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September 25, 2006

Impact Factors for BioMed Central Journals

BioMed Central, an open access publisher, has received Impact Factors for 37 journal titles. Nine titles that received their first Impact Factor in June 2006 placed in the top 10 of their 2005 Journal Citation Report category. Genome Biology, for example, received a first Impact Factor of 9.71, placing it in the top five of research journals in the Genetics and Heredity field. Malaria Journal, with a first Impact Factor of 2.14, is number two in the Tropical Medicine field. More information about the new Impact Factors is available here.

As of April 2005, all SUNY four-year and university and health science center campuses are enrolled as BioMed Central (BMC) members. The membership was made possible by a generous two-year grant from the Joint Labor/Management Committee made up of members of United University Professions, the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations, and a subsidy from the SUNY University and Health Science Center Libraries.

Until March 2007, SUNY faculty, researchers, and students may submit an unlimited number of research papers to any BMC journals without incurring article processing fees. Additional information on BMC can be found at the BioMed Central website. For information about Binghamton’s membership, please contact Ed Shephard, Collection Development Officer, or Alesia McManus, Head of the Science Library.

Posted by erushton at 10:21 AM

September 17, 2006

LexisNexis Access Problems

We are experiencing intermittent access problems with the following LexisNexis databases: Academic Universe, Congressional Universe, and Statistical Universe. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to have access restored completely on Monday, September 18.

Posted by bordeaux at 04:02 PM

September 15, 2006

IEEE Upgrade and Downtime

IEEE Xplore will be upgraded on Saturday, September 16. As a result, it may be inaccessible for up to 12 hours beginning at 9:00 a.m. EDT. We regret any inconvenience.

Posted by bordeaux at 01:59 PM

September 11, 2006

Constitution Day: September 17th (celebrated September 18th this year)

On September 17, 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia to sign the newly created Constitution of the United States of America. "Constitution Day" was established to honor this document that functions as the cornerstone of our government and to educate the current populace about it. Read more....

Posted by mulligan at 10:36 AM

September 08, 2006

2006 Annual Book Sale

Thousands of used books, videos, and sound recordings at reasonable prices! This year's book sale will begin with a presale on Wednesday, October 18 and run through Monday, October 23. Read more...

Posted by mulligan at 09:43 AM

September 06, 2006

Update on Electronic Resources

In addition to the database changes mentioned previously, we are pleased to announce the addition of Factiva, a resource for business and news information. Factiva includes thousands of news sources, among them The Wall Street Journal, as well as company profiles and industry, trade, and other professional journals.

Additional databases have been added as part of the SUNYConnect initiative: ERIC, Film & Television Literature Index, Medline, the Military & Government Collection, and the Professional Development Collection.

Finally, several databases have been renewed on different platforms: EconLit and RILM Abstracts of Music Literature are now available via Ebsco; Philosopher's Index is now available via CSA; and INSPEC is now included in Engineering Village. All three platforms offer extensive searching options, faceted browsing, and the ability to search multiple databases at the same time.

Posted by bordeaux at 01:50 AM

September 04, 2006

Improvements to E-Journal List

Users of the Electronic Journals page may notice some changes this fall. We've improved the journal holdings display, added a finer subject breakdown, and included an ISSN search in addition to the familiar title search options. The page is now updated more frequently, so new titles will be added to the list much more quickly than in the past.

There's a new URL, too, so if you have bookmarked the page, please take a moment to visit it and update your bookmark.

Posted by bordeaux at 10:59 AM

infoLINK Now Uses PODS Authentication

The infoLINK Library Catalog now supports PODS sign in. You can use the same account to sign in for off-campus access, ILLiad, metaLINK, and infoLINK. Barcode sign in is still supported.

More information about PODS accounts

Posted by bordeaux at 10:53 AM