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.

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.

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
  

Streamlined Article Delivery

The Kresge Library knows saving time is important, so we've made it quicker and easier to access your requested articles from ILLiad. No longer will you have to take the extra step of logging into your account to access your article. You can open the pdf right from the Library's email message. We've placed a link right at the top of the email for your convenience.

ILLiad is the Kresge Library's web-based interlibrary loan service. It allows you to place and track requests for journal articles and books not available at the Kresge Library, using a web browser. Sign up today at http://scripps.hosts.atlas-sys.com/illiad/logon.html

Questions or comments? Please contact the Kresge Library at x8705 or helplib@scripps.edu

PMCID's and the NIH Public Access Policy

To comply with the NIH's Public Access Policy, a PMCID number is required in NIH grant applications, proposals and progress reports for any paper "authored by you or arose from your NIH funds (even if you are not an author)" http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm#c8.

One way to find the PMCID number is to use PubMed Central's PMID : PMCID Converter available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/pmctopmid .

If you already have the PMID from a PubMed search (it may appear as the
Accession Number in your EndNote library), the above converter will
provide you with the corresponding PMCID to include in your grant.

If you do not have the PMID number, you can look up PMCID's in PubMed. It will be listed in the lower right corner of the AbstractPlus view. A PMCID number will be assigned as soon as an article has successfully been submitted to PMC. http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm#c9

If you have questions about the NIH Public Access Policy, the Library's
web site outlining the key points is available at: http://www.scripps.edu/library/nihpolicy.html.

The NIH Public Access Policy web site is available at: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/index.htm

You may contact NIH with your questions about compliance by sending an email to PublicAccess@nih.gov - response time is usually within 24 to 48 hours.

AuthorMapper

AuthorMapper is a free online tool for visualizing scientific research.  Search results allow you to discover other researchers, institutions and journals in a particular subject area. Graphs, timelines, and other visual aids are also featured. The site searches the Springer Journal collection which numbers around 1900 titles, so while not comprehensive it is an interesting application from the second largest science publisher.

Here's a sample search using the subject "polymer sciences" and the institution "The Scripps Research Institute".
Under search results you have four clickable tabs: articles, authors, institutions and journals.   Along the left-hand side a keyword cloud appears (top keyword = structural proteomics) as well as a graph of the years published (top year = 2007), top published authors (most published = Peter Wright) , and journals (top journal = Journal of Biomolecular NMR).

Royal Society of Chemistry Journals Free in March

All Royal Society of Chemistry journals will be free online from March 2nd to March 30th. Access will be for the years 1997 to the present. The Library subscribes to some, but not all journals from this publisher so take this opportunity to check out such titles as:

• CrystEngComm


• Green Chemistry


• Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry


• Journal of Materials Chemistry


• Lab on a Chip


• Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences


• Soft Matter

RSC also has a couple of new introductory journals free online in 2009: Integrative Biology (a journal of quantitative biosciences from nano to macro) and Metallomics (a journal covering the research fields related to biometals).

Please send any comments or questions to the Kresge Library at 4-8705 or helplib@scripps.edu.

Chemistry Dictionary for Microsoft Office and Open Office

Don't you hate it when you are typing up a paper, and MS Word says that you misspelled diol, methylene, or pyrene? It makes you want to ignore the spell checker altogether! One solution is to download the free chemistry dictionary, written by an organic chemist, from

http://www.chemistry-blog.com/dictionary/.

It takes just a minute, is compatible for MS Office (Windows or mac) and Open Office (Windows or Linux) and next time you are typing tolualdehyde or phenanthrene, you won't get those squiggly red lines under all your words.

New Journals for 2009

The Kresge Library has added the following online journals for 2009:

• Cell Host & Microbe
  


• Cell Stem Cell
  


• Molecular & Cellular Proteomics


• Autophagy


• ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces


• Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Oxford University Press Journal Package

The Kresge Library is excited to announce an online journal package from Oxford University Press. An additional 95 scientific and medical journals have been added to the library's collection with access back to 1996.

Highly requested journals that TSRI now has online access to include:


• Alcohol and Alcoholism
  
• American Journal of Epidemiology
  
• Annals of Oncology
  
• Cerebral Cortex
  
• Chemical Senses
  
• Human Reproduction
  
• Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  
• Journal of Experimental Botany
  
• Molecular Biology & Evolution
  
• Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  
• Rheumatology
  
• Toxicological Sciences
  

If you have any questions or comments about the new journal package, please contact the Kresge Library at 4-8705 or helplib@scripps.edu.

SciFinder Web

The Kresge Library is pleased to announce the availability of the web version of SciFinder. To access SciFinder on the web, you must first create a username/password account here. After you register, you are ready to get started with SciFinder Web. Access is restricted to the Scripps Research network, including VPN.

You can now set up "Keep Me Posted" alerts, previously only available to corporate customers. This allows you to set up reaction, substructure, and research topic alerts. More information on setting up Keep Me Posted alerts can be found at the Chemical Abstracts Service website.

There are a few adjustments to make full use of the web version of SciFinder. To enable structure searching, you will need to download a Java plugin for your web browser. If you have Java enabled, but do not have the SciFinder web plugin installed, your browser should prompt you to install it the first time you use the structure editor. More information is available at: http://www.cas.org/misc/downloads/jreplugin.html. To access full-text of journal articles, you may have to change your browser settings to allow pop up windows for scifinder.cas.org in order to see ChemPort options for full-text.

If you have questions about the web version of SciFinder, or any other library resources, please contact Aileen Chang of the Kresge Library at helplib@scripps.edu.

New Online Science Books Added

The following online books have been added to the Library's collection:

Asymmetric synthesis with chemical and biological methods

Cancer stem cells : identification and targets

Chemical and functional genomic approaches to stem cell biology and regenerative medicine

Chemical biology : from small molecules to systems biology and drug design

Enzyme kinetics : principles and methods, 2nd edition

Making crystals by design : methods, techniques and applications

Molecular devices and machines : concepts and perspectives for the nanoworld

Patch clamping : an introductory guide to patch clamp electrophysiology

To access, simply look up the title of the book in the Library catalog

MDL Mentor is now DiscoveryGate

The Kresge Library is pleased to announce the campus-wide availability of the Symyx databases (formerly MDL) on DiscoveryGate. These databases were previously available only for the PC using the ISIS/Base client software. The web-based platform of DiscoveryGate now allows access for both Mac and PC users.

The Symyx suite of databases includes:
• Available Chemicals Directory (ACD)
• Screening Compounds Directory (MDL-SCD)
• ChemInform Reaction Library
• Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry (CMC)
• Drug Data Report (MDDR)
• Metabolite database
• Toxicity database
• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Organic Syntheses (ORGSYN)
• Derwent Journal of Synthetic Methods
• Solid Phase Organic Reactions (SPORE)

Prior to using DiscoveryGate, you must configure the browser settings on your Mac or PC. Details are provided on the "Getting Started with DiscoveryGate" guides on the Kresge Library website. All users will also need to disable pop-up blockers for discoverygate.com and/or add discoverygate.com as a trusted site. The database subscription is authenticated by IP address so you must connect via the Scripps Research network on campus or using VPN.

First-time PC users need to download an installer to access the databases. From the DiscoveryGate website, select "Download Software" to download and install the file.

Please let Kresge Library staff know in the coming months if the Symyx databases are important for your research, as the subscription is expensive and up for renewal in July 2009. If you have further questions about the Symyx databases on DiscoveryGate or would like to see a demonstration of how these chemistry databases compare to SciFinder Scholar or Beilstein, please contact Aileen Chang, x4-8705 or helplib@scripps.edu.

CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics Now Online

The CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics is now available to TSRI online. It provides broad coverage to all types of physical and chemical data. Get chemical properties, constants and solubilities from your desktop. Use the table of contents or search by substance, formula, CAS registry number or a range of other choices. New tables include: Properties of Ionic Liquids, Solubilities of Hydrocarbons in Sea Water, Solubility of Organic Compounds in Superheated Water, and Nutritive Value of Foods.

Get Connected

Do you want to discuss, collaborate or network with other scientists in your field of research? There are a number of websites available aimed specifically to create scientific communities.

• The ACS Member Network is a networking site for ACS members and student affiliates. It aims to “facilitate scientific collaboration among chemical science professionals around the world”.
• The Graduate Junction brings together Masters, Doctoral and Postdoctoral researchers to provide a way of discussing research interests and exchange of useful knowledge. It is created by graduate students and is open to any field of research.
• MySDScience.com is a local scientific community forum for San Diego. They provide tools to make connections with local scientists, list local events and jobs and are involved in raising science education awareness.
• OpenWetWare, created by graduate students at MIT, is a place for labs and individuals to “organize their own information and collaborate with others easily and efficiently”. It seeks to “promote the sharing of information, know-how, and wisdom among researchers and groups who are working in biology & biological engineering”. Of particular interest is the Protocols page,where researchers share techniques. Labs from Caltech, Harvard and UCSD, among others, are currently listed on the site.

PsycARTICLES added, PsycINFO moved

PsycARTICLES, a collection of about 60 peer-reviewed journals has been added to the Library's collection. Titles include:
Behavioral Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, Journal of Experimental Psychology, and Neuropsychology

The PsycINFO database, which offers coverage of psychological and neuroscience literature, has changed platforms. It has moved to the American Psychological Association's PsycNET platform. We hope you find this new platform more user-friendly. Some features are a term finder using the APA Thesaurus , author, journal, citation and cited reference searching, and the ability to save searches and set up alerts using the My PsycNET personal manager.

ISI Web of Knowledge Databases Updated and Enhanced

• Web of Science has a new citation mapping feature allowing you to visualize both forward and backward citations



• DOI now available within Web of Science record and for export into EndNote



• 2007 data has been loaded for Journal Citation Reports - use to determine a publication's impact factor and influence

JACS Beta

The Journal of the American Chemical Society has launched JACS Beta, an experimental website that explores different and innovative ways to share chemical research. It is freely available and encourages its readers' participation in evaluating new features. One of the features being tested is JACS Virtual Issues, thematic collections of the best recently published JACS papers. Virtual Issue #1, Total Synthesis of Biologically Active Natural Products, includes papers from the Scripps Research Baran and Nicolaou labs. The new website also offers an interview with Scripps Florida's Professor William R. Roush, who edited the first Virtual Issues collection.

Online Tutorials

The Kresge Library now offers online, interactive tutorials for EndNote and Web of Science. Each short tutorial (about two to five minutes each) guides users through the steps necessary to perform specific tasks. The tutorials require Flash Player and are available on the Library Training and Guides page. Additional PDF guides are also available for viewing or printing.

Tutorials for EndNote X1 include:

* Importing References from PubMed
* Using the Global Edit tool
* Selecting Journal Term Lists

Tutorials for Web of Science cover:

* Cited Reference Searching
* Analyzing Records
* Exporting to EndNote
* Finding Full Text
* Using the Marked List

If you have questions or suggestions for additional tutorials, please contact Angela Murrell,or x4-8705.

e-EROS now available online!

The Kresge Library is pleased to announce a new resource, e-EROS, the online version of the critically acclaimed Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis.

After seeing how heavily used our print edition was, we investigated online access for the institute. e-EROS is updated regularly and allows searching by reagent, catalyst, solvent, product yield, temperature, authors, reference and year. There is also structure and reaction searching. It contains 70,000+ reactions and 4000 reagents.