2005 Versions of
MEDLINE and MeSH Now Available
EBSCO Publishing is pleased to announce that the 2005
EBSCOhost MEDLINE upgrade was completed in early January
2005. EBSCO Publishing loads the new MEDLINE release
annually, in compliance with the NLM's ongoing upgrades
to the database. MORE:
Open WorldCat Deep
Linking Tutorial Available
Deep Linking helps users navigate all the
way to a specific record in the library online catalog
after finding the item through internet search engines.
MORE:
OCLC and Antarctica Systems Inc. To Test
Library Users' Search Preferences
OCLC has implemented a data visualization
pilot project in conjunction with Antarctica
Systems Inc. to evaluate library users' experiences
with searching and display of search results using
a visual interface to the Electronic Books database
on OCLC FirstSearch. MORE:
January 2005 Edition of OCLC FirstSearch
Service Databases
This 16-page publication contains descriptions of
all 75 FirstSearch databases, plus other vital information.
MORE:
Enhanced FirstSearch Usage Statistics
A new OCLC Usage Statistics interface is available
via the same URL as the existing FirstSearch Usage
Statistics: http://www.stats.oclc.org.
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Keeping Up With Technology Blog
Christine Peterson, Library Liaison Officer at Amigos
Library Services has created a web page blog (Web
log) on keeping up with technology in Texas. Items
of interest to librarians are put into the blog format
for easy posting and searching. There is also a comments
section for those who disagree or wish to provide
more information. Interested individuals can access
the blog at: http://libtechtx.blogspot.com
