May 08, 2008

New ScienceDirect Journals

We are pleased to announce the UHD debut of 42 electronic journals from ScienceDirect. The journals are drawn from the fields of accounting, biology, business, computer science, criminal justice, education, history, and mathematics. Each one is available with archives starting in 1995.

In the future, we hope add more electronic journals and electronic books from the ScienceDirect collections. If you would like to suggest the purchase of a particular title, we would love to hear from you. Please add your feedback as a comment to this message or use our Ask a Librarian link.

Here is a list of the new titles recently added to our ScienceDirect collection:

Intersession Hours: May 11 - June 1

Here are the library hours for Sunday, May 11, to Sunday, June 11:

  • Monday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
  • Tuesday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
  • Wednesday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
  • Thursday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
  • Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
  • Saturday, Closed
  • Sunday, Closed

The library will be closed on Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day.

May 05, 2008

Library Employee Wins Student Award

Congratulations to Cesar Alvarado, Technology Coordinator in Library Systems!  Cesar received this year's award for Outstanding Psychology Student at UHD on April 29th. Cesar is currently serving as President of the UHD chapter of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology.

April 30, 2008

Oxford Music Online

The new Oxford Music Online updates the popular Grove Music Online with new content. In addition to the full content of Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online has the Oxford Dictionary of Music, the Oxford Companion to Music, and the new Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Together, these sources provide a comprehensive encyclopedia of music and musicians from every genre.

Oxford Art Online

Oxford University Press has re-packaged their popular Grove Art Online database as Oxford Art Online. The new database offers the full content of Grove Art Online, plus the Oxford Companion to Western Art, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. The database also continues to offer an easy-to-search collection of art and architectural images. In addition to the new content, Oxford Art Online has a streamlined interface that is very easy to use.