LibX toolbar to search Peel Resources

Library staff have put together a special toolbar to download onto staff and / or student computers. It means that you don't have to go to the intranet or internet and then search - so it could be very useful.

Procedure
Go to LibX Murdoch
There are now three versions of the Murdoch University Library LibX toolbar available.

• Please Note: Libx works best with Firefox.
• Internet Explorer users need to read the instructions before installing LibX
• Once you are ready choose the button concerning Peel LibX
  

There are more instructions about how to download LibX and what it does on Murdoch's page, so follow the directions or see staff at the Reference Desk about this download. You will have to choose either Firefox or Internet Explorer (most of you will have the latter).

WolframAlpha

This new type of search engine was announced in March 2009 by British physicist, Stephen Wolfram, and was released to the public on May 15, 2009. Unlike Google, which searches for web resources to match a query, WolframAlpha generates answers to factual queries by computing the answer from available data.

Library Culture at Peel

The library is a shared space with students ranging from 15 years to 90 years and the types of courses studied including :

• Mandurah Senior College Year 11 and 12 WACE and TEE,
  
• Challenger TAFE courses Certificate 2, 3, 4 and Diploma,
  
• Challenger TAFE and Murdoch University Combo courses covering Nursing and Teacher Assistant units,
• Murdoch University On-Track Courses,
• Murdoch University Undergraduate Nursing, and
  
• Murdoch University Postgraduate courses.

The culture we encourage is best summed up by the wordle following this post........

Families - May 2009

A display highlighting all types of Families. May is the month we celebrate families with Mother's Day on 11th May and International Day of Families on 15th May. Come and check out some good books near the Display.

Bilyidar "Trans-Cube-Ation" Display

Check out the Bilyidar's thought-provoking display in our front foyer. The students created the display for the 2009 Stretch Festival - it brought lots of looks and comments on the foreshore. Fantastic creative effort by the Bilyidar students!