Here are prices for many of Randall Library's Databases for 2005:
NC LIVE databases: Price is not given to us. These databases are provided through NC LIVE (North Carolina Libraries for Virtual Education). To learn more about NC LIVE, visit http://www.nclive.org
Academic Search Elite (NC LIVE)
ACM Digital Library ($5,138.88)
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts ($8,790.00, Includes Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts, Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management)
Anthropological Literature ($3,350.00)
ATLA Religion Database ($3,080.00)
Biological Abstracts $28,890.75
Blackwell-Synergy ($14,925.00)
Business Source Elite (NC LIVE)
CINAHL (NC LIVE)
Communication & Mass Media Complete (NC LIVE)
Criminal Justice Abstracts ($2,875.00)
EbscoHost animals (NCLIVE)
Emerald Management Full Text (all Emerald journals: 7 for $7,874)
FIAF ?
Historical Abstracts ($6,945.00)
Hoover's Company Capsules and profiles (NC LIVE)
InfoTrac (NC LIVE)
JSTOR ($13,990.00, all collections we have: A&S I-III, Botany & Ecology, General Science)
LeisureTourism.com ($840.00)
LexisNexis Academic: ($1,164.79, Congressional $988.00 & $5,082.72 (why 2?), Government Periodical Index $1,650.00, Statistical ? is this one of the 2 Congressionals?)
MasterFile Premier (NC LIVE)
MLA International Bib ($15,760.00)
PsycARTICLES ($12,600.00)
PsycInfo (NC LIVE)
PubMed (Free, courtesy of NIH)
ScienceDirect ($13,998.93)
Sociological Abstracts ($4,990.00)
SportDiscus ($2,667.00)
Zoological Record ($8,442.00)
Friday, October 28, 2005
Class Updates/Reminders
I will not be able to get your “estimated” participation grades to you all until Tuesday or Wednesday. So look for those e-mails in the near future.
I will not have office hours on Monday, October 31st.
I will not have office hours on Monday, October 31st.
Information Quotes from Norma
“The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” – Aldus Huxley
“Information is the currency of democracy.” – Thomas Jefferson
“If you believe everything you read better not read.” – Japanese proverb
“We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge.” – John Nasbitt
“The right to search for truth implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be true.” – Albert Einstein
“I believe that we decipher the incoherent flow of life through stories.” – Milos Forman
“By three methods we may approach wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest: second, by imitation, which is the easiest: and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.” – Confucius
”The telephone book is full of facts but it doesn’t contain a single idea.” – Mortimer J. Adler
“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you its going to be a butterfly.” – Richard Buckminster Fuller
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” – Aldus Huxley
“Information is the currency of democracy.” – Thomas Jefferson
“If you believe everything you read better not read.” – Japanese proverb
“We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge.” – John Nasbitt
“The right to search for truth implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be true.” – Albert Einstein
“I believe that we decipher the incoherent flow of life through stories.” – Milos Forman
“By three methods we may approach wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest: second, by imitation, which is the easiest: and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.” – Confucius
”The telephone book is full of facts but it doesn’t contain a single idea.” – Mortimer J. Adler
“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you its going to be a butterfly.” – Richard Buckminster Fuller
Thursday, October 20, 2005
No E-mail Access for Next Three Days
I will NOT be in the library on Friday, Saturday OR Sunday (10/21 - 10/23) and will NOT have e-mail access. If you have questions about your database presentations, feel free to e-mail me but you will not get a response until Monday.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Gray Literature and Blog PowerPoint
Here are a few ways that you can find gray literature:
- DOE’s Information Bridge (http://www.osti.gov/bridge/)
- Gray Lit Network (http://www.osti.gov/graylit/)
- OAIster (http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/o/oaister/)
- Library – Technical Reports Guide (http://library.uncwil.edu/subject/Biology/Guides/techreports.html)
There was a library workshop on Blogs today. Here is a link to the PowerPoint slides: http://library.uncwil.edu/faculty/petersone/blogs.ppt
Friday, October 14, 2005
Quotes About Information
Here are some quotes about information from Mandy:
1. "Information is not knowledge"-Albert Einstein
2. "Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit."-William Pollard
3. "Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?"-T. S. Eliot
4. "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation"-Herbert Spencer
5. "Information is the seed for an idea, and only grows when it's watered."-Heinz V. Bergen
6. "You can always trust the information given to you by people who are crazy; they have an access to truth not available through regular channels"-Sheila Ballantyne
7. "Good advertising does not just circulate information. It penetrates the public mind with desires and belief."-Leo Burnett
8. "It's impossible to move, to live, to operate at any level without leaving traces, bits, seemingly meaningless fragments of personal information."-William Gibson
9. "Information on the Internet is subject to the same rules and regulations as conversation at a bar."-Dr. George Lundberg
10. "Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense."-Gertrude Stein
1. "Information is not knowledge"-Albert Einstein
2. "Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit."-William Pollard
3. "Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?"-T. S. Eliot
4. "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation"-Herbert Spencer
5. "Information is the seed for an idea, and only grows when it's watered."-Heinz V. Bergen
6. "You can always trust the information given to you by people who are crazy; they have an access to truth not available through regular channels"-Sheila Ballantyne
7. "Good advertising does not just circulate information. It penetrates the public mind with desires and belief."-Leo Burnett
8. "It's impossible to move, to live, to operate at any level without leaving traces, bits, seemingly meaningless fragments of personal information."-William Gibson
9. "Information on the Internet is subject to the same rules and regulations as conversation at a bar."-Dr. George Lundberg
10. "Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense."-Gertrude Stein
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
PowerPoint Presentation from guest speakers
The PowerPoint Presentation slides that were giving by our guest speakers (from Technical Services) is available here.
Enjoy your Fall Break!
Enjoy your Fall Break!
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Class Updates/Reminders
- You will have your “library lingo” quiz on Tuesday, October 4th
- You have until the end of September to catch up on your course readings/blog postings
- We will not tack on extra days to class but may have some supplemental activities instead (to make up for the time)
- You WILL have class on 9/27. I had originally hoped that we might get ahead and would have a free day. But we WILL meet every T/R for the rest of the semester.
- If you posted flyers for me, please e-mail me so I can make sure you get extra credit
- Please attend class on Thursday. Roll will be taken.
Friday, September 16, 2005
Course Readings
You will be responsible for reading the course readings. You will have until the end of the month to post your blog responses.
You need to read the following:
Reading: "The Understanding Business" (on ERes - Electronic Course Reserves at Randall Library)Post reading response on blog
Reading: "The Low-Fat Information Diet" (on ERes - Electronic Course Reserves at Randall Library)Post reading response on blog
Reading: "Executive Summary of 'How Much Information?' 2003" (http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info-2003/execsum.htm)
Post reading response on blog
On Tuesday I hope to cover the lecture originally scheduled for 9/12.
I’ll make sure everyone is on the same page on Tuesday.
You need to read the following:
Reading: "The Understanding Business" (on ERes - Electronic Course Reserves at Randall Library)Post reading response on blog
Reading: "The Low-Fat Information Diet" (on ERes - Electronic Course Reserves at Randall Library)Post reading response on blog
Reading: "Executive Summary of 'How Much Information?' 2003" (http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info-2003/execsum.htm)
Post reading response on blog
On Tuesday I hope to cover the lecture originally scheduled for 9/12.
I’ll make sure everyone is on the same page on Tuesday.
Monday, September 12, 2005
NO CLASS TUESDAY (9/13)
Hurricane Ophelia Update - 12 noon Monday, Sept. 12, 2005
UNCW is currently within the hurricane watch area for Hurricane Ophelia. The university has issued a mandatory evacuation for all resident students. All UNCW events and activities, including classes at all locations, are cancelled beginning at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12 through Tuesday, Sept. 13 and until further notice. UNCW employees should continue their normal workday today and finalize their hurricane checklist in the event the university closes for employees tomorrow. Employees and students should continue to monitor this hotline, the UNCW Homepage and local media for updates.
UNCW is currently within the hurricane watch area for Hurricane Ophelia. The university has issued a mandatory evacuation for all resident students. All UNCW events and activities, including classes at all locations, are cancelled beginning at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12 through Tuesday, Sept. 13 and until further notice. UNCW employees should continue their normal workday today and finalize their hurricane checklist in the event the university closes for employees tomorrow. Employees and students should continue to monitor this hotline, the UNCW Homepage and local media for updates.
Quotes About Information
Here are some more quotes (from Drew):
1. Information is the currency of democracy. -Thomas Jefferson
2. Information is not knowledge. -Albert Einstein
3. Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit. -William Pollard
4. There is a principle that is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance, that principle is contempt prior to investigation. -Herbert Spencer
5. Where is the life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? -T.S. Elliot
6. Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is collected and used. -Dr. Carl Sagan
7. Information is the seed for an idea, and only grows when it's watered. -Heinz Bergen
8. Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. -Kofi Annan
9. You can always trust the information given to you from people who are crazy, they have an access to truth not available through regular channels. -Sheila Ballentyne
10. Information on the internet is subject to the same rules and regulations as conversation at a bar. -Dr. George Lundberg
1. Information is the currency of democracy. -Thomas Jefferson
2. Information is not knowledge. -Albert Einstein
3. Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit. -William Pollard
4. There is a principle that is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance, that principle is contempt prior to investigation. -Herbert Spencer
5. Where is the life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? -T.S. Elliot
6. Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is collected and used. -Dr. Carl Sagan
7. Information is the seed for an idea, and only grows when it's watered. -Heinz Bergen
8. Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. -Kofi Annan
9. You can always trust the information given to you from people who are crazy, they have an access to truth not available through regular channels. -Sheila Ballentyne
10. Information on the internet is subject to the same rules and regulations as conversation at a bar. -Dr. George Lundberg
Office Hours Today (Monday, 9/12)
As I mentioned in class, my office hours will be cut short today so that I can attend the following presentation (you can attend too if you have time!). I'll be in my office from 3:00 to 3:45 if you need me.
Monday, Sept. 12 4 pm "9/11 in Context" Faculty Panel DiscussionKing Hall Auditorium, UNCW
A panel discussion to explore the events of September 11, 2001, in a larger context. What foreign policy decisions influenced 9/11, and what has happened since then? What are the roots of prejudice and fear that can lead to repression? How should governments deal with terrorism? The only agenda is to provide a forum for discussion and education.
The panel will consist of Dr. W. Taylor Fain (History, UNCW), Dr. Rob Miller (Sociology, UNCW), Dr. Lynne Snowden (Criminal Justice, UNCW), Thomas Massey (History, CFCC), and Dr. Craig Galbraith (Cameron School of Business, UNCW).
Monday, Sept. 12 4 pm "9/11 in Context" Faculty Panel DiscussionKing Hall Auditorium, UNCW
A panel discussion to explore the events of September 11, 2001, in a larger context. What foreign policy decisions influenced 9/11, and what has happened since then? What are the roots of prejudice and fear that can lead to repression? How should governments deal with terrorism? The only agenda is to provide a forum for discussion and education.
The panel will consist of Dr. W. Taylor Fain (History, UNCW), Dr. Rob Miller (Sociology, UNCW), Dr. Lynne Snowden (Criminal Justice, UNCW), Thomas Massey (History, CFCC), and Dr. Craig Galbraith (Cameron School of Business, UNCW).
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
More Information Quotes
Here are more quotes about information (from Rick):
He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge — where it is written and where it is to be found. - A.A. Hodge
I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking something up and finding something else on the way. - Franklin P. Adams
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. - Samuel Johnson
Research means that you don’t know, but are willing to find out. - Charles F. Kettering
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. - Benjamin Disraeli
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” -Albert Einstein
“The stone age was marked by man’s clever use of crude tools; the information age, to date, has been marked by man’s crude use of clever tools.”-?
“Learning is the indispensable investment required for success in the ‘information age’ we are entering” -?
“In the information age, you don’t teach philosophy as they did after feudalism. You perform it. If Aristotle were alive today he’d have a talk show.” -?
“Trying to control information in the network age is about as successful as pissing into the wind” -Marshall McLuhan
He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge — where it is written and where it is to be found. - A.A. Hodge
I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking something up and finding something else on the way. - Franklin P. Adams
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. - Samuel Johnson
Research means that you don’t know, but are willing to find out. - Charles F. Kettering
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. - Benjamin Disraeli
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” -Albert Einstein
“The stone age was marked by man’s clever use of crude tools; the information age, to date, has been marked by man’s crude use of clever tools.”-?
“Learning is the indispensable investment required for success in the ‘information age’ we are entering” -?
“In the information age, you don’t teach philosophy as they did after feudalism. You perform it. If Aristotle were alive today he’d have a talk show.” -?
“Trying to control information in the network age is about as successful as pissing into the wind” -Marshall McLuhan
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Quotes About Information
The following quotes are from Melissa:
5 below obtained at:
http://www.useful-information.info/quotations/library_quotes.html#information
He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge -- where it is written and where it is to be found. - A.A. Hodge
I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking something up and finding something else on the way. - Franklin P. Adams
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. - Samuel Johnson
Research means that you don't know, but are willing to find out. - Charles F. Kettering
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. - Benjamin Disraeli
5 below obtained at:
http://www.bartleby.com/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?filter=colQuotations&query=information&submit=Go
Information networks straddle the world. Nothing remains concealed. But the sheer volume of information dissolves the information. We are unable to take it all in. – Gunther Grass
Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders. – Ronald Reagan
Information, usually seen as the precondition of debate, is better understood as its by-product. – Christopher Lasch
Information can tell us everything. It has all the answers. But they are answers to questions we have not asked, and which doubtless don’t even arise. – Jean Baudrillard
The information links are like nerves that pervade and help to animate the human organism. The sensors and monitors are analogous to the human senses that put us in touch with the world. Data bases correspond to memory; the information processors perform the function of human reasoning and comprehension. Once the postmodern infrastructure is reasonably integrated, it will greatly exceed human intelligence in reach, acuity, capacity, and precision. – Albert Borgman
5 below obtained at:
http://www.useful-information.info/quotations/library_quotes.html#information
He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge -- where it is written and where it is to be found. - A.A. Hodge
I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking something up and finding something else on the way. - Franklin P. Adams
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. - Samuel Johnson
Research means that you don't know, but are willing to find out. - Charles F. Kettering
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. - Benjamin Disraeli
5 below obtained at:
http://www.bartleby.com/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?filter=colQuotations&query=information&submit=Go
Information networks straddle the world. Nothing remains concealed. But the sheer volume of information dissolves the information. We are unable to take it all in. – Gunther Grass
Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders. – Ronald Reagan
Information, usually seen as the precondition of debate, is better understood as its by-product. – Christopher Lasch
Information can tell us everything. It has all the answers. But they are answers to questions we have not asked, and which doubtless don’t even arise. – Jean Baudrillard
The information links are like nerves that pervade and help to animate the human organism. The sensors and monitors are analogous to the human senses that put us in touch with the world. Data bases correspond to memory; the information processors perform the function of human reasoning and comprehension. Once the postmodern infrastructure is reasonably integrated, it will greatly exceed human intelligence in reach, acuity, capacity, and precision. – Albert Borgman
Monday, August 29, 2005
Reminders!
Make sure you have read "The Impact of Information in Society" (on ERes - Electronic Course Reserves at Randall Library)
Post reading response on your blog
(For Tuesday, August 30th)
Post reading response on your blog
(For Tuesday, August 30th)
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Reminders!
For Thursday (August 25th):
Post your 24 hour report of information sources to your blogs by 3:30 p.m.
For those new to the class, don't forget to send me your blog address!
Post your 24 hour report of information sources to your blogs by 3:30 p.m.
For those new to the class, don't forget to send me your blog address!
Friday, August 19, 2005
Reminders!
Before Tuesday:
1) Create a blog (you can use any free blog host such as Blogger.com, Blog City, Blogsome, MyBlogSite)
2) E-mail the blog address to me (pembertona@uncw.edu)
3) Find out 10 facts about me (I've given you 2 so you only need 8 more)
4) Post this information to your blog!
See you on Tuesday!
1) Create a blog (you can use any free blog host such as Blogger.com, Blog City, Blogsome, MyBlogSite)
2) E-mail the blog address to me (pembertona@uncw.edu)
3) Find out 10 facts about me (I've given you 2 so you only need 8 more)
4) Post this information to your blog!
See you on Tuesday!
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