Life University Library

Georgia's ConsumerEd.com Helps Make Smarter Consumers

2009-10-01T07:52:00.002-05:00

ConsumerEd.com is a helpful new resource from the Georgia Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs that provides credit and purchasing information.

The ConsumerEd.com site features current consumer news, financial calculators, and the option to join a Consumer Alert List, whereby subscribers can have important consumer news emailed to them each month.

Consumer topics include buying a car, purchasing a house, renting an apartment, dealing with credit and debt, managing money, and avoiding foreclosure.

Facebook Safeguard Tips

2009-09-17T13:08:00.002-05:00

Are you on Facebook? Here is a link with tips you should know to help you safeguard yourself.

Ebook of the Month on Healthcare

2009-09-14T12:21:00.003-05:00

Check out Netlibrary’s ebook of the month, Flatlined by Guy L. Clifton, M.D. Check out Netlibrary every month to see the current ebook of the month.

This provocative book discusses the inadequacy of our current health care system and offers solutions by a practicing doctor.

Review by Journal of the American Medical Association

"Guy Clifton is able to draw readers into his treatise on the health care conundrum. Clifton's solutions offer insight into the complexity of a system in urgent need of change. Clear, concise, well organized, and well researched, the book could be a quick read, but the statistics are so compelling and the issues are so complex that readers will be hard-pressed not to pause."

Library Catalog is at the Top of the List!

2009-08-31T17:55:00.003-05:00

We've changed the order of our list of online resources on our library homepage. The library catalog is now first on the list.

The direct URL is http://life.sirsi.net/

Use your user id and pin to renew your books online. Materials can be renewed twice provided they are not overdue. Overdue books must be handled in person at the circulation desk.

GALILEO Password Quarterly Change

2009-06-30T15:41:00.001-05:00

Don't forget to stop by the Reference Desk to pick up your new password to access GALILEO from off-campus.

Remember, GALILEO password changes quarterly.

Have a great summer quarter!

Access Library's Online Resources

2009-05-21T09:01:00.001-05:00

We have been having some trouble with the library's website. Links to our online resources are listed to to assist you.

Blackboard
Student Email
WebAdvisor

A-Z Full Text Link
Library Catalog

Anatomy.tv
ReferenceUSA
GALILEO
ICL
Mantis
PubMED at Life
Scopus

Creative Commons Information

2009-05-11T13:12:00.000-05:00

Learn more about Creative Commons Licenses here.

Looking for Creative Commons resources? Click here for a list of resources. Links to websites with Creative Commons images can be found half way down the list.

Online Reference Books

2009-05-04T13:02:00.005-05:00

Take a look at these reference titles available online. Access limited to students and authorized Life University users.

Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol Addictive Behavior (2009)
Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development (2009)
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine (2009)
Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders (2005)
The Gale encyclopedia of senior health: a guide for seniors and their caregivers (2009)
The Gale encyclopedia of surgery and medical tests: a guide for patients and caregivers (2009)
Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z (2004)

Swine Flu Information From DynaMed

2009-04-30T13:11:00.002-05:00

Access current information on the Swine flu at: http://hldemo.ebscohost.com/DynaMed-SwineFlu/

Leadership books available via Netlibrary

2009-01-27T08:43:00.003-05:00

View these leadership ebooks from anywhere. Set up a free Netlibrary account today at http://www.netlibrary.com/ from any on-campus computer. Once your Netlibrary account is created, you can login to access any of Life Library's ebooks including the leadership titles listed below.

60-Second Leader : Everything You Need to Know About Leadership in 60-second Bites / Dourado
A Leader's Legacy / Kouzes
A Survival Guide to Managing Employees From Hell : Handling Idiots Whiners Slackers and Other Workplace Demons / Scott
Applied EI : The Importance of Attitudes in Developing Emotional Intelligence / Sparrow
Becoming a Conflict Competent Leader : How You and Your Organization Can Manage Conflict Effectively / Runde
Brand Vision : How to Energize Your Team to Drive Business Growth / Taylor
Business Orchestration : Strategic Leadership in the Era of Digital Convergence / Wallin
Business Process Management : Practical Guidelines to Successful Implementations / Jeston
CIO Best Practices : Enabling Strategic Value With Information Technology / Stenzel
Coaching At Work : Powering Your Team With Awareness Responsibility and Trust / Somers
Coaching to Solutions : A Manager's Toolkit for Performance Delivery / Pemberton
Connected Leader : Creating Agile Organizations for People Performance and Profit / Gobillot
Develop Your Leadership Skills / Adair
Evaluating Performance : How to Appraise Promote and Fire / Silverstein
Extraordinary Performance From Ordinary People : Value Creating Corporate Leadership / Ward
Facilitating to Lead! : Leadership Strategies for a Networked World / Bens
First-time Leaders of Small Groups : How to Create High-performing Committees Task Forces Clubs and Boards / London
Five Literacies of Global Leadership : What Authentic Leaders Know and You Need to Find Out / Hames
From the Sandbox to the Corner Office : Lessons Learned On the Journey to the Top / Tahmincioglu
George Washington's Leadership Lessons : What the Father of Our Country Can Teach Us About Effective Leadership and Character / Rees
Gurus On Leadership / Thomas
Handbook of Management Techniques : A Comprehensive Guide to Achieving Managerial Excellence and Improved Decision Making / Armstrong
Hiring People : Recruit and Keep the Brightest Stars / Shwiff
Introducing Leadership / Pardey
Introducing Management : A Development Guide / Williams
It's Okay to Be the Boss : The Step-by-step Guide to Becoming the Manager Your Employees Need / Tulgan
Key Performance Indicators : Developing Implementing and Using Winning KPIs / Parmenter
Leader's Guide to Skills : Unlocking the Creativity and Innovation in You and Your Team / Sloane
Leadership and Motivation : The Fifty-fifty Rule and the Eight Key Principles of Motivating Others / Adair
Leadership Divided : What Emerging Leaders Need and What You Might Be Missing / Carucci
Leadership for Innovation / Adair
Leadership for the Disillusioned : Moving Beyond Myths and Heroes to Leading That Liberates / Sinclair
Leadership Lessons From West Point / Crandall
Look Forward Beyond Lean and Six Sigma : A Self-perpetuating Enterprise Improvement Method / Dirgo
Management Extra. Managing Markets and Customers
Management Mumbo-jumbo : A Skeptics' Dictionary / Furnham
Managing Complexity in Global Organizations / Amann
Managing Innovation : Integrating Technological Market and Organization Change / Tidd
Managing IT Professionals in the Internet Age / Yoong
Managing People : Secrets to Leading for New Managers / Silverstein
Managing Virtual Teams : Getting the Most From Wikis Blogs and Other Collaborative Tools / Brown
Motivating Employees : Bringing Out the Best in Your People / Silverstein
Naked Coach / Taylor
Quick Emotional Intelligence Activities for Busy Managers : 50 Team Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 Minutes / Lynn
Retreats That Work : Everything You Need to Know About Planning and Leading Great Offsites / Liteman
Science of Success : How Market-based Management Built the World's Largest Private Company / Koch
Self-leadership and the One Minute Manager : Discover the Magic of No Excuses! : Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Self Leadership / Blanchard
So Smart But-- : How Intelligent People Lose Credibility-- and How They Can Get It Back / Weiner
Speed Lead : Faster Simpler Ways to Manage People Projects and Teams in Complex Companies / Hall
Sudden Impact On the Job : Top Business Leaders Reveal the Secrets to Fast Success / Quandt
Taboos of Leadership : The 10 Secrets No One Will Tell You About Leaders and What They Really Think / Smith
The G Quotient : Why Gay Executives Are Excelling As Leaders-- and What Every Manager Needs to Know / Snyder
The Leader of the Future 2 : Visions Strategies and Practices for the New Era / Hesselbein
The Nature of Leadership : Reptiles Mammals and the Challenge of Becoming a Great Leader / White
The Practice of Leadership : Developing the Next Generation of Leaders / Conger
The Ultimate Sales Managers' Guide / Klymshyn
True North : Discover Your Authentic Leadership / George
Value Motive : The Only Alternative to the Profit Motive / Kearns

Print Job Stays in Queue for Three Hours

2009-01-23T14:38:00.002-05:00

Printing tip:

If you don't have time to release your print jobs before you go to class, they will stay in the queue for three hours. After that, they expire.

Double Sided Printing

2009-01-23T13:22:00.004-05:00

Students wishing to print double sided can do so by choosing the doublesided printer icon. Please see picture below to illustrate.

Color double sided is also available.

Sign up for "The Week in Chiropractic" free email newsletter

2008-12-09T08:36:00.003-05:00

The Week in Chiropractic is a weekly newsletter sent by email From the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research.

Recent research reviews include, Thoracic costotransverse joint pain patterns and Carpal tunnel syndrome and the use of computer mouse and keyboard.

To sign up, visit http://www.fcer.org/wicsignup.asp

Library is open later!

2008-07-30T14:15:00.001-05:00

New Library Hours effective July 14, 2008

Sunday 1:30 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.

Monday – Thursday 7 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.

Friday 7 a.m. – 6:45 p.m.

Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 6:45 p.m.

FW: Blackboard Maintenance

2008-03-28T13:50:00.004-05:00

From: Blackboard Administrator [mailto:administrator1@life.edu]
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 8:14 AM
To: Blackboard Administrator
Subject: Blackboard Maintenance

On April 1st at 1:00pm, Blackboard system will be shutdown for maintenance
for the rest of the day. The system is expected to be up and operational by
8:00 AM April 2nd.

New Computers Are Coming!

2008-03-12T12:10:00.004-05:00

All student computers in the library will be replaced with new ones. Eight have already been replaced. They are located behind the Reference Desk and also by the hall leading to the study rooms.

Next week, the remaining computers in the main lab are scheduled to be replaced. They will be replaced row by row during non-peak hours to minimize disruption in the lab.

Full Text Journal List

2007-11-06T08:11:00.001-05:00

The Full Text Journal List on the library's homepage is step number two when you find an article abstract somewhere on the internet and want to know if you can get the full text online.

The most important thing to remember is that you search for the Journal title not the article title.

For example, to locate the following article:

Bisiacchi DW, Huber LL. Physical injury assessment of male versus female chiropractic students when learning and performing various adjustive techniques: A preliminary investigate study. Chiropractic and Osteopathy. 2006 [cited 2007 Nov 6];14.

Chiropractic and Osteopathy is the name of the journal that contains the article. This is what you would search for in the Full Text Journal List.

Computer Lab Moves and Doubles in Size

2007-08-06T09:35:00.000-05:00

Twenty-five additional computers have been added for student use in the library. All lab computers are now located in the large area outside A/V.

GALILEO's Clinical Pharmacology Replaced with Lexi-PALS

2007-06-14T12:34:00.000-05:00

The Clinical Pharmacology database has been phased out by EBSCO and is being replaced by Lexi-PALS drug information within the HealthSource Consumer and HealthSource Nursing/Academic Editions.

See GALILEO Announcements for further information and to keep up with all GALILEO-related news.

Printing Credit Goes Electronic and Allowance Increases!

2007-06-05T12:46:00.000-05:00

Starting Summer quarter, printing allowance will be connected to student's computer login ID#. The credit amount has also been increased from $5 to $7.50. That's 150 black and white pages. To utilize credit account, choose the "AAM Credit Account" when you are ready to print your job at the Print Release Station.

Check out StudentDC.com

2007-04-25T10:04:00.000-05:00

Chiropractic Economics has launched a new website for students of chiropractic. This website is FREE.
Resources available on website include information regarding career development, financial preparation, job search, and practice startup.

Check it out at: www.studentdc.com

Introducing New Additional Student Printer

2007-01-31T12:29:00.000-05:00

The long awaited new printer is now in place and fully operational. Computers 1-18 in the library's student computer lab print to the new printer. It is labeled as Printer 2 and is the printer on the right located against the wall facing the reference desk. If you need any assistance, our reference staff will be happy to help you.

COLOR PRINTING** Printer 1 only
To print in color, click on "File" drop down menu item, "Print" and choose the printer named "Color on LIB-JJDMH31". Color print jobs are 50 cents per page with a copy card.
FILE>PRINT>COLOR ON LIB-JJDMH3
Pick up print job at Printer 1 on the left. The new Printer 2 is faster, but prints black and white only.

Closed for the Holidays/Blackboard Maintenance

2006-12-21T15:14:00.000-05:00

The library along with the rest of Life University will be closed for the Holidays beginning Friday, December 22, 2006.

The library will be open beginning at 8am on Tuesday, January 2, 2007.

BLACKBOARD will be down for extensive maintenance December 26-27, 2006.

Have a Happy Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year!

Spotlight On: ChiroChat audio teleclasses

2006-12-05T08:32:00.000-05:00

Be sure to check out chiropractic audios for free on ChiroView Presents at http://www.chiroviewpresents.org/chirochat_audio.cfm . Audio presenters include Dr. Kent, Dr. Gentempo, Dr. Laura Hanson as well as others. Topics include Cox Decompression Technique, 33 Reasons Patients Reject Care, plus many more.

If you will be listening to these broadcasts in the library, be sure to use your headphones so you do not disturb those around you.

Off-Campus Access for Electronic Resources

2006-11-22T15:25:00.000-05:00

The quarter is nearing its end and papers are coming due. If you are having trouble accessing electronic resources email journals@life.edu with your issue and we will address. Remember to email from your Life student email.

New Library Catalog up and running

2006-11-02T10:37:00.000-05:00

Our new library catalog is up and running. Check it out. It features a New Books list that is searchable by subject.

Need material not owned by the library? Just fill out the ILL (InterLibrary Loan) request in the "I Need Material" section. Your request will be forwarded to the ILL department who can usually get you what you need.

Library Catalog available at: life.sirsi.net

Library server upgrade Oct. 23-27

2006-10-20T08:35:00.000-05:00

Reminder. The library is moving to a new server. Interruptions in services are anticipated to be minor.

Students are able to go to sirsi.life.edu to search the library catalog as usual.
Students will be able to check out, return and renew items.

Students will not be able to obtain account information such as how many books they have checked out, when their previously checked out books are due and will not be able to pay fines for overdues.

New Flashcards!

2006-10-09T12:35:00.000-05:00

We have some new flash cards available for you to check out from the AV Center: Bones, Joint, and Actions of the Human Body by Joseph E. Muscolino. They contain full-color photographs, real skeletal photos, and concept reviews.

ATTENTION! GALILEO Password Changes Every Quarter

2006-10-02T12:27:00.001-05:00

Visit the Reference Desk to obtain the new password to use GALILEO. New password is valid until June 27, 2009. You will need this password to access GALILEO from off-campus.

What is GALILEO? GALILEO stands for GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online and consists of over 100 databases online. Educational institutions (including public schools, public libararies and universities) all across Georgia subscribe to this powerful database of databases. Life University subscribes to the academic version.

If you are searching for information, this should be a starting place. GALILEO includes databases for searching journal articles, encyclopedias, business directories, many major newspapers, and goverment publications.

Visit GALILEO at: http://galileo.usg.edu/ to take a look. Subject tabs at top group databases by topic such as Business, Medicine/Nutrition, etc.

Constitution Day, September 18, 2006

2006-09-17T22:47:00.000-05:00

Come to the library to see the display commemorating Constitution Day.

The Constitution was signed September 17, 1787. Originally, state representatives were supposed to change the Articles of Confederation. The final result was an entirely new document called the Constitution of the United States of America. The Constitution divided the power of the government into three branches and placed the power in the hands of the people.

This is the tenth annual celebration of Constitution Day. It will be celebrated nationwide and the recitation of the Preamble will be read by General Colin Powell at 2 p.m. Monday, September 18, 2006.

To learn more about Constitution Day, please visit: http://www.constitutionday.com/index.html

Interested in learning a few quick facts?
Visit: http://www.constitutionday.com/Html/education.html

Updated website

2006-09-05T09:07:00.000-05:00

Life's website has just been updated. These are changing times and I am sure that there will be more updates. Take some time to familiarize yourself with navigating the site.

I couldn't find the e-cashier link on the new website so I have included it here: https://www.factstuition.com/ecashier/Index?OpenForm&query=lifeu

For future reference, the library can be found under the Campus Life menu.

Copy Card Reminder

2006-08-28T09:58:00.000-05:00

Copy cards are given to students each quarter to use for printing or photocopying in the library. Cards not picked up by the last day of the quarter are forfeited. Be sure to bring your student ID when you come to pick up your copy card!

SportDiscus now with full text!

2006-08-21T11:55:00.000-05:00

You can now access full text articles through the SPORTDiscus with Full Text database. It provides more than 700,000 full-text articles dating back to 1985. Off campus access is available through GALILEO.

Get "Week in Chiropractic" via Email

2006-08-09T11:07:00.000-05:00

The Week in Chiropractic is FCER's news and research bulletin. Click here to sign up and begin receiving weekly emails on chiropractic happenings. Sample issue

Computer Print Release Station Now Keeps Jobs for Three Hours!

2006-08-02T14:12:00.000-05:00

Don't have time to pick up your print job before class? Now you can go to class and release your prints up to three hours after you request them.

Be sure to look for the Expire Time on the print confirmation message screen when you send your print request. It will be on the final screen that has the large green check mark. This will be the time that your print job is automatically deleted.

Library open Saturdays

2006-07-28T13:58:00.000-05:00

Starting Summer 2006 quarter, the library will be open Saturdays from 9am to 4:45pm. Make sure you tell all your friends so they can take advantage of our new expanded hours.

Library Hours
Monday-Thursday
7am - 9:45pm

Friday
7am - 4:45pm

Saturday
9am - 4:45pm

Sunday
1:30pm - 9:45pm

Netlibrary ebooks. Check them out!

2006-06-27T10:39:00.000-05:00

Did you know that you have access to over 20,976 electr0nic books? Check out Netlibrary in GALILEO . Contact the Reference desk for the current GALILEO password.