There are several AC203 classes that
are going to be using Research Insight on the Web. This is the interface to the
Compustat data that we have purchased for the last couple of years. This
software is loaded on the Libraries’ public workstations and in the Holcomb Labs
(HB106 and HB110). To access the software, there is an icon on the desktop.
It does take some time to open because of the customization that IR had to do,
but it does eventually open. When it does open, Microsoft Excel will open with
a menu called, “RIWeb.” The students have instructions on how to create their
reports using this software. I will put a copy of these instructions and other
handouts that I gave in class at the Irwin Library Reference Desk.
There are some reliability issues
concerning the library workstations, but the Holcomb Labs (106 and 110) work
perfectly. I am currently working with IR on these issues concerning the
library workstations. I have told the students to use the HB Labs, but they
might see the icon on our workstations. If they are having any trouble, please
direct them to the HB Labs. Please feel free to give my contact information if
they have any questions, concerns, etc.
If you have any questions or want
additional training, please let me know.
Thank you.
Jonathan Helmke
Hi all. Sorry about the confusion with the blog(s). I explained the
reason for switching sites on DawgBlog, and this has also had the
effect of making our internal blog (“ButlerLib”) independent, rather
than inside the other blog. But this one will still be the one where
our internal communications and announcements get posted.
This means that you’ll either need to get used to checking two blogs or else you’ll need to use an aggregator.
An aggregator collects RSS feeds and allows you to view them all from
one webpage, making it unnecessary to visit multiple websites just to
check and see if anything new has been posted. You just visit your
aggregator page, and if anything’s new on any of your sites, it tells
you! This comes in very handy if you visit a variety of websites
regularly, whether they be blogs, news sites, or even library
listservs. 🙂
One recommended aggregator is Bloglines.
It’s free and is easily configured to collect your various feeds. The
sites with new posts show up just like unread email messages, complete
with the number of them.
Another free and easy one is Google. Now you can have a “Personalized Home”
page via Google. Just click that link in the top right. You can add all
kinds of content, including your own custom sources. Just click on
“Create a Section” and paste the URL of the RSS feed you want to
subscribe to. Google does the rest, listing the latest 3/5/9 posts from
that site. It’s very easy to use and is worth a try. The end result
with this one is your own personal Google page. It still has the Google
search interface at the top, but now it also has news headlines, blog
feeds, etc., below it. A true all-in-one page.
The one caveat: right now, our blogs are set up so that you must log in
with your Butler ID to get to them. I think this will prevent you from
adding these blogs to an aggregator. If I find a way to overcome this
obstacle, I’ll post a followup article here on ButlerLib.
Scott
The Butler University Libraries’ weblog, DawgBlog, has been moved to a
new website. Our old blog host decided to “go commerical” and the
result was an unacceptable change in how our blog looked and functioned
and even how our blog posts looked. We have moved to CommunityServer,
which is hosted locally, so we no longer have to concern ourselves with
advertising or unwanted popups.
As the already existing posts were imported, we lost the authors
attached to the invdividual posts, so I have added their names to ends
of the posts, lest our readers think they were really all written by
one person.
It is our hope that the new site will offer our readers greater
stability and usability as we continue to improve our communication.
Thank you for your patience and for finding your way here to this new site.
Scott Pfitzinger
Reference Librarian
FYI: Earlier today we were unable to oben a .pdf file from EBSCO while using Firefox.
However, the same file opened fine from Internet Explorer.
So, if one fails try the other!
-B
Newspaper and magazine articles prior to the mid-1900s can be found in the following sources:
The New York Times Index starting in 1851.
Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature starting in 1802.
The Readers Guide to Periodical Literature starting in 1890.
All indices are found in the Atrium of the Irwin Library; just left of the Reference Desk.
If you need help using these indices, or finding older articles, please ask for help at the Reference Desk!
-Brad
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