University of Nebraska Kearney

In Brief Online - January 16, 2009 

• Research Pro:  Multiple database searching
  
  The Calvin T. Ryan Library has added new functionality to its main webpage.  “Research Pro Simple Search” provides a way to quickly search four library databases with a single keyword search.  This is similar to using one of the popular Internet search engines, with the advantage that nearly all of the results will be either full-text documents from the Library's subscription databases or links to resources in the Library's physical collection.
  
  “Research Pro's Multi Search” allows one-click searching by database categories, easy searching of the Library's growing collection of more than a thousand electronic reference works, or cross-searching of up to twenty selected databases at one time.  It's a new approach to finding high-quality information without the effort of conducting multiple database searches, or reading through endless pages of Internet search engine results. Try Research Pro at http://rosi.unk.edu/
  
  
• Library Services for UNK Distance Learners
  
  Calvin T. Ryan Library provides access to information and research materials for the UNK community including UNK distance students.  UNK distance students are encouraged to use the Library’s databases as well as the virtual reference and book collections. Information about accessing resources from off-campus is available at http://rosi.unk.edu/screens/offcamp.html.
  
  Reference and research assistance are available to UNK distance students through the Library’s “Ask Us 24/7” email and chat reference service. UNK distance students can also call the Library Reference Desk at 308.865.8586 or toll-free at 866.454.4865.  eCampus Librarian Sheryl Heidenreich (heidenreichs@unk.edu, 308.865.8721) or UNK liaison librarians are available to provide assistance to UNK distance faculty and students.  
  
  UNK distance students may order journal articles that are not available electronically in full-text or books from the Library’s circulating collection through the Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery service. There is no charge for journal articles and these are delivered electronically to UNK distance students’ Interlibrary Loan accounts.  Books are shipped via U.S. mail and UNK distance students are responsible for return postage.
  
  
• CHOICE Online
  
  Librarians have been sending CHOICE cards to faculty since the mid-1960’s.  Now CHOICE “cards” are available on the Web from CHOICE Reviews Online.  To access CHOICE Reviews Online, go to the Library’s homepage, mouse over “Services”, click on the “Faculty” link, then select “CHOICE Reviews Online” from the menu.
  
  There are some real advantages to the electronic “cards.”  They are available as soon as published (about the middle of every month); the printed cards can be several months old.  The entire collection is available to everyone; this means that biologists can read reviews of books published in chemistry, and historians can check out new books in political science.  By clicking on the “REGISTER” link, you can create a profile of those reviews you want to see and have it e-mailed to you every month.  You can save the reviews you’re most interested in on the CHOICE website or e-mail them to yourself.  Those who are authorized to purchase materials can e-mail them either to their liaison librarians or directly to Mary Heater, Acquisitions Associate, at heaterm@unk.edu.
  
  At present the Library has only a single user license, so when you are finished, please click the “Logout” from CRO link. The Library will continue to distribute the printed cards, although probably not for another forty years.

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