Monthly Archives: July 2015

Help for your Hobbies

Now that the semester is winding down, and there are several weeks before classes begin again, it’s a great time to think about relaxing with your favorite hobbies.  Whether you enjoy working on classic cars, cooking up a storm, traveling, or something completely different, the UDM Library has databases with helpful and interesting information on just about everything. ChiltonLibrary.com  For the classic car enthusiast or anyone who wants to save money repairing their own car, this database includes step-by-step service...

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Uncategorized Updated: July 29, 2015

EXPLORING PLANET XOR: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO POWER SEARCHING THE CATALOG

The last blog post about searching the UDM Library Catalog took a brief look at the Advanced Search option, as pictured here. The Advanced Search provides a clear way to search multiple areas of the catalog record, and options to set pre-search limits by location or format. The Power Search, as seen here, expands on these capabilities by adding the element of logic. If your screen name is Mr. Spock you will understand this better than I do, but here...

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Using the Catalog Updated: July 20, 2015

Summer Blockbuster Movies

  Summer time and the livin’ is easy.  Check out (literally and figuratively) our summer blockbuster movies. Jaws. Celebrating its 40th year anniversary! Story of a killer shark that has taken over the waters near a seaside community, and the three men who set out to kill it.   E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial. A ten-year-old boy befriends a creature from another planet that has been stranded on Earth.   Shrek. A reclusive ogre and a chatterbox donkey go on a quest to...

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Library Services, Uncategorized Updated: July 6, 2015

Copyright Free Images.

  Including a few images can make a presentation much more interesting.  Several sites come to mind:   The Library of Congress collections are a good source of such material–photographs, and posters such as the one above: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html   For scientific subjects one can go to: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/   Note: you should always acknowledge the source of the material even if it is free of copyright restrictions.          ...

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Websites Updated: July 1, 2015