January 30, 2015

ChemTexts - a textbook journal of chemistry



Introducing a hybrid peer-reviewed textbook/journal, ChemTexts. It was conceived in response to the long publishing time current academic textbooks take to get to market, as well as the inability to add new and updated information to them quickly. ChemTexts will be free for 2015-2016.

Some of the first "lectures" in this textbook journal include:



Crossing the bridge between thermodynamics and electrochemistry. From the potential of the cell reaction to the electrode potential


First-order differential equations in chemistry

January 1, 2015

Library catalog down, Jan.2-3

Our library catalog (http://scripps-libraries.worldcat.org/) will be unavailable from 9:00 pm (EST) Friday, January 2nd, until noon Saturday, January 3rd. This is due to our vendor, OCLC, performing hardware maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

December 16, 2014

Altmetric's Top 100 for 2014

Altmetric has analyzed which academic papers have received the most "attention" online in 2014, as mentioned in news stories, tweets, blog posts and the like.

Check out Altmetric's Top 100 for 2014.



This paper in PNAS received the most attention in 2014, according to Altmetric.

December 8, 2014

GrantScoop trial


The Kresge Library has arranged a free trial for GrantScoop, a web-based resource for scientists who are seeking grant money. 

 GrantScoop "offers a curated, up-to-date list of private and government funding opportunities for basic and clinical researchers focused on human health," including opportunities for both U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens working in the U.S. It is written by scientists, for scientists.  

If you wish to try GrantScoop, instructions for creating your account are provided below. Once you are signed up, you may use a standard keyword search, a guided search, or you may enter selection criteria using 19 different parameters to identify funding opportunities the best meet your needs.

If you are currently a user of Grant Forward (the grant database that the Library currently subscribes to on your behalf) we would be most interested to learn which product you find of greatest value. The good news is that if the Library budget cannot support institutional subscriptions to both products, GrantScoop offers reasonably priced options for individuals (e.g., $25 gives you unlimited use for one week;  $75 gets you unlimited use for one month;  $400 gives you unlimited use for one year). For more information, see the FAQ.
To Access the Trial:
  • Click on Create a User Account
  • For Email, use your @scripps.edu email address
  • For Plan (at the bottom of the page), select INSTITUTIONAL ACCESS
  • The trial runs from December 8 – December 25.  We hope you find this useful in your work.

Please feel free to share any comments about this product with the Kresge Library, including suggestions on how to make it more useful.

October 28, 2014

Celebrating Jonas Salk



Today's Google Doodle honors the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Jonas Salk, the inventor of the first polio vaccine, and the reason we have our neighbor, the Salk Institute.

With Dr. Salk's breakthrough on the polio vaccine the number of new polio cases in the U.S. and the world dropped dramatically. He even refused to patent it.

Read more about this historic moment in time from a UCSD alumni who got the chance to meet Dr. Salk.

Other articles:
Celebrating Jonas Salk's 'big life'

Jonas Salk: The man behind the science

October 20, 2014

Open Access Week


It's Open Access Week! A week to think about the future of scholarly publishing.

Here are some recent articles: