June 24, 2009

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.

June 15, 2009

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.



May 27, 2009

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.

May 13, 2009

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."

May 6, 2009

New Online Computer Books

The Library has added new online computer books. Our online computer books collection through Safari has titles ranging from Microsoft desktop applications to graphics to biotechnology and nanotechnology innovations. We have a limited number of concurrent users, so if you cannot access, try again at a later time.
http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/

  • Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Classroom in a Book
  • Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS4
  • Apple Training Series: iLife '09
  • Real World Compositing with Adobe Photoshop CS4
  • Advanced Python 3 Programming Techniques
  • Scripting InDesign CS3/4 with JavaScript
  • Learning SQL, 2nd Edition
  • MySQL®, Fourth Edition
  • High Performance MySQL, 2nd Edition
  • Google™ Docs 4 Everyone
  • iPod: The Missing Manual, 7th Edition
  • Microsoft® Office 2008 for Mac Step by Step
  • Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web, Second Edition

April 30, 2009

Journal Access Problems Resolved

Update: All the journals listed below have been restored to full access:

  • ChemBioChem
  • Chemistry: An Asian Journal
  • Protein Science
  • Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
  • Biotechnology Progress

April 27, 2009

Journal Access Problems

There have been a number of access problems recently. Always contact the Library to let us know if you cannot access a journal that we subscribe to by emailing us at helplib@scripps.edu.

    Current access problems:
  • ChemBioChem - current issues only
  • Chemistry: An Asian Journal - current issues only
  • Protein Science - current issues only
  • Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
  • Biotechnology Progress


The Library has contacted the publisher of these journals to restore access as soon as possible. However, different publishers have different response times. We apologize for any inconvenience.