During this season of thanks, we like to reflect on the past year and remember all of the wonderful people and positive interactions that have made it memorable. Our loyal clients are everything, and we’d like to offer a heartfelt thank you from all of us at Research Solutions.
In celebration of the holiday, we’ll be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 25th and 26th.
Have a safe and happy holiday with your family and friends!
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Have a fun & safe Halloween this weekend! We’ll be back in the office first thing Monday morning!
No Comments »We know that most of our clients work within a firm budget, and the fact that copyright fees vary so widely is an uneasy issue that’s hard to tackle. Depending on the copyright fee associated with a book or journal, the price can range anywhere from $10 to hundreds of dollars. As you most likely know, we ask our clients to set a copyright fee cap. That is, we ask them to set a maximum amount they’re willing to spend before we contact them for approval. While this works well most of the time, there are instances when a proper estimate is needed. Whatever the reason is, simply let us know that you’d like an estimate on the group of documents when you send in the requests, and we’ll send you one with the total cost. From there, you let us know when you’re ready to proceed with the order. We can also create an estimate for your custom projects, including those dealing with dictionary terms, microfilm/microfiche, citation/author searches and date stamps. If you’re wondering whether or not we can retrieve the type of document you’re looking for, just give us a call and ask!
No Comments »It’s clear that convenience is a factor in how people use their local library. Some libraries are taking a cue from the movie industry, installing their own vending-machine-style dispensers in convenient locations. Like the Redbox movie machines they’re modeled after, these dispensers house bestsellers, DVDs and mostly popular items. However, instead of grocery stores, you’ll find them in high-traffic areas, such as airports, subway stations and the like. To access the machines, patrons use their library card and select what they want. When they’re done, they can either return it back to the machine or any library building. It’s a creative way to bring the library’s collection to the masses, and since many of the machines store more than a hundred items, there should be no trouble serving the masses.
Read more at the Chicago Sun-Times.
No Comments »Slowly, but surely, ebooks are becoming the preferred medium over print editions of books. In fact, Amazon recently noted that ebook sales surpassed those of traditional books. Libraries the world over have embraced ebooks to help boost the public’s use of libraries. The ease at which they can be loaned and delivered via the internet offers a solution to those who are incapable or are too busy to visit during the library’s hours. Publishers, however, are concerned about non-secure transmissions between the library and the patron, and that it will interfere with the publisher’s commercial interests. Due to this, thy are threatening to stop allowing remote access to the ebooks. Instead, the patron will have to visit the library, just as they do for print editions. This, of course, defeats what some librarians view as the purpose of remote access. What do you think?
Read more at the Guardian.
No Comments »For nearly a decade, Research Solutions has been delivering documents to clients around the world. It all started in the spring of 2002, when Shane, Chris, Ryan and Richard decided to start a document delivery service. Each had dealt with similar services and inter-library loan during their academic careers, and knew there was an opportunity to provide a better service than what was available. They wanted to create one that would not only retrieve the documents their clients needed, but would do so with great customer service. Research Solutions was born through putting the client’s needs first, providing a single price point for the service, and being available by phone and email.
L to R: Ryan Coyle, Shane Hunt, Richard Coyle, Chris Atwood
They scraped together enough money to rent a cramped one-room office and pay for the internet, and started figuring out how to find clients. At first, they worked day-jobs while doing the leg-work of starting a business in the evenings. The long hours paid off when they received their first order: four articles about French armor. An amateur historian needed the articles for his studies and came across the company in his search. His hand-typed thank-you still hangs on an office wall.
The company has seen many changes over the years, some of the biggest in 2009. Ryan left to embrace his true passion: cars. He started a company called Road Royalty, which brings together people interested in car culture. Later that year, Richard decided to retire from Research Solutions to focus on writing, family and, of course, golf. Although they were fundamental, the business continues to grow every day. Access to new library collections, a new office and new members to the Research Solutions’ team are just a few recent highlights. As Research Solutions continues to move forward, the original vision of great customer service remains the focus that drives the company.
No Comments »Below, you’ll find a list of the dictionaries, Physician’s Desk References and other references we hold in our in-house collection. Please contact us if you don’t see what you need below. This is not a complete list of everything that we have access to, and we can most likely get what you need from one of the many library collections in our network.
Do you have a list of terms you need from one of these volumes? Click here to place an order.
Dictionaries
2009 Baron’s Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms
2008 Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary
2008 Webster’s New World Medical Dictionary
2008 Concise Oxford English Dictionary
2007 Merriam-Webster’s dictionary and thesaurus
2007 The Oxford College Dictionary
2006 Newton’s Telecom Dictionary
2006 Barron’s Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms
2006 Collins Dictionary of Law
2006 Lotus Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics & Telecommunication
2006 Baron’s Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms
2006 Merriam Webster’s Medical Dictionary
2006 Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
2005 Newton’s Telecom Dictionary
2005 Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
2005 Taber’s Electronic Medical Dictionary
2005 Compact Oxford English Dictionary
2004 The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
2003 Webster’s New World Dictionary
2003 Barron’s Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms
2003 McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Computing & Communications
2003 Webster’s New World Computer Dictionary
2002 Microsoft Computer Dictionary
2002 Stedman’s Medical Dictionary
2002 Large Print New Webster’s Dictionary
2001 Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary
2001 The New Penguin Dictionary of Computing
2001 Newton’s Telecom Dictionary
2001 Dorland’s Pocket Medical Dictionary
2001 Stedman’s Concise Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions
2001 Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
2001 Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary
2000 Newton’s Telecom Dictionary
2000 Barron’s Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms
2000 Webster’s New World Dictionary of Computer Terms
2000 The Bantam Medical Dictionary
2000 The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style
2000 Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
1999 Understanding Networking Technology
1999 Webster’s New Explorer Medical Dictionary
1999 Black’s Medical Dictionary
1999 Concise Oxford Dictionary
1998 Barron’s Dictionary of Legal Terms
1998 Barron’s Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms
1998 Compact American Medical Dictionary
1998 Webster’s Dictionary
1998 A Dictionary of Modern American Usage
1998 Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
1997 Webster’s Thesaurus Dictionary Format
1997 Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary
1997 The Dictionary of Multimedia Terms and Acronyms
1997 Stedman’s Concise Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions
1997 Webster’s Dictionary
1996 Random House Compact Unabridged Dictionary
1996 Barron’s Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms
1996 Random House Compact Unabridged Dictionary
1996 Random House Webster’s College Dictionary
1995 Dictionary of Computer Words
1995 Spencer’s Illustrated Computer Dictionary
1995 Que’s Computer & Internet Dictionary
1995 Merriam Webster’s Medical Dictionary
1995 The American Heritage Stedman’s Medical Dictionary
1995 The Merriam Webster Dictionary
1995 Random House Webster’s College Dictionary
1994 Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary
1994 Webster’s New World Dictionary of Computer Terms
1994 Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language
1994 The American Heritage Dictionary
1994 New Webster’s Dictionary
1993 Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus
1993 New Webster’s Spanish-English English-Spanish Dictionary
1993 Barron’s Dictionary of Legal Terms
1993 A Dictionary of Information Technology and Computer Science
1993 Webster’s Dictionary
1993 Prentice-Hall Encyclopedic Dictionary of English Usage
1993 New Webster’s Giant Print Dictionary
1992 Barron’s Dictionary of Computer Terms
1992 Home Medical Dictionary
1992 Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health
1992 The All Nations English Dictionary
1992 Random House Webster’s College Dictionary
1991 Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary
1991 Webster’s II New Riverside Pocket Dictionary
1991 Tuttle Dictionary of New Words
1991 Random House Webster’s College Dictionary
1991 Random House Webster’s College Dictionary
1990 Webster’s New Spelling Dictionary
1990 The Tormont Webster’s Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary
1990 Webster’s New World Dictionary
1990 Que’s Computer User’s Dictionary
1990 Webster’s New Spelling Dictionary
1990 Webster’s Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary
1989 Barron’s Dictionary of Computer Terms
1989 The American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine
1989 New Webster’s Dictionary
1988 New Concise Webster’s Dictionary
1987 Dictionary of Computers, Information Processing & Telecommunications
1987 Webster’s Dictionary
1986 The American Heritage Dictionary of Science
1986 Dictionary of Computer Terms
1986 Mosby’s Medical & Nursing Dictionary
1986 Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary
1985 The American Heritage Dictionary
1985 Harper Dictionary of Contemporary Usage
1984 IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and Electronics Terms
1984 Encyclopedia of Electronics and Computers
1984 Dictionary of Computers, Data Processing & Telecommunications
1984 Webster’s II New Riverside Dictionary
1982 Dictionary of Computing
1982 Webster’s New World Large Print Dictionary
1981 The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary
1981 The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary
1980 The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
1979 The Scribner-Bantam English Dictionary
1979 Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary
1978 Modern Dictionary of Electronics
1978 Webster’s Dictionary
1977 Dorland’s Pocket Medical Dictionary
1976 Funk & Wagnall’s Standard Desk Dictionary
1975 Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language
1975 New Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language
1974 Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary
1972 Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary
1972 Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary
1971 IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and Electronics Terms
1971 Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged
1970 Modern Dictionary of Electronics
1970 Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary
1970 Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
1970 The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
1969 Random House Dictionary of the English Language
1967 Webster’s New Practical School Dictionary
1967 Webster’s New World Dictionary
1967 Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary
1965 Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1962 The New American Medical Dictionary and Health Manual
1961 University of Chicago Spanish-English Dictionary
1961 The University of Chicago Spanish-English English-Spanish Dictionary, Diccionario
1961 Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary
1960 Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language
1956 Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary
1906 Cassell’s New German Dictionary
Physician’s Desk Reference
1954 Physician’s Desk Reference 8th Edition
1956 Physician’s Desk Reference 10th Edition
1957 Physician’s Desk Reference 11th Edition
1962 Physician’s Desk Reference 16th Edition
1964 Physician’s Desk Reference 18th Edition
1965 Physician’s Desk Reference 19th Edition
1966 Physician’s Desk Reference 20th Edition
1967 Physician’s Desk Reference 21st Edition
1969 Physician’s Desk Reference 23rd Edition
1972 Physician’s Desk Reference 26th Edition
1974 Physician’s Desk Reference 28th Edition
1975 Physician’s Desk Reference 29th Edition
1976 Physician’s Desk Reference 30th Edition
1977 Physician’s Desk Reference 31st Edition
1978 Physician’s Desk Reference 32nd Edition
1979 Physician’s Desk Reference 33rd Edition
1980 Physician’s Desk Reference 34th Edition
1981 Physician’s Desk Reference 35th Edition
1982 Physician’s Desk Reference 36th Edition
1983 Physician’s Desk Reference 37th Edition
1984 Physician’s Desk Reference 38th Edition
1985 Physician’s Desk Reference 39th Edition
1986 Physician’s Desk Reference 40th Edition
1987 Physician’s Desk Reference 41st Edition
1988 Physician’s Desk Reference 42nd Edition
1989 Physician’s Desk Reference 43rd Edition
1990 Physician’s Desk Reference 44th Edition
1991 Physician’s Desk Reference 45th Edition
1992 Physician’s Desk Reference 46th Edition
1993 Physician’s Desk Reference 47th Edition
1994 Physician’s Desk Reference 48th Edition
1995 Physician’s Desk Reference 49th Edition
1996 Physician’s Desk Reference 50th Edition
1997 Physician’s Desk Reference 51st Edition
1998 Physician’s Desk Reference 52nd Edition
1999 Physician’s Desk Reference 53rd Edition
2000 Physician’s Desk Reference 54th Edition
2001 Physician’s Desk Reference 55th Edition
2002 Physician’s Desk Reference 56th Edition
2003 Physician’s Desk Reference 57th Edition
2004 Physician’s Desk Reference 58th Edition
2005 Physician’s Desk Reference 59th Edition
2006 Physician’s Desk Reference 60th Edition
2007 Physician’s Desk Reference 61st Edition
2008 Physician’s Desk Reference 62rd Edition
2009 Physician’s Desk Reference 63rd Edition
2010 Physician’s Desk Reference 64th Edition
1980 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1981 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1982 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1983 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1984 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1985 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1986 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1987 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1988 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1989 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1990 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1991 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1992 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1993 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1994 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1995 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1996 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1997 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs
1999 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements
2000 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements
2001 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements
2002 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements
2003 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements
2004 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements
2005 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements
2008 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements
2009 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements
2010 Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements
3 Comments »Over the last couple years, there’s been an increase in the number of people using e-book readers, like the Kindle or the Nook, to consume the information once exclusively held in books and newspapers. In fact, Amazon recently announced that e-book sales have overtaken those of more traditional media. This fact can be viewed as good or bad depending on your stance, and throwing copyright issues into the mix makes it even more of a sticky situation.
NPR recently did a story on how Amazon and Wylie are handling this issue. Click here to read the story. What do you think about this issue?
No Comments »For the fourth time since the company began back in 2002, Research Solutions has moved into a new office. You may be thinking, “So what? It’s probably just another faceless office with no character.” Well, my friend, you are wrong.
This time around, we moved into a Chico business park called Philadelphia Square.
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The interesting thing about this business park is that all of the buildings, about thirty of them, are modeled after historic buildings in Philadelphia. For instance, there’s Betsy Ross’ House, the Federal building and the Capitol Building.
We’re in the Franklin Library.
The sign out front says it serve as the first Library of Congress, which, considering the nature of our business, is interesting.
At the very least, this place definitely provides a more interesting lunchtime stroll!
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Last week, we exhibited at the AALL conference in Denver. This was our third year attending the conference, and each year we’ve had a great time. Much of the fun is meeting the people that come by our booth and learning about what they do. It’s a great way to keep up with the pulse of the industry.
As exhibitors, we bring pens, letter openers and buttons to give away, and people seem to love it. The buttons have sayings on them that are geared towards librarians, and it’s great when they bring a big smile and laugh from folks who are just stopping by. We also take names for a daily drawing, and the response is always the same. “Oh, sure… why not. It doesn’t matter since I never win anything anyways.” Well, here’s proof that someone wins!
These three won a $100 giftcard to the choice of Barnes & Noble, Starbucks or Amazon. If you’d like a chance to win next year, keep an eye out for the blue and orange booth at the next show!
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