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Welcome to the Watson Wiki -  What's New for You at Watson!

 

Watson Library staff 2008 We welcome you to the Watson Wiki!  Your comments are welcome.  If you have suggestions for additional resources or for how our new resources could be used to enhance learning and teaching by students and faculty, please request an account (upper right) and/or log on to share in the comments section. It's free and easy. See also our "Latest News" Archive, News from Quaker Rare, and News from the College Archives.  

 

Thanks!

Jean and the Watson Staff

   

THE LATEST NEWS --

 

December 2, 2008 -- Watson adds "click on the cover" to OPAL and OhioLINK catalogs

 

Just FYI to improve your book selection experience:  Watson Library has enhanced its "book cover" service in the OPAL and OhioLINK catalogs.  Whenever you see a thumbnail illustration of a book cover, click on the cover and additional information about the book will be made available including, but not always, summary, table of contents, author notes, reviews, excerpt, as well as a larger image of the cover. 

As examples:

Here is a sample link in our catalog for Healing Appalachia : sustainable living through appropriate technology / Al Fritsch and Paul Gallimore.  Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2007.   http://cat.opal-libraries.org/record=b2814941~S22

Just click on the book cover image to reveal additional information related to this book, provided to us by Baker & Taylor's Content Cafe2.

And try a more popular title, a NYT current bestseller, Dewey : a small-town library cat who touched the world / Vicki Myron, with Bret Witter. New York : Grand Central Pub., 2008. http://cat.opal-libraries.org/record=b2984741~S22

December 1, 2008 -- Watson promotes use of videos for Martin Luther King, Jr. TEACH-IN 2009.

 

Watson Library provides link to interactive list of videos from the collections of Watson Media Center and Watson/OhioLINK streaming video for the topics of peace, Martin Luther King, civil rights, and racism.

 

October 10, 2008 - Watson provides 4 new E-references

 

Watson Library has added these four electronic full-text SAGE titles for 24/7 use by faculty and students:

 

1. Encyclopedia of survey research methods [electronic resource] / editor, Paul J.

Lavrakas.  2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/survey.

 

2. The Sage encyclopedia of qualitative research methods [electronic resource] /

editor, Lisa M. Given. 2008 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/qualit.

 

3. Encyclopedia of stem cell research [electronic resource] / general editors,

Clive N. Svendsen and Allison D. Ebert. 2008 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/stemcell.

 

4. The Encyclopedia of libertarianism [electronic resource] / editor Ronald Hamowy. 2008

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/libert.

 

These titles may be used as texts, supplemental readings, or references in your courses or research. You may use the links provided or locate the e-book by title through the OPAL or OhioLINK catalogs.  Persistent URL links for WebCT or interactive research guides are available.    

 

October 2, 2008 - News from Jean - OED 80th Anniversary 

This year 2008 marks the 80th anniversary of the completion of a 40-year project to publish in installments the Oxford English Dictionary.  To celebrate this heroic achievement in scholarship, you are invited to test a word in our online version! http://dictionary.oed.com/entrance.dtl  Bookmark the URL if you wish!

Complete multi-volume print editions in 1928 (reissued in 1933) and 1989 with supplements were followed by an online version in 2000, which remains the most complete and up-to-date version.  

The OED is THE scholar's resource on the history and use of English language words after AD 740.  It is the best resource for discovering the meanings attached to a certain word during a particular historic period as well as today. The OED is used to trace how the forms, meanings, pronunciation, and etymology of English language words have changed over time.

Watson Library salutes the OED and offers to Wilmington College "careful users of the English language" two versions:

  • Online version - a Watson subscription:
  • A 1933 reissue of the 1st edition, a multi-volume print edition with supplements: Reference Collection
     
    There are several books about the interesting history of how the OED was developed using a system of paper slips (a paper database) and a recent "adventure" book by a man who claims to have read the entire dictionary, as he says, "so you won't have to."
Books about the OED, on the shelf at Watson Library:
Lost for words : the hidden history of the Oxford English dictionary / Lynda Mugglestone.
The ring of words : Tolkien and the Oxford English dictionary / Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall, Edmund Weiner.
Caught in the web of words : James A. H. Murray and the Oxford English dictionary / K. M. Elisabeth Murray ; with a pref. by R. W. Burchfield.

 

September 25, 2008 - News from Jean and Gloria - Banned Book Week Read-In

 

 

From today's School Library Journal online:

Banned Books Week

"Banned Books Week is September 27–October 4. This annual event celebrates the freedom to express one's opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those viewpoints to all who wish to read them. Check out [the American Library Association's] Website for events, ways to celebrate, lists of frequently challenged books, and advice for how to deal with book challenges."

www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.cfm

Led by Dr. Gloria Flaherty, Wilmington College's annual "Banned Book Read-In" will take place Thursday, October 2 from noon until 3:30 p.m. in the Watson Library main level Current Periodicals area.  Light refreshments will be available or you can bring your own brown bag lunch.  As in past events, the Read-In becomes an impromptu seminar in which faculty, staff, and students bring along their favorite "banned" books. They describe why they like the book, read a passage from the book, and often Gloria shares fascinating information about the book, its author, and why the book has been the target of censorship.  

Take the time to think about how important it is for everyone to have choices, to make their own choices about reading, and not to lose control of those choices to self-appointed censors.  [Note from Jean:  Thanks to all students and faculty and staff members who read from banned books or attended the Read-In.  As always, the selections were interesting and the conversations about the readings were informative.  Thanks to Gloria for her legendary support of this event -- and for her delicious cookies!]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 20, 2008 - News from Jean and Adam - Streaming Video Tips

 

We have identified an elegant and reliable way to download streaming videos from --

 

1. OhioLINK Digital Media Center - the thousands of instructional/educational videos that Watson offers

2. YouTube videos and similar online locations

 

Many of you may be able to establish this capability off campus or may already use this strategy.  Adam and I stand by ready to support any faculty members (and their students) who would like us to download online videos for class presentations or learning (we prefer to then upload the videos to your thumb drives; we will have a couple of thumb drives to loan for 48 hours; at least 2 working days notice is required).

 

Here is one strategy for capturing streaming videos:

 

A.  Have downloaded and installed the free Mozilla Firefox browser.

B.  Have downloaded and installed the free Firefox Add-In called YouPlayer

C.  Call up your video in Firefox and copy the complete URL over into YouPlayer, which you also are displaying as a Firefox "toolbar"

D.  Activate the download function in YouPlayer and save the downloading file either on your own hard drive or on a thumb drive with at least 1 MG memory

Finally,

E.  Play your downloaded video(s) on any computer (including "smart classrooms) with a fairly recent version of RealPlayer.  We have tested this strategy with RealPlayer 10.5 and 11.04

 

Another strategy: Please note that some of you may have off campus access to an advanced version of RealPlayer that does allow you to download and save YouTube videos.  In that case, simply save on thumb drive and play later on any computer with the RealPlayer software.

 

Serious Caveat: Please do not try to archive these videos on your campus "Z" network drive.  Computer Services has made this specific request because the network does not have the capacity to support long-term backup and storage of a large number of videos (which are memory "hogs"). All of us share in the responsibility of careful network practices for the campus good.

 

Adam and I recommend that for classroom projection -  play your videos from your thumb drives.  We have found that the CD-Rom versions are not reliable and do not always play smoothly.  We hope that the anticipated upgrade in network bandwidth will enable seamless video streaming from the Internet; however, our recommended strategy is a viable option.

 

Thanks and please do contact us if you have questions,

Jean and Adam

 

August 5, 2008 - News from Jean

 

Praxis II: Content Knowledge Practice Tests

Watson Library and other libraries throughout Ohio have joined forces to offer LearningExpress online.  This service has been paid for in advance to allow all Ohio residents to use it for additional skill development for themselves and for their children.  New to the service is prep for Praxis II, described below.  Praxis I prep is there as well, under the general category of "Teaching." Those using LearningExpress set up their own free personal accounts to allow them to return to tests in progress and to track scores. 

This resource is available to students, faculty, and staff here on campus or in their homes.  Watson Library staff members can provide more information and assistance to anyone who has questions about accessing LearningExpress - x345 or x346.   

http://www.learningexpresslibrary.com

 

Achieving a passing score on one or more components of the ETS's Praxis II®: : Subject

Assessments is often a requirement for teacher certification or licensure in the majority of states.

The Subject Assessments' Content Knowledge tests measure a prospective teacher's thinking skills

as well as the knowledge of the specific subjects he or she plans on teaching.

LearningExpress now offers essential practice for three of the most widely taken Content

Knowledge tests: Early Childhood: Content Knowledge, Elementary Education: Content Knowledge,

and Middle School: Content Knowledge. The purpose of these tests is to ensure that a prospective

educator is qualified to teach, and the goal of the LearningExpress Praxis II: Content

Knowledge Practice Tests is to ensure that teachers pass!

 

 LearningExpress offers two full online practice exams per content area that duplicate the format, content, timing,

and scoring of the official Early Childhood: Content Knowledge, Elementary Education: Content

Knowledge, and Middle School: Content Knowledge tests.

 

Each Practice Test offers:

-A complete multiple-choice practice exam designed to familiarize test takers

with the content, format, and timing of the official Content Knowledge test

-Authentic content category practice with questions that assess knowledge in

Language and Literacy, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Health and Physical

Education, and Creative and Performing Arts

-Instant online scoring and detailed answer explanations

 August 4, 2008 - News from Jean!

 

If you specialize in or just enjoy American and British literature, Watson Library/OhioLINK is featuring today our upgraded full-text literature collection that is searchable in several ways.  This resource is available through the OhioLINK main page/ebooks both on and off the Wilmington campus.  These resources have persistent links and can be referenced in syllabi in lieu of paper texts.

For more information, contact Patti at x441 or Jean at x346.   http://ebooks.ohiolink.edu/xtf-ch/

American and English Literature contains many works of poetry, drama, and prose, based on books and other sources originally published in print. Using this system, you can:

  • look for a specific work by author or title

  • search for a word or phrase across all the literature - to refresh your memory

  • search for a word or phrase within one book - to save time, make discoveries, textual analysis

  • browse the contents of a specific collection

Here is a list of the collections included:

Bible:  21 historic editions in English.

Poetry:

African-American Poetry 1700-1900

20th Cent. African-American Poetry

American Poetry 1600-1900

20th Cent. American Poetry

English Poetry 600-1900

20th Cent. English Poetry

Drama:

American Drama

English Prose Drama 1280-1915

English Verse Drama 13th-19th Centuries

Fiction:

Early American Fiction 1774-1850

18th Cent. Fiction 1700-1800

Also:

Bibliography of American Literature

Editions and Adaptations of Shakespeare

William Butler Yeats Collection

 

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October 10, 2008 - New E-Reference Works from SAGE Now Online

 

Watson Library has added these four electronic full-text SAGE titles for 24/7 use by faculty and students:

1. Encyclopedia of survey research methods [electronic resource] / editor, Paul J. Lavrakas.  2008.   http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/survey.

2. The Sage encyclopedia of qualitative research methods [electronic resource] /

editor, Lisa M. Given. 2008   http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/qualit.

3. Encyclopedia of stem cell research [electronic resource] / general editors,

Clive N. Svendsen and Allison D. Ebert. 2008   http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/stemcell.

4. The Encyclopedia of libertarianism [electronic resource] / editor Ronald Hamowy. 2008

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/libert.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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