LSU Libraries blogs 2008-08-28T14:44:58Z Lyceum http://blogs.lib.lsu.edu/feed/atom.php/ skelsey http://news.blogs.lib.lsu.edu <![CDATA[LSU Libraries Closing September 1]]> http://news.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/08/28/lsu-libraries-closing-september-1/ 2008-08-28T14:34:53Z 2008-08-28T14:34:53Z jryan1 http://sce.blogs.lib.lsu.edu <![CDATA[WRS: Environmental and Energy Resources Library]]> http://sce.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/08/26/wrs-environmental-and-energy-resources-library/ 2008-08-26T21:28:34Z 2008-08-26T21:28:34Z their website: "eERL's mission is to be the best possible online collection of environmental and energy sustainability resources for community college educators and for their students. The resources are also available for practitioners and the public." http://www.eerl.org/index.php A clearinghouse for Environmental Science and Technology related websites and electronic resources.]]> jryan1 http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu <![CDATA[WRS: Environmental and Energy Resources Library]]> http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/08/26/wrs-environmental-and-energy-resources-library/ 2008-08-26T21:28:04Z 2008-08-26T21:28:04Z their website: "eERL's mission is to be the best possible online collection of environmental and energy sustainability resources for community college educators and for their students. The resources are also available for practitioners and the public." http://www.eerl.org/index.php A clearinghouse for Environmental Science and Technology related websites and electronic resources.]]> Gabe http://hill.blogs.lib.lsu.edu <![CDATA[LSU Special Collections Completes NHPRC Grant]]> http://hill.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/08/21/lsu-special-collections-completes-nhprc-grant/ 2008-08-21T19:00:11Z 2008-08-21T19:00:11Z Microfilming was necessary to preserve these important historical records, as the transcribers used poor-quality wood-pulp paper, which had become embrittled to the point where every use was damaging. Further, the order of the collection was at times confusing and incorrect. In addition to the physical access problems, intellectual access to the transcriptions was hampered by an inadequate and difficult to use finding aid. Therefore, the collection was also reprocessed and a new and improved finding aid produced. The pdf version is available here. The LSU Libraries will make copies of the microfilm available to library patrons, both at LSU and via interlibrary lending, and positive use copies of the film are available for purchase. For more information about these services, please contact Special Collections Public Services, Hill Memorial Library, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; phone 225-578-6568; fax 225-578-9425; or through our website. A second set of the microfilm is available to the public at the State Archives of Louisiana. Andrée Bourgeois, now with Access Sciences Corp, Houston, TX, served as the project graduate assistant, and Tara Laver, Curator of Manuscripts, was the project director. Elizabeth Dow, Associate Professor of Library and Information Science, was invaluable in refining the mark-up and display of the EAD version of the finding aid, and former LSU SLIS student Jennifer Pino, now employed at Boston University, also assisted with tagging. ]]> jryan1 http://sce.blogs.lib.lsu.edu <![CDATA[Worldbook is now available]]> http://sce.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/08/18/worldbook-is-now-available/ 2008-08-18T14:00:13Z 2008-08-18T14:00:13Z You can find it on our webpage under indexes and databases.

Check out these World Book Resources!

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/wbkids.html - World Book Kids

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/wbspanish.html - World Book Spanish Student Discovery Encyclopedia

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/wbadvanced.html - World Book Advanced

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/wbreference.html - World Book Online Reference Center

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/wbdecouverte.html - L’Encyclopédie Découverte

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/wbdiscover.html - World Book Discover

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jryan1 http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu <![CDATA[Worldbook is now available]]> http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/08/18/worldbook-is-now-available/ 2008-08-18T13:59:33Z 2008-08-18T13:59:33Z

You can find it on our webpage under indexes and databases.

Check out these World Book Resources!

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/wbkids.html - World Book Kids

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/wbspanish.html - World Book Spanish Student Discovery Encyclopedia

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/wbadvanced.html - World Book Advanced

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/wbreference.html - World Book Online Reference Center

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/wbdecouverte.html - L’Encyclopédie Découverte

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/wbdiscover.html - World Book Discover

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skelsey http://news.blogs.lib.lsu.edu <![CDATA[New Databases Available]]> http://news.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/08/08/new-databases-available/ 2008-08-08T18:58:23Z 2008-08-08T18:58:23Z Caribbean Literature: This database offers the full text of many 19th and 20th century literary works from every Caribbean country. Furture plans for the database include author interviews and dictionaries of various Creole languages. The American Civil War Research Database: This database is an online resource for researching the soldiers, regiments, and battles of the American Civil War. Learning Express Library This resource provides interactive online practice tests and tutorials for many standardized tests like the GRE, Praxis, ACT, and others. Visit the Indexes and Databases web page for access to over four hundred databases.]]> jryan1 http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu <![CDATA[Hooke's Books]]> http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/08/08/hookes-books/ 2008-08-08T16:03:28Z 2008-08-08T16:03:28Z National Library of Medicine called "Hooke's Books: Books that influenced or were influenced by Robert Hooke's Micrographia"]]> oralhistory http://oralhistory.blogs.lib.lsu.edu <![CDATA[Why Oral History?]]> http://oralhistory.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/08/06/why-oral-history/ 2008-08-07T00:16:47Z 2008-08-07T00:32:14Z So my questions for you today are: Have you done any oral histories? If so, what were some of your rewarding experiences? Challenges? Disappointments? What do you want to know more about regarding this process? What oral history experiments are you considering in the future? - Jennifer Abraham]]> jryan1 http://sce.blogs.lib.lsu.edu <![CDATA[PAWS and Moodle Downtime this Sunday]]> http://sce.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/08/06/paws-and-moodle-downtime-this-sunday/ 2008-08-06T13:11:47Z 2008-08-06T13:11:47Z To accommodate LSU ID project work, PAWS will not be available on Sunday, August 10, from 7:00 am until 11:00 am. In addition, all applications linked through PAWS will not be accessible during this time. These include the following database systems:

Accounts Payable

Advance Billing

Employee Time

Human Resources

Personal Access Web Services (PAWS)

Procurement

Registration

Security Access Maintenance

Sponsored Programs

Student Records

Treasurer's Database

Also, the Moodle Learning System will not be available through PAWS, but users may access it directly by going to http://moodle.lsu.edu.

Expected Resolution Date/Time:

Sunday, 8/10/2008, 11:00am.

If you have any questions concerning this change or its effects, please contact the UIS Database Administration group at 578-3700.

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