MARC records are now available and posted on our website for LearningExpress e-books.
To find these or other MARC records, visit www.nclive.org, select Library Staff Resources, then choose MARC records from the side menu.
Or click here, for the direct link to LearningExpress e-book MARC records.
We have 2 new links available on our web site. These links are simply new windows into existing content provided by EBSCO and are intended to help users find existing content more efficiently.
The first is "Company Profiles" which is a searchable list of 10,000 company profiles by Datamonitor. The link is available via the Business & Investing category on the NC LIVE web site, or by using the following direct link:
http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=252
The second is "Image Search". This link applies the Image Quick View limiter to a cross database search of several EBSCO resources. The search will only turn back *articles* that include charts, photos, maps, and illustrations. This link is available via the Arts & Images category on NC LIVE or by using the following direct link:
http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=253
Finally, we have received multiple requests to modify our Business Source Premier link to point to the Business Searching interface (http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=207&iface=1). The content is the same, but many feel that the Business Searching interface provides more custom search options for business content, and is easier to use. This change will occur after the July 4th holiday and an announcement will follow.
Morningstar has added two new 2-Minute Tutorials - Stock Screener & Fund Screener. You can view these new tutorials - and more - here:
http://www.nclive.org/help.phtml?page=2
Tutorials are a great way to learn more about an NC LIVE resources without leaving your desk or blocking off a lot of time. We encourage you to check out the above page and spend a few minutes learning something new!
NoveList has recently made the following changes to their interfaces:
Series Searching:
A series search using the Series Title radio button will now bring up either a series master record, which contains the full information for a series including the series title list in reading order, or a list of all series that match your search terms.
For example, a search from the NoveList homepage for "Harry Potter" with the Series Title radio button selected will pull up the master record for the Harry Potter series: view screen shot.
From the series master record you will find the list of titles in reading order with links to each title record, as well as author information and additional information about the series. You can still easily print a series list to hand to your patron. Just click the Print link at the top of the series master record. At the Print Manager, select Detailed Citation and Abstract from the Standard Field Format drop-down menu, then click the Print button.
What We're Reading Display:
What We're Reading columns are now sorted by Date Descending, to bring the newest listings for each contributor to the top of the list. For example, from the Browse column select What We're Reading under the Adults heading. Now select the "What Georgine Olson is Reading" link. You will now find Georgine Olson's May 2009 column at the top of the list.
Popularity and First Chapters Available in Title Record:
Popularity stars and links to First Chapters and Tables of Content are now available on the right side of the title record (under the book jacket image, if available).
Custom Folders Display:
When you log in to your My NoveList account, you will now find your custom folders listed in alphabetical order. When you add a new custom folder, it will also be placed in the list alphabetically.
If you have any questions or comments, you may use this Send Feedback link, also located in the top right corner of the NoveList screen.
Don't forget! NoveList Plus and NoveList K-8 Plus are now available through NC LIVE.
NoveList Plus and NoveList k-8 Plus are now provided to all NC LIVE member libraries for the remainder of the 2009 calendar year. NoveList Plus replaces the basic NoveList subscription previously available from the NC LIVE website. The link to NoveList Plus remains the same.
NoveList K-8 Plus is a readers' advisory service designed specifically for children in grades K-8. Books are searchable by author, title, series name, Lexile level (reading level), and plot (including character, topic, time period, and setting) to retrieve descriptions, reviews, discussion guides, and feature articles related to books of interest.
Readers may select from information provided to find similar books that appeal to them. Updated and expanded monthly, the service also includes lists of award-winning fiction, non-fiction, book lists arranged by genre and subgenre, feature articles, thematic units and more.
NoveList Plus, a service primarily aimed at adult and young adult readers, is similar to NoveList, but includes an expanded collection, as well as access to reviews and information on non-fiction reading materials.
Direct links to NoveList Plus and NoveList K-8 Plus are available from www.nclive.org, then select Library Staff Resources, and click on Direct Links under Promotion.
