Monday, April 22, 2013

Wireless Printing

Can't find an open computer in the Library? Not even using the online Information Commons map? You can still print in the Library using the wireless printing network! Here's how it works:
  1. Log in to http://print.uvu.edu
  2. Check your print balance in the upper right corner. (If you need to add more, visit the Reference Desk on the first floor.)
  3. Upload your Word, Excel, or PDF document and wait for the upload to finish processing.
  4. Select a printer. The printers on the first floor of the Library all have names that start with INFOCOM.
  5. Print.
If you have any problems printing, come to the Reference Desk on the first floor or call (801) 863-6932.

Monday, April 15, 2013

The End (of the Semester) is Nigh!

With the end of the semester rapidly approaching, the Library is doing a couple of things to make life easier on our students:

First Book & Fines


Every April, the Library and the UVU Bookstore partner with First Book to send books to underprivileged children. The Library offers an extra incentive to participate by letting students use their donations to pay down their fines. Here's how it works:
  1. Buy a children's book at the UVU Bookstore and donate it to First Book.
  2. Bring the receipt to the Library's first floor Circulation Desk.
  3. The amount of the book will be used to pay off any library fines.
Book donation receipts will be accepted through the end of the semester. If you're not sure if you have fines, call the Library at (801) 863-8886.

Extended Hours

The Library will be open extended hours this weekend, so that students can come in and get a little more studying and a little more writing done. We will be open:

  • Saturday, April 20: 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
  • Sunday, April 21: 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Reference librarians will be available at the Reference Desk to help with research questions. Tech aides will also be on hand at the Reference Desk to answer questions about MS Office, printing, and other tech questions. 

Monday, April 8, 2013

Online Art Research Tools

The Old Guitarist, by Pablo Picasso (1903).
Picasso passed away 40 years ago today.
This week, the Library is featuring its online art research tools. Here's a quick rundown of what we have available:

Art Full Text

Art Full Text is a premier database for art research. It contains not only scholarly and popular articles, but also articles from trade publications in the visual arts, a highly important source of information about contemporary art. This database can be found on our Visual and Performing Arts research page.

Art Research Guide

In addition to pointing out useful reference books and journal databases, our Art Research Guide lists vetted websites that can help you decipher art jargon, find museums and exhibitions, and keep up on the latest in the visual arts.

Grove Art Online

This online reference tool consists of several major works: the Grove Dictionary of Art and Artists, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, the Oxford Companion to Western Art, and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Searching Grove Art Online lets you search across all of these titles for important background information on terminology, artist lives and works, and much more.

As always, you can ask any research questions at the Reference DeskbBut for in-depth art research, contact our art subject librarian, Keith Rowley.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Health Sciences Research Tools at the UVU Library

Are you up to date? Find the latest
research in our databases.
The Library's health sciences research databases are among the most used by students and faculty here at UVU. That's why we strive to have the best we can get! Here are some of the resources you can use for your research:

EBrary

EBrary is a collection of ebooks in health sciences and related topics. It includes dozens of books from the World Health Organization, Springer, Elsevier, and other big names in health sciences publishing. Because we purchased this collection as a subscription, older, outdated content is frequently replaced with new editions. You can begin to use the collection here.

MEDLINE and PubMed

MEDLINE and PubMed are two broad spectrum databases that cover all areas in medicine and allied health. Both contain peer-reviewed articles and are updated with new content daily. To access these and other health sciences article databases, visit our Health Sciences Research page.

Online Reference Books

The Library has been collecting online reference books in a number of topics for several years now, and we have a great collection of general reference ebooks in medicine. Our collection includes the Dictionary of Public Health, the Oxford Companion to Medicine, the SAGE Handbook of Healthcare, and many more. To explore these books, visit our Online Encyclopedias and Dictionaries page.

We also have many standard health sciences and medical reference books in print in our reference collection on the first floor of the library.

ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect is another great resource for finding articles in medicine, nutrition, physiology, and related topics. The journals in this database specialize in cutting edge research

Debbie Short is our health sciences subject librarian. If you have any questions about research in this area, please contact her.