Week Before Summer Classes Start View

View from Davis Library’s 2^nd Floor around 1:15 PM Thursday 5.31.12 

First Summer Session and 10-Week Courses start Monday, June 4, 2012!  Are you ready?! 

Don't forget!  If you need research help, remember to… Ask Us!

Almost Memorial Day View

View from Davis Library's 2nd Floor around 12:30 PM Thursday 5.24.12

Just another reminder about Davis Library’s summertime hours… 

Monday, May 28^th is the Memorial Day Holiday so we’ll be CLOSED that day giving us an extra-long weekend.  Remember we’re closed Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer until early August 2012.   

For more details, visit: http://library.rio.edu/hours.html

Noon View

View from Davis Library's 2nd Floor around 12 PM Thursday 5.17.12

Yes, here’s yet another reminder that our hours have changed for summer months.  Don’t want to have you show up and us not be here! 

All campus offices at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College, including the Davis Library, are operating on 4-day work week.  

So once again, we’re open 7 AM – 5:30 PM Mondays thru Thursdays.  Then, we’re closed Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.  This schedule is in effect now and until early August 2012.

For more details, visit:  http://library.rio.edu/hours.html

Or… Ask Us!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Exploring Nursing Resources @ Davis Library

Last week was National Nurses Week (NNW), an annual celebration of the many contributions nurses make in improving our quality of life.  This week-long event is held each year from May 6-12.

"Happy Birthday Flo!"  May 12th is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth and the date International Nurses Day is celebrated each year.  Florence Nightingale is the founder of modern nursing.  The books pictured here are from Davis Library's General Collection are Florence Nightingale, 1820-1920 by Cecil Woodham Smith and Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not by Florence Nightingale. 

So, to show our appreciation for all nurses and nursing students “out there” we’re going to feature over the next couple of weeks some key nursing resources available to Rio Grande students, faculty and staff via Davis Library’s participation in OhioLINK, a state-wide library and information sharing network serving Ohio’s academic community.

The online resources highlighted in these blog postings are relevant to wide range of health care-related fields and support the curriculum for the Holzer School of Nursing here at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College (URG/RGCC).

Holzer School of Nursing is located in McKenzie Hall on URG/RGCC Main Campus

From the OhioLINK Databases page, you can view all databases Listed by Subject and use the Nursing link to access the recommended databases for that subject area.  The top item listed will be the main focus of our discussion today.

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The first item CINAHL, which stands for the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, is the premier database for nursing research.  Through OhioLINK services, Davis Library has access to CINAHL Plus with Full-Text, a tool that offers the world’s most comprehensive coverage of both nursing and allied health studies with detailed information dating back to 1937.

This database not only provides access to the full-the text of hundreds of authoritative journals articles but also indexes a wide range of other well-respected publications and learning materials including Continuing Education Modules and Evidence-Based Care Sheets (EBCS).

EBSCO Publishing, Inc. produces CINAHL Plus with Full-Text, which utilizes the EBSCOhost platform to deliver its online content.  You might already be familiar with the EBSCOhost platform as it employed by number of other research databases offered through OhioLINK.

For example, Academic Search Complete, a general all-purpose database applicable to a number of subject fields that is introduced to our students in their first-year composition courses, operates using this same system.

To get a quick look at how this EBSCOhost platform works in OhioLINK, see our Finding Articles @ Davis Library video tutorial at:  http://youtu.be/ZwkH6sUHaug         

For detailed instruction on using CINAHL Plus with Full-Text, see the video tutorial provided below from the EBSCO Publishing YouTube Channel  found at:  http://www.youtube.com/user/ebscopublishing/featured  

This tutorial gives instruction on doing basic searches.  The EBSCO CINAHL Support Center also offers access to additional tutorials and help-guides that cover more advanced search methods.  Visit:  http://support.epnet.com/cinahl/ 

Don’t forget!  OhioLINK Databases require you to authenticate for off-campus use.  Watch our video tutorial below on how to complete this process or see it at: http://youtu.be/Vw4SKq6JHF0

Then, please come back again next week when we take a closer look at another nursing-related EBSCOhost database—Health Source:  Nursing/Academic Edition.

Have questions?!  As always, just...  Ask Us!

Week After Graduation View

View from Davis Library's 2nd Floor around 11:30 AM Thursday 5.10.12

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”—Henry David Thoreau

Congratulations Class of 2012!  Once again, we wish you an enormously happy and successful future!

Yes, things are a little quieter than usual this week here without you and the rest of our Rio Grande students.  Summer classes have yet to begun.  Open registration is going on now.  First summer and the 10-week sessions start June 4th.

Just want to remind everyone that we're closed this coming weekend, Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13, 2012.  Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms!

Then, Monday, May 14th, all offices, including Davis Library, at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College will be on a 4-day work week.

As stated before, it means we'll be open Mondays -Thursdays from 7 AM - 5:30 PM.  And, we'll be closed Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.  This 4-day schedule will be in effect throughout the summer months until sometime early August 2012.

Complete details on Davis Library's hours and holiday closings are posted at the library's Main Entrance and on the library's Website at:  http://library.rio.edu/hours.html 

Have any questions?  "Ask Us!"

Final Day of Finals View

View from Davis Library's 2nd Floor around 10:30 AM Thursday 5.3.12

Now that the term is just about over, we want remind you that Davis Library’s hours will be abbreviated somewhat over the summer break.  Actually, adjustments in our hours begin today, Thursday, May 03, 2012.  We’ll be closing tonight at 5 PM. 

Davis Library will open again tomorrow, Friday, May 4^th from 8 AM – 5 PM.  However, we’ll be closed this weekend, Saturday, May 5^th and Sunday, May 6^th.  In fact, we’ll be closed ALL weekends throughout the summer break months until the Fall Semester begins in late August 2012.

Davis Library will also be closed on Monday, May 7^th for staff development.

From Tuesday, May 8^th – Friday, May 11^th we’ll be open from 8 AM – 5 PM each day.

Beginning Monday, May 14, 2012, all offices, including the Davis Library, at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College will move a 4-day work week for the summer months. 

So, we’ll be open Mondays – Thursdays from 7 AM – 5:30 PM.  And, we’ll be closed Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.  This 4-day work schedule will be in effect until sometime early August 2012.

For more complete details on Davis Library’s summer break hours and holiday closings, visit:  http://library.rio.edu/hours.html.

Got Books?!

Are you graduating?  Taking the summer off?  Do you have library items checked out that need to be returned before you go home?  Owe any overdue fines?  Not sure?!

Please utilize the "My Record" feature found on Davis Library's Home Page to see if you have any outstanding library materials or fees.  It'll only take a minute or two.  Completing this short and simple task could help save you a lot of time, money and/or headaches in the long run.

Items not returned and unpaid fines could result in having a halt placed on your university record.  Consequently, not only would your Davis Library and OhioLINK borrowing privileges be suspended, but any requests for your diploma or transcripts from the university's Records Office could also be denied.  You may also be unable to register for Summer and Fall classes because you failed to pay a library fine or return library materials to the Davis Library.  So, what are you waiting for for?!  View that library account and make sure you've got a clean slate before leaving campus.

To help you with this process you can see our how-to video on Managing Your Library Account below, which is also found at: http://youtu.be/-O_RZTGS06Y

  
(Please note:  the look and feel of the current "My Record" feature may vary slightly from what appears in this video; however, all procedures for login and access to the information contained in your record are essentially the same.  A new video with the new look will be coming sometime this summer or early fall as we're expecting our library home page to be go through some new changes in the next few months.)

Just so you know...

Some details on our Circulation Policies for different material types are as follows:

Material Type	Loan Period	Length of Time Available for Pick-Up	Maximum Renewals	Grace Period
RioLINK (typically book items from the Davis Library’s regular circulating collections)	3-weeks	1-week (if you’ve placed a hold on the item with us*)	4-times (as long as not requested by another library user – guaranteed only 1 [3-week] period**)	1-week (fines accumulate during the grace period even though no charges are assessed if items are returned within 1-week of their due date)
RioLINK Media (typically VHS tape, DVD or CD items from the Davis Library’s Media Collection)	1-week	1-week (if you’ve placed a hold on the item with us*)	No Renewal	No Grace Period
OhioLINK (typically book items requested from participating institutions via the OhioLINK Library Catalog)	3-weeks	10-days (item will be returned to loaning institution if not checked out within 10-days of its arrival at its designated pick-up location)	4-times (as long as not requested by another library user – guaranteed only 1 [3-week] period**)	1-week (fines accumulate during the grace period even though no charges are assessed if items are returned within 1-week of their due date)
OhioLINK Media (typically VHS tape, DVD or CD items from requested from participating institutions via the OhioLINK Library Catalog – may also include some Microforms)	1-week	5-days (item will be returned to loaning institution if not checked out within 5-days of its arrival at its pick-up location)	No Renewal	No Grace Period
SearchOhio (typically book and media—except DVD—items requested from participating institutions via the SearchOhio link found through the OhioLINK Library Catalog)	3-weeks	10-days (item will be returned to loaning institution if not checked out within 10-days of its arrival at its pick-up location)	3-times (as long as not requested by another library user – guaranteed only 1 [3-week] period**)	No Grace Period
SearchOhio DVD (DVD items requested from participating institutions via the SearchOhio link found through the OhioLINK Library Catalog)	1-week	5-days (item will be returned to loaning institution if not checked out within 5-days of its arrival at its pick-up location)	No Renewal	No Grace Period

* You may place a hold on an item by phone, email or by making an online request via RioCat or the OhioLINK Library Catalog.  Davis Library will "hold" the item at the Circulation Desk for 1-week until you come to get it.

**If items you've checked out are being requested by other library users, then your renewals cannot be granted.  To avoid any fines, please return these items by their appropriate due dates.

Overdue Fines:

• 10 cents for RioLINK item per day. (Maximum $15 per item for RioLINK items.)
• 50 cents for OhioLINK item per day. (Maximum $50 per item for OhioLINK items.)
• 50 cents for SearchOhio item per day. (Maximum $5 - 25 per item for SearchOhio items--varies according to loaning institution.)
• $125 ($75 per item + $35 billing fee + $15 maximum fine) per lost item; however, charges could be higher for some materials depending on their total replacement costs, which are determined by the loaning institution.  Consequently, lost item fees might differ slightly per item from what's listed here--particularly for lost or damaged OhioLINK and SearchOhio materials.

Now, if you've borrowed library materials via our traditional Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Services, then please realize that these items will NOT appear in the "My Record" feature.  Loan periods, renewal procedures and fines for ILL items will vary from item to item depending on the loaning institution's guidelines.  That information should have been made available to you when picking up and signing for your ILL request at the Davis Library's Circulation Desk.

Amy (Miller) Weaver, Periodicals/Government Documents Associate, oversees our traditional ILL Services and is available to help if you have any questions about materials requested or borrowed through those services.

Davis Library's Circulation Associate Deborah Thompson maintains our entire circulation system so she can assist you if you have any questions about your library account, halts or borrowing items from the Davis Library or through OhioLINK and SearchOhio services.

Whew!  That's a lot of information to process.  Once again, if you've any books out or have any other unresolved library account issues, please be sure to take care of that business before summer break.  If you have any questions about the "My Record" feature, our Circulation Policies or any other library matters, please feel free to Ask Us!

Have a great summer!