Provided by the National Library for the Environment, the Congressional Research Service Reports search engine allows access to Congressional Reports on environmentally related issues.

LSU Libraries now has electronic access to all journals published by Elsevier, back to 1995. The titles are in the catalog with a link to the electronic version.

Ingenta is a document delivery service. For articles or papers that the library does not own but are contained in Ingenta, you can request a .pdf or fax of the material within 48 hours. LSU Libraries will subsidize the cost up to $40 per article.
For those of you who use Ingenta as a document delivery service, there is a new interface here: http://lsu.library.ingentaconnect.com/. You should find it a little easier to use than the last incarnation.

For those who need a refresher on accessing Ingenta here is a copy of the instruction sheet:

Accessing Ingenta: Instruction Sheet

(For any questions or additional information see the Interlibrary Borrowing web page (http://www.lib.lsu.edu/lib/ilb/ ) or call (225) 578-2138.

• Finding your way to the Louisiana State University Gateway Logon Screen:
• From the LSU Libraries homepage (http://www.lib.lsu.edu/), click on the Ingenta link under Services.
• Navigate through the subsequent connection/authentication pages - if you are connecting to the LSU Ingenta gateway from off campus, you are required to demonstrate your university affiliation by entering your 17-digit Tiger Card ID Number and your PIN.
• After authentication/connection to the gateway, you arrive at the Logon Screen
• Logging in to the Louisiana State University Ingenta Gateway:
• University Faculty, Research Staff, and Graduate Students are able to create User IDs and Passwords for use in logging into the Ingenta gateway. At any time after you create a User ID and Password and forget either, you can retrieve this information by clicking the “forgot your password?” link on the Logon Screen.
• New users have two options for creating User IDs and Passwords:
• Creating a User ID and Password by entering your 17-digit Tiger Card ID Number:
• Enter your 17-digit Tiger Card ID Number in the field on the Logon page that asks for it specifically.
• Once you are recognized as a Faculty member, Research Staff, or Graduate Student, you will be taken to a registration page where you can create a User ID and Password for using the LSU Ingenta Gateway.
• Now that you have a User ID and Password, you can login to the gateway from the Logon Page - your profile is saved and your User ID is now, already, connected to our Patrons Deposit Account, which is used to subsidize your Ingenta purchases (up to $40 per article).
• If your ID Number is not recognized by Ingenta, then you should register for a User ID and Password by clicking the Register button on the Logon Page. Some users’ IDs are not recognized at the beginning of a semester, before new patron information is sent to Ingenta.
• Creating a User ID and Password by registering as a new user:
• Click the Register button on the Logon Page to complete the registration form; the only difference between registering by clicking the Register button and registering by entering your 17-digit Tiger Card ID number is that you will not be connected to the Patrons Deposit Account if you register by clicking the Register button.
• Therefore, after completing this form and selecting a User ID and Password, send an email to Gayle Campbell at libilb@lsu.edu with your User ID and Password, telling her that you are a new user and would like to be connected to the Patrons Deposit Account.
• She will connect your profile to the account, which is used to subsidize your Ingenta purchases (up to $40 per article).
• You can always use your User ID and Password, once you have them, to login to the LSU Ingenta Gateway, and you should always use your original User ID - if you create a second User ID, it will not be connected to the Patrons Deposit Account and your article purchases will not be subsidized by LSU Libraries.

We have some money left over in the large items fund — this fund pays for one-time purchases of over $1000. If there is an item you would like to see the library acquire — an expensive book series, a CD-ROM package, etc. let me know and I’ll put in a request. As always, email jryan1@lsu.edu.