20070827


Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining: Challenges and Realities
This book is available in the print Reference collection, 2nd floor, Dunbar Library.

Use Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining to get grounded in practical applications of data mining when only low quality data is available. Courses: CS405/605, CS499,699, CS701, CS705, CS711.

The Publisher describes the book's content: "This book provides a focal point for research and real-world data mining practitioners that advance knowledge discovery from low-quality data; it presents in-depth experiences and methodologies, providing theoretical and empirical guidance to users who have suffered from underlying low-quality data. Contributions also focus on interdisciplinary collaborations among data quality, data processing, data mining, data privacy, and data sharing."

20070815

Gamer's Night. -- @ the Library.

Contest: Unreal Tournament
Sep. 07, Friday, 6:30pm to 10:30pm

The University Libraries, CaTS, and Residence Services invite you to get your game on. We've got the equipment, you've got the skill. [...or if you've never played Unreal Tournament, bring some fun and good luck.] Free pizza, snacks, and soft-drinks! Show your WSU ID to get in.

Also offered: WSU Jeopardy, Family Feud.
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20070810

Announcing the OhioLINK Electronic Book Center!

OhioLINK does eBooks better. Advanced search features. Work with pages and chapters!
  • Engineering = 900 books
  • Computer Science = 1000 books
Use e-books: http://ebooks.ohiolink.edu
Learn how to search the e-books: http://www.ohiolink.edu/ostaff/ebchelp/helpmain.html

Contributing publishers: Springer, Oxford. (soon ABC-CLIO)
Other eBook options for engineers: Safari, NetLibrary.

note:These collections are available to OhioLINK members.

20070803

The Electronic Journal Center now contains Supplementary Objects.

Sometimes an electronic article is more than just text. Video, interactive diagrams and other supplementary material may complement the printed word. The OhioLINK EJC now contains links to supplementary material! (when provided by the publisher)

Check out this example from Experimental Cell Research:
http://journals.ohiolink.edu/ejc/article.cgi?issn=00144827&issue=v313i0013&article=2766_domgaraamoad