New Bibliographies in the Library Catalog

We have added bibliographies to the library catalog. The first subject bibliographies are the Clinical Video Collection List and Writing and Publishing Bibliography.  We also have a new titles bibliography.

To access them, go to the library catalog. From the top menu, select Lists and select the appropriate type of list. Subject bibliographies are called Special Titles.

Some of the lists will only be relevant to patrons who visit campus. Some will be a mix and some will be lists of ebooks available to all of our patrons. You can click on the title of the item to find out more information about any specific book or video.

Special Titles lists will be updated periodically with new content.

Current Special Titles include:
Clinical Video Collection List - Includes DVDs and VHS tapes.
Writing and Publishing Bibliography - Includes Ebooks and print books.

Current New Titles include:
Selected New Ebooks 6/2012

We will be adding more bibliographies soon.

Questions? Please email us at refdesk@sofia.edu

What I Learned At Google: Take Advantage of Their Learning Resources

Not that long ago, I went to Google's campus. It is so close to ITP.  We all use Google sometimes. The search engine seems so simple and easy, but there is an art to searching. Google educators have created blogs and webinars to help you improve your searching and use of Google tools.

SearchResearch blog
http://searchresearch1.blogspot.com/

Google Search Education Webinars
https://sites.google.com/site/gwebsearcheducation/webinars

Inside Search blog
http://insidesearch.blogspot.com/

Official Google blog
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/
 
These are great for you to check out, but you can also talk to an ITP Librarian for Google search tips and tricks.

What I Learned at Google: Digital Tools

During my recent trip to Google, I was inspired by the Google tools available for using or experiencing information.
Google has launched several new creative free data and search tools:

Google Goggles - It essentially allows you to query reality. Using a smartphone, take a picture of a building or other object. If there is a similar image on the web, Google
Goggles will find it and any related information.
http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=166331

Public Data Explorer - We are reaching a point where large sets of data are
accessible with a simple search. Google is giving us the tools to create
beautiful data visualizations which help us to express dynamic data sets.
http://www.google.com/publicdata/home

Fusion tables - Fusion Tables gives you the tools to visualize information in
dynamic ways. Search tip: look for csv files in Google search for data sets.
http://www.google.com/fusiontables/Home/

Google Charts
http://code.google.com/apis/chart/

Insights for Search
http://www.google.com/insights/search/#

For fun, try Agoogleaday.com. It is a challenge that is published in the New York Times as well as the web.
http://agoogleaday.com/

Honor Collection

The library is now offering an Honor Fiction Collection made up of books donated by our generous patrons. Based on the honor system (hence the name) simply choose a book and return it once read. It does not have to be checked out and there is no due date.  The collection is almost entirely made up of fiction though a few biographies are sprinkled in.  

Come by and browse! The collection is located in the rear of the library, closest to the back exit.