You’ve heard your librarians talk about how the very best place to get consumer information about medical topics is NIH’s MedlinePlus.gov. But another agency has some consumer information as well: […]
What Did I Hear About Nature and California?
You may have heard from friends and colleagues about a disagreement between the University of California and Nature Publishing Group (NPG). Long story short: NPG proposed an extremely large increase […]
Scopus by Phone
Scopus is a huge database for searching journal articles, conference papers, book series, and websites, primarily in the sciences, engineering, and medicine. Its best coverage is from 1996+, but there are also vast listings before […]
Physics by Phone
arXiv is the open server for e-prints in physics, math, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, and statistics. Do you need to check what’s new every day? Of course you […]
Goodbye Crossfire; Hello REAXYS
REAXYS is the new way to access the Beilstein (organic chemistry) and Gmelin (inorganic and organometallic chemistry) databases. REAXYS is a web-based search and retrieval system for chemical compounds, chemical […]
Firing Needles Across the Ocean
On March 30, two 3.5 TeV (teraelectron volt) energy beams will collide. This will happen at CERN, a research center on the Switzerland/France border. Described by one CERN scientist as […]
A new tool for research management
Faculty are invited to attend an open seminar for SciStrata, a new research management solution being developed by Elsevier. The product allows researchers to optimize their ability to achieve excellence […]
Inside Out Humans
We have a few resources to help you see deep inside yourself. No, I’m not talking about self help; I’m talking about muscles, nerves, and bones. Human anatomy! We have […]
New Look for IEEE Xplore
For those of you interested in electrical engineering, IEEE Xplore has a new look. It still offers the full text of all their journals, conferences, and standards, but it uses […]
SciFinder Web Workshop Wednesday
The new web-based interface for SciFinder will soon be available to the Johns Hopkins community. Please join us for a preview of the new web interface. SciFinder Web Preview Workshop […]