New ProQuest Platform

A few months ago, we told you about the new platform from ProQuest

The old platforms - CSA Illumina and ProQuest legacy - will be switched off in early January 2011, and all users from Salford will be re-directed to the new platform.

If you have any questions or concerns about this, do raise them with the Library, and we will endeavour to assist you.

From January, if you have any saved searches or alters in the previous platforms, you will be able to transfer them over to the new platform automatically using the Import to My Research feature which will be available, or manually using the instructions here.

New - Box of Broadcasts now available!

You can now access Box of Broadcasts from SOLAR!

BoB is a TV scheduling service that allows you to record TV and radio programmes that are scheduled to be broadcast over the next seven days as well as retrieving programmes from the last seven days from a selected list of recorded channels. It also has an archive of recorded programmes going back several years that you can use. It is likely to be of considerable use across all subject areas for providing streamed video material for teaching purposes.

To access Box of Broadcasts, just choose the Find Databases link, then choose Box of Broadcasts from the A-Z list. You will need your Athens username and password to access the resource, even on campus.

Library drop-in clinic at Media City

Andy Callen, the Academic Support Librarian for Media Music & Performance, provides a Tuesday clinic at Media City 1pm to 4pm – just turn up any time within these hours and ask for him at the Student Support Desk on the First Floor.

It is for MMP students and staff based at Media City.

Andy can provide one-to-one help with:

· Finding books and journal articles for your Assignments and Dissertations
· Harvard Referencing
· Electronic submission of work using Turnitin

It is also an opportunity to discuss the provision of books and other library materials at Media City.

Please contact Andy Callen on 0161 295 6183 or at A.Callen@salford.ac.uk for more details.

New resource: Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online

The Library now has access to a new resource - Blackwell's Encyclopedia of Sociology Online. Blackwell's Encyclopedia of Sociology Online is "a vast resource giving instant access to the most authoritative and up-to-date scholarship in the field of sociology" and is "updated three times a year", and with "over 100 new articles already added, this resource ensures that you are kept abreast of the latest developments in the field". To access this new resource, you will need to access SOLAR via the student channel, select Find Databases and search for Blackwell's Encyclopedia of Sociology Online. You will need your Athens username and password to access the resource from home.

If you would like help accessing this resource, please contact your Academic Support Librarian (see the where to get help link on the left-hand side). Take a look!

Turnitin drop-in sessions now scheduled!

Turnitin drop-in sessions are now running for students. If you want help using Turnitin, or just want to learn more about it you can come along to one of the sessions. They are free and you do not need to book - just turn up.

Drop-in sessions are scheduled for:

04/11/2011 10:00-11:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

07/11/2011 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

09/11/2011 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

11/11/2011 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

11/11/2011 12:00-13:00 Allerton Library Seminar Room

14/11/2011 10:00-11:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

17/11/2011 14:00-15:00 Adelphi Library Seminar Room

17/11/2011 14:00-15:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

18/11/2011 14:00-15:00 Allerton Library Seminar Room

21/11/2011 09:00-10:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

24/11/2011 14:00-15:00 Adelphi Library Seminar Room

25/11/2011 14:00-15:00 Allerton Library Seminar Room

28/11/2011 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

30/11/2011 14:00-15:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

02/12/2011 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

09/12/2011 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

12/12/2011 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

15/12/2011 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

05/01/2012 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

09/01/2012 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

11/01/2012 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

12/01/2012 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library room 209

Further information is available on the Turnitin webpages: http://www.salford.ac.uk/library/help/turnitin