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Year in Review

by Steven Wade on March 7th, 2024 | 0 Comments

Join us in celebrating all of the ways that Knight-Capron Library is a hub of research and learning! Your librarians and library staff are dedicated to serving you through our print and electronic resources, research consultations, and classroom visits.


New Database | New York Times All Access

by Steven Wade on December 7th, 2023 in Accounting, Art, Biology, Biomedical Science, Business, Chemistry, Communication, Computer Science | Information Technology, Criminology | Criminal Justice, Data Science | Statistics, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Science & Studies, Gender Studies, General, Health Sciences, History, International Relations | Security, Leadership Studies, Management, Marketing, Music, News | Newspapers | Current Events, Physics, Political Science, Pop Culture, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, Theatre | 0 Comments

Front page of the New York Times newspaper

We are excited to announce that students, faculty, and staff can now enjoy free access to The New York Times. Your all access pass includes everything The New York Times offers:

  • News: Understand the world with original reporting from 1,700 journalists
  • Games: Spelling Bee, Wordle, The Crossword, and more
  • Cooking: Recipes, advice, and inspiration for any occasion
  • Wirecutter: Independent reviews for thousands of products
  • The Athletic: In-depth, personalized sports journalism.

Start exploring today by going to accessnyt.com


New Database | Trends & Policy: U.S. Environment

by Megan Wade on August 18th, 2023 in Data Science | Statistics, Economics, Environmental Science & Studies, General, Political Science | 0 Comments

A promotional picture for the Trends and Policy: U.S. Environment Database

Trends & Policy: U.S. Environment is now available in the Knight-Capron Library's database collections. Trends & Policy: U.S. Environment merges content from a variety of sources and presents them in a unique interface designed to connect various environmental policies of the United States to their trending results. Included in this collection are all environment-related public laws and hearings, Legislative branch reports, Executive branch reports and data, press releases, and present-day and historical news articles.


New Database | Psychotherapy.net

by Katie Glaeser on February 28th, 2023 in Counselor Education, Psychology | 0 Comments

Psychotherapy.net is now available in the Knight-Capron Library's collections.  Psychotherapy.net allows for unlimited access to 338 videos designed to improve the clinical skills of mental health professionals. Videos feature Yalom, Linehan, Kernberg and other experts in session with real clients, and step-by-step explanations of their interventions. With this video library, students can see theory being put into action, bridging the gap between learning about therapy and actually providing therapy.


New Database | Digital Theatre+

by Katie Glaeser on February 28th, 2023 in Art, English, History, Languages, Music, Theatre | 0 Comments

Digital Theatre+ Logo

Digital Theatre+ is now available in the Knight-Capron Library's collections.  Digital Theatre+ gives 24/7 access to award-winning productions and a wealth of study materials. As well as enhancing Theatre and Performance courses, Digital Theatre+ is also used across English, Dance, Music, and History departments, to support the study of the humanities.  Digital Theater+ contains: 

 Productions

Classic and contemporary productions in live-capture and audio formats, many exclusive to Digital Theatre+, or brought to you from our world-class partners such as Shakespeare’s Globe, BroadwayHD and the BBC.


 Video resources

Insights from casts, creatives and academics to give context and enrich students’ learning, with a focus on key topics in international curricula and Theatre Studies’ syllabuses.


 Pages of written resources

Written by educators for educators, our essays, guides, lesson plans and more give an in-depth look at a play or topic, perfect for independent study or supporting your lesson prep.


New Database | ACM Digital Library

by Katie Glaeser on November 3rd, 2021 in Computer Science | Information Technology, Data Science | Statistics, Intelligence Studies, Mathematics | 0 Comments

ACM Digital Library Logo

New in the Knight-Capron Library's digital collections: 

The ACM Digital Library is a research, discovery and networking platform containing:

  • The Full-Text Collection of all ACM publications, including journals, conference proceedings, technical magazines, newsletters and books.
  • A collection of curated and hosted full-text publications from select publishers.
  • The ACM Guide to Computing Literature, a comprehensive bibliographic database focused exclusively on the field of computing.
  • A richly interlinked set of connections among authors, works, institutions, and specialized communities.

The ACM Digital Library comes to us through the Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) Consortium


Four Ways the Library Can Help with Your Course Syllabus

by Katie Glaeser on July 29th, 2021 in Accounting, Africana Studies, Archaeology, Art, Biology, Biomedical Science, Business, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication, Computer Science | Information Technology, Counselor Education, Criminology | Criminal Justice, Data Science | Statistics, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Science & Studies, French, Gender Studies, General, German, Health & Physical Education, Health Sciences, Health Sciences | Athletic Training, Health Sciences | Exercise Physiology, Health Sciences | Health Benefit Design, Health Sciences | Health Informatics, Health Sciences | Health Promotion, Health Sciences | Nursing, Health Sciences | Physical Therapy, Health Sciences | Physician Assistant (MPAM), Health Sciences | Public Health, Health Sciences | Sport Management, History, Intelligence Studies, International Relations | Security, Languages, Latin, Leadership Studies, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Museum Studies, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Pop Culture, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre | 0 Comments

It's that time of year when our friends and colleagues in the faculty are refreshing and finalizing their course syllabi and online course materials.  Here are our best tips of the season to make sure that library content in your course reading lists works properly when you need it to! 

1. Test all of the content links in your syllabus and online courses

It is well-documented that online links are not reliable or stable long-term.  That's no different in the library world.  Test your links before classes start to prevent confusion and last-minute scrambling!  It is helpful to make a list of any broken links that need to be addressed. 

Rusty Chains

2. Use OneSearch to find fresh sources for any broken links

OneSearch searches most of the library's electronic databases, and is the best way to determine if we have alternate access to the articles, ebooks, or videos that you need.  Simply copy and paste the article title into the search box in order to see if and where that article lives in our databases.  Navigate to the full text from your search results and make note of any unavailable titles. 

Water Source

3. Use stable permalinks

Think twice before you copy the URL from your browser's address bar!  Those links are normally temporary and will expire and break shortly after you visit them!  To get links that will last, take a look at our faculty tutorial for how to generate stable permalinks to library content. Just know that permalinks should persist as long as the content is available to the library in that platform.  That means that even with permalinks, you still need to check your content links periodically! 

Stable rock tower

4. Address content that is no longer available

Databases frequently change their title lists, which means that an article we had last Spring may be gone in the Fall!  Search the library's collections for alternative titles, or talk to your liaison librarian to explore other options.

Picture of erosion

5. Add the library to your syllabus or online course!

We are here to help you and your students get to the content you need.  Visit our Faculty page for the library's copy-and-paste syllabus statement! 


Sources: 

  • Elleul, J. (2020). Source de la Cuisance [Image]. Retrieved 29 July 2021, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/obni/50471496671.
  • Rock Formation Erosion Window Nature. [Image]. Retrieved 29 July 2021, from https://p1.pxfuel.com/preview/470/808/973/rock-formation-erosion-window-nature.jpg.
  • Rust Sea Chains Rusty Old Ship. [Image]. Retrieved 29 July 2021, from https://p1.pxfuel.com/preview/680/273/234/rust-sea-chains-rusty-old-ship.jpg.
  • Stone Tower Rock Balance Sea. [Image]. Retrieved 29 July 2021, from Rock Formation Erosion Window Nature. [Image]. Retrieved 29 July 2021, from https://p1.pxfuel.com/preview/470/808/973/rock-formation-erosion-window-nature.jpg.
  • Zittrain, J. (2021). The Rotting Internet Is a Collective Hallucination. The Atlantic. Retrieved 29 July 2021, from http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/06/the-internet-is-a-collective-hallucination/619320/?utm_source=feed.

New Database | F.A. Davis AT Collection

by Katie Glaeser on May 26th, 2021 in Health & Physical Education, Health Sciences, Health Sciences | Athletic Training, Health Sciences | Exercise Physiology, Health Sciences | Physical Therapy, Health Sciences | Sport Management | 0 Comments

FA Davis AT Logo

AccessPhysiotherapy: F.A. Davis AT Collection from McGraw Hill is now available in the Knight-Capron Library's collections. The F.A. Davis AT Collection is an online medical resource that provides a complete spectrum of authoritative, trusted, and current information.  

Contains more than 20 core titles including: 

  • Starkey’s Orthopedic & Athletic Injury Examination Handbook, 3e 
  • Brunnstrom’s Clinical Kinesiology, 6e
  • Davis’s Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
  • Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention, 6e

(*For a complete list, visit the “Books” tab on fadavisat.mhmedical.com. )

Other key features within include: 

  • Robust multimedia library featuring procedural videos and animations in multiple areas, including:
  • Examination of orthopedic and athletic injuries, including special tests
  • Exercise physiology
  • Taping, wrapping, bracing
  • Therapeutic exercise, including range of motion, strengthening, and stretching exercises

We recommend creating a free MyAccess profile so you can save your favorite content, create folders to organize materials, and receive access to interactive review questions. 
 

For questions about AccessPhysiotherapy: F.A. Davis AT Collection, how to incorporate it into your curriculum, and subscription information, please contact the Electronic Resources Librarian, Katie Glaeser
 

For assistance with your MyAccess profile, technical support, and in-depth training, the Customer Success team at McGraw Hill can be reached at customersuccess@mheducation.com.


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