Archive for June, 2011

Can I still read today’s print newspaper at Penrose@Driscoll?

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Yes, the Circulation Desk in Penrose@Driscoll has copies of the New York Times, Financial Times, Denver Post, and Wall Street Journal available for you to browse.  The past week’s issues of these titles will be kept at the desk.  In order to read an issue, you will need to leave your ID with the Circulation staff.  The current newspapers can be read in Penrose@Driscoll ballroom.

What about browsing journals?  Although there are no print journals available to browse in Penrose@Driscoll at this time, it’s possible that select titles will be available in the future.  Be sure to check out the Academic Commons Penrose Library Building Project blog or this blog for updates, both available on the Penrose Library’s homepage.

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How do I find college rankings?

Monday, June 20th, 2011

There are as many ranking methods as there are ranking sources. Different sources have different goals – some are purely academic and others focus on campus social life, school location, or some aspect of the curriculum.  Here is a quick list of the most commonly used college ranking sources.

Carnegie Commission on Higher Education’s ranking system, established in 1970, for institutions in the United States. This ranking system has been used by the Higher Education community as the main source of classification.

The 100 best values in higher education.

Rankings for online colleges and universities. Rankings are based on: acceptance rate, financial aid, graduation rate, peer Web citations, retention rate, scholarly citations, student-faculty ratio, and years accredited.

Provided by the Center for Measuring University Performance. The report collects raw data from approximately 600 research institutions. The Center’s site also provides numerous other resources concerning university performance and evaluation.

Rankings of universities/colleges according to various criteria.

Rankings of numerous graduate programs in many disciplines.

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Where do I return my library books?

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

You can return your library books to Penrose Library outside book drop until July 5.  Starting June 20, you can also return your library books at Driscoll at the Circulation Desk  located in Driscoll Ballroom. 

We now have book drops on the south side of Driscoll near the Lot E parking structure and the north side by Race St (updated July 18, 2011).

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How do I search for grants?

Monday, June 6th, 2011

COS Funding Opportunities

The University of Denver provides access to COS Funding Opportunities, a database of funding opportunities that contains up-to-date information about grants, awards, fellowships, and other funding opportunities.  As members of the DU community, you can register…  

 

 

…and then create and save funding searches.  You can have your saved searches run on a weekly basis and notificaitons emailed to you:

To set up your saved searches, we recommend you start with the “Search Wizard,” which takes you step-by-step through the process. 

As you gain more experience, you will want to explore the advanced search features.  You can create a variety of searches to provide you with information on funding opportunities for several interests you may have.

We also have access to the COS Funding Opportunities database available via the CSA search interface.  This access does not allow you to customize your profile nor to have notifications of new funding opportunities emailed to you.

Foundation Directory

Penrose Library subscribes to another source of information about grants, the Foundation Directory.  Click on the “Search Grantmakers” tab to search for available grants.  If you click on the “Search Grants” tab, you will see who has been awarded grants, not which grants are available!

This database can be tricky to search. Take advantage of the online tutorials and guided tours to learn about effective search techniques.

Research Funding and Grants

For more information on grants, check out our Grants Research Guide.

Print Directories

Examples of print directories include:

Annual Register of Grant Support, 42th ed., 2009 [LB2338.A66 ]

College Blue Book Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans, 36th ed., 2009 [LA226.H88, v. 5]

Directory of Grants in the Humanities, 20th ed., 2009 [AZ507.D575 ]

Grants Register, 28th ed., 2010 [LB2338.G7]

These, and other funding directories, will be available in the Research Center in Driscoll Ballroom during the renovation.

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What do I do when a Full Text link fails?

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Article Linker links out to full text content in our many databases.  However, sometimes Article Linker fails. There are many reasons why this might happen, but this post will help you find other ways to retrieve full text.
Here is an example of a failed link:

To find other full text options, click on the “escape hatch” labelled “Click Here” at the top of the Web page as illustrated above. You can then try a different full text link (as designated by “Download Article”.

Sometimes all the “Download Article” links fail. In these cases use the “Journal” link to either 1) browse down to the desired issue, and then to the desired article; or 2) search within the journal to locate the article. Here is a failed full text attempt:

After clicking the “Click Here” escape hatch, you will see this:

But since none of these links worked, you will need to use one of the “Journal” links:

In the above image, notice that we searched within the journal for the desired article title.

Finally, we have the full text of the article.

You may experience these full text misses more commonly with newspapers than with other resources, since newspapers are difficult for cross-database linking to successfully occur.

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