Reposted from ResourceShelf. Shows ranking, reach %, # of unique visitors and page views. Updated monthly on the Google Ad planning site. Lists below from April 2010.
The Top 10
1. Facebook
2. Yahoo
3. Live.com
4. Wikipedia.org
5. MSN.com
6. Microsoft
7. Blogspot (owned by Google)
8. Baidu.com
9. QQ.com
10. Mozilla.com
Here are a few other rankings:
18. Twitter
22. Amazon.com
31. Flickr.com
44. IMDB
56. Linkedin.com
83. NY Times
102. Scribd
166. Reference.com
179. Reuters.com
You will want to read this article about today’s librarianship from the Chronicle of Higher Education, Thursday, May 20, 2010.
Couple excerpts:
“It’s not that many of today’s librarians routinely dress in sunglasses and black leather (though some do). It’s that, more than any other class of professionals in higher education, librarians possess a comprehensive understanding of the scholarly ecosystem. They know what’s going on across the disciplines, among professors and administrators as well as students. No less important, they are often the most informed people when it comes to technological change—its limits as well as its advantages.”
“…[Librarians] understand the chain of events between the butterfly and the hurricane, so to speak, because they have experience with the cultivation of knowledge and with the practical consequences of institutional overreaching. They see the potential of new tools, but they are also the guardians of tradition. From that permanent dialectical struggle, they appear to acquire a mixture of whimsy and wisdom—in addition to a notable taste for eccentric eyewear.
In my experience, librarians almost always pass the beer test: They are among the most likeable people you’ll find at any college. They have the intellectual curiosity of academics without the aloofness and attitude often displayed by professors. If you are a stranger on a strange campus, the one person who will always save you is a librarian. They may still shush you in some places, but librarians will also go to the most extraordinary lengths to help you achieve your scholarly goals without asking for any of the credit.”
We here at the library have many ways to relieve stress during finals. We have tools that will help speed your research, services to help you relax, and people just waiting to help you when you get stuck.
When you don’t know where to start your research, I highly recommend our new beta search service Summon. Summon allows you to search millions of articles (newspaper, journal, or magazine) and CLICnet all at once – over 200,000,000 resources in a single search box. I dare you not to find something on your topic. More about Summon.
RefWorks builds bibliographies for you. So if you were told to create a bibliography for your final paper in the APA format and have no clue what that means, no worries. Dump the citations into RefWorks, choose APA and dunzo (ok, check it first to make sure the system did what it was supposed to do). My point is, RefWorks helps build bibliographies with ease.
Give yourself a break and relax with some calming tea from Cafe Bene. Or wire yourself up for a marathon session with espresso. Either way, Bene’s got you covered. Hours | Menu
Chair massages – The Wellness Center is sponsoring chair massages on Thursdays for students this spring semester. On the first Thursday each month, that’s May 6th for those of you playing at home , the masseuse will be on the first floor of O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center – next to Coffee Bene. On the other Thursdays of the month, the masseuse will be located in Koch Commons. The cost is $6 for 5 minutes or $12 for 10 minutes, and flex dollars can be used.
If you spend more than 5 minutes looking for info on your topic, stop what you’re doing and IM or SMS a librarian – Text send USTLibraries <your message here> to 246246. We cn save u tym.
Films on Demand, a database of electronic videos, is the latest subscription to the UST Media Resources Collection. Through Films on Demand, more than 5,000 full-length videos are available for classroom or individual viewing via a Web browser. They are accessible on or off campus using a broadband high speed Internet connection, i.e., cable modem or DSL. (Off-campus users will need to log in with their UST username and password.)
All subject areas are covered in this database, including: psychology, history, literature, languages, engineering, business, art, sociology, and sciences. For video titles, check the UST Media Resources Collection website, CLICnet library catalog, the UST Libraries Databases and Indexes Web page or directly here.
For more information about Films on Demand or how to use it for your classes, contact Cindy Badilla-Melendez, media resources librarian, (651) 962-5464.
You are all cordially invited! The publication reading celebrating the 2010 issue of Summit Avenue Review, the student-edited literary and visual arts magazine of the University of St. Thomas, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 7, in the O’Shaughnessy Room of the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center. Free copies of the new issue will be available; light refreshments too. We hope to see you.
Poetry on the Patio #12 If you missed this year’s Poetry on the Patio that was held last Thursday, April 29 – or even if you were able to be there in person – I’m happy to let you know that you can link to this event and enjoy hearing your favorite colleagues reading their favorite poems. We look forward to seeing you at next year’s Poetry on the Patio.
Ever wondered? Below is a sample of UST Libraries resources you can use to answer this question.
Here’s an answer from Oxford Handbook of International Financial Terms, one of our most useful resources for usable definitions of financial terms:
asset-backed. Generic term for securities or financing methods where the underlying obligation and the source of interest and principal repayment is the cash flow from a particular financial asset or a portfolio (pool) of financial assets. Examples of asset-backed securities include receivables from commercial loans, credit cards, auto loans, real estate, inventory financing, and other securities (cf. mortgage-backed). The key factor in putting together such securities is the ability to differentiate or pool specific income producing assets so as to establish a legitimate legal claim or lien thereon.
How did I get here? Follow these steps.
What if these definitions aren’t enough?
Well, what’s happening with asset-backed finance in the world right now?
You are all cordially invited to the UST Libraries’ “Poetry on the Patio” on Thursday, April 29 at Noon on the patio of the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library. We look forward each April to calling attention to National Poetry Month and this will be our 12th poetry reading. Each year, several members of the UST Community read poems – written by someone other than themselves – that they treasure. It’s a sharing of the love of poetry by people from all walks of life and all corners of the campus. It begins at Noon and goes through 1pm – what a lovely way to spend your lunch hour. We hope you will stop by, bring your lunch, pull up a chair and enjoy the selections chosen by your UST colleagues and friends. Hosted by library director, Dan Gjelten, this year’s roster includes Dan Eller, Rachel Wobschall, Brady Narloch, Tom Marsh, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Mary K. O’Rourke, Marty Warren, Tom Tommet, and Carmela Garritano. In addition, we’ll be treated to a chance to hear a few songs by the Show’d Up Band. We hope you will join us; light refreshments will be provided. If you have any questions, please call Julie at 962-5014. Read on for more information on National Poetry Month. In case the weather is not cooperating, we will hold the event inside the library in the O’Shaughnessy Room, Room 108.
Do you know lots of interesting and obscure facts that most people would call ‘useless’? Well prove them wrong by playing the UST Libraries daily trivia contest. One lucky winner will be chosen from the correct answers to win a ‘valuable’ prize.
Here is the question for Thursday, April 15th.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is scheduled to open a new 22,500 square-foot Library and Archives in downtown Cleveland this year. Who is the current Director of Library and Archives for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Do you think you know the answer? If you do follow this link to the UST Libraries Library Week page to read further rules and answer the question via e-mail in order to be eligible for the prize. And while you are on the Library Week page be sure to check out our other events such as book sales, a golf tournament and scavenger hunts that will continue throughout the week.
Thank you and I hope you all have a wonderful week!