Oops, EBSCO is doing some maintenance on the first day of our semester. Some of the functionality will be down during the morning and afternoon. But hopefully you won't have to start your research immediately after your first class!
Friday, December 21, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Top Tens of 2012: Internet, Memes, and More
In 2012, a few librarian-related memes came out. It makes sense, really. The Internet is the home of cat memes and librarians gravitate toward cats at parties, so it was only a matter of time before the two morphed into one. Scroll to the bottom of the page to gaze at the popular Ryan Gosling + libraries meme.
But first, on a less sexy but still terrible fascinating note, here's what Google Analytics has told us about our online users and their habits for 2012. Oh, and we've had 32,308 unique users visit our site so far this year (stats from January 1st to December 10th). We feel almost as pretty and popular as Ryan Gosling. Almost.
But first, on a less sexy but still terrible fascinating note, here's what Google Analytics has told us about our online users and their habits for 2012. Oh, and we've had 32,308 unique users visit our site so far this year (stats from January 1st to December 10th). We feel almost as pretty and popular as Ryan Gosling. Almost.
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2012 Top Tens: Searching for TC Library’s Website from the Internet
Hm. People seem to be searching for Blackboard and not the Library. Sad. Next year, maybe our searchers will consider using quotation marks around their search phrases, LOL.
2012 Top Tens: Searching for TC Library’s Website from the Internet
Hm. People seem to be searching for Blackboard and not the Library. Sad. Next year, maybe our searchers will consider using quotation marks around their search phrases, LOL.
- smumn blackboard
- smumn library
- smumn.edu blackboard
- qualitative vs quantitative research
- blackboard smumn
- smumn blackboard login
- smumn.edu
- saint mary's university of minnesota
- qualitative vs quantitative
2012 Top Tens: Top Ten States using TC Library’s Website (excluding MN and WI)
- Illinois wins! - 1,146
- California - 808
- New York - 557
- Michigan - 544
- Texas - 524
- Florida - 420
- Ohio - 396
- Colorado - 394
- Pennsylvania - 371
- Georgia - 350
2012 Top Tens: Top Ten International Superpowers using TC Library’s Website (excluding US)
- United Kingdom wins! - 255
- (not set) - 230 (I'll go ahead and assume this is North Korea.)
- India - 229
- Canada - 188 (eh? Fourth?)
- Philippines - 164
- Australia - 124
- Malaysia - 116
- Jamaica - 108
- Kenya - 106
- Saudi Arabia - 100
2012 Top Tens: Most Popular TC Library Webpages
Top Tens of 2012: What People are Reading and We're Buying
In 2012, an impressive 4,017 items from TC Library's physical collection were checked out by you all!
The book and video titles most popular in the TC Library collection are included below, and if you feel so inclined, they're hyperlinked so you can put a hold on them. ZOMG such fun reading and watching for Christmas Break!
The book and video titles most popular in the TC Library collection are included below, and if you feel so inclined, they're hyperlinked so you can put a hold on them. ZOMG such fun reading and watching for Christmas Break!
- Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
- Three approaches to psychotherapy III (video)
- Values based family therapy (video)
- Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV-TR (FYI - this manual is getting replaced with a 5th edition in 2013)
- Internal family systems therapy (video)
- Assessment and treatment activities for children, adolescents, and families: Practitioners share their most effective techniques
- The way home (video)
- Working with Native Americans (video)
- Ouch! That stereotype hurts: How to speak up (video)
- Working with Asian American clients (video)
We like to buy things, too. "Make it rain with library material$" is our motto. Arranged by good ol' DDC call number + subject, here's the top ten areas where we beefed up our collection, just for you.
- 616 (Diseases) - 122 new items
- 658 (General management) - 78 new items
- 371 (School management; special education) - 53 new items
- 155 (Differential & developmental psychology) - 40 new items
- 362 (Social welfare problems & services) - 29 new items
- 618 (Gynecology & other medical specialities) - 22 new items
- 150 (Psychology) - 18 new items
- 378 (Higher education) - 18 new items
- 153 (Mental processes & intelligence) - 17 new items
- 158 (Applied psychology) - 16 new items
Beefed up, you say? Beefcake? You know what, here's some more Ryan Gosling for me you. Just 'cause it's that time of the year and I'm feeling generous. Is it hot in here?
Monday, December 10, 2012
EBSCO accounts down on Tuesday
For a few hours Tuesday morning (12/18) you won't be able to access your EBSCO account. Details below.
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
December 2012 New Books
OK there's not much to see here. Santa hasn't come yet, but we needed a blog post. Perhaps you'll check back here in a week, when books have had a chance to arrive.
- The department chair primer: What chairs need to know and do to make a difference / 2012
- Awake at work: 35 practical Buddhist principles for discovering clarity and balance in the midst of work's chaos / 2006
Of course, you could always come to the library and look under our Christmas tree, in hopes that ol' Saint Steve or Saint Rebecca left a little something for you. By Christmas tree, I mean hold shelf.
Monday, 12/10 update: Hanukkah started on Saturday, so here are eight new books.
Monday, 12/10 update: Hanukkah started on Saturday, so here are eight new books.
- The heroic client: A revolutionary way to improve effectiveness through client-directed, outcome-informed therapy / 2004
- The search for meaning: A short history / 2004
- Purpose: The starting point of great companies / 2006
- ACSM's worksite health handbook : a guide to building healthy and productive companies / 2009
- A hidden wholeness: The journey toward an undivided life / 2004
- The psychology of gratitude / 2004
- Next-generation wellness at work / 2009
- Why Does College Cost So Much? / 2010
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