http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/ News and Research Resources from the Iona College Libraries en-us Copyright 2005 Iona College Library News Blog http://backend.userland.com/rss/ Thu, 24 May 2012 01:38:51 EST http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/graphics/ddirsslogo.gif http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/ Pinterest, an online scrapbook where users can "pin" images and follow others, has grown from less than one million users in May 2011 to about 20 million in April. It is the 16th most-visited site in the United States, according to Web information company Alexa, and the third largest social network after Facebook and Twitter.
]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=5C8F510D-5056-BC48-0F6354D16D343276 cbergeris@iona.edu (Callie) Thu, 17 May 2012 16:49:50 EST
LinkWithLove encourages designers and pinners (like on Pinterest) to properly credit the artists and sources of the images they use online. The site offers a collection of links about copyright and fair use.

Thanks to Natalie Houston for the article in ProHacker
Article.

LinkWithLove ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=5624CF51-5056-BC48-0F4E60B601547478 cbergeris@ionja.edu (callie) Wed, 16 May 2012 10:54:42 EST
Not sure how to get started? Not finding what you want? Have questions?

Research help is available:

1. In person: at the Ryan Library Reference Desk located on 1st floor of Ryan Library (behind the large Help Desk). During the summer, research help is available in Ryan Library Mon.-Thurs. 9 AM till 9 PM, Fri. 9 AM till 1 PM, and Sat.1 PM till 4 PM in Arrigoni Library. More specific schedule information is available at bottom of our Hours page.
2. By phone: 914-637-7716 (from on campus, just 7716)
3. By Chat: Click inside the AIM widget to initiate chat session.
4. By completing the Ask a Librarian Form. ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=4D930B55-5056-BC48-0F619ECCBE08B662 afranco@iona.edu (Adrienne Franco) Mon, 14 May 2012 18:58:31 EST http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=3DFD298E-5056-BC48-0FC08FF4FD738DE1 nsawchuk@iona.edu (Natalka) Fri, 11 May 2012 18:21:43 EST Prof. Nancy Lopes, Anais Villa, Thomas McLaughlin, and Joseph Racanelli. The NOOK Tablet 8GB Grand prize winner is Janet Ferreira. Congratulations!
]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=38646C24-5056-BC48-0F777DD12FCAF641 cbergeris@iona.edu (Callie) Thu, 10 May 2012 16:15:34 EST VAST: Academic Video Online
VAST, by Alexander Street Press, is a continually updated comprehensive database of streaming videos relevant to a variety of academic subjects including, art, business, history, communications, psychology, language studies, anthropology, etc. These are mostly full-length videos, not clips.
More detailed description of content is available HERE. ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=2ABF5F28-5056-BC48-0F3A0343B64E73CB afranco@iona.edu (Adrienne Franco) Tue, 08 May 2012 00:40:13 EST ebook portal . Iona currently has access to three collections: ITPro, containing 10,500+ IT, technical and software-related ebooks; BusinessPro, containing 7,700+ ebooks on business skills, management and strategy; and EngineeringPro, which contains 2,500+ ebooks on engineering, science and technology. ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=28616038-5056-BC48-0FD2243B37887887 nsawchuk@iona.edu (Natalka) Mon, 07 May 2012 13:38:19 EST National Jukebox, which makes historical sound recordings available to the public online, free of charge. The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation and other contributing libraries and archives. ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=285106AE-5056-BC48-0FBA233FDFA07F94 nsawchuk@iona.edu (Natalka) Mon, 07 May 2012 13:20:27 EST library hours page for end of term and final exam library building hours. ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=14E13815-5056-BC48-0FE6C166A628F953 nsawchuk@iona.edu (Natalka) Thu, 03 May 2012 18:47:21 EST World Geography and Culture Online enhances the study of countries, places, peoples, and geography. This reference site makes it easy to study all aspects of a country, with facts at a glance and in-depth coverage through country entries, maps, flags, images, statistics, news articles, a gazetteer, and more. In addition, comprehensive entries about the U.S. states are also available.

Highlights:
Country entries: descriptions of 200+ countries, with information on geography, people and culture, weather and climate, history, government, and society

U.S. state profiles: descriptions of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., with political, outline, elevation, and locator maps; city and geographical features maps; flags; facts and figures; government information; biographies; timeline; and images

Maps: 1,300+ easy-to-read political, elevation, and outline maps; regional geographic and thematic maps; city, state, and physical features maps; and more

Compare and rank tools: tools that compare and rank countries or U.S. states by a variety of criteria


Features:
-Gazetteer
-Geography concepts and principles
-Maps, flags, and images
-Geography glossary
-Dynamic citations in MLA and Chicago Manual of Style formats
]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=E130986F-5056-BC48-0FC2139563840518 nsawchuk@iona.edu (Natalka) Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:52:00 EST
Click HERE for help.

Also, feel free to stop by the Ryan Library Reference Desk, call us (914-637-7716), or IM us during Reference Hours. Scroll to bottom of screen to view Reference Hours. ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=E0F16E8D-5056-BC48-0FF005011E187FA6 afranco@iona.edu (Adrienne Franco) Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:43:00 EST Need help finding the sources listed in Fr. Perricone's handout? Want more information about the assignment?

Click HERE for help with this assignment.

Also, feel free to stop by the Ryan Library Reference Desk, call us (914-637-7716), or IM us during REFERENCE HOURS.
]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=74D3B27E-5056-BC48-0F434B282627EFD2 afranco@iona.edu (Adrienne Franco) Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:58:11 EST of thousands of journal, magazine, and newspaper articles at no cost to you? These are included in library research databases.
Click HERE to see information and links to our newest databases.
Click HERE to see our databases screen.
TIP: 2 databases to definitely ?test drive?:
(if you are off campus and you click on links below, a box will pop up asking you to input your Iona username and password, same info. you use to log in to computers here on campus) ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER
and CQ RESEARCHER (great for current events and issues)

Please note that many articles are NOT available at all or are available for a fee only, on google. Always search the library research databases FIRST for articles, before doing a google search.

Questions? Want to know more?
Stop by the Ryan Library Reference Desk,
Or call us at 637-7716
Or IM us
]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=5A2745E9-5056-BC48-0FE0C2DC208CE6F7 afranco@iona.edu (Adrienne Franco) Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:33:04 EST Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO-TCP)
This database, created in partnership between the University of Michigan, the University of Oxford, and Gale (part of Cengage Learning), provides access to 2,200+ titles printed between 1701 and 1800. These titles, fully indexed and keyword searchable, are offered free of charge by the Text Creation Partnership (TCP) and are a subset of 150,000+ titles available via Gale's Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) database.

Eighteenth Century Collections Online may be accessed by going to our Literature and Language section on the Library Research Databases page
]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=50774541-5056-BC48-0F96EAEC6882795A cbergeris@iona.edu (Callie) Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:24:15 EST Stephen says, "I love a good infographic! After all, knowledge is power and the visualization of data makes absorbing information all the easier. Well-designed infographics have a way of pulling me into a subject I?d normally never care to know about. As a designer I can attest to the crazy amount of time it takes to make a compelling, useful infographic."

Infographics Resources ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=4FEED622-5056-BC48-0FA925458B314B99 cbergeris@iona.edu (Callie) Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:08:01 EST