November 05, 2007
Text Messaging now available.
You can now reach the Science Libraries using text messaging.
Text messaging is ideal for answering simple questions that require brief answers. If longer responses are necessary an email may be sent to an email address you provide. For in-depth questions, see Ask a Reference Question.
The phone number is posted on the following Text Messaging information page, which is only available to validated Yale students, staff, and faculty.
Hours- Text messages will be responded to as soon as possible. Staff are available to answer text messages from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm on weekdays. If a message is received off hours, a response will be sent by the following business day. If you do not receive a response as soon as you would like, try our IM service or call us at 432-3439. See other options at Ask a Reference Question. A Library-wide Instant Messaging reference service is available for longer hours.
NOTE: Text messaging reference is a service provided by Yale Science Libraries free of charge. Cell phone service providers may charge for sent or received text messages. By sending a text message to this Library service, you give permission to Yale Science Libraries to reply to your text message.
Please include your yale.edu email address in your text message.
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November 01, 2007
LibX Yale Library Edition Firefox extension
LibX Yale Library Edition is a Firefox extension that provides direct access to Orbis (the Library OPAC) and other library resources.
Within your browser page, you can highlight and right-click words or terms to automatically search Orbis.
LibX also places cues in web pages you visit if your library has resources related to that page. Whenever you see the cue (a small Y), click on the link to look at what the Library has to offer. For instance, book pages at Amazon or Barnes & Noble will contain cues that link to the book's entry in Orbis. Cues are displayed at Google, Yahoo! Search, the NY Times Book Review, and other pages
Quick full text access to journal articles: LibX uses Google Scholar to search for articles and directs the user to the electronic copy subscribed to by your Library. Select a citation, then drag-and-drop it onto the Scholar button on the toolbar. You can use this feature even from inside a PDF file, which makes retrieving papers referenced in a PDF file a snap.
Obtain the extension for Firefox from
http://libx.org/editions/download.php?edition=4B5E8B70
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ALTERNATIVE: For those not wanting to "clutter" their web browser space, you can download Search Engine Plugins that will perform the same "highlight and right click" options.
* For the Orbis OPAC see
http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?name=yale&sherlock=yes&opensearch=yes&submitform=Search and select "Yale Library Catalog (Orbis)".
* For the Google Scholar link see
http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?name=google+scholar&sherlock=yes&opensearch=yes&submitform=Search and select the first "Google Scholar".
Posted by yalescilib at 10:05 AM | Comments (0)
September 11, 2007
Instant Messaging to Science Librarians
Chat with a Science Librarian from home, your office, or anywhere!
Instant Messaging is now available from the Science Libraries. Contact the screen name yalescilib through any of the major Instant Messaging services – AIM, Yahoo, MSN, GoogleTalk. Service is available 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
Don't have an IM account? You can reach us through our "widget" chat window at
http://www.library.yale.edu/science/services/im.html
Posted by yalescilib at 09:23 AM | Comments (0)
August 01, 2007
SciFinder Scholar 2007
The new improved SciFinder Scholar 2007 for both PCs and Mac OS X (10.2 and higher) is now available.
The software is available from the usual library web site -- http://www.library.yale.edu/science/help/scifinder/sfsdownload.html
The new features include:
* Combine answer sets.
* Launch a new structure search or refine your current structure search by clicking on any structure in an answer set.
* Categorize: sort and evaluate information in your answer sets by creating a histogram for easy analysis.
For more information see http://www.cas.org/products/sfacad/index.html
Posted by yalescilib at 09:50 AM | Comments (0)
October 25, 2006
Beilstein/Gmelin: DiscoveryGate interface
NOTE: only works with IE and Safari. NOT MOZILLA FIREFOX.
The Yale Libraries have just begun an evaluation of the DiscoveryGate interface to the Beilstein and Gmelin databases. The vendor is hoping to move us off the current CrossFire interface over time. The trial will last through Nov. 23rd.
The advantages to this interface are: (1) web based interface, requiring only a simple download plug-in, and (2) Mac compatibility.
Databases available during this trial period are:
* CrossFire Beilstein
* CrossFire Gmelin
* MDL® Available Chemicals Directory
* MDL® Screening Compounds Directory
* MDL® Reference Library of Synthetic Methodology
* MDL® Solid-Phase Organic Reactions
* ORGSYN Database
* Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations
* Comprehensive Asymmetric Catalysis
* MDL® Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry
* MDL® Drug Data Report
* MDL® Metabolite Database
* MDL® Toxicity Database
* ChemInform Reaction Library
* Current Synthetic Methodology
* Derwent Journal of Synthetic Methods
* National Cancer Institute Database
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To set up access:
1. Download PC or MAC installer at https://www.discoverygate.com/
2. Once installed, return to https://www.discoverygate.com and select "Home" on the header toolbar.
3. From that page, you can open any of the three applications show--Search Databases, Integrated Major Reference Works and xPharm
Please send comments to david.e.stern@yale.edu
Posted by yalescilib at 11:45 AM | Comments (0)
July 31, 2006
Zoological Record within Web of Science platform
Zoological Record, the premier journal index for zoological information such as new discoveries and population studies, is now available for searching within Web of Knowledge platform. This is the same search interface used for the Web of Science (Science Citation Index) interdisciplinary journal index.
With this new interface, you can now find Citations to zoological articles based upon specific articles, authors, and keywords. It is possible to follow research fronts from seminal articles in the field.
From the full record, located by selecting an individual article title, select the option on the bottom right labelled
"View Citations" in order to discover who has cited the article since it was published.
Link to this new service option through the URL
http://resources.library.yale.edu/online/viewrecorddetpublic.asp?whatcaseedit=299
Posted by yalescilib at 06:13 PM | Comments (0)
June 30, 2006
SciFinder Scholar 2006 for Mac
The new improved SciFinder Scholar 2006 for Mac OS X (10.2 and higher) is now available. You do not need to upgrade; however, there are improved options (see below).
The software is available from the usual library web site --
http://www.library.yale.edu/science/help/scifinder/sfsdownload.html
You will NOT need to reload the site preferences file. The preferences are now embedded into the zip file.
The new features, which emulate those of the latest PC version, include:
- Structure Similarity Searching
- New structure and reaction query tools: Variable Attachment Position tool and Repeating Group tool
- Easy access to additional reaction information
- Enhanced multi-step reaction display
- New quick look-up of research references
- Duplicate detection/removal…and much more!
Posted by yalescilib at 04:21 PM | Comments (0)
April 11, 2006
Multi-Database Searching Now Available
You can now search multiple databases at one time using a new Multi-Database Searching option. The Multi-Database Search allows you to simultaneously search predefined clusters of databases in order to identify articles. You will see the total number of results found in each database, so you can use this search engine to identify the best databases for particular research topics.
Once you do a search, you can choose to display the combined search results, or view results found in a single database. For searches that retrieve many records, the combined results will first display a subset of the total records found. You can display more results by clicking on the "combine more" link.
You will find the link "Find Articles (multiple databases)" on all science libraries subject pages under Selected Resources. The complete list of subject clusters for the sciences is found on the left portion of the resulting screens. A direct link can be found at http://www.library.yale.edu/science/help/jrnl.html.
Posted by yalescilib at 04:11 PM | Comments (0)
See and Hear Birds of North America Online
Access to the pictures and sounds of more than 700 species of birds is now possible using the online Birds of North America. This collaboration between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the American Ornithologists' Union, and the Academy of Natural Sciences has an 18-volume print counterpart, completed in 2002. The online edition includes new additions since then.
The database can be searched by bird name or by topic word and can also be browsed using either a taxonomic group or alphabetical name. Bibliographies are included in these life histories and the birds covered are those who nest in the U.S. or Canada. Many details of birds are included.
Explore this resource for information such as the singing territorial male house wren, the call of a female rufous-sided towhee, or pictures of a cliff swallow at its nest or a female scarlet tanager bathing. An account of the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker is found in its video clips.
At Kline Science Library a pair of headphones may be checked out and used at the assistive technology workstation in the reading room. Access Birds of North America at http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/BNA.
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Computing Reviews
Computing Reviews helps you to manage the large amount of new material published in computer science by pointing you to the best new journal articles and books. The database compiles expert, unbiased critical reviews of current publications of note in computing. Computing Reviews aims to provide an overview of developments in computing to both specialists and generalists who wish to survey the field as a whole and identify quality materials.
Access Computing Reviews at http://www.reviews.com.
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April 04, 2006
SciFinder Scholar for Mac download fix
There is a new SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts) download file which corrects the problem for Mac 10.2 and higher users. The passwords are now embedded into a zip file. You must extract the SciFinder Scholar Application Package into your Applications folder.
The file and instructions are available from the usual SFS download site:
http://www.library.yale.edu/science/help/scifinder/sfsdownload.html
Posted by yalescilib at 02:27 PM | Comments (0)
March 17, 2006
Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry online
The Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry presents articles in alphabetical order, but the content has been slightly reorganized to allow browsing of the following subject areas: Main Group Elements; Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry; Organometallic Chemistry; Bioinorganic Chemistry; Solid State, Materials, Nanomaterials and Catalysis; and General Inorganic Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Methods.
This tool also provides keyword searching across all entries.
Access the
Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry.Posted by yalescilib at 03:13 PM | Comments (0)
February 06, 2006
Biosis within Web of Science
Biosis, the online version of the journal index Biological Abstracts, is now available for searching within Web of Knowledge platform. This is the same search interface used for the Web of Science (Science Citation Index) interdisciplinary journal index.
With this new interface, you can now find Citations to biological articles based upon specific articles, authors, and keywords. It is possible to follow research fronts from seminal articles in the field.
From the full record, located by selecting an individual article title, select the option on the bottom right labelled
"View in Web of Science"
and select one of the links belowCited References (who they cited)
Citing Articles (who has cited them)
Related Records (most frequent similar references)Link to this test service through the URL
http://portal.isiknowledge.com/portal.cgi?DestApp=BIOSIS&Func=FramePosted by yalescilib at 05:20 PM | Comments (0)
November 23, 2005
SciFinder Scholar for OS X ... but only for 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4
This is a slightly reduced version compared to the new Windows release - some of the searching features are more like the previous Windows version. There will be a newer more powerful version for the Mac within the next few months.
You will need to grab the software from the usual library web site, and you will need to reload the site preferences file even if you have used SFS on your machine before.
The software is available from our web site:
http://www.library.yale.edu/science/help/scifinder/sfsdownload.html
Directions for Downloading the new SciFinder Scholar for Macintosh OS X (10.2, 10.3 and 10.4)
1. Download the SciFinder Scholar scholar-osx.dmg (a Macintosh Disk Image File) and the siteMac.prf preferences file to your desktop or a download folder on your OS X drive.
2. Double-click "scholar-osx.dmg" to mount SciFinder Scholar (a Desktop Volume containing the SciFinder Scholar Application Package).
3. Open the SciFinder Scholar Volume if it does not auto-open.
4. Drag and drop the SciFinder Scholar Application Package (~21.9 MB) to your Applications folder.
5. Eject (Unmount) the desktop SciFinder Scholar Volume.
6. (Optional) Create a "SciFinder Scholar" alias for your dock or desktop.
7. In the Applications folder Ctrl+click the SciFinder Scholar package or select the SciFinder Scholar package and click the gear on the Finder window. Choose Show Package Contents.
8. Open the Contents folder. Open the MacOS folder.
9. Drag and drop the siteMac.prf file into the MacOS folder.
10. Rename the siteMac.prf file to site.prf.
Contact David Stern
david.e.stern@yale.edu or 2-3447.Posted by yalescilib at 10:14 AM | Comments (0)
September 29, 2005
Electronic Materials Information Service (EMIS) Datareviews series
September 29, 2005
Electronic materials property data available online
The library provides full text access to a variety of engineering reference books through the Knovel service. If you need information about properties of materials you may be interested in the following new additions. We also have the print versions of most of these books in the library.
Access Knovel at http://www.knovel.com/knovel2/My_Books.jsp
Knovel is pleased to announce the release of the entire Electronic Materials Information Service (EMIS) Datareviews series, published by IEE. This series offers guidance on the most appropriate materials to
use for particular applications, based entirely on input from experts in the field. According to the Engineering Science and Education Journal, "There is a great deal of factual information in this [series] that cannot be obtained easily from other sources. The authors are all renowned scientists from the world's most important research facilities in both the public and industrial sectors."
The titles that comprise the EMIS Datareviews series include:
- Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals: Nematics
- Properties of Aluminium Gallium Arsenide
- Properties of Amorphous Carbon
- Properties of Amorphous Silicon and its Alloys
- Properties of Crystalline Silicon
- Properties of Gallium Arsenide (3rd Edition)
- Properties of Group III Nitrides
- Properties of III-V Quantum Wells and Superlattices
- Properties of Indium Phosphide
- Properties of Lattice-Matched and Strained Indium Gallium Arsenide
- Properties of Lithium Niobate
- Properties of Metal Silicides
- Properties of Narrow Gap Cadmium-based Compounds
- Properties of Porous Silicon
- Properties of Silicon Carbide
- Properties of Silicon Germanium and SiGe: Carbon
- Properties of Wide Bandgap II-VI Semiconductors
- Properties, Growth and Applications of Diamond
- Properties, Processing, Applications of Gallium Nitride and Related Semiconductors
- Properties, Processing, Applications of Glass and Rare Earth-Doped Glasses for Optical Fibres
- Properties, Processing and Applications of Indium Phosphide
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September 23, 2005
SC-Database (stability constants)
SC-Database contains all significant stability constants and associated thermodynamic data published from 1887 to the present day, including all stability constants included in the book volumes published by the Chemical Society, London (now the Royal Society of Chemistry) and by IUPAC. It is a compilation of literature data, intended to direct the user to the original literature reference.
Ligand structures may be displayed in .mol file format, and the database may be searched on any sub-structure fragment. Media include both aqueous, mixed and non-aqueous solvents, measured under a wide range of conditions and by varying methods. Thermochemical data, solubility products and other useful information are included with the experimental data as comments where appropriate.
SC-Database may be searched using any combination (including name
fragments) of:* ligand - empirical formula, common name, full (IUPAC) name, class,
CAS number, ligand sub-structures etc.
* metal ion - including groups of metal ions, e.g. lanthanides or
user defined groups,
* reference - author, journal, page, year range etc
* experimental details - method, medium, background concentration
temperature etc.
The databases can be browsed to get an idea of their contents :* The main data file may be browsed by experiment, in either ligand
order, metal order or date order.
* The ligand file is automatically sorted by empirical formula and
may be browsed by ligand name (full/IUPAC or short name).
* The reference file may be browsed by author or by journal.Following a search, data may be displayed on screen in full or condensed format, or they may be printed or saved to disk as a text file. Ligand structures may also be saved in .mol file format, or edited using the EdChemS structure drawing package provided (SC-Database only). They may also be copied to the Windows Clipboard for export to other applications. Data may be sorted in several ways (e.g. in the order of ligand/metal/reference or reference/ligand/metal).
DG values may be calculated and ionic strength corrections applied.
Species distribution curves may be calculated and displayed
graphically, or saved either graphically or as numeric values.
Solubility products may even be included in the calculations to predict precipitation.
SC-Database gives very fast access to all significant published
metal-ligand stability constants with over 22000 literature references and with interactive applications to display speciation curves, to correct for temperature or ionic strength changes etc.
The SC-Database is loaded on workstation number 5, the machine between the Conquest and spectral workstations.Posted by yalescilib at 06:11 PM | Comments (0)
August 23, 2005
SciFinder Scholar 2006 now available
CAS is pleased to announce the release of SciFinder Scholar 2006 for Microsoft Windows
Download SciFinder Scholar 2006 from
http://www.library.yale.edu/science/help/scifinder/sfsdownload.html
today to begin using new, powerful features:
- Structure Similarity Searching
- New structure and reaction query tools: Variable Attachment Position tool and Repeating Group tool
- Easy access to additional reaction information
- Enhanced multi-step reaction display
- New quick look-up of research references
- Duplicate detection/removal…and much more!
New features of SciFinder 2006 include:
o Similarity Searching - as a complement to SciFinder substructure
searching, similarity searching permits new options for identifying
substances of interest via precise statistical analysis using the
Tanimoto algorithm;
o Structure Query Tools - to identify substances more precisely, new
tools permit drawing a variable attachment point and a repeating group;
o Reaction Searching - finding reaction information has been enriched
with new content and features; these include reaction conditions and
identifying intermediate reactions in a multi-step reaction. Scientists can also click any substance in the reaction display to find additional information, including retro-synthetic pathways;
o Navigation & Usability - improvements include duplicate detection and removal for more efficient combined searching of the CAplus and MEDLINE databases. A new Locate feature permits quick access to journal and patent documents by entering journal titles, author names and other partial bibliographic information.
While announcing the release of SciFinder 2006 for Windows, CAS revealed that a native MAC OS X version of SciFinder will appear in fourth quarter 2005.
Visit www.cas.org/SCIFINDER/SCHOLAR to view examples that will show you the latest SciFinder Scholar 2006 features. If you have questions about downloading SciFinder Scholar 2006, please call David Stern, phone: 203 432-3447 or email: david.e.stern@yale.edu
Posted by yalescilib at 05:21 PM | Comments (0)
July 05, 2005
VPN for Mac OS X 10.3+
Mac OS X version 10.3 includes a built-in PPTP (point-to-point tunneling protocal) client, which allows you to use an existing internet connection to create a secure, encrypted path back to the Yale network (This is called a "Virtual Private Network," or VPN). The PPTP client is only available in version 10.2 and higher of MacOS X. If you have an older version of OS X, and need to use VPN, currently the only solution is to upgrade your OS (which has other benefits as well). If you think you need to upgrade your OS, please contact your local support provider for advice (Faculty in the Arts and Sciences should send email to faculty.support@yale.edu ).
For more information and instructions see
http://www.yale.edu/fsp/doco/mac10dot3vpn.htmlPosted by yalescilib at 04:06 PM | Comments (0)
June 03, 2005
Direct SciFinder links to full text
As of today, there is a direct "Green House" link from citations in SciFinder Scholar (Chem Abstracts plus) to the full text journals. Users no longer need to go through the extra process of selecting the SFX option from the ChemPort interface. Remember, the Green House means more information is available, but not always full text; you may only find links to paper copy holdings information in Orbis or to document delivery request forms.
Posted by yalescilib at 12:24 PM | Comments (0)
April 15, 2005
Inspec and Compendex Back Files
Merged Inspec and Compendex Back Files
You can now search the physics and engineering literature from as early as 1884 through the present at once. The Science Libraries have added back file data for two online resources used to identify articles in journals, conference proceedings, and other research publications. Inspec covers the literature of physics, electrical engineering, and computer science. Compendex (also known as Engineering Index) covers all aspects of engineering and related fields. These databases can be searched separately or together at
http://www.engineeringvillage2.org/Posted by yalescilib at 10:52 AM | Comments (0)
March 10, 2005
links software allows sharing of URLs
links.med.yale.edu is a beta project of the Yale Center for Medical Informatics and the Yale University Library.
links is a group linklog; you can post the links you are reading and look at what other people and groups of people are reading on the web here. Anyone at Yale (valid netid required) can get an account simply by signing in through the Yale Authentication Service (use the link at right). Once you have an account, use the bookmarklet to add your own links.
links lets anyone create and join groups here too. Groups are sets of people with some shared interest: a course project team, a research unit, or some friends, whatever you want. Both your own account and groups you join can be made private, so nobody but you (if a private account) or your fellow group members (if a private group) can see your links.
Once you're set up and saving your links here, you can syndicate your own recent links or your group links using RSS, or export your whole set of personal links to a number of formats for use in other systems. See the docs for more details about how to do this.
Our goal is to make links an extremely useful and easy way to share information or just keep notes for yourself. Over the next few months we will be working to improve how links can keep more detailed information about your links, such as bibliographic fields you for journal articles.
links is a beta project for the 2004-2005 academic year; we hope it will be helpful during this beta phase, and we would like to hear from you about what we might do to improve it. Use the contact page above to let us know what you think.
Access is at http://links.med.yale.edu/
Posted by yalescilib at 01:26 PM | Comments (0)
January 27, 2005
Forum on the Future of Scholarly Publishing
Thursday, February 10, 2005
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Harkness Auditorium
Sterling Hall of Medicine
333 Cedar Street
Faculty, students and researchers across the campus will be interested in this discussion of the “open access” movement. The purpose of the forum is to discuss the future of research publishing and examine new scholarly publishing models. Open access to peer-reviewed, research articles and the dissemination of published research is an important issue for the entire academic community.The forum will provide an opportunity to discuss the implications of these new publishing models with representatives from PubMed Central/NIH, the Public Library of Science, Yale faculty and the Yale University Library system.
Additional information (speakers, agenda, etc).
Posted by yalescilib at 04:34 PM | Comments (0)
January 12, 2005
Hazardous Properties handbooks
Two well known sources providing toxicology information for chemicals and materials are now available online to the Yale community:
- Patty's Toxicology -
Toxicological data on industrial chemicals that pose potential health hazards to workers.
- Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials -
Comprehensive hazard information on substances encountered in the workplace.
Please see the complete list of Hazardous Properties databases and resources at our Hazardous Properties web page.
Posted by yalescilib at 05:34 PM | Comments (0)
December 06, 2004
Science of Synthesis update
The library announces a new version of Science of Synthesis Online! Please visit www.science-of-synthesis.com.
Science of Synthesis Online now comprises 15 volumes in the Organometallic, Hetarene, and Two Carbon-Heteroatom Bonds categories, 14,317 pages of essential reading. Currently, Science of Synthesis is the largest major reference work of evaluated synthetic chemistry methods. The newly released volumes include:
Volume 7: Compounds of Groups 13 and 2 (Al, Ga, In, Tl, Be ... Ba)
Volume Editor - Prof. Dr. Hisashi Yamamoto, Chicago University
Volume 27: Heteroatom Analogues of Aldehydes and Ketones
Volume Editor - Prof. Albert Padwa, Emory University
The new version also features the complete Backfiles (Houben-Weyl), which includes the highly popular E22 or Synthesis of Peptides volumes. There is extensive linking between Science of Synthesis and its Backfile within the same interface, allowing the user to peruse 200 years of synthetic methods at a glance.
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November 15, 2004
SFX links
SFX: Link to Full Text Journals
Look for SFX when searching for articles in many of the major science databases to link to online full text journals. The library provides a wide range of electronic research databases and thousands of electronic journals. But until SFX it has not always been possible to go directly from a retrieved citation to the full text article. You had to complete a database search, and then begin searching for the appropriate electronic journals separately...a time-consuming process.
Using SFX is easy. Search your favorite database as usual and look for the SFX link in the retrieved citations. Click on the SFX button, and a menu will open in a new browser window with options for the citation. The citation will be displayed first, and then a link for full text (if available). Click on the full text link, and SFX will take you either to the article or as close as it can to the article (some publishers only let us link to the journal level, not to the specific article).
When online full text is not available, you can automatically search the library catalog to see if the publication is available in the library. If the library does not have the publication, you can send an interlibrary loan request directly from SFX.
SFX (an acronym for Special Effects) is a resource linking database. SFX technology is based on the OpenURL, a standard that allows data to be passed from a research database, to the Yale SFX server, and then to an online journal. OpenURLs are created instantly, eliminating the problem of dead links. More information on SFX.
SFX is available in many of the major science databases, including Web of Science, BIOSIS, Compendex, GeoRef, INSPEC, Medline, TreeCD, and more.
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New Books Listing
Browse the library new book lists back for up to four weeks. They are based upon physical library locations.
Posted by yalescilib at 10:03 AM | Comments (0)
Borrow Direct -- Faster BOOK ILL
Borrow Direct Expands to Seven Libraries
Borrow Direct now includes the libraries of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn, Princeton, and Yale. Through Borrow Direct, you can search a combined catalog of these seven libraries and request books not currently available at Yale (including books that are checked-out at Yale, but available at one of the other libraries).
Most books will be available for pickup within four business days, and you can designate one of six Yale libraries as the pickup location. You must provide a Yale e-mail address to utilize
the Borrow Direct system and you will receive automatic email notices to track the status of each request.Posted by yalescilib at 09:28 AM | Comments (0)
Citation Linker
Link to Full Text with Citation Linker
Citation Linker is a quick tool to use when you have a citation for an article you need to find. Simply enter the information you know about the citation into the Web form (i.e., title of the journal, year, volume, etc.) and Citation Linker will search for the article in Yale's online content. Citation Linker will create a menu of options for you. If it finds full text, that link will display at the top of the menu. Even if it does not find full text, additional links available on the menu will automatically perform a search in the list of online journals and in the Yale Library catalogs to locate print holdings.
Access Citation Linker at http://www.library.yale.edu/sfx/citation.html.Posted by yalescilib at 09:10 AM | Comments (0)
RefWorks bibliography citation manager
RefWorks Bibliography Manager Now Available
RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography manager that allows you to create your own personal database of references. You can use these references in writing papers, and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in a variety of styles (i.e., Chicago, Science, Nature). Best of all, RefWorks is available for free to the Yale community!RefWorks allows you to:
- Organize and create a personal database online - no more index cards to write out and organize. Add value to references by including your notes and keywords.
- Import references from a variety of journal article databases using the available import filters.
- Search your database of references.
- Format bibliographies and manuscripts in seconds - this saves hours of typing time and decreases
the number of errors in creating tedious bibliographies. - Easily make changes to your paper and reformat in seconds.
- Share your RefWorks database with others if you are doing collaborative research.
- Export references to EndNote and other bibliographic management software.
RefWorks is similar to software-based products like EndNote. The benefits of online access include:- Available from anywhere you have a Web connection - no downloading or installation.
- All upgrades are included - no charge for new features. The latest upgrades are loaded on the RefWorks server so all users automatically have access to the most recent version.
- Can be used across multiple platforms. As a Web-based product, RefWorks is available to users across various platforms including Windows, Mac, and Unix.
First time users will need to register for an account.For additional information about RefWorks and EndNote see http://www.library.yale.edu/cite/.
Posted by yalescilib at 09:05 AM | Comments (0)
- Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals: Nematics