Bi-weekly Update from the Library
3/20/09
Visiting the Library–From Wherever You Are
You may choose to visit the library on-site–we are always glad to see you!–but we also welcome your visits to us remotely.
A remote visit to the library means access to, among other things:
- Credo Reference with several hundred reference books online;
- Academic Search Premier, JSTOR, and Science Direct to find far more journals full text than we house in the physical library;
- E-reserves for a convenient alternative to traditional print reserves;
- reference services by phone, IM, and email;
- interlibrary loan (ILL) to request materials from other libraries, initiated with a simple online request.
We welcome your visits to the library–however you get to us.
Infomaniac Tip of the Week
The Deep Web: What Is It and How Can I Search It?
The Deep Web, sometimes called the invisible web, refers to online content that standard search engines cannot index. Much of this “hidden” information is in online databases and dynamically generated sites and, therefore, not reachable by traditional web crawling or searching means. Content may also be unlinked or private, preventing search engines from finding it.
The hidden nature of the Deep Web does not, however, mean that content is unobtainable. Deep Web content is accessible by means beyond basic search engines. Using searchable databases of “invisible” content is often the best strategy. These may include your favorite library subscription databases (e.g., Academic Search Premier, JSTOR, ScienceDirect), freely available databases online populated (and sometimes annotated) by staff/volunteers (e.g., Intute http://www.intute.ac.uk/ or Librarians’ Internet Index http://lii.org/), or collaboratively created databases (e.g., Delicious http://delicious.com/ or Digghttp://digg.com/). You can also use your standard search engine to locate databases on your topic. That is to say, rather than just searching Google for information on specific native plants, search for native plants database and then search on your query in the database(s) you find.
For more tips on tools to find Deep Web content, try http://www.online-college-blog.com/index.php/features/100-useful-tips-and-tools-to-research-the-deep-web/.
For more information on the Deep Web, see:
- Invisible or Deep Web: What It Is, How to Find It, and Its Inherent Ambiguity (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/InvisibleWeb.html)
- The Deep Web: Surfacing Hidden Value (http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=jep;view=text;rgn=main;idno=3336451.0007.104)
- Exploring a Deep Web That Google Can’t Grasp (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/technology/internet/23search.html?_r=1&th&emc=th)
Calendar of Events
3/24-25: What’s Your Paper Footprint? Display and information on paper use in Trexler Library as part of EnAcT’s “Watts Your Bergtricity?” (Trexler Library, Level A Gallery.)
3/25: Showing of The Office episode “Survivor Man” as part of EnAcT’s “Watts Your Bergtricity?” Coffee and cookies served. BYOM (bring your own mug). (Trexler Library Level A Gallery, 8:00PM.)
3/26: Allen High School AP English Library Research Day. (Trexler Library Information Commons, 9:00AM-2:00PM.)
3/26: Faculty Author Reception for Amra Brooks. (Trexler Library, Fulford Room 4:30PM-5:30PM.)
3/27: Allen High School Library Research Day (Trexler Library Information Commons, 9:00AM-2:00PM.)
3/27: Meditation Group. Open to the public. (Trexler Library Rare Books Room, 5:00PM-6:00PM).
3/30: Faculty Author Reception for Francesca Coppa, James Peck, Larry Hass, Karen Dearborn, Mary Lawlor, and Susan Schwartz. (Trexler Library, Fulford Room 4:30PM-5:30PM.)
4/3: Meditation Group. Open to the public. (Trexler Library Rare Books Room, 5:00PM-6:00PM.)
4/5: Jewish Literature Discussion Group. Open to the public. Discussion of “Neighbors” by Jan Gross, led by Sharon Albert. (Trexler Library Periodicals Reading Area, 3:30PM-5:00PM.)
