Ebooks available

Did you know that the library has access to over 85,000 full text ebooks via the database ebrary?
Ebooks make online researching more flexible as they can be accessed  via any computer or mobile device wherever and whenever suits. With ebrary you can set up a personal online bookshelf to browse in your own time.

Getting started with ebrary is easy so why not try it today!

All of the ebooks from ebrary are incorporated into the Summon search on the library homepage (see Ask Us for FAQs on ebrary).

Irish Newspaper Archive - Database trial

The Irish Newspaper Archive database gives access to a wide range of articles from Irish newspapers dating from 1738.

Yeats Library currently has a trial of this database set up which will run until 30^th April.

Access to this trial is available through the Irish Newspaper Trial link on the Library homepage

Any comments on the product should be emailed to library@itsligo.ie

Website Update - off campus database access

From January 2015 off campus database access requires your college logon (same logon as Moodle) instead of the library password.
Your library password is still required for exam paper access and renewing books online.
If you have difficulties please e-mail library@itsligo.ie

Accessing journal articles and databases

The library has access to thousands of articles via several database subscriptions.
When searching for an article you can search via the Summon search box on the library homepage or if you want to search a specific database e.g. Science Direct, click on the Database tab on the library homepage and scroll down the list of databases for the one you require.
For more information on databases go to Databases Electronic Resources.

To acccess any of the library's online resources including e-journals,
e-books and databases, you will be asked to log in using your IT Sligo student number and your library password. Please read the Library Password Help guide for details on setting up your library password.

Copies of print articles available in the library, may be requested if not available online. The requested article will be posted to you on receipt of a completed Copyright Declaration Form.  Contact Geraldine Fahey for more details or Library Support.
 

 

New ScienceDirect Release - Favorites and Quick Links need to be bookmarked or saved!

New ScienceDirect release which affects you.

On Saturday 1 February, a new release of ScienceDirect will be launched with some changes that will affect you if you are currently registered as a user of ScienceDirect and have, within the last year, made use of the Favorites and Quick Links functions on the homepage.
The new release of ScienceDirect will remove these features from the homepage. We encourage you to bookmark or otherwise save any favorite and quick links that you have created. Your links will no longer be available from the homepage after the release.

What you need to do
Sign in to ScienceDirect prior to Saturday 1 February and bookmark or otherwise save any of the links that you want to keep.

New Database! North South Child Protection Hub

The North South Child Protection Hub is the first dedicated child protection resource of it's kind. The aim of this hub is to provide and share information with daily updates, among professional bodies north and south of the border.

Click on the blue tab for Databases on the library home page and scroll down the list (under Academic Search Premier) for North South Child Protection Hub. You will need your student/staff ID and library password to access this database.

New Database! Montie Health and Safety

New to Yeats Library - Montie provides access to a comprehensive library of Workplace Health & Safety and Skills Training dvds and videos.

Click on the blue tab for Databases on the library home page and scroll down the list (under Academic Search Premier) for Montie. You will need your student/staff ID and library password to access this database.

IEEE Digital Library

The IEEE Electronic Library (IEL) provides access to over 3,132146 documents from the IEEE and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) including journals, conference proceedings, published standards and a standards dictionary from 1988. Subjects covered are electrical engineering, computer science and communications.

VDE VERLANG Conference Proceedings are also available with abstracts and some full text proceedings from 2005.

Access to the IEL is now available from the Library homepage, just select IEEE from the Database drop-down list.

Two new databases from EBSCOHost!

Academic Search Premier has been upgraded to Academic Search Complete and Business Source Premier to Business Source Complete. Both databases have new interfaces and increased access to even more online journal titles.

For more information see the Yeats Library website

Westlaw

New Library Database

Westlaw IE is an online research tool that gives you instant access to Irish reported and unreported case law, legislation, journals and legal news. Access this new resource via the Yeats Library website http://library.itsligo.ie/