Ebook Syllabus Link Workaround

We've discovered a glitch in our e-books catalog that makes creating syllabus links a little more difficult. We're working with our vendors and technical support to correct the problem as soon as possible. In the meantime, here are the steps to creating working syllabus links in our most popular e-book databases, Ebrary, EBSCOhost, and PsycBOOKS.

Ebrary
1) Open the ebook in the ebrary database
2) Locate the 8-digit Document ID in the address bar URL
3) Add it to the end of this string:

http://www.myunion.edu/Library-Login.aspx?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/tui/Doc?id=Document ID
e.g. http://www.myunion.edu/Library-Login.aspx?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/tui/Doc?id=19344594

4) Copy & paste the link into your syllabus

EBSCO eBooks & PsycBOOKS

1) Open the ebook in the database
2) Click "Permalink"
3) Copy & paste the link into your syllabus

APA & MLA Citations Made Easy

Do you struggle with the APA, Chicago, or MLA citation styles?  The UI&U Library provides resources to help you to create, format, and manage bibliographies.  One of our favorite resources is the Google Scholar Cite Tool.   If you enter the title of a book or article you want to cite, Google Scholar will format it into an APA, Chicago, or MLA citation that you can copy and paste into your paper’s bibliography.

Google Scholar by AJC1 (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Please watch the short video below for a demonstration on how this exciting tool works!

Live Zotero Help Session January 30th

Zotero is a citation tool that allows researchers to save citations and PDF files while researching and insert them later into papers.  The library will be hosting a Zotero Live Help Session on Thursday, January 30th.  Susan Whitehead, Bethany Nummela-Hanel, and Theresa Warren will be available to help you download the Zotero software and troubleshoot problems.  Stop by anytime during the 90-minute session.

Infovis graphical research by Samuel Huron (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Zotero Live Help Session
Thursday, January 30th, 12-1:30pm EST
Audio by conference call: 1-866-951-1151, Rm 6838390#
Adobe Connect room: http://tui.adobeconnect.com/library

1) Call the conference call number
2) Click the adobe connect link
3) Enter as a guest with your name (you will not need a login or password)
4) This will bring you to an online classroom for the session.

Learn More About Zotero

• Quick Start Guide 
• Video Tutorials

"I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Good rhetoric inspires people to action. As we celebrate and remember the work of Martin Luther King, Jr., take some time to listen to his "I Have a Dream" speech at American Rhetoric.

M.L. King Mural 6058 Courtesy of Vince Mig

While you're there, check out some of the other Top 100 Speeches.

• Barbara Jordan's Keynote Address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention
• Lyndon Baines Johnson's "We Shall Overcome" speech
• Martin Lutheran King, Jr's "I've Been to the Top of the Mountain" address

Welcome New and Returning Students!

Welcome to a new term at Union Institute & University! As you enter your online classrooms, remember that the library is here to support your academic adventures throughout the term.

"Winter Welcome" is derived from Cold - Ice - Stars - Dye by Nina Matthews Photography used under CC BY 2.0. "Winter Welcome" is licensed under CC BY 2.0 by UI&U Library.

The Union Institute & University Library provides a broad range of library resources and services, including e-books, article databases, presentations, reference and research assistance, and interlibrary loan. And it's all available to you from your computer! Watch the following video for a quick introduction to our library:

Ready to start using the library? Start searching our e-book and article databases from the library homepage.

Want more help on how to use our library tools? Check out our step-by-step guides to searching for e-books, articles, journal titles, UI&U student studies, and dissertations or to use Google Scholar@UI&U.

Getting started on your research projects? We've put together a research guide to help you select a topic and find and evaluate sources.

Would you like some one-on-one help? Find information to call, email, schedule a meeting or chat with UI&U library staff at Ask a Librarian! We do our best to response to your research questions and requests in a timely manner.

We wish you the best this academic term!

Ebook Catalog Enhancements

The UI&U Library catalog software will be upgraded on Sunday, January 12th.  While most catalog features are the same, you'll notice some improvements:

Book Cover Images: these will now be included whenever available through Google Books

Improved Note: the old public note (An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view) has been updated and simplified (Click to Open Ebook).  The name of the database vendor has been added to each ebook record.

Browse Search Features:  The browse search includes options for Begins With, Contains, and Ends With, and Alphabetical for when you don’t know the exact title wording or how to spell the author’s full name. 

Book Detailed Display: The book display interface has been simplified to make it easier for you to find the information you need.

We hope you enjoy these enhancements.  If you have any questions or comments, please contact the library.