Reminder: Support for Research Port Ending December 31, 2018

Support for the Ort Library’s Research Port database service will be ending December 31, 2018.

All of the Library's current online database and journal subscriptions will continue to be available to students, faculty and staff after December 31.  Please use the following options to access the Library’s online resources:

•  OneSearch:  Use the search box on the Ort Library’s website at https://www.frostburg.edu/lewis-ort-library/ or link directly via http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?profile=eds&custid=frostburg&groupid=main&authtype=ip,guest
•  A-Z Databases List:  http://libguides.frostburg.edu/az.php
•  Journal Search (to browse journals):  http://sfx.umd.edu/fs/journalsearch

Please update any course materials and/or links that reference Research Port.  Please use the links above or the instructions for linking to various library online resources located on the Library Services for Faculty web page at https://www.frostburg.edu/lewis-ort-library/userserv/faculty-services/. 

Please feel free to contact the Library at 301-687-4424 or libref@frostburg.edu if you have any questions or need assistance.

Support for Research Port Ending

Support for the Ort Library’s Research Port database service will be ending December 31, 2018.

Please use the following options to access the Library’s online resources:

•  OneSearch:  Use the search box on the Ort Library’s website at https://www.frostburg.edu/lewis-ort-library/ or link directly via http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?profile=eds&custid=frostburg&groupid=main&authtype=ip,guest
•  A-Z Databases List:  http://libguides.frostburg.edu/az.php
•  Journal Search (to browse journals):  http://sfx.umd.edu/fs/journalsearch

The Library will be removing all links to Research Port from its website during an upgrade tentatively scheduled for August 2018.

It is suggested that you update any course materials and/or links that reference Research Port prior to the start of the fall 2018 semester.  Please use the links above or the instructions for linking to various library online resources located on the Library Services for Faculty web page at https://www.frostburg.edu/lewis-ort-library/userserv/faculty-services/. 

Please feel free to contact the Library at 301-687-4424 or libref@frostburg.edu if you have any questions or need assistance.

Artstor Celebrates Black History Month

The Artstor Blog for February highlights Black History Month in its Top Posts & Pages section. Links on this month's publication identify digital images from the database featuring photography on Black life and culture and art by Black women.

Artstor has also partnered with The Phillips Gallery of Modern Art to provide access to additional images from prominent Black artists. The newsletter mentions efforts to partner with other organizations for future access to additional images.

Archives of previous newsletters include resource links from last year's February issue.

Artstor Digital Library is available from the A-Z database tab on the Ort Library home page.

If you have questions about accessing or using Artsor, please contact the Ort Library Reference Desk at 301-687-4424 or libref@frostburg.edu to e-mail a question..

Instructions for accessing library resources from off campus are provided on the Distance Ed Students link also available on the library home page.

Library Introduces Kanopy Streaming Video

The Ort Library has recently introduced a new online video streaming service, Kanopy.  Kanopy's collection includes thousands of award-winning educational documentaries, training films and theatrical releases from producers such as the Criterion Collection, PBS, Kino Lorber, New Day Films, The Great Courses, California Newsreel and hundreds more.

Kanopy may be accessed via the Library’s A-Z Databases web page.  In addition, citations and links to the films are included in the OneSearch search engine located on the Ort Library website.  FSU students, faculty and staff will be asked to enter their 14-digit barcode number and last name to access Kanopy films and other Library resources from off-campus.

Faculty & Staff:  Please note that Kanopy videos cannot be embedded in Blackboard at this time, but may be linked to from your courses.  Please follow these instructions to link to Kanopy videos from Blackboard courses:

1. Find the video you are interested in having your class view.
2. Below the video, click on the Share button.
3. Click on Share link.
4. A URL is provided for you to copy.  This link will be pasted in your Blackboard course by creating an item, assignment, etc.
5. To ensure off-campus access to Kanopy films, make sure to add the Library's proxy prefix (http://proxy-fs.researchport.umd.edu/login?url=) in front of the URL.  For example, the film URL http://frostburg.kanopystreaming.com/video/color-wheel provided by Kanopy should be added your Blackboard course as http://proxy-fs.researchport.umd.edu/login?url=http://frostburg.kanopystreaming.com/video/color-wheel.  Off-campus users will be asked to enter their 14-digit barcode number and last name to authenticate into Kanopy to view the video.
6. When creating the link in Blackboard as an item, assignment, etc., after pasting the link in the box, choose "Open in New Window" from the drop down.

 If you have questions about accessing or using Kanopy, please contact the Ort Library Reference Desk at 301-687-4424, libref@frostburg.edu or via online chat.  If you need assistance linking to Kanopy videos from Blackboard, please contact the FSU Instructional Design & Delivery team.

Library Hours for Thanksgiving Holiday

The Lewis J. Ort Library will close at 5:00 pm on Tuesday November 22 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The Library will be closed Wednesday, November 23 through Saturday, November 26.

The Library will re-open for normal hours on Sunday, November 27 at 1:00 pm.

As always, the Library's databases and catalog are available to utilize from off-campus. In order to access resources from off-campus, you will need to know your 14-digit barcode (found on your FSU ID).

If you need reference assistance, you can contact MD AskUsNow!, our 24/7 chat reference service. Click HERE to chat with a librarian.

The staff of the Lewis J. Ort Library wishes you a safe and happy Thanksgiving Holiday.

Kanopy Streaming Video Trial

The Ort Library is conducting a trial of Kanopy, an on-demand streaming video service of educational films, from September 12, 2016 through October 15, 2016.  Kanopy’s collection includes more than 26,000 films, including award-winning documentaries, training videos and theatrical releases.

You may access the Kanopy trial at http://goo.gl/9Br1sm.  Off-campus users must login by entering the 14 digit barcode number from their FSU ID card.

The Kanopy collection includes films from many leading producers, such as the Criterion Collection, PBS, Kino Lorber, New Day Films, The Great Courses, Media Education Foundation, and many others. Independent filmmakers are also included.

Films are licensed for educational use and can be easily shared.  Kanopy provides the ability to create clips, create teaching playlists, and embed films into Blackboard.

New online resources are regularly evaluated by the Library.  Your input is a very important factor, along with budgetary and licensing considerations, in helping the Library determine which resources are most useful to FSU students, faculty and staff.  Please feel free to provide your opinions, questions and comments about Kanopy by completing a brief voluntary, anonymous survey at located at https://goo.gl/forms/PYcAnVYSoSNUlckp2.  Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

Additional information about Kanopy may be found at https://www.kanopystreaming.com/about-us.  If you have further questions or would like additional information about Kanopy or this trial, please contact the Ort Library Reference Desk at 301-687-4424 or libref@frostburg.edu.

New Online Resource - Nursing Reference Center

The Ort Library is pleased to announce the addition of Nursing Reference Center to its suite of online resources.  Nursing Reference Center, which is available to FSU students, faculty and staff, is designed specifically for nurses, and provides evidence-based information for point of care, continuing education, nursing research and more.

Nursing Reference Center is accessed via the Library's Databases A-Z webpage.  Off-campus users will be prompted to enter the 14-digit barcode number found on their FSU ID card as well as their last name in order to access the database.

If you have questions or need assistance accessing Nursing Reference Center, please contact the Ort Library Reference Desk at 301-687-4424 or via email or live chat.
 

New Library Online Resources

The Ort Library recently activated the following new electronic resources, available to FSU students, faculty and staff:

BioOne Complete:  An aggregation of more than full text 180 scholarly journals focused in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.

 

IPA Source:  A collection of literal translations and International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions. The goal of IPA Source is to promote the comprehension and accurate pronunciation of foreign language texts in art song and opera in order that the singer may imbue each syllable with the appropriate emotional content.  As a specialized database, full text content is not available through OneSearch or linked via the Find It service.

JSTOR Life Sciences Collection:  A full text collection of more than 160 journals in the field sciences and health sciences.  All of the library’s JSTOR collections are bundled together under the heading JSTOR in the Databases A-Z list and Research Port.

Ulrichsweb:  Detailed information on more than 300,000 periodicals (also called serials) of all types: academic and scholarly journals, e-journals, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more.  As a specialized database, full text content is not available through OneSearch or linked via the Find It service.

These e-resources are available from the library’s Databases A-Z list, Research Port, and integrated into the Library’s OneSearch system (the search box on the library’s website). Full text content is also linked through the library’s Find It service, effectively connecting it to relevant citations in all of the library’s databases as well as Google Scholar. 

Please contact the Ort Library Reference Desk at 301-687-4424, libref@frostburg.edu, or chat with a librarian if you have any questions or wish to know more about these e-resources.

Accessing Library Resources Remotely

Electronic access to the library's electronic resources (examples include: scholarly/peer-reviewed articles, newspaper articles, and e-books) are available 24/7 through OneSearch (available on the library's home page) or via the following web page: http://libguides.frostburg.edu/databaselist.

If you need research assistance while the library is closed, you can utilize Maryland AskUsNow!, our 24/7 chat reference service. To access the service, click on Maryland AskUsNow!

If you need assistance using OneSearch, you use the OneSearch Research Guide (http://libguides.frostburg.edu/OneSearch).

New Library Online Resources and Database Changes

The Ort Library is pleased to announce access to the following new online resources for students, faculty and staff:

·       Education Research Complete:  This database covers education topics from early childhood to higher education and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, testing, curriculum, and leadership.  It provides indexing and abstracts for more than 2,100 journals, as well as full text for more than 1,200 journals, and includes full text for nearly 500 books and monographs.  Education Research Complete replaces the Education Journals database that has been offered by the library.  

·       ARTstor Digital Library:  ARTstor is a resource that provides over 1.5 million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences with an accessible suite of software tools for teaching and research.  Community-built collections comprise contributions from international museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives and artists and artists' estates.

Citations to the content for both Education Research Complete and ARTstor are incorporated into the Library’s OneSearch service.  More information about OneSearch, including user guides and a basic video tutorial, is available on the library’s website.

The databases may also be accessed directly via the library’s website or Research Port.

Subscriptions to the databases Education Journals and Social Science Abstracts will end in early July 2013 and these resources will be removed from OneSearch and Research Port.  As described above, Education Research Complete will replace Education Journals.  Citations from Social Science Abstracts are duplicated in other Library databases and within the OneSearch service.

If you have any questions, please contact a reference librarian via phone (301-687-4424), online, or at the Reference Desk on Floor 2 of the Ort Library.  If you would like to schedule an instruction session for your class, please complete the Library Instruction Request Form.