EPSL News
We are back
April 20th, 2013 by Nevenka Zdravkovska
After a hiatus of almost a year, EPSL News is back. We will be posting regularly now. Thanks for your patience.
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EPSL Summer Hours May 29 - August 28, 2012
June 6th, 2012 by mbeygo
Summer Hours at EPSL
Monday – Thursday 8 am - 10 pm
Friday 8 am - 6 pm
Saturday 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday 2 pm - 10 pm.
EPSL is closed: July 4, July 7 - 8, August 18 - 19, August 25 - 26
Reduced Hours (8 am - 5 pm): August 20 - 24, 27 and 28.
For hours for all libraries see: http://www.lib.umd.edu/hours
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Web of Knowledge interface for smart phones and tablets
May 29th, 2012 by Francy
You can access Web of Knowledge from anywhere at any time using your Web of Knowledge username and password and a smart phone or tablet at http://m.webofknowledge.com. Because Web of Knowledge’s optimization is site-wide, there is no app to download or keep updated.
To get a Web of Knowledge username and password, go to webofknowledge.com from an IP authenticated computer.
- Click Sign In along the top navigation.
- Click Register to create a new account. You will be asked to enter your email address to verify that an account does not already exist for you.
- If an account does not already exist, you will be prompted to fill in the User Registration page.
- After the username and password you have entered is verified, it will become active.
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Free Online STEM Resources
May 25th, 2012 by Nedelina Tchangalova
A list of freely available authoritative web resources including various databases from government and educational institutions not only from the United States, but from across the world, as well as open access publications, ranking tools, and many others related to science/technology/engineering disciplines.
“Search Engines and Beyond: A Toolkit for Finding Free Online Resources for Science, Technology and Engineering“ By Nedelina Tchangalova and Francy Stilwell, University of Maryland
in the Spring, 2012 Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, DOI: 10.5062/F4D21VHZ
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White House Petition on Open Access
May 21st, 2012 by Nedelina Tchangalova
The NIH Public Access Policy, adopted in 2008, requires all NIH-funded research to be deposited in PubMed Central within 12 months of date of publication. A petition has been posted to the White House’s “We the People” website calling for the Obama Administration to expand the policy to include all federal agencies that fund research. If the petition collects 25,000 signatures within 30 days, it will be reviewed by White House staff and considered for action. To help reach this number, please sign the petition today:
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Knovel Search Widget is now available
by Nedelina Tchangalova
Access Knovel faster! With the Knovel Search Widget saved on your desktop, you’ll have one click access to Knovel. Rather than searching for access via Research Port and clicking through several web pages, use the widget to access Knovel quickly and conveniently! Get instant access to Unit Converter, Webinars, Videos and more!
To download the widget: http://why.knovel.com/information/search-widget.html
What is Knovel?
Knovel’s collection includes reference works and databases from leading technical publishers and professional societies including AIAA, AIChE, ASME and NACE. Content collection includes material properties, process and design information, best practices, equations and formulations for specific industries and engineering disciplines. Among the titles included are some heavily used print sources like The Merck Index, Bergey’s Manual, vol. 2, Perry’s handbook, Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry, Name Reactions book, etc.
For more information about Knovel: www.knovel.com
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Phase Equilibria Diagrams Online now available at UMD
April 19th, 2012 by Nedelina Tchangalova
Phase Equilibria Diagrams Online is now up and running in Research Port. Go to www.lib.umd.edu to access the database.
Description: The Phase Equilibria Diagrams Database is the primary product of the long-standing cooperative effort between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) to provide high-quality phase diagram data to the technical community. The database features more than 23,000 phase diagrams, offers full commentary text and diagram diagram display, and includes 900 new figures and 1,400 new phase diagrams.
How to use it? http://phase.ceramics.org/Publicstore/Profile/ManageStaticPage.aspx?pageid=4
For more information: http://phase.ceramics.org/Publicstore/Profile/ManageStaticPage.aspx?pageid=1
Questions? Contact Nedelina Tchangalova at nedelina@umd.edu.
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Institutional Profile (Beta) in ACM Digital Library
March 20th, 2012 by Nevenka Zdravkovska
ACM Digtial Library is beta testing “institutional profile.” It’s a novel view of an organization’s publishing record within the ACM umbrella. Check out University of Maryland’s profile:
http://dl.acm.org/inst_page.cfm?id=1032414&CFID=90914813&CFTOKEN=91126990
Be sure to check all the tabs: Award Winners, Authors, Collaborative Institutions, Publication Archive, etc. Very cool!
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EPSL Closed for Spring Break
March 13th, 2012 by mbeygo
EPSL will close for spring break on Friday, March 16th at 5 p.m. and will reopen on Sunday, March 25th at noon. McKeldin library will be open Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. during spring break.
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Engineering Library Hours for Spring 2012
January 25th, 2012 by mbeygo
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