I 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!

I 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)

Landolt-Bornstein, Group IV Physical Chemistry – Phase Equilibria, Crystallographic and Thermodynamic Data of Binary Alloys, Volume 5 – Light Metal Structural Alloys

Enjoy!

I 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!

Here are some journal status updated in S&E Library
On-line access:

1. Australian Journal of Chemistry from 1953 to present  and its former title of “Australian journal of scientific research. Series A, Physical sciences” from 1948-1952
2. Chemical Record: since 2001 till now
3. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry: since 2008

Printed subscrption

1. Chemical & Engineering News: switch back to printed and will be stored at S&E Library

Dear users,

Many of you might find out already that the new Web of Knowledge (WoK) search interface is different from before.

One thing I would like to remind you is to choose the right database before conducting searches.

Web of Science (WoS) is one of many databases USC subscribes through WoK, and in new search interface WoS is not the default database you are searching. If you didn’t choose a database before search, the best set of results might not be retrieved, especially if you were looking for cited reference search.

Here are right steps to follow.

After entering WoK search interface, please go to the tab of “select a database”, choose “Web of Science”, and then a new tab of “Web of Science” will pop up. Now you can conduct information search you are familiar with.

If you have questions, I am more than happy to do a demonstration for you one-to-one or through Ask_A_librarian night chat (Monday 7 – 9pm and Wednesday 6 – 8pm).

Happy Searching!

MDL Crossfire just release its 7.1 search interface. For more information, please check the feature guide at http://info.crossfirecommander.com. If you want to access to this version, please contact me.

Thank you very much! Happy searching!

Leavey Library received a loose downloaded copy of this publication. Here's the PDF link:

APA Style Guide to Electronic References
 Please feel free to get your own copy!

In June 2007, CAS notified SciFinder Scholar Key Contacts that after January 2, 2008 the following versions of SciFinder Scholar would be discontinued:

SciFinder Scholar 2004.2 (MAC OS 9 and Windows)

SciFinder Scholar MAC OS X 1.0

The above versions are no longer supported.  Please note that CAS also no longer supports Macintosh OS 9 as of January 2, 2008.

Please update your organization’s access to SciFinder Scholar by visiting myCAS at http://my.cas.org/.  The following are the most recent versions available for download:

SciFinder Scholar 2007 (Windows and MAC OS X)

I am pleased to announce that CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics is now in E-resources at USC Libraries. CRC Handbook is known as the Bible in chemistry. Please go to Databases of the E-resources, search the title, and enjoy it!

Here are highlights of the current version:

• Continues to provide most accurate, reliable, and current resource available on chemical data
• Provides the widest and most complete coverage of data on properties of inorganic and organic compounds
• Contains NEW as well as updated tables and references to help readers stay up-to-date with the latest developments
• Presents a new Foreword written by Dr. Harold Kroto, credited for co-discovering the Buckminsterfullerene

“We are pleased to announce that the 14th Edition of The Merck Index will be available online through Knovel on December 1, 2007. The go-to reference for generations of chemical engineers, chemists, and medical professionals in industry and academia looking for precise, comprehensive information on chemicals, drugs, and biologicals can be accessed easier, faster and more accurately than ever before through Knovel.

To learn more about The Merck Index at Knovel, register for one of our upcoming demonstrations below:

• Tuesday, December 4th at 12:00 PM Eastern Time
• Tuesday, December 4th at 3:00 PM Eastern Time
• Thursday, December 6th at 9:00 AM Eastern Time
• Thursday, December 6th at 12:00 PM Eastern Time

All participants will automatically be entered into multiple drawings for $50 Amazon.com gift certificates”.