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June 5, 2009 — NorahChemistry Graduate Students Library Research Workshop
November 4, 2008 — NorahDo you want to know more about USC Library services and resources?
Do you want to effectively do information research for your research and study?
Please come to the workshop designed specially for you!
You will
- learn more USC Libraries services
- explore information resources USC libraries provide to you
- learn how to conduct effective information researches in different databases
- learn how to use the “free” citation (or bibliographic) software USC provides you
- And more …
There is a Q&A session from 6:30 – 7:00 after the workshop.
Refreshments will be provided!
Spaces are limited, so please email me (nxiao@usc.edu) for sign-up.
I look forward to seeing many of you at the workshop!
*The Merck index : an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals* (14th edition) is now online via the Knovel Library (Chemistry and Chemical Engineering subject) from USC Libraries.
November 4, 2008 — NorahI am pleased to announce that the *The Merck index : an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals* (14th edition) is now online via the Knovel Library (Chemistry and Chemical Engineering subject) from USC Libraries.
To find it, please go to the Knovel Library (in Chemistry Subject page ), open the Knovel Library, and you will find “the Merck Index‘” in “Topic”. Please go ahead and use it in your research and study!
* *”The Merck Index is a world renowned, authoritative handbook of
chemical, pharmaceutical and biomedical information that contains
more than 10,000 monographs, 32 supplemental tables and 450
Organic Name Reactions and almost 1000 retired monographs*”…..
Meanwhile, please take your time and search our Knovel current subscription in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. It is an e-reference collection of over 200 titles, such as
* Yaws’ Handbook of Physical Properties for Hydrocarbons and Chemicals
* Polymer Handbook (4th Edition)
* Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry (16th Edition)
* Handbook of Reagents for Organic Synthesis
(series)
* Chemistry of Nanostructured Materials
* more ….
I hope you will be enjoying this e-reference collection. If you have questions, suggestions and concerns, please feel free to contact me! Thank you!
USC Science and Engineering Library On-line Tour
August 7, 2008 — NorahDo you want to know what your home library look like? Please watch this on-line tour of the USC Science and Engineering Library!
No ILL on Friday June 20, 2008
June 17, 2008 — NorahILLiad and the ILL/Doc Del web pages will be unavailable due to an upgrade scheduled on Friday, June 20th.
Patrons will not be able to submit requests and circ staff will not be able to check out or discharge ILLs at Doheny. Please keep a manual log of charges and discharges until the system is back up.
Please note: there will be several days in July when the ILLiad pages will not be available due to a web page redesign. We will let you know when the system is back up on 6/20.
My ALA poster!
June 17, 2008 — NorahHere is the on-line poster of my ALA poster’s short version.
Enjoy!
USC Libraries Interlibrary Loan has joined the RAPID Consortium!
May 13, 2008 — Norah5/12/08: USC Libraries Interlibrary Loan has joined the RAPID Consortium! What does this mean to patrons? Faster delivery of articles from journals, periodicals, and other documents, many within 24 hours. RAPID is an organization of libraries from across the globe decidated to fast, cost-effective, and innovative resource sharing. For more information about RAPID, please visit their website by clicking here.
Landolt-Börnstein is on-line at USC Libraries!
May 5, 2008 — NorahI am pleased to announce that Landolt-Börnstein (from 1965 to present) is on-line at USC Libraries! You can find the collection in e-journals.
Landolt-Börnstein – Group I Elementary Particles, Nuclei and Atoms (1616-9522)
| from 01/01/1961 to 01/01/2004 in MetaPress Book Series |
| from 01/01/1965 to 01/01/2005 in MetaPress Book Series |
| from 01/01/1970 to 01/01/2005 in MetaPress Book Series |
| from 01/01/1974 to 01/01/2003 in MetaPress Book Series |
| from 01/01/1982 to 01/01/2005 in MetaPress Book Series |
| from 01/01/1965 to 01/01/1996 in MetaPress Book Series |
| from 01/01/1990 to 01/01/2003 in MetaPress Book Series |
| from 01/01/2003 to 01/01/2005 in MetaPress Book Series |
| in Knovel Library |
| in Knovel Library |
Landolt-Bornstein, Group IV Physical Chemistry – Phase Equilibria, Crystallographic and Thermodynamic Data of Binary Alloys, Volume 5 – Light Metal Structural Alloys
| in Knovel Library |
Enjoy!
Web-based SciFinder Scholar is on the way!
May 5, 2008 — NorahDear USC SciFinder Scholar users,
I am pleased to tell you that very soon you will be enjoying your SciFinder Scholar from the web-based support. USC S&E Library will get it in summer of 2008.
Once it is launched, the registration URL will allow faculty and currently enrolled students to create their own username and password.
- Individual’s username and password are strictly confidential and may not be shared with any other person.
- Individuals must have an active university email address in order to establish a username and password for the web version of SciFinder.
- CAS may require passwords to be changed as needed.
Please visit our blog for updates!
The Science Citation Index of Web of Science at USC Libraries e-resources is back till 1900!
April 10, 2008 — NorahI am pleased to announce that the Science Citation Index of Web of Science at USC Libraries e-resources is back till 1900! It means when searching the web of science, you can search the database from the the beginning of it. Please go ahead and give a try, and I believe you will enjoy your information research more than before.
If you would like to know more about the database, please contact me for your preferred time and I am more than happy to provide a training session for you.
Happy searching!
