Engineering Library Blog tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2009:/englib//442 2009-01-09T22:25:44Z Movable Type Enterprise 1.03 What's different about the Princeton University Library web browsers? tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2009:/englib//442.8446 2009-01-09T22:00:51Z 2009-01-09T22:25:44Z What’s different about the Princeton University Library web browsers? You may have noticed the LibX Toolbar upgrade to the Firefox and Internet Explorer web browsers on computers in the library. If you haven’t seen it or tried it out, I... Willow Dressel http://libguides.princeton.edu/content.php?pid=6769&sid=42420 ]]> Four improvements to the automobile tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2009:/englib//442.8434 2009-01-05T16:35:39Z 2009-01-05T16:57:08Z Sebastian Thrun, Prof. of Computer Science at Stanford, and Anthony Levandowski, a Google product manager, have written an interesting Op-Ed piece for the New York Times, on January 3, 2009: Four Ways for Detroit to Save Itself The four ideas... Louise Deis New York Times, on January 3, 2009:
Four Ways for Detroit to Save Itself
The four ideas are: 1.) Dedicated short-rnage communication (like WiFi technology) 2.) Solar-electric hybrids 3.) Robotic cars able to drive in tight formation 4.) Online cars]]> Referex Trial from Engineering Village tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2008:/englib//442.8428 2008-12-31T21:11:46Z 2008-12-31T21:37:57Z Princeton University Libraries now have a trial subscription to the Referex Engineering reference library from Engineering Village. This e-book collection contains hundreds of full text engineering books you can browse, search, and read from the comfort of your own computer... Willow Dressel Referex Engineering reference library from Engineering Village. This e-book collection contains hundreds of full text engineering books you can browse, search, and read from the comfort of your own computer or laptop. Subject coverage includes: Electronics & Electrical; Chemical, Petrochemical & Process; Materials & Mechanical; Civil & Environmental; Computing; and Security & Networking. Beginning January 8, 2009, a keyword tag cloud will be added to each e-book title record to facilitate search and discovery. Visit http://www.engineeringvillage.com/controller/servlet/Controller?CID=ebookSearch&database=131072 and let us know what you think. ]]> Online enhancements to ACM and Engineering Village tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2008:/englib//442.8425 2008-12-29T19:22:35Z 2008-12-29T19:30:38Z ACM, “the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society,” recently added a new search technology to its digital library. This new technology allows users to refine search results by keyword, people, publications, or conferences by selecting from links along the... Willow Dressel press release or the information page. And for those interested in the database technology itself, you can begin your research about the Endeca Information Access Platform here. Engineering Village has also made some small changes to their online resources by updating the "Ask an Expert" page to facilitate finding the best expert and increasing the "Expert Search" character limit to 8,000. ]]> New Frost & Sullivan TEAM Research Subscription tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2008:/englib//442.8422 2008-12-24T17:00:19Z 2008-12-29T14:49:47Z Willow Dressel https://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/home.pag Description from PUL database page: "Frost & Sullivan offers global market research coverage of the following sectors: Aerospace & Defense, Automation & Electronics, Chemicals, Environment, Energy, Healthcare, Information & Communication, Materials, Technologies, Transportation. Princeton subscription includes access to market engineering research reports only." ]]> Techstreet, a commercial resource for standards tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2008:/englib//442.8368 2008-12-11T19:05:42Z 2008-12-11T19:35:16Z Techstreet launches BuildingBlocks utility for industry standards - 11 Dec 2008 The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters has announced that Techstreet (about), a source for online access to industry codes and standards, has launched a new utility called Techstreet Subscriptions... Louise Deis Techstreet launches BuildingBlocks utility for industry standards - 11 Dec 2008 The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters has announced that Techstreet (about), a source for online access to industry codes and standards, has launched a new utility called Techstreet Subscriptions BuildingBlocks. The feature allows engineers to pre-purchase documents for the first time from publishers such as the American Society for Testing and Materials, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Petroleum Institute, British Standards Institution and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. BuildingBlocks lets Techstreet subscription customers buy standards in advance, in increments of 25, 50, 75 or 100 documents from selected publishers without naming specific titles. Users can immediately download required codes or standards on demand once their BuildingBlocks account is activated. Techstreet Subscriptions is a Thomson Reuters web-based workflow tool that enables access to a controlled set of industry standards in electronic format. The Web 2.0 interface is projected to be fast and intuitive, with an advanced search and browse functionality, favourites lists, automatic updates, e-mail alerts, real-time usage reports, an announcement board and other administrative features. ]]> Secure Energy Future -- A Vision tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2008:/englib//442.8361 2008-12-09T19:18:59Z 2008-12-09T19:47:36Z Louise Deis Hitting the Wall: A Vision of a Secure Energy Future Synthesis Lectures on Energy and the Environment: Technology, Science, and Society 2008, 204 pages, (doi:10.2200/S00124ED1V01Y200805EGY003) ]]> Knovel Engineering Reference Data interactions updated tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2008:/englib//442.8339 2008-12-02T19:38:08Z 2008-12-02T21:53:33Z Today, Knovel is releasing an upgrade to the tables with new usability enhancements and interactive tools that you’ll want to see for yourself. Check out screenshots here. Note also at this webpage, they advertize lots of online demonstrations, called Quickstart... Louise Deis Knovel is releasing an upgrade to the tables with new usability enhancements and interactive tools that you'll want to see for yourself. Check out screenshots here. Note also at this webpage, they advertize lots of online demonstrations, called Quickstart Webinars. They are free. Princeton University's link to the Knovel database: Knovel Engineering and Scientific Online References Collection of the latest leading technical and engineering reference books. ]]> Sustainable Energy Resources possible via Knovel tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2008:/englib//442.8314 2008-11-24T17:54:51Z 2008-11-24T21:15:06Z To support the role of engineers and applied scientists in leading a new industrial revolution, Knovel is launching a new subject area. Learn More!... Louise Deis susenrgery.gif To support the role of engineers and applied scientists in leading a new industrial revolution, Knovel is launching a new subject area. Learn More! ]]> Global Change Education Program -- Dept. of Energy tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2008:/englib//442.8289 2008-11-18T17:09:34Z 2008-11-18T17:15:03Z The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) sponsors the Global Change Education Program (GCEP) to promote undergraduate and graduate education and training in support of the Department’s global change research activities. Global change research encompasses... Louise Deis Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) sponsors the Global Change Education Program (GCEP) to promote undergraduate and graduate education and training in support of the Department's global change research activities. Global change research encompasses a number of technical areas, including atmospheric sciences, ecology, global carbon cycles, climate, and terrestrial processes. GCEP has two components: · Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) · Graduate Research Environmental Fellowships (GREF). SURE appointments are competitive, require U.S. Citizenship, and a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 (4.0 system). In addition, GREF requires applicants to have successfully completed at least one year of graduate school. For further information: · Visit the website, http://www.atmos.anl.gov/GCEP/ · Contact Jeffrey Gaffney at jsgaffney@ualr.edu, Nancy Marley at namarley@ualr.edu, or Milton J. Constantin at milton.constantin@orau.org. The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) administers the GCEP for the Department of Energy. ORISE is managed under contract by the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). Milton J. Constantin Program Manager 865/576-7009 (T) 865/241-9445 (F) milton.constantin@orau.org From an email from: Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education ]]> America's Energy Future -- Report & Website tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2008:/englib//442.8280 2008-11-14T21:53:53Z 2008-11-14T22:13:40Z Recap of Summit on America’s Energy Future A workshop report of the energy summit held earlier this year by the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering provides summaries of speaker presentations and discussions on energy security, energy... Louise Deis workshop report of the energy summit held earlier this year by the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering provides summaries of speaker presentations and discussions on energy security, energy and the environment, and energy and the economy. The workshop report is the first release of the academies' America's Energy Future project, an initiative designed to stimulate discussion about U.S. energy options. 1st link goes to book, 2nd goes to website From What's New at National-Academies.org, Nov. 14th.]]>
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]]> ANSI has a Pilot University Outreach Program tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2008:/englib//442.8278 2008-11-14T19:44:27Z 2008-11-14T19:54:36Z Incorporating Standards Into Curricula “In pursuit of its commitment to implementation of the United States Standards Strategy (USSS), ANSI is developing a pilot University Outreach program that will introduce globally-recognized and adopted standards into the classroom. ANSI will collaborate with... Louise Deis Incorporating Standards Into Curricula "In pursuit of its commitment to implementation of the United States Standards Strategy (USSS), ANSI is developing a pilot University Outreach program that will introduce globally-recognized and adopted standards into the classroom. ANSI will collaborate with faculty from a select group of universities to incorporate information about standards and conformity assessment, as well as knowledge of the appropriate standards, into their unique curricula. The program will be open to all disciplines. Participants in the pilot program will have unfettered access to members of the U.S. standardization community who will be available to provide case studies, model tutorials, and other educational resources that can be used by professors in the classroom." "ANSI will continue to provide free access for faculty and students in the pilot to any defined group of standards currently available in the collections of the ISO and IEC. As the U.S. Member Body of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ANSI has been authorized to provide, upon request, complimentary access for students and faculty to selected standards currently available in the ISO collection. If needed, certain standards from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) may also be made available. These collections are comprised of nearly 20,000 standards, which can be made available to faculty and students in all disciplines in institutions of higher learning throughout the United States." ]]> NSSN.org A comprehensive search engine for standards, where users can look for a specific standard, track the status of a new development project, or identify a contact person who can interpret a standard. StandardsLearn.org Free, interactive, self-paced online trainings on An Introduction to Standards and The National Standards System. ANSI.org/education A complete overview of ANSI Education & Training programs. Source: a hint from the ALA Sci-Tech listserv]]> Website for EE design & development in India tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2008:/englib//442.8254 2008-11-08T21:15:28Z 2008-11-08T21:39:02Z TechOnline India http://www.techonlineindia.com/ TechOnlineIndia.com, is a new web site from TechInsights, the publishers of EE Times, that targets the education and technical information needs of the rapidly growing electronics engineering design and development community in India. There are many aspects... Louise Deis TechOnline India http://www.techonlineindia.com/ TechOnlineIndia.com, is a new web site from TechInsights, the publishers of EE Times, that targets the education and technical information needs of the rapidly growing electronics engineering design and development community in India. There are many aspects to the website: articles, courses, blogs, webinars, a forum, a "virtualab". Source: Issue 167, Internet resources newsletter, "the free, monthly, newsletter for academics, students, engineers, scientists and social scientists", from Herriot-Watt Univ., in the U.K.]]> NTIS offers RSS feeds for subject updates tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2008:/englib//442.8250 2008-11-07T16:24:53Z 2008-11-07T16:53:21Z Currently the National Technical Information Service Bibliographic Database includes records on over 2.8 million scientific and technical reports arranged by major subject categories. The NTIS database has now made available RSS Feeds by Subject Category: Follow the RSS Feeds link... Louise Deis National Technical Information Service Bibliographic Database includes records on over 2.8 million scientific and technical reports arranged by major subject categories. The NTIS database has now made available RSS Feeds by Subject Category: Follow the RSS Feeds link at ntis.gov to get started. Energy is one of the categories, for example. The October 2008 issue of the NTIS Technical Reports Newsletter is now available online from http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/ntrnews4.pdf. ]]> ntrnews@ntis.gov. Source, the October NTIS Technical Reports Newsletter]]> Safari Books Online accessible on iPhones & iPods tag:blogs.princeton.edu,2008:/englib//442.8218 2008-10-30T20:38:07Z 2008-10-30T20:46:05Z “Safari Books Online introduces Apple mobile integration with Safari Bookbag - 30 Oct 2008 Safari Books Online, a US-based e-reference joint venture between publishers O’Reilly Media, Inc. and Pearson Technology Group, has announced Safari Bookbag, allowing the download of chapter... Louise Deis "Safari Books Online introduces Apple mobile integration with Safari Bookbag - 30 Oct 2008 Safari Books Online, a US-based e-reference joint venture between publishers O'Reilly Media, Inc. and Pearson Technology Group, has announced Safari Bookbag, allowing the download of chapter and full book PDFs to the iPhone and iPod touch. Safari Bookbag can be installed via the Apple App Store for no additional cost. Safari Books Online claims to be the first online publisher to open their entire library to iPhone and iPod touch users. Safari Books Online chose to integrate with Apple devices as its first mobile platforms after conducting a survey of its users. Among the respondents, 50 percent indicated the iPhone or iPod touch was the mobile device they used. The company plans to continue rapid expansion of its mobile strategy with other devices and readers in the months to come. Bookbag users can synch their Apple devices with the 'My Downloads' section of their Safari Books Online accounts, which houses PDF versions of books that have been downloaded. To access titles on the iPhone or iPod touch, users can select the chapter of the book they want to download by simply tapping on the title of the book. With the Bookbag application, any iPod touch or iPhone with Internet access (Edge, Wi-Fi, 3G) can automatically transfer chapters of books from the Safari library. Once the books are downloaded, the PDFs can be read and accessed at any time, even without an Internet connection." Source: Today's Knowledgespeak Newsletter.