Finding Financial Aid Resources in the Library
September 9, 2009 at 8:00 pm | In new resources | 1 Comment
New, updated editions of essential financial aid resources for students are available at Galvin Library. In cooperation with the university’s financial aid department, the library has more than 20 titles available that can be easily accessed in the Reference collection located on the upper level. For assistance in locating or using the materials, the Reference Desk is staffed at all hours the library is open.
Financing higher education has never been easy and the current economy has placed added strains on families and individuals who seek advanced education in an effort to broaden their future opportunities. Grants, awards, and scholarships for students of all backgrounds, qualifications and demographics are available to be researched at the library. Financial assistance for women, Hispanic-, Native-, and Asian-Americans, veteran’s families, and those with disabilities are featured titles, as well as titles such as Paying for College without Going Broke, the College Money Handbook, and the Ultimate Scholarship Book 2009. IIT students can find a wealth of materials in Galvin Library and assistance with additional questions concerning financial aid can be found in the university’s Financial Aid Office located in Main Building, office 104.
View a full list of available titles.
Search a database of private scholarship sources compiled by IIT’s Office of Financial Aid.
Video Tutorials Now Available
February 3, 2009 at 8:13 pm | In instruction, new resources | Leave a CommentLibrarians and staff at Galvin Library are creating instructional videos for using library resources and the first three are now available for library patrons to view and use. On Galvin Library’s Research Guides web page or through the links provided below, library patrons can access the following three videos:
• Requesting a book in I-Share
• Searching reserves for your textbooks
• Finding a specific book in IIT catalog (via title or isbn)
Soon, assistance for all the library’s online resources will be available in both pdf or video format. If you have any questions about resources or services at Galvin Library, you can stop by the reference desk on the upper level, you can email or IM a librarian, or you can check the Research Guides page.
Search the IIT Library Catalog from Facebook
February 15, 2008 at 10:00 pm | In facebook, new resources, research tools | 1 CommentGalvin Library has created an application that allows you to connect to library resources directly from your Facebook profile. Here’s what it looks like in your profile:
Use the IIT Library Catalog Search application to:
- Search the IIT Library Catalog: find books, e-books, videos, and journals
- Log in to your IIT/I-Share library account: renew books, check the status of your requests
- Connect to the library’s Ask a Librarian service: get research help via IM, email, or phone
The library offers many other electronic tools that make online research easier, including browser toolbars and plugins, and citation management software. Click here to see a list of more options.
IIT Library Links in Scirus Search Engine
September 25, 2007 at 10:24 pm | In new resources, searching | Leave a CommentYou can now get links to IIT Library services from within Scirus, the scientific-information internet search engine. Scirus is different from other search engines in that it focuses only on Web pages and sites containing scientific content, such as preprint servers, digital archives, repositories and patent and journal databases.
To set up IIT Library Partner Links, click on the “Search Preferences” link on the Scirus home page. Click “Enable” under the “Library Partner Links” section, then select “Illinois Institute of Technology – Galvin Library” from the drop-down list under “I”. (See the screenshot below).
When you conduct your search, you’ll see IIT’s Get Article icon 
in the search results for journal articles and other scholarly literature. Follow this link to the SFX menu, which will show you options for getting the full text of the article. Most journal articles aren’t available for free online, so you need to go through the library’s links to access the full article. Also, if you’re trying to access the article from off-campus, you’ll be prompted to log in to the library proxy network.
Remember, even if the GetArticle menu says that “No full text is currently available online for this item,” you can still get a copy of the article via MyILL, the library’s new online system for requesting materials via interlibrary loan. MyILL is fast, convenient, and free to all IIT students and faculty!
To watch a brief video tutorial on how to use Scirus, click here.
Disclaimer: Users should note that Scirus is not considered a viable replacement for a search using library-provided bibliographic databases and indexes, the majority of which do not allow search engines to access their content. If you experience problems getting the full text of an article via the GetArticle link, use the Journal A-Z List or Article Finder on our web site to see if full-text access is available.
EconLit Added to Library Databases
July 5, 2007 at 10:42 pm | In databases, new resources | Leave a Comment
Galvin Library is pleased to announce the addition of EconLit to the library’s collection of online research databases. Maintained by the American Economic Association, EconLit is one of the most substantial online resources for economic literature. Covering all fields of economics, including capital markets, country studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, environmental economics, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, and urban economics, the database contains over 785,000 citations and abstracts dating back to 1969, and in some cases links to full-text articles. EconLit uses the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classification system and controlled vocabulary of keywords to index six types of records: journal articles, books, collective volume articles, dissertations, working papers, and full text book reviews from the Journal of Economic Literature.
Examples of publications indexed in EconLit include: Business Economics, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Applied Business Research, Marketing Science, and Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. EconLit records also include abstracts of books, journal articles, and working papers published by the Cambridge University Press.
EconLit can be accessed via the link above or through the Galvin Library E-Resources page.
SciFinder Scholar 2007 Now Available
June 26, 2007 at 9:41 pm | In databases, new resources | Leave a Comment
A new version of SciFinder Scholar — the online database for journal literature in biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, and materials science — is now available at Galvin Library. SciFinder Scholar 2007 has been installed on all library public computers and is ready to use. You can also download the new version for use on your own computer here. (Please note that SciFinder can only be used from on-campus computers that have an IIT IP address).
SciFinder Scholar 2007 offers powerful new features:
Categorize references This tool enables you to sort and evaluate information in your answer sets by creating a histogram for easy analysis. Categorize separates related references on the basis of their associated CA index terms. With categorize, you can reassemble the different subsets in unique ways creating opportunities for new insights.
Save answers Now you can save answer lists of references, substances, or reactions and re-use them later in other SciFinder Scholar sessions.
Combine answer sets The combine tool makes it possible to focus on a particular research topic in new ways by combining the substances, reactions, and references in an active answer set with those in a previously saved one. By employing various options of Combine, Intersect, or Remove, you can manipulate and customize the information contained in these combined answer sets.
Print structures in grid format Gain a unique comparative view of multiple chemical structures by printing them side by side in this handy grid arrangement.
Visit cas.org to view examples that will show you the latest SciFinder Scholar 2007 features.
For any questions on using SciFinder Scholar, please Ask a Librarian.
Emporis Buildings Database Now Available
April 6, 2007 at 8:45 pm | In databases, new resources | Leave a Comment
We are very pleased to announce that all IIT users now have access to the Emporis database. Dedicated to documenting tall buildings, Emporis is the world’s largest publicly available database on architectural and building data. News, photographs, renderings, and firm data are collected by over 700 editors for more than 50,000 cities worldwide. These experienced authors and correspondents report 24 hours a day on new projects and developments in architecture, engineering, construction, and real estate with a high regard for accurate and reliable information. Emporis’s goal is to list every structure in the world which is of public or commercial interest; from a hut to a skyscraper. This resource will be particularly useful to Architecture and Civil Engineering researchers. Thanks are due to Antony Wood and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat for their efforts in bringing this powerful research tool to IIT. To access Emporis, click here.
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