2011 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

20 2011 Yearbook Library System In July, the university’s new Library System portal was launched, accessible atbibliotecas.ort.edu.uy It incorporates social media through Twitter and allows users to stay up to date on new library acquisitions by subscribing to RSS feeds organized by subject area. It provides global access to the bibliographic database and allows university users to self-manage their reservations, as well as access the virtual library comprising both subscribed and open-access databases. The databases can be consulted at http://bibliotecas.ort.edu.uy/info/virtual-library.html . As part of user training, workshops were held for faculty and researchers on database management (JCR, Scopus, Ebsco, Proquest). In November, the Library System received significant book donations from the Chinese Embassy in Uruguay and the Nippon Foundation. These donations are a valuable contribution to understanding these cultures. Available electronic bibliographic databases Our university has subscribed to access the following databases: ACM Digital Library (Association for Computing Machinery) Includes full-text access to the collection of all journal articles, periodicals, conference papers, and proceedings published by ACM from 1950 to the present. EBSCOhost Seven databases with unlimited access. Includes topics in economics, education, business publications, management, computing, and related fields, with bibliographic reference sources and over 5,000 full-text titles. Journal Citation Reports (Thomson Reuters) Allows for a critical evaluation of the most prominent academic journals classified by field of knowledge. Offers quantifiable statistical information based on the citation database. Provides impact and influence metrics, including the Impact Factor and Eigenfactor™ of journals. ProQuest A package comprising eight databases with unlimited access, including academic and peer-reviewed publications in the fields of business, marketing, human resources, humanities, social sciences, and over two million abstracts of doctoral dissertations and master’s theses. SpringerLink A package comprising a collection of full-text e-books published between 2005 and 2006; it includes architecture and design, behavioral sciences, biomedicine and biological sciences, chemistry, business and economics, mathematics, and statistics, among others. In addition, the Timbó Portal (ANII) provides access to the databases it currently subscribes to, available at: http://www.timbo.org.uy All of these information sources can be accessed from the computers available on the Centro and Pocitos campuses. DEVELOPMENT OF THE LIBRARY COLLECTION 2011