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May 31, 2005
New backfiles from PubMed Central
PubMed Central has recently completed scanning the back issues of three more journals. This is part of PubMed's efforts to create a complete digital archive of the journals that are in PubMed Central. Read more about the project here.
Journal of Clinical Investigation: Full text coverage includes volume 1 (1924) to the present.
Medical History: Full text coverage includes volume 1(1948) to 2004.
Plant Physiology: Full text coverage includes volume 1 (1926) to 2004 (1 year moving wall).
Posted by erushton at 04:28 PM
May 25, 2005
New Librarian
The University Libraries are pleased to announce that Angelique Jenks-Brown has joined our staff as the new subject librarian for psychology, geology, and environmental studies. She will also have responsibility for the map collection.
Angelique is a recent graduate of the library and information science program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has public services experience in reference, instruction, and reserves.
Posted by erushton at 11:18 AM
May 23, 2005
Interactive Periodic Table
The American Chemical Society website offers three interactive periodic tables.
Also included in the site are electron configurations and property information.
Posted by ebrown at 09:31 AM
May 11, 2005
RSS Feeds For PubMed
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, will soon offer RSS feeds for searches. The RSS feeds will include citations retrieved by your PubMed searches since the last time you were connected to your RSS reader.
Read more here...
Posted by erushton at 11:48 AM
PNAS Backfiles
PubMed Central has finished digitizing the back issues of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). Coverage includes V.1(1), 1915 to the present. (A six-month delay on availability of current content is imposed by the publisher.) PNAS is one of the world's most-cited multidisciplinary scientific serials.
Posted by erushton at 11:32 AM
May 06, 2005
Classic Textbooks in Science
From What's New@National-Academics.org:
Classic Textbooks in Science. The National Academy of Sciences presents the first in a planned series of out-of-print science classics.
The first book is John A. Moore, Heredity and Development, Second Edition
Posted by amcmanus at 11:26 AM
May 05, 2005
Oxford Journals Launches Oxford Open
From Press Release: Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press (OUP), has announced its latest Open Access (OA) project, Oxford Open. Commencing July 2005, it will offer an optional author-pays model to authors of accepted papers in a range of Oxford Journals titles. Oxford Journals has also amended its post-prints policy to be compliant with the latest National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy. Both of these announcements further support Oxford Journals’ central remit, as a leading not-for-profit publisher, to bring the highest quality research to the widest possible audience.
Posted by erushton at 06:48 PM
Free Biomedical Literature Resources
The National Library of Medicine has created a listing of Free Biomedical Literature Resources.
Posted by erushton at 06:42 PM
New Science Library Books
Looking for something interesting to read at the Science Library? Here are just a few examples of some books recently purchased.
Sweetness and Light : The Mysterious History of the Honeybee
Hattie Ellis
Harmony Books
Science Library Stacks QL568.A6 E68 2004 -- REGULAR LOAN
From Publisher: Sweetness and Light is the fascinating story of bees and honey from the Stone Age to the contemporary cutting edge; from Nepalese honey hunters to urban hives on the rooftops of New York City.
Controversies in Science and Technology: Volume 1: From Maize to Menopause
Edited by Daniel Lee Kleinman, Abby J. Kinchy,
and Jo Handelsman
The University of Wisconsin Press
Science Library Stacks QH442 .C66 2005 -- REGULAR LOAN
From Publisher: Written for general readers, teachers, journalists, and policymakers, this volume explores four controversial topics in science and technology, with commentaries from scientists and experts in such fields as sociology, religion, law, ethics, and politics.
One Nation, Uninsured: Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance
Jill Quadagno
Oxford University Press
Science Library Stacks RA412.2 .Q33 2005 -- REGULAR LOAN
From Publisher: One Nation, Uninsured offers a vividly written, path-breaking history of America's failed efforts to address the health care needs of its citizens. Ranging across the 20th century, Jill Quadagno shows how each attempt to enact national health insurance was met with fierce attacks by powerful stakeholders, who mobilized their considerable resources to keep the financing of health care out of the government's hands.
Posted by erushton at 05:52 PM
May 02, 2005
New Database Trials
The Libraries are conducting trials of several databases via EBSCOhost. The trials end May 27th. Please contact Erin Rushton (erushton@binghamton.edu) for additional information or feedback.
Trials can be accessed from the Trial Databases webpage.
Biological Abstracts via Ebsco
Biological Abstracts® is a complete collection of bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical research literature published from more than 4,000 journals internationally.
Evidence Based Complementary Medicine via Ebsco
Evidence-based Complementary Medicine (EBCM) is a complementary and alternative medicine database designed specifically for the professional user. Created from information in HealthGate Data Corp's The Natural Pharmacist, this database provides the tools necessary for healthcare providers to manage in an authoritative and evidence-based manner the challenges presented by widespread patient use of herbs and supplements.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition via Ebsco
This resource provides more than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong.
MEDLINE via Ebsco
MEDLINE® provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
Posted by erushton at 02:50 PM
New Open Access Journal
From website: Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established to provide a forum for public health researchers and practitioners to share study results and practical experience. The journal is published by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, one of eight centers within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Posted by erushton at 02:44 PM