BlogJunction OhioState Library of Ohio announces the launch of BlogJunction Ohio. BlogJunction Ohio is a news and information weblog service of the State Library of Ohio. The State Library of Ohio staff is responsible for posting news and information about their initiatives, upcoming programs & events, grants, professional development opportunities, and news and information about Ohio libraries and library organizations. They encourage you to add comments to the postings. Posted by Brian Gray on October 8, 2008 09:29 AM
 Knovel Launches a Contest for Engineering & Science StudentsCase Western Reserve University subscribes to Knovel and this fall, we're participating in a contest for all science and engineering students. Many of the world's most innovative corporations and research centers use Knovel and we want to give you a head start on the tools being used in the workplace! Knovel is an online resource that provides faster access to technical information you can trust, exactly when you need it. How to play:
This contest will be of particular interest to students studying physics, chemical, civil, biomedical, electrical, environmental, mechanical, materials, quality, and safety engineering. When you need to look up a formula, research background information, compare properties, and validate assumptions, Knovel can help. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Brian Gray, the Engineering Librarian (bcg8@case.edu). Posted by Brian Gray on September 26, 2008 07:00 AM
New Blog - Off the ShelfDo you want to explore the thoughts of Case Western Reserve University's faculty authors? Make sure to check out Off the Shelf. It is a series of podcast interviews of CWRU faculty authors, hosted by KSL librarian William Claspy. For the first installment, William talks with Associate Professor Kurt Koenigsberger from the English Department about many topics including his new book The Novel and the Menagerie: Totality, Englishness and Empire. Posted by Brian Gray on September 23, 2008 07:00 AM
American Physical Society Announces Physics, A New, Free, Online PublicationPhysics highlights exceptional papers from the Physical Review journals through expert commentaries written by active researchers. Stay informed about the most important developments in your field and others by visiting APS's new, free website. Commentaries are written for broad accessibility and updated weekly. Physics features three kinds of articles: Viewpoints are essays of approximately 1000–1500 words that focus on a single Physical Review paper or PRL letter and put this work into broader context. Trends are concise review articles (3000–4000 words in length) that survey a particular area and look for interesting developments in that field. Synopses (200 words) are staff-written distillations of interesting and important papers each week. In addition, we intend to publish selected Letters to the Editor to allow readers a chance to comment on the commentaries and summaries. Posted by Brian Gray on September 22, 2008 08:51 AM
OhioLINK Expands Storage - Requires DowntimeIn order for OhioLINK to add more storage space, some services will be taken offline this weekend. Starting Saturday, August 16, at about 5 p.m. the following services will be offline for at least 2-hours:
Posted by Brian Gray on August 15, 2008 08:16 AM
Future of Publishing in eBooks?More and more stories keep appearing on the web and in print materials about the future of the publishing industry and the print book. Here are two stories looking at some of the issues in play. First, The New York Times writes about the death of print encyclopedias in Start Writing the Eulogies for Print Encyclopedias (March 16, 2008). Next, the Stanford Faculty weigh pros and cons of e-books in The Stanford Daily (May 27, 2008). Posted by Brian Gray on July 13, 2008 10:07 PM
IEEE Xplore Down TimeOn Wednesday, 28 May, IEEE will perform planned maintenance to the IEEE Xplore digital library. During this maintenance, the system will be unavailable for up to one (1) hour beginning at approximately 2:00 pm EDT. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. A message will be also posted on the IEEE Xplore home page to alert users. We appreciate your patience and thank you for being a user of IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Posted by Brian Gray on May 25, 2008 07:53 PM
Accessing the Royal Society CollectionFor the Case community, The Royal Society collection was recently named by Information World Review as an invaluable resource to researchers: "With an archive stretching back to the origins of science and featuring its greatest names, this is a resource that few in scientific research or history will be able to do without.” To access our archive, please search the eJournal Portal for your favorite title. Below we list some highlights of recently published and forthcoming articles that might interest you. Highly cited articles – you can view the most downloaded articles and most cited articles from our journals’ home pages. This month you can view one of our most popular downloads, Focused Tsunami Waves, a new paper by Proceedings A editor, M.V. Berry. Groundbreaking forthcoming issues - we also have a host of new issues coming up, from Nanotribology, Nanomechanics and Applications to Nanotechnology to The Boreal Forest and Global Change. To keep up to date with the latest articles published by the Royal Society in your area of interest, you can register for regular email alerts. If you would like to know more about Royal Society journals, particularly our extensive archive collection, dating back to 1665, please visit our web site. Posted by Brian Gray on April 20, 2008 05:55 PM
Journal Costs Keep ClimbingDo you know how much journals cost, especially in science and engineering? Cornell University Library uses real world purchases to show you how much libraries invest in your education and research needs. Check out Sticker Shock 2 for more information. I am scared when they compare journals to cars and international trips. The original Sticker Shock was completed in 2002. Posted by Brian Gray on April 1, 2008 07:00 AM
Harvard Faculty Approves Open Access PolicyOn February 12, 2008, Harvard's faculty have agreed to provide their scholarly articles online and available to everyone. For more information see American Libraries summary. Harvard’s move is seen as giving a significant boost to the open access movement, which champions free, permanent online access to peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly material. Posted by Brian Gray on March 30, 2008 02:16 PM
IEEE Xplore DowntimeAn 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. Posted by Brian Gray on March 10, 2008 11:27 AM
KSL ClosedThe Kelvin Smith Library has closed Saturday, March 8th, due to the weather. Please take advantage of our online databases, eJournals, and other online tools. Posted by Brian Gray on March 8, 2008 08:26 AM
Read an Ebook WeekI think every activity has a day or week declared in its support. Read an Ebook Week runs from March 2-8, 2008. EPublishers Weekly provides a list of 30 Benefits of Ebooks in support of this week. We love pbooks (paper books), and hope that they are never replaced by their electronic grandchildren. Yet ebooks are a worthy companion to their paper elders. Posted by Brian Gray on March 6, 2008 02:19 PM
C&EN OnlineThe Case community now has online access to Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) from 1998 to present. Access was arranged by OhioLINK. 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. Posted by Brian Gray on February 24, 2008 11:08 PM
Reminder: Older Versions of SciFinder RetiredIf you are experiencing problems with SciFinder working, make sure you have the most current version installed. Please note that on January 2nd, 2008 CAS retired the following versions
Posted by Brian Gray on January 17, 2008 06:22 PM
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