http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/InfoResources/ Library news and information resources at the University of Winnipeg Library. en-us 2009-08-13T10:19:07-06:00 http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/InfoResources/archives/003949.html Emily Yoffe writing at Slate.com describes how our impulse to Google, Tweet and go on Facebook is rooted in our biological need to seek: "For humans, this desire to search is not just about fulfilling our physical needs. Panksepp says... Michael Dudley 2009-08-13T10:19:07-06:00 http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/InfoResources/archives/003948.html The Library is currently developing a new Website and recruiting volunteers (students, faculty, and staff) to review the site and provide their feedback. Ian Fraser 2009-08-06T14:58:54-06:00 http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/InfoResources/archives/003946.html Atlas is an English database of about 35,000 works of art exhibited in the Louvre. Along with an image of the artwork, basic information which is displayed on accompanying labels, together with authoritative commentary and analysis by the curators... Databases ccullingworth 2009-07-29T14:57:12-06:00 http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/InfoResources/archives/003944.html We regret to inform you that access to the Winnipeg Free Press archives in NewspaperArchive.com is no longer available. The Library is pursuing other possible subscriptions for this archive. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.... Databases ccullingworth 2009-07-28T15:11:01-06:00 http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/InfoResources/archives/003943.html SocIndex provides subject-indexing and abstracts for over 1,200,000 "core" journals, dating back to 1895 for Sociology and related disciplines. Extensive indexing for books/monographs, conference papers, and other non-periodical content sources is included, and searchable cited references are provided. Trial... Databases ccullingworth 2009-07-28T14:44:17-06:00 http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/InfoResources/archives/003942.html GeoRef is a comprehensive database for the geosciences and continues to grow by more than 100,000 references a year. It contains over 3 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses.... ccullingworth 2009-07-28T13:49:53-06:00 http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/InfoResources/archives/003941.html Informaworld will not be available during the following period due to essential maintenance work: Saturday, 1st August from 5am - 7am. Sorry for any inconvenience.... Databases ccullingworth 2009-07-28T13:45:49-06:00