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ISSUE # 100 APRIL 2001 ISSN 1444-8157
CygNET Online 5, a new version of theLibrary’s website, was launched inJanuary. The new changes represent atotal rethink of the way our clients seekinformation electronically. After acomplex review of CygNET Online 4 the
new site is more flexible and easier to use, andcaters well for the needs of our diverse client base.
The first thing you’ll notice is thenew look. iNature, a localinternet design company, wasengaged to develop a newgraphical interface. We haveachieved a balance between thesometimes mutually opposinggoals of retaining a simple,uncluttered interface and the desire to includeeveryone’s most often used resources.
Navigation is streamlined by focussing on four mainareas:
Find informationLibrary servicesAbout the UWA LibraryDevelop information skills
Frequently used resources are listed on thehomepage within these groups, while all otheractions are just a mouse-click away beneath the“More Options” buttons.
CygNET Online for the 21st Century
Information toolbox .....facilitates client access to electronic resources,including online databases and electronic journals.Information toolbox is a limited and introductoryselection of resources which can be searched using avariety of methods. All WebSPIRS, Firstsearch andOvid databases such as Current Contents, can be
found here, along with newerresources such as ScienceDirectand IEEE Xplore. Of course, if youknow the name of the resource youneed, try a title search in the Librarycatalogue to connect to the site.
MyCygNET .....takes the tedium out of connecting to frequently usedresources by allowing you to bookmark sites andretrieve them through your own MyCygNET accountfrom any computer in the world!
EZProxy .....simplifies remote access to restricted resources by useof an authentication system that intercepts connectionsfrom outside the UWA network. EZProxy requests andverifies details, allowing legitimate use by UWA staffor students.
“It’s an excellent system — userfriendly, intuitive, and responsive.This is a professional site that, inmy opinion, overshadows mostother library web sites, includingHarvard, Toronto, U.Pennsylvaniathat I have used over the past year.”Prof. Steven McShane, GraduateSchool of Management.
Inside this issue:
New Resources:
New on CygNET onlineStaff photo 2001Electronic access to Australia’s researchLibrary name changeFriends of the Library program Library signsStaff endeavoursBuilding the Medical LibraryWeblaw online
Why not send us your feedback?We’d welcome it! Use thefeedback link on the bottom ofevery CygNET Online web page.
.... new on CygNET online ....
CompendexWeb, the major Engineering index,provides links from the article citation to the articletext in ScienceDirect and the Institute of Physicsjournals via crossref.
http://www.crossref.org
ScienceDirect provides links in the bibliographyof the articles to the citations from Inspec andCompendex.
http://www.sciencedirect.com
IEEE Xplore links to the full text of some 100,000articles from the Institute of Electrical and ElectronicEngineers via ScienceDirect.
http://www.ieee.org/ieeexplore
Proquest 5000 No longer is Proquest merely abusiness database. Now there are more than 7,000titles, some 3,500 in full text which combineinternational, national and regional newspapers andperiodicals to make a core collection covering manysubject areas.
Proquest now includes:
• ABI/Inform Global• Academic Research Library• ProQuest Computing• ProQuest Medical Library• Religious Periodicals• Social Science Plus (previously Wilson’s)
Global market information database (GMID)Contains detailed market size data, countrymarketing information, marketing forecasts, brandand company information, business informationsources, marketing profiles, and full text marketanalysis on 100 Euromonitor market researchreports. This is a unique resource for internationalmarketing.
Business Source Elite This is now the only placewhere you can get the full text of Harvard BusinessReview online.
The site provides full text for over 1,000 journalscovering business, management, economics,finance, banking, accounting, and abstracting fornearly 1,700 journals in the area of business.Accessis also available to over 1.4 million company recordsfrom Dun & Bradstreet.
The electronic version of the latest edition of the NewGrove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is nowavailable on CygNET Online.
It combines the best single source of musicalinformation in English with all the convenienceassociated with a fully searchable electronic version.There are almost 30,000 articles and links toillustrations and related articles contained within thedictionary, as well as sound links and links to externalsites. Coverage has also been expanded from earliereditions to include contemporary popular genres.Quarterly updates will be issued so that newinformation, obituaries, and new external links etc.can be added.
http://www.grovemusic.com/grovemusic/home/index.html
Library News issue # 100, April 2001
Hyperlinks to journal texts:a collaborative initiative
New Grove Dictionary Online
Shirley Oakley, the Library’s Associate Librarian forCorporate Services, has recently been appointedto a high-level working group instigated by the AVCC.The aim is to establish a pilot program to create adistributed digital pre- and post-print repository ofAustralia’s research output.
This group will look at how access can be providedto digital research publications, how intellectualproperty might be managed, and will examine thetechnical issues involved in setting up a pilot project.In the long run such developments could encouragechange in the scholarly information industry bychallenging the nexus between the disseminationof research findings and commercial publishing.
These issues are of critical significance to UWA.
The group is due to report in June this year, and weawait its conclusions with great interest.
Electronic access to Australia’sresearch
For FIZ read MPSLFIZ is now MPSL.
The location FIZ in the Library Catalogue has beenchanged to MPSL: the Mathematics and PhysicalSciences Library.
The email for general MPSL enquires is now:
In celebration of the new millenium, Librarystaff gathered together for a photograph. Asyou can see, there are a few more of us nowthan there were in the staff photograph takenin 1950 (above)
18 April: John Rose, A fortunate life16 May: Prof David Tunley, Muskets and magic:
the impact of four revolutions and a waron 19th century musical life in Paris
20 June: Leslie Marchant, Blue gums in fields ofred
11 July: To be confirmed1 August: French salon - musical evening and
catered supper (to be confirmed)15 August: Dr Viv Forbes, Perceptions and
misconceptions as portrayed on 19thcentury cartography: some examplesfrom Australia and Southern Africa
19 Sept: Peter Morgan, ContemporaryEuropean literature
Oct: To be confirmed21 Nov: Christmas party
Friends of the Library
Library News issue # 100, April 2001
Editorial Team:Amina Wilcox: EditorErin FraserAik ThongRobert HymusLouise PearceMegan Vis Miocevich
Contributions:John ArfieldAnne BattBrian PoleykettWill HamiltonHelen Wallace
The University of Western Australia Law Library iscontributing to WebLaw, a subject gateway ofinternet resources for Australian legal researchers.
Penny Jones, Law Reference Librarian, hasprepared the resource material for the subject areasof ‘Law of the Sea’ and ‘Property Law’.
The WebLaw project received a REIFP (ResearchEquipment and Infrastructure Facilities Program)grant for 2001. These funds will facilitate furtherdevelopment of the national database, provision ofa search engine, and employment of a WebDevelopment Coordinator.
WebLaw can be viewed at:http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/links/weblaw.html
A new book by Dr Vivian Forbes, the Map Librarian,is currently being published by Singapore UniversityPress. The manuscript is a revised and updatedversion of Viv’s 1997 doctoral thesis. The volumeis illustrated with 49 maps.
Staff endeavoursThe Library congratulates:
Carol Newton-Smith completed her Researchmasters (M Comm) through the GSM.
Her thesis title: The personal informationmanagement behaviour of academics: implicationsfor librarians’ support.
Dr Peter Limb has taken up a position as AfricanStudies Bibliographer, Michigan State University.
Peter Sauvage won the Rose and Cecil OwenBequest for the Best Student in second year unitsin Classics and Ancient History for 2000.
Building the Medical LibraryThe new Medical Library is part of a complex underconstruction on Monash Avenue, scheduled forcompletion later this year.
The combined Medical and Dental Library will greatlyincrease the number of study spaces currentlyavailable, including desks wired to facilitate the useof the students’ own computers.
There will be a large reserve reading area, seminarroom and a 16 seat library training facility.
Mobile compact shelving will allow for journals andbooks to return from offsite storage to the maincollection.
Do you know the way to ...You will now! We have replaced all the signs inScholars’ Centre, Business Library and EDFAA. Thesigns are simple, easy to read and fewer. We’veused common terminology and a consistent style,with international symbols to assist overseas clients.
White letters on a matte background contrast withthe surrounds and compliment existing colours.Red, blue, green and black are popular and haveproved effective in other libraries, hospitals andairports.
Weblaw online
Layout:Liz Tait
Anne Batt, Medical Librarian, on site at the newMedical Library.Architects: Hames Sharley. Builders: BGC
Library News issue # 100, April 2001
Photos:Staff: Dennis SarsonMed Library: Don McSkimming
Conflict and cooperation in managingmaritime space in semi-enclosed seas.(ISBN 9971-69-243-0)
