Videos to Learn From

Do you need to access educational videos but don’t know where to go?  If so, look no further than the following websites.  Whether you are a professor needing a video to supplement your lectures, or if you are a student needing to understand a topic, there is something for you here.

• YouTube EDU: Videos on the following topics: medicine, lifelong learning, education, primary and secondary education, business, university, science, mathematics, social science, humanities, arts, history, engineering, law, and languages.

• Edutopia: Focuses on K-12 education but offers an assortment of evidence-based teaching strategies for all levels and disciplines.

  

• The Video Math Tutor: Provides instructional math-related videos.

• Associated Press: Domestic and international current events.

• Beliefnet Community: Discussions on spiritual matters from comparative perspectives.

• Canal Educatif a la Demande: Educational videos within the arts, economics, and science.  Many videos are in French with English Subtitles.

These are just some of the examples of the types of videos you can view from the websites.  If you have any issues locating a particular website or video, please contact us.

- Theresa Whitehead, Distance Learning Librarian

JSTOR Daily Launches with Free Access to Popular Articles

Ever wish you had the time simply to explore JSTOR? Since it has thousands of journals with electronic copies of each title starting with volume one, issue one, relying on serendipity to guide you can be challenging. Now there's help...

October 1, 2014, JSTOR launched its open-access JSTOR Daily online magazine, featuring short, blog-style articles on a wide range of popular and general-interest topics. Each piece is designed to lead you further into JSTOR's cache of academic material. Sections feature pieces on: Arts & Culture; Business & Economics; Politics & History; Science & Environment; and Education & Tech. 

Each JD piece includes links to relevant JSTOR articles and makes them open to the public. Of course, once something piques your curiosity, you'll want to log into the library's subscription to "dig deeper" on your own.

For example, "Infection Control 600 Years Before the CDC," by James MacDonald, appears in the Science & Environment section (9Oct14) and highlights relevant articles from 1917, 1951, and 2007. Seems ripped from today's headlines, right?

Read the full announcement in the 9Oct14 Library Journal article, "JSTOR Launches Free Online Magazine for Popular Audience." (Just remember: This is a Beta service.) 

--Sandy Hawes, Online Services Librarian

Need Something to Read: Try a New E-Book

Cannon Memorial Library recently added new e-books to the collection. Whatever your interest, we are sure to have something for you. To read any of the new e-books shown below, just click on the image to link directly to the e-book. From there, you can automatically read it online or download to read offline at any time.

Check out the library catalog or our e-book page for other e-books already in the collection. Please contact a reference librarian if you have any questions regarding e-books.  Happy reading!

-Theresa Whitehead, Distance Learning Librarian

Database Spotlight: A-Z List of E-Resources

Do you ever find yourself searching multiple databases for a specific article and still coming up empty? 

If so, A-Z List of E-Resources is exactly what you need to identify which databases possess your article!

A-Z List of E-Resources is a searchable index of electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers available online in Saint Leo University Library Databases.

With the A-Z List of E-Resources, you can:

•      Search by the article citation
•      Explore all issues within a specific journal 
•      Locate all journals with particular keywords
•      Browse through all of the journals

Do you know the article title, but not the citation? Just do a Google search on the title to retrieve the article and citation. Remember: You must use the library’s databases to access the articles for free!

Assignment: Your professor wants to locate the following article:

Early childhood pre-service teachers' response to mobile technology: creative projects, analysis, and reflection on learning experiences. (2013). Education, 134(2), 161-166.

Steps:

• To locate the article, click on A-Z List of E-Resources on the library website homepage.

• Once in the A-Z List of E-Resources, locate journals in one of two ways:  

1. Search by journal title or partial title 
2. Browse all journal titles

• Just type in your topic - locate the journal, then the databases it is located within.

• Click on one of the databases to open up the journal.  From there, you will see a list of years which hold all of the issues published for those dates.

• Click on the year to open up all of the volumes/issues and click on the one that is listed in your citation.

• Once you do that, you will see all of the articles published within that issue.  The article for the assignment is the third article down.  Voilà – you found your article without having to search through multiple databases!

It's as simple as that. If you need any further assistance with the A-Z List of E-Resources or any other type of research question, contact the reference desk.

- Theresa Whitehead, Distance Learning Librarian

Scott Cairns Poetry Reading

Don't miss this fantastic event!  

The Daniel A. Cannon Memorial Library presents a Poetry Reading with Scott Cairns.  It will be held on Thursday, October 9th at 7:00 p.m. in the Teco Hall, School of Business Building.

Scott Cairns will be reading selected poems from Idiot Psalms along with selections from previous works.

Also, make sure to head on over to the Campus Bookstore to purchase a copy of one of Scott Cairns' books.

While this is a wonderful opportunity that you should not miss, if you cannot make it, be sure to check digital commons for the recorded video that will be uploaded shortly after the reading.

For more information, contact Carol Ann Moon at (352) 588-8261 or carol.moon@saintleo.edu.

"He strives to embody sacramental experience in his poetry. ..., he continues to reward his readers." - Brian Volck, The Christian Century

- Theresa Whitehead, Distance Learning Librarian

Getting Started with Research

Do you ever have trouble getting started with your research paper?  If so, check out this Infographic on how to begin.  It breaks down the four initial research steps and provides examples for each.

                 

Hopefully this infographic helps you to understand how to start your research paper; however, if you have any questions, contact a librarian at the reference desk or ask a question through LibAnswers.

- Theresa Whitehead, Distance Learning Librarian
  

Help is Here!

Have you ever thought to yourself... 

• I need reference assistance; however, it is after the hours that the reference desk is open. What should I do? 
• How do I use the library catalog to locate books or the databases to locate an article? 
• What resources are within the library on a specific subject or class?

If so, click on one of our reference assistance tools to help you: 

Locate resources on a particular topic - books, articles, websites, videos, etc.

• Broad subjects / majors
• Specific courses
• Directional assistance on library services

Get the answers to your questions.

• Search your question – it may already be answered 
• Ask a question – get it answered by a Cannon Memorial librarian 

Don't waste time searching all over for an answer; ask a skilled librarian for targeted results.

• Answered by Cannon Memorial librarian
• Answered by a Florida Statewide librarian

View how to maneuver throughout services and resources.

• Library catalog
• Databases
• E-books
• Interlibrary loan
• Writing help

Help comes in many forms. Remember to use all of the reference tools available for additional support. You will find each of them on the library website.

-Theresa Whitehead, Distance Learning Librarian