31 May 2012 Archives

ERF Update – June 2012

Posted on May 31, 2012 by UC Berkeley Library

Current number of records in the ERF: 1085

ADDED since last update

American Periodicals: popular magazines from 1740-1940
AmericasBarometer: public opinion analysis from Latin America
COS Funding Opportunities: directory of funds, fellowships, grants and awards
Encyclopedia Islamica: comprehensive refrence source on Islam and the Muslim world
Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Literature: from “Address, terms of” to “Za’id”
Eurobarometer Surveys: public opinion and issues in the European Union
Odum Archive Dataverse: repository of all Louis Harris public opinion data

Did you know? Users can enter the terms “public opinon polls” in the Electronic resources: locate by title search box and find serveral good public opinion and polling resources.

DELETED since last update

Dissertations and Theses @ University of California (incorporated into the entry for Dissertations and Theses (Dissertation Abstracts))
Information Research Watch International (IRWI) (cancelled)

CHANGES since last update

all CSA/Illumina databases now on the new ProQuest platform
all ProQuest databases now on the new ProQuest platform

Welcome home H.H. Bancroft!

Posted on May 31, 2012July 28, 2016 by Lee Anne Titangos

After being sent into storage during the 2005-2008 Seismic Retrofit of The Bancroft Library, the bust of Hubert Howe Bancroft has finally returned to a place of honor overlooking the entrance to the Reading Room.

The early history of the bust can be found here.

New ebooks in the Synthesis Digital Library series

Posted on May 31, 2012 by UC Berkeley Library

Synthesis Digital Library Update for April 2012

Activity Theory in HCI: Fundamentals and Reflections by Victor Kaptelinin (University of Bergen and Umea University) and Bonnie Nardi (University of California, Irvine). (Human-Centered Informatics Series)
Fundamentals of Engineering Economics and Decision Analysis by David L. Whitman (University of Wyoming) and Ronald E. Terry (Brigham Young University). (Engineering Series)
P2P Techniques for Decentralized Applications by Esther Pacitti (INRIA and Lirmm, University of Montpellier 2, France), Reza Akbarinia (INRIA and Lirmm, Montpellier), and Manal El-Dick (Lebanese University). (Data Management Series)

OskiCat and proxy server downtime on June 2

Posted on May 31, 2012July 27, 2016 by Brian Quigley

The following services will be unavailable from 1 a.m. through as late as 4 a.m. on Saturday, June 2, while we perform scheduled maintenance:

OskiCat, the UC Berkeley library catalog (including searching, request, and renewal functions).
UCB call number and availability information in Melvyl.
Melvyl Request login and My ILL Requests.
The library proxy server for accessing licensed electronic resources (VPN will still work).

Resources for June 5 election

Posted on May 31, 2012July 27, 2016 by UC Berkeley Library

The Institute of Governmental Studies has released guides to the two ballot measures on the June 5 California Primary Election ballot on the California Choices website at:

http://californiachoices.org/ballot-measures-2012-6

In addition to voter resources and in-depth analyses of the propositions, the site features a View Endorsements and Share Your Vote page where you can compare endorsements from political parties, unions, newspapers, and other organizations, and share how you are voting with friends and family via email or Facebook.

http://californiachoices.org/ballot-measures-2012-6/endorsements

California Choices is a collaborative effort by the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, the nonpartisan nonprofit organization Next 10, and the Department of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego.