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Book of the week
My book of the week is Annapurna by Maurice Herzog. If you’re interested in mountaineering you should read it because it tells about the very first ascent of an 8000 meter peak, Annapurna 1, the 10th highest mountain in the world … Continue reading
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Book of the Week
I’ve chosen Materials for a Sustainable Future. Certain chemical substances are needed for us to maintain our current lifestyle: these are limited and some are becoming rare. Many changes in behaviour as well as technology will be needed to ensure that future generations … Continue reading
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Book of the week
My book of the week is Touching the Void. I’ve chosen it because it must be the biggest page turner in the library (OK, there isn’t much competition!) I defy anyone who starts it to put it down before finishing … Continue reading
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Journal Impact Factors
If you’re planning to publish an article and want to find out how your chosen journal is ranked against others in the field, there are two sources to look at. The easiest and most-recognised by publishers is the ‘Impact factor’ … Continue reading
New energy book collection
The library has purchased the CRC Press ‘Energy and clean technology NetBase’ e-book collection. You can access it from here: http://www.crcnetbase.com/page/clean_technology_ebooks Click the box that says ‘full access content only’ to get our subscribed titles (295 out of 331 – … Continue reading
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Trial of Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry
We have trial access to Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry until 22nd August 2014. It will appear when you access Reaxys in the usual way, or go to: https://www.reaxys.com Click the ‘Medicinal Chemistry’ box to see what you can search for… “data … Continue reading
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Changes to Web of Knowledge/Science: Sunday 12th January
A major change to the Web of Knowledge interface has been scheduled for Sunday 12th January. The name ‘Web of Knowledge’ will be replaced with ‘Web of Science’. The databases currently known as ‘Web of Science’ will be rebranded as … Continue reading
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Web of Knowledge – new databases
In 2013 the Library offered trial access to additional content in Web of Knowledge. Our subscription has now been upgraded to include the following databases: Within Web of Science ‘Core Collections’: * Book Citation Index: Science and Social Science & … Continue reading
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Royal Society of Chemistry National Database Service
The RSC have produced a series of webinars about the databases which you can find on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ChemDatabaseService?feature=watch I’ve attended 4 of them and will tell you very briefly what the databases are for: SPRESI is a structure and reaction … Continue reading
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Trial of CHEMnetBASE
We have trial access to CHEMnetBASE until 14th August. It gives access to the following products: -The Combined Chemical Dictionary (cross-searches the products below) -Dictionary of Carbohydrates -Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds -Dictionary of Drugs -Dictionary of Food Compounds -Dictionary … Continue reading
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