Class2 jan10-2011
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This document provides an overview of science and engineering resources for librarians, including reference sources like dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks and guides; directories and databases; journals and conference information. It also discusses tools for identifying journal abbreviations and title changes, as well as associations and publications relevant for science librarians. The reading assignments and an upcoming assignment deadline are noted.
![Readings for Next week are
Chapter 7 - Research in the sciences.pdf (found in
Blackboard ―Content‖ area)
Information seeking behavior of academic scientists [PDF]
JASIS&T, 58(14):2205–2225, 2007.
Information needs and information seeking in a
biomedical research setting: a study of scientists and
science administrators, J Med Libr Assoc. 2007 October;
95(4): 426–434.
Optional: Comparing Journal Use Between Biology
Faculty and Undergraduate Students](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/class2-jan10-2011-110110181641-phpapp01/85/Class2-jan10-2011-3-320.jpg)
Class2 jan10-2011
- 1. Science and Engineering Resources: General Science Joseph Kraus Penrose Library Associate Professor Science and Engineering Reference Librarian January 10, 2011
- 2. The assigned readings What did you think of: Lina Ortega and Cecelia M. Brown, The Face of 21st Century Physical Science Librarianship, 2005, Science & Technology Libraries, 26 (2): 71-90, The education and training needs of health librarians—the generalist versus specialist dilemma, Tatjana Petrinic and Christine Urquhart, 2007, Health Information & Libraries Journal, 24(3): 167-176. Subject Knowledge in the Health Sciences Library 2005, J Med Libr Assoc. 93(4): 459–466. Digital Libraries and Multi-Disciplinary Research Skills 2004, LIBRES 14(2). Section dealing with scholarly communication.
- 3. Readings for Next week are Chapter 7 - Research in the sciences.pdf (found in Blackboard ―Content‖ area) Information seeking behavior of academic scientists [PDF] JASIS&T, 58(14):2205–2225, 2007. Information needs and information seeking in a biomedical research setting: a study of scientists and science administrators, J Med Libr Assoc. 2007 October; 95(4): 426–434. Optional: Comparing Journal Use Between Biology Faculty and Undergraduate Students
- 4. Assignment One is due Jan. 31st. Hand out the assignment for general science, biological and life science literature.
- 5. General Science Reference Dictionaries Encyclopedias Handbooks Guides to the Lit. Directories A&I Services Journals and their abbreviations Conferences
- 6. Dictionaries & Encyclopedias McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary Stedman's Medical Dictionary McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology AccessScience Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology
- 7. Handbooks Most handbooks are published for a specific subject area, but some are for a wide range of subjects. CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook Springer handbook of nanotechnology Handbook of optical fibre sensing technology Engineering Handbook Civil Engineering Handbook CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
- 8. Abbreviations and other difficulties ATM story Zebra Muscles? Mussels? Encyclopedia of Mathematics? Modelling the colour of behavioural organisations Show chart from the RSC.
- 9. Guides to the Literature A guide to the guides to the literature http://libguides.du.edu/aecontent.php?pid=72721&sid=801941
- 10. Directories Plunkett's Some are online American Men & Women of Science Also online Used to be called just American Men of Science
- 11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/emmavanhecke/3546512338/
- 12. A&I Services Web of Science / Web of Knowledge / Science Citation Index (SCI) Scopus (from Elsevier) SCImago Biological Abstracts / BIOSIS Medline / PubMED Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Available to us through SciFinder INSPEC Astrophysics Data System (ADS) MathSciNet (AMS) ACM Guide to Computing Literature Compendex / Engineering Index / Engineering Abstracts
- 13. Journals Nature Science PNAS AJ, ApJ PRA, PRB, PRC, PRD, PRL JACS Annual Reviews Annals of the NYAS
- 14. Journal Abbreviations & Title changes TLAs and FLAs CASSI http://cassi.cas.org/search.jsp Periodical Title Abbreviations: By Abbreviation http://bianca.penlib.du.edu/record=b1965692
- 15. Conferences and Associations IEEE IET (used to be called IEE) ACM Geological Society of America (GSA) AGU American Society for Microbiology (ASM) APS APS Lots more…
- 16. Associations for Librarians SLA DPAM DST DBio DChem, etc. ALA / ACRL STS MLA ASEE AAAS CAL
- 17. Journals, mags and blogs for science librarians Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (ISTL) Science and Technology Libraries JASIST Online Magazine Confessions of a Science Librarian http://scientopia.org/blogs/christinaslisrant/ http://undergraduatesciencelibrarian.wordpress.com/ A bunch are aggregated at http://friendfeed.com/scitech-librarians