Filed on Dec 10th 2008 in Technology, Culture & Society
After digitizing the contents of thousands of old books and finding a way to make money from the project, Google has now set its sights on old magazines. Thousands of magazines have been digitized and indexed and can currently be searched using Google's "find a book" search function. Eventually, magazine search results will be made available via the standard Google search.
This is a worthwhile...
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Filed on Dec 05th 2008 in alert
It's that time of year again - starting Monday, December 8, the Dibner Library will begin extended hours for the final exam period. The library will be open 24 hours on weekdays, and closing at midnight on Friday and Saturday. Complete details are below:
FINAL EXAM PERIOD
Mon, Dec 8 - Thurs, Dec 11
9 am - 24 hours
Fri, Dec 12...
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Filed on Dec 04th 2008 in Science
If you have used the Web of Science citation database before, you know how useful it is to track prior research and see who is citing your work. Thanks to recent enhancements, Web of Science has become an even more powerful research tool. It now covers over 10,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 110,000 conference proceedings. ...
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Filed on Dec 04th 2008 in books
At a few select campuses, you can now place an order and have a machine convert digital files into books. This represents a new model for the publishing industry: instead of publishers printing thousands of copies and hoping someone purchases it, an item is only printed when it already has a buyer. You cannot print any book. Copyright laws govern what can be printed. The books must be out of...
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Filed on Dec 01st 2008 in Library News
Dibner Library now offers easy online access to the research journals published by the American Chemical Society. With this new database, you can access some of the most cited peer-reviewed journals in the chemical and related sciences.
In addition to 34 research journals, the society also publishes the premier weekly news magazine of the chemical enterprise, Chemical & Engineering News. ...
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