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NEW WEB SITES in the UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ON-LINE CATALOGThe University Library's on-line catalog, GOLDPAC (http://library.ggu.edu), continues to grow, and not only with records of the print materials in our collection. The catalog can also contain links to sources on the World Wide Web. We have used this capability to switch from print to web versions of many resources, including government publications from the U.S. federal and state governments as well as documents from international agencies and other organizations.Some of the sources of information on the Web provide accurate verified information, but others only contain someone's opinion. Librarians working for the University Library select the best, most interesting web sources that have high quality reliable information. A cataloger then creates a record on GOLDPAC that allows students to find the website by browsing the subject or by searching with keywords.The following are a few of the newest web sites added to GOLDPAC in the last couple of months: Dow Jones Interactive Learning Center.A history of the U.S. stock market and a description of the performance measurement methodology Charles Dow created in 1896. The site provides an interactive "timeline" to allow the user to view brief descriptions of specific events that occurred in the history of the stock market since the inception of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The user can also click through to lengthier articles and numerous charts and graphs as well. Those wishing to find out when a given company was included in the DJIA can consult the "Dow ins and outs" section. (Most pages and sections load very quickly, but people using slow connections may experience some longer loading times when using the timeline.)
Oil SafariPaul Salopek, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, traced a gallon of gasoline from its origins in three different countries to a gas station near Chicago. The web site includes the story as first published in print, a documentary in Macromedia Flash format, an interactive map to navigate between segments of the web video documentary and a counter which shows the number of barrels of oil used in the U.S. from the time the user opens the web site's home page. The article and documentary provide an excellent overview of the issues and an in-depth analysis of the political and social issues facing people in the oil producing and oil consuming sides of the petroleum industry. The web video documentary segments are beautifully filmed and well presented. A high-speed Internet connection is strongly suggested for those wishing to view the documentary. Those wishing to view the documentary segments in the library please bring earphones or inquire at the circulation desk to borrow a set.
Shaping Livable CitiesThe Canadian International Development Research Centre produced this interesting and highly informative .PDF document. It includes a dozen brief case studies of cities around the world (in Africa, Asia, North, South and Central America) that have followed unique urban planning models, including urban agriculture and sustainable development principles. Even people with slow internet connection from their homes can quickly download this 36-page document.
We have E-books too!Please also keep in mind that the above sites are only a few examples of recent free electronic full-content sources in the on-line catalog. In 2001 the University Library started to purchase electronic books and continues to add e-books to our collection. These titles come from scholarly publishers and include mostly newly published books. To date we have about 30,000 e-book titles in the on-line catalog. One of the sources of e-books, E-brary, also provides its titles by means of an online database available through the University Library's web pages. To learn more about how to find the e-books in our collection contact the reference desk (415-442-7247) or send a question to webster@ggu.edu.---S. Dunlap OP100 STUDENTS ANALYZE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Left to right: Joe Mueller, Vincent Tran, Mark Loh, Jason Stofer, Kimberly Lazzarini and Chris Mulanax.
"Oh wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as others see us!" ---Robert BurnsUniversity Library staff would like to thank Jim Downey and his OP100 students in Fall 2006 for giving the University Library such a gift. The students - Lamis Kanaan, Kimberly Lazzarini, Mark Loh, Joe Mueller, Christopher Mulanax, Jason Stofer and Vincent Tran - applied what they were learning in class in an operations management analysis of the library. The results were learning outcomes not just for the students, but for the University Library staff as well.When Janice Carter, Director of the University Library, went to attend the students' final presentations of their library analyses, she felt like she was about to face a firing squad (gulp!). She was impressed, however, not only by the insights the students provided, but also by their diplomatic and positive approach. The skills students develop during the assignment - to look at an organization holistically and provide constructive ideas for improvement in a positive way - will serve them well throughout their careers and their personal lives.The University Library staff are already working to implement some of the suggestions from the OP100 students, including adding Microsoft Office to computers in the Mission Street Room; making Room 131 available as a group study room (except during rush hours from 4-6:50 pm), improving signage, and ensuring all library staff know policies, processes, procedures, and location of resources and services throughout the library.What we cannot improve right away we will work on during the year ahead. University Library staff are working with Law Library staff to make the library online catalog easier to use. What else can we do? Let us know. We want to hear from you!The University Library is eager to work with faculty to provide students with opportunities to apply what they are learning in courses in a real world setting. We have enjoyed working with marketing and operations management faculty, and we look forward to finding more opportunities.Contact Janice Carter to brainstorm ideas. Students enjoy making an impact in their own environment. As one student in OP100 remarked: "At last an assignment where we can see the results." ---J. Carter
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. --- Rick Cook, The Wizardry Compiled
If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --- Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld Magazine
If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee -- that will do them in. --- Bradley's Bromide
Not even computers will replace committees, because committees buy computers. --- Edward Shepherd MeadTechnology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand. --- Putt's LawFor a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three. --- Alice Kahn
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Did you ever wonder what wheat prices in France were from 1825 to 1913 or what the prices were of public securities that traded in nine U.S. securities markets and London between the end of the Revolution and the Civil War? Perhaps you would like to view "An Index of the Wage of Unskilled Labor from 1774 to the Present?" Check out http://eh.net. This economic history site also lets you search daily closing values of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. There's an informative comparable value of money section, essays on great books in economic history, an extensive set of links to related economic history sites, an encyclopedia, course syllabi and an abstracts archive. As long as we are talking about economic history, let us remind you that the University Library has acquired the following books in the last year: The Value of a Dollar: Colonial Era to the Civil War (1600-1865) and its companion volume, The Value of a Dollar: 1860-2004. A stew pan was 18 shillings in 1742 in Stafford County, VA and in 1942, a snake design tattoo on your arm might set you back about 25 cents - in case you were wondering. You will also find the 5 volume set of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History, published in 2003, residing in the reference stacks.
Developments in work and organizational psychology : implications for international business / edited by Manfusa Shams, Paul Jackson. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006. HF5548.8 .D483 2006
Introduction to globalization and business : relationships and responsibilities / Barbara Parker. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2005.
HD62.4 .P373 2005
Hospitality financial management / Agnes L. DeFranco & Thomas W. Lattin. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2007 TX911.3.F5 D44 2007
Reading and understanding research / Lawrence F. Locke, Stephen J. Silverman, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2004 Q180.A1 L63 2004
Global meetings and exhibitions / Carol Krugman, Rudy R. Wright. Imprint Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2007. AS6 .K795 2007
The entrepreneur's strategy guide : ten keys for achieving marketplace leadership and operational excellence / Tom Cannon. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2006. HB615 .C36 2006
Changing how the world does business : FedEx's incredible journey to success : the inside story / Roger Frock. San Francisco, CA : Berrett--Koehler, c2006.
HE5903.F435 F73 2006
Marketing in the emerging markets of Latin America / Marin Marinov. Imprint New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005. HF5415.12.L3 M37 2005
Handbook of global supply chain management / John T. Mentzer, Matthew B. Myers, Theodore P. Stank, editors. Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, c2007. HD38.5 .H353 2007
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| Jan 8 Monday | University Library Orientation and Tour | 5:30 to 6:30 pm | |
| Jan 9 Tuesday | University Library Orientation and Tour | 5:30 to 6:30 pm | |
| Jan 10 Wednesday | University Library Orientation & Tour | 5:30 to 6:30 pm |
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| Jan 11 Thursday | University Library Orientation & Tour | 5:30 to 6:30 pm | |
| Jan 13 Saturday | University Library Orientation and Tour | 11 am to 12 pm |
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| Jan 14 Sunday | University Library Orientation and Tour | 1 pm to 2 pm | |
| Jan 15 Monday | Finding Articles in the University Library | 5:30 to 6:30 pm | |
| Jan 17 Wednesday | Finding Articles in the University Library | 5:30 to 6:30 pm | |
| Jan 20 Saturday | Finding Articles in the University Library | 11 am to 12 pm | |
| Jan 30 Wednesday | Cite it!: Your Guide to APA Citation Style | 5:30 to 6:30 pm |
- Workshops begin at the Reference Desk in the University Library.
FREE CULTURAL EVENTS, FAIRS & FESTIVALS
January 2007
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| Academy of Art University | Book Arts Group Show paintings by Karina Figueroa | Ongoing thru Jan 4 | 688 Sutter St Gallery San Francisco |
| Zeum | DCYF 2007 Family Appreciation Day | Jan 8 | 221 Fourth St San Francisco |
| San Francisco Main Library | All Aboard:SFPL Holiday Train | Ongoing thru Jan 11 | 100 Larkin San Francisco |
| San Francisco Botanical Gardens | Children's Story Time & Family Walks | Jan 8 and 21 | Ninth Ave. at Lincoln San Francisco |
| St. Mary's Cathedral | January Concerts | Jan 7, 14 and 21 | 1111 Gough San Francisco (Free-will offering at the door) |
| St. Mary's Cathedral | Special Performances | Jan 28 | 1111 Gough San Francisco (Free-will offering at the door) |
| California College of the Arts | Art, Technology and the Bay Area Underground | Ongoing thru Feb 24 | 1111 Gough St San Francisco |
The Update is a regular feature of the University Library's website, accessible from the University Library home page. You may request to receive the monthly newsletter via our mailing list. To be added to this list, please contact Alice at adietrich@ggu.edu.Consultant: Janice Carter | 415-442-7248
Editor: Alice Dietrich | 415-442-7259
Site of the Month: Larry Burg | 415- 442-7250
Food for Thought: A. Dietrich
Free Cultural Events Calendar: A. Dietrich
Other contributors to this issue: L. Burg, J. Carter, S. Dunlap, C. Goff
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