Electronic Resources News


Ryan Shepard
Information and Library Services
Published: November-December 2011

Category: » Information-and-library-services » Support-and-services

The UMUC Library makes a continued effort to ensure that its patrons have the best research resources possible at their disposal. The following additions and updates are now available:

  • Factiva, a great resource for current news and business topics, has a number of interface enhancements, including a new Simple Search bar, an improved Search Builder for keyword and business searches, and easier-to-view search results.
  • Our new resource, Oxford Scholarship Online, which includes e-book titles in history and psychology, has enhanced functionality, including personalization features and user-oriented linking, improved search and browse, and access to even more high-quality scholarship.
  • RefWorks, the Library's citation management tool, will have a new interface called RefWorks 2.0 this fall. RefWorks 2.0 will offer increased functionality over the current RefWorks interface (RefWorks Classic). You can view the RefWorks 2.0 interface now by clicking on the RefWorks 2.0 link in the upper-right corner when you are logged in to RefWorks Classic. Enhancements available in RefWorks 2.0 include a simpler interface with key functions via new buttons, navigation toolbars, action icons, light boxes, and collapsible menus with one-click features and support resources. A guide to using RefWorks 2.0 will be available soon on the UMUC Library's RefWorks information page.

Note: If you would like to share this information with your students, please direct them to the Library announcement at http://www.umuc.edu/library/libabout/newsletter_2011fall.cfm#databases.

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