19th Century Masterfile

As of April 16, the Graduate Center subscribes to 19th Century Masterfile, offering citations to over eight million articles, books, and other documents published before 1925.  Also known as Poole’s Plus, after the nineteenth-century periodical index, the database includes links to text from JSTOR, when available.

Humanities International Complete

The Graduate Center subscribes to Humanities Interational Complete, which includes the full text of 814 journals and indexes over 2,000 periodicals, books, and reference sources.

Expanded Web of Science Subscription

The Mina Rees Library is pleased to announce that we now have a full subscription to the ISI Web of Science database. Previously we had only subscribed to the Social Sciences Citation Index portion of the database. Now we have a full subscription that includes the Arts and Humanities Citation Index and the Science Citation Index. Please contact your department’s library liaison if you have a question about using Web of Science. Also look for an upcoming training session we will host near the start of the Spring Semester to introduce the database to the GC Community.

Infoshare Online User Survey

All of CUNY subscribes to Infoshare, a demographic database created at Queens College and providing New York City data from city, state, and federal sources, as well as some national statistics.  Planning to improve this resource, its developers have made a brief online survey available.  They are especially interested in hearing from those seeking health-related information.

Library Toolbar Available for Internet Explorer

The Library Toolbar is now available for download and installation in Internet Explorer. The toolbar is a browser plugin that enables easy searching of and integration with library resources. The toolbar is free and anyone can download and install it on their computer. The library and Information Technology are planning to add the toolbar to public computer workstations in the Graduate Center. If you any questions or comments about installing and using the plugin please contact the Systems Librarian, Kevin Reiss, at kreiss@gc.cuny.edu.

Humanities International Complete

The Graduate Center has a trial through November 30 to Humanities International Complete, offering the full text of 670 humanities journals.  Included is all of The Paris Review from 1953 to the present.  This journal is not available electronically from any other source.

Scopus Demo … and free coffee and cookies

 

Drop by the library on Tuesday, Sept 25th, between 2 and 5 PM to learn about Scopus and enjoy free cookies and coffee. Scopus is a dynamic abstract and citation database that indexes 15,000 international peer-reviewed journals in the social sciences, sciences, and medicine from 1996 to the present. Stop by the reference desk for more information on this and other databases.

Changes at Google Scholar

Changes at Google Scholar: A Conversation With Anurag Acharya
by Barbara Quint
Posted On August 27, 2007

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In its own quiet way, Google Scholar has become a major force in scholarly communication. For many researchers, faculty, and students, it is the first search tool used, challenging the popularity and utility of veteran databases licensed—often at considerable cost—by academic and corporate libraries. Yet announcements about changes in the constantly evolving service seem to occur rarely and with little ballyhoo. For example, did you know that Google Scholar has launched its own digitization project, separate from the high-profile Google Book Search mass digitization? Or what about the new Key Author feature? Or the expansion into non-English languages and non-U.S./Western European content? A conversation with Anurag Acharya, the designer and missionary behind Google Scholar, helped us catch up on the latest developments. more…

SciFinder Scholar e-seminar 9/19

Register now for a live interactive webinar, “SciFinder^®: Drawing Results from Structure Searching”, presented by CAS

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 14.00 – 15.00 U.S. Daylight Savings Time (18.00-19.00 GMT)

Rebroadcast date and times for the seminar will be:
September 25, 2007 at 6.00 EDT (10.00 GMT) and 9.00 EDT (13.00 GMT)

To register, visit: http://casevents.webex.com

After you register, you will receive an e-mail confirmation containing the teleconference phone numbers.

In this session you’ll learn to use the versatile structure drawing capabilities in SciFinder. CAS staff will review: tools and functions available on the toolbars and menu system; unique effects that these commands have on SciFinder structure searching; and, some interesting examples designed to show techniques for increasing drawing speed and accuracy

For system and other technical requirements needed to participate in this event, contact WebEx:
Phone: 866-779-3239 (North America); 916-463-8262 (worldwide)
E-mail: support@webex.com

If you have technical questions, please contact WebEx at 866-779-3239 if inside the United States, at 916-463-8262 if outside the United States, or by e-mail at support@webex.com.

Remote Access Update

Remote Access to library subscription resources appears to be functioning normally again. We apologize for the inconsistent access of the past several days. Please report any additional problems you experience to the library staff.