WHAT'S NEW?

HELIN WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Tu	Nov 2	11:00-11:30
W	Nov 3	3:00-3:30
Thr	Nov 4	11:00-11:30
M	Nov 8	3:00-3:30
W	Nov 10	11:00-11:30
Thr	Nov 11	3:00-3:30
M	Nov 15	11:00-11:30
Tu	Nov 16	11:00-11:30
W	Nov 17	3:00-3:30

NEW REFERENCE BOOKS!

American National Biography ( New York : Oxford University Press, 1999)
CT213 .A68 1999

The Dictionary of Art (New York : Grove, 1996)
N31 .D5 1996

The Encyclopedia Americana (Danbury, Conn : Grolier Incorporated, 1999)
AE5 .E333 1999

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry. (New York : Macmillan Reference USA, c1997)
QD4 .M33 1997

The New Encyclopaedia Britannica (Chicago : Encyclopaedia Britannica, c1998 )
AE5 .E363 1998

The Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998)
PE1625 .O87

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (London ; New York : Routledge, 1998)
B51 .R68 1998

SPACE AVAILABLE

Library hours will vary for holidays and intersessions. Call ext. OPEN (6736) for current information.

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Library Main Number	341-2330
Circulation Desk	341-2291
Interlibrary Loan	341-2379
Reference Desk	341-2289
Recorded message of library hours	341-6736

LIBRARY ADDRESS

(401) 341-2330
Fax: (401) 341-2951
Web: https://library.salve.edu

McKillop Library newsletter will be published each semester to share news from library departments about policies and procedures, the latest acquisitions, databases and technology, training sessions being offered, and other news.

Comments and suggestions may be addressed to the attention of Cathy Rowe, Editor, at the address above or by e-mail to rowec@salve.edu.

FROM THE DIRECTOR This is truly an exciting time to be at Salve. The staff have been busy over the summer planning for new services, and this promises to be a year offering many opportunities to users to improve their research skills and to gain access to an ever-expanding wealth of information. This year the university has committed the funds for the library to become the newest member of HELIN, a cooperative network of the information resources of seven academic libraries in Rhode Island. Through a mutual resources-sharing agreement, Salve faculty, staff and students have access to the materials held at the libraries of the other institutions, and may request these online from any computer with a connection to the Internet. A series of workshops will be offered to introduce our users to HELIN services. I am delighted to be here and look forward to meeting you. Please stop by to say hello. I welcome your comments and suggestions. --Kathy Boyd

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT HELIN

What does joining HELIN mean to you?

New databases!

• ProQuest Research Library - for general academic research
• ABI/Inform Global - a premier business database
• The Providence Journal - online full text availability of this Rhode Island newspaper
• Gale Literature Resources - for literary criticism and biographical information

Off campus access to electronic resources!

Search for that journal article from your computer at home. As long as you have a valid Salve card and an Internet connection, most of the electronic databases are available to you to search from home. Click on "Access E-Resources from Off-Campus" on the library homepage and follow the instructions. These will help you set up your computer to use the "proxy server". Then choose a database from the list on the McKillop library homepage and get to work finding articles for that research paper!

• Search "all databases" and get results from a comprehensive search of all the journals and newspapers in ProQuest or
• Choose one of fifteen subject modules to limit your search to only subject-related journals.
• Need an article from a scholarly journal? No problem! Limit your search to peer-reviewed journals.
• Want to search the full text of the Wall Street Journal? Couldn't have done it last year! Now just choose Research Library Newspapers
• Is there a picture in the article you're looking for? A full image feature retrieves articles as they actually appear in the journal.
• And you can get it all 24/7! ProQuest is available anytime, on and off campus with a valid Salve card.

• Search for materials in the library catalog,
• Search an electronic database for journal articles
• See a list of materials that a professor has placed on reserve for a course.
• View subject guides that the library reference department has created to help you with research assignments.
• Submit electronic request forms to ask a reference question online or put in a request for Interlibrary Loan of a book or a journal article from another library.
• Log on to your e-mail or the Internet

Need help? Ask a Reference Librarian!

NEW ADDRESS FOR AUDIO-VISUAL ROOM The library's collection of videos, audiotapes, CDs and cassettes will soon be residing on the first floor, left of the main entrance in Room 107. Anyone who has requested audio-visual materials knows how inconvenient it has been to have these resources located on the third floor in a non-accessible area to the library borrower. In this new location, borrowers will be able to browse in the open stacks, and check out materials at the Circulation Desk, only a few feet away. (The Whitaker collection of phonograph records, for the present, will remain in Room 308.) Thanks to the generosity of the Alternative Health Center, the library now has over 200 cassettes, CDs and videos in the field of holistic health. Many of these resources feature outstanding speakers, as well as reflective musical recordings for mediation and quiet listening. These resources are presently being catalogued and will appear in the stacks very soon. In addition to the A-V collection, two TV/VCRs are available in the new location, along with cassette, CD and laser disk players. It is hoped that this collection will be used not only for borrowing, but in the library as well. The library staff are interested in your recommendations for additional audio-visual resources, particularly related to your coursework. Please send your recommendations to Joan Bartram, Collection Development Librarian, or use the on-line Request Form for New Library Materials found under Electronic Request Forms on the Library homepage.

FROM THE CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT

• SEARCH for the book in the usual ways (by author, title, subject, etc.)
• Check the status of the book. Be sure it is Available. (Anything that is Library Use Only or On Reserve does not circulate.)
• At the book's record click on the button titled "request.".
• TYPE in your name and library barcode number. Use all the numbers, no spaces or letters.
• SELECT Pickup location library by clicking on the arrow in location box and scrolling down to the library where you wish to pick up the book. (It does not need to be SALVE if one of the other libraries is more convenient for you.)
• CLICK on "Submit above information."
• If more than one library has the book you want, you may select which library should send the book by clicking on the circle ( 0 ) before the book's location. If you do not select, the request will go to the library listed first.
• Lastly, CLICK on "Request selected item."

McKillop Library is looking to go fully operational into the HELIN System by the beginning of November. Help us with our move into the HELIN database. Please return all materials to the McKillop Library that have a Nov. 1, 1999 or earlier due date on them so that they may be renewed on the new system.