Some library materials now available via Google Scholar

The Library has created an arrangement with Google to make a number of our full-text, scholarly materials available through searching Google Scholar's interface. Take a look at our user guide to find out how:

http://www.flagler.edu/library/guides/googlescholar.html

New electronic reference books added

The Library has purchased several new electronic reference encyclopedias, all of which can be accessed from any computer connected to the Web. The new titles are:

Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society

Encyclopedia of Public Relations

Milestone Documents in American History: Exploring the Primary Sources That Shaped America

Black Literature Criticism: Classic and Emerging Authors since 1950

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture

Encyclopedia of Anthropology

Encyclopedia of Human Geography

Encyclopedia of Political Communication

The Value of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United States, 1860-2004

The Value of a Dollar: The Colonial Era to the Civil War, 1600-1865

All of these encyclopedias, in addition to several other titles, can be searched from our Gale Virtual Reference Library database. For instructions on using this database, please refer to our Gale tutorial.

New U.S. History database added

The Library has added a new history database to its electronic collection: Gale Publisher's History Resource Center: U.S. According to the publisher, "History Resource Center: U.S. provides integrated access to over 4,000 historical (primary) documents, articles from more than 30 reference titles, and over 110 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. The material also includes citations from over 180 additional history journals from the Institute for Scientific Information's Arts and Humanities Citation Index, as well as the entire 'American Journey Online' series."

New books added in June 2009

A list of the most recent additions of new books has been added to the Library website. Please see our new books page to browse the list. The Library's most recent new book arrivals can always be found on the New Arrivals shelves located immediately to the right after passing through the entrance gates.

If you are looking for a specific book title, please use the Voyager online catalog to search the collection. Our book search tutorial explains the step by step process for using Voyager. And remember to seek assistance from a librarian if you encounter any problems.

New videos added in June 2009

A list of the most recent new videos has been added to the Library website. Please see our new videos page to browse the list. The Library's video collection is located in the Audio-Visual (AV) area in the southeast corner of the first floor of the Library. All videos may be checked out and taken home, but 6 televisions connected to DVD/VHS players are also provided in the AV area for user convenience. Headphones are available for checkout at the Circulation desk.

If you are looking for a specific video, please use the Voyager online catalog to search the collection. Our video search tutorial explains the step by step process for using Voyager. Please feel free to seek assistance from a librarian if you encounter any problems.

BRAND NEW computers now available

Thanks to hard work and exceptional planning by the Technology Services Department, over 200 public computers in the Proctor Library were just replaced with BRAND NEW computers in a little over a week's time. The new computers should be fully available for use beginning Monday, July 6.