Update on Science
Springer E-books Are Here
ASP Conference Proceedings
Friday Flicks Film Series Schedule
John Meier Acting Head of PAMS Library
Coming Soon: SPSS (Yes) and CHEMDRAW (Maybe)
InkJet Cartridge Recycling
Did You Know? PAMS Library
Who Are We? PAMS Personnel
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact John Meier at meier@psu.edu or by phone at 814/867-1448 (cell 412/606-5976) or stop by his office in the Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library in 201 Davey Lab.
In the December newsletter, I reported that AAAS had decided to stop adding backfiles of Science to the JSTOR database. I’m happy to announce that AAAS has changed its mind and will once again be contributing backfiles to JSTOR. However, AAAS hasn’t changed its mind about having the newer content available through PROQUEST; nor have they come up with a better price offer for e-access to all of Penn State.
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Through the CIC, the University Libraries has signed a license with Springer to provide electronic access to Springer books published since 2005. At the present time, the best way to access these titles is to go to the SpringerLink website at http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/ERESOURCES/PSU00766 and search for the desired title. Cataloging data will be added to The CAT as soon as the CIC members agree on the proper format for the records.
Imprints that are included in this license are Apress, Birkhauser, Copernicus Books, Humana, Physica-Verlag, Plenum US, Praxis, Springer, Springer-Verlag, Steinkopff, and TELOS.
However, there are some titles published under these imprints that aren’t part of the package. These include all German language publications, International Tables for Crystallography, book series Landolt Bornstein, and Methods titles (Methods in Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Biotechnology, Pharmacology, and Toxicology).
Also, there are some imprints distributed by Springer that are not included. These include Intercept, Lavoisier, Royal Society of Chemistry, BIOS Scientific Publishers, Horizon Press, GWV-Vieweg, Key College Publishing, Key Curriculum Press, American Institute of Physics (AIP), avedition, August Media, Lars Müller, Princeton Architectural Press, Urban & Vogel, Pyramyd, Bladon Medical Publishing, Nexus, Edizioni della Normale, Cornell AAP Publications, and Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.
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We will soon have access to the online versions of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Proceedings. The order has been sent in, so we’re just waiting for notification that our account has been activated.
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The Friday Flicks film series is back for another semester! The first showings will be Friday, 1 February, at 3:35pm in 211 Davey Lab (inside the PAMS Library). The full schedule is at http://www.libraries.psu.edu/pams/filmseries.htm and will also be listed in Science Seminars. Programs will be available for circulation after the showing.
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I am on sabbatical (beginning in February.) In my absence, John Meier will be the acting Head of the PAMS Library. He’ll also be temporarily taking over responsibility for library services in chemistry, physics, and astronomy. We’ll all be back to normal in August when I return.
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We’re in the process of finalizing arrangements to get SPSS installed on some of the workstations in our library instruction lab. Stay tuned for more details as they become available.
We’ve also submitted a request to our tech people to get CHEMDRAW installed on the public workstations in the library. We’ve had a lot of requests for this software, so we’re hoping that we’ll be able to make this available soon.
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Want to help the environment? Recycle your spent Inkjet cartridges. We have a drop-off box in the PAMS Library on the table next to the photocopiers. (That’s the one with the suggestion box, hole punch, stapler, etc.) Drop them in the bin, and we’ll send them off for recycling. Sorry, we can’t take laser printer, photocopier toner cartridges, or cell phones.
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Nearly 140,000 people visited the PAMS Library in 2007. That’s over 35,000 more than in 2006.
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There are 5 full-time people in the PAMS Library. All of us have our offices in the PAMS Library at 201 Davey Lab. I’ll introduce us.
Nan Butkovich: I’m the Head of the PAMS Library and the subject selector and liaison for chemistry, physics, and astronomy. You can reach me at njb2@psulias.psu.edu or njb2@psu.edu or by phone at 814/865-3716.
John Meier: John’s a Science Librarian with subject and liaison responsibilities in mathematics and statistics. He’s also responsible for our patents and trademarks depository program. You can reach him at meier@psu.edu or by phone at 814/867-1448 (cell 412/606-5976).
Ann Thompson: Ann’s the Library Supervisor. If you’ve got questions about borrowing library materials or your library record, talk to her. Her office phone number is 814/865-3715, or you can e-mail her at annt@psu.edu.
Tamara Rapp: If you need to put material on reserve for your courses, contact Tamara. Her e-mail is tlr24@psulias.psu.edu. You can also reach her in her office by calling 814-865-6766
Doug McAnallen: Doug is our stacks and bindery manager. If you need to contact him, his office number is 814-863-8975, and his e-mail is dhm1@psulias.psu.edu.
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