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Films-on-Demand proves popular at UHD in Fall 2009

UHD's W.I. Dykes Library introduced the new Films-on-Demand movie and documentary video database during the summer of 2009, just in time for fall classes. 

The database has proved popular. From September 1 to November 30, UHD students and faculty have viewed over 2,400 videos on a variety of topics. The top 10 videos viewed during this same time frame are:

Title	Views
Frida Kahlo: Portrait of an Artist	192
Elder Abuse: America's Growing Crime	168
Diego Rivera: Art and Revolution	118
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon	116
Inside Folsom	89
E-mail Is Ruining My Life!	72
Marcel Duchamp, Iconoclast	65
Backstage	60
Peter Jennings Reporting-LAPD	58
Prison Gangs and Racism Behind Bars	53

The content in Films on Demand covers subjects in Business, the Humanities, Science, and Social Sciences. New films are added periodically. Some recently added titles include:

• A Leaf Blown on the Winds of History: China's Last Emperor
• Angola: The Curse of Oil
• Behavior and Development: Two Baby on Board Case Studies
• Bill Moyers Journal: Expectations of the Obama Administration
• Black/White & Brown: Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka
• Cinema Asia: Iran

Any UHD student, faculty or staff member can access Films-on-Demand through the Library's web site. In addition, faculty can embed links to specific films or film segments in Blackboard Vista.

 

 

 

Harvard Faculty Seminar Videos in Business Source Complete

Business Source Complete, a Library-subscribed database for current UHD students, faculty, and staff, now includes a business video collection with 55 videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series.

The series features engaging video lectures from renowned professors and experts at the Harvard Business School. All lectures are captured from executive education programs, and offer groundbreaking ideas, insightful research, and practical advice on management issues. Lecture titles include:

• Can Complex Organizations Learn?
• Jumpstarting Entrepreneurial Innovation
• Authentic Leadership
• Crafting Business Strategy and Environmental Scanning
• Creating Customer-Centric Cultures: Lessons From High-Performance Organizations

The videos contain tables of contents allowing the selection of a specific topic. Most lectures provide a transcript in PDF format.

For information on locating the videos and linking to them in Blackboard online courses, see this Library Guide.

Online collection of H1N1 flu (swine flu) information

 

As many of us turn to the Internet for health-related information, having access to accurate H1N1 information is critical. A vendor of electronic books, ebrary, which supplies many of the electronic books in the UHD Library’s collection, has put together a free collection of reports, papers, newsletters, posters, and other important materials from government agencies and other trusted sources. The site is searchable and also provides links to official national and international health organization sites.

The ebrary H1N1 site is located at: http://h1n1.ebrary.com/

Database vendor EBSCO has also created an H1N1 information portal.
The EBSCO H1N1 site is located at: http://www.ebscohost.com/flu/

Using Library Resources in Blackboard

Hey Faculty!  Looking for ways to spice up your Blackboard content?  Have you thought about adding videos from Films on Demand or American History in Video?  Or maybe sharing a playlist from Music Online?  Did you know the library has over 83,000 E-books that you can share with your classes?  Not sure where to start?  Well check out the Library’s new guides to using library resources in Blackboard!  Blackboard-Database Guides

If you have any questions always feel free to Ask-a-Librarian !

 

 

New SEC Web Site: Investor.gov

From an SEC press release: "The Securities and Exchange Commission today launched its first-ever Web site devoted exclusively to investor education, providing investors with in-depth information and 'top tips' on how to invest wisely, plan for the future, and avoid being scammed.

By visiting www.investor.gov, investors can access information in a user-friendly format that is specifically tailored to their needs. The site includes sections specifically for those just getting started investing, for those saving for a child's education, and for those planning for retirement. It also has a detailed 'Seniors Care Package' section for senior citizens and caretakers."

An important note from the "How do I get information about companies?" section -- visit your library to use reference books and commercial databases. UHD Library has a whole section of its Web site devoted to company information. And while most of the resources are restricted to current UHD students, faculty, and staff, there are also some recommended Web sites.