Librarians Ellen Keith and Robin Sinn are offering a 1.5 hour workshop introducing attendees to the RefWorks application. RefWorks lets you import, organize, store, and output bibliographic citations. Many citation […]
SciVee – Science Videos Online
After reading a journal article, did you ever wish you could talk to the author? Or see their lab setup? While studying, did you ever wish for one of those […]
Subject Guides to the Rescue!
It’s really late and you’re looking for information. How do you find public companies’ financial statements? Who knows what the molecular weight of acetylene is? How can you possibly finish […]
Scopus – Literature Searching and the H-Index
Scopus is a relatively new database that indexes the medical, life sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences literature. It is easy to use and has several cool features. Besides searching […]
Dissertations and Open Access
If you are almost finished with your dissertation, or advise graduate students, you know that every thesis and dissertation should be submitted to a company called ProQuest. They create the […]
Science, Communication, the Web, and Open Access
I have just found an excellent free online journal devoted to cyberinfrastructure and its use by the scientific community in research and communication. It’s called CTWatch Quarterly and the August […]
Online Encyclopedias: Free and Otherwise
You have probably noticed there are several new entrants into the free online encyclopedia business. Wikipedia is the best known of these types of reference works. Wikipedia allows anyone to […]
Springtime Birds
It’s spring and the birds are returning. Have you ever wondered where they go during the winter? How far they fly? How many eggs they lay? Well, the Birds of […]
Online Reviews of Psychology Books Available
PsycCRITIQUES is the online version of Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books. Each week up to 20 reviews of current books and films (including Little Miss Sunshine) are posted. Reviews […]
Make Your Research and Writing Easier with RefWorks
RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic management system. Learn how to use it to store citations and create bibliographies. Two 90-minute classes will be offered on March 21 and March 22, […]