“Librarians at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor threw themselves a party on Friday to celebrate a milestone in their ambitious effort to scan every single book in the collection. They scanned the one millionth book, leaving just 6.5 million to go.”
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education: Wired Campus (February 4, 2008)
See the University of Michigan Library News for more details.
While the aim of the JISC Academic Database Assessment Tool is to help libraries to make informed decisions about future subscriptions to bibliographic and full text databases, you might find info about “what’s under the hood” of interest too.
This site provides access to detailed information and title lists for major bibliographic and full text databases, and key service information for database and eBook content platforms. In each case the information has been provided directly by the relevant suppliers. The site provides functionality to compare databases automatically.
About JISC
The mission of Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) is to provide world-class leadership in the innovative use of information and communications technology to support education and research. JISC funds a national services portfolio and a range of programs and projects.
The 2008 Winter issue of Speaking of Computers is now available.This e-newsletter highlights the latest news in technology-related and computing activities, services, and resources on the Stanford campus. The table of contents for this latest issue is below:
Many Eyes: Democratizing Visualization
Data visualization has historically been accessible only to the elite in academia, business, and government. But in recent years web-based visualizations — ranging from political art projects to news stories — have reached audiences of millions. Unfortunately, while lay users can view many sophisticated visualizations, they have few ways to create them.
In order to “democratize” visualization, IBM’s Visual Communication Lab has built Many Eyes, a web site where people may upload their own data, create interactive visualizations, and carry on conversations. The goal is to foster a social style of data analysis in which visualizations serve not only as a discovery tool for individuals but also as a means to spur discussion and collaboration.
This new version of DiscoveryGate provides significant changes.
To take advantage of these improvements you must download the new installer and install it on your client machines and/or enable Autoupdate at your site. Be sure to use a current version of your browser software too (IE for PCs, Safari for Macs). If you have any questions or experience any problems, please contact graceb@stanford.edu.
ISI Web of Knowledge has a new face and powerful new search features built into its newly designed interface. Based on months of intensive usability testing and studies, we have developed a new approach to research. Both novice and professional researchers have told us what they wanted — a simplified user interface and a streamlined search process that’s easy to navigate, with easy-to-read fonts and a clear, intuitive presentation of search results. You will soon see these new features in all ISI Web of Knowledge products.
Swain’s new book list for January 2008 is now available:
The Cambridge Structural Database has been updated. Any earlier versions you downloaded have expired. SuperStar, a program for Predicting Protein-Ligand Interactions Using Experimental Data, will be available for downloading for Stanford students, faculty, and staff soon.
Three methods are being used to make the CSD available to you:
More eBooks Available to You!
Key Links:
ENGnetBASE (793 titles as of 1/29/08)
Now featuring our bestselling handbooks and references, ENGnetBASE continues to provide all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.
Information about eBook packages that allow you to do full-text searching and in most cases view the full-text too:
Search Tips and Caveats:
