You can filter this page to certain types of posts:
http://chiunilib.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/new-databases-added-to-elect
I’ve added the following new full-text databases to the Electronic Resources list on Portia: Cabinet Papers 1915 – 1979: over half a million pages of Cabinet papers showing how decisions were made during this period First World War Poetry Digital … Continue reading
Keywords: e-library_blog blog
Posted by Lindsay Da Silva | 0 comment(s)
http://chiunilib.wordpress.com/2010/08/12/theme-change/
I’ve just changed the theme and some options on this blog – hope you like the changes. You can now rate any of the blog posts, and I’ve created a new ‘Shorts’ category for brief shorter posts, when I can … Continue reading
Keywords: e-library_blog blog
Posted by Lindsay Da Silva | 0 comment(s)
http://chiunilib.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/library-catalogue-video-tuto
I’ve created a very brief 5-minute non-interactive video tutorial on how to use the library catalogue, and I’ve uploaded it onto screencast.com – you can see it at: http://www.screencast.com/t/NTYxOGJj Please note that this screencast doesn’t show the most recent update to the catalogue (that is, the change to the display of item information such as [...]
Keywords: e-library_blog blog
Posted by Lindsay Da Silva | 0 comment(s)
http://chiunilib.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/update-to-the-library-catalo
There has been a small update to the library catalogue over the past few days, and you’ll mainly notice the changes in the item information section, as in the screen shot below: You can see all the copies available (that is, currently not on loan) with the shelfmark, but if you want to see all [...]
Keywords: e-library_blog blog
Posted by Lindsay Da Silva | 0 comment(s)
http://chiunilib.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/tag-clouds-with-tagxedo/
You probably have already seen or heard about tag clouds, which are images of words arranged in shapes and with differing font sizes, depending on how many times the word appears in the website or document. Tagxedo, at: http://www.tagxedo.com is a tag cloud generator “with styles”. It’s in beta at the moment, but free and [...]
Keywords: e-library_blog blog
Posted by Lindsay Da Silva | 0 comment(s)
http://chiunilib.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/this-easter-take-a-bite-out-
Whatever you do, have a great Easter vacation!
Keywords: e-library_blog blog
Posted by Lindsay Da Silva | 0 comment(s)
http://chiunilib.wordpress.com/2010/03/19/7-things-to-know-about-e-rea
Educause has published another of their ‘7 things you should know about…’ series, this time on E-readers, at:
Keywords: e-library_blog blog
Posted by Lindsay Da Silva | 0 comment(s)
http://chiunilib.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/save-your-searches/
The new library catalogue now allows you to save any search you perform on it by just saving the URL, or web address, at the very top of the screen. So, if you’re searching for items about writing dissertations, you can just type ‘writing dissertations’ into the search box and click ’search’. The results screen [...]
Keywords: e-library_blog blog
Posted by Lindsay Da Silva | 0 comment(s)
http://chiunilib.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/reservations-on-the-new-libr
We’ve been having a bit of a problem lately with reservations on the new library catalogue – users are forgetting to choose the collection site where they want to pick up the reservation. Follow the below procedure when requesting items that are on loan:
Keywords: e-library_blog blog
Posted by Lindsay Da Silva | 0 comment(s)
http://chiunilib.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/new-catalogue-tips/
Hopefully most of you are now using our new library catalogue at http://prism.talis.com/chi-ac/ The basic search functions are similar to the old version (a single search box where you can type any information you have about the item you’re looking for), but this new version will be developed to include new functionality which was not [...]
Keywords: e-library_blog blog
Posted by Lindsay Da Silva | 0 comment(s)