The American Institute of Physics (AIP) and the American Physical Society (APS) have joined together to launch Virtual Journals, an online collection of papers on particular subjects gathered from a number of journals in the physical sciences.If Reed subscribes to the source journal, you can access the full text of the article directly. If we do not, you will need to use the Print & E journal list to verify we do not subscribe in print, then use ILL.The Virtual Journal titles include:
October 30th, 2009 | Category: Journals, Physics | Leave a comment
Harmon, J. E. and A. G. Gross. 2007. The Scientific Literature: A Guided Tour. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago. ETA call number: Q225.5 .S35 2007
Harmon & Gross use examples to illustrate the origin of the scientific article in 1665 and its. Starting with Robert Boyle in 1660, they look at the specialization of scientific literature, use of tables and illustrations, organization and finally end with Watson, Hubble, Einstein & Fermi as examples of “Modern Classics” that exemplify discovering crucial facts and providing theoretical explanations.
October 20th, 2009 | Category: Books | Comments (2)
When doing research for your papers and projects, remember that subject specific encyclopedias are excellent resources for finding background information on a topic, providing selected primary sources, and helping you select keywords. Reed purchased a number of excellent titles this summer, and they are all available electronically.
October 6th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Ever wanted to participate in the naming of an new element? Now let your voice be heard. The IUPAC has confirmed existence of Element 112 and recommends the proposed name and symbol for acceptance.
September 30th, 2009 | Category: Fun, Physics, Chemistry | Leave a comment
Organize citations for your thesis or research paper! Share citations with colleagues! Come to one of these sessions for an introduction to EndNote and EndNote Web. Meet in Library 17.
Session dates and times:
Wednesday, Sept. 23rd, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, Sept. 30th, 4 - 5 pm
Friday, Oct. 2nd, 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Let me know if you have any questions.
September 17th, 2009 | Category: Workshops | Leave a comment
The Chemical Abstract Service (CAS), creators of our beloved SciFinder, recently announced that they have added the 50 millionth unique chemical substance to the database. More information about the substance (RN# 1181081-51-5) is available here.
September 8th, 2009 | Category: Databases, Chemistry | Leave a comment
This summer Reed’s catalog merged with Summit & WorldCat to become WorldCat Local. Now you can search Reed’s collection, Summit libraries, and libraries all over the world all at the same time. Give it a try and let me know if you have questions.
September 2nd, 2009 | Category: Resources | Leave a comment
