Access via the Engineering Village interface to this core index to scholarly literature related to geological sciences. Queen’s currently has access to GeoRef via Scholars Portal Search. This database is on trial until 26 December. More information, and a list of other trial databases, can be found here.
The November issue of the Engineering & Science Library’s newsletter is now available.
Are you interested in environmental sustainability? Curious about what the Library is doing to help protect the environment? Interested in promoting your sustainability initiative in Stauffer?
Join us from 1:30-2:30pm in 121 Stauffer on Monday, December 1 to find out more.
The Engineering & Science Library held its annual open house on October 31st and this year’s theme was “Library Research Isn’t Scary”.
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Over 150 grab bags were distributed and 230 people entered their names for a door prize. Winners were Alyssa Ash, Keith Chandrarajan, Alison Clasper, David Cone, Amanda Judd, Meri Koda, Janice Lao, Deanna Mason, Steve McKinnon, Austyn Matheson, Michael Morreale, Justin Murphy, Lindsay Wiginton, Mansfield Wong.
Thanks to everyone who attended and helped make the open house a success.
A new version of SciFinder Scholar is now available. Updates include:
Warning: Off-campus access is currently is unavailable and Mac users must avoid using Safari 3.2. Both problems are due to vendor software bugs and CAS is working to resolve them.
The 3rd Annual Inquiry@Queen’s Undergraduate Research Conference will be held in the Queen’s Learning Commons, Stauffer Library, March 5-6, 2009. The conference is an opportunity for undergraduate students with research project results to showcase the results of their research. A wide range of projects qualify: directed study projects, honours theses, co-op or practicum projects, volunteer research and more!
As a presenter you will sharpen post-graduate and career skills, such as critical thinking and effective writing and presenting, and you will engage in scholarly communication with students and faculty from many disciplines.
For more information and to submit your abstract: Go to http://www.iatq.ca/conference.html
Submission deadline: Extended to midnight Friday, January 30, 2009.
Classical Scores Library contains 400,000 pages of classical music scores, manuscripts and previously unpublished material, allowing for the study and analysis of more than 8,000 musical scores. The database provides access to multiple types of scores across various composers, genres and time periods. Included are:
Queen’s Library has been able to acquire this new subscription thanks to the 2008 Digital Content Infrastructure for the Human and Social Sciences (DCI) Project, led by the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN).
Environmental Impact pools together information on the effects of climate change on the terrestrial and freshwater biosphere, including crop production, plant pests and diseases, human and animal health, natural resources and tourism.
It also covers other aspects of human’s impact on the environment such as pollution, deforestation, desertification and habitat loss. The resource also offers the latest information on adaptation and mitigation strategies such as production and utilization of biofuels and fuelwood, creation of ‘habitat corridors’, enhanced carbon sequestration, agroforestry and restoration ecology.
Queen’s Library has trial access to Environmental Impact until November 30, 2008. Test it — and let us know your opinion of this product.
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