We’re doing a fast shift of books in the Hagerty Library reference collection (1st floor).
By discarding some materials that are available online, and moving others to the second floor, we have been able to open up some shelf space in our reference collection. Our student assistants are now working (very energetically!) to condense the remaining books on to the shelves closest to the 1st floor computer area.
Our goal is to clear — and then remove — the reference area shelving closest to the DVD shelves; furniture will then be moved to the newly cleared space providing additional study areas without obstructing access to reference materials.
The work is expected to be completed by the end of the week.
On Friday, May 16th, there will be core drilling on the 3rd floor — it will be noisy. We recommend use of the lower level if you’re seeking quiet study space. As always, ear plugs are available at the circulation desk.
UPDATE: On Monday, May 19th, the scaffolding will come down — hurray for atrium light on the 1st floor!
On Monday, May 19th, the air handlers will be turned off temporarily while work is completed on the roof. Temperatures are expected to remain cool over the weekend and on Monday, so we do not anticipate uncomfortable conditions in the library.
We thank all of our students an other library patrons for their continued patience as our renovations continue.
ScienceDirect, Elsevier’s ejournal search platform, has added some new features and enhancements:
Want to see reference information without scrolling to the foot of an article? It is now possible to view reference information within the body of a paper when your cursor moves over a reference marker.
Want to quickly evaluate articles before reading them? You’ll find easy access to important article components including the abstract, figures/tables and references on the search results, table of contents and article pages.
You’ve evaluated and read the article, what now? You can take further action quickly and easily. A new article toolbox brings together all of the article-related functionality including “Cited By”, “E-mail Article” and more, into one easy-to-find location.
Webcasts from the the 5th Annual Scholarly Communication Symposium: Scholar2Scholar: How Web 2.0 is Changing Scholarly Communication are now available at the Symposium web site: http://scholar2scholar.wikispaces.com/. Webcasts available include Jean Claude Bradley’s presentation, Enhancing Scientific Communication through Open Notebook Science as well as the panel discussion. The Symposium website also offers notes from the round-table discussions, links to photos of the event on Flickr, and suggestions for further readings on Web 2.0 and Scholarship.
We’re pleased to announce a new web interface for Scifinder Scholar, the search interface for access to Chemical Abstracts online. The web interface can be used without downloading and installing client software, and does not require use of the VPN.
While all search features are available in the web interface our Math Sciences Librarian, Peggy Dominy, has identified some functions — primarily used by those doing bibliometric analysis — for which the downloadable interface may be preferred, therefore we will continue to make this version available as well.
Chemical Abstracts covers the published scientific research in chemistry, and offers searching by author name, research topic, substance identifier, chemical structure, or chemical reaction. Now includes the Substructure Module (SSM). The limit of 4 simlutaneous users will continue to apply regardless of which interface is in use.
Look for both versions of Scifinder Scholar in our lists of databases.
