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June 2008 |
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Transfer of journal content from Blackwell Synergy to Wiley InterScience
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As of June 30th 2008 the journal content currently available on Blackwell Synergy (www.blackwellsynergy.com) will be delivered through Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) due to the merger of Wiley-Blackwell's online journal systems.
Blackwell Synergy will close at the end of business on Friday June 27th and it is anticipated that the migration will be completed by Monday June 30th. Over the weekend of June 28th and 29th, there will be a period when both Blackwell Synergy and Wiley InterScience will be unavailable during the transition and re-indexing of data.
All active accounts will be migrated automatically. If you already have a Wiley InterScience account your information will be combined. You may be requested to accept new terms and conditions the first time you log in after June 30th.
For more information go to http://interscience.wiley.com/transition-users. |
April 2008 |
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Library Receives Wireless Network Upgrade
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The Chester Fritz Library has recently benefited from campus funding for wireless network upgrades. New equipment has been installed and the number of wireless access points has doubled in the facility. The upgrade now supports wireless coverage throughout the building. UND’s Information Technology Systems and Services Department planned the upgrade and completed the work during February.
Students, faculty and staff with wireless capability in their laptop computers, may use them in the Library to access the University’s network. Anyone may connect to the network as a guest, which allows the user to browse the Internet. However, to receive full access, the user must log onto the University network using software which can be downloaded during the connection process.
The Chester Fritz Library also has a limited number of laptop computers, which students may checkout to use inside the facility. The computers are loaded with MS Office and printing is available through UnipriNT. The laptops are available at the First Floor Service Desk
Most libraries on campus have or are installing wireless access. The Geology Library in Leonard Hall recently deployed a new wireless area and the Hughes Fine Arts Center, where the Music Library is located, is in the process of installing a wireless network. The Health Sciences and the Law libraries also operate wireless networks for their users.
For more information, access the Library’s website at http://www.library.und.edu/services/wireless.jsp
Wilbur Stolt
Director of Libraries |
April 2008 |
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Norwegian Landscapes Exhibit
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The University of North Dakota Chester Fritz Library in partnership with the Royal Norwegian Consulate in Minneapolis invites the University and Grand Forks community to view Flashback – Norwegian Landscapes in Retrospect on display at the Chester Fritz Library, 3051 University Avenue. Norwegian Landscapes is a photographic exhibition prepared by the Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute to show contrasting photographs of Norwegian locations from one hundred years ago and today. The exhibit is made possible through the Norwegian General Consulate Office and will be at the Chester Fritz Library through May 23.
For additional information about the exhibit or the Chester Fritz Library call the Library Administration Office, 777-2189.
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February 2008 |
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New Books
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Check out new books recently acquired in the Chester Fritz Library.
These new books are located in the New Acquisitions selves on 2nd floor.
You can look up for more information by searching ODIN Library Catalog. |
December 2007 |
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New Books
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Check out new books recently acquired in the
Chester Fritz Library.
These new books are located in the New Acquisitions
selves on 2nd floor.
You can look up for more information by
searching ODIN
Library Catalog.
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November 2007 |
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New Books
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Check out new books recently acquired in the
Chester Fritz Library.
These new books are located in the New Acquisitions
selves on 2nd floor.
You can look up for more information by
searching ODIN
Library Catalog. |
October 2007 |
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New Books
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Check out new books recently acquired in the
Chester Fritz Library.
These new books are located in the New Acquisitions
selves on 2nd floor.
You can look up for more information by
searching ODIN
Library Catalog. |
September 2007 |
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New Books
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Check out new books recently acquired in the
Chester Fritz Library.
These new books are located in the New Acquisitions
selves on 2nd floor.
You can look up for more information by
searching ODIN
Library Catalog. |
August 2007 |
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New Books
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Check out new books recently acquired in the
Chester Fritz Library.
These new books are located in the New Acquisitions
selves on 2nd floor.
You can look up for more information by
searching ODIN
Library Catalog. |
July 2007 |
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NORWEGIAN HERITAGE AND FAMILY HISTORY CONFERENCE
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The University of North Dakota Chester Fritz Library in conjunction with the UND Nordic Initiative announces a conference on Norwegian Heritage and Family History to be held October 8-9, 2007 in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
The conference will bring together speakers and participants from Norway and the United States to describe and discuss resources and researchers' experiences pertaining to Norwegian history, ancestry, family history and immigration to the United States.
Featured Speakers will include:
. Mr. Knut Djupedal, Director, The Norwegian Emigrant Museum
Hamar, Norway
. Mrs. Liv Marit Haakenstad, Genealogist and Researcher on Norwegian Heritage,
Hamar, Norway
. Mrs. Jean Marthaler, Genealogist and Researcher on Norwegian Heritage,
St. Joseph, Minnesota
. Mr. Jeff Svare, Collection Management Specialist, Genealogical Society of Utah,
Salt Lake City, Utah
Sessions topics:
. examination of emigration and genealogical resources found in Norway,
. using technology to further the search for ancestors,
. efforts of U.S. libraries and associations to collect immigration and genealogical resources, and
. strategies for researching Norwegian ancestry and family histories.
Leaders of Norwegian-American associations, historians, librarians, archivists, genealogists and anyone interested in Norwegian heritage are encouraged to participate in the conference.
For more information, please contact
University of North Dakota
Office of Conference Services
Email: conferences@mail.und.nodak.edu (Subject: Norwegian Conference)
or
Telephone: 701-777-2663 or toll free 1-866-579-2663
Conference Website: http://www.conted.und.edu/norwegianconference
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July 2007 |
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New Books
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Check out new books recently acquired in the
Chester Fritz Library.
These new books are located in the New Acquisitions
selves on 2nd floor.
You can look up for more information by
searching ODIN
Library Catalog. |
June 2007 |
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New Books
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Check out new books recently acquired in the
Chester Fritz Library.
These new books are located in the New Acquisitions
selves on 2nd floor.
You can look up for more information by
searching ODIN
Library Catalog.
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April 2007 |
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Training and update on using SCOPUS
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Please come! Thursday April 26th from 9:30 to 10:30 am in Abbott Hall Room 343 - OR - 2:30 to 3:30 pm in Leonard Hall Room 108. Training and update on using SCOPUS for Citation Searching including what's covered, sorting results, citation overviews, and using the Hirsch or h-index - a new performance management tool for scientific authors. Presented by SCOPUS trainer, Armond Dirado. Questions welcomed! Register to win an iPod Shuffle and Memory Stick (512 MB) to be presented later in the afternoon. |
March 2007 |
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database
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The ProQuest Digital Dissertations (PQDD) database is changing to a new name. The database will now be ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database (PQDT) and will move to the ProQuest search platform. ProQuest Digital Dissertations will be discontinued along with the old PQDD search platform.
The new ProQuest platform offers some advantages. One can now cross-search between PQ Disserations and Theses and other ProQuest databases. The ProQuest platform offers citation software support for RefWorks and EndNote and immediate PDF downloading (no PIN required). The multi-language interface allows users to search in their native language. The researcher may also set up emailed search alerts that notify the subscribing user when new material in their chosen fields is added to PQDT database.
If you have additional questions or need more information please contact Reference & Research Sevices at 777-4629, or email us at library@mail.und.edu.
March 8, 2007
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Feb 2007 |
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16th Annual Robinson Lecture
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The librarians and staff of the Chester Fritz Library invite all members of the UND community to attend the Sixteenth Annual Elwyn B. Robinson Lecture on Tuesday, February 20th, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the East Asian Room of the Chester Fritz Library(fourth floor). Dr. James Grijalva will speak on "Environmental Justice for Native America." A reception will follow his presentation.
James Grijalva holds a bachelor's degree in political science and political philosophy from Claremont McKenna College, and a Juris Doctorate from the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College. He joined the University of North Dakota law faculty in 1994 after clerking for a federal appellate court judge in Reno, Nevada, and practicing environmental and Indian law with a private firm in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Grijalva created the Tribal Environmental Law Project at UND in 1996 and since then has assisted over 24 Native American tribes seeking environment justice in their homelands. He was named Randy H. Lee Professor in 2005.
The Robinson Lecture series began in 1991 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Professor Elwyn B. Robinson's publication, "A History of North Dakota." Professor Robinson, whose career spanned 35 years at UND, was a distinguished member of the History faculty. The Lecture together with the Library's compilation of a bibliography of faculty and staff publications is designed to recognize the scholarly and creative accomplishments of the UND community. |
Oct 2006 |
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A Free Workshop:
Researching Patent and Trademark Information
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The University of North Dakota Chester Fritz Library and the Center for Innovation
invite you to attend
Researching Patent and Trademark Information:
A Free Workshop for Inventors, Entrepreneurs, Educators and
Legal Professionals presented by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program.
Registration is required by mail, telephone or email. (downloadable Registration Form and Schedule) When: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center
University of North Dakota Campus
4200 James Ray Drive
Grand Forks, ND 58203
Contact: Peggy O'Connell
Chester Fritz Library
3051 University Ave Stop 9000
Grand Forks, ND 58201-9000
(701) 777-4888
peggyoconnell@mail.und.edu
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Aug 2006 |
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Traveling Bus Exhibit
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Traveling Bus Exhibit Tells Unknown Story of German-American Civilian Internment in the United States during World War II
Did you know that during WWII the U.S. Government interned 15,000 German-American civilians? "Vanished, German-American Internment 1941-1948," describes this little known event in U.S. history through a unique multimedia exhibit.Vanished is a traveling exhibit housed in a bus that will visit Grand Forks on September 15, 2006, from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM. The BUS-eum as it is called will be parked at the corner of University Avenue and Harvard Street on the campus of the University of North Dakota. The public is invited to tour the exhibit during its stop at UND.
"Vanished" is presented by TRACES, a St. Paul, Minnesota based non-profit educational organization that collects and publicizes stories about Germans and Austrians in the Midwest during World War II. The exhibit's visit to Grand Forks is sponsored by the University of North Dakota Chester Fritz Library.
The U.S. internment of German-Americans is a little known historical event in U.S. history. A United States government policy forced thousands of German-Americans and Latin American Germans into camps where they were confined for the duration of the war. The exhibit has particular relevance to North Dakota which housed a German-American internment detention center outside of Bismarck. Detention centers were located across the county and included sites in Wisconsin and Texas. Ellis Island, recognized as the entry point for U.S. immigration was also a site for a German-American detention center.
People will have the opportunity to view information about the U.S. Government's WWII "enemy alien" internment program through ten narrative panels, a NBC "Dateline" documentary and a 1945 U.S. Government color film. The exhibit will stimulate viewers to ask questions about U.S. detention policies and the history of World War II.
For information about the exhibit, contact Wilbur Stolt, Director of Libraries at the University of North Dakota Chester Fritz Library. He may be reached at 701-777-2189. |
Aug 2006 |
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Calendar for Library Instruction Classes
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Check your library instruction class schedule at http://www.libsys.und.edu/r108/108.htm |
May 2006
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New Books
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Check out
new books recently acquired in the
Chester Fritz Library.
These new books are located in the New Acquisitions
selves on 2nd floor.
You can look up for more information by
searching ODIN
Library Catalog.
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Mar 2006
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New Books
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Check out
new books recently acquired in the
Chester Fritz Library.
These new books are located in the New Acquisitions
selves on 2nd floor.
You can look up for more information by
searching ODIN
Library Catalog.
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Oct 2005
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New Journal Now Online in Project MUSE
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The following journal, previously announced
as joining Project MUSE, is now online:
** From the Oxford University Press:
Past & Present
Founded in 1952, Past & Present
is widely acknowledged to be the liveliest
and most stimulating historical journal
in the English-speaking world. The journal
offers: A wide variety of scholarly and
original articles on historical, social
and cultural change in all parts of the
world; Four issues a year, each containing
five or six major articles plus occasional
debates and review essays; Challenging
work by young historians as well as seminal
articles by internationally regarded scholars;
A range of articles that appeal to specialists
and non-specialists, and communicate the
results of the most recent historical
research in a readable and lively form;
A forum for debate, encouraging productive
controversy; The examination of particular
problems and periods as well as wider
issues of historical change.
E-ISSN: 1477-464X
Print ISSN: 0031-2746
For more information on the journal:
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/past_and_present
For the Table of Contents:
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/past_and_present/toc/ptp188.1.html
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Oct 2005
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Get the "Scoop on Scopus" on October 12th
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Get an introduction to Scopus, have some
refreshments, pick up a User Guide¡¦and
see for yourself the value of using Scopus
for your research.
Since the University of North Dakota
Libraries recently added Scopus to its
collection of resources - why not come
along and get the "Scoop on Scopus"
What is Scopus? . . . A new
navigational tool that is the most
extensive abstract & citation databases
ever assembled - currently 28 million
records from 1966 to the present covering
articles from over 14,200 peer-reviewed
titles from more than 4,000 international
publishers.
Scopus (http://www.scopus.com)
can help you save valuable time in many
of your assignments and research tasks.
Students - quickly find articles for
your research projects, and link to the
full-text of many articles. Faculty -
keep up-to-date on new research with citation
alerts, or use Scopus to find out who
is citing your publications.
Hands-on-training is being offered on
October 12, 2005 in two locations. Training
will be appropriate to the needs of advanced
students and faculty. Refreshments will
be available.
Can't come to a training session? If
you haven't the time to spare for a training
session come to our open house at the
Memorial Union, spend a few minutes to
receive an introduction to Scopus, pick
up a guide, and register for an Apple
- iPod to be given away.
Scopus Events
[1] Training, October 12, 2005
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Chester Fritz Library, Room 108
1:30 p.m. -3:00 p.m.
Harley E. French Library of the Health
Sciences, Room B320B
[2] Open House, October 12, 2005
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
UND Memorial Union, Main Level
We look forward to meeting with you and
demonstrating the power of Scopus and
how it can help in your everyday research.
Scopus is brought to you by the Chester
Fritz Library, the Harley E. French Library
of the Health Sciences, North Dakota INBRE,
and the UND Neuroscience COBRE.
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Sep 2005
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http://www.scopus.com
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What is Scopus? . . . A new navigational
tool that is one of the most extensive
abstract & indexing databases ever
assembled - currently 27 million records
from 1966 to the present covering articles
from over 14,000 peer-reviewed titles
from more than 4,000 international publishers.
Scopus can help you save valuable time
in many of your research tasks, including
keeping up-to-date on new research via
search and citation alerts. Use Scopus
to search by author to find out how often
an author has been cited. Scopus is
funded through North Dakota INBRE and
sponsored by the Chester Fritz Library
and the Harley E. French Library of the
Health Sciences.
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Aug 2005
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The new U Card is now required to use
UnipriNT. To receive your card, go to
the Swanson Hall Concourse, Room 16/18
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00
p.m. , Monday through Friday. Bring a
government issued, photo ID (driver's
license or passport) to receive your new
U Card.
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Aug 2005
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The GeoRef database is on EBSCOhost
beginning August 1, 2005. GeoRef users
may take advantage of the full text from
over 300 journals with geoscience content
on EBSCOhost. Custom links to journals
from Elsevier Science, Springer, Blackwell,
and many other publishers are also included
on EBSCOhost. For more information contact
Reference & Research Services at 7-4629.
http://www.library.und.edu/research/database_az.jsp?TITLE=G
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Feb 2005
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The Chester Fritz Library is pleased
to announce access to ARTstor,
a digital resource containing thousands
of images of art work, architecture
and design and archaeological objects.
This digital resource will provide the
UND community with a wide range of visual
materials for teaching and research with
usefulness across many disciplines.
ARTstor has been developed from several
source collections and is a product of
collaborations among libraries, museums,
photographic archives, publishers, slide
libraries, and individual scholars. In
its ongoing efforts to add to the collection,
ARTstor is working with major art museums
who have agreed to share their collections
for noncommercial scholarly use. ARTstor
also includes the electronic tools to
use the images online, while providing
the necessary restricted usage environment
that balances the rights of content providers
with the needs and interests of the content
users.
The Chester Fritz Library is a Charter
Member of ARTstor, a non-profit organization
originally developed with funding from
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. It is
composed of libraries and museums dedicated
to making art images and associated data
available for education and scholarship.
Funding for UND's participation in ARTstor
was made possible by the Colonel Eugene
E. Meyers and Florence H. Meyers Trust
funds.
Access to ARTstor is available through
the Library's Home Page (http://www.library.und.edu/)
and is included in the listing of "Article
Indexes and Databases (http://www.library.und.edu/research/database_az.jsp?TITLE=A)."
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The Bibliography of Native North Americans,
from Human Relations Area Files (HRAF)
contains citations from Ethnographic Bibliography
of North America as well as from journals,
books, essays, conference papers and US
and Canadian government documents about
native peoples from the entire continent
of North America. Citations range from
the 16th century to the present.
http://www.library.und.edu/research/database_az.jsp?TITLE=B
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Jan 2005
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The Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special
Collections is pleased to announce that
a searchable index to the Grand Forks
County Marriage Licenses has been created.
This index, in the form of an Oracle database,
was created by Special Collections staff
using the actual paper licenses and original
index ledgers. The index dates from November
1875-September 1905, although the Department
will continue to index all marriage licenses
until 1915. The database can be searched
here:
http://www.library.und.edu/Collections/searchMarriageLic.jsp
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The Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special
Collections is very pleased
to announce that the inventory for the
Milton R. Young Papers has been
scanned, converted to HTML, and uploaded
to the World Wide Web. Young
served as an United States Senator from
North Dakota from 1945 until
1980, and earned the moniker "Mr.
Wheat." The collection consists
of 799
boxes, and is the largest manuscript collection
owned by the Department.
The lengthy inventory to the collection
can be viewed here:
http://www.library.und.edu/Collections/Young/og20.html
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The Chester Fritz Library will replace
carpet on the First Floor, West Wing
beginning November 1, 2004. Preparation
work will begin on October 27th, and all
work is expected to be completed by November
8th. During the past summer, a water pipe
broke causing carpet damage in the Government
Documents and Periodicals area on the
First Floor. While no Library resources
were damaged, the carpet was covered with
oily water. Residue in the carpet could
not be removed and new carpet is being
installed in the damaged areas. Government
Documents, Patent and Trademarks, and
Periodicals will be open and accessible
during the project, but some doors to
the First Floor, West Wing will be temporarily
closed during the work. Signs will
be posted directing people to the appropriate
stairway. The Library appreciates
everyone's cooperation during the carpet
installation project.
Wilbur Stolt
Director of Libraries
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The Chester Fritz Library is currently
implementing new computer software
that will support library operations such
as the circulation of books. The implementation
process necessitates suspension
of our online book renewal option for
about five weeks, and this
service should resume before the end of
November. During this period, please bring
your books to the Chester Fritz Library
for renewal. If you have questions about
renewing books, contact the Library's
Circulation Desk at 701-777-4644. Thank
you for your cooperation.
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Oct 2004
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Special Message to the University
Community:
The Chester Fritz Library is in the process
of switching to a new computer system
during the Fall Semester 2004.
The reason for the change is to replace
computer software that will not be supported
in the future. The goal of this project
is to introduce more advanced computer
technology that will enhance all Library
services.
During the next few months, you
may see Library staff taking extra steps
in checking out books. There may be some
services such as online renewals that
will not be available. You may also
find due dates are extended to
accommodate project activities. The current
Online Public Catalog will not change
during the Fall Semester, and the Library
will deliver materials to the stacks as
quickly as possible during the implementation
of the new system. However, there may
be some delays in processing some materials.
There should not be any disruption in
accessing electronic databases or e-journals.
The new computer software and hardware
will provide improved tools for both Library
staff and users. We look forward to introducing
the new "gateway" to the Public
Catalog by the beginning of the Spring
Semester 2005.
This project is separate from the ConnectND/PeopleSoft
project, which is also being implemented
at UND. The new computer system will be
operated by the Online Dakota Information
Network (ODIN), which supports all North
Dakota University System libraries and
selected public, school and special libraries
throughout the State.
The goal during the next few months
is to implement the new Library computer
system with as little inconvenience to
the user as possible. The Library
staff would like to thank you in advance
for your assistance during the implementation.
If you have any questions about the project,
please contact me at 777-2189.
Wilbur Stolt
Director of Libraries
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The Chester Fritz Library Presents
a Display Focusing on Violence Against
Women. This display explores the history,
social and literary treatment of violence
against women. Books from the library's
general collections trace the scholarly
treatment of the subject, and chronicle
significant historical events. The exhibit
is located on the second floor display
cases near the Main Entrance and the Reading
Room. The exhibit was prepared by Janet
Rex, Victor Lieberman, & Felicia Clifton.
The display will run through October 2004.
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Oct 2004
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The Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP)
online journal archive collection was
recently acquired by the Chester Fritz
Library.
The IOP journal archive provides perpetual
access to the complete collection of older
IOP journals, nearly 60 unique journal
titles in all. Online access is available
to all of these titles through 1993 at
present. For a smaller group of 24 journals
access is available after 1993 for the
latest ten years. The journal articles
published during the latest year are transferred
to the archive at the end of the year.
The archive will continue to grow in this
way each year, with an online gap of no
more that one year.
The Chester Fritz Library subscribes
individually to four IOP journals, Journal
of Physics A: Mathematical and General,
Journal
of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical
Physics, Journal
of Physics: Condensed Matter, and
European
Journal of Physics. The most recent
issues of these four titles are always
available online.
The IOP online journals can be accessed
at Chester Fritz Library (http://www.library.und.edu)
by browsing through the electronic
journal collection, or from the Institute
of Physics Electronic Journal service
(http://www.iop.org/EJ/search).
For more information contact Mary Drewes
at 7-4648.
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July 2004
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This collection of approximately 70 video
cassettes surveys NativeAmerican life
on the Great Plains. Topics include: memories
and stories of respected elders; modern
struggle to regain ancestral homelands;
importance of wild rice; social, personal
and spiritual meaning of the Pow Wow;
clash of cultures as America expanded
westward; spiritual origins of quillwork;
and, stories of the buffalo and the horse.
These archival videos may be borrowed
by faculty for UND classroom presentations
only or viewed in the Department of Special
Collections.
http://www.library.und.edu/Collections/native_video.html
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June 2004
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The Chester Fritz Library offers a new
package of databases beginning July
1, 2004. The Chester Fritz Library
participated in a three-state project
to negotiate the new database package,
which will provide online resources to
academic, public and school libraries
in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Databases are changing because contracts
for some of the current databases end
on June 30, 2004. The following EBSCO
databases will replace some of the
Gale/Infotrac databases:
- Academic
Search Premier
Academic Search™ Premier contains
indexing for nearly 8,050 publications,
with full text for more than 4,600 of
those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or
earlier are available for well over one
hundred journals, and searchable references
are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
Academic Search Premier contains unmatched
full text coverage in biology, chemistry,
education, engineering, humanities, physics,
psychology, religion & theology, sociology,
and other academic fields. This database
will replace Expanded Academic, Health
Reference Center Academic, and General
Reference Center Gold.
- Business
Source Premier and Regional
Business News
Provides indexing and abstracts for more
than twice as many active, peer-reviewed,
business related journals as any other
database. Business Source® Premier
offers indexing and abstracts for the
350 most important scholarly journals
back to 1965 or the first published issue.
This database includes searchable references
for more than 1,170 journals. Journal
ranking studies reveal that Business Source
Premier is the overwhelmingly superior
database for full text journals in all
disciplines of business, including marketing,
management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance,
econometrics and economics. Regional Business
News provides comprehensive full text
for regional business publications (including
titles from Crain Communications). This
database has full text for more than 60
sources. These databases will replace
Business and Company Resource Center and
General Business File ASAP.
- MasterFILE
Premier
Designed as a general reference database,
MasterFILE™ Premier contains full
text for 2,053 periodicals covering general
reference, business, health, education,
general science, multicultural issues
and much more. This database also contains
full text for more than 350 reference
books, 84,074 biographies, 86,132 primary
source documents, and an Image Collection
of 107,135 photos, maps & flags. MasterFILE
Premier now offers PDF backfiles (as far
back as 1975) for key publications including
American Libraries, Foreign Affairs, History
Today, Judaism, Library Journal, National
Review, Saturday Evening Post, etc. This
database will replace General Reference
Center Gold.
If you have questions about the change
of databases, please contact the Reference
Desk at 777-4629.
June 23, 2004
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June 2004
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The Chester Fritz Library has developed
new Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Request Forms
to better serve faculty, students and
staff. The new ILL forms are available
on the Library's web page, http://www.library.und.edu/services/interlibraryloan.jsp.
Users are asked to submit the completed
forms for each loan request. The new forms
will gather more complete and accurate
information, which will facilitate processing
and filling requests.
Interlibrary Loan services are offered
through the Chester Fritz Library to provide
access to resources and information not
held at the University of North Dakota
Libraries. If there are questions or comments
about the new forms or ILL services, please
contact the Chester Fritz Library Interlibrary
Loan Office at 777-4631 or the Reference
Desk at 777-4629.
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May 2004
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This weekend a new update to ScienceDirect
will be released. The release process
will run from 2:00PM to 9:00PM EST on
Saturday, May 15, 2004. During this time,
users will not have access to ScienceDirect.
After this period your users will see
a slightly different ScienceDirect appearance,
but the basic ScienceDirect product and
operation will remain the same. Sorry
for this inconvenience, but it is necessary
to update the system.
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April 2004
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The University of North Dakota Chester
Fritz Library will celebrate National
Library Week April 18-24 with special
recognition of the 35th Anniversary of
the North Dakota Joint Regional Depository
program. This anniversary marks 35 years
of cooperation between the University
of North Dakota Libraries and North Dakota
State University Libraries in providing
access to United States government publications.
The U.S. Federal Depository System was
originally established by Congress in
the early 1800s to insure that the American
public would have access to government
information. UND was designated a Depository
Library in 1890 and North Dakota State
University Library became a Depository
Library in 1907. During the early years,
each library collected a portion of the
government documents published annually,
but there was no coordination of which
institution in the state collected what
government publications.
In 1968 the two university libraries joined
together to form a Joint Regional Depository
for government documents. This cooperative
initiative by the two libraries insured
access to more government publications
to the citizens of North Dakota. Today,
the UND and NDSU libraries collect and
provide access to government publications
in paper, microform and electronic formats.
“The 35th Anniversary of the Joint
Regional Depository program is a milestone
for our two libraries. They have cooperated
for many years to bring information to
the students, faculty and staff at the
two universities and to the citizens of
North Dakota,” said Wilbur Stolt,
Director of Libraries at UND. “This
program allows us to offer access to more
government information than we could individually.”
The Joint Federal Depository Program is
open to all citizens of North Dakota.
Library staff at both universities are
available to help people with their questions
and research needs. A special shuttle
system moves government documents between
the two libraries on a daily basis during
the week. People in Grand Forks can order
documents housed in Fargo and they will
usually be available for examination within
a few days. The Joint Regional Depository
Library is located on the First Floor
of the Chester Fritz Library. More information
about the program can be found at the
Chester Fritz Library’s web site:
http://www.library.und.edu/coll/govdocs/index.jsp.
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April 2004
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The Chester Fritz Library will be open
regular hours on Saturday, April 24th.
The Library will not be affected by campus
electrical work scheduled on that day.
A special thank you to UND Facilities
for keeping the Library open so close
to the end of the semester.
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April 2004
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The Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special
Collections has completed a major database
project, the conversion of the Dakota
Student card catalog index to an online,
searchable Oracle database. The Dakota
Student index searches back to the newspaper's
very first 1888 issue. Special Collections
maintained the old card catalog index
and will continue to maintain the new
database, which searches keywords and
can be limited by year or a range of years.
Search results include subject, description,
and citation information; these are alphabetized
first by subject, and then chronologically.
Special Collections has a copy of each
Dakota Student issue on microfilm. The
database may be searched at:
http://www.library.und.edu/Collections/searchDakotaStu.jsp
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March 2004
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The Chester Fritz Library has increased
online journal access for students, faculty
and staff at UND. Journals published online
by the American
Chemical Society (ACS) are now available
through computers linked to UND. Over
30 current titles and backfiles can be
searched and read online. Backfiles for
some journals go back as far as 1879.
The Chester Fritz Library also offers
online access to over 250 online titles
published by Reed Elsevier Publishers
through their ScienceDirect
journal database. Information includes
articles from the current year plus four
years of backfiles for most of titles.
Through the UND network, faculty and students
can access current Reed-Elsevier subscriptions
supported by the Chester Fritz Library,
the Harley E. French Library of the Health
Sciences and the EERC Library.
The UND Libraries have converted most
of their print subscriptions for the above
mentioned titles to electronic subscriptions.
The objective of the change is to enhance
and expand access to these significant
research journals. Individual titles may
be searched through the Chester Fritz
Library webpage or multiple titles may
be searched through the ACS and ScienceDirect
databases.
Online access to these journal packages
has been made possible through group purchase
arrangements negotiated by MINITEX, an
organization composed of libraries in
North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota.
Access to the journals is available through
the Chester Fritz Library webpage: http://www.library.und.edu/
Questions about materials offered by
the Chester Fritz Library may be directed
to Reference and Research Services, 777-4629.
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The EERC Library will be closed from
November 17, 2003, to around March 6,
2004 for renovations. The collections
will be inaccessible during this period.
If you have any questions, please contact
Rosemary Pleva Flynn, Librarian, at rflynn@undeerc.org
or 777-5132.
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Researchers in psychology will be interested
in two new resources offered by the Chester
Fritz Library.
PsycINFO
with Full Text is a new version of
the PsycINFO database. PsycINFO with Full
Text is an electronic resource covering
literature in psychology and mental health
and includes publications from related
fields. This version of PsycINFO includes
300 of the source publications from the
PsycINFO database as full text. To view
a complete list of the journals included
as full text, search the Library's electronic
journals list by collection for ProQuest
Psychology Journals.
PsycARTICLES
is a database of full text articles from
journals published by the American Psychological
Association. Nearly 50 APA publications
make up the PsycARTICLES database that
can be search as a separate database or
as part of PsycINFO with Full Text.
Try out PsycINFO
with Full Text and with PsycARTICLES
now, or use the links provided on the
Article
Indexes and Databases page on the
Library web site.
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The Applied Science & Technology Index
now contains text of articles from over
160 publications. Along with the full
text each record is enhanced with reference
links to collections of electronic journals
and other web resources. Following is
a brief list of the subjects covered.
Aeronautics, Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry,
Engineering, Energy Resources & Research,
Geology and Geological Engineering, Industrial
Engineering, Petroleum & Gas, Physics,
Space Science and Other Industrial & Mechanical
Arts.
Click here to search the
Applied Science & Technology Index Full
Text now!
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November 2002
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The Chester
Fritz Library with the support of the
Student Government has established a new
Popular Reading Collection offering the
best in modern fiction and biography.
The Collection is funded through
a special allocation from the 2001/02 Student
Government. The idea for the Collection was developed
by Student Senator, Nick Wangler, who authored
a bill in the Student Senate to allocate
funding for the acquisition of novels for
recreational reading. Senator Wangler, a strong supporter of reading,
said "Recreational reading is a doorway
to higher learning."
The purpose of the collection is to provide
literature not associated with a particular
academic program, but of interest to recreational
reading interests.
The Library has targeted the best
in modern fiction including award winners
from many genres including Mystery, Western,
Science Fiction, Romance, and biography. Library bibliographers are reviewing many
notable book and best seller lists, current
press releases and special interest information
when selecting books for the Collection. They will be ordering books throughout the
year to add to the Collection.
The Collection is expected to grow
to over 600 books by the Spring Semester.
"We appreciate the Student Government's
interest in supporting this collection of
books," said Wilbur Stolt, Director of
Libraries.
"It is a wonderful supplement to
the Library's research collections." Additional novels and biographies given as
gifts to the Library will also be added
to the Collection in the future.
Information about individual books in the
Collection is available through the Library's
online catalog. The books are located on
new shelving recently installed in the Reading
Room. They may be previewed in the Reading
Room and checked out for personal use.
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The Current
Contents Search database is now accessible
via the Internet to all faculty and students
including remote users of the UND libraries.
Expanded access to the database is made
available through funding from the Chester
Fritz Library and the Harley
E. French Library of the Health Sciences
and through funding provided by Vice President
of Academic Affairs and Provost John Ettling
to support the Biomedical
Research Information Network (BRIN)
grant program. A link to the Current Contents
database is available on the Chester Fritz
Library and Library of the Health Sciences
web pages.
Current Contents Search delivers tables
of contents and bibliographic data from
over 7,000 of the world's leading scientific
and scholarly journals and 2,000 books.
The information in the database dates back
to 1996 publications and covers disciplines
in the sciences, social sciences, arts,
and humanities.
Indexed subject areas include agriculture,
biology, and environmental sciences; arts
and humanities; clinical medicine/ engineering,
computing, and technology; life sciences;
physical, chemical, and Earth sciences;
and social and behavioral sciences.
Current Contents Search provides users
with up-to-date research information. Each
journal meets stringent qualitative and
quantitative standards such as impact factor,
timeliness, depth and breadth of coverage,
and editorial integrity. Complete bibliographic
information is provided, including English-language
author abstracts for most journal articles.
The publications may be searched by keywords.
The database provides additional information
including author keywords, reprint and research
addresses, and full journal information.
Contact the reference department at the
Chester Fritz Library or the Harley E. French
Library of the Health Sciences for additional
information about the Current Contents Search
database.
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Chester Fritz Library, in partnership
with the Harley E. French Library of the
Health Sciences and other BRIN (Biomedical
Research Infrastructure Research) grant
recipients, now has access to SciFinder:
Chemical Abstracts online and Nature e-journals.
Chemical Abstracts via SciFinder Scholar
Online access to Chemical Abstracts is
now available at UND through the cooperation
of the ND BRIN grant, the UND and NDSU
Libraries, the chemistry departments at
NDSU and UND, RNEST, EPA EPSCoR, NDSU
Associate VP for Research and Interdisciplinary
Programs, UND ORPD, and UND Provost's
office. Special thanks goes to Professor
Mark Hoffmann, UND Chemistry Department,
for assisting with the funding details
on the UND campus.
SciFinder Scholar is a desktop information
tool that offers access to the Chemical
Abstracts Service (CAS) databases including
Chemical Abstracts, Registry, CASREACT,
CHEMCATS, and CHEMLIST. Subjects covered
by these databases include chemistry,
chemical engineering, biochemistry, geochemistry,
agricultural chemistry, biomedical and
medicinal chemistry, biotechnology, materials
science, organic chemistry, inorganic
chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, environmental
science, and waste management. The SciFinder
Scholar client software must be installed
to connect to Chemical Abstracts. UND
students, faculty, and staff can download
the client software.
Nature E-journals
Compliments of the ND BRIN grant, electronic
access to the suite of Nature journals
is now available all across campus and
off. This group of journals consists of
the electronic version of Nature,
its associated monthly titles and the
recently launched Nature Reviews journals.
A complete
list of all the titles and their research
emphasis is available. Individual Nature
titles and their URLs will be listed in
the ODIN Library Catalog and on the e-journal
list.
ND BRIN
The North
Dakota Biomedical Research Infrastructure
Network (BRIN) is a collaborative
effort among eleven educational institutions
in the state. As part of ND BRIN, the
University of North Dakota campus received
a three-year, $6 million National Institutes
of Health (NIH) grant to develop areas
of potential research through staff development
and access to research resources. Chemical
Abstracts and the Nature e-journals are
two of the new research resources made
available campus-wide at UND through BRIN.
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The Spring
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et Lex is now available:
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March 2002
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The 2001-2002 Merrifield
Competition paper submission deadline
is April 26, 2002.
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The 2000-2001
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Kluwer
Online provides access to 700+
full text journals published by Kluwer.
Coverage includes journals in all the
sciences, including the health and
life sciences, physical sciences,
and social sciences. Browse journal
title lists, search for a specific journal,
or search journal tables of contents and
abstracts. Access to this resource is
available off-campus to UND faculty, students
and staff. Learn
more about off-campus access.
ScienceDirect
Web Editions provides access to over
150 full text journals published
by Elsevier Science. Access to
these journals, which the Library also
subscribes to in print, is available online
for the most recent 12 months through
Science Direct Web Editions. The titles
are also listed on the Library's electronic
journals list. Access to this resource
is available off-campus to UND faculty,
students and staff. Learn
more about off-campus access.
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In response to the events of September
11, the Library developed a list of relevant
web resources - September 11 Tragedy:
Resources and Information
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You can receive e-mail notification of
interlibrary loans that have arrived for
you and overdue items you have checked
out. Sign up for e-mail notices.
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Starting Fall Semester, the Patents
and Trademarks Depository Library
will be open until 9 PM on Wednesday evenings.
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The Chester Fritz Library web site has
been redesigned to make access to library
information easier. Thanks to everyone
who participated in our usability study
last spring and summer!
Can't find a something on the new home
page? Try searching
the Library web site or call the Reference
and Research Services desk at (701) 777-4629
for assistance.
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