Engineering Library Blog tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2008-08-18:/englib//120 2013-03-07T20:09:25Z The place to learn interesting and useful facts about information resources and library services! Movable Type Enterprise 4.37 Need help with a data management plan? Try DMPTool tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2013:/englib//120.13164 2013-03-06T21:44:08Z 2013-03-07T20:09:25Z Many U.S. funding agencies are now requiring researchers to submit a data management plan with their grant applications. DMPTool* provides guidance in creating ready to use data management plans for:NIH, NEH, NOAA, NSF, Gordan and Betty Moore, IMLSThe tool... Willow Dressel dmp_tool_banner_verbose.jpg






Many U.S. funding agencies are now requiring researchers to submit a data management plan with their grant applications. DMPTool* provides guidance in creating ready to use data management plans for:

NIH, NEH, NOAA, NSF, Gordan and Betty Moore, IMLS

The tool has been customized for Princeton users.  Log in with your Princeton NetID for additional Princeton specific help links and suggested text for researchers who will be using the DataSpace repository. Simply select Princeton University and log in with your Princeton netID and password.

Want to learn more?
View a brief video demonstration of the tool at https://dmp.cdlib.org/help/video_demo

Attend the Lunch 'n Learn session on April 24th at Noon in the Frist Multipurpose Room. http://www.princeton.edu/etc/seminars

For more general information about the data management plans visit:
http://libguides.princeton.edu/nsf-dmp

*DMPTool was developed by DataONE, Digital Curation Centre (UK), Smithsonian Institution, UC Curation Center, California Digital Library, UCLA Library, UC San Diego Libraries, University of Illinois, and University of Virginia Libraries.
]]> Data Citation Index Trial tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2012:/englib//120.12859 2012-10-25T20:32:46Z 2012-10-25T20:39:54Z Adriana Popescu Princeton University has trial access to the Data Citation Index on the Web of Knowledge platform! Go to Select a Database tab and choose Data Citation Index to start exploring.

If you have questions about the trial, please contact: Patty Gaspari-Bridges, pattygb@Princeton.EDU or Tim Otto, timothy.otto@thomsonreuters.com.

The index coverage is continously expanding, adding 500,000 new records each year.

REPOSITORIES BY DISCIPLINE

COVERAGE

Life Sciences

48%

Social Sciences

20%

Physical Sciences

23%

Arts & Humanities

7%

Multidisciplinary

2%

]]> IOS Press Journals tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2012:/englib//120.12814 2012-10-11T17:42:20Z 2012-10-11T17:52:23Z the library has free access until the end of 2012 to IOS Press Engineering Journals. Feedback about the journals and recommendations for subscriptions can be sent to Adriana Popescu, Engineering Librarian.... Adriana Popescu the library has free access until the end of 2012 to IOS Press Engineering Journals. Feedback about the journals and recommendations for subscriptions can be sent to Adriana Popescu, Engineering Librarian.

]]> New EZProxy access to library resources from off campus tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2012:/englib//120.12569 2012-06-14T18:08:03Z 2012-06-14T18:32:46Z Princeton University Library has launched the new EZProxy service to access online library materials from off campus. EZProxy does not require configuration, but must be used via the links provided by the library in the Articles and Databases page (http://library.princeton.edu/catalogs/articles.php),... Willow Dressel Princeton University Library has launched the new EZProxy service to access online library materials from off campus. EZProxy does not require configuration, but must be used via the links provided by the library in the Articles and Databases page (http://library.princeton.edu/catalogs/articles.php), the Main Catalog (http://catalog.princeton.edu/), SearchIt  (http://searchit.princeton.edu/), or the Find It @PUL button. Using these links from off campus, you will be directed to CAS login screen (Central Authorization System). Enter your Princeton NetID and Password to connect. EZProxy is only available via the Princeton Library links above and is not connected to other URLs or links on the Web such as Google or Google Scholar.

There is currently a known issue with American Institute of Physics journals and the Chrome and Firefox browsers. Please use either Internet Explorer or Safari (depending on your operating system) with the EZProxy for AIP journals. Problems with EZProxy may be reported to lsupport@princeton.edu

A tip on finding articles from a bibliography or reference: Search for the Journal Title (not the article title) in either the Main Catalog or SearchIt Catalog+. Follow the link provided. If you are off campus, enter your NetID and Password for EZProxy, then navigate to the Volume, Issue, and Page of the article you are searching for. You can also try using the form provided by the library at  http://sfx.princeton.edu:9003/sfx_pul/cgi/core/citation-linker.cgi?rft.genre=article

Further details on connecting to library resources from off site are available at http://library.princeton.edu/help/remoteaccess.php

]]> Google wants you to become a better searcher tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2012:/englib//120.12538 2012-06-01T20:05:28Z 2012-06-01T20:41:50Z In February, Danielle Russell, Über Tech Lead for Search Quality and User Happiness at Google, gave a Princeton public lecture on literacy in the age of Google in which he discussed new skills that are important in knowing how to... Willow Dressel http://lectures.princeton.edu/2012/daniel-m-russell/

To help people learn to use Google more effectively, they are now offering tips and tricks, training videos, and even lesson plans for teaching Google search in the classroom.

]]> Book Citation Index trial in Web of Science tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2012:/englib//120.12522 2012-05-25T19:14:31Z 2012-05-25T19:39:59Z Willow Dressel Princeton University Library has a trial to the Book Citation Index in Web of Science until June 7, 2012.  The Book Citation Index includes book content in science, social sciences, and the humanities from 2005 on. The Book Citation Index can be searched alone or with the full Web of Science by selecting the databases in the check boxes at the bottom of the screen. To try out the Book Index, simply visit Web of Science and start searching http://apps.webofknowledge.com/

For more information visit http://wokinfo.com/products_tools/multidisciplinary/bookcitationindex/

Please email wdressel@princeton.edu with questions or comments about the trial or leave a comment below.
]]> Princeton Library now lending iPad2 tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2012:/englib//120.12316 2012-04-02T13:00:00Z 2012-04-02T13:23:40Z Princeton University Libraries will begin lending iPads on Monday April 2, 2012. Firestone, Lewis, and the Engineering library each have three iPads available for a two week loan period.Each iPad comes pre-loaded with tons of apps and over 100 kindle... Willow Dressel Princeton University Libraries will begin lending iPads on Monday April 2, 2012. Firestone, Lewis, and the Engineering library each have three iPads available for a two week loan period.

Each iPad comes pre-loaded with tons of apps and over 100 kindle e-books selected by Princeton librarians. For more information about iPads at the library visit http://libguides.princeton.edu/iPad

You can check to see if an iPad is available by clicking here or by searching in the catalog for iPad2. Holds can be placed on checked out iPads.

To check out an iPad, you need a current PU ID card and a completed iPad Lending Agreement form. Lending Agreement forms are available at the circulation desk or at http://libguides.princeton.edu/iPad. Princeton Library iPads are not available to visitors.
]]> Einstein archives to be made available online tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2012:/englib//120.12293 2012-03-27T19:09:40Z 2012-03-27T19:25:20Z The Hebrew University of Jerusalem recently received a grant from the Polonsky Foundation in the UK to improve the web portal to the online archive with a full catalog of the archive, cross referencing, and digitize the entire collection. 2000... Willow Dressel
Read the full article at the Guardian UK http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/mar/19/albert-einstein-archives-theory-of-relativity

Or visit the Einstein Archives Online at http://alberteinstein.info/
]]> KnowItAll Spectra database webinar tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2012:/englib//120.12218 2012-03-02T14:47:25Z 2012-03-02T15:01:46Z KnowItAll U Spectra database is giving a free webinar on the basics of using the AnyWhere database online and the KnowItAll desktop software.KnowItAll, a subscription provided by Princeton University Libraries, is a searchable collection of over 1.3 million spectra, including... Willow Dressel
KnowItAll, a subscription provided by Princeton University Libraries, is a searchable collection of over 1.3 million spectra, including structures and chemical property information.

Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Time: 12:00 pm Eastern USA (9 PST, 10 MST, 11 CST)
Duration: 1 hour
Where: Online from your office or home
Registration Fee: Complimentary

Register at http://www.knowitall.com/eventcenter

To try the database out online before the webinar visit http://www.knowitallanyware.com/
To download Windows client version, PU users go to http://www.knowitallu.com/gettingstarted
]]> Engineering Library Research Clinics start today tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2012:/englib//120.12136 2012-02-09T19:27:36Z 2012-02-09T19:30:52Z Research Clinics at the Engineering Library begin today. Every Thursday during the semester, come in to room 105 in the Engineering Library for help with your library questions and research.Time: Thursday from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pmWhere: Engineering Library room... Willow Dressel Research Clinics at the Engineering Library begin today. Every Thursday during the semester, come in to room 105 in the Engineering Library for help with your library questions and research.

Time: Thursday from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Where: Engineering Library room 105

Who: Anyone who needs help, no appointment is necessary!


]]> Where to find information during the Wikipedia Blackout tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2012:/englib//120.12028 2012-01-17T21:05:51Z 2012-01-17T21:36:07Z Willow Dressel SOPA Bill  tomorrow January 18th. Wikipedia and many others will be protesting by holding a 24 hour blackout. For more information, you can visit.http://sopastrike.com/

Princeton University Library online resources are always available.

Try Princeton's Online Reference Shelf for a list of Encyclopedias and other Wikipedia type sources.

Or use Princeton's new Searchit Articles+ to search for journal and newspaper articles.

If you need any help, you can always Chat with a Librarian
]]> Wikipedia goes dark, but the Library keeps the lights on tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2012:/englib//120.12026 2012-01-17T20:50:20Z 2012-01-17T20:59:13Z Adriana Popescu Wikipedia English version and several other sites are going dark intentionally on Wednesday January 18, 2012 for 24 hours to protest the anti-piracy bills before Congress (see news item at http://www.npr.org/2012/01/16/145319211/in-protest-of-anti-piracy-bill-wikipedia-to-go-dark). The Engineering Library would like to remind everybody, that thanks to our significant subscriptions and acquisitions, you can still research and find the information you need. Our library resources that encompass numerous books, journals, databases, encyclopedias, handbooks, directories, etc. are alive and well! At the library, the lights are always on!]]> Materials Project, new toolkit from MIT and LBNL tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2012:/englib//120.11972 2012-01-03T16:46:02Z 2012-01-03T18:47:33Z MIT and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) have announced a new online toolkit for materials science research. The Materials Project, formerly called the Materials Genome project, currently contains information on 18,933 compounds and performs real time materials properties computations using... Willow Dressel announced a new online toolkit for materials science research. The Materials Project, formerly called the Materials Genome project, currently contains information on 18,933 compounds and performs real time materials properties computations using LBNL's supercomputing clusters.

Users can freely perform a quick materials search or create a log in to use the toolkit's advanced features. Advanced features include:

  • Materials Explorer - For advanced searching by chemistry, composition, or property.
  • Phase Diagram App - To compute phase diagrams for systems with 2-4 components.
  • Lithium Ion Battery Explorer - Explore Li-ion battery materials by various criteria.
  • Reactions Calculator - Calculate the enthalpy of various reactions. Experimental results shown where available.
  • Structure Predictor - Generates potential new compounds using experimental and mined data.
To learn more read the MIT News article at http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/manufacturing-new-materials-1220.html or visit the Materials Project at http://materialsproject.org/

]]> Writing in Science and Engineering Conferences in the Engineering Library tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2011:/englib//120.11658 2011-10-13T18:22:03Z 2011-10-13T18:28:16Z Starting October 13th, Writing in Science and Engineering Conferences will be held every Thursday at the Engineering Library in Friend Center, room 106. These are offered to students working on assignments or research projects in the sciences, the empirical social... Willow Dressel https://writing.princeton.edu/scheduler/appointments/18.

In coordination with the Writing Conferences, the Engineering Library offers Research Clinics every Thursday afternoon, from 3:30pm to 5:30pm in room 105 (Friend Center). If you have difficulties finding sources for your paper or project, librarians will be available to help you and to answer any questions that you may have about the library. No appointments are necessary for the Library Research Clinics, everybody is welcome! ]]> Engineering Library Research Clinics - Thursdays 3:30 - 5:30 tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2011:/englib//120.11630 2011-10-06T18:42:18Z 2011-10-06T18:51:17Z The Engineering Library Research Clinics have moved to Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:30 pm.Get library help with your research, thesis, finding papers, and more!!When: Thursdays, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pmWhere: Engineering Library, Room 105Who: Anyone! No appointment necessary.... Willow Dressel The Engineering Library Research Clinics have moved to Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:30 pm.

Get library help with your research, thesis, finding papers, and more!!

When: Thursdays, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Where: Engineering Library, Room 105
Who: Anyone! No appointment necessary.
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