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Geological Atlas of Africa, by Thomas Schlüter contains essential geological information about the nations and territories of Africa. Each country's or territory's entry include a summary of the geology, stratigraphy and tectonics, economic geology, geohazards, geosites, and a list of references. A CD-ROM includes all of maps from the book. This book is available in the Science Library at Science REF QE 320 S35X 2006.
Covering the 16th through 20th centuries, Statisticians of the Centuries, edited by C.C. Heyde and E. Seneta provides short biographies, including the major achievements of many of the most important statisticians. The subject's "statistical work is put into its historical and sociological context, emphasizing contributions to science and society..." This book is available in the Science Library at Science REF QA 276.156 S73 2001.
JavaScript: The Definitive Guide by David Flanagan has been selected as the Electronic Book of the Month for July. This book is part of the Safari Tech Books Online collection that is available to the UAlbany community. This collection contains about 150 online books on a variety of computing, programming, and information technology subjects. The Electronic Book of the Month Archive has been updated.
WikiPatents is a free U.S. patent database beginning with patent 3,930,271, and running through the most recent patents and patent applications. It includes a basic patent number search as well as an advanced search mode. In addition to providing both HTML and PDF versions of patents, WikiPatents features a wiki-like interface to review, rate, and discuss patents. Registration is required to access PDFs and use the wiki-like features.
Instant Message reference service is being offered in the Science Library. The IM service is using Meebo messaging, which does not require users to have an account or log in. To ask a question via the IM reference service, simply go to the Libraries' Contact Us Web page and use the Meebo widget to enter a question. Summer hours of the IM reference service corresponds with the Science Library's summer reference desk schedule: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Friday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This entry is based on an email message from Irina Holden.
Current Science, India's premiere science journal, enters partnership with Nature Publishing Group. At some point in the future Current Science with be available on the Nature Web site, however, it will remain open access. Presently, the entire backfile of Current Science is available open access. For additional information, please see the story in The Hindu.