Big Change to Student Resource Center Gold

[Matt Lee]

What you need to know: Student Resource Center Gold has a new interface called Student Resources In Context.

What you need to do: Nothing. If you link to Student Resource Center Gold from your library website, the change has been automatically applied and you are now linking to Student Resources In Context. Your library users have seamless access to database content. You might
consider familiarizing yourself with the interface, though. To do so,
read on. [Note: The ELM portal also now points to the new interface.]
 

Student Resource Center Gold is now Student Resources In Context. Along with this name change comes a change to the look, feel, and
navigation of this database interface. The new design centers on
browsing to topic pages. Gale editors and hired experts have created
some 450+ topic pages that provide introductions to popular topics and
organize the reference, journal, magazine, and newspaper content
included in the database around those topics. The intended effect is
more web page and less library database.

Database content remains largely the same (though some duplicative content has been removed) and advanced searching is still available. In
fact, a search assist feature added to search boxes should help guide
researchers to effective keyword searching. The Read Speaker tool, which
reads every article aloud and allows for downloading of .mp3 audio
files, has also been enhanced to include adjustable speed and word
highlighting settings. There are many more enhancements to the site,
both small and large. Kick the tires to learn more, and/or sign up for
the Minitex webinar “In Context (Student Resource Center Gold)” on our
Upcoming Training Sessions page: http://minitex.umn.edu/Training/. The Gale/Cengage website also has some information about the “In Context” interface: http://www.gale.cengage.com/InContext/. 

Still to come from Gale/Cengage in Student Resources In Context: a user log-in feature will allow students and researchers to create
accounts and save material indefinitely. And a library administrative
module will help libraries to customize the display of content for their
users. Both features are scheduled to be released this fall.  

If you have any questions about Student Resources In Context, or if your interface didn’t automatically change, please drop us a line any time at http://elm4you.org/contact/ or [e-mail].