March 2007 News

Computing Reviews Has Been Added to the Databases Page

Computing Reviews provides access to current research, theory and applications in subdisciplines of computing via the review medium. CR compiles expert, unbiased critical reviews of current publications of note in computing. Every signed review consists entirely of the reviewer's opinions which may or may not coincide with those of the editors or publisher of Computing Reviews.

e-Duke Scholarly Collection Has Been Added to the Databases Page

The e-Duke Scholarly Collection includes online access to twenty-nine Duke humanities and social science journals.

Oxford African American Studies Center Has Been Added to the Databases
Page

The Oxford African American Studies Center provides five major encyclopedias and content from eighteen additional reference sources from Oxford University Press. It also includes approximately 100 primary source documents with commentaries, 1,000 images with an ongoing image research program, over 200 charts, tables and graphs, maps, timelines, and learning resources for students and teachers.

SRDS Has Been Added to the Databases Page

The SRDS database of media rates and information claims to be "the largest and most comprehensive in the world—cataloging more than 100,000 U.S. and international media properties . . . verifying each listing up to 20 times per year and making more than 21,000 listing updates every month."

Free Trial for RefWorks

RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic software package that enables you to organize your research, include citations while you write your paper, build a bibliography in a variety of formats, import references from many data sources, and create bibliographies in different document formats (Word, RTF, HTML, etc.). You must create a personal account before using. RefWorks is available from the Databases page. The trial ends May 15th.

March 2007 Tip of the Month

If you need information on finding IRS publications and forms you might see our How to Find Tax Forms Online research guide. The guide will show you where to find both state and federal tax publications. Although the library has some Indiana tax forms this may be a convenient way for you find the forms you need. The guide is linked under Research Guides on the University Libraries' home page.

March 2007 Events

March 19th Through June 29th

A new Archives and Special Collections exhibit, Doc Bowen: From Indiana to Washington, will be on display on the 2nd floor of Bracken Library from March 19 through June 29. The exhibit will include photographs, documents, and political memorabilia from the recently acquired Dr. Otis R. Bowen Papers. For more information, contact Maren Read, Assistant Archivist for Manuscript Collections, at 765-285-5078 or
MLRead@bsu.edu.

March 28th

The Friends of the Alexander M. Bracken Library will hold its annual dinner and meeting on March 28, 2007, at the Ball State University Alumni Center. A reception begins at 6:00 followed by dinner at 6:30. The Kirkham Lecture following the dinner will be a panel discussion on The Middletown Digital Oral History Collection by Warren Vander Hill, Hurley Goodall, and John Weakland. Tickets are available for $20 by contacting John Straw, Executive Secretary of the Friends, at 765-285-5078 or email JStraw@bsu.edu. Reservations must be received by March 19.

Through March 31st

The Archives and Special Collections Research Center will celebrate Black History Month with an exhibit of photographs, documents, and other materials that tell the story of the Civil Rights Movement in Muncie. Bringing the Dream to Middletown: Muncie's Civil Rights Movement, 1955-1975 will focus on the struggle to make Dr. Martin Luther King's dream of a just society a reality in Middletown USA. The exhibit will highlight the contributions of key individuals and chart major events in the local movement. For more information, contact Jane Gastineau jegastineau@bsu.edu at Archives and Special Collections, 765-285-5078.