April 2004 Issue 27
INFORMATION FOR SOCIAL SCIENTISTS
Emory General Libraries

THIS ISSUE

It's almost summer and the real and virtual hammers are busy! Soon you can have your coffee and connections too. In the library! We're not kidding! The "connections" part leads this issue of INFORMATION FOR SOCIAL SCIENTISTS with news of the library's exciting SFX project. SFX will make your research even faster. Read on and you'll also find out about plans for a library coffeehouse. Summer construction also includes a new electronic classroom for ECIT. Both should be in place for the fall. In addition to the usual Electronic Update, you'll find a timely list of electronic resources for the upcoming elections. The Electronic Data Center has info about resources for the number crunchers among you and there's news about an important print acquisition of interest to social scientists, the Library of Carter G. Woodson, the “Father of Negro History”. A directory of current social science library staff (and ITD support personnel) is found at the end.

As always, we welcome your comments and questions. Contact Liz McBride, ISS Editor, at 76953 or libemb@emory.edu.

FASTER RESULTS WITH SFX
Ever wish all electronic resources were full text? At least be able to find a citation, click on a button, and be right at the article? Your wish is granted (mostly), thanks to a new service called SFX.

Look for the new SFX button in the databases you use.

What is SFX and what does it do for you?

SFX is a service that creates and provides links between electronic research products such as journal citation indexes and the full text of an article from a publisher's website or another database. SFX allows for the creation of dynamic links to the full text of an article as well as automated searching of the library catalog for print or electronic holdings.
In other words, SFX technology not only allows you to locate journal articles across multiple journal providers, but it will also allow you to directly link from article citations in participating journal/article databases to full text articles.

eJournals DATABASE AND SFX

SFX was used to reconfigure the eJournals database in March. It may not look that different on the screen, but there is a lot going on behind the scenes. These changes affect not only the eJournals database, but also EUCLID, the library catalog. In the past when you searched for a particular journal in the eJournals database, duplicate or multiple entries often appeared. This is because the library often receives full text from a number of online resources. Additionally, if your preferred issue was not online, you had to enter the title into EUCLID to determine if print copies were available. Now, using the new SFX engine:

• Most titles will appear only once in the search or browse page, rather than multiple times for each available source provider. Clicking on the title brings up the SFX menu (shown below), where available versions (with coverage) are listed.
• Only the earliest available publication date for the online version will appear when viewing the Electronic Access records in EUCLID, the library catalog.
• An option for searching for print copies of the journal in EUCLID will appear in the SFX menu.

Remember, not all journals are available via the eJournals database. The library may not subscribe or an electronic version may not exist. The eJournals@Emory database also does not retrieve journals held only in print. You will need to locate print only holdings in EUCLID. Also note that if you look up a periodical title in EUCLID, you will receive entries for electronic and print versions. If you click on the electronic version (location: "EMORYONLINE"), it will automatically drop you into the SFX menu.

An SFX menu in the eJournals Database will look like this:

SFX INTEGRATION INTO DATABASES

For users the most exciting development is the integration of SFX with major databases. You will be able to link directly from article databases to Emory's holdings, both print and electronic. This integration process is currently in process and should be completely "turned on" by mid/late-summer 2004.

How does this work and what does it mean for you?

When you locate an article abstract in a particular database, you will be able to link directly to an SFX menu to determine if Emory has access to electronic formats or print versions of the article. You'll know that you have the SFX option by the button next to the citation. Once in the SFX menu, you may click on any of the options. In many cases (but not all), when electronic access is available, you will be dropped right into the text of the cited article. In some cases (e.g., Lexis Nexis), however, you will still need to search for the article. Note that even if there is no electronic access to the article, you will still be able to perform an automated search of EUCLID, without having to go back to EUCLID yourself. An example of an SFX menu from a citation database is below:

Please note that to create links to institutional resources, SFX requires that databases be "open URL compliant." Most of the major databases (though not all) to which Emory subscribes fulfill this requirement. Here are those databases which are compliant that have some social science or social science related component:

The following are Open URL compliant:
• ABC Clio (e.g., Historical Abstracts)
• Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (e.g., Worldwide Political Science Abstracts)
• Dialog EBSCO Elsevier (ScienceDirect)
• First Search (e.g., EconLit) ISI (Web of Science)
• JSTOR
• OCLC [First Search] (e.g., PAIS Public Affairs Information Service)
• Ovid/Silverplatter (e.g., Sociology Abstracts, Psyclnfo, Int'I Bibliography of the Social Sciences)
• ProQuest
• Wilson Web (e.g., Social Science Abstracts, Education Abstracts)

Currently, a number of GALILEO databases have been activated or are in the process of being activated for SFX linking. Some examples are EBSCO databases (such as Academic Search Premier), First Search databases (e.g., Econlit), Proquest, and ISI Web of Science. We are also currently making contacts with a number of the above vendors to "turn on" SFX services in the next few weeks and months. Most participating databases should be turned on by mid/late summer 2004.

Remote Access and Further Information
Current Emory faculty, staff, and students who use Emory Online from off campus can use SFX as if they were on campus. If using another internet service provider, logging in with your Emory Personal ID number may be required. More information on off campus access is available at http://web.library.emory.edu/services/ressvcs/remote.html. You can learn more about how SFX works from the frequently asked questions (FAQs) webpage, http://www.library.emory.edu/sfxemoryfaq.html. You can address any problems, questions, or comments about SFX or electronic journal access to AskeJournals: hftp://ejournals.emory.edu/askejournals.php.

ELECTRONIC UPDATE

Check out the latest database additions and news about ERIC, BioMed Central and the Public Library of Science.

• AccuNetlAP Multimedia Archive. An electronic library of selected Associated Press photos from the current year back to the 1840's. Currently contains over 700,000 images.
• Anthropology Plus upgrades Anthropological Literature from Harvard University by combining it with Anthropological Index of the Royal Anthropological Institute in the UK. The new database provides worldwide coverage of anthropology and related fields.
• Gerritsen Collection: Women's History Online is an excellent source for the study of women's history from 1543 1945. Contains two million page images as they appear in the originals.
• PubMed includes citations to over 14 million biomedical articles from the 1950's on. PubMed also provides links to many full text sites
• Reader's Guide Retrospective provides indexing of the most popular general interest periodicals in the United States from 1890 1982.
• Roll Call provides readers with up to the minute news of legislative and political maneuvers from Capital Hill. Excellent coverage on Congressional elections is also included. Note: Remote access requires an Emory ID number.

Trial Databases

Humanities/Social Sciences Index Retrospective provides citations to some of the best known scholarly and specialized journals in the social sciences from 1907 1984. Trial available through May 31. Look for it under Trial Databases in Database Locator.

The trial of BBC Monitoring Online is over and the library has decided not to subscribe. Much of the material is already available in the World News Connection database.

ERIC UPDATE
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $34.6 million dollar contract to overhaul ERIC, one of the premier databases in the field of education. Under the new contract, Computer Sciences Corp. will consolidate the ERIC databases, create a new search engine, and provide access to full text whenever possible. Researchers will be able to go online to submit unpublished conference papers for inclusion in the database. The new ERIC will be unveiled at the end of 2004.

EMORY GOES OPEN ACCESS

he last issue of ISS focused on the crisis in scholarly communications and new forms of publication including open access initiatives. We are pleased to report that Emory has now joined both BioMed Central and the Public Library of Science (PLoS). BioMed Central membership allows Emory authors free publication, rapid and rigorous peer review, digital archiving and online indexing in internationally respected research resources. In most cases you also retain copyright to your own work. PLoS offers similar benefits. For more information on BioMed Central and PLoS go to http://www.biomedcentral.com or http://www.plos.org.

1,2,3,4... DATA CENTER NEWS
The Electronic Data Center has purchased the latest version of the Neighborhood Change Database (NCDB) produced by the Geolytics Corporation. The NCDB contains census tract level data from the 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Censuses and allows users to "normalize" the data using the tracts from the 2000 Census so that users can study demographic and economic changes over time in given areas. The updated version of the NCDB includes data that were not available in previous editions. This includes data from the 2000 Long Form Census (education, employment, immigration, etc.) and additional variables from the 1970, 1980, and 1990 censuses. With the NCD13, users can create subsets of census data for use with other statistical packages. The NCDB also lets users map out data and save those maps in formats ready for use with mapping software such as ArcView. Access to this database will be restricted to the Data Center public workstations.

The Data Center has the latest edition of the Eurostat Statistics CD ROM installed on all its workstations. This database contains time series data on a wealth of social, demographic, and economic data at both the national and regional level for European Union member states. Some data are also available for non EU members and for Central European countries that are applying to or have recently joined the Union. The data in this collection can be saved into spreadsheets for use with various statistical packages.

The Data Center has also been working to better integrate its collections of resources. In the past, there were two search engines for Data Center resources: a search engine for Emory's ICPSR holdings on the main EDC page, and a search engine for the "Data Freeway," which is the EDC's collection of thematically organized links to external data resources. Now you will find many of the more frequently used ICPSR datasets (Eurobarometers, World Values Surveys, and International Social Survey Program collections) in the Data Freeway. Users can search for these and other resources at http://einstein.library.emory.edu/freeway_search.html. This project has largely been the result of the efforts of Erik Tillman, who is the Data Center's current Woodruff Fellow.

BUILDING UPDATES
LIBRARY COFFEEHOUSE PLANNED
Need a little pick me up while you are doing your research? The new campus food service vendor, Sodexho Marriot, has included plans for a library coffee shop in their contract. Library staff are
working with Sodexho to determine the best location. If all goes well, construction will begin this summer and you will have a flavorful cup of brew in your hand by the fall.

TECHNOLOGY CENTERS/ECIT
The Technology Centers on Level 2 are scheduled for remodeling over the summer. Included will be new furniture to support group projects. A new ECIT classroom will also be added in the area near the "Computing at Emory" timeline.

LEVEL ONE
The area that once housed current periodicals now serves as a staging area for the recently acquired Danowski Poetry Library. The Danowski Library is the largest collection of 20th century English language poetry in private hands. After the Danowski Library is processed, the microform, study space and service areas of Level 1 will be reconfigured.

BUSINESS SCHOOL ADDITION
Groundbreaking for the new Goizueta Foundation Center for Research and Doctoral Education took place on March 17'". The 91,000 square foot facility will be home to Goizueta's Ph.D. program and research centers, the Executive MBA and Executive Programs. The addition will house an indoor/outdoor cafe, classrooms, conference rooms and a space that simulates a trading floor. A new Business School Library is planned for the south and east plazas of the Woodruff Library. You can learn more about the Goizueta Foundation Center and the proposed new Business Library at the following links: http://goziueta.emory.edu/groundbreaking/new_building.html http://www.goizueta.emory.edu/aboutgoizueta/new library.html

CARTER G. WOODSON LIBRARY
The Library's Special Collections and FTI Archives Division has acquired the library of Carter G. Woodson, the "Father of Negro History." In 1926 Woodson organized the first Negro History Week, now celebrated as Black History Month. Two fellowships in Woodson's name will be created to encourage scholars to work with the library. Woodson (1875 1950) held a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. He established both the Journal of Negro History and Associated Publishers, which became the most important black owned publishing house in the United States during his lifetime. He also founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, the library of which was acquired as part of the Carter Woodson collection.

The collection includes many rare and important books, pamphlets and periodicals, according to Emory's curator of African American collections Randall Burkett. "This acquisition is so important because very few libraries of African American intellectuals have been preserved, and Carter Woodson was truly one of the leading intellectuals of the 20th century," says Burkett. "You can see from his personal library that he was not reading only African American authors. There are anti slavery tracts, but also pre Civil War pro slavery tracts. What you see is the extraordinary breadth of his own knowledge and how that informed his understanding of African Americans' place in American history and culture."

" Dr. Woodson was interested in economics, political science, and history. I'd consider this collection to be a social sciences collection rather than a literature collection," says Burkett, who adds that Dr. Woodson's library is focused on the historical aspects of the economics, politics, and sociological place of African Americans in America. Woodson's library, which occupied more than 65 boxes, has been in storage and inaccessible to researchers. Emory will preserve and catalog the collection and will publish a printed catalog. Library staff expect the collection to be available for research use in the next 24 months. An exhibition of items in the collection is scheduled to open at Emory in October 2006.

U.S. POLITICAL & ELECTION WEBSITES
And they're off! As the election looms on the horizon, we thought it would be timely to provide a number of American political and electoral sites so that you can keep up with news and developments as they occur. In this issue, you'll find the first installment of resources. Watch out for a second installment in September.

• National Journal Hotline (on the Information Gateway) What do Jim Lehrer, Cokie Roberts, and the Democratic and Republican National Committees have in common? They all read the Hotline! If you haven't discovered it, you should know that most political insiders consider it the indispensable source of political news. The website has the latest (8:30am, 11:40am, and 4pm) about presidential and congressional campaigns and politics (with a little local politics thrown in for good measure), polling data, commentary, and even a regular rundown of political jokes and humor from Leno, Letterman, Stewart and others. As Judy Woodruff of CNN says: "If Caesar had had the Hotline, he would have seen Brutus Coming." Important note: Watch for quotes from Emory faculty pundits on national and local politics.

• National Journal Poll Track (on the Information Gateway) The Poll Track provides significant survey and polling data on various political and social issues. The Poll Track breaks down polling into several categories such as key issues, national institutions and political leaders (both at the national and statelevels).

• Congressional Quarterly Weekly--Part of the Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Electronic Library (available on the Information Gateway). CQ Weekly is an in depth source for expert coverage of the Congress bills, maneuvering, votes, hearings and the like. The CQ Weekly purports to cover "virtually every act of Congress" and provides non partisan coverage and analysis. According to its website, it is the choice of 95% of the members of Congress and the Executive Branch. It also boasts praise from other media outlets and leading businesses. There are in depth reports here on various Congressional issues, bills, behind the scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll call votes (which are searchable by Congress or by bill number). Available to subscribers as well is an archive back to 1983.

• Also part of the CQ Library is the CQ Congress Collection, which provides an analytical survey of the history and development, powers, personalities, current developments, and legislation considered and passed by the US Congress. A wealth of data with unbiased commentary is organized under four sections: public policy, members of Congress, CQ Key Votes, and legislative branch background information.

• Roll Call (on the information Gateway)--Roll Call is another excellent source of news on the Hill and has been so since 1955. Roll Call is published every Monday through Thursday while Congress is in session and on Mondays only during times of recess. Roll Call provides in depth and up to date coverage on all Congressional activities.

• Roper Center (on the Information Gateway)--The Roper Center is one of the premier polling data institutions in the country. As you may remember from the January 2004 newsletter, Emory now holds a membership subscription to the Center. There is currently a large focus at Roper on the 2004 election, with numerous links to public opinion on various contemporary issues, such as the rebuilding of Iraq and the same sex marriage. There are also links to presidential approval ratings, going back to FDR as well as electoral data from past elections.

• Factcheck (http://factcheck.org) Are the candidates actually telling the truth? Annenberg Political Factcheck looks into the claims made by the candidates to check out their veracity.

• Campaign Desk (http://campaigndesk.org) Hosted by the Columbia Journalism Review. Provides critique and analysis of the 2004 campaign. Tends to be somewhat tongue in cheek.

For more information check out the new election and campaign news web page, located at http://web.library.emory.edu/subjects/socsci/pol sci/american electoral_politics.htm, devoted to electoral and campaign news. This webpage will be updated on a regular basis. You can also get to the webpage from the library's main page by clicking on "Subject and Course Guides" and clicking on "Political Science."

COMINGS & GOINGS

Barb Mann, Librarian for International Documentation, Educational Studies, and Journalism as well as Coordinator of the Information Commons, has accepted a position as Coordinator Information Literacy Program/Research and Instruction Librarian at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. Barb's last day at Emory will be May 14. Barb has been at Emory for over eighteen years and so has worked with many of you. The library will soon have a copy of Barb's new book, International Government Information and Country Information: A Subject Guide in our collection. Barb will be missed but we wish her the best as she heads north.

LIBRARY AND ITD CONTACTS:

General Libraries

LIAISONS /LIBRARIANS

Librarians are assigned to work with individual academic departments. They acquire research materials in the field and can assist faculty and students with instruction or research needs. Librarians also serve a liaison function for their departments and can provide general information about library news and services.

Raquel Cogell 7 0682 rcogell@emory.edu
African American Studies Librarian, Research Services Leader

Liz Cooper 7 0115 ecoope2@emory.edu
Anthropology Librarian

Barbara Mann 7 0314 libbjm@emory.edu
Educational Studies, International Documentation Librarian

Liz McBride 7 6953 libemb@emory.edu
African Studies and Sociology Librarian

Rob O'Reilly 7 6129 roreill@emory.edu
Coordinator of Electronic Data Services. Oversees electronic data collections and services. Emory's representative to ICPSR

Justin Otto 7 0150 jotto@emory.edu
Economics Librarian

Chris Palazzolo 7 0143 cpalazz@emory.edu
Political Science Librarian

Sala Rhodes 2 2833 smrhode@emory.edu
Psychology Librarian

Sandra Still 71061 libsjs@emory.edu
Women's Studies Librarian.

SERVICES
Government Information Center, 7 6880 is main service number.

Interlibrary Loan Services, Margaret Ellingson, Coordinator. 7 6874 is the main service number. Margaret may be reached at 7 6893 or libmgw@emory.edu

Reference/Research Services, Raquel Cogell, Head. 7 6875 is the main service number. Raquel may be reached at 7 0682 or rcogell@emory.edu.

Reserves, Chris Baldassari, Reserves Supervisor at 7 6867 or cbaldas@emory.edu.

Studies/Carrels, Administrative Office, 76861.

Training/Instruction, Nancy Reinhold, Coordinator, 7 0148 or libngr@emory.edu

ITD SUPPORT SERVICES
(ANTHROPOLOGY, ECONOMICS, POLITICAL SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY)
• Darin Melton, Desktop Support, 7 4634
• Keith Sargent, Desktop Support, 7 4634
• Heather Smith, Desktop Support, 7 4634

(EDUCATIONAL STUDIES)
• Derek Spansy, Desktop Support, 7 8266,
• Kim Culbertson, Desktop Support, 7 8266