Knovel

The Engineering Library is happy to announce that we now have online access to Knovel , a web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools to drive innovation and deliver answers engineers can trust. 62% of the world's top universities and 80% of the top engineering schools in the United States provide access to Knovel because it helps students find and apply reliable data faster and get up-to-speed on real world issues that arise in the workplace. Knovel's 2010 University Challenge is a fun way to get your students started as well as an opportunity to win prizes:

http://www.knoveluniversitychallenge.com/

Expanded ProQuest Access

http://www.library.nd.edu/newsletter/201009

We have expanded our ProQuest dissertations and thesis access as announced in the latest library newsletter.

Changes coming to SciFinder

CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, will discontinue the client version of SciFinder (aka SciFinder Scholar) on June 30, 2011 for all U.S. and Canadian academic institutions. After June 30, 2011, all seats at Notre Dame will access SciFinder Web only.

To use SciFinder Web there is a one-time registration form that must be completed. Click on the SciFinder Web link on http://chemistry.library.nd.edu and then click the Create SciFinder Account button.

Once you have registered you can access SciFinder Web by clicking on the Continue to SciFinder button.

CAS has created a web page (http://www.cas.org/movetoweb/) to assist you in moving from the client to the web. For instance, CAS has created a conversion tool so you can migrate your client-saved .sfr files to .akx files.

For existing client users, SciFinder Scholar will continue to operate until June 30, 2011.

Any new user of SciFinder should start using the web version rather than the client version. In the coming weeks, the library will be removing the web pages for downloading the client, SciFinder Scholar.

SPIE Digital Library, including e-books now at ND

Through the generosity of the President’s Circle Funds, the library has recently subscribed to the Micro - and Nano-Technologies segment of the SPIE Digital Library, fields that are closely related to our work and which are growing rapidly.

SPIE is one of the world’s foremost non-profit societies in the field of optics and photonics, publishing more than 17,000 new articles and conference proceedings each year. They operate an ‘e-first’ policy so that the latest papers are available online within just a few weeks of being presented.

We all now have 24/7 online access to selected proceedings at the following link: http://spiedigitallibrary.aip.org.proxy.library.nd.edu/browse/segment.jsp?type=seg&scode=MNT

The following journals are also available full-text:
Optical Engineering Journal (OE)
Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS and MOEMS (JM3)
Journal of Nanophotonics (JNP)
SPIE Reviews
SPIE Letters Virtual Journal


The SPIE eBooks collection consists of over 120 books in topical areas such as Medical Imaging, Communication Technologies, Electronic Imaging and Processing, Micro- and Nano- Technologies, Optics and Electro-Optics. View a list of titles at: http://www.dlinfo.org/library/documents/ebook-titles2.pdf
Search the collection at: SPIE eBooks

We hope you find this becomes an essential tool in your research and the library would be interested in any feedback or comments. Please send comments to brach.10@nd.edu

Best wishes,

Carol Brach
Engineering Librarian
Sept. 21, 2010

Need the latest information on Energy from Sustainable Sources? LexisNexis Statistical has assembled a bibliography at:

http://ww.amdev.net/docs/pathfinders/EnergySustainableSources_SelectedBibliography.pdf

All the documents are available via LexisNexis Academic:
http://www.lexisnexis.com.proxy.library.nd.edu/hottopics/inacademic/

Welcome Back!!

Welcome Students and Faculty!

As you may have noticed, a large portion of the Engineering Library book collection was moved over the summer from the Engineering Library to the Hesburgh Lower Level. All books are available for you to borrow. If you are having any trouble finding a book you need, please check with any of our staff members or feel free to email the Engineering Library at engrlib@nd.edu.

Reserve books for classes will continue to be available at the Engineering Library service desk in 149 Fitzpatrick.

Welcome back and please let us know if you need help!

Carol Brach, Engineering Librarian

2010-11 Library Workshop Series

http://www.library.nd.edu/instruction/workshops.shtml

This year's Library Workshop Series includes information on Copyright Basics, Refworks, Literature Reviews, Data Sources, Citation Searching, and Preserving Your Intellectual Property.