FirstSearch Downtime Sunday

On Sunday, July 15 there will be a scheduled service downtime for the FirstSearch service from 2:00 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (-4 GMT). This temporary service interruption will affect WorldCat and a few FirstSearch databases such as ArticleFirst and PapersFirst.  We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes.

Library Spotlight: New Books

New books are added to the library collection throughout the academic year. When shelf ready, titles are featured in the new books area on library main floor, near the computers and recreational reading.

Each title has been selected by AU librarians and is subject to the library's collection development policy which includes professional reviews and faculty recommendations. Contact your library liaison for more information.

• The Victor's Crown: A History of Ancient Sport from Homer to Byzantium
  GV573 .P67 2012
• The Law and Special Education
  KF4210. Y45 2012
• Education and the Crisis of Public Values: Challenging the Assault on Teachers, Students, and Public Education
  LA217.2 .G54 2012
• Media Literacy in the K-12 Classroom
  LB1043 .B315 2012
• Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World
  LB1607 .5 .W33 2012
• Caesar's Gallic War: A Commentary
  PA6246 .B6 2012
• America's Film Legacy, 2009-2010: A Viewer's Guide to the 50 Landmark Movies Added to the National Film Registry in 2009/2010
  PN1993 .5.U6 E15 2012
• The Fox Effect: How Roger Ailes Turned a Network into a Propaganda Machine
  PN4888 .T4 B76 2012
• Designing General Linear Models to Test Research Hypothesis
  QA276 .M39 2012
• Multiple Sclerosis: The Questions You Have, The Answers You Need
  RC377 .M8685 2012
• Carly's Voice: Breaking Through Autism
  RJ506 .A9 F587 2012

The Instructional Resource Center Blog routinely provides information regarding new additions to the IRC, juvenile, and education collections.

Library Hours: July 4th

AU Library will be closed Wednesday, July 4th, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Regular summer hours resume on Thursday, July 5th.

ProQuest Database Maintenance

ProQuest databases on the new ProQuest Platform will be unavailable because of maintenance from 10:00 p.m. Saturday, June 30th, until 10:00 a.m. Sunday, July 1st.  Affected databases include The Wall Street Journal, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, and American Periodicals.  Access to these databases on the traditional platform should be unaffected.  "Find It" links for Wall Street Journal citations in Business Source Complete will not work during the maintenance period.

ProQuest Dissertations

Three new Ed.D. Dissertations from the Dwight Schar College of Education's Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies have been added to ProQuest Dissertations and Thesis.

• A Mixed Method Analysis of the Ohio State University Mathematics Coaching Program Site Visits
  Graves, Kristi R., Ed.D., Ashland University, 2012 , 282 pages; AAT 3510796
• Perceptions and Ceanings Constructed by Participants in a Four-Year Instructional Coaching Project
  Perry Hummons, Monica, Ed.D., Ashland University, 2012 , 334 pages; AAT 3510795
• What Rural Superintendents in Ohio Value in New Teacher Candidates
  Smith, Richard D., Jr., Ed.D., Ashland University, 2012 , 128 pages; AAT 3510794

Links to all Ashland University Ed.D. dissertations published in ProQuest Dissertations and Thesis and OhioLINK ETD Center are featured in the Ed.D. Research in Doctoral Studies LibGuide. Authentication is required to view dissertation links from off-campus.

Library Hours Update

AU Library will close at noon today (6/15) due to the campus power failure. Visit us online, the library web site, catalog, and databases remain available for use.

OhioLINK ETD Center Downtime

OhioLINK's Electronic Theses & Dissertations Center will be down for maintenance Tuesday evening, June 12th, from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm.