Monday 7 September 2009

New trial e-resource - Reaxys

A trial has been arranged to the new reaction searching and synthesis planning tool for chemists, Reaxys. The trial starts 1 September and ends 31 October 2009 and can be accessed at the URL: https://www.reaxys.com.

Reaxys is based on the combined content of the Beilstein, Gmelin and Patent Chemistry databases. Access to the Beilstein and Gmelin databases is currently via the CrossFire service. In 2010, CrossFire will be replaced by the new interface Reaxys.

A webinar describing navigation of the Reaxys interface to the databases can be accessed at any time by registration by any individual in writing to: webinars@reaxys.com. Some hard copies of the quick reference guide will be available from the Chemical Engineering and Rayleigh Libraries in due course. Alternatively you can access the Reaxys Training centre at: http://www.info.reaxys.com/training-center to download copies of the guide and other materials and demos.

New Content Added to the Health and General Sciences & Life Sciences Collections on JSTOR

New Content Added to the Health and General Sciences & Life Sciences Collections on JSTOR - Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, and Journal of Field Ornithology.

JSTOR offers a high-quality, interdisciplinary archive to support scholarship and teaching. It includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work. The entire corpus is full-text searchable, offers search term highlighting, includes high-quality images, and is interlinked by millions of citations and references.

The archives are being expanded continuously with a current emphasis on international publications as well as collections of other content types such as pamphlets, images and manuscripts from libraries, societies, and museums. New initiatives to support innovations in scholarship, such as using the archives for text mpre-publication sharing of ideas among scholars, are also underway.

Access to JSTOR content at http://www.jstor.org/ is available on-campus without passwords and off-campus via Raven passwords.

New titles:

The following journals have been added to the JSTOR archive. More detailed information about all JSTOR titles and collections, along with delimited lists, can be accessed from JSTOR’s Available Collections page at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/archives/collections.jsp.

The Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery is an international journal of the medicine and surgery of both captive and wild birds. Published materials includescientific articles, case reports editorials, abstracts,new research, and book reviews. Available at: http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=javianmedsurg

Published on behalf of the Association of Field Ornithologists, Journal of Field Ornithology publishes original articles that emphasize the descriptive or experimental study of birds in their natural habitats. Articles depicting general techniques, emphasizing conservation, describing life history, or assessing published studies or existing ideas are appropriate. The Journal is especially interested in field studies conducted in the Neotropics and those involving participation by nonprofessional ornithologists. Available at: http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=jfielorni