New Institute of Physics Online Journals

Hesburgh Libraries have acquired (4) new Institute of Physics online journals:



1) Science and Technology of Advanced Materials with issues from 2000 through 2009 available: http://www.iop.org.proxy.library.nd.edu/EJ/journal/1468-6996

2) Journal of Semiconductors with issues from 2009 available: http://www.iop.org.proxy.library.nd.edu/EJ/journal/1674-4926

3) Bioinspirations and Biomemetics with issues from 2006-2009 available: http://www.iop.org.proxy.library.nd.edu/EJ/journal/1748-3190
4) Biofabrication with issues from 2009 available: http://www.iop.org.proxy.library.nd.edu/EJ/journal/1758-5090

You can also access these journals and other Institute of Physics jouranls through the libraries database page: http://www.library.nd.edu/find_journals/collection/IOP.php#tab_ejlc

Update Print@ND Utility

New Xerox printers have been installed in all of the residence halls, computer labs and libraries across campus. If you are having difficulty printing from a laptop to these pharos printers, you will need to run the updated version of the Print @ ND utility. The instructions are on the OIT web page here:

http://oit.nd.edu/print_scan_copy/campus_print_winxp.shtml

Hesburgh Libraries and CUSE to Offer Undergraduate Research Award

Hesburgh Libraries and The Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement are pleased to announce the 2010 Library Undergraduate Research Award, which aims to promote intellectual discovery and advancement of lifelong learning. The purpose of this award is to recognize undergraduates who demonstrate excellent research skills and who incorporate library resources, collections and services into their scholarly and creative projects.

Three prizes will be awarded: one first prize of $1,000 and two honorable mentions of $500 each.

For more information, visit: http://www.library.nd.edu/research-award/

Mark your calendars: GIS Day November 20

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used to visualize, question, analyze and understand features on the earth as digital, spatial data. Analysis of GIS data can reveal patterns and highlight spatial connections and correlations not readily apparent.

Friday, November 20th from 1-5pm in the Hesburgh Library Auditorium, GIS Day at Notre Dame will bring together researchers, local government agencies and busiensses with the goal of building a community of interest around the display and manipulation of geospatial data.

For more details, including free registration: http://crc.nd.edu/

IET Inspec database available

The Engineering Library has access to a database researchers sometimes overlook, IET Inspec. This database:

· Covers 100% IEEE journals and proceedings, PLUS much more (IEEE is only 10% of total content)
· Covers worldwide literature from China, Hong Kong, India, UK, etc.
· Strong in photonics, nanotechnology, biomedical (especially materials)
· Covers Physics, EE & Electronics, Computers & Control, Information Technology, Mechanical and Production Engineering
· Research back to 1969, links to ND full text e-content

Try it out at the following URL: http://link.library.nd.edu/bmtsg
Your comments are welcome!

CICEE lecture, Robert Halvorson, 10/28/09

Challenges and Innovation in Civil and Environmental Engineering lecture, "Structural Design Innovation: Russia Tower and Other Tall Collaborations," presented by Robert A. Halvorson, SE, PE, FASCE, FIStructE, Principal, Halvorson and Partners, which will take place in 129 DeBartolo at 4:30pm on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.

A reception and an opportunity to meet the speaker will take place at
4:00pm before the seminar in 156 Fitzpatrick.

Monday, October 19th

The Engineering Library will close at 1:30pm on Monday October 19th so that all staff may attend a College of Engineering Staff Meeting. We will re-open at 8:00am on Tuesday October 20th.

Presentation by Michael T. Good, NASA Astronaut

Michael T. Good, ND Aero '84 graduate will offer two presentations Friday October 16, 2009 to Engineering students and faculty.

How does a Notre Dame graduate end up serving on the final space shuttle flight to the Hubble Space Telescope and also get assigned to the crew of the 2010 mission to the International Space Station? Come to either presentation to find out.

Friday, October 16th
8:30-9:20 101 DeBartolo
10:40-:11:30 102 DeBartolo

Boeing and Notre Dame Enter Into Research Agreement

See the full story here:

http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/13570-boeing-and-notre-dame-enter-into-research-agreement

From the Dean

College of Engineering Dean Kilpatrick's e-news:

http://www.nd.edu/~engineer/deans%20Newsletter0609.pdf

Save the Date -- GIS Day November 20th

The University of Notre Dame’s Center for Research Computing (CRC) will host a half-day GIS workshop on Friday, November 20 from 1-5p.m. in room 107 of the Hesburgh Library, the auditorium. Details are available at the right margin of their main web page: http://crc.nd.edu/.

Springer Energy-Related Ebooks

Notre Dame Engineering Library Goes Green to Support Energy Week
Springer eBooks—Check them out!
Advanced Combustion and Aerothermal Technologies
An Energy Analysis of Household Consumption
Analysis of Seawater
Biodiesel
Biofuels
Biosolids Treatment Processes
Biotechnology for Odor and Air Pollution Control
Biotechnology for the Future
Design for Environmental Sustainability
Dynamics of Combustion Systems
Energy Resources in East Africa
Environmental Technology in the Oil Industry
Environmentally Friendly Coastal Protection
Environmentally-Friendly Product Development
European Energy Futures 2030
Fuel Cell Electronics Packaging
Fuel Cell Technologies: State and Perspectives
Fuel Cell Technology
Fuel Cells
Fuel Cells I
Fuel Cells II
Green Chemical Reactions
Greening the Industrial Facility
Greening the Supply Chain
High-Performance Energy-Efficient Microprocessor Design
Hydrogen Materials Science and Chemistry of Carbon Nanomaterials
Hydrogen Technology
Hydrogen-based Autonomous Power Systems
Impact of Pollution on Animal Products
Improvement in the Quality of Delivery of Electrical Energy using Power Electronics Systems
Innovation in Life Cycle Engineering and Sustainable Development
Innovations and the Environment
Is it Safe to Eat?
Metal Catalysed Reactions in Ionic Liquids
Mini-Micro Fuel Cells
Modeling Solar Radiation at the Earth’s Surface
Modeling Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Monitors of Organic Chemicals in the Environment
Nanotechnology for Environmental Remediation
New Carbon Based Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems: Batteries, Supercapacitors and Fuel Cells
Ocean Wave Energy
Offshore Wind Energy
Optimal Control of Wind Energy Systems
Organic Food
Phytoremediation of Metal-Contaminated Soils
Practical Advances in Petroleum Processing
Quality Assurance for Chemistry and Environmental Science
Recent Advances in Adsorption Processes for Environmental Protection and Security
Recent Trends in Fuel Cell Science and Technology
Renewable Energy 2007
Renewable Energy 2006
Selected Topics in Dynamics and Control of Chemical and Biological Processes
Surface Chemistry in Biomedical and Environmental Science
Sustainable Energy Consumption and Society
Sustainable Energy Production and Consumption
Sustainable Energy Technologies
Sustainable Strategies for the Upgrading of Natural Gas: Fundamentals, Challenges, and Opportunities
The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements
The Green House
Thermal Energy Storage for Sustainable Energy Consumption
Towards a Cleaner Planet
Waste Materials and By-Products in Concrete
Water Quality Hazards and Dispersion of Pollutants
Wind Energy
Wind Turbine Control Systems
Wind Turbines

Notre Dame Engineering Libray Goes Green to Support Energy Week

This year’s Energy Week slogan is GREEN is the new BLACK, and there are several activities and educational programs planned throughout the week to increase awareness and help educate our community about current energy issues and topics. Programs such as the screening of energy films, touring the Notre Dame Power Plant, and attending lectures about energy and some of the energy challenges facing our nation today will be of interest to the entire community, while the energy career luncheon will be geared specifically toward undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in job opportunities with major energy companies. On Monday, September 14, on the South Quad near Cushing Hall the traditional Quad Display will take place. There are several major energy companies and energy-related groups and organizations that will be displaying the latest in energy technologies and discussing best practices for creating a sustainable energy future.

For details and a complete list of activities, please visit: http://www.nd.edu/~ndenergy/news-and-events/EnergyWeekSchedule2009.shtml.

How to print on laptops in Hesburgh Libraries

We added a new link on the Engineering Library home page to the OIT page that gives instructions for laptop printing. It is important to note that you will need to run the new printer installer this fall even if you installed it last year as changes were made over the summer.

http://oit.nd.edu/print_scan_copy/ Scroll down the page and click on "manually install a printer on your Windows XP or Vista personal computer" for the instructions.

ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.

Results are already adding up. Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved enough energy in 2008 alone to avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 29 million cars — all while saving $19 billion on their utility bills.

http://www.energystar.gov/

New Recommendation for Purchase form available:

https://www.library.nd.edu/services/forms/purchase/

New SAE Technical Paper Quick Reference Style Guide available:

http://engineering.library.nd.edu/resources/SAEStyleGuide.pdf

Plans are underway for the 3rd Annual Notre Dame Energy Week taking place September 13-19. Energy Week is one of the many ways that ND's Energy Center promotes excitement about sustainable energy education.

Coming Soon: a list of resources in the Engineering Library to guide your sustainable energy research.

New Online Resources for Fall 2009
Springer E-Book Collections
http://www.library.nd.edu/research-tools/ebooks.shtml
The Electrochemical Society Digital Library
http://ecsdl.org.proxy.library.nd.edu/
Includes: ECS Transactions,
Electrochemical and Solid-state Letters,
The Electrochemical Society Interface,
Journal of the Electrochemical Society,
Meeting Abstracts
SIAM Journal Archive
http://locus.siam.org.proxy.library.nd.edu/
Online access to 1953-1996 journal content
GeoScienceWorld
http://www.geoscienceworld.org.proxy.library.nd.edu/
One stop shopping for many new Geoscience journals
See the title list at: http://link.library.nd.edu/16r0y
Handbook of Nanotechnology 2nd. rev. and extended ed.
http://link.library.nd.edu/bibae
Encyclopedia of Optical Engineering
http://link.library.nd.edu/oanff
A to Z Maps
http://eresources.library.nd.edu/databases/atozmaps
database of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, ... [more] physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps.

New Electronic Journals

Tissue Engineering Parts A, B, C (Liebert)
Online access 2008 to date
Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS (SPIE)
Online access v. 1- 2002- to date

Scitopia - Search over 3.5 million documents, plus patents and government data

Scitopia - Search over 3.5 million documents, plus patents and government data

On Thursday, 30 July 2009, starting at 03:00 PM ET until 03:30 PM, IEEE Xplore is scheduled to undergo system maintenance. The site will be unavailable during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

nanoHUB

http://nanohub.org/
Online simulation and more for nanotechnology

Remembering the Moon Walk

http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/11997-moonwalk-memories

From today's Notre Dame news and information updates.

EurekAlert: "Science News that's just a click away" is how this AAAS web site is billed and includes a Nanotechnology portal. Take a look:

http://www.eurekalert.org

August is National Inventor's Month

In honor of National Inventor's Month, here are some sites to help get your own creative juices flowing!

Time Magazine's Coolest Inventions of 2008: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1852747,00.html
Fast Company's Top 50 Innovative Companies:
http://www.fastcompany.com/fast50_09
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century:
http://www.greatachievements.org/
Invention City:
http://www.inventioncity.com/design.html

And when you're ready to patent your invention:
http://www.uspto.gov/