Welcome to the New Galvin Library Website!
August 14, 2008 at 10:27 pm | In library web site | Leave a Comment
Galvin Library’s website has a brand new look and layout for fall semester. We’ve also added a number of improvements that will make it easier than ever to conduct research online.
- The tabbed search tool allows you to search for books, articles, journals, or library web pages right from our home page.
- My Library links to your library accounts and course reserves appear on the right-hand sidebar of every page.
- Today’s hours are always listed on the home page.
- Guides to relevant research resources for each academic department. Links to the guides pop up on the home page when you roll over the “Info by Subject” link.
- Guides to finding non-traditional information sources like dissertations, patents, maps, standards, videos, reference materials, and more. Links to the guides pop up when you roll over the “Info by Format” link on the home page.
- Expanded and improved help pages. Click on “Research Help” to see all the options, including printable research guides, FAQs, research workshops, and our Ask a Librarian service.
- New databases. The library has made over 50 new research databases available.
- Improved database searching. You can now search for research databases by keyword, or browse the list of databases alphabetically or by subject.
Take it for a test drive, and let us know what you think! Add a comment below.
NewsBank-America’s Newspapers added to Galvin Library databases
December 4, 2006 at 6:07 pm | In databases, library web site, new resources | Leave a Comment
NewsBank-America’s Newspapers provides online full-text for more than 750 local, regional and national U.S. newspapers in one easy to use database. Search for articles on current events, business, sports, culture, entertainment, and more. The interface allows you to easily narrow your search to a specific geographic region. Major newspapers like the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Sun-Times, and Washington Post are all available, as well as news magazines like Time and U.S. News and World Report or popular titles like InStyle and Sports Illustrated. NewsBank-America’s Newspapers can be accessed via the Library’s e-resources page, along with many other research and news databases.
IIT Library Catalog search plugin
November 21, 2006 at 10:02 pm | In library web site, plugins, searching | Leave a CommentSearching the library catalog for books, e-books, videos, government documents, and print journals at IIT just got a whole lot easier! We’ve created a search plugin for Mozilla/Firefox and Internet Explorer 7 browsers that allows you to search the catalog directly from the search box at the top right of the toolbar. The incredibly simple installation process only takes a few seconds—click here to learn more. After installing the plugin, you’ll be able to do a keyword search of our catalog from anywhere in the World Wide Web, no matter what page you’re currently viewing.
Get the IIT Library Catalog search plugin
Search plugins are a great way to make one of the most common web activities—searching—faster and more efficient. Plugins are available for many popular sites such as Google, Wikipedia, Amazon, Dictionary.com, and now Galvin Library. Want to learn more about search plugins? Check out this page from Mozdev.org.
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