When Google doesn't get it ... there are areas when a different search approach can save time. Searching for historical papers can be made more efficient by using these archives, listed by Mark Shelton at Brown University. Care to add any others?

• The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Historical Literature Scans
• DIEPER: Digitised European Periodicals
• Gottinger Digitalisierungs-Zentrum
• Gallica: la bibliotheque numerique

Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction

Available electronically to WSU faculty, staff and students through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Use the Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction to get quick perspectives on many topics within the field of human computer interaction (HCI) such as concepts, design, usability, evaluation, innovations, and applications of HCI in organizations. Identify principle authors in HCI. Courses: ISE451, HFE651, HFE753.

Scirus is a search engine for scientists and engineers. Results include journals, preferred websites, and other websites. The preferred web sites have been analyzed. Preferred websites are more highly relevant to professional or academic audiences.

Customize Scirus:create internal links to WSU full-text material - visit search preferences. Choose OhioLINK.

Scirus provides the ability to export or e-mail tagged search results.

Give it a try and let me know what you think.

My June Russ Office Hours
(Room 404):
May 03, Thursday, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
May 10, Thursday, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
May 17, Thursday, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
May 24, Thursday - closed
May 31, Thursday, 2:00pm to 4:00pm

ISI Web of Knowledge (including the Science Citation Index) will have a different interface soon. "In a few months, ISI Web of Knowledge users will see a totally new interface." It's not just another upgrade - and it's definitely more than just a new look." Look at the preview and get more information: http://isiwebofknowledge.com/currentuser_wokhome/cu_new/newface/.

RefWorks Update: A colleague of mine shared updated instructions for importing Library Catalog selections into RefWorks.

1. Mark records by using the check boxes in the list of results.
2. Store checked records, then click on View Saved Records.
3. Click on Export Saved Records.
4. Under Format of List, choose Full Record.
5. Under Send List To, choose Local Disk and click Submit.
6. Open RefWorks.
7. In the References menu, click on IMPORT.
8. Use Import Filter/Data Source labeled Innovate Interfaces INNOPAC.
9. Use Database OhioLINK Library Catalog (Full Display).
10. Browse for the test file you saved in step 5.
11. Click IMPORT.

My May Russ Office Hours
(Room 404):
May 03, Thursday, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
May 10, Thursday, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
May 17, Thursday, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
May 24, Thursday - closed
May 31, Thursday, 2:00pm to 4:00pm

ACM Transactions on Knowledge Discovery from Data (TKDD)

- now available to WSU faculty staff and students in the Electronic Journal Center -
http://journals.ohiolink.edu/ejc/journal.cgi?issn=15564681

ACM describes the journal: TKDD focuses on research in the knowledge discovery and analysis of diverse forms of data. Subjects include: scalable and effective algorithms for data mining and data warehousing, mining data streams, mining multi-media data, mining high-dimensional data, mining text, Web, and semi-structured data, mining spatial and temporal data, data mining for community generation, social network analysis, and graph structured data, security and privacy issues in data mining, visual, interactive and online data mining, pre-processing and post-processing for data mining, robust and scalable statistical methods, data mining languages, foundations of data mining, KDD framework and process, and novel applications and infrastructures exploiting data mining technology. (Read more.)

My April Russ Office Hours
(Room 404):
Apr 05 -- 12:00n to 2:00p
Apr 12 -- 02:00p to 4:00p
Apr 19 -- 01:00p to 3:00p
Apr 26 -- 01:00p to 3:00p

Big changes in the library catalog!

1. Sleek new look
2. Results ranked by relevance (or choose your own sort)
3. Cover images added
4. Reviews
5. Save preferred searches
6. "Link out" journal search

Try it out: http://wsuol2.wright.edu

Metamaterials

- now available to WSU faculty staff and students in the Electronic Journal Center -
http://journals.ohiolink.edu/ejc/journal.cgi?issn=18731988

Elsevier describes the journal: The Journal aims to cover a wide area of research, connected with artificial electromagnetic materials and surfaces in microwave and optical range, and encompassing general theory, design, applications, fabrication and technology. This involves both theoretical and experimental papers on metamaterials, chiral and bianisotropic media, various periodic structures and frequency selective surfaces, EBG (electromagnetic bandgap) and PBG (Photonic bandgap) structures, high-impedance surfaces, nanostructures, etc., as well as whole range of their applications in antenna and circuit technology and various electromagnetic devices. (Read more.)

RefWorks Tip for ISI Web of Knowledge.

The RefWorks notes field can hold a paper's cited reference list.

While using ISI Web of Knowledge:

• Method A - Search results or Record view

1. use right-side menu bar
2. select FULL RECORD + CITED REFERENCES from the drop down menu
3. skip to Export

• Method B - View Marked List

1. check CITED REFERENCES in field menu
   
2. skip to Export

• Export

1. click on Export-to-Reference-Software
2. save the uml_view.cgi file to disk

Start RefWorks

1. choose References | Import
2. set import filter = ISI
3. set database = Web of Knowledge
4. Browse for file: uml_view.cgi
5. Import
   

The reference list will display in the notes field when you view or edit a record.

New to the reference collection:

Biomems and Biomedical Nanotechnology
by Mauro Ferrari, ed. PLDL Reference: TP248.25.N35 B56 2006

• V1. Biological and biomedical nanotechnology
• V2. Micro-nano technology for genomics and proteomics
• V3. Therapuetic micro/nanotechnology
• V4. Biomolecular sensing, processing and analysis

Springer describes the set: The frontiers of microtechnology and nanotechnology are changing the face of medicine through the efforts of researchers to build biomedical microelectromechanical systems, or bioMEMS - tiny working machines so small, they measure only a few millionths of a meter across. BIOMEMS AND BIOMEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY, edited by Mauro Ferrari, comprises the first comprehensive reference devoted to all aspects of research in the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), microfabrication, and nanotechnology. Contributions report on fundamental and applied investigations of the material science, biochemistry, and physics of biomedical microdevices. (Read more.)

WSU now has access to another ACM journal,

ACM Communications in Computer Algebra.

Article titles from issue 40:1 include:

• Computing determinants of rational functions
• ISSAC 2005 poster abstracts
• Symbolic-numeric computation and applications: list of abstracts Symbolic computation of Fenchel conjugates

Check it out!

WSU just got online access to the Encyclopedia of Medical Devices & Instrumentation.

The encyclopedia should be particularly useful to students who require background information on the integration of technology and medicine.