As devices like the iPhone become more ubiquitous, Boyce Centennial Library is committed to implementing better mobile search interfaces. We’re pleased to announce the availability today of a mobile search interface for five EBSCO databases: Academic Search Premier, Christian Periodical Index, E-Journals, Old Testament Abstracts, and New Testament Abstracts. From this interface one, several, or [...]
If you are working on a research project and not sure where to look to find resources, try out our live, online research assistance. Throughout the day, library research staff are available online to chat about your research needs and help you get the most out of our library resources.
One of the most common questions I am asked when helping patrons use our catalog concerns item availability. Patrons want to know if the item is in the library and available to check out. Answering this question was not always intuitive for researchers using our older online catalog. For example, look at the screenshot below [...]
We’ve talked quite a bit about WorldCat Local lately on our blog, and I’ll continue covering it until I have finished giving an overview of the new features, but today I want to take a break from WorldCat and take a look at another search tool available to our patrons: EbscoHost.
We subscribe to a number [...]
At the top of the main library web page we have updated the “Search the Catalog” feature with WorldCat Local. Now, to use the many new features of WCL, you no longer need to go to sbts.worldcat.org, but you can navigate to our web page, type your search terms, and you will be taken directly [...]