to being able to use the systems to help you individually and during library instruction.


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This morning are problems with WorldCat Discovery (the library catalog) and with the link resolver (that gives us "check for full text" links to articles).

Apologies for any system problems that you're experiencing.

When I get an update, I'll post it.

Grad student workshop Weds 11/14 - Citation Analytics Using Scopus and Google Scholar

Hi all,

On Weds 11/14, there will be a library workshop for graduate students -

Citation Analytics Using Scopus and Google Scholar
Introduction to citation analytics - Tracking the number of citations to a source, finding core journals for a topic, an overview of journal ranking systems and author impact

Interested graduate students should register through the UNCG Workshops calendar: https://workshops.uncg.edu/Workshop-Schedule/958

On campus Weds, Thurs, or Fri? Visit Jackson Library for welcome events

Jackson Library is hosting several events this week

• Wednesday from 3:30p to 5:30p there will be board games and snacks in the first floor reading room (DVD area)
• Thursday from 3:00p to 5:00p we will have a library resource fair (open house style) in the lobby near the reference desk
• Friday from 1p to about 3p we will have therapy pets in the first floor reading room (DVD area)

There are also many other events offered during Rawkin' Welcome Week.