Georgia Tech Library News

SourceOECD Science and Technology Databases, a key data resource for science and technology policy studies, is now available and listed on the A-Z List of Databases. The School of Public Policy purchased a one-year subscription to this resource, and they are sharing access with the campus. The Library is collaborating with the School of Public Policy and making the resource available to Georgia Tech faculty and students.

GT CrossSearch enables you to search several databases at one time, making searching for articles easier and faster. GT CrossSearch allows you to locate articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, and encyclopedias – as well as conference proceedings and technical reports – with a single search. For more information, see What is GT CrossSearch?

Between Friday, March 6th and Thursday, April 30th, Georgia Institute of Technology has free access to thousands of Springer English-language eBook titles. These titles are divided into thirteen subject collections: Architecture, Design & Arts; Behavioral Sciences; Biomedical & Life Sciences; Business & Economics; Chemistry & Material Science; Computer Science; Earth & Environmental Science; Engineering; Humanities, Social Sciences & Law; Mathematics; Medicine; Physics & Astronomy; and Professional & Applied Computing.

View Springer eBooks and take advantage of this free trial.

To search these Springer eBook titles as well as Springer eBook titles we already subscribe to, search Springerlink on the A to Z List of Databases.

A trial for the NTRL: National Technical Reports Library is now active through March 31 and is made available to the public. The NTRL offers access to the largest collection of U.S. government-sponsored technical reports acquired, indexed, abstracted, and archived by the National Technical Information Service.

NTRL is listed on the List of Databases or can be accessed directly at: https://ntrl.ntis.gov/

The message below doesn’t say which EBSCOhost databases will be affected, so I assume it’s possible that any of them could be.  Please be aware that you may experience some access problems or slowness on EBSCOhost databases this weekend, 1/31/09 and 2/1/09.

—– Forwarded Message —–
From: “EBSCO Publishing <epaes@epnet.com>”
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:57:57 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: System Maintenance Planned

Dear EBSCO Customer,

Please be advised that this weekend, from January 31 through February 1, 2009, you may notice some intermittent access interruption, due to planned system maintenance.

We are conducting this necessary system maintenance during off-peak hours in order to minimize the impact it will have on our customers, and apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Visit EBSCO’’s Support Site (http://support.ebscohost.com) to learn about new features, search among thousands of FAQs, download Flash tutorials, Help Sheets or User Guides, or communicate with Technical Support at any time, using the EBSCO Support Form (http://support.ebscohost.com/contact/askus.php).

Sincerely,

Marcie Brown
Technical Communications Manager
EBSCO Publishing

What does history say? Check out America History & Life, the premier database for U.S. and Canadian history from prehistory forward. With over 1,700 journals (including selected local history journals) indexed from 1964 to the present, this database is an important reference tool for students and scholars. Coverage includes an international perspective on topics and events. For world history coverage, also check out the Historical Abstracts database. America History & Life

On January 30, 2009, CAS will discontinue the following version of the SciFinder Scholar clients:

* SciFinder Scholar 2006 for Microsoft Windows
* SciFinder Scholar 2006 for MAC OS X

If you are using either of these clients, please download the appropriate SciFinder 2007 client or try the web version. Instructions for downloading the SciFinder 2007 clients and for registering and accessing SciFinder web are available from the following url: http://www.library.gatech.edu/sfs/sfs.php

Due to state budget cuts, access to the following Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) databases will be discontinued on 10/31/08. These databases were jointly funded by GALILEO and the Georgia Tech Library and Information Center. GALILEO is no longer providing support for purchasing the following databases and the Library is not able to continue to fund access without GALILEO’s contribution:

AIDS and Cancer Research Abstracts, Animal Behavior Abstracts, ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Biological Sciences Set, Biology Digest, Biotechnology and BioEngineering Abstracts, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, Calcium and Calcified Tissues Abstracts, Chemoreception Abstracts, Computer and Information Systems Abstracts, Conference Papers Index, Ecology Abstracts, EIS Digests of Environmental Impact Statements, Electronics and Communications Abstracts, Entomology Abstracts, Environmental Engineering Abstracts, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management Set, Genetics Abstracts, Health and Safety Sciences Abstracts, Human Genome Abstracts, Immunology Abstracts, Mechanical Engineering Abstracts, Neuroscience Abstracts, Nucleic Acids Abstracts, Oceanic Abstracts, Oncogenes and Growth Factors Abstracts, Physical Education Index, Plant Science, Pollution Abstracts, Risk Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts, Toxicology Abstracts, TOXLINE, Virology and AIDS Abstracts, Water Resources Abstracts

These databases will remain on the List of Databases with suggestions for alternative resources. For additional suggestions please contact your subject librarian.

Shock & Vibration Digest covers essential areas related to shock and vibration, including noise, vibration technologies, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 100,000 records, which are selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Journal of Sound and Vibration, Journal of Vibration & Control, etc.

To access this database use the A to Z list of databases on the Find Articles page.

For information on urban affairs, community development, urban history or other areas of urban studies take a look at Urban Studies Abstracts. Records are selected from many of the top titles within the discipline, including Journal of Urban Affairs, Urban Studies, and Canadian Journal of Urban Research.

To access this database use the A to Z list of databases on the Find Articles page.