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Published by CRC Press, the Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering and Technology is a one volume encyclopedic work that provides a state of the art snapshot for nanoscale science and engineering. It includes basic concepts, current challenges, advanced research results, and a look at what's expected in the future. The Handbook is available in the Science Library reference area at Science REF TK 7874.8 H35 2003.
Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), the Chemical Biology Virtual Journal contains research articles, reviews, book reviews, current awareness, news, and opinion from other RSC journals on the subject of chemical biology. By collecting the information all in one place, it provides easy access without the need to publish a new journal. Contents are available back to 2002, with new issues released twice a month. Its table-of-contents is available via RSS feeds.
TutorialFind is a directory of computing tutorials divided into the following categories: hardware, networking, operating systems, programming, software, and Web design. It provides access to tutorials on other Web sites. TutorialFind can be browsed by category or searched by keywords.
The IEEE Computer Society announced a new service enhancement for the IEEE Computer Society Digital Library: citations can now be downloaded quickly to personal bibliography and reference management tools. ASCII text, BibTex, RefWorks, Procite, Endnote, and Reference Manager are now supported.
WISE consists of a set interactive tutorials on important statistical concepts like sampling distribution of the mean, hypothesis testing, and correlation and regression. The tutorials are supported by a collection of dynamic applets. There are also guided exercises to help reinforce important concepts.
The Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior is a 3-volume resource on the scientific study of animal behavior. It contains over 300 articles written by scientists from many different disciplines, including biology, psychology, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, veterinary medicine, and religious studies. The articles reflect some the latest research in behavioral studies. The Encyclopedia is arranged alphabetically by the title of the article, and includes a detailed subject index in volume 3. It is available in the Science Library reference section at Science REF QL 750.3 E53 2004.
The Royal Society (UK) will be running an open access trial. During the trial authors will have the option to pay publication costs ($553 / £300 / €439 per page). The papers of those authors who select this option will be freely available. For additional information, please see the Royal Society's FAQ. From the Financial Times, June 20, 2006.
SUNY currently has an institutional membership with BioMed Central. Any SUNY author submitting an article for publication in a BioMed Central journal will have the publication charges covered by that institutional membership. BioMed Central publishes over 150 peer-reviewed open access journals.
The American Physical Society (APS) has added cited articles from publishers that participate in the CrossRef forward linking program to the Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA). Previously, PROLA only displayed cited articles from other APS journal articles.
First published in 1967, Fiesers' Reagents for Organic Synthesis has become an essential resource for organic chemistry. Currently, there are 22 volumes. The reagents are arranged alphabetically in each volume, which also includes author and subject indexes. Most entries include a description, synthetic examples, citations to information in earlier volumes, and references to more details. Compiled by Michael B. Smith (University of Connecticut), Wiley-Interscience recently published a Collective Index for Volumes 1-22. It builds upon an earlier index to volumes 1-12 and contains the following indexes: reagents index by name, reagents index by element, type of reaction index, index of synthetic targets, index of natural product targets, author index, and subject index. Over the years the title of this set has changed, but it can be found in the Science Library circulating collection at QD 262 F5. The Library has all volumes and both indexes.
The third edition of the Guide to Reference and Information Sources in Plant Biology is now available. After an introduction to the literature of plant biology and a chapter on general sources, the remaining chapters cover resources by topics including: history and biography; plant evolution and paleobotany; ethnobotany; ecology; anatomy, morphology, and development; genetics, molecular biology, and biotechnology; plant physiology and phytochemistry; and systematics and identification. Print and electronic resources, books, journals, and Web sites are covered. The authors maintain an assoicated Web site to keep the URLs up-to-date, which also appears to include most of the resources in the book. A detailed index provides access to the contents. The Guide is available in the Science Library reference section at Science REF QK 45.2 Z999 S35 2006.
The Quantum Zoo: A Tourist's Guide to the Neverending Universe has been selected as the Electronic Book of the Month for June. This title is published by National Academies Press and is freely available on their Web site along with numerous other books. The Electronic Book of the Month Archive has been updated.
The University at Albany community is invited to view the CAS re-broadcast of a SciFinder Scholar online seminar. The seminar is entitled "SciFinder®: Exploring a Wealth of Diverse Content from CAS." It will be re-broadcasted:
Thursday, June 8, 2006 at 21.00 EDT
Tuesday, June 20 at 9.00 EDT
Wednesday, June 28 at 9.00 EDT
The seminar is open to the UA community only. It is free, but registration is required. Register at http://casevents.webex.com/. When you register, you will be asked to type in a "password," please type "none" .
The two main sections of the Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine cover the 100 key medicinal plants and 450 other medicinal plants. The entries in each section are arranged by the scientific name and include common names, habitat and cultivation, related species, key constituents and actions, research, traditional and current uses, parts used, key preparations and their uses, and self-help uses. Additional topics are covered in otherr sections of the Encyclopedia. There is a general index and an index of herbs by ailment. This book is available in the Science Library at Science Ref RS 164 C4437 2000.
Published in 2004 by American Science Publishers, the Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is a 10-volume reference work that provides an introduction and overview of many recent advances and emerging subjects on all aspects of nanoscale science and engineering. It deals with many subjects including materials synthesis, processing, fabrication, probes, spectroscopy, physical properties, electronics, optics, mechanics, biotechnology, and devices. The Encyclopedia contains over 400 articles, each with a glossary and an extensive reference list. Volume 10 includes a subject index. It is available in the Science Library at Science Ref T 174.7 E53 2004.
“Citation Advantage of Open Access Articles,��? an article by Gunther Eysenbach published in the May 2006 issue of PLoS Biology, finds that articles published as an immediate open access (OA) article on a top journal site have higher impact than self-archived or otherwise openly accessible OA articles. The article finds strong evidence that, even in a journal that is widely available in research libraries, OA articles are more immediately recognized and cited by peers than non-OA articles published in the same journal. It concludes that OA is likely to benefit science by accelerating dissemination and uptake of research findings. From SPARC eNews.
The Sciences at the University at Albany, 1845-2006 is currently on exhibit in the lobby of the Science Library.
The exhibit contains items from the University Archives as well as contributions from current faculty members. A small number of items and information from the exhibit are made available online at http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/sciences/ as an introduction to the physical exhibit.
The exhibit examines the growth of and changes in science education and research at the University at Albany over its long history through publications, photographs, class notes, memorabilia, and other records documenting University students, faculty, departments, and research centers.
I would like to thank science faculty member who loaned us research covers for the exhibit.