Our latest list of new material for the Haldane coillection is now available. So go ahead and take a look at these new Humanities books, CDs and DVDs
New E-Journals February 1, 2010
The Library now has access to:
- The Journal of Specialised Translation available from 2004.
- Journal of Indonesian Social Sciences and Humanities from 2008.
- International journal of Early Childhood Special Education from 2009.
- Nonpartisan Education Review from 2009.
The Translator Journal – electronic access now available January 29, 2010
The Library now how electronic access to The Translator journal. Access is from volume 1 in 1995 onwards. The Central Library also has the print from 2001.
The journal can be found using the Library Catalogue.
Library Student Survey 2009- Results now available January 26, 2010
Thanks to everyone who completed our survey in November last year. Almost 2000 responses were received – about 15% of all Imperial students!
Areas of questioning included:
- Satisfaction with core library services e.g. study spaces
- Use and management of electronic resources e.g. adoption of social bookmarking tools
- Awareness and usage of library support services e.g. liaison librarians
- Suggestions for service improvement and change
The library team have a lot of information to work through. We will respond to your key concerns as soon as possible – we’re already discussing possibilities for more PCs with ICT.
In the meantime, see what you said about the Library at: www.imperial.ac.uk/library/survey
Library Lunchtime Training Workshops- Spring timetable January 25, 2010
The Library’s Spring term Lunchtime Training Workshops have arrived! The sessions are primarily aimed at Undergraduates and are delivered in the Central Library, South Kensington. Humanities students may find the following sessions useful:
Using CSA: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts- this database covers major areas of research, including environmental sciences, materials science, biological sciences, engineering and computer science. Linguistics and Language behaviour abstracts & British Humanities Index can be searched within CSA.
Web of Science: This multidisciplinary database covers a wide range of subjects including science, engineering, humanities, medicine and social sciences. It also includes cited references for all articles. The Arts and Humanities Citation index can be found within WoS.
Google Scholar is a service which uses the Google search engine, but searches only scholarly resources. This session will cover search tips, what Google Scholar can do for you, and the advantages and disadvantages of using Google Scholar.
Intelligent use of the Internet – learn which sources on the internet to trust. We all use the internet but we don’t always know how reliable it is. This session will show you how to decide whether the information you find on the internet is valuable research or just plain rubbish!
Cross-search multiple databases using Metalib, the library’s portal. This information portal provides access to databases and electronic journals subscribed to by the Library. Many of the resources can be cross-searched, where a single search is carried out on more than one database.
RefWorks – learn how to store your references and create a reference list.
Reading & Note Taking – learn techniques for improving your reading and note taking skills.
To book please complete the booking form to register for any of these sessions. Information on all the sessions and a timetable can be found here.
Impact the Library Newsletter – Spring 2010 January 20, 2010
The latest issue of Impact has been published. This issue has a focus on all things to do with Research. You can read interviews with researchers from around the College, and learn about how they make best use of the range of Library services available to them.
Other interesting topics covered include a look at ETHOS and Spiral – two Library projects which support research, and the open access model of publishing - a pioneering way to get research findings across to readers.
Have a look at Impact here: ImpactSpring2010
Turning the pages from the Royal Society January 19, 2010
The Royal Society have an online Turning the Pages gallery which provides images of some of their most interesting manuscripts. Thomas Paine’s iron bridge design, Henry James’s fossil sketches and William Stukeley’s life of Newton are included.
Imperial’s Monthly Magazine Podcast – Communicating Science January 13, 2010
The podcast for January 2010 includes Dr. Nick Russell on Communicating Science from Daniel Defoe to the Dana Centre. Find the podcast here.
E-journals Maintenance January 8, 2010
E-Journal records via the Library Catalogue will be temporarily unavailable from Tuesday 12th January 2010 at 2pm and on Wednesday 13th January 2010.
This is due to essential maintenance of the Library catalogue.
The records will be available again from Thursday 14th January 2010.
During this time you can access e-Journal resources via the A-Z Journal List as usual.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports January 7, 2010
The Library now offers access to Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1974-1996.
The Foreign Broadcast Information Service is a U.S. government agency. FBIS Daily Reports offer insights into foreign views and perspectives on historical events.
Reports are translated from non-English speaking nations around the world and cover areas such as economics, societal issues, and science & technology.
