Export to RefWorks via Google Scholar

With a simple switch of a setting, Google Scholar searchers can export citations to a RefWorks account. From the front page of this search engine, click on 'Scholar Preferences.' Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and you'll see a section marked Bibliography Manager. Select RefWorks from the drop down menu, click 'Save Preferences,' and start searching. You will see a link to 'Import into RefWorks' attached to each citation. Click the link, and your citation will download into your RefWorks account. Pretty nifty, eh?

If you have trouble making this work, let the reference staff know at reference@slc.edu.

Research Methods for Writers Workshop - Today, 3 PM

Join Carrie for a workshop on research methods and resources for writers today at 3:00 pm in the library's classroom E2. We will discuss formulating a research question, print and online resources so that you can get back to writing!

E2 is on the lower level of the library. Go down the stairs, turn left, and go through the glass door into the blue-carpeted room. Room E2 is the classroom on the right.

Thinking About Politicians

The second SLC symposium, called "Thinking about Politicians: Max Weber's Politics as a Vocation'" will be on Tuesday, October 30th, 1:30-3 pm in the Pillow Room.

As we are entering an election year, the symposium is addressing the question of what it means to be a politician in a mass democracy and which qualities a politician should have. Max Weber's classical essay will serve as our springboard for our conversation.

The panelists are: Elke Zuern (Political Science), Fred Smoler (Literature), Philip Swoboda (History), and Patrisia Macias (Sociology).

Weber's essay is available through MySLC.

Exporting records from WorldCat to RefWorks

Having trouble exporting records from WorldCat to RefWorks? You're not alone. We think we have the answer--you need to be logged in to RefWorks before you send records from WorldCat. Unlike Sociological Abstracts or Ebsco, you will not be prompted to log in when you export. So try logging in to RefWorks before you start your WorldCat searching, and then export away!

Still having trouble? Please let us know at reference@slc.edu.

Join Carrie for a workshop on Research Methods for Writers, 10/30 at 3:00 pm

Are you a writer? If you think you don't need research, or don't know how to begin, join Carrie in the library, room E2, on Tuesday, October 30th at 3:00.

This workshop will cover research strategies and sources to help you find information on people, objects, historical details, and places - all critical details that will help you breathe life into your writing. We will focus on the library's reference materials and databases. We will also cover the crucial step of formulating a research question.

Film viewing rooms temporarily out of order

Library film viewing rooms 1 and 2 are currently out of commission due to broken equipment. We have ordered replacement DVD and VHS players--including a region-free DVD player for viewing foreign discs--and will let you know as soon as they are up and running.

Thank you for your patience!

Need research help? Reference consultations are available!

If you are running into trouble with a research project, or simply having a hard time getting started, the reference staff at the library can help. From the homepage, click on "request consultation" under Quick Links, or simply click here, to set up an individualized research session with Carl, Emily, or Carrie. We will use the information you give us to do some preliminary research and suggest research strategies, sources, and questions to help you get started.

We look forward to discussing your projects with you!

Inauguration Day hours

The Library will be closed from 10:30am to 1:00pm this Friday, October 5, to celebrate the inauguration of Karen Lawrence.

Gender Studies Database has a new interface

Over the summer, the library opted to get the content of the Gender Studies Database delivered through the EbscoHost platform. In non-library-speak, that means that when you go to search this resource, you'll see the same interface you use to search Academic Search Premiere. We hope this will make using GSD more intuitive and less frustrating. Another great aspect? We now have more than one 'seat' for the database. Last year, only one member of the community could use this database at the time, and we had an eight-minute wait after someone logged out. With EbscoHost, many of us can use the database at once.

So dive in! GSD is a great source for scholarly research in women's, gender, and sexuality studies. If you'd like help navigating this or any of our other databases, or in choosing the best databases for your conference work, please request a consultation here.

Library Links in Google Scholar

Users of Google's search tool for scholarly information on the Web will see something new in results lists. If the full-text of a citation can be found in our collections, you'll see this:

Full-Text @ SLC

Click on the link, and you'll be re-directed to the full-text within the library's electronic holdings. Pretty nifty, eh?

You will often find citations using Google Scholar where the full-text is neither freely available on the open Web or in the library's collections. Remember to use our interlibrary loan forms, available here, and we can get the full-text for you from another library.