OneSearch to Rule Them All

Today, Bunch Library introduces OneSearch, a deep-index based discovery process for getting to library services.  It combines the library’s databases, catalog and other resources to provide a single search box for all library resources.  That's right: you can search the entire breadth and depth of Bunch Library's content, both physical and electronic, from a single search box.

 Officially, this is a beta release, and the full product will debut in January.  Please send any and all feedback concerning OneSearch to research@belmont.edu.  We would greatly appreciate the chance to improve the product before January.

To use OneSearch, go to http://belmont.summon.serialssolutions.com, and start searching!  If you'd like to see a short demonstration of how OneSearch works, watch the video after the jump.

Focus and Picture This: New Samsung Cameras Available at Bunch

Snap, Bunch Library is developing a new collection of loanable technology!  Today three brand new Samsung HMX W300 cameras become available for checkout and can zoom in to your hands directly.

But, let's shift the focus from camera puns to the equipment specs:

• Full HD 1920x1080 recording at 30 fps
• 2.3" LCD
• F2.2 Bright Lens
• HDMI Out
• Built-in USB
• One-touch sharing
• Waterproof/shockproof/dustproof

Aspiring film directors and photographers should be pleased.

Be sure to read the bundled-in instructions for transferring your media to your local computer.

Get a closer look at the HMX W300 after the jump.

Software in the Library

Looking for special software to help you study or work on projects? Software has been loaded on some of the library’s 70 computers from Photoshop to SPSS to anatomy software to special music software. Each computer in the library is numbered, so just look for the following software on the specified computer:

FIRST FLOOR

                Research Services

·         Scanners: 2, 14, 16, 23

·         Photoshop: 2, 14, 16

·         Brainiac! (neuroanatomy atlas): 9, 10, 11, 13

·         Hawkes College Algebra: 3, 5, 9, 17

MILC (McWhorter Information Literacy Classroom)

·         Epi Info (statistical software for epidemiology): 16, 18, 19, 20, 26

·         SPSS Statistics: 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 14

·         Hawkes College Algebra: every computer in the MILC

THIRD FLOOR

                Music Library

·         Electronic Encyclopedia of Hymnology:  Music 1 & 2

·         Respiration: Music 1, 2, 4

·         Solero Music Viewer (download and print sheet music): Music 1-4

·         Vocal Health: Music 1, 2, 4

·         Vocal Parts: Music 1, 2, 4

·         MacGamut (requires CD-Rom 555): Music 4

Gearing up for grad school

Are you prepping your applications for graduate school? Before you take those entrance exams, check out how Lila can help!

Learning Express Library is an online resource that contains practice tests and study guides for a variety of tests. Once in LEL, search for the test name to see what is available. 

•  LSAT practice tests and logic games practice sets 
• GRE practice tests
• GMAT practice tests 
• MCAT practice tests
• PCAT practice tests

Print Study Guide Books are found on the first floor on the shelf directly beside the Research Desk

• LSAT 180 
• The official guide to the GRE revised general test : inside look at the test changes effective August 1, 2011
• The official guide for GMAT review
• PCAT  
•  The official guide to the MCAT exam 

       Online Study Guide Books are accessed through the Bunch Library catalog

• McGraw-Hill's conquering LSAT logic games  McGraw-Hill'sLSAT 2011
• McGraw-Hill's GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test 
• McGraw-Hill's PCAT Pharmacy College Admission Test

      Check out the other materials found in Bunch Library by searching in the catalog. 

Upgraded Computers on the Third Floor

This week we upgraded six of the seven computer on the third floor of the library.  The Curriculum Lab had all of its computers replaced, while the Music Library had its three oldest models replaced.  Students who were frustrated with the performance of the old computers will now be able to have a smoother, more efficient experience using the third floor computer labs.      

Please enjoy!

Research appointments at Bunch Library!

Don't let those due dates creep up on you! Start your research projects now, and remember that Bunch Library is here to help along the way. Lila is now offering research appointments!

In a research appointment librarians can help you

• pick, explore and narrow a topic
• find and cite sources
• navigate electronic resources
• find full-text materials

Fill out this form to request an appointment, and a librarian will be in touch to schedule a meeting.

Gramming it Up: Lila is Now on Instagram

Bunch Library is now on Instagram, the social media application that allows users to share their photos, comment on or like others' photos, and essentially form a web-based community around images.  If you're a Belmont student reading this post, chances are you probably already know what Instagram is, so let's skip to the important bit.

The Bunch Instagram page can be found here.  It is of course curated by our ever-reliable mascot and social media correspondent, Lila.

We will repost your library-related photos.  Just add #liladbunch to the caption of your post, and Lila will select her favorites to repost each week.  Garnering our students internet fame is just one more service that we at Bunch Library provide :).