Electronic Information Resources Seminars
for UM Faculty and Graduate Students
1997

In 1997 these seminars were offered:

Spring Semester: Law, Journalism, Business Sociology English Literature to 1800 Physics and Astronomy Civil Engineering, Earth Sciences American History Theater Arts Education

Fall Semester: Agriculture and Natural Resources Life Sciences Order Out of Chaos Philosophy History

Law, Journalism, Business

Strategies and tactics for getting the most out of searching in the Lexis-Nexis libraries and files, with additional information to assist in deciding when to select alternative resources for legal and general information.

• Presenters: Robert Merikangas, Reference Librarian, University of Maryland Libraries; Carol Johnson, Education Program Manager, Lexis-Nexis.
• Date and time: February 12, 1997, 3:00-5:00pm
• Location: Hornbake Library, Room 3203

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Sociology

Focusing on topics surrounding urban poverty to illustrate the use of electronic tools such as Sociofile and the World Wide Web; a variety of electronic resources of importance to sociology research.

• Presenters: F. Joseph McHugh, Reference Librarian and Linda Spitzer, Government Documents Librarian, University of Maryland Libraries
• Date and time: February 24, 1997, 2:00-4:00pm
• Location: Hornbake Library, Room 3203

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English Literature to 1800

Electronic full-text and bibliographic databases such as MLA Bibliography and Chadwyck-Healey’s Literature Online (LION); Internet resources for research, teaching, and literary tests.

• Presenters: Patricia Herron, Reference Librarian; Betty Day, Manager, Electronic Information Services; and Keith Allen, Chadwyck-Healey
• Date and time: February 25, 1997, 9:00-noon
• Location: McKeldin Library, Room 4137

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Physics and Astronomy

Bringing order out of chaos…exploring a variety of electronic resources: VICTOR, WorldCat, Inspec electronic journals, and the Internet.

• Presenters: Judith Erickson, Head of Reference, Engineering and Physical Sciences Library; James Miller, Engineering and Physical Sciences Librarian; and other librarians, University of Maryland Libraries
• Date and time: February 25, 1997, 3:00-4:30pm
• Location: Hornbake Library, Room 3203

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Civil Engineering, Earth Sciences

Building bridges to electronic information…FirstSearch, CITIS, EI Compendex, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and the Internet.

• Presenters: Gloria Chawla, Engineering and Physical Sciences Librarian; Robert Kackley, Engineering and Physical Sciences Librarian; and other librarians, University of Maryland Libraries
• Date and time: March 6, 1997, 3:00-4:30pm
• Location: Hornbake Library, Room 3203

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American History

Digging for secondary and tertiary literatures and primary sources…how to identify and chose among numerous electronic information resources in the library and on the Net: VICTOR databases (WorldCat, Eureka, CRL); EIC databases (America: History and Life, The Pennsylvania Gazette); Libraries’ Web Page (Archives USA; E-journals); and other Internet resources.

• Presenters: Lauren Brown, Curator, Archives and Manuscripts; Jerri Kenny, Reference Librarian; and Yelena Luckert, History Bibliographer, University of Maryland Libraries
• Date and time: March 17, 1997, 4:00-6:00pm
• Location: McKeldin Library, Room 4M100G

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Theater Arts

All the world’s a stage…and electronic resources and players. To surf, or not to surf the World Wide Web, that is the question. The answer is yes, surf the Web, but not just the Web and FirstSearch too.

• Presenters: Carleton Jackson, Nonprint Media Services Librarian; Judy Markowitz, Reference Librarian; and Jean McEvoy, Reference Librarian, University of Maryland Libraries
• Date and time: March 19, 1997, 2:00-4:00pm
• Location: Hornbake Library, Room 3203

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Education

Learning about Internet resources in education; featuring basic navigational skills, how to use search engines effectively to save time and to find important sites, and tips for using technology in your own presentations.

• Presenters: Paula Hayes, Head of Reference, McKeldin Library; Martha Hooker, Reference Librarian, University of Maryland Libraries; and Jo Meyertons, AITS Liaison to the College of Education, University of Maryland.
• Date and time: March 20, 1997, 4:00-6:00pm
• Location: McKeldin Library, Room 4137

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Agriculture and Natural Resources

Focuses on agriculture and natural resources in electronic databases and on the Web, including a discussion on funding resources.

• Presenters: Librarians, University of Maryland Libraries
• Date and time: November 10, 1997, 10:00-11:30am
• Location: Hornbake Library, Room 3203

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Life Sciences

Identifies electronic databases and Web sites on biological, entomological, freshwater and marine science resources.

• Presenters: Librarians, University of Maryland Libraries
• Date and time: November 14, 1997, 10:00-11:30am
• Location: Hornbake Library, Room 3203

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Order Out of Chaos

A seminar aimed at illustrating the use of bibliographic software for organizing references from the Web and electronic databases.

• Presenters: Librarians, University of Maryland Libraries
• Date and time: November 14, 1997, 4:30-5:30pm
• Location: Tyser Auditorium, Van Munching Hall

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Philosophy

Focuses on philosophy research via electronic databases resources.

• Presenters: Librarians, University of Maryland Libraries
• Date and time: December 3, 1997, 3:30-5:00pm
• Location: McKeldin Library, Room 4M100E

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History

Concentrates on historical research and teaching and the World Wide Web.

• Presenters: Librarians, University of Maryland Libraries
• Date and time: December 5, 1997, 10:30-noon
• Location: McKeldin Library, Room 4M100G

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