March 8, 2007
Anthrosource
- Database Trial
The Libraries of the three campuses of the University
of the West Indies are presently running a 60 days trial of AnthroSource
the premier online resource serving the research, teaching, and
professional needs of anthropologists. Developed by the American
Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource brings 100 years
of anthropological material online to scholars and the public
and can be accessed at http://www.anthrosource.net/
We welcome your feedback at periodicals.library@uwimona.edu.jm
March 6, 2007
Project
Muse
The Library is pleased to announce that the university community
now has access to Project Muse
at http://muse.jhu.edu/
Project MUSE is a unique collaboration between libraries and
publishers providing 100% full-text, affordable and user-friendly
online access to over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social
sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers.
January 22, 2007
UWI Launches New Online Catalogue System in January
The three campuses of the University of the West Indies i.e.
Mona, Cave Hill and St. Augustine will be implementing a new,
state-of-the-art integrated online system in its libraries in
2007. The Mona Campus will launch the system in January, 2007.
This means that the users of the library will encounter a completely
new online catalogue that is more user-friendly and provides improved
services.
The new Library Integrated System, ALEPH was selected over a
number of other tenders based on its capabilities and its compatibility
with the needs of the library’s clients. It is a software
from Ex Libris, a worldwide pioneer, with over twenty years of
experience in the field of software solutions for libraries and
information centers.
January 22, 2007
Library
Offers Fines Amnesty On Long Overdue Items
In preparation for the switch to the New Integrated Library System,
ALEPH, the UWI Mona Library will be offering a fine amnesty on
long overdue items. This amnesty will run during the period December
4, 2006 – January 31, 2007 and, no fines will be charged
when books which were due before December 4 are returned. Users
are encouraged to use this opportunity to return long overdue
items.
Please note that the amnesty will not be applied to fines already
calculated and outstanding or to items borrowed after December
4 and subsequently returned overdue.
The implementation of the new library system is a University-wide
project and comes into effect on all three campuses in January,
2007. It will facilitate improved service delivery as well as
greater resource sharing between the campus libraries.
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