Crerar Library News

CrossRef - the DOI search tool

Looking for the DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) for your citations?  Crossref offers a DOI search for journal articles, books, and chapters.  Simply cut and paste the reference list into their search box.  The form will take any reference style, although it works most reliably with standard styles.

DOIs are used to provide a stable source for information about a digital object, including where they  can be found on the Internet. Information about a digital object may change over time, including where to find it, but its DOI name does not change.

Extended hours for end of quarter

 
The Crerar Library will be extended to 8am-1am on Friday, December 4^th and Saturday, December 5^th.   In addition to extended hours in Crerar during reading and exam periods, Regenstein Library All-Night area and Harper Memorial Library Commons provide options for 24-hour study space.

New trial - JoVE: Journal of Visualized Experiments

Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is a peer-reviewed video journal for biological research. Established as a new tool in life science publication and communication, JoVE uses video technology to capture and transmit the multiple facets and intricacies of life science research.

The trial lasts until Dec. 15.  Please send comments or questions to Christa Modschiedler at mods@uchicago.edu.

Read Libra – the Library’s faculty newsletter

The Fall issue of Libra explores scholarly communication, workshops, and a gift of African American children’s literature.

RefWorks workshop, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 10:00am

RefWorks is a Web-based tool that makes creating bibliographies and citing sources quick and easy.

This workshop covers the basic features of RefWorks: learn how to add citations to your RefWorks database, manage your citations using folders and editing features, and create footnotes and bibliographies.

This workshop is not held in a computer classroom.  Feel free to bring your laptop to follow along. 

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 10
Time: 10:00-11:30am
Location: Kathleen A. Zar Room, 1st Floor, Crerar Library

To register, go to https://training.uchicago.edu/course_detail.cfm?course_id=401.

AI Spacesuits Turn Astronauts Into Cyborg Biologists

Featured in Wired Science this research is being led by Patrick McGuire, a scientist in the Department of Geophysical Sciences.  The full research research paper was published in arxiv.org a freely available repository of scientific  e-prints in physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, and quantitative finance and statistics.

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ScienceDirect scheduled maintenance

ScienceDirect, Elsevier's e-journal platform, will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 9 hours from 8:00pm Saturday, October 31 to 4:00am Sunday, November 1.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

PubMed Using Redesigned Interface

PubMed has transitioned to its redesigned interface; the previous version is no longer available.  Complete details about the new interface are available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/so09/so09_pm_redesign.html.

If you have questions about using the redesigned PubMed or would like to set up an individual or group training session, please contact biomed@lib.uchicago.edu.

Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users

The University of Chicago's John Crerar Library will host the sponsored Chicago area local showing of  Medical Library Association's upcoming webcast, Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users. 

According to the MLA Distance Education web page, the goal of the webcast is "to familiarize information professionals with current and emerging mobile technologies, innovative initiatives using mobile devices, useful mobile software applications, and funding options for projects using mobile devices."

Participants living outside the Chicago area should go to the MLA website to investigate showings in their local area or individual registration at http://www.mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/mobile/ .

The Crerar Library is a National Network of Library of Medicine (NN/LM) Greater Midwest Region (GMR)-sponsored site; participation is free.  Participants will receive up to 3.5 MLA CE contact hours.  Light refreshments will be served.

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Time: 1:00-3:00pm*
Location: Kathleen A. Zar Room, John Crerar Library, University of Chicago

*Optional wrap-around sessions 12:30-1:00pm and 3:00-4:00pm.

Please register by November 16.

MLA's webcast website 
http://www.mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/mobile/agenda.html

Maps, directions, and parking information
http://maps.uchicago.edu/directions/
http://maps.uchicago.edu/directions/parking/north.shtml

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3503 with the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation in order to participate in this event should contact Deb Werner at 773-702-8552 for assistance.

Try SpringerMaterials

Springer Materials is a rich resource for critically evaluated physical & chemical data and comprises the contents of the Landolt-Börnstein New Book Series (> 400 volumes) plus its electronic supplementary material. Basic search is by text keywords; advanced search features include searching by CAS Registry Numbers, Substances/Element Systems, Properties, or Molecular Formula.   Send comments about this resource to Andrea Twiss-Brooks (atbrooks@uchicago.edu).