Online Subject Guides @ Ultimo TAFE Library

August 30th, 2010 Posted by mcarrolo in Be WebWiser, What's New @ Ultimo Library | Post a Comment »

Online subject guides are now available on the Sydney Institute Libraries web site. The first few have been published on a variety of courses taught at Ultimo College, with more to come. Visit the library online subject guides for research assistance and other useful resources compiled by your friendly librarians.

We currently have guides for

The guides have been designed to provide you with a range of links designed to assist you in your specfic study area. Each campus guide aims to provide you with information such as relevant Dewey numbers, new books in your subject area, databases available as well as a whole lot more.

New cookery DVDs

August 27th, 2010 Posted by mcarrolo in New Books | Post a Comment »

I have to say that as a foody and ex cook I am in my element !! We have just received a stack of cookery DVD’s that will no doubt compliment our library’s extensive cookery section. The section is located mainly in the 641’s on level 2.

We have the Naked Chef, The Cook and the Chef, Floyd Uncorked and  Kylie Kwongs China just to name a few. See below for the details

	641.5944/TAST	Taste le tour 2008
	641.5951/KWON	Kylie Kwong: simply magic
	641.5/OLIV	The Naked Chef (series 1)
	641.5945/ANTO	Antonio Carluccio
	641.5/COOK	Cook and the Chef : spring delights

For a quick apple and rhubarb crumble recipe click here

For some information on how to handle cooking knives click here

For some great lamb chops simply marinate in lemon juice, sliced lemon and garlic. Cook on the BBQ or frypan and season to taste.

Come on in and watch the DVD’s or borrow a couple for some food inspiration

New Fashion books

August 24th, 2010 Posted by mcarrolo in New Books | Post a Comment »

More fashion books have come in recently. They will be on display in the library on Level 1 this coming Wednesday. You can borrow them if you wish. Just take the item or items to the desk and we will lend them out to you

	Fashion jewelry: catwalk and couture		Atlas of fashion designers
	Maia Adams		Laura Eceiza
	739.27/ADAM		746.920922/ECEI
	Laurance King		Rockport
	2010		2008
	http://www.laurenceking.com/		Courtesy of Rockport Publishers. Distributed in Australia by Tower Books, Sydney.
	Textiles and fashion		Form Fit Fashion
	Jenny Udale		Jay Calderin
	746/UDAL		746.92/CALD
	Ava Academia		Rockport
	2008		2009
	www.avabooks.ch		Courtesy of Rockport Publishers. Distributed in Australia by Tower Books, Sydney.

Others that we have received include

Clusty is no more- Please welcome Yippy

August 23rd, 2010 Posted by mcarrolo in Hints & tips | Post a Comment »

Clusty becomes Yippy

As was Clusty, Yippy is a clustering engine – type in your term – get a set of  clustered results back.  Yippy can add something new to your search experience, especially in the way it presents results.

 Yippy retrieves results from Ask, Open Directory, Gigablast and others to generate an ordered list based on comparative ranking. This “metasearch” approach helps raise the best results to the top.

To see which search engines returned results for your query, click on the “Sources” link at the top of the search results list.

You can search the web, news, images and Wikipedia. Very useful if you’re not sure of what you want, or you’re searching a broad term and want to narrow things down.  Yippy helps you see your search results by topic so you can zero in on exactly what you’re looking for or discover unexpected relationships between items.

Below is a screen dump of a search with the terms Australian, election and 2010. The clustered results appear on the left, while a series of hits appear on the right hand side for you to start viewing immediately. If you would like a different slant to your search click on Remix (located in the clustered list on the left hand side of the screen) and you will find further information which may benefit your research. Research that you may not have thought of initially.

Ultimo TAFE Library refurbishment

August 11th, 2010 Posted by mcarrolo in What's New @ Ultimo Library | Post a Comment »

Well it has finally begun. Ultimo Library is being refurbished following the completion of the Building D waterproofing project.

The library will need to alter its opening hours so that the repairs, painting and carpeting can be done.

New opening hours for the period 9 August 2010 to 11 October 2010 will:

• Monday to Thursday: 12.00 noon – 8.30pm
• Friday: 12.00 noon – 4.00pm.
• Saturday: CLOSED
• Vacation period 27 September to10 October: CLOSED

We apologise for any inconvenience, but the results will be well worth it. It will be a new and improved space for staff and students
For further information, please contact:

• Beatriz Aroche 9217 3340 or beatriz.aroche@tafensw.edu.au
• Karen Kaplinski 92173026 or karen.kaplinski@tafensw.edu.au

Sydney Design Festival 2010 part 2

August 11th, 2010 Posted by mcarrolo in New Books | Post a Comment »

As part of Design week 2010 we are showcasing some recently arrived design texts at Ultimo TAFE Library. They are currently on display on level 2. All items can be borrowed by staff and students

	Residential interior design		Digital textile design
	Mitton, Maureen		Bowles, Melanie
	728.37/MITT		746.0285/BOWL
	©John Wiley & Sons, 2007		Lawrence King
	For interior design students, this book explains the minimum requirements for specific types of residential spaces and rooms.		Digital Textile Design provides the know-how for students and professionals who wish to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator as design tools
	Build your own electric vehicle		Vision and values in design management
	Leitman, Seth		Hands, David
	629.2293/LEIT		745.2068/HAND
	McGraw-Hill, 2009.		AVA Publishing, 2009
	This book goes through the process of transforming a regular vehicle to electric or even building an electric engine from scratch.		This examines the changing role and nature of design management. Students are able to see via demonstrations the importance of design as a resource.

Useful links

• Search here for design courses at Ultimo TAFE
• http://www.sydneydesign.com.au/2010/
• http://www.indesignlive.com/articles/in-review/events/sydney-design-2010
• Centre for design RMIT

Sydney Design Festival 2010

July 27th, 2010 Posted by mcarrolo in Displays | Post a Comment »

Sydney Design Festival 2010

Sydney Design will host one if its most dynamic programs in 14 years with a city-wide program of more than 70 events and activities supported by an engaging theme titled ‘tell us a story’.

The Design Festival runs for 16 days from Saturday 31 July to Sunday 15 August. The program has been produced by the Powerhouse Museum in partnership with many cultural institutions, organisations and individuals across Sydney.

The ‘tell us a story’ theme aims to display the many stories behind design ideas, objects and processes. It will invite participants to create meaningful conversations with others around design, and enable people to connect with design on a more personal level.

There are many events, talks, tours, workshops, exhibitions for young and old and markets to attend. Why not attend Iron Designer where contestants are given are given a key ingredient, materials and 20 minutes to design a concept or product or an all-day photo shoot showing the creative production behind fashion photography. Click on the Sydney Design 2010 link for further information.

Watch out for the next blog post. It will highlight some of the design material we have on offer here at Ultimo TAFE Library

Sex, bombs and burgers!!

July 25th, 2010 Posted by mcarrolo in New Books | Post a Comment »

Or how about How to crop tops??

We have just received a stack of new books for our collection. Some with relatively sedate titles others not so. They will be on display on level 1 of the library. Please have a look and borrow one or more  if you wish:)

		Take flight as two certified flight instructors guide you through the pilot ratings. They cover the skills of flight, how to master Flight Simulator, and how to use the software as a learning tool towards your pilot’s license. A great learning tool that provides you with the opportunity to deal with real world emergencies via a flight simulator program.
	Microsoft Flight simulator for pilots
	Jeff Van West
	©John Wiley & sons
	2007 ed.
	629.13/VANW

Watch this space for further information regarding our CD collection.

Inter Library Loans @ Ultimo TAFE

July 20th, 2010 Posted by mcarrolo in General Information | Post a Comment »

What is an Interlibrary Loan?                                                                                    

This service is used to transfer requested materials from one library to another. The service supplements the library catalogue by providing books and other materials not available in the library collection, as well as supporting the study, research and teaching needs of  staff and students at Ultimo TAFE College. The Interlibrary Loan Service is available to current TAFE students enrolled at Ultimo and staff employed at Ultimo.

How do you request an ILL?          

Search the TAFE NSW library catalogue http://tafecat.tafensw.edu.au/tafecat.html for the item’s exact details (click on the Details button next to the item) and then complete and submit the InterLibrary form at the Loans desk . Library staff will then contact you when the item is available for collection.  It usually takes at least a week for an item to arrive at the Library.

Note: Interlibrary loans must be returned to Ultimo TAFE Library by the due date on the Interlibrary loans slip. If you have any questions, please contact the Inter Library Loans Officer on 9217 3222.

Regulations

Students:

• You may request a maximum of 1 Interlibrary loan at any one time
• Items requested must be related to your TAFE course, with a limit of one interlibrary loan at any one time.
• Fiction books are not available for Interlibrary loan

Staff:

• You may request a maximum of 4 Interlibrary loans including loans from a library outside of the TAFE NSW network. External Interlibrary loans are only available to staff. 
• Items requested must be related to your TAFE work or teaching area
• Fiction books are not available for Interlibrary loan unless it is related to your TAFE work or teaching area

Staff and Students

• Recreational DVDs are not available for Interlibrary loan
• Computer textbooks published within the current year and course-required textbooks are not available for Interlibrary loan
• ‘Local Loan only’ and ‘Institute loan only’ and Special Reserve and Reference items are not available for Interlibrary Loan.

Ultimo TAFE Library Refurbishment

July 19th, 2010 Posted by mcarrolo in What's New @ Ultimo Library | Post a Comment »

Ultimo Library is being refurbished following the completion of the Building D waterproofing project.

The library will need to alter its opening hours so that the repairs, painting and carpeting can be done.

New opening hours for the period 9 August 2010 to 11 October 2010 will:

• Monday to Thursday:   12.00 noon – 8.30pm
• Friday:  12.00 noon – 4.00pm.
• Saturday:   CLOSED
• Vacation period   27 September to10 October:   CLOSED

No room bookings can be taken prior to the 12.00 noon opening time.

The above image is pre- refurbishment. Watch for further images of the work in progress

We apologise for any inconvenience, but the results will be well worth it. Images of the completed work will be posted in October some time

For further information, please contact:

• Beatriz Aroche 9217 3340 or beatriz.aroche@tafensw.edu.au
• Karen Kaplinski 92173026 or karen.kaplinski@tafensw.edu.au