Off campus access to electronic resources

The new route to access electronic library resources from home our is now up and running.

You must have a valid UL computer account to use this service.

Open the web page at: https://proxy.lib.ul.ie/login
Login with the Username and Password you normally use to access these resources,

If you encounter users access problems or difficulties with specific databases please email dislib@ul.ie and note sufficient detail for us to know what might be going wrong.

Glucksman Library Audio Tour

Listen to the Audio Orientation Tour of the Library at http://www.ul.ie/~library/podcast.html

If you have missed out on an orientation tour of the Library, or would just like to investigate the Library and the services that it offers in more detail, why not download a podcast of the Library tour onto an MP3 player or iPOD and listen to it while you guide yourself around the Library building. The tour takes approximately 15 minutes in total.

EV2904 assignment article

Relevant article for EV2904 - Equine reproduction and management of mares and stallions - please email dislib@ul.ie for copy

English Title: Breeding mares on foal-heat.
Personal Authors: MacPherson, M. L., Blanchard, T. L.
Author Affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, PO Box 100136, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Editors: No editors
Document Title: Equine Veterinary Education, 2005 (Vol. 17) (No. 1) 44-52
Abstract:
The intent of this article is to review the literature regarding processes of uterine involution and events that impact PR in the first oestrus post partum in an effort to allow the practitioner to optimize this breeding period. Emphasis will be placed on treatment modalities that have been investigated to improve foal-heat PR, and breeding strategies for post partum mares will be offered.Publisher: Equine Veterinary Journal Ltd.

Renew your library books online

To renew your library books go to http://www.ul.ie/~library/ click on Library Catalogue and select My Account from flags on top right of screen and follow instructions:

Please type your Borrower Number (student or staff ID number) in the box below, then click logon.Click on reset to clear any mistakes.
1. Enter borrower number (preceded by 0)

2. Click on logon or reset buttons
To return to previous screen, click on back

Follow instructions to renew books. If your books are required by another borrower you will not be able to renew them.

EQ2902 Horsemanship 2

See Sulis for assignment details.

Result of Science Direct quick search "long reining" AND horse:

• Rein contact between horse and handler during specific equitation movementsApplied Animal Behaviour Science, Volume 108, Issues 1-2, 10 December 2007, Pages 157-169Amanda K. Warren-Smith, Robert A. Curtis, Larry Greetham and Paul D. McGreevy
  SummaryPlus Full Text + Links PDF (218 K) View Related Articles
  
  
  

Result of Science Direct quick search lunging and horse:

• The effect of training schedule on learned tasks in yearling horsesApplied Animal Behaviour Science, Volume 78, Issues 2-4, 10 September 2002, Pages 225-233Ryo Kusunose and Akira Yamanobe
  SummaryPlus Full Text + Links PDF (116 K) View Related Articles

Result of SPORTDiscus search in All Text long reining AND training AND horse:

• LESSON 7: GROUND DRIVING. Westfall, Stacy; Copeland, Sue M., Horse & Rider Jul2007, Vol. 46 Issue 7, p70HTML Full Text PDF Full Text
• ASK TEAM H&R. Zierwick, Kristie, Horse & Rider Dec2005, Vol. 44 Issue 12, p79HTML Full Text PDF Full
• Lengthen Stride at the Trot. , Practical Horseman Oct2005, Vol. 33 Issue 10, p67PDF Full Text
  

Result of Wiley InterScience search for Electronic Book Analysing Gene Expression

• http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/bookhome/108568175

Supplementary Reading

Suggested titles to support the learning material may include the following. There are obviously hundreds of books and also the Internet, which have merit for this course. All students are encouraged to read around the subject and the following titles should only be viewed as introductory. Chapters from the suggested titles below may be of use for your assignment.


EQ2902 Horsemanship 2


· Allen, L. (2003) 101 Jumping exercises for horse and rider. David and Charles. Newton Abbott. Devon.
· Auty, I, (2001) The BHS manual of equitation: The complete training of horse and rider: Kenilworth press.
· Bromily, M. (2000) Fit to ride; Blackwell Press.
· Bucklin, G. (2003) What your horse wants you to know; Wiley Publishing. USA
· Brown, J. H, (1987) Horse and stable management: BSP Professional. Oxford.
· Loriston-Clarke, J. (2004) Lungeing and Long-reining; David & Charles. Devon.
· Loriston-Clarke, J. (1995), The young horse. Breaking and training: David and Charles. Newton Abbott.
· Skipper, L, (1999). Inside your horse’s mind: a study of equine intelligence and human prejudice: J. A. Allen. London.

Email Etiquette

Please read Email Etiquette Martin Krafft of Lero - the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, University of Limerick has drafted some very useful Email Etiquette guidelines for the IT Department.

These guidelines are available at http://www.ul.ie/pdf/766694407.pdf

They address issues such as:
· Use of subject lines
· Size of message
· Writing style
· List of recipients
· Structure of Message
· Replying to a message

University of Limerick Electronic Copyright Rules

New copyright information to be available soon ...

Please consult University’s Regulations relating to The Ethical and Legal Use of Electronic Copyright Material

http://www.ul.ie/web/WWW/Services/Information%20Technology%20Division/Document%20Viewer?did=218239343&pageUrl=/WWW/Services/Information+Technology+Division/ITD+Regulations

Laptops draw results - mo bhrón nach raibh an bua againn an am seo - alas we didn't win this time

With the support of the UL / Ulster Bank Enablement Fund the Library is delighted to announce the lucky winners of 3 HP laptops with personalized backpacks.

AND THE WINNERS ARE. . .
Eimear Cronin,
BA Economics & Sociology, Yr. 1
Darren O’Regan,
BA Public Administration, Yr. 4
Colm Campbell, MA Music Therapy

Thank you to everyone that took part and congratulations to each of the winners.
The prizes will be presented in week 13.

New databases

Remember to log in via Access databases from home on the A-Z of UL Library homepage first!

The following new databases have been added to the database list:
Dynamed (clinical medicine, contains equine articles)
Dissertation Abstracts (includes equine references)
Patrologia Latina (might be of interest for more scholarly reading)

Also Index to Theses will be launching a feature that identifies and links to the full text availability of theses online in 2008.

Library Podcast Audiotour now available

Funded by QIFAC, and with the help of UL students and library staff, we have produced an audiotour to guide you through the library building and services.

So, if you missed orientation and have 15 minutes to spare, download the audiotour from the library website http://www.ul.ie/~library/podcast.html or borrow an MP3 player from the information desk.

There is also a text version and detailed floor plans available to help you find your way around.The first 400 to use the tour can claim a photocopying card courtesy of the UL/Ulster Bank Enablement Fund.

DVD players on Library pcs and in Venus Lab

DVD players available on pcs in Library numbered Proteus 075-100 (near Computer Lab Attendants Desk) and in Venus Lab A0060C.

Read online books via Wiley Interscience

Online books in Life Sciences available in Wiley Interscience via UL Library Databases, titles include Analyzing Gene Expression and Auditory Worlds: Sensory Analysis and Perception in Animals and Man.

Remember to login in via Access Electronic Resources from home first.

See also books via Science Direct e-books trial http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/books

Be in with a chance to win a Laptop when you visit the Library on Saturday 22nd September 2007 11am - 12 noon

Equine Science Distance students UL Library visit Saturday 22nd Sept 2007 11am-12noon Room GLO009

Students...
Win 3 HP laptops with backpacks during SEMESTER 1 - 2007/2008 in the library
Laptops kindly sponsored by the UL Ulsterbank Enablement fund. The competition will run throughout semester one and the prizes will be awarded in Week 12.

The laptops will be awarded in three categories; one for first year undergraduates, one for other undergraduates, and one for postgraduates. Attendance sheets will be taken at each class and copies maintained by the librarian giving the class.

Attend a scheduled library class or go to an advertised 1-hour library drop-in session to
register your name for the laptop competition.

Learn and refresh how to:
order reading list material from library
research your topic
find a book in the catalogue
search electronic journals from home

A new term - refresh with UL Library Online Resources

Read through the UL Library online tutorials which will help with your studies this coming year:

The Library Step by Step
This is an interactive tutorial developed by UL Library which helps you to get started using the print & electronic resources available in the Library.

Harvard Referencing
This an interactive tutorial developed by UL Library which teaches you the basic steps of how to reference using the Harvard Referencing Style.

See more tutorials at http://www.ul.ie/~library/tutorials.html

Contact the Librarian at 061-202428, Library Info Desk 061-202166 or email dislib@ul.ie

Trial Access to e-books on Science Direct until September 1st 2007

Click here to read about trial e-books on Equine Science http://ullb.blogspot.com/

Remember you must login via check-in on Library Homepage http://www.ul.ie/~library/
and choose:

• Science Direct database
• Search option from green bar at top

Select books as source

Limit subject to Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine

Enter terms as you would for a journal article search.

Library Matters - Newsletter of the Glucksman Library

Please don't forget UL Library over the Summer holidays, read the Library Newletter/Ná déan dearmad ar an Leabharlainn, Ollscoil Luimnigh, í rith an tSamhraidh, leigh an Nuachtlitir le bhur d'thoil:

http://www.ul.ie/~library/librarynewsletter1.pdf

Thinking about which modules to study next term? An bhfuil tú ag smaoineamh ar modúl le haghaidh staidéar an téarma seo chugainn ...

If you are thinking about what IEI http://www.iei.ul.ie/ modules to study next term, make your request by telephone 061-202428 or email liz.osullivan@ul.ie and I will endeavour to provide you with last term's reading lists of the modules that interest you.

Má bhfuil tú ag smaoineamh ar na líostaí leithoireacht a bhainneann leis na modúl éagsúla International Equine Institute http://www.iei.ul.ie/, chun rogha a dhéanamh an téarma seo chugainn, chuir glaoch orm ag 061-202428 nó ríomhphost liz.osullivan@ul.ie agus déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall chun eolas a sheoladh dhuit mar gheall ar na líostaí an téarma seo chaite.

UL Library web survey - tell us what you think of our service!

Let us know what you think of UL Library Service by taking the web survey at http://survey.libqual.org/index.cfm?ID=448020

the survey is anonymous and items noted in the comments box are read on a daily basis by Library Staff to address suggestions from students.

Search three top Equine Science journals online

Search e-resources from home Select Journals from library web page:

• Applied Animal Behaviour Science
• Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
• Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Please see Journals option on UL Library homepage for new login details to Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association or email dislib@ul.ie for help