October 27, 2016

Science Immunology Trial Access

Institution-wide trial access has been activated for Science Immunology, the newest title from AAAS. Its mission is “to facilitate understanding of the immune system by showcasing innovative advances in the expanding field of immunology, drawing from studies in all organisms and model systems including humans."

The trial runs through the end of the year.

Other AAAS journals the Library subscribes to:

October 12, 2016

ChemSearch Challenge

Join the ChemSearch Challenge and compete with thousands of chemists from research, education and industry fields to see who can achieve the fastest route to finding answers.

Reaxys is hosting a multi-week online competition for chemists to solve practical chemistry research problems. Players with the fastest time and most accurate answers will be that week's winner. You can win money for charity and make a name for yourself, all while learning something in the process.

The ChemSearch Challenge starts October 17th.

Register for the ChemSearch Challenge

September 27, 2016

Cell Press Figure360

Figure360 is an "author-narrated animation of select figures in Cell Press primary research and review journals: a short, digestible synopsis puts the figure in context and helps you zoom in on the most important take-home message in a matter of minutes." Here is the list of Figure360 videos.



September 7, 2016

New Books - Summer



Print Books
A Systems Biology Approach to Study Metabolic Syndrome

Atomic Evidence - Seeing the Molecular Basis of Life 

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants

Bioconjugate Techniques

Carbohydrates Chemistry: Proven Synthetic Methods, Volume 3

Carbohydrates in Drug Design and Discovery

Cell Death Techniques: A Laboratory Manual

Chemical and Biomedical Physics: A Systematic Approach to Experiments, Evaluation, and Modeling

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

Decide: Work Smarter, Reduce Your Stress, and Lead by Example

Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care

Extending R

Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders

Foye's Principal of Medicinal Chemistry

Generating Middle Range Theory: From Evidence to Practice

Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry

Immunology: A Short Course

Janeway's Immunobiology

Jawetz Melnick & Adelbergs Medical Microbiology

Knock' em Dead Social Networking: For Job Search and Professional Success

Laboratory Protocols in Applied Life Science

Leading and Managing in Nursing 

Let's Stop Meeting Like This: Tools to Save Time and Get More Done

LinkedIn For Dummies

Medical Physiology

Merck Veterinary Manual

MKSAP 17

Molecular Biology of Assemblies and Machines

Molecular Biology: Structure and Dynamics of Genomes and Proteomes

Next Gen PhD: A guide to career paths in science

Nursing Ethics: Across the Curriculum and Into Practice

The Organic Chemistry of Drug Design and Drug Action

Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy

The PhD Handbook for the Academic Job Search 

Proteomic Profiling and Analytical Chemistry

Resumes for Dummies

Winning Answers to 500 Interview Questions

Online Books

Data Science in R : A Case Studies Approach to Computational Reasoning and Problem Solving


July 22, 2016

New Books



E-books 

Access 2016 Bible

Big Data Analytics with Spark: A Practitioner’s Guide to Using Spark for Large-Scale Data Processing, Machine Learning, and Graph Analytics, and High-Velocity Data Stream Processing

Claudins: methods and protocols (OCLC #740822181)
 
Copper-catalyzed asymmetric Synthesis

Environmental Experience and Plasticity of the Developing Brain

Excel 2016 All-in-One For Dummies

Excel Data Analysis For Dummies

LinkedIn In 30 Minutes, 2nd Edition

Mastering Python

Microsoft® Office 365 For Dummies®

Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Step by Step

Office 2016 All-In-One For Dummies

OS X El Capitan: The Missing Manual

Perl by Example, Fifth Edition   

Preparation of Compounds Labeled with Tritium and Carbon-14

R Programming for Bioinformatics

Spark for Python Developers

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Word 2016 

Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition

Print Books






July 18, 2016

Elements electronic lab notebook


The latest version of ChemOffice Professional 15.1 includes access to a cloud-based electronic laboratory notebook called Elements. Elements allows scientists to easily capture and organize scientific data and collaborate with colleagues. Read more about Elements here: http://www.cambridgesoft.com/literature/PDF/Elements.pdf.


How to access Elements

If you have already downloaded ChemOffice:
You can access Elements from the top menu by going to File > Cloud > Browse Elements (or Upload to Elements).
Or go directly to Elements.
*You will need to sign in with your ChemOffice username and password when prompted.

If you have not downloaded ChemOffice:   
You can still use Elements e-notebook. While on campus, go to the SciStore download site and follow the prompts to register and choose Elements from the list of downloads available. You’ll sign in with the username and password you just created.


Getting help
These vendor-created guides are available while logged into Elements: