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September 27, 2007
Computer Science: Free Access to Computing Reviews
Computing Reviews is the leading online review service for books and articles across all disciplines of computing. RIT users can now access this resource for free through November 30th. Click here for the userid and password that will provide access for RIT users.
Posted by digital_assets at 01:11 PM
September 07, 2007
Multidisciplinary: New Titles Added to Online Reference Resource - Credo Reference
Credo Reference announced the recent addition of the following new titles:
- The American Heritage® Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style
- The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary
- The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
- Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, Cambridge University Press
- The Encyclopedia of American Folk Art, Routledge
- How We Talk: American Regional English Today, Houghton Mifflin
- The Wisden Archive of Cricketers' Lives
- Word Histories and Mysteries From Abracadabra to Zeus, Houghton Mifflin
Check out these new titles at Credo Reference!
Posted by digital_assets at 10:33 AM
Chemistry: SciFinder Enhances CAS Registry
CAS REGISTRY Enhanced with New Experimental Property Tags
New experimental property tags have been added to the CAS REGISTRY. The tags are applied to new proteins and nucleic acids added to the CAS REGISTRY and refer to biochemistry-related data, including:
- Allele frequency and heterozygosity
- Disease-related mutations
- Drug targets
- Functional sites
- Genetic mapping
- Genetic polymorphism
- Human disease-related mutations
- Non-human animal disease-related mutations
- Plant disease-related mutations
- Post-translational protein modifications
- Subcellular localization
For a list of all experiment property tags in the CAS REGISTRY, including definitions, visit Searching for Property Data at http://www.cas.org
Posted by digital_assets at 10:20 AM
Science: Free Access to Nature Reports and Nature Protocols
Nature Reports is for all those who are interested in the facts behind the headlines, providing accessible information for users of all levels of expertise from the scientist to members of the general public. The Nature Reports series explores the science, social, political and economic implications of three topics: climate change, stem cells and avian flu.
The vast majority of Nature Reports is freely accessible and aims to explain the science behind the headlines, linking back to relevant news and research papers within the nature.com platform. Readers can download digital editions as well as other online content which includes; interactive editor blogs, article tagging, voting and recommendation tools, podcasts, and extensive expert discussion. Each continually updated site also has individual special features: for instance Nature Reports Avian Flu has a Google Earth map allowing users to track the spread of avian flu.
View Nature Reports now!
Users will also have access to Nature Protocols from Sept 20th until the end of October. Nature Protocols is an online resource for protocols, including authoritative, commissioned and peer-reviewed protocols written by experts in the field, and an interactive 'Protocols Network' where scientists can upload their own protocols and comment on others. Nature Protocols is an essential element of any bench scientist’s resources. Click here for free access to Nature Protocols.
Posted by digital_assets at 10:07 AM
