New Database: ARTstor

ARTstor
A collection of 500,000 images that document artistic traditions across many cultures and time periods: architecture, sculpture, photography, design as well as other forms of visual culture. Be sure to read the technical requirements before trying to use the software.

Technical Requirements:

- Flash Player 6 or above
- Java (Sun Version 1.3 or higher)
- Cookies enabled
- Pop-up blocking software must allow pop-ups from www.artstor.org
- Monitor resolution: 1024 X 768 recommended
- Memory: 128 MB or higher.

Changes and Upgrades to NC Live Databases

NC Live is the State of North Carolina's program serving over 200 libraries. NC Live provides many of Hunter Library's online research databases. This year, NCLive is adding many new resources including major upgrades to favorites like Academic Search Elite, CINAHL, and Business Source Elite. New databases include Newsbank: North Carolina Plus, an index to NC newspapers such as the Asheville Citizen Times; Learning Express Library, a database of practice tests for GRE, SAT, etc; Morningstar Library Edition, a database for investment research; and Reference USA, an interactive business directory.

There will be a few database cancellations including ABI Inform and the InfoTrac databases, but upgrades in existing databases will provide comparable (or better!) access to information. Librarians' recommendations for alternative resources will be on the library's list of databases.

The upgrades to Academic Search Elite, CINAHL, and Business Source Elite are available now! Other changes will be effective in early January 2006.

If you have any questions about these database changes, please call the Hunter Library Reference Desk, 227-7465 or 1-866-928-5424.

New Databases: Hospitality & Tourism Index and Ulrich's Periodicals Directory

Hospitality & Tourism Index with Full Text (1965-present)
Available from EBSCOhost through Hunter Library.
An index to articles in over 500 national and international periodicals, covering the scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism.

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (Ulrichsweb)
Available from R.R. Bowker through Hunter Library.
Provides comprehensive and authoritative information on serials published worldwide. Also contains links to alternate titles, tables of contents, article abstracts, journal full-text and document delivery.

New Database: Philosopher's Index

Philosopher's Index (1940-present)
Available from FirstSearch through Hunter Library.
An index with abstracts for journal articles, books, contributions to anthologies, and book reviews. It covers the major fields of philosophy, including aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, and the philosophy of related fields such as education, history, law and religion.

Hunter Library Announces New Service for Faculty

Beginning today, Hunter Library offers a new service for WCU faculty. Faculty Article Delivery (FAD) makes it easier for you to acquire articles, book chapters, or conference papers. Just submit a citation—or list of citations—to http://library.wcu.edu/libraryservices/FAD.htm and we will do the rest! You no longer need to determine if the copy you want is available through ABC Express, Interlibrary Loan, Ingenta, or some mysterious database. We will find it and deliver it to your desktop.

Caveats of this new service:

Citations must come directly from faculty. We can not accept requests from graduate students at this time.

The service is for copies only. We anticipate adding the ability to request books, media, and other physical items in the future.

For questions regarding FAD, email Krista Schmidt, FAD Coordinator or call her at 828-227-2215.