Changes to the library and you
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The document summarizes upcoming changes to resources and services at the Chemistry Faculty and Students' library. Key points include: the library is transitioning to an academic commons; free scanner and mobile site will be available; SciFinder client is being discontinued; exhibits and services will continue in different campus locations; new e-resources like Annual Reviews backfiles and Springer ebooks have been acquired; Summon and Credo Reference will be available; and hundreds of thousands of e-resources can now be accessed through the catalog. The nature of scholarly communication is also changing as discussed in several cited articles.
Changes to the library and you
- 1. Changes to the Library and You: Chemistry Faculty and Students Joseph Kraus 3‐31‐11
- 2. Changes to the Library • http://library.du.edu/site/academicCommons/ • http://blogs.du.edu/today/news/penrose‐library‐planning‐ transition‐is‐underway • http://www.duclarion.com/news/first‐look‐at‐new‐du‐ library‐design‐1.2128581 • Free scanner • Mobile site • CAS announced the discontinuation of the client version of SciFinder for June 30, 2011. • We will continue to have exhibits, such as http://library.du.edu/penrosepen/jim‐river‐exhibit‐by‐du‐ photography‐professor‐roddy‐macinnes‐2
- 3. • Services in Driscoll Ballroom – Working on electrical capacity and computers • Materials in the Hampden Center, 10 miles west, will be delivered back to campus. • Offices in Aspen Hall.
- 4. New Resources • Using one‐time funds – Annual Reviews backfile – Morgan & Claypool ebooks – Applied Science and Business Periodicals Index Retrospective (1913‐1983) – Springer ebooks • Summon • Credo Reference • Hundreds of thousands of e‐resources in the catalog.
- 5. Some articles The nature of scholarly communication is changing • http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSE QuarterlyMagazineVolum/FutureofHigherEducation/225867 • http://www.rin.ac.uk/our‐work/communicating‐and‐ disseminating‐research/transitions‐scholarly‐ communications‐portfolio‐res • http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2011/03/29/might‐copies‐of‐plos‐ one‐change‐journals‐forever/