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2013

Business & Economics

Harvard Business Review removes full access to selected articles

It has become a depressingly common question this semester at the reference desk. I am asked why a permanent link to an article is coming up with an error message, or a user sees this message on an article she wants for a class.

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I look at the citation and sure enough the answer is staring at me right in the face. The Harvard Business Review is a long standing, respected publication, that covers a wide range of business topics and articles are assigned readings in many undergraduate and graduate classes. Business Source Premier is the only database at UST that provides the electronic access to the Harvard Business Review starting from 1922 up until the present issue. I remember very clearly in the early 2000’s when the UST libraries decided to to make the switch from our then full text business article database, ABI INFORM to Business Source Premier from the vendor Ebsco.  The librarians debated the merits of both products, we conducted surveys, and finally one of the main reasons we switched was because of the full text access to HBR that we knew our users wanted.

Fast forward to August 1st 2013 when the publishers of HBR started to block full access to their most popular articles like the one you see above.  Professors can no longer link to these articles from their Blackboard page, and while users can view the articles when they find them in Business Source Premier, they can no longer print or save the articles in front of them.  There is no established list of these 500 articles, users will have to just cross their fingers when they click on an article from HBR that the article they want is not on that mysterious list.

This issue with Harvard goes beyond UST, and it is not going unnoticed.  The Chronicle of Education published a very comprehensive article describing the circumstances and potential impact of this situation, while business and reference library associations issued their own response to Harvard’s policy.   Recently I shared an article with an OCB faculty member who was not able to link to an HBR article and she replied ‘I would not want to be on the wrong side of librarians.’  I was very flattered by her response and gratified that she perceived librarians as facilitating access to information.  So when this access is denied for whatever reason, then yes, you do not want to be on that wrong side.

November 12, 2013 by
Database Highlights & Trials

Got 7 Minutes? Got a tablet or smartphone?

Have I got an offer for you! You can download Browzine, an app that gives you tables of contents, as well as actual articles, to some of your favorite academic journals. Need to keep up in your profession? Love to browse journals?  We’ve written about Browzine before but I thought I’d mention it again.  You can watch this 7 minute presentation about what it is and how it works. And in less than 8 minutes, you’ll be browsing some of UST’s academic journals* on your tablet.

http://youtu.be/AUV1HCRPsI0

*Browzine does not include all journals UST libraries subscribe to, but a lot. You can find the entire journal collection here.

November 11, 2013 by
Libraries, News & Events, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library

Telos Project begins series this Thursday, November 7 at Noon

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Dr. Mark McInroy

This Thursday, November 7, 2013 marks the first Telos Project event this academic year.  These meetings are held in the O’Shaughnessy Room of the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library and provide open discussions between St. Thomas faculty and students. This first meeting features Dr. Mark McInroy of the theology department.   He will share with students the importance of his area of expertise, and also give his perspective on why a liberal arts education is important.

The Telos Project is an effort to bring a renewed focus on a crucial aspect of the University of St. Thomas’ commitment to the pursuit of truth: the integration of knowledge across disciplines. It is the purpose of The Telos Project to re-introduce to the St. Thomas community the dialogue and discussion that is essential for any intellectual community.   Please watch for upcoming noon-hour meetings and plan to join us.

All are welcome  — refreshments will be provided.

November 6, 2013 by
News & Events

Alumni Access to Library Electronic Resources in Theology

The Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library has just subscribed to The American Theological Library Associations’ Catholic Periodical and Literature Index for Alum.  This is a nationally known religious studies database with a strong Catholic Identity.  We are now offering UST alumnae access to this database.

ATLA Catholic Periodical Literature Index® (ATLA CPLI®) for Alum covers all aspects of the Catholic faith and lifestyle, and includes over 380,000 index citations of articles and reviews published in Roman Catholic periodicals, Papal documents, church promulgations, and books about the Catholic faith that are authored by Catholics and/or produced by Catholic publishers. Originally developed by the Catholic Library Association, The Catholic Periodical and Literature Index covers content from over 200 periodicals back to 1981.

The library also offers an alumnae subscription to ATLASerials (ATLAS) for Alum, which the library has offered for the past eight years.  ATLASerials (ATLAS) for Alum, is an online collection of major religion and theology journals selected by leading theologians and religious scholars. ATLAS users can read articles or research the history of a topic from as early as 1924 to the present.

Key Features of these databases include 24/7 online access to a comprehensive collection of major religion and theology journals. Researchers may search citations, or full text versions of periodical articles.

For login information, simply send a quick email to Betsy Polakowski at:  ejpolakowski@stthomas.edu.

See more library sponsored alumni resources on The University of St. Thomas Libraries’ Websites.

November 4, 2013 by
Archbishop Ireland Library, Charles J. Keffer Library, Libraries, News & Events, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library

November Drive – New Women’s Socks and Flip Flops

socksNovember 1st through November 25th the St. Thomas Libraries and IRT Department will be collecting donations of new women’s socks and new women’s flip flops for Women Advocates, Inc.

Donation boxes will be located at the entrances of O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library, Ireland Library, and Keffer Library as well at IRT’s offices in the basement of O’Shaughnessy Education Center (OEC).

Founded in 1974, Women’s Advocates was the first shelter in the nation for battered women and their children. Women’s Advocates offers shelter, meals, clothing, transportation, personal needs items, counseling, support, advocacy, referral, crisis phone and other basic services to women and their children daily. An average of 1,000 women and children stay at the shelter each year.

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November 1, 2013 by
Archbishop Ireland Library, Kudos, News & Events, Theological Libraries Month

Book Spine Poetry Grand Prize Winner!

Ireland Library is pleased to announce “With Roots and Wings” as the Grand Prize Winner of the Theological Libraries Month Book Spine Poetry Contest!  Sean Goossens & Andrea Bettschen teamed together to create the simple and evocative poem.  They will receive a box (30 pieces) of the Queen’s Assortment from Regina’s Chocolates.

The 2013 Winners of Ireland Library's Book Spine Poetry Contest: Andrea Bettschen and Sean Goossens! Congrats!

The 2013 Winners of Ireland Library’s Book Spine Poetry Contest: Andrea Bettschen and Sean Goossens! Congrats!

The staff of Ireland Library thanks the following folks who made Theological Libraries Month special:  our Book Spine Poetry contestants, all you who voted for your favorite Book Spine Poetry, all the student staff at Ireland who created sample book spine poetry, and especially Sarah P whose enthusiasm for social media made this contest possible.

October 31, 2013 by
Business & Economics

Industry information: new and improved!

“New and improved” is one of those standard tag lines in business, but we really have seen some cool industry stuff lately in our business resources. Fans of IBISWorld, that great source for mid-level industry overviews, may have noticed an increasing number of OD reports. Now these aren’t “ODD” reports, they’re “OD,” which stands for On Demand. Businesses order these reports from IBISWorld and, once they’re delivered to the client, IBIS can resell them. There are about 600 of them now, in addition to the 700+ regular reports in IBIS. St. Thomas pays a little extra for them, and they’re worth it. Besides 3D Printer Manufacturing (OD4428) and Ethnic Supermarkets (OD4333), where else would you look for reports on Sports Video Game Publishing (OD4860) and my personal favorite, Chocolate Stores (OD5339)? One can only say that the revenue outlook is Sweet.

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Another resource near and dear to the hearts of business researchers is ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry. Despite its less-than-glamorous name, ABI Trade is a great source for high fashion news, as well as market trends, and product announcements of all sorts. This is due to its great coverage of trade journals, which is a publication covering, and intended to reach, a specific industry or type of business. ABI also has a bunch of industry reports, which until recently have not been easy to find. But now you can search them more easily through ABI’s Data & Reports tab, or best of all, browse them through the Browse tab:

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Here’s an example, Food and Drink:

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As we move toward project deadlines and the end of fall semester, keep a warm place in your heart for industry overviews. Well, maybe not. But keep them in mind for your research projects, and spring job-hunting.

October 31, 2013 by
Libraries, News & Events, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library

All are invited to “noonartsound” in the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library, Nov 5 – at noon

 “The glittering sights and sounds of Europe’s most beautiful city can sometimes obscure a different kind of beauty –  one that is overly sumptuous, too rich . . . decadent.”                                                                   – Chris Kachian and Shelly Nordtorp-Madson                                                                                   

Shelly Nordtorp-Madson and Chris Kachian

Shelly Nordtorp-Madson and Chris Kachian

Next in the “noonartsound” series, “Decadent Vienna in the 1800’s” will be Tuesday, November 5, in the O’Shaughnessy Room (Rm 108) of O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library.

The O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library and St. Thomas faculty members Dr. Shelly Nordtorp-Madson (Art History) and Dr. Chris Kachian (Music) invite the campus community to “noonartsound” – a series of noontime talks on a various periods in art, sculpture, painting, costume history and more – coupled with guitar performances of corresponding period music from the 400 years of history covered by the series.

Nordtorp-Madson and Kachian have been performing these popular lecture-concerts together for over 10 years. The professors are known their unique style and humor, along with beautiful, satisfying, yet “unstuffy” presentations of their art.

Here’s the remaining “noonartsound” schedule through May, 2014.  We hope you will join us!

  • Dec. 3, 2013      “Freedom: Art and Music of the Mississippi Delta 1910-1950”
  • March 4, 2014: “Argentina: Tango in Images and Sound”
  • April 2, 2014:    “The Art and Music of the French Baroque Chambre“
  • May 6, 2014:     “Romantica: Spanish Art and Music of 1880-1910″
October 29, 2013 by