Many of you scan electronic bookstores such as Amazon, Borders, Barnes & Noble and publishers’ web sites for new books and forward book suggestions to your librarian. Now there is a quick way to check whether we own a book you’re considering, without opening our catalog and retyping the book information. A small Java bookmarklet, residing in your browser’s tool bar will automatically search our catalog for the book displayed on your screen, with a single click of the LookUp button.
Go to: http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html
Here you will find instructions and videos explaining installation. The instructions on this page will work for the FireFox browser, but not IE. For IE browser, go to: http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/2006/03/20.html, where you can watch a video for installation instructions.
The Java bookmarklet is based on the type of catalog system used by a library. Drexel University libraries’ system is Innovative. Just go to the Innovative list, scroll down to USA – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – Drexel University – W.W. Hagerty Library and follow the installation instructions for your browser. (FYI: the catalog system for the Free Library of Philadelphia is DRA)
TIP: When you click on the Library LookUp button in your browser’s tool bar, it will invoke a popup window. If you have a popup blocker, you will want to adjust or pause it so as to view the search results.
Enjoy! And keep those book suggestions coming!
ILLiad, Drexel Libraries’ new Interlibrary Loan system, will make it faster and easier for members of the Drexel community to submit and track their loan requests.
With ILLiad:
• You can check the status of your request any time, anywhere without having to contact the ILL Department.
• All journal article requests are available electronically in PDF format. (Articles are housed on our server for 30 days during which time they can be viewed and printed.)
• Journal article forms are pre-populated if accessed thru SFX.
• You can renew your items online.
• You can view your borrowing history.
• You only have to enter your name, address, and other personal information into the system once, upon registration.
Dr Wei recently coauthored a paper with colleagues from the People’s Republic of China.
Title: Hydrophobicity of polyaniline microspheres deposited on a glass substrate
Author(s): Ding HJ, Zhu CJ, Zhou ZM, Wan MX, Wei Y
MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS 27 (13): 1029-1034 JUL 5 2006
Excerpt from the abstract:
A highly hydrophobic surface with a water contact angle of 148.0 degrees has been constructed by depositing salicylic acid-doped polyaniline (PANI-SA) spheres on a glass substrate using a template-free method.
and
Preparation and characterization of polydiphenylamine/multi-walled carbon nanotube composites
Author(s): Lu XF, Chao DM, Zheng JN, Chen JY, Zhang WJ, Wei Y
POLYMER INTERNATIONAL 55 (8): 945-950 AUG 2006
Excerpt from the abstract:
We describe the synthesis of methane sulfonic acid (MeSA)-doped poly(diphenylamine) (PDPA) with carboxylic groups containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (c-MWNTs) via in situ polymerization.
A paper coauthered by Kevin Owens along with two colleagues from Air Products in Allentown has appeared in:
RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY 20 (14): 2165-2169 2006, titled A study of gas-phase cationization in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
An excerpt from the abstract:
A specially constructed split sample probe was used to unequivocally demonstrate that gas-phase cationization occurs within the desorption plume during a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization experiment.
Congratulations Dr. Owens!
Just recently launched, the Drexel E-repository and Archives (iDEA) is now available. iDEA (formerly DSpace) is a centralized virtual space to access unique digital resources produced by the Drexel community. Administered by the Drexel Libraries, iDEA is commited to providing permanent open access to the digital works of Drexel University.
Check it out at: http://idea.library.drexel.edu/
We’ve added some new features to our Library Catalog system that you’ll see when you login to see your library record:
Preferred (Saved) Searches: Save catalog searches; re-run them to see updated lists of library materials that match your search strategy. Mark your Preferred Searches for email alert — at the beginning of every week, you’ll receive any email message alerting you to any new materials that match your strategy.
Persistent login: Login once to “My Library Record”; until you logout, or close your browser window, you won’t be required to login again to request library items, or to view electronic reserves. A real time-saver when you are accessing our site from off-campus.
Try it out: My Library Record, or download step-by-step info about saving searches (pdf).
