Yale University Library Newstag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//182008-09-04T13:31:19ZMovable Type 3.35Library Launches Yufind Catalog Interfacetag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3632008-09-03T14:00:01Z2008-09-04T13:31:19ZThe University Library has launched a beta version of Yufind, an experimental alternative interface to its catalog. Yufind is not a replacement for Orbis, the Library’s current catalog, but it provides a new kind of discovery experience for users, one...Geoffrey Little
Yufind, an experimental alternative interface to its catalog. Yufind is not a replacement for Orbis, the Library’s current catalog, but it provides a new kind of discovery experience for users, one that better fits current search expectations and incorporates a variety of Web 2.0 tools.
Orbis transaction logs show that searches often fail because of misspelled words, use of natural language (versus controlled vocabularies like Library of Congress Subject Headings), or information entered into the wrong search fields. Users also expect a Google-like interface that suggests alternate spellings and employs sophisticated relevancy ranking and faceted navigation to help display and narrow search results.
Yufind offers a powerful keyword relevancy ranking algorithm, RSS feeds, formatted export of bibliographic citations, integration of cover art, book reviews, sample book chapters, tables of contents, and real-time circulation status. Future enhancements will include the ability to bookmark and annotate records and send them to an e-mail address, cell phone, or PDA, while longer-term goals aim to integrate archival finding aids, visual image records, and new facets that will allow results to be narrowed by item availability and location.
The Library invites user feedback to help improve Yufind, and questions and comments can be sent to Daniel Lovins. For detailed information about Yufind and to contact members of the project team visit About Yufind. ]]>
Trial Access to Routledge Reference Resourcestag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3622008-09-02T20:44:57Z2008-09-02T21:07:56ZThe Yale community has trial access to the Religion Resources and Politics and International Relations subject collections of Routledge Reference Resources. The trial ends on September 21 and off-campus users will need to log-in to the proxy server or VPN...Geoffrey Little
Routledge Reference Resources. The trial ends on September 21 and off-campus users will need to log-in to the proxy server or VPN before accessing the resources.
Although there’s a link only to Religion Resources on the product’s home page, you can access both of these collections (and more) by clicking on Subjects and choosing a subject from the list in the left column: Anthropology, Classical Studies, History, Philosophy, Politics and International Relations, and Sociology and Social Policy. There are a few titles under each subject, but Religion and Politics and International Relations are the collections that have the greatest number of titles available in their first releases. An Advanced Search option provides for full-text searching across all titles in a given subject collection.
Please contact Suzanne Lorimer with feedback, questions, and comments. ]]>
Tours of Sterling Memorial and Bass Librariestag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3612008-09-02T14:38:21Z2008-09-02T14:42:53ZTours of Sterling Memorial and Bass Libraries begin today, September 2nd. Additional tours are scheduled for Thursday, September 4th, Friday, September 5th, Thursday, September 11th, Friday, September 12th, Friday, September 19th, Friday September 26th, Thursday, October 2nd, and Friday October...Geoffrey Little
3:30 p.m. and are open to any member of the Yale community. No sign-up or advance registration is required. Please bring your Yale ID.]]>
Mudd Library Closure and Reconfigurationtag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3592008-08-22T14:00:00Z2008-08-22T13:59:27ZThe University Library is in the process of designing a new and reconceived social science library which will include classrooms, an information commons with full suites of digital services, social and study spaces, collections, and a café. As part of...Geoffrey Little
September 15, 2008. To keep disruption to a minimum, services and collections will continue to be available during the closure in the following ways:
Mudd Library Collections
•Items in the Mudd Library can be requested for delivery through Orbis and delivered to any library on campus
•Yale faculty and graduate students can request articles from Mudd Library journals or selections from other Mudd Library holdings; material will be delivered electronically
•David McCaslin can be contacted with special requests
Government Documents and Information Center (GDIC) Collections
•A non-circulating GDIC reference collection will be relocated to the Social Science Library
•Government documents will circulate during the closure and can be requested for delivery via Orbis to any library on campus
•Readers who cannot find items in Orbis can use an online form or an e-mail to request a search of the collections. If an item is found but not catalogued, it will be processed first before it is allowed to circulate
•GDIC microform materials can be requested for delivery via Orbis. Microform reading, printing, and scanning services will be available in the Social Science Library, Sterling Memorial Library, and Divinity School Library
•GDIC research assistance will be available in the Social Science Library
•Julie Linden can be contacted with special requests
Members of the Yale community are invited to contact Jill Parchuck, Director of Social Science Libraries and Information Services, or Kendall Crilly, Associate University Librarian for Program Development and Research, with questions or concerns.
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Information Services in Sterling Memorial Librarytag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3602008-08-21T13:11:29Z2008-09-03T13:25:06ZBeginning Tuesday, September 2, Information Services, located in the Sterling Memorial Library nave, will provide information about the University Library’s collections and services, directional assistance, referrals to subject specialists, and reference assistance, as well as information about reader access to...Geoffrey Little
Information Services, located in the Sterling Memorial Library nave, will provide information about the University Library’s collections and services, directional assistance, referrals to subject specialists, and reference assistance, as well as information about reader access to the libraries including privileges cards for visiting researchers, study carrels, fines, and circulation. This new service will integrate Privileges Office operations and reference desk services.
The service also represents increased hours in which staff will be available to assist readers in the Sterling nave, as well as enhanced support for readers who have questions about accessing the Library and its resources.
Information Services will be available Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; Sunday, 1:00- 5:00 p.m.
Questions and comments about this new service can be sent to Danuta Nitecki, Associate University Librarian for Public Services and Library Teaching and Learning.
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Arts Library Now Opentag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3582008-08-20T14:16:15Z2008-09-02T14:51:58ZThe new Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library in the Rudolph Building and Loria Center at 180 York Street is now open! Fall semester hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-11:00 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.;...Geoffrey Little
web site. ]]>
Yale University Library on Facebooktag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3552008-08-08T16:17:47Z2008-08-08T16:24:13ZThe Yale University Library now has a profile on Facebook, the popular social networking web site. The Library's profile includes news and information, research tools, images, and blog posts from across the Library system. You can access the Library's profile...Geoffrey Little
here or by searching for 'Yale University Library' in the Facebook search box. Show your support by becoming a fan and use the site to access the Library's resources, services, and collections. ]]>
Access to Arts Library Collectionstag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3532008-08-04T14:19:42Z2008-08-06T15:49:27ZBeginning July 30, the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library collections began moving into the Rudolph Building and the Jeffrey Loria Center for the History of Art at 180 Crown Street. Arts of the Book, located in Sterling Memorial Library,...Geoffrey Little
web site for updates.
Questions and concerns regarding the Arts Library closure can be directed to Allen Townsend. We look forward to serving the Yale Community in the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library.
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Library Staff Art Exhibitiontag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3542008-08-01T14:29:56Z2008-08-08T14:33:44ZUntil September 30 Sterling Memorial Library 120 High Street, New Haven, Connecticut This exhibition in Sterling Memorial Library's exhibit corridor showcases original art, photographs, and decorative objects by the talented and creative staff of Yale University Library. The exhibition is...Geoffrey Little
Until September 30
Sterling Memorial Library
120 High Street, New Haven, Connecticut
This exhibition in Sterling Memorial Library's exhibit corridor showcases original art, photographs, and decorative objects by the talented and creative staff of Yale University Library. The exhibition is sponsored by the Library Staff Association.
Latin American Public Opinion Projecttag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3512008-07-17T13:38:34Z2008-07-17T13:45:45ZSurvey datasets from LAPOP, the Latin American Public Opinion Project, are now accessible to Yale faculty, affiliated researchers, staff, and students. You can access LAPOP via the Library's StatCat site....Geoffrey Little
LAPOP, the Latin American Public Opinion Project, are now accessible to Yale faculty, affiliated researchers, staff, and students. You can access LAPOP via the Library's StatCat site.
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Stefan Kramer in Social Science Libraries & Information Serivces.]]>
Library Staff Association Food Drivetag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3502008-07-11T14:22:26Z2008-07-11T14:31:12ZEach year, the Library Staff Association (LiSA) holds a food drive to benefit the Connecticut Food Bank, a local organization that works with corporations, community organizations, and individuals to solicit, transport, warehouse and distribute donated food. This year's drive will...Tam Rankin
Library Staff Association (LiSA) holds a food drive to benefit the Connecticut Food Bank, a local organization that works with corporations, community organizations, and individuals to solicit, transport, warehouse and distribute donated food. This year's drive will begin Monday, July 14th and end on Friday, August 1st. The "Virtual Food Drive" website created for the Yale University Library makes it even easier to donate "food" or funds to the Connecticut Food Bank. Last year, Library staff donated a total of 1,060 pounds of food, the equivalent of 815 meals.]]>
Annual Report of the University Librarian 2006-2007tag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3492008-07-09T19:46:37Z2008-07-17T14:38:34ZThe Annual Report of the University Librarian 2006-2007 has been released and is available online in pdf format....Tam Rankin
Annual Report of the University Librarian 2006-2007 has been released and is available online in pdf format.]]>
The Silk Roadtag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3482008-07-09T19:40:19Z2008-07-09T19:44:59Z Tang Dynasty robe, excavated in the Caucasus. Hermitage Museum, St. Peterburg, Russia The Silk Road July 1 - September 30 Sterling Memorial Library 120 High Street, New Haven, Connecticut This exotic name for the trade routes, or rather the...Tam Rankin
Tang Dynasty robe, excavated in the Caucasus.
Hermitage Museum, St. Peterburg, Russia
The Silk Road
July 1 - September 30
Sterling Memorial Library
120 High Street, New Haven, Connecticut
This exotic name for the trade routes, or rather the trade networks, connecting China with the Mediterranean and Mongolia with India was only invented in the nineteenth century. However, trade and cultural exchange has flourished along these routes for millennia, in spite of natural barriers, such as the tallest mountains in Asia, vast deserts, frequent earthquakes, not to mention different languages, religions and cultures. Archaeological excavations in China and the Middle East show us the extent to which ideas, designs and forms were exchanged already in the 2nd millennium BC.
On display are photographs and objects from the Babylonian Collection. The exhibition is free and open to the public during regular library hours.]]>
Twentieth Century Advice Literature: North American Guides on Race, Sex, Gender and the Familytag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3472008-07-09T19:24:44Z2008-07-09T19:31:09ZThe Library now has electronic access to Twentieth Century Advice Literature: North American Guides on Race, Sex, Gender and the Family. This database produced by Alexander Street Press focuses on gender roles and relations, American consumerism, changes in reaction to...Tam Rankin
Twentieth Century Advice Literature: North American Guides on Race, Sex, Gender and the Family. This database produced by Alexander Street Press focuses on gender roles and relations, American consumerism, changes in reaction to each major war, class relations, and adjustments to new technology, among many other topics. The collection includes traditionally published items, including how-to books and guides; professional manuals, such as employee manuals; society publications, including sorority and fraternity pledge manuals and Boy Scout and Girl Scout manuals; textbooks; teacher-training and course manuals; commercial literature; and government instruction manuals for a variety of workplaces and industries.]]>
Of Typewriters and Sleigh Bells: A Celebration of Leroy Andersontag:www.library.yale.edu,2008:/librarynews//18.3442008-06-30T15:02:12Z2008-07-07T17:38:13Z Of Typewriters and Sleigh Bells: A Celebration of Leroy Anderson June 27-August 29 2008 Gilmore Music Library, Sterling Memorial Library This exhibition in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer Leroy Anderson features seven musical manuscripts...Tam RankinOf Typewriters and Sleigh Bells: A Celebration of Leroy Anderson
June 27-August 29 2008
Gilmore Music Library, Sterling Memorial Library
This exhibition in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer Leroy Anderson features seven musical manuscripts in Anderson’s hand, including the immortal Sleigh Ride, as well as unusual artifacts such as Anderson’s baton, the typewriter that was used as a musical instrument in The Typewriter, and Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell’s official proclamation declaring June 29, 2008 Leroy Anderson Day.
The exhibition is free and open to the public during regular library hours.]]>
Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) was America’s foremost composer of light orchestral music. He produced numerous popular classics, including Sleigh Ride, The Typewriter, The Syncopated Clock, and Blue Tango. From 1949 until his death, Anderson lived in Woodbury, Connecticut. Anderson’s widow, Eleanor Anderson, donated the Leroy Anderson Papers to Yale in a series of gifts beginning in 1987. For this exhibition, the Anderson family has generously agreed to lend a wide variety of additional materials.