The UMC Library web page that contains the links and other information is at:
http://library.umcrookston.edu/CrookstonSchools.htm
The UMC Library is pleased to collaborate with the Crookston Public Schools and provide this training. The ELM (Electronic Library for Minnesota) resources are valuable resources for all the citizens of Minnesota particularly for students doing academic research.
]]>A collection of over 200 journals, providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments
A collection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education
A collection of more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia. The content is based on national curriculum standards covering all core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more. Includes Lexile reading levels for periodicals, an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards.
List of UMC's GALE databases
]]> GeneralScince Collection -A collection of over 200 journals, providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments -- including such topics as particle physics, advanced mathematics, and nanotechnology.
Educator's Reference Complete 1980 -
Educator's Reference Complete is a selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database,
Student Resource Center - Gold
Student Resource Center -
Gold offers content based on national curriculum standards. Covering all core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more,. The database contains reference material, more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts.The collectionthe American Journey Series, American Decades, Career Information Center and the SRC Health Module. New to the database are Lexile reading levels for periodicals, an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards, and popular topic picklists,
The Times Digital Archive 1785 - 1985 Complete digital edition of The Times (London). The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.
17th and 18th Century Burney Collection The newspapers and news pamphlets gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757 - 1817) represent the largest single collection of 17th and 18th century English news media. The 700 or so bound volumes of newspapers and news pamphlets were published mostly in London, however there are also some English provincial, Irish and Scottish papers, and a few examples from the American colonies, Europe and India.
19th Century British Library Newspapers
19th Century British Library Newspapers contains full runs of 48 influential national and regional newspapers representing different political and cultural segments of the 19th century British society.
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
With digital facsimile images of both full pages and clipped articles for hundreds of 19th century U.S. newspapers and advanced searching capabilities, researchers will be able to research history in ways previously unavailable. For each issue, the newspaper is captured from cover-to-cover, providing access to every article, advertisement and illustration.
The Economist Historical Archive is also available to UMC Library users. The Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003 The Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003 ('EHA') is the fully searchable complete facsimile edition of The Economist, the weekly paper which is essential reading for anyone engaged in politics, current affairs and all aspects of business and trade worldwide.
]]> These new resources supplement the UMC Library's other full text historical recourses:ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2004) (ID 6861)
The New York Times (1851-2004) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue
American Periodical Series Online (ID 5197)
Over 1,100 periodicals that first began publishing between 1740 and 1900, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines, and many other historically-significant periodicals
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Use Eighteenth Century Collections Online to access the digital images of every page of 150,000 books published during the 18th Century. With full-text searching of approximately 26 million pages, the product allows researchers new methods of access to critical information in the fields of history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science and more.
The Times Digital Archive 1785 - 1985 - 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection - 19th Century British Library Newspapers - -The Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003 - Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
]]>The basic initial search is simple search box. There is a search tips screen which identifies the truncation symbol (*) and has a few tips. The Advanced Search is a complex set of limits and qualifying terms. The Advanced Search would be most useful after doing some practice searching in the database and examining the terms and limits found in documents which you have found useful.
Some of the documents are large and while useful may require additional work to locate the specific part you want, i.e. the K-3 part of a science curriculum from a large school district.
The complete Dissertation Abstracts database is still available, It contains more than two million entries for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350- word abstracts written by the author. Master's theses published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Most recent titles have free twenty-four page previews.
The turntable comes with a copy of Cakewalk PYRO software; an audiophile-quality phono cartridge; and an adapter cable. The system can be used to transfer your (your parents) old tunes off the vinyl recordings and into a format that can be used on a portable player. Using the system requires some set up and using the software requires some attention to detail. View the turntable.
]]>The Emerald journal collection contains over 170 titles in the fields of management, information science and engineering. Flagship titles such as Management Decision, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Documentation, Leadership & Organization Development Journal, The TQM Magazine and Industrial Robot. List of journals subscribed to can be found at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/subscriptions/
Emerald Management Xtra is Emerald's largest, most comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed management journals and online support for librarians, students, faculty, researchers and deans. It features 150 full text journals and reviews from the world’s top 300 management journals.
The basic replacements are LENOVO THINKCENTRE M55 8808 - PENTIUM D 945 3.4 GHZ with 19 inch monitors.
The computers were chosen for their small size and because the USB and headphone jacks are on the front facilitating the use of USB storage devises, (jump drives and portable harddrives, etc.). These should be sufficient to handle Microsoft's new operating system. See image of new lab computers
The UMC Library also added large form Lenovo desktop computer with a 22 inch monitor which will be loaded with advanced software.
]]>The UMC Library has purchased and installed a 20 page per minute two sided scanner for scanning long documents into .pdf format. This scanner can make short work of scanning longer documents, everything from handouts from class that you would rather have in digital format to personal documents like estate planning documents and other legal documents. The software with the scanner does a reasonable job of OCR (optical character recognition) so the scanned documents are able to be searched.
Podcasting Kit
This scanner is located on the first floor of the library. Basic instructions on operation are in a display next to the machine. Image of scanner
]]>The new equipment was funded in part by the UMC Technology Committee and a special grant from the UMC Administration.
]]> New Digital CamerasWe added six (6) Canon PowerShot A540 digital cameras. These are Compact 6.0 Megapixel digital cameras with a 4x Optical Zoom lens, 2.5 inch LCD screen, 9-point AiAF and 21 Shooting Modes. These are good point and shoot cameras for most uses.
We also added Canon PowerShot S3 IS digital camera. This is a more complex camera. It is a 6.0 Megapixel digital camera with a 12x Optical Zoom and UD Lens, Optical Image Stabilizer technology and ISO 800 for steady shooting and improved sharpness and color. It can record 60 fps (320 x 240) continuous movies without switching modes, and use advanced features such as optical zooming during the movie.
Two New Digital voice recorders
We added two Olympus Digital Voice Recorders VS 100. Take the WS-100 has a very compact design and records up to 27 hours of uninterrupted sound in LP mode. Its unique design permits direct connection to a PC for quick and easy downloading of audio files and more. It records in Windows Media Audio (WMA) format lets you enjoy your recordings on any standard Windows-based PC. Great for recording study sessions and sharing the recordings
Two New WebCams
We added two new WebCams. These are Logitech QuickCam® Fusion Webcam which I a 1.3 megapixel that works well in dim, side- and back-lit situations. Has integrated microphone and face tracking which keeps your face in the center of the video frame, so you're free to move around.
Logitech QuickCam® Communicate STX which is a 640 by 480 VGA camera with an integrated microphone. It is intended to be used for video calls and to work with Skype and the various messenger services.
Four new Jump Drives
Four 2GB USB jump drives for use in UMC Library to transfer files from the Library computers. Just handy for lots of purposes.
Three Crucial Technology Multislot Card Readers
These read most memory cards used in digital cameras. They can be connected to student laptops and pictures can be transferred from the card.
Two new sets of Sony noise cancelling headphones
We added two more sets because these were being used frequently.
Seagate 160GB Portable External Hard Drive.
Seagate USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive is a small light hard drive, which can store and transport large personal and business files, including presentations, photos, music and videos. Fast performance, quiet acoustics, rugged and durable design. No power cords or adaptors required—powered by the USB bus.
Two Wireless notebook Presenter Mice
Two Microsoft wireless notebook Presenter Mice. These are wireless mice which can be used up to 30 ft from the computer as you walk around. The mouse is a integrated slide presenter on one side for advancing PowerPoint slides; it has a laser pointer, and media remote control. It also operates as a regular mouse.
Two Olympus Digital Voice Recorders VS 100
These voice recorders have 64MB of internal memory for hours of recording. They have direct PC link capability, allowing you to plug the recorder right into a computer, with no USB cable necessary, for easy downloading of audio, document, and image files. The file format is Media Audio (WMA) format. These are much easier to use than the old Sony voice recorder which required special software and converting of the files.
Two Canon CanoScan Lide 600F Scanners
These are higher resolution (4800 x 9600 color dpi, 48-bit color versions of our old scanners. These are for checkout. They use the USB 2.0 interface enables the faster image transfers and scanning speeds.
Canon High-speed Document Scanner DR-2050C
This is a high speed high-quality scanner, with resolution of up to 600 dpi for all your 24-bit color, grayscale, and black and-white scanning needs. It scans at speeds of up to 20 pages or 40 images per minute scanning both sides. We are setting it up as an alternative to photocopying longer documents. Scan documents as .PDF files in Adobe Acrobat and save or print them. Not for scanning photos. Not for checkout.
IRIS pen scanner
Pen scanner which connects to USB port of a notebook. It scans a line at a time. Requires special software, practice and some skill to use. Sort of works.
Station for videotape to DVD transfers
Sony Digital Video Recorder and monitor set up to transfer from the video recorder to VCR tape or DVD. Can also be used to copy personal VHS tapes to DVD. Located in the UMC Library for in library use only.
BioOne is a collection of the full text articles from bioscience research journals published by small societies and non-commercial publishers. These consist of journals which were available only in print. BioOne focuses on the biological, ecological and environmental sciences.
The UMC FindIt service can link from citation found in one of non full text databases to the full text in BioOne.
