There are a couple of ways you can search for photographs with Google.
You can go to Google Images and use the Advanced search option and select photo content from the Content types option.
Or simply type your query in the regular query box, then once the results are on the screen, select Photo content from the drop down box which is preset to Any content.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Library Information Sessions: March through May
The library staff will be presenting the following talks/demonstrations in the coming weeks.
As there is only room for up to 8 persons for each session bookings are essential and places are allotted on first-come-first-serve basis.
Contact the library to book a place
Please indicate in the body of the message which session you wish to attend.
All sessions will take place in the Group Meeting Room, Level 14, 160 Ann Street and will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 am.
Friday 20th March : Introducing RefWorks
This is a brief demonstration of the bibliographic management tool, RefWorks which is available to all staff.
This can be used to keep track of all the material you have researched, to sort the information in topic areas, and to produce bibliographies for articles and papers
Friday 3rd April : Introducing Scopus
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. It's designed to find the information scientists need. Quick, easy and comprehensive, Scopus provides superior support of the literature research process. It is updated daily.
It covers over 16,000 peer-reviewed journals, 1200 open-access journals, conference proceedings, trade publication and book series.
The session will highlight the features available, demonstrate how to set up a personal profile and export references into your RefWorks folders.
Friday April 17th : Introducing SuperSearch
Supersearch is a Federated search engine. This tool permits a simultaneous search of the library catalogue and the library databases using a single search query.
The session will demonstrate the various features of this search engine, the basics of searching and retrieving material and exporting records into Refworks.
Friday May 1st : Google Tips and Tricks
This session has proved popular in the past.
It outlines various methods of ensuring quality results from searches on Google, looks at the various features of Google including enabling users to export references directly into Refworks
Friday May 15th : Looking at Environment Complete
Environment Complete offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. and contains more than 1,957,000 records.
It also contains full text for more than 680 journals and 120 monographs.
This session will outline the features available to searchers, show how to set up a personal profile, and how to export references from the database into Refworks.
Friday May 29th : Managing your Favourite Websites
This session highlights the tool Delicious, which facilitates keeping track of all those websites you use in your regular tasks.
Delicious provides a means to store and arrange all the sites so that they can be accessed from any terminal at any time.
The session outlines the steps in setting up an account and how to make maximum usage of all the features available.
As there is only room for up to 8 persons for each session bookings are essential and places are allotted on first-come-first-serve basis.
Contact the library to book a place
Please indicate in the body of the message which session you wish to attend.
All sessions will take place in the Group Meeting Room, Level 14, 160 Ann Street and will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 am.
Friday 20th March : Introducing RefWorks
This is a brief demonstration of the bibliographic management tool, RefWorks which is available to all staff.
This can be used to keep track of all the material you have researched, to sort the information in topic areas, and to produce bibliographies for articles and papers
Friday 3rd April : Introducing Scopus
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. It's designed to find the information scientists need. Quick, easy and comprehensive, Scopus provides superior support of the literature research process. It is updated daily.
It covers over 16,000 peer-reviewed journals, 1200 open-access journals, conference proceedings, trade publication and book series.
The session will highlight the features available, demonstrate how to set up a personal profile and export references into your RefWorks folders.
Friday April 17th : Introducing SuperSearch
Supersearch is a Federated search engine. This tool permits a simultaneous search of the library catalogue and the library databases using a single search query.
The session will demonstrate the various features of this search engine, the basics of searching and retrieving material and exporting records into Refworks.
Friday May 1st : Google Tips and Tricks
This session has proved popular in the past.
It outlines various methods of ensuring quality results from searches on Google, looks at the various features of Google including enabling users to export references directly into Refworks
Friday May 15th : Looking at Environment Complete
Environment Complete offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. and contains more than 1,957,000 records.
It also contains full text for more than 680 journals and 120 monographs.
This session will outline the features available to searchers, show how to set up a personal profile, and how to export references from the database into Refworks.
Friday May 29th : Managing your Favourite Websites
This session highlights the tool Delicious, which facilitates keeping track of all those websites you use in your regular tasks.
Delicious provides a means to store and arrange all the sites so that they can be accessed from any terminal at any time.
The session outlines the steps in setting up an account and how to make maximum usage of all the features available.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Coffee and Cookies in the Library
You are invited to join the library staff for morning tea in the Library on Friday March 6th at 10.30.
We will be introducing the updated version of the Library's Links to Internet Resources.
Please bring your cup or mug we will supply the coffee or tea and the food. Please let us know if you are coming by 4.30 on Thursday 5th.
Contact the library to rsvp
We look forward to seeing you.
We will be introducing the updated version of the Library's Links to Internet Resources.
Please bring your cup or mug we will supply the coffee or tea and the food. Please let us know if you are coming by 4.30 on Thursday 5th.
Contact the library to rsvp
We look forward to seeing you.
Monday, March 2, 2009
RSS in Plain English
.Marine Protected Areas of the United States
This site includes information and news about the US Marine Protected Areas and some useful resources such as their Virtual Library, Lessons Learned and Case Studies
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
OOPS!
It has just been pointed out that I made an error in the date for this Friday's Morning Tea+. The Google Tips and Tricks session is at 10.30 am on Friday the 20th and so the emails should be in by 4.30 pm. on Thursday 19th
Contact the library to reserve a place
Contact the library to reserve a place
Monday, February 16, 2009
By Aeroplane to Pygmyland
by Paul Michael Taylor, Asian Cultural History Program, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
Anyone interested in New Guinea and its cultural history might like to look at this presentation from the Smithsonian Libraries which includes not only the diaries by the American participants but over 700 photos, interpretative essays and films about the 1926 Dutch and American Expedition to New Guinea.
Anyone interested in New Guinea and its cultural history might like to look at this presentation from the Smithsonian Libraries which includes not only the diaries by the American participants but over 700 photos, interpretative essays and films about the 1926 Dutch and American Expedition to New Guinea.
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