Attention all earth scientists! The library now has GeoRef available via the Engineering Village platform, which already provides access to GeoBase. Save time by searching for specifically geological material in only one database. Until the end of 2008, GeoRef is also available via CSA Illumina.

GeoRef covers world literature in geology and geosciences; US geology is covered from 1693 whilst the rest of the world is covered from 1933 onwards. Geosciences Australia material is available from November 2003. Material covered includes journals, books, dissertations, maps, reports, and most U.S. Geological Survey publications.

The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) provides access to U.S. Government technical content from 1964. Access to the NTIS database is available from Engineering Village. NTIS has recently produced a free NTIS Technical Reports Newsletter. The Newsletter highlights recently indexed and abstracted titles in particular categories – this first issue is about Going Green. Future editions will feature various NTIS content categories as well as showcase the relevancy of past U.S. Government technical reports to the current issues of our times. To subscribe send an email with your name and email address to ntrnews@ntis.gov.

2007 data is now available on the Journal Citation Reports. The Journal Citation Reports are a major source of citation data on journals in the areas of science and social sciences. You can search the Journal Citation Reports by specific title or by subject category. To access the Journal Citation Reports go to the Library catalogue.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) has recently published its 5000th volume.

Since it was first established in 1973, LNCS has provided the computer science community with a continuous channel for cutting-edge developments in the field. Initially launched as a series focusing on theoretical computer science and research advances in Europe, LNCS has evolved into one of the world’s most authoritative computer science research forums, covering the latest results from all areas of computer science and information technology research, development, and education.

LNCS 5000 features an exciting theme authored by distinguished researchers.
Edmund M. Clarke, E. Allen Emerson, and Joseph Sifakis are recipients of the ACM Turing Award 2007 for original and continuing research in a software/hardware quality assurance process known as “Model Checking.” “25 years of Model Checking” is the anniversary volume.

Access to LNCS is available via the Library catalogue.

There has been a significant upgrade to the SPIE Digital Library. Abstract pages for all SPIE Journal and Conference Proceedings articles has been enhanced to include new research and navigation tools to aid in research.

A series of interviews with SPIE Digital Library users last fall revealed how researchers and librarians now seek and access relevant information in conducting their research. One of the key messages is that a majority of users find and link to individual articles from Internet search engines, library catalogs, CrossRef links, and online indexes. To address the need of today’s researcher for a feature-rich, transparent interface, SPIE has redesigned and expanded the abstract page to provide more information in the view, along with more tools to utilize the presented information.

Significant features of the redesigned abstract page include:
:: More critical information viewable within one screen, without scrolling
:: References, including links to referenced papers as well as citing articles, on a separate tab
:: Tools for capturing and downloading citation metadata in a variety of formats
:: Enhanced navigation aids such as breadcrumb links
:: OpenURL referrer tool
:: Links to web-enabled research tools such as bookmarking sites, Google Notebook, and zotero
:: Multimedia links, RSS, and erratum alerts.

The Library is currently trialling WATERnetBASE a comprehensive multidisciplinary online water resource from CRC Press. Online reference works cover drinking water, ground water, hydrogeology, hydrology, storm water, surface water, waste water, water pollution and wetlands.

Please take a look at WATERnetBASE and let us know what you think.

ResearcherID is a new tool in the Web of Knowledge which links researchers with their published works. All users who have created a personalized login for ISI Web of Knowledge can register. The Citings Articles Network graphically depicts who is citing your articles using an interactive world map. Further information is available here. Search ResearcherID here.

Like the Author Identifier the Scopus Affiliation Identifier brings together all variations of an organization’s name in a single search, greatly easing the task of identifying an organization’s research output. The Scopus Affiliation Identifier locates all the documents belonging to a specific organization quickly and easily. This used to be a difficult task as an institution’s name may be similar to another institution. Find out more here.

is an online database of IT books designed to serve reference needs in the areas of information technology, desktop applications and business.

Some recent additions to the database:

Did you know

• 12 of the “Hot Papers (last two years)” have authors from the University of Queensland
• 269 of the “Highly Cited Papers (last 10 years)” have authors associated with the University of Queensland
• Based on the number of citations in all fields covered, Australia ranks 9th out of 148 countries or territories

(Source: Essential Science Indicators, accessed 17 April 2008)

The University of Queensland Library now has Essential Science Indicators so you can also find out

• who are the most highly cited scientist in your field
• how UQ ranks internationally in your field
• and much more.

Contact Leith Woodall for assistance on using Essential Science Indicators.