Monthly Archives: September 2015

Stupid Catalog

I’ve got some bad news. If you have trouble using the UDM Library Catalog, it’s probably your fault. It might be typos in a search, or misuse of a search key, or even trying to use the catalog for purposes it’s not designed for. That has to be true. After all, the only alternative is that it’s the catalog’s fault and since the catalog is only as good as the cataloger… I mean, I’ve been logging cattle for over 30...

Musical Genres For Your Listening Pleasure

Here’s an interesting resource via the Every Noise at Once Project: http://everynoise.com/engenremap.html   While some of the examples given on this page may cause some head-scratching, the soundbites do give a sense of all the different musical styles, both historically and currently-existing worldwide.  Make sure you have a huge chunk of time to peruse this site – it’s like bubble wrap for the ears!   Kris McLonis Music Librarian...

More Copyright Free Images

As the new school year is settling in, it won’t be long before you have projects and presentations due. To spice them up you might want to add a picture or two.   To use copyright free images search some of the  websites listed below. http://search.creativecommons.org has 12 websites with either images, video, or music.  However, Creative Commons cautions not to assume that all results are under the CC license umbrella.   American Memory, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html from the Library of Congress, includes...

Where to Find Chemical Information

UDM Libraries have a number of databases which are good for finding journal articles in chemistry: American Chemical Society Journals: this database contains the full text of all ACS journals from their beginnings to the present. Medline: a medical database which includes material on biochemistry Science Direct: SciFinder Scholar:  a tool to access the world’s research on chemistry.  For more information and instructions on creating your own account see http://libguides.udmercy.edu/content.php?pid=605716 Wiley Online Library   As always, if you are having...

Find What You Need With MelCat

Have you heard about MeLCat, the statewide library catalog that provides access to materials from hundreds of libraries across Michigan? Maybe you already know how easy it is to request a book that you can’t find in one of the UDM libraries? The easiest way to search MelCat is to go to mel.org and then from the Michigan eLibrary homepage select MelCat on the right. You can search for books, movies & cd’s, greatly expanding your options for supplemental, educational...