Web of Knowledge - Q1 Upgrades - Scheduled Sunday 22nd April

Q1 upgrades are taking place this weekend on Sunday 22nd April. Users may be affected by short breaks in access from 1.00pm onwards, when saved histories/searches may be lost at that time. Users logged into EndNote Web may also be affected.

Please accept our apologies to users that experience disruption, this will be kept as minimum as possible.

MIMAS Web of Knowledge Support

Nature Network

Expansion of social networking site from Nature.

Nature Network is an online meeting place designed to bring scientists from around the world together to discuss the latest scientific news and developments. Initially focused on the Boston area, the network has been relaunched to include other cities, starting with London.

Nature Network has an international outlook with a local focus giving you the opportunity to discuss issues of global interest but also identify local contacts to collaborate or develop ideas with, although the two local areas which have been developed so far are Boston and London anyone can join and get involved by blogging, posting to discussion forum, or making comments on articles.

Described as "Facebook for scientists" Nature Network connects at both a global and local level, enabling you to build your own public profile, create a network of friends and contacts, develop links and interact with people working in all areas of the scientific community.

To access Nature Network and sign up today visit the Nature Network homepage.

ADVANCE NOTICE – Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) website down time

The RSC website at http://www.rsc.org will be unavailable from 0600 GMT on Saturday 21 April 2007 until 23:00 GMT on Sunday 22 April 2007 due to essential maintenance. Access to all content will be affected during this time.

The RSC apologises for any inconvenience this may cause.

Launch of PhysMath Central

From tomorrow (14th April 2007) the first journal from PhysMath Central will be open for submissions. PMC Physics A covers particle, high-energy & nuclear physics, gravity, cosmology & astroparticle physics.

The PhysMath Central publishing platform is operated by BioMed Central and committed to providing open access to peer-reviewed research in the fields of physics and mathematics. In the coming months PhysMed Central will be launching two further journal titles; PMC Physics B covering all aspects of atomic & molecular physics, optics, quantum physics, semiconductors & superconductivity and PMC Physics C which will cover soft matter physics, biological physics, complex systems, plasmas & fluids, classical and interdisciplinary physics, and statistical mechanics.

Publication in PMC Physics A will be free for submissions received by 30th June 2007

Submit your articles at www.physmathcentral.com from 14th April and read the latest news and information on the PhysMath Central blog.

Scopus Downtime Saturday 14th April

Maintenance has been scheduled on the Scopus platform for Saturday 14th April, resulting in system downtime. It is anticipated that Scopus will be unavailable for approximately 4 hours, starting at 12:00pm.

Scopus apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Information Skills Surgeries - new dates

Having trouble tracking down the right information? Finding that search engines aren't everything? Struggling to use Library e-resources off-campus?

Why not drop in on a Monday lunchtime between 12 and 1pm (*or some Tuesdays - see dates below) to the Wolfson Computer Suite on the first floor of the Harold Cohen Library. There you will find Library subject specialists in Science, Engineering, Medicine & Veterinary Science ready to help you with some hands-on searching.

Learn the ins and outs of the Library catalogue; Find your way around the Library Web pages; Expand your search beyond your reading list; Track down recent publications on your subject; Access electronic journals and get the full-text on screen. Whatever your question, we will do our best to help. No need to book, just turn up.

Post-Easter dates (all in the Wolfson Suite):
Monday 16th April 12:00-13:00
Monday 23rd April 12:00-13:00
Monday 30th April 12:00-13:00
Tuesday 8th May 13:00-14:00*
Monday 14th May 12:00-13:00
Monday 21st May 12:00-13:00
Tuesday 29th May 13:00-14:00*

TRIAL: World Scientific Press e-journals (mostly just 2005 and 2006 issues)

We have a trial of all World Scientific Press e-journals, but only the 2005 and 2006 issues for most titles, until 9th September. WSP publish 79 journals in the following fields:

Chemistry
Computer Science
Economics, Finance and Management
Engineering
Environmental Science
Materials Science
Mathematics
Medical and Life Sciences
Nonlinear Science
Physics
Social Sciences

Note that we already subscription to 8 WSP journals.

Our Get Full Text knowledge base has been updated and catalogue records are in preparation.

In the meantime you can access these journals from http://www.worldscinet.com/

If you use any World Scientific Press e-journals please leave a comment.

Cosmonaut Day

On 12th April 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. In Russia today is known as Cosmonaut Day in celebration of his achievements. Want to find out more? Read this interview with Yuri Gagarin where he describes how it felt to be in space, visit the University of Iowa Radio and Plasma Wave Group webpages for links to some interesting sites or visit Space Daily for the latest space science news.

TRIAL: Bentham Science Publishers e-journals (2006 and 2007 issues)

We have a trial of all Bentham Science Publishers' e-journals on Ingenta Connect, but only the 2006 and 2007 issues, until 23rd May in the first instance (though we have been promised two more two-month trials in total to take us up to September. Bentham publish 79 journals, mainly in the pharmaceuticals area. Note that we have recently started a subscription to Current Drug Safety.
Our Get Full Text knowledge base has been updated and catalogue records are in preparation. In the meantime you can access these journals from

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ben

If you use any Bentham Science Publisher's e-journals please leave a comment.

Scopus Brainstorming: take part and get $150 Amazon.com Vouchers

The Scopus team would like to recruit up to 8 members of staff and research postgraduates to take part in a brainstorming session aimed at finding ways of improving Scopus so that it will better support researchers in their daily activities.

All participants should have some experience of using Scopus and will be rewarded with a choice between an Elsevier book voucher for €150, or a $150 Amazon.com© Gift Certificate* (US Currency).

The session will take place on 14:30 on the 18th April the Taylor Room in the Sydney Jones Library and will run for up to 2 hours.

If you are interested in taking part in this brainstorming session please contact David Clay, or telephone ext 45416.

POL Library - Easter Opening

The Proudman Oceanographic Library will close at 5:00 pm today for the Easter break and re-open on Tuesday morning, 10^th April, at 9:00 am.

Psychinfo - new interface

We've listened to your comments about Psychinfo being difficult to search and over the next few months we will trial some alternatives. You will still be able to access the Psychinfo database, just through a different and hopefully more friendly interface.

The first alternative we have for you to try is the Psychinfo (Ovid) .

Please leave a comment and let us know what you think about Psychinfo (Ovid).