Transcript The Library/Physics Interface

So you have a research
project in Computational
Chemistry 4241
September 10, 2014
Brian McNally
Agenda
1. Getting to the Library’s new homepage
2. Layout of our new homepage
3. Library catalogue
4. Finding books
5. A-Z list of databases
6. Journal Finder
7. Subject guides
8. Online reference resources
9. Interlibrary Loan Request Form
10. Services for students – REFWORKS – CAUL/ASIN card
Browser of Choice:
Chrome – Firefox – Internet Explorer – Safari
To open the library main homepage use or bookmark this
URL:
http://libraryguides.mta.ca/
If you want to go immediately to the catalogue
use/bookmark this URL:
http://library.mta.ca
Google search is usually a simple “and” search.
Boolean searches use other operators:
1. And – both words included
2. Or – either word must be present
3. Not – item is deleted from search if word is present
4. Adj – words must be side by side in order entered
5. Near – words must be side by side in any order
6. Near3 or Adj3 – words are separated by up to three words
7. Same – words appear in the same field
8. With – words appear in the same sentence
9. Truncation symbols vary – check help file
1. Plant* or plant$ or plant# or plant? or plant!
1. Plant or plants or plantation or planting or planted
2. Wom#n wom?n or wom*n
1. Women or woman
10. Fuzzy logic
1. Change, changed, changing, changes searched when change is
searched
2. Mouse and mice is searched when mouse is searched
11. letter by letter searching
1. “ion” – ion or ions or ionization reaction cation anion
REFWORKS
Off Campus Access Group Code RWMTA
Ways REFWORKS can be used:
1. Keep track of references
2. Share references with a group
3. Prepare bibliographies for papers, theses, and books
4. Prepare lists of items from our library catalogue and elsewhere
5. Prepare reading (read) lists
6. Inserting references in a paper and preparing works cited (WNC)
Write-N-Cite is integrated with Microsoft Office
7. Keep track of, share, and store PDF files
8. Merge lists and remove duplicates
9. Style Guides from several hundred of publishers
10. Mobile app – accessible from anywhere with Internet connection
PROLA
The server was launched in 1998, with an archive of online copy of Physical
Review from 1985 through 1996. Starting in January 2001, it was expanded
to include all APS journal content back to 1893. We also have begun a yearby-year migration of recent material into PROLA. For the year 2003, 1999
material has been migrated. In 2004, 2000 will be migrated and so
forth. Reviews of Modern Physics is now part of PROLA as well. The
complete archive consists of all of Physical Review back to 1893, all
of Physical Review Letters back to 1958, and all of Reviews of Modern
Physics back to 1929.
So for most titles content from 2009 has been added or will be shortly.
Other Services
ASIN Card [Atlantic Scholarly Information Network]
Obtain from Access Services before you travel
Borrow there and return here
Bookmyne Versions
iPhone iPad iTouch
these were the release versions
Android version Bookmyne 4.0 is also available.
Initial number of potential SIRSIDYNIX clients using RIM
Blackberry was too low to merit development of a
Blackberry version
However, Bookmyne version 5, to be released later this
year, is being developed in such a way that it will work on
the new Blackberry devices being released.
FaceBook APP
Although FACEBOOK APP is available
we are still in the testing and policy
creation mode.
Please feel free to give it a try.
We would appreciate any feedback you
might have.
Contact Information
Brian McNally
506-364-2237
[email protected]
Office M11
R.P. Bell Library