e-poster: what's shaking under the dome? new and notable library services
DESCRIPTION
Come check out some of the new, exciting, or lesser know services and resources from the library. This session will give a quick overview of new services such as the bX recommender service, a tool that enhances research by generating scholarly article recommendations; research guides tailored for your classes that can be embedded into Blackboard; LibX, a toolbar for the Firefox web browser that makes accessing library subscription resources easier; and a number of mobile resources to keep you connected to library research on the go!TRANSCRIPT
What’s Shaking Under the [Info]Dome?
New and Notable Library Services
bX
• Another way to discover articles on a topic
• Article recommender service• Works like Amazon’s suggestions• Based on usage at scores of institutions
and thousands of users• Recommendations restricted to our
online subscription
LibX Toolbar
• Carry the library everyway you travel on the web
• Easy add-on to Firefox or IE
• Install from the Help - Library Tools & Widgets
LibX Toolbar
• Searches• The PAC• Circuit• Link+• Journal List• Google Scholar
Highlight title and right-click
Research Guides of All Kinds
General Research Guides
• All majors and programs
• Embeddable into Blackboard
Class Guides
• Resources just for your class
• Embeddable into Blackboard
Special Guides
• By format• Multimedia• Cited Reference Searching
• How To Guides• Citing Your Sources• Blackboard linking
Tutorials
• Library basics
• Plagiarism
• Research Tutor
• Find more at http://infotutor.sdsu.edu/
Videos
• Library tour• http://infotutor.sdsu.edu/tour/librarytour.cfm
New Databases
• Dictionary of Literary Biography
• Something About the Author
• Literature Criticism
Mobile Services
• Text call numbers
• QR codes
• Search for books and more