e3 Information Overload AND Are You 2.0 Yet? - Case Libraries http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/ E-resources for Engineering Education, plus discussions on various web 2.0 and library issues en-us Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:00:00 EST Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:00:00 EST brian.c.gray@case.edu brian.c.gray@case.edu http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Movable Type v3.121 IEEE Xplore Downtime http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/03/11/ieee_xplore_downtime An IEEE Xplore upgrade is scheduled for Saturday, 15 March, 2008. During this upgrade, the system will be unavailable for... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/03/11/ieee_xplore_downtime Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Libraries Databases, Publishers, & Vendor Updates Engineering Kelvin Smith Library Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:00:00 EST An IEEE Xplore upgrade is scheduled for Saturday, 15 March, 2008. During this upgrade, the system will be unavailable for up to four (4) hours beginning at approximately 10:00 am EDT (UTC/GMT - 4 hours).

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

]]> C&EN Online http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/02/25/cen_online The Case community now has online access to Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) from 1998 to present. Access was arranged... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/02/25/cen_online Applied Sciences Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Libraries Chemical Engineering Chemistry & Chemicals Databases, Publishers, & Vendor Updates Engineering OhioLINK Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:00:00 EST The Case community now has online access to Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) from 1998 to present. Access was arranged by OhioLINK.

[About C&EN]

Chemical & Engineering News is a weekly magazine published by the American Chemical Society. C&EN editors and reporters based in Europe, the U.S., and Asia cover science and technology, business and industry, government and policy, education, and employment aspects of the chemistry field.

C&EN Online offers Latest News, supplementary material to C&EN print articles, back issues of the magazine since 1998, and special features such as Reel Science, NanoFocus, RSS feeds, and blogs.

]]> Case Mathematician Inspired By Science http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/02/10/case_mathematician_inspired_by_science Peter Kotelenez, professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, recently published Stochastic... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/02/10/case_mathematician_inspired_by_science Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Awards, News, or Publications Case Libraries Kelvin Smith Library Mathematics & Statistics Science and Technology Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:18:11 EST Peter Kotelenez, professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, recently published Stochastic Ordinary and Stochastic Partial Differential Equations: Transition from Microscopic to Macroscopic Equations.

See the Case announcement for more information.

Two copies have been ordered for the Kelvin Smith Library for use by the Case community.

]]> Knovel Unit Converter http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/12/08/knovel_unit_converter Knovel has added a unit converter to its collection of resources. It can be freely accessed by anyone, even nonsubscribers.... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/12/08/knovel_unit_converter Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Libraries Databases, Publishers, & Vendor Updates Engineering Kelvin Smith Library Science and Technology Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:27:59 EST Knovel has added a unit converter to its collection of resources. It can be freely accessed by anyone, even nonsubscribers.

Unit Converter: www.knovel.com/unitconverter

Other free content is available for those that sign up.

Reminder:
For the Case community, the Kelvin Smith Library subscribes to Knovel content for your convenience.

]]> Updated Engineering Reading Room & Office Hours http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/11/05/updated_engineering_reading_room_office_hours For the Case community, I will be posting announcements about the Engineering Reading Room and my office hours in Nord... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/11/05/updated_engineering_reading_room_office_hours Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Libraries Engineering Reading Room (Nord Hall 509) Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:26:40 EST For the Case community, I will be posting announcements about the Engineering Reading Room and my office hours in Nord Hall on my blog.

See the Engineering Reading Room web site for updates as they occur. You may also subscribe to a RSS feed that contains only information related to the Engineering Reading Room.


Engineering Librarian Office Hours (Nord Hall 510) - Week of November 5th
  • November 5 (Monday): 8:00am-12pm
  • November 6 (Tuesday)): 8:00am-12pm
  • November 7 (Wednesday): Not Available
  • November 8 (Thursday): By Appointment
  • November 9 (Friday): OFF

* Hours subject to change so watch web site or RSS feed .

* Appointments available for other times, see web site for contact information.



Engineering Reading Room (Nord Hall 509)

  • Open 24x7
  • Includes computer for searching library resources
  • Current journal issues for your viewing pleasure
  • Comfortable furniture available on 5th floor of Nord Hall

]]> Patent Searching Basics Class http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/10/28/patent_searching_basics_class For the Case community... Looking for patent information and do not know where to start? Consider participating in the CaseLearns... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/10/28/patent_searching_basics_class Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Awards, News, or Publications Case Libraries Intellectual Property Kelvin Smith Library Patents Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:19:40 EST For the Case community...
Looking for patent information and do not know where to start? Consider participating in the CaseLearns class called "Patent Research: Basic Search Techniques" at 2 p.m.,Tuesday, October 30 in the Kelvin Smith Library. This course will introduce simple patent terminology and basic search techniques. Register on the CaseLearns web site to participate.

]]> Updated Engineering Reading Room & Office Hours http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/10/28/updated_engineering_reading_room_office_hours For the Case community, I will be posting announcements about the Engineering Reading Room and my office hours in Nord... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/10/28/updated_engineering_reading_room_office_hours Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Libraries Engineering Reading Room (Nord Hall 509) Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:00:00 EST For the Case community, I will be posting announcements about the Engineering Reading Room and my office hours in Nord Hall on my blog.

See the Engineering Reading Room web site for updates as they occur. You may also subscribe to a RSS feed that contains only information related to the Engineering Reading Room.


Engineering Librarian Office Hours (Nord Hall 510) - Week of October 29th
  • October 29 (Monday): 8:00am-12pm
  • October 30 (Tuesday)): Not Available
  • October 31 (Wednesday): 8:00am-11:30am
  • November 1 (Thursday): By Appointment
  • November 2 (Friday): OFF

* Hours subject to change so watch web site or RSS feed .

* Appointments available for other times, see web site for contact information.



Engineering Reading Room (Nord Hall 509)

  • Open 24x7
  • Includes computer for searching library resources
  • Current journal issues for your viewing pleasure
  • Comfortable furniture available on 5th floor of Nord Hall

]]> For the Case Community - Understanding RSS Feeds http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/10/02/for_the_case_community_understanding_rss_feeds Do you know what a RSS feed is or how to use them to make information consumption easier? Consider participating... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/10/02/for_the_case_community_understanding_rss_feeds Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Awards, News, or Publications Case Libraries Kelvin Smith Library RSS & Readers Web 2.0 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:18:44 EST Do you know what a RSS feed is or how to use them to make information consumption easier? Consider participating in the CaseLearns class called Understanding RSS Feeds on Monday, October 8th, at 3pm in the Kelvin Smith Library. You must register at http://library.case.edu/caselearns/.

]]> Updated Engineering Reading Room & Office Hours http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/09/25/updated_engineering_reading_room_office_hours For the Case community, I will be posting announcements about the Engineering Reading Room and my office hours in Nord... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/09/25/updated_engineering_reading_room_office_hours Case Libraries Engineering Reading Room (Nord Hall 509) Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:39:17 EST For the Case community, I will be posting announcements about the Engineering Reading Room and my office hours in Nord Hall on my blog.

See the Engineering Reading Room web site for updates as they occur. You may also subscribe to a RSS feed that contains only information related to the Engineering Reading Room.


Engineering Librarian Office Hours (Nord Hall 510) - Week of September 24th
  • September 24 (Monday): By Appointment
  • September 25 (Tuesday)): 7:30am-9:30am
  • September 26 (Wednesday): OFF
  • September 27 (Thursday): OFF
  • September 28 (Friday): 8am-11:30am

* Hours subject to change so watch web site or RSS feed .

* Appointments available for other times, see web site for contact information.



Engineering Reading Room (Nord Hall 509)

  • Open 24x7
  • Includes computer for searching library resources
  • Current journal issues for your viewing pleasure
  • Comfortable furniture available on 5th floor of Nord Hall

]]> Updated Engineering Reading Room & Office Hours http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/09/09/updated_engineering_reading_room_office_hours For the Case community, I will be posting announcements about the Engineering Reading Room and my office hours in Nord... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/09/09/updated_engineering_reading_room_office_hours Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Libraries Engineering Reading Room (Nord Hall 509) Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:34:53 EST For the Case community, I will be posting announcements about the Engineering Reading Room and my office hours in Nord Hall on my blog.

See the Engineering Reading Room web site for updates as they occur. You may also subscribe to a RSS feed that contains only information related to the Engineering Reading Room.


Engineering Librarian Office Hours (Nord Hall 510) - Week of September 10th
  • September 10 (Monday): 8am-11am
  • September 11 (Tuesday)): By Appointment
  • September 12 (Wednesday): By Appointment
  • September 13 (Thursday): 8am-11am
  • September 14 (Friday): By Appointment

* Hours subject to change so watch web site or RSS feed .

* Appointments available for other times, see web site for contact information.



Engineering Reading Room (Nord Hall 509)

  • Open 24x7
  • Includes computer for searching library resources
  • Current journal issues for your viewing pleasure
  • Comfortable furniture available on 5th floor of Nord Hall

]]> What is Web 2.0? - A Potpourri of Examples http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/09/08/what_is_web_20_a_potpourri_of_examples The Case Libraries is kicking of its 2007 Brown Bag Lunch Series on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at 11:30am-1:00pm in... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/09/08/what_is_web_20_a_potpourri_of_examples Blog: Are You 2.0 Yet Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Awards, News, or Publications Case Libraries Kelvin Smith Library My Experiences Web 2.0 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:45:53 EST The Case Libraries is kicking of its 2007 Brown Bag Lunch Series on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at 11:30am-1:00pm in the Kelvin Smith Library's Dampeer Room. Brian C. Gray (Engineering, Statistics and Mathematics Library at KSL) will present "What is Web 2.0? - A Potpourri of Examples". Bring your lunch as beverages and dessert will be available. RSVP to Gail Reese (egr@case.edu) or KSL Administration at 368-2992.

The Brown Bag Lunch Series are lunchtime presentations with featured speakers and informal discussion about a particular topic. These presentations are one hour long. All library staff, as well as the Case and UCI community are invited.

]]> Updated Engineering Reading Room & Office Hours http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/08/28/updated_engineering_reading_room_office_hours For the Case community, I will be posting announcements about the Engineering Reading Room and my office hours in Nord... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/08/28/updated_engineering_reading_room_office_hours Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Libraries Engineering Reading Room (Nord Hall 509) Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:54:45 EST For the Case community, I will be posting announcements about the Engineering Reading Room and my office hours in Nord Hall on my blog.

See the Engineering Reading Room web site for updates as they occur. You may also subscribe to a RSS feed that contains only information related to the Engineering Reading Room.


Engineering Librarian Office Hours (Nord Hall 510) - Week of August 27th
  • August 27 (Monday): OFF
  • August 28 (Tuesday)): 12pm-4pm
  • August 29 (Wednesday): By Appointment
  • August 30 (Thursday): 8am-12pm
  • August 31 (Friday): By Appointment

* Hours subject to change so watch web site or RSS feed .

* Appointments available for other times, see web site for contact information.



Engineering Reading Room (Nord Hall 509)

  • Open 24x7

  • Includes computer for searching library resources

  • Current journal issues for your viewing pleasure

  • Comfortable furniture available on 5th floor of Nord Hall

]]> Resources, Data, or Tools http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/08/08/resources_data_or_tools Are libraries offering resources, data, or tools to support instruction? Is the difference in the actual terms used just word... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/08/08/resources_data_or_tools Blog: Are You 2.0 Yet Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Awards, News, or Publications Case Libraries Chemical Engineering Engineering Libraries & Librarianship Library Users My Experiences Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:50:28 EST Are libraries offering resources, data, or tools to support instruction? Is the difference in the actual terms used just word play? Do libraries not market tools for instruction and only focus on research? Are library tools not good enough?

The Wired Campus (Chronicle of Higher Education, August 8, 2007) highlights a project asking educators their top ten lists of learning TOOLS. It has caused a ripple in the library profession communication channels as NOT one library tool once mentioned by the first 88 learning professional to respond.

Some have proposed that there is a difference between information resources and learning tools. Libraries do advertise and promote many of the learning tools mentioned but none of the subscription-based or library-design resources made the list.

I think all might be true.

First, surveys should define the meanings of words. But another view is that libraries have a reputation of developing our own terminology. Does that terminology make sense to users? Maybe library patrons do not fully grasp the words "database" or "resource". Maybe the simpler word "tool" is easier to grasp.

Second, libraries have always been good at marketing to people in the physical buildings, but marketing to more and more online patrons can be tough. Online competition is severe.

Finally, maybe we are not focused enough on instruction as a reason to use the library resources. I openly promote a database called Knovel as an instruction tool. I would not take credit for that stance though. One of my professors shared with me how he uses it for in the classroom activities. He feels it is a strong method to demonstrate chemical engineering calculations and develop real understanding. It is closer to how graduates would conduct such calculations in the real world.

]]> Updated Engineering Reading Room & Office Hours http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/07/03/updated_engineering_reading_room_office_hours For the Case community, I will be posting announcements about the Engineering Reading Room and my office hours in Nord... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/07/03/updated_engineering_reading_room_office_hours Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Libraries Engineering Reading Room (Nord Hall 509) Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:12:30 EST For the Case community, I will be posting announcements about the Engineering Reading Room and my office hours in Nord Hall on my blog.

See the Engineering Reading Room web site for updates as they occur. You may also subscribe to a RSS feed that contains only information related to the Engineering Reading Room.


Engineering Librarian Office Hours (Nord Hall 510) - Week of July 2nd
  • July 2 (Monday): By Appointment
  • July 3 (Tuesday)): By Appointment
  • July 4 (Wednesday): Holiday
  • July 5 (Thursday): 8am-11am
  • July 6 (Friday): By Appointment

* Hours subject to change so watch web site or RSS feed.
* Appointments available for other times, see web site for contact information.


Engineering Reading Room (Nord Hall 509)
  • Open 24x7
  • Includes computer for searching library resources
  • Current journal issues for your viewing pleasure
  • Comfortable furniture available on 5th floor of Nord Hall

]]> Online Encyclopedia of Medical Images http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/01/03/online_encyclopedia_of_medical_images Effective January 1st, the entire OhioLINK community has access to Images.MD. Images.MD, the online encyclopedia of medical images, compiles more... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2007/01/03/online_encyclopedia_of_medical_images Applied Sciences Biological Sciences Biomedical Engineering Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Libraries Engineering General Announcements Medicine & Healthcare OhioLINK Podcasts Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:00:00 EST Effective January 1st, the entire OhioLINK community has access to Images.MD.

Images.MD, the online encyclopedia of medical images, compiles more than 55,000 images from more than 90 collections ranging from allergy to urology, each accompanied by detailed and informative text contributed by more than 2,000 medical experts.

Members of OhioLink have free access to full-sized, high quality images in step with the latest developments in medicine. By filling out a simple registration form, you can also start your own image library, create PowerPoint® presentations of images in your library, and order customized CD-ROMs of your favorite slides.

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