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Entries from October 2007
Thursday, October 18. 2007
The University of Michigan-Dearborn's Mardigian Library is interested in learning more about your awareness and use of the library so that we can improve existing services to better serve UM-Dearborn students. We will be conducting a survey of all current UM-Dearborn students as part of the evaluation.
Click on this link to get to the online survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=_2bs7Wl5FZBapQNlpP1c5Vug_3d_3d
If this link does not work, cut and paste it into your browser. The survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. Please answer all questions fully. Your responses are confidential.
To thank you for your participation, your name will be entered in a drawing for one of two $50 gift certificates to the UM-Dearborn University Bookstore. In order to select names, we ask for your UM-Dearborn unique name at the end of the survey; this will not be linked to your answers.
Please complete survey by Monday, November 12, 2007.
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please feel free to contact the Mardigian Library's Core Operations Group at mardigian-library-cog@googlegroups.com .
Sincerely,
The Mardigian Library, Core Operations Group
University of Michigan-Dearborn
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128
mardigian-library-cog@googlegroups.com
Periodically, the library conducts fire and tornado drills. Why do we do this? Primarily, there are two reasons.
1. In an emergency, one is less likely to go into shock or a state of panic if one has rehearsed what to do. Our goal is to make sure that everyone in our building knows what to do in case of emergency.
2. We want to make sure that mechanical systems, such as sirens and doors, and communication between library staff and Public Safety are working properly.
Take every alarm seriously and treat it as an actual emergency!
Wednesday, October 3. 2007
Early American Imprints: Series I, 1639-1800
Researchers interested in the social history of the British North American colonies and the early United States will find a wealth of information in this database. Digitized materials include more than 37,000 items including textbooks, concert programs, children's books, philosophical literature, and more. Early American Imprints is based on the renowned American Biography by Charles Evans and is enhanced by Roger Bristol's Supplement to Evans' American Bibliography; the collection was first published by Readex in cooperation with the American Antiquarian Society (AAS).
There are also two sister databases: Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 and America's Historical Newspapers, all of which make up the Archive of Americana. Users can search all three of these databases at once or limit their search to just one or two of the three. There are basic and advanced search functions available and material can be browsed by author or genre.
The Declassified Documents Reference System contains digital images of documents declassified from the United States Presidential Libraries. This database contains 75,000 documents and more than 465,000 pages of information from Congress, the White House, and its departments. Some of the most important events since World War II are covered by this database.
Nothing was written with the intent to be published, so these documents can be difficult to interpret as some contain additional notes and others may be part of other departmental communications. The database provides the ability for the user to zoom in on smaller parts of the document. There are keyword and advanced searching capabilities and some search tips are provided. Searches can also be limited by the classified level of the document as well as by whether the document has been censored. This is a fascinating resource that reveals previously unknown facts about the key events of the post-war era.
Find up-to-date market research and trend analysis information about e-business, emerging technologies, online marketing, media and Internet with eMarketer. eMarketer compiles information from more than 2,800 sources, including government agencies, research firms, and consultancies worldwide.
The database can be searched by keyword, subject category, full text, country, and source. Results are in the form of articles, charts, or reports. Searches can be narrowed by these categories as well. Other features and sections of the database include: Analyst Report Access (more than 80 specially prepared industry reports), daily research articles, and eMarketer’s key indicators. eMarketer is available to currently registered students, faculty, and staff, on and off-campus.
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