New Metrics in JCR

Journal Citation Reports (JCR®) has added several additional journal metrics. JCR now reports the 5-Year Impact Factor. Because some fields have a longer lag in citation rate, the normal 2-Year Impact Factor may not capture the true influence for some journals.

JCR has also added the Eigenfactor™ Score and the Article Influence™ Score for 2007 and 2008 data sets. The Eigenfactor is similar to the 5-Year Impact Factor except that the Eigenfactor excludes self-citations, and includes citations to journals in science and social science. The Article Influence determines the average influence of individual articles in a journal, and is normalized, with a mean score of 1.00. Scores higher than 1.00 show above average influence. More information about these scores can be found at http://www.eigenfactor.org.

To account for journal self-citations, JCR now includes an adjusted Impact Factor, which excludes self-citations. To view the details of self-citations and the adjusted Impact Factor, click on the specific journal title in the result list.

100,000 Articles Requested

The Library recently surpassed 100,000 articles requested through its ILLiad interlibrary loan service. We had a Library open house on July 1st with cake to celebrate. About 50 people came to help us celebrate, learn about ILLiad and to congratulate our interlibrary loan staff for a job well done.

The Library started using the ILLiad interlibrary loan software in 2002 for requests for books and articles needed for your research here at TSRI. ILLiad allows users to track their requests and to receive articles electronically. You do have to register once in order to use this service and it is open to TSRI employees, faculty, and students.

If you have any questions about the ILLiad interlibrary loan service, please contact the Library at 4-8705.

JACS Journal Club

The Journal of the American Chemical Society,has launched the JACS Journal Club,where the lab-based journal club goes global. Students, postdocs, and faculty can ask questions and comment on current research reported in the ACS flagship journal. "Five things you need to know" is the discussion area where authors share what does and doesn't work in their experiments, and you can add comments or tips of your own. The JACS Journal Club is part of JACS Beta,an experimental website that explores different and innovative ways to share chemical research.

New Google Search Options

When you do a search in Google, you will now be presented with a "Show options" link. Clicking on this allows you to view your search results in new and useful ways. Refine your results by video, forums or reviews. You can also refine your results by time period. Want to know if there was any mention of "heterocycles" in the last 24 hours, last week or last year? Google now has links to do just that.



What is the wonder wheel?

The wonder wheel is a visual tool that shows you related and connected terms to your search terms, which allows further discovery.

The timeline feature

The timeline feature shows you how many search results are found year by year. Click on a particular decade in the timeline and Google brings up results that reference that year.

For more info on Google's new search options and to watch a short video, check out the Google blog.

Keep Up-to-Date with Podcasts

Keep even more up-to-date on science news by listening to podcasts! Many of the major science journals have weekly or monthly podcasts where they highlight content from the journal, interview scientists and report on what's happening in the scientific community. The NIH has a bimonthly Research Radio podcast covering the lastest research findings. There's even lecture podcasts from universities like Stanford, MIT and UC Berkeley available for free from iTunes U.


You can listen or sign up to the RSS feed for these podcasts through iTunes(for both mac and pc), or other free podcasting software such as Odeo or Juice or by going directly to each website. An advantage of using iTunes or other software is that you can consolidate and update your podcasts in one central place.

Listen to them online, or even better, put them on your ipod or mp3 player. Even listen to them in your car during your commute by hooking up your ipod or mp3 player to your car stereo.

Podcast resources

• Science podcast
  
• Cell podcast
  
• PNAS podcast
  
• Nature podcast
  
• Nature ChemPod
  
• iTunes U - you have to download iTunes (free) to access iTunes U
  

Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs added

The Kresge Library now has online access to the Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs. One of the oldest journals in this field in the U.S., it publishes peer-reviewed studies on the use, abuse, and dependence on alcohol and illegal drugs. Online access begins in 1990 and goes through the current issue.

The Lancet H1N1 Flu Resource Centre

The journal, Lancet, has announced a free H1N1 Flu Resource Centre website. It compiles relevant content from Elsevier journals and societies, grouped by topic. Complimentary access to the full-text pdf's are being made available. Additional content includes links and resources, a podcast and media coverage of the H1N1 flu. John McConnell, editor of the Lancet Infectious Diseases:

"Healthcare professionals will have immediate access to timely, accurate information aggregated from diverse online resources and journals. The global medical community will benefit from this resource."