Jackson Library News Archive

Here you will find all Library news that is more than three months old.

• 8/28/98 New Books Featured Weekly on JACLIN Plus!
  No time to check the New Books Shelf in the Library? No Problem. From your desktop computer you can now reach This Week's New Books which can serve as your virtual new books shelf from the Web menu of JACLIN Plus. The list is organized by Library of Congress Classification and can be easily browsed by call number order. It is also possible to do keyword searches to find a topic of interest. Give it a try soon!

• 7/30/98 Renewal of Books Online Now Available in Web Version of JACLIN Plus!
  Many UNCG students, faculty, and staff are already familiar with the BORROWER INFORMATION feature in the telnet version of JACLIN Plus, the Library's online catalog. This feature allows UNCG affiliates to look at what books they have checked out, and to renew them online if they are not overdue. It also furnishes information about what requests a borrower may have placed on certain titles. Now this same functionality is available in the Web version of JACLIN Plus and is listed as YOUR LIBRARY ACCOUNT . Both versions require entering your UNCG University ID and a four digit University PIN.

• 7/30/98 Humanities Abstracts Now Widely Accessible to UNCG Affiliates
  This month Humanities Abstracts , a database which indexes periodicals and provides abstracts for a broad spectrum of the humanities, became available in both the Web and the Telnet versions of JACLIN Plus. This change will allow UNCG affiliates to log onto this popular database at the Library, from elsewhere on campus, or off campus. The indexing of journals in Humanities Abstracts covers February '84 to date. Abstracts are included from March '94 to date. In the Web version of JACLIN Plus, Humanities Abstracts is located under Electronic Databases and Indices. In the telnet Information Gateway version of JACLIN Plus, select FirstSearch under JACLIN Options. Access to Humanities Abstracts requires both your UNCG ID and your four digit UNCG PIN.

• 7/13/98 Gerald Holmes Joins Reference Department
  As of July 1, 1998, Gerald Holmes became the newest member of the Library's Reference Department. Mr. Holmes has an MLS degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.S.degree in criminal justice from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He also recently completed an M.Ed degree from the Universtiy of Cincinnati in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis on instructional technology.
  Gerald Holmes brings much experience in reference work to his position at Jackson Library. Most recently he worked as Information Specialist in the Reference and Information Services unit of University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has also held reference and training positions at The University of Cincinnati, Kent State, Georgia State, George Mason University, and Elon College. Mr.Holmes is a Greensboro native, so he has returned home!

• 7/7/98 More PCs Added for JACLIN Web Public Access and Photocopiers Moved
  As the popularity of the JACLIN Web interface to the library's collections and to virtual collections continues to grow, the Library is keeping pace by adding more computers for public access. Last Spring a total of 16 new PCs were added to the public catalog area of the Library and to floors 2,3,4, and 6 of the Tower Book Stacks. This month three more Pentium PCs were added in the "Big Head corridor" (Corridor between the old and the new sections of the Library) bringing the total JACLIN Web machines to 19. In preparation for the installion of the PCs we have moved the public photocopiers that were there to new locations. One of the two photocopiers has been moved to the Current Periodicals/Reserves Room, where there are now a total of four. The other has been moved to Tower Floor 7. To summarize the photocopier situation, we now have ten for public use in the following locations: 4 (CP/R); 2 (Basement Tower); 1 (Documents Division); 1 (Tower 5); 1 To and 1(Tower 9). We also have a public color copier near the Circulation Desk.

  The sculptured "Big Head" now observes daily library activities from a new and more fittingly prominent location near the door to the serials check-in area.

• 7/1/98 John Felts is new Networked Services Librarian
  On June 15, John Felts joined the Faculty of Jackson Library in the newly created position of Networked Services Librarian. The position was developed in response to the rapidly growing virtual collections available through the library's online system and will be part of the library's Electronic Information Resources unit. Mr. Felts will provide instruction and training in the use of networked electronic recources, assist in the maintenance of library Web pages, and in the development and delivery of new library services via the Web.

  While new in this position, John Felts is a familiar face at UNCG, having served as a staff member for four years in the Serials Department of Jackson Library and having earned his Master of Library and Information Studies degree here. He also completed a Bachelor of Music degree at UNCG in 1985.

  Prior to becoming the Networked Information Services Librarian, Mr. Felts served as Electronic Resources Librarian at Averett College in Danville, Virginia. He has also worked as a librarian at Keystone Systems in Raleigh, and at the Bernice Beinenstock Furniture Library in High Point.

• 6/16/98 Access to Three Popular Databases Changes
  Cambridge Scientific Abstracts now provides UNCG affiliates improved local and remote access to three heavily used databases: Biological and Medical Sciences, Microcomputer Abstracts, and Sociological Abstracts. Formerly JACLIN Plus offered access to BasicBiosis, Microcomputer Abstracts, and Sociological Abstracts via First Search. Now, by offering Cambridge Scientific Abstracts to search these databases, the Library can provide even broader coverage in a more cost effective way. Biological and Medical Sciences includes citations from Biologi$ Sciences, 1992-present, Biological Digest, 1989-present, Conference Papers Index, 1993-present, Medline, 1993-present, and Toxline,1992-present. The coverage for Microcomputer Abstracts and Sociological Abstracts remains essentially the same as when available through FirstSearch. Microcomputer Abstracts are listed under the category "Computer Science and Engineering"; Sociological Abstracts can be found under the category "Social Sciences"

• 6/11/98 Library's Web Page for Weather Information Featured as "Hot Site" !
  The Documents Division of Jackson Library was pleased to learn on June 10th that their Weather Information Web site is being featured as a "Hot Site" by Starting Point. Starting Point is a commercial Web site that claims to offer "Everything you need to work the Web..." and which lists "Choice Web Sites" that were voted upon by the general public while visiting the Starting Point Web pages.

  Weather Information contains both local and global weather forecasts, world wide climatic and severe weather information, as well as guidelines to prepare for any kind major storm or natural disaster. Weather Information is maintained by Amy Avers, a staff member in the Documents Division and graduate student in UNCG's Department of Geography.

• 6/2/98 Access Method Changes for ERIC and PsychInfo Databases
  Effective June 1, 1998, "OVID" has been discontinued as a database option in JACLIN Plus. Formerly OVID was the access service for both ERIC and for PsychInfo

  Now NC LIVE is offering these same databases through its statewide inititive to provide access to electronic databases to multi-type libraries. Here at Jackson Library the NC LIVE databases are listed alphabetically and by subject area along with other electronic resources on the Library's Web page under Electronic Databases and Indices but can be distinguished by the NC LIVE logo to the right of the database name.

• 5/20/98 Library Loading Retrospective GPO Files to JACLIN Plus
  During the Summer Session Jackson Library will add more than 36,000 bibliographic records to the online catalog for older government documents housed in the Documents Division. The retrospective coverage for these materials will span the period from January, 1979 through December, 1988. Bibliographic records for publications of the Government Printing Office (GPO) from January 1989 to date, have been available in JACLIN Plus since August, 1994. For GPO materials published before 1979 not indexed in the online catalog, there are other finding tools and staff available to help you in the Documents Division of the Library.

  

• 5/20/98 Modgie Jeffers Is First to Receive New Service Award!
  Modgie Jeffers, Library Assistant in the Acquisitions Department of Jackson Library, was named the first recipient of the Jackson Library Service Award at a ceremony and tea held May 7 at Elliott University Center.

  The Jackson Library Service Award was established in 1997, upon the retirement of Martha Ransley, former head of the Circulation Department, "to recognize and reward members of the SPA Library staff who provide outstanding leadership and service in furthering the accomplishment of the mission the Library."

  Mrs. Ransley and Library Director Doris Hulbert presented Mrs. Jeffers with a plaque that will be displayed in the Library. Mrs. Jeffers has been a member of the library staff for twenty-six years. She is advisor to UNCG's Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and co-advisor to Phi Beta Sigma. Mrs. Jeffers is an alumna of Bennett College where she earned a BA in English and a minor in library science.

  The Library plans to grant the service award annually and fill the plaque with names of those staff who have exemplified service beyond individual job responsibilities and display qualities worthy of emulation.

• 5/20/98 JSTOR Offers Access to Electronic Archive of Scholarly Journals!
  From the Library's Web page it is now possible for UNCG faculty, students, and staff to have access to JSTOR, which provides cover to cover full image electronic text of almost 70 core scholarly journals. JSTOR is intended to serve as a searchable journal archive, so the most current 3-5 years of each journal are not available through this project. JSTOR's mission is to help the scholarly community use information technology through building a reliable, comprehensive, and easy to search archive of important scholarly journal literature. There are also advantages to libraries which are concerned about filling in gaps of existing collections, addressing preservation issues, and reducing long-term costs of storing journal collections. Take a look at the Library's Online Journals link to learn more about the JSTOR project and to see other electronic journals now available through JACLIN Plus.

• 5/19/98 Project MUSE Now Available to UNCG Constituents!
  Jackson Library now has a subscription to Project MUSE which provides access to 45 full text, full image electronic scholarly journal titles published by the John Hopkins University Press. Any user on campus or using UNCG PPP can access the collection of electronic journals in the humanities, social sciences and mathematics. From the Library's home Web page select the Online Journals link to find project MUSE and to see other recently acquired electronic journals. Project MUSE offers many features that cannot be offered in the print versions of these same journals, such as Boolean searching and subject indexing and retrieval with Library of Congress subject headings. The electronic journals are also available earlier than their print counterparts!

• 5/19/98 Library's Cello Music Web Pages Get Website Award!
  The UNCG Cello Music Collections were awarded the Internet Cello Society Website Award for March/April, 1998. Selection for "The I.C.S. Seal of Excellence" is based on the content, cello relevance, creativity, and presentation style of a particular Website. The Website is maintained by Carolyn Shankle of the Rare Books and Special Collections Division of Jackson Library, which houses five major cello collections. These collections consist of the works of Luigi Silva, Elizabeth Cowling, Rudolf Matz, Maurice Eisenberg, and Janos Scholz and contain thousands of published and manuscript cello scores, along with other materials of interest to cello scholars.

• 5/15/98 Planning to Remedy Overcrowding of Bookshelves Begins
  Jackson Library has run out of space for shelving new acquisitions. Three years ago a comprehensive shelving study was undertaken which revealed there was room for only two more years of collection growth. Since there is no way to expand the Library this year or in the near future, plans have been devloped to create an on-campus shelving facility which will house materials expected to be low use items. The facility will offer a secure and climate-controlled environment with compact shelving. Jackson Library will provide patrons with regular pick-up and photocopying services of any materials in the facility. Patrons also will still be able to look up the relocated books using the online catalog, and materials will continue to circulate according the normal library policy. Dr. Robert Galbreath, Assistant Library director for Collection Management, is overseeing the project. The shift should be completed during the 1998-99 academic year.

• 4/22/98 Dr. William Finley Now Heads Special Collections
  In March, the Special Collections/University Archives Division of Jackson Library welcomed its new Head, William (Bill) Finley. Bill comes to UNCG from the College of Charleston where he had been Special Collections Librarian since 1992. Prior to this position, he was employed at Yale University working in the Beinecke Library, primarily with their literary archives. He also has thirteen years' experience teaching English at several colleges. In addition to the MLS degree, Bill holds a PhD in English with primary focus on American Literature and a special interest in Southern Literature.

• 4/23/98 Access to JACLIN Web Online Catalog Increases
  During Spring Semester '98, public access to the World Wide Web version of JACLIN Plus has increased substantially within the library. Eight PC workstations opposite the Circulation desk have been upgraded to faster models, and four more late model workstations have been added to the first floor of Jackson Library. The additional PCs have been placed near the InfoTrac Article Print Station outside the Electronic CITI Lab and in the corridor between the old and the new sections of the building. Four PCs have also been installed in the Tower Book Stacks on floors 2,3,4, and 6, thus bringing the number of public access PCs for JACLIN and the World Wide Web to sixteen.

• 4/24/98 NC LIVE HAS ARRIVED!!!
  Today marks the official "kickoff" of the NC LIVE initiative! The initials stand for North Carolina LIbraries for Virtual Education, which is a statewide electronic project that will provide equal access to a range of electronic information in libraries throughout North Carolina. The resources in NC LIVE are available to all the people of the state through a partnership of various types of libraries.

  Included in the initial stage of this project are 58 libraries in the Community College System, 16 institutions in the UNC System, 75 public library systems through the State Library, and 36 independent colleges and universities.

  Links to NC LIVE electronic databases, including over a million full text journal articles, are now available through the Web version of JACLIN Plus. Just click on the Electronic Databases and Indices entry from the Library's Home Page. The NC LIVE logo can be seen to the far right of any entry that is part of the project. Access is limited to users on campus, except for some databases that require UNCG ID validation.

• 1/15/98 Try Our New and Improved Access to MEDLINE!
  The telnet version of MEDLINE via FirstSearch was discontinued as an option with the start of Spring Semester '98. This change was made to promote a more up to date and user friendly version now available on the World Wide Web, and to save the Library money on search charges. Anyone on campus affiliated with UNCG can still access Medline using the Web version of JACLIN Plus, either from the the PCs in the Reference Department, or from the PCs in the Electronic CITI, or those just outside the CITI opposite the Circulation Desk. From these machines you can access either the WinSpirs or the WebSprirs versions of MEDLINE. The WebSpirs version can also be used from any networked PC or MAC on campus. Additionally, remote access to MEDLINE is available to everyone via Pub Med and the Internet Grateful Med.

• 1/8/98 Remote Access to Web Version of InfoTrac Now Available!
  InfoTrac is now available via the Web to all users currently affiliated with UNCG. Any person with a current UNCG ID can access InfoTrac via the Web from anywhere in the world. This is a significant expansion of access for UNCG's most popular databases. And, unlike many of our other database offerings, there are no simultaneous user access restrictions.

  To check it out, go to our database page - http://library.uncg.edu:83/dbs/dbtitle.html - and choose any of the Infotrac databases (PsychInfo, Expanded Academic Index, or General Business File). If you have questions about Web access to InfoTrac, contact Tim Bucknall, Electronic Information Resources Librarian, at 334-4238, or send e-mail.

• 12/9/97 New Form of Access to Nursing and Allied Health Database, CINAHL
  Access to CINAHL via the Internet using FirstSearch will be discontinued on December 17, the day after finals conclude. The database will be available via WebSpirs CINAHL which offers more features and is less costly for the library to provide. To access CINAHL select Electronic Databases and Indices from the Web version of JACLIN Plus.
  

• 12/8/97 Robert James New Head, Circulation Department
  On November 1, Jackson Library welcomed Robert James as its new Head, Circulation Department. Robert came to UNCG via Chapel Hill where he worked for the last twelve years. During the past eight years he had served as the Assistant Circulation Department Head in Davis Library. Prior to his employment at UNC- Chapel Hill, Robert had also worked as a supervisor in the Circulation Department of Library West at the University of Florida, Gainesville. If you have any questions about circulation policies at Jackson Library, please contact Robert at 334-5452 or send e-mail. Click on "Circulation Department and Current Periodicals/Reserves Division" to see general information on services and policies.
  

• 10/30/97 Electronic Journals Now Available in JACLIN Plus!
  During the week of October 27th, a new feature for accessing electronic journals was activated on the "Library Services" menu in the Web version of JACLIN Plus. This service, called "Online Journals," offers full text for almost 1,500 journals. Most, however cover only the last few years of a particular title.
  

  All titles on the list are available on campus, and some from home. Many - those labeled OCLC - are part of a trial that will end on December 31, 1997. To help the Library assess the usefulness of the electronic journals being offered, an Online Journal Evaluation Form is available with the alphabetical listing of titles. Try using these journals from the Library's home page, and let us know what you think!
  

• 10/17/97 Rick Anderson New Head Acquisitions Librarian
  Effective October 1, Rick Anderson became the new Head Acquisitions Librarian at Jackson Library. His experience includes working in the Acquisitions Department at Brigham Young University and working for Yankee Book Peddler, a major book vendor.
  

  If you have any questions or problems related to ordering books, please call Rick at 334-5281, or send him e-mail.

• 9/19/97 CINAHL now Available through FirstSearch
  CINAHL, a database that indexes and abstracts approximately 900 journals in nursing and allied health, is now available through FirstSearch. Look under "Electronic Databases and Indices" in the Web version of JACLIN Plus or under "JACLIN Options" then "FirstSearch" in the telnet version. Indexing coverage is from 1982 to present. See a Reference Librarian for further information regarding this database.
  

• 6/24/97 Three Databases no Longer Available via FirstSearch
  Biography Index, Wilson Business Abstracts, and WorldScope are no longer available from the JACLIN Option FirstSearch. Equivalent topical coverage for each of these databases can be found as follows: Biography Index - use Britannica Online, or InfoTrac; Wilson Business Abstracts - use ABI/Inform on CD-ROM, InfoTrac General Business File or Wilson Business Abstracts in print; Worldscope - use Compact Disclosure on CD-ROM. The library has made these changes in order to provide the best service in the most cost effective way.

• 5/14/97 ERIC Database no longer available in FirstSearch
  As of May 15,1997, the ERIC database will no longer be accessible through FirstSearch. However, it will still be available through OVID under the JACLIN Options menu in Information Gateway. It is also available on CD-ROM in the Library.

• 5/8/97 UNCG Library Web Page Ranked Among Top Ten Sites!
  News and Newpapers Online, a web page created by Cathy Carr of Electronic Information Resouces in Jackson Library, was recently named one of the Top Ten Reference Web Sites on the Internet. The April 15 issue of The Library Journal listed each recipient of the ten awards. Selections were made using such criteria as: sites that provide authoritative information, frequent updates, easy navigability, and which are a free service. News and Newspapers Online offers links to the world's electronic daily newspapers. Full text is available for most. The newspapers are easy to find using an alphabetical listing by country grouped for several geographical regions. (There is even a resource from Antarctica!) Since Cathy Carr left Jackson Library in January, Justin R. Ervin, has been maintaining this web page. To connect to News and Newspapers Online type the URL http://www.uncg.edu/lib/news/
  

• 4/22/97 Expanded Printing and E-Mail Capabilites Now in JACLIN Plus
  Since the JACLIN Informaton Gateway interface was introduced in January, 1995, there have been just two ways in which information could be printed: 1) Do a screen print by pressing the F2 key on a VT terminal - or from a PC using the Print Screen key. 2) Use the "Print" command under "Options" when viewing a bibliographic record. When the "Print" command was given it would always print the record in a brief "Holdings" format which includes author, title, edition, and imprint information along with the location, status, and call number.

  Now it is also possible to print a list of bibliographic citations, selecting the individual numbers on a "hit" list, or a range of numbers, or all on the list, up to 50 citations. It is also possible when viewing a bibliographic record to select a format other than "Holdings", if so desired, by selecting "Print Options" from the Options menu. For example, the "Detailed" format would give you FULL bibliographic information with holdings and status information.

  Additionally, with the expanded printing capability you may e-mail bibliographic citations from JACLIN Plus to your own account or to anyone who might be interested in a particular topic. To do this, it is necessary to select the Options menu, then "Print to File". Next from the Options menu you will need to select "Procedures" then "E-Mail Search Results". You will be prompted for an e-mail address.

  Fuller written instructions for how to use the new extended print capability are available in the information stands next to the Reference Department and next to the JACLIN Plus terminals in the Library. Give it a try!

• 3/26/97 OVID Databases Now Available on JACLIN Plus
  Two very popular databases, ERIC and PSYCHINFO are now also available to UNCG constituents under the JACLIN Options menu in the Information Gateway version of JACLIN Plus. To access these data bases highlight OVID, then press return. You will be prompted for your UNCG ID. Currently ERIC is also available on CD-ROM in the Reference Department and through FirstSearch in JACLIN Plus. PSYCHINFO is also available on CD-ROM in the Reference Department and through InfoTrac in JACLIN Plus. The availability of the OVID interface for these databases is part of a year long experiment being conducted by the UNC System to determine which databases would be most user friendly and economical to share between all 16 campuses. We would be interested in hearing from you as to how you rate the various kinds of access to these two databases.

• 3/11/97 Try JACLIN Plus on the Web!
  A World Wide Web version of JACLIN Plus (Jackson Library Information Network) is now available on six workstations in the Library and through the campus network. The new Web interface offers the advantages of hyper links to related topics directly from a bibliographic record and easy access to other pertinent resources on the Internet.
  

  Eventually, the workstations in the library will be capable of providing access to all the journal citation and full text databases that the library offers, including CD-ROM products. Work is in progress to obtain this functionality. Access to JACLIN Plus through the traditional Information Gateway interface on the library's terminals will continue until the Web version has all the capabilities that the Gateway version can provide.

• 2/24/97 SuperLab Now Open!
  Chancellor Patricia Sullivan salutes the students and invites them to visit the new SuperLab in Jackson Library. SuperLab, the result of team work throughout the University to meet the students' need for more open access computing, is open all hours the Library is open. Currently there are 60 DOS machines and 30 Macs available in SuperLab. The plan is to provide access eventually to 140 workstations in SuperLab.
  

• 2/18/97 JACKSON LIBRARY'S NEW NATIONAL TRADE DATA BANK LINK
  Once again, Jackson Library is providing UNCG with a direct link to the National Trade Data Bank web site. This link will allow UNCG students, faculty, and staff to search the huge NTDB files in a much more convenient manner than ever before.
  

  The National Trade Data Bank is a U.S. Department of Commerce data file of more than 2,000,000 individual trade documents, comprising well over one gigabyte of information. It contains import and export information and statistics on virtually all commodities handled by U.S. traders, and also provides country demographic, political, and economic information for virtually all nations of the world. There are even files of export contacts overseas and in the U.S. The database can be searched by text word or by commodity number.
  

  The NTDB is the most popular U.S. government database and it is updated monthly with new statistics and other information. The site is linked to the Jackson Library Government Documents pages of the Jackson Library web pages. The URL address of the NTDB is: http://www.stat-usa.gov/BEN/databases.html
  

  Anyone searching from a UNCG address will be allowed in without a password. We encourage all faculty and students to give this amazing database a try.

• 2/3/97 NEW CAPABILITY ADDED TO BROWSE JACLIN INDEX FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS
  Now in JACLIN's Information Gateway catalog upon doing an unsuccessful author, title, or subject search, a message appears stating, "No matches on 'word searched.' Your entry would be here." The message is highlighted by a bar of light directly in the index where the unsuccessful search would have appeared. Thus, it is easier to determine whether a typographical error occurred, the wrong term was used, or if there are no books available for a particlular author, title or subject. Once in the index it is also possible to scroll forwards or backwards from the highlighted bar as far as desired. To return to the previous level of activity in the online catalog, the B (for BACK) command still works as before. Keyword searching does not offer this feature of browsing the index.
  

• 1-9-97 ALERT! Software for Renewing you own Books in JACLIN Plus has a Bug!
  Please note that there is a known bug in the "Borrower Information" software which is listed under the Options menu in JACLIN. When using BorrowerInformation to renew a book on the same day that it is due some borrowers experience a "register dump" that throws them out of the JACLIN program. However, the book has been renewed successfully. If this problem happens to you, it will be necessary to call the Circulation Desk (334-5304) or come into the library if you have additional titles that need to be renewed on the same date. To avoid the problem, please renew your books a day before they are actually due. This problem has been reported to the library's software vendor with a request to have it corrected as soon as possilble.

• 12/17/96 JACLIN will be unavailable from 8:00 am Saturday, December 21, until 6:00 pm Sunday, December 22, while a software upgrade is taking place.

• 12/17/96 SEARCH RESULT SORTING AVAILABLE IN JACLIN PLUS
  Now it is possible in JACLIN's Information Gateway catalog to sort the results of any search by author, title, chronological, or reverse chronological order. To get this option, you must be at the second level hit list under an AUTHOR, TITLE, or SUBJECT search. Look under the OPTIONS menu and select "Sort." If you wish to retain a particular type of sort for additional searches, you can select "Default Sort" which will apply for the remainder of your session. In a KEYWORD search it is possible to go to the OPTIONS menu directly and select "Sort" when the initial search results display. If you do not select a particular sort, the system will use its own default of alphabetical by author for author and subject searches, alphabetical by title for title searches, and sequential by database entry number for keyword searches.

• 12/17/96 WEB VERSION OF JACLIN PLUS ON THE HORIZON
  During Spring Semester, 1997, several PCs will be introduced into the Library's catalog area to provide access to the new Web interface of JACLIN Plus. At this stage, the web based catalog will be experimental and lack some of the functionality found in the Information Gateway version. Therefore, access to JACLIN via the Library's terminals will coexist with PC based access for some time into the future.

• 12/17/96 INFOTRAC NOW AVAILABLE ON THE WEB
  InfoTrac Online now has a newer web based version called InfoTrac SearchBank. Both the traditional character based InfoTrac Online and the Windows based SearcBank are available to those affiliated with UNCG through UNCGnet. To access SearchBank, go to the Library's Home Page http://www.uncg.edu/lib/ and select Infotrac SearchBank from there. The same databases that are in InfoTrac Online are also available, i.e. Expanded Academic Index, General Business File, and PsychInfo. The only difference other than the user interface is that journal holdings information for titles held by Jackson Library is not yet available in the SearchBank version.

• 12-17-96 BRITANNICA ONLINE NEW DATABASE AT UNCG.
  During Fall Semester '96, BritannicaOnline was made available both through JACLIN Plus and via the Library's Web page. The JACLIN Plus version is strictly character based and can be accessed under the JACLIN Options menu in Information Gateway. The Web version can be found at http://www.uncg.edu/lib/ BritannicaOnline is the online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Book of the Year, the Britannica Index, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th ed., all combined into one database. The 1997 version of BritannicaOnline is now available. It contains updated articles, a total of more than 4,200 graphics, over 5,000 related Internet links, thumbnail images in the text, and a spell-checking device for the searches. Try it!

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