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New Feature in This Issue of STM News @ USF Libraries

STM News @ USF Libraries in constantly changing and improving and welcomes any and all feedback from you! There is another new feature added this month and there are other changes in the works.  The purpose of this newsletter is to deliver the latest information from the USF Libraries directly to the desktops of the USF science population in a timely manner.  Our goal is also to provide you with direct contact to the research librarians who are most closely connected to the science disciplines that they represent. Please let us know how we are doing!

The new permanent feature premiering with this issue is linked over on the right hand column of the newsletter:   

• Scholarly Communication - Open Access Journals - Scholarly Communication is a term that is used to describe the process that academics, scholars, and researchers use to share and publish their research findings so that their research can be made available to the wider academic research community.  The term “open access” refers to providing free, permanent online access to full-text, scholarly journal articles or other research materials. This site links to information about the issues involved in the current "crisis" in scholarly communication and a list of open access resources.

The following new features premiered in the last issue of STM News @ USF Libraries:  

• Alerting Services - Links to all of the Sci/Tech databases that provide email alerts for new journal articles in your research area, table of contents for the journals in your field, or citation alerts to let you know when someone has cited one of your articles.
• E-Resources @ the USF Libraries - Links to the latest information on newly-acquired electronic resources in all academic disciplines.
• Science.gov - Links to the vast amount of scientific and technical information that is available online from United States government agencies.
• Subject Guides for Science & Engineering - Links to Subject Guides in the Sciences and in Engineering.  These guides provide a listing of databases, e-books, print resources, and related web resources in science and engineering.

Coming Soon!  Listings of New Books by Discipline and the latest information on the USF Libraries' ARL collection initiatives.  Stay Tuned!

USF Names William Garrison Dean of USF Libraries

USF Names William Garrison Dean of USF Libraries

TAMPA, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2008) – William Garrison was named Dean of the University of South Florida Libraries on Monday, February 4. Garrison has recently served as Deputy University Librarian & Associate Dean of Libraries at Syracuse University.         

“Bill Garrison has spent his entire career working in libraries that belong to the prestigious Association of Research Libraries,” said USF Provost Ralph Wilcox. “Above all, he understands the key role that the libraries play in supporting student, faculty and program needs as USF advances toward its strategic vision. We believe that as Dean of USF Libraries, he brings with him the vision, experience and leadership qualities to ensure that USF Libraries will become a member of the ARL.”

Garrison was a Fellow in the first Association of Research Libraries, Research Libraries Leadership Fellows Program. Before joining Syracuse University, he held senior positions at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Stanford University, and Northwestern University. All of these universities are members of the Association of American Universities (AAU). USF’s strategic plan has as its central goal to position itself for AAU membership.

“I look forward to helping USF develop a top-tier research library system,” said Garrison. “USF already has an outstanding library system and a great staff, and working together, we can take it to the next level as the administration works to do the same throughout the University.”

The USF Library System consists of six libraries. The principal research library is located on the Tampa campus. USF-St. Petersburg is home to the Poynter Library, and the Sarasota campus is home to the Jane Bancroft Cook Library. The Lakeland campus has recently found room to house their own library, which had previously been a joint use facility. Specialized libraries include the Shimberg Health Sciences Library, serving the needs of USF Health consisting of the College of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health, and the Institute Research Library serving the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute.

The University of South Florida is among the nation's top 63 public research universities and one of 39 community engaged public universities as designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.  It is one of Florida's top three research universities.  USF was awarded more than $300 million in research contracts and grants last year. The University offers 219 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, specialist and doctoral levels, including the doctor of medicine.  The University has a $1.8 billion annual budget, an annual economic impact of $3.2 billion, and serves more than 45,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and Lakeland.  USF is a member of the Big East Athletic Conference.
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NEJM - Change in Access Policy for Research Articles

Since 2001, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has provided free access to original research articles, six-months after publication. This free access has required individual registration on the NEJM website. As of December 19, 2007, the Journal now provides free access to original research articles (Original Articles and Special Articles), six-months after publication, with no registration required.

The NEJM website hosts full-text articles from 1993 to present. A subscription is still required to access other Journal content. The Journal will continue to make articles of immediate public health importance available free to all visitors upon publication. Please address any questions to at trichardson@nejm.org

Nature India

In case you haven't seen this, on Feb. 1, 2008 the Nature Publishing Group the launch of Nature India
( www.nature.com/natureindia), a new website highlighting the best scientific research from researchers based in India.

http://www.nature.com/nindia/about/index.html
Excerpt from "About" Nature India:
Nature India is a one-stop site for information on Indian science. The website, serving the scientific community of the world’s largest democracy, provides information on jobs, events, the best research and science news from India. Through in-depth features and commentaries, leading members of the scientific community, scientists and journalists reflect on contemporary issues affecting Indian science. It also provides free access to some handpicked premium content from various NPG journals.

Scholarly Communication - Guide for Research Universities

What does the Association of Research Libraries have to say about Scholarly Communication and the NIH Public Access Policy?  Read all about it here:

http://www.arl.org/sc/implement/nih/guide/

New access to ISI Web of Knowledge: Available Feb. 3

Dual access to be discontinued - All databases in new interface - Fully integrated Web search - And more ...

The next time you access ISI Web of Knowledge, you'll find more power, easier access and new options. Here's a summary of the latest enhancements, available February 03.

Dual access discontinued

Since August, you've had access to both the new and previous versions of ISI Web of Knowledge. As of February 03, all users and institutions will access the new version only. Access to the older version is discontinued.

The URL will continue to be http://isiknowledge.com

Access all databases in new interface

Now, users can access all ISI Web of Knowledge databases via the new, intuitive interface, including:

• Derwent Innovations Index^SM
• MEDLINE^®
• Web Citation Index™
• Journal Citation Reports^®
• Essential Science Indicators^SM
• Highly Cited Researchers™

Easily access relevant Web search results

Thomson Scientific WebPlus complements ISI Web of Knowledge searches with editorially selected, quality content from the open Web. One click brings you highly relevant and prioritized Web results. You can launch a WebPlus search from the All Databases homepage, from an individual product homepage, or from the top of All Database search results pages.

ResearcherID — a unique author identifier

This new tool for the global research community at: http://www.ResearcherID.com increases researchers' visibility and makes their work more accessible. A unique ID number expressly associates each researcher with his published work, and lets others easily find full publication lists and avoid the common problem of author misidentification. Users can easily search the Researcher ID registry to find citations, collaborators, speakers, editors, and reviewers. Links to more information are in the sidebar at the right-hand side of the ISI Web of Knowledge homepage.

New links to CAB Abstracts® Plus collections

Now, co-subscribers can link directly from CAB Abstracts records on ISI Web of Knowledge to full-text information in CAB Abstracts Plus collections. These collections provide access to the full text of hard-to-find journals, conference proceedings and reports; distribution maps; and detailed descriptions and illustrations of fungi and bacteria. These links are automatically enabled for current co-subscribers of CAB Abstracts on ISI Web of Knowledge and CAB Abstracts Plus.

Interface and resources files available in Simplified Chinese

To help serve the needs of the international user community and improve usability for Chinese users, Thomson Scientific has made the ISI Web of Knowledge interface, help files and other resource files available in Simplified Chinese. You can choose to view files in Chinese from the bottom of any ISI Web of Knowledge page.

Tampa Library - Workshops for Spring 2008

This semester, the Tampa Library is offering the following workshops to help pump up your research skills. Please let your students and colleagues know. Hope to see you here!

Alerting Services for the Sciences

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, 10-11:00 am and 2-3:00 pm
USF Tampa Library LIB 209

Workshop Description: What is an Alert Service? Why use an Alert Service? How can it help you with your research? Find out more about how this database service works, how you can use it to streamline your research, and why it is important for you to know how to use it. Set up an alert service using a major scientific database during this workshop.

Intended Audience: Faculty, graduate and undergraduate students in the sciences.

Click here to register.

Researching the Literature in the Social Sciences: Beyond the Basics

Friday, February 29, 2008, 2-4:00 pm
USF Tampa Library LIB 209

Workshop Description: You know the basics—the library catalog, the databases in your discipline and many of the tools for coursework and basic projects, but now you want to go deeper either because you are getting ready for writing your thesis or you want to submit a manuscript for publication. This workshop will cover the tools researchers use to go beyond the basics to do an exhaustive review of the literature. Learn how to follow the bibliographic trail by using super-googling techniques, World Catalog, cited author references, and bibliographies.

Intended Audience: Faculty, graduate and honors students in the social sciences.

Click here to register.

Using the ideas of others: Citing sources and avoiding plagiarism

Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 2-3:30 pm
USF Tampa Library LIB 209

Workshop Description: Almost all fields of research involve the intensive tracing of theories and ideas already authored. As critical thinkers, we are invited to evaluate, extend, and create our own ideas by examining the fine research available. There’s always an art to science, however, and part of this art involves using the right sources and giving proper credit to the academic achievements already published. This workshop will explore the basics of citation and its many styles, as well as how to avoid plagiarism and use new tools, like RefWorks.

Intended Audience: Faculty, graduate and honors students in all academic areas.

Click here to register.

Citations Cramping Your Style: Use RefWorks

Multiple dates or suggest your own date.
USF Tampa Library

Workshop Description: RefWorks is an online bibliographic management program that allows faculty, students, and staff at USF to create a personal database of references. Learn how to automatically export citations from a search performed in some online databases or enter citations manually and then automatically create your bibliography in a host of styles including APA, MLA, Chicago, or Turabian. RefWorks can also be used to organize your citations by topic. Or, try the Write-n-Cite addon with MicroSoft Word to input in-text citations and automatically generate a bibliography when your paper/article is complete. USF faculty, staff and students have unlimited access to this software.

Intended Audience: Faculty, graduate and undergraduate students in any discipline.

Click here to register.

Journal Rankings

Check out this *NEW* free web service, RedJasper, for ranking journals.
Users are encouraged to "configure their ranking interests, as well as provide a more reasonable method to evaluate a journal's impact".

More Reference eBooks

The Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences
Provides research level coverage of fresh water resources, an area of heightened research due to population increase, pollution and degradation of resources, and variations in regional and global change in the climate.   
The Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering
Contains the fundamentals of life, engineering, mathematical, and information sciences with the methodologies and systems of biomedical engineering.  Covers topics such as human performance and reverse engineering, and rehabilitation and orthopedic engineering.
The Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences
Useful for those working in statistics, probability theory, biostatistics, quality control, and economics with emphasis in applications of statistical methods in sociology, engineering, computer science, biomedicine, psychology, survey methodology, and a host of other disciplines. 

The Encyclopedia of Biostatistics , 2nd Edition 
Covers the development and use of statistical methods in the life and medical sciences in eight cross-referenced volumes.  This new edition will find widespread application in basic medical sciences; the planning, financing and distribution of health care; and the measurement of health care status and progress in the population. 

Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology 
Addresses the methodology for detection and preventive measure for avoiding or reducing human exposure to harmful agents.  This is a useful resource for microbiologists studying microorganisms and their habitats, and those working in applied research areas such as public health, agriculture, food, and water quality, water or wastewater treatment, or resource recovery. 

Wiley-Blackwell News

Check out the new Wiley - Blackwell Library Newsletter.  Pertinent information includes:

Latest News in Key Subject Areas

New Titles Online From Wiley-Blackwell

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·         Journal Backfiles

·         Online Books 

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