It's Crunch Time. We can help!

We know this is the time of the semester when papers and other big research projects are due.  Let us help you succeed!  

Visit our Crunch Time table in PCL November 17-19 from 11:00am - 4:00pm to talk to a librarian, find articles for your research papers, and have a sweet treat.  Learn more about resources for finding the information you need.  

As a newsletter subscriber and Libraries insider, we want to give you a sneak peek of these useful tips and tricks.

In this Newsletter:
- Finding News Images and Media
- Citing Your Sources with Noodlebib
- Finding Statistics
- Google & the UT Libraries
- Fine Arts Library CD & DVD Retrieval
- Thefts in the Library
- 24-hour PCL
- Science Study Break Talks Zombies
- Trivia to win a Co-op Gift Certificate

Cite Your Sources with NoodleBib

The online software NoodleBib generates citations and bibliographies in MLA, APA and Chicago/Turabian styles. Noodlebib takes care of punctuation, alphabetization and formatting, producing a polished source list to download as a document.

To get started, go to http://www.lib.utexas.edu/noodlebib and follow the “Noodlebib” link to create an account (“Personal ID”). 

More on using NoodleBib (PDF)

Find Statistics, Demographics and Data

Use statistics to provide evidence of a claim or to be persuasive when making an argument. The UT Libraries offer access to databases that provide historical statistics, public opinion data, as well as US Census Data. Find freely available sites with local, national, and international data on the Crunch Time Research guides and our Statistics and Demographics research guide.

More on Finding Statistics (PDF)

• Use Google Book Search to search inside of millions of books. Results show which books have relevant content and which pages may be the most helpful while sometimes offering a preview of the book. Find the full book at UT by clicking "Find in a Library" or searching the Library Catalog for the title.

On October 29 Sam Scarpino (Ecology, Evolution & Behavior) addressed an overflow crowd of zombie fans for a Science Study Break on epidemiology and the undead. Scenes from the movies Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, 28 Days Later, and 28 Weeks Later sparked many questions from the audience. Scarpino explained basic disease modeling calculations, then presented his own model with county maps showing projected zombie infestation over time if an outbreak were to occur in Central Texas. Scarpino used zombie infestation and containment to discuss public health responses to actual diseases such as H1N1 influenza. For more information on this Science Study Break, see Daily Texan reporter Nehal Patel’s story on the event.

Audience members shared the following comments:
"Thank you for creating this program. It’s my first one and I’m graduating with regret that I’ve not attended more of these.”
“I thought the interaction with the audience was fun and effective and fusing science with pop culture is a smart move.”
“Amazing lecture, I love the integration of lecture & clips.”
“Best. Lecture. Ever.”

The next Science Study Break will be in the spring.  Do you have an idea for a future Science Study Break?  Email Roxanne Bogucka at roxanne.bogucka@austin.utexas.edu with the subject line Science Study Break.

And to further prove that zombies are a relevant source of study, we're giving away a $10 University Co-op gift certificate to one person who correctly answers this question about zombies:

Using the UT database Academic Search Complete, tell us who is the author of  "The inconceivability of zombies , " an article from the academic journal Philosophical Studies. 

Submit your answers here by Thursday, November 19 and of the correct answers submitted, a winner will be selected by random drawing and notified by email.  Questions? Email us at lib-instruction@utlists.utexas.edu. Thanks for reading; until next time!