Interactive Transcripts Now Available for Films On Demand!

Films On Demand is pleased to announce an exciting new enhancement to our subscription--new interactive transcripts for thousands of videos. 

With interactive transcripts, users can:

• view the full text of the video and follow along as the video plays
• print the transcript
• click on any word in the transcript to jump to that exact point in the video and begin playing the selection
• search each transcript to locate every instance of a specific term in a video.

Interactive transcripts are easy to access. If a title has a transcript available, a "Transcript" tab will display on the View Video page. From this tab, users can search, print, or disable the autoscrolling feature. For further instructions, please refer to this PDF, also found in the Help Center. Plus, new transcripts are added each month!

Please don't hesitate to contact us with any feedback or questions at chewm@byuh.edu  We hope you continue to enjoy the outstanding video content provided to you through Films On Demand.

New RefWorks 2.0 Interface is here!

Post Borrowed from: Eastern University's Warner Memorial Library

RefWorks 2.0: Brand new display!

RefWorks now has a  brand new interface! For a while now, the RefWorks’ display has needed an overhaul. The new design is much easier to use and looks a lot more current. Log in to check it out!

Now that you’re logged into the new display, let’s take a look at what’s changed….

• Citation Display
  Folders are now hyper-linked
  New tool icons
  
  • “View” – displays details for the reference
  • “Cite” – allows you to insert temporary citation placeholders into a document (using copy & paste commands)
  • “Edit” – allows you to edit the existing reference information
  • “Star” – adds reference to you “My List” folder
  • “Comments” – displays any comments made by others who access your shared references
  • “Paper clip” – indicates if files are attached to the reference and the quantity of files attached
  

• Tab Bar
  Three tabs
  
  • References
  • Folders
  • Share
  Global Edit feature allows you to globally
  
  • Add information
  • Move information
  • Delete information in a specific field
  • Replace information
  Remove from folder button
  “Change View” – allows you to view your citations in a specific citation style

• “Bread crumb” tool bar – shows you were you are within the RefWorks interface

• Dynamic changing buttons – buttons containing actions you can perform on your references that change depending on what tab you are currently viewing

• Quick Access Menu

Eastern University has created a brief video that explains these changes. Watch it to learn more about the new RefWorks interface-

What if you miss the old interface? You can still use it! Look for the “RefWorks Classic” link in the upper right corner. Once RefWorks officially releases RefWorks 2.0, RefWorks users will be able to continue using the classic interface for 6 months. After 6 months, they will permanently switch to the new interface.

Feel free to leave a comment below on what you think about the new RefWorks display!

Library Lua Letter

June 1, 2011         Volume 4, Issue 7

 TOP 10 GOOGLE TRICKS

Google has become such a part of our lives that when many people refer to searching the internet for something they simply say “Google it”.  We all know how useful Google can be; it can be used to find reviews on movies, books and products.  It also helps us find websites and information on every topic imaginable.  However there are still a few Google search tricks that not everyone’s aware of.  An article from lifehacker.com covers the top 10 obscure Google search tricks.  According to lifehacker they are as follows: