EBSCO Database Service Interruption

EBSCO has announced possible service interruptions to its EBSCOHost databases:

"Please be advised that this weekend, from January 31 through February 1, 2009, you may notice some intermittent access interruption, due to planned system maintenance.

We are conducting this necessary system maintenance during off-peak hours in order to minimize the impact it will have on our customers, and apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. "

This will affect a number of our databases, so please plan your research activities accordingly.

Thanks.

2008 Tax Forms Available

Tax season is upon us. Need federal or state tax forms and instructions? Please visit the tax display at the Government Documents area in the Tarver Library or use the links below. Please note only forms are available, no one in the library can offer tax advice or assistance with filling out the forms.

Most standard IRS federal forms, instructions and schedules in paper are available at Tarver including IRS 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ and some instruction booklets. We also have the Georgia state Form 500, Form 500EZ, and its instructions. Master reproducible copies of all IRS tax forms including many lesser-used federal forms are available for photocopying at the circulation desk by the end of March.

You can also download federal or state forms in PDF format using the links below.

Federal Forms and Publications

Internal Revenue Service Home Page

Georgia Tax Forms and Information

Georgia Department of Revenue

Other State Tax Forms - Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA)

Please visit the Tarver Library Government Documents website for more information.

Recyle your old electronics!

Do you have an old TV lying around or VCR that doesn't work? Want to get rid of it, but want to do so in a way that's conducive to the environment? Well take a look at myGreenElectronics. The website features a ZIP ZIP code look-up for electronics recycling facilities and listings of electronics that are energy efficient, made of recycled materials, or have other green properties. What other ways can you help your world go green?

Chinese Jade

Jade the ancient stone that captured the hearts and minds of many cultures, but most famously that of the Chinese. It came to represent royalty, wealth, and powerful in death, protecting the body from decay. It has a long history in China dating back to 5000 BC and still going to this day. If you have an interest in learning more about the history of jade in Chinese culture, take a look at this interactive tour from the British Museum that illustrates example showing the envelopment of Jade from around 5000 BC to the modern period.



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Obama's Inaugural address

Did you miss Barack Obama's Inaugural address? Or just want to read it again? The check out ABCnews for the complete transcript of the 44th's president of the United States inaugural address.

Inauguration of Barack Obama

Tarver Library would like to invite
all interested to come and join
us in watching the Inauguration of Barack Obama
as the 44th president of the United States
on Tuesday January 20, 2009
beginning at 11:30 A.M.
food and drink are allowed

Basic Library Orientations -- Spring 2009

Did you want to learn more about the library? Here is your chance: come to one of our Basic Orientation sessions for the spring 2008 semester.

Now you get to tell us what YOU would like to know, and we can talk about your specific interest(s) in what we do!

Our most popular topics are:
--Finding books in the library: catalog search, Library of Congress call numbers, reference materials vs. general collection, Ebrary;
--Finding journal articles: GALILEO, library database search, anatomy of a journal citation, popular vs. scholarly articles, saving search results;
--A to Z eJournal Locator: accessing online journals;
--Interlibrary Loan: requesting materials from other libraries;
--Citing your sources: citation styles and guides, RefWorks citation management tool;
--Government documents;
--Media Center.

Please check out the calendar
to see which of the dates/times might work best for you.

With questions, contact Stan Trembach at 301-3534; trembach_sa@mercer.edu

We look forward to seeing you at the Tarver Library!

Welcome Back!

Tarver Library staff would like to say welcome back to new and returning students, faculty, staff. If you haven't been to the library before, stop by and check us out. We have a wide range of services to offer from the traditional books to DVD's available for checkout. All of our staff are more than happy to answer your questions so please let us know what we can do to help you out.

Our hours page is located here.
Our "Ask Us" page is located here.
Information on DVD's is located here.

Enjoy your time with us and feel free to ask us your questions.

Hot Document in January

Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans
Scientific Findings and Recommendations

The Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses recently presented a comprehensive report, Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans, to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The full report can be accessed online through the website of U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

"This report describes what has been learned in the last 17 years about the health effects of military service in the Gulf War and identifies priority research issues that remain to be addressed. Although the report covers the broad spectrum of health concerns related to Gulf War service, its primary focus is the multisymptom condition that has come to be known as Gulf War illness..."

A print copy of this document is available in the Government Documents collection at Tarver Library.

Web of Science Access Restored

Access to Web of Science has now been restored. Thank you for your patience.

Web of Science Outage

Access to Web of Science is currently unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working with the vendor to restore this database as soon as possible. When access is restored, notification will be made on this blog.