Are you overwhelmed with sources and citations for your research project? Please join Sciences Research and Instruction Librarian, Sara Scheib, to learn how to evaluate the credibility of sources and manage your citations using web-based tools. Lunch @ the Sciences Library: Evaluating and Citing Sources 12:30-1:20 pm, Wednesday, November 28th 102 SL (Sciences Library classroom) In thisContinue reading “Workshop: Evaluating and Citing Sources”
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Thanksgiving Recess Hours
Sciences Library hours during Thanksgiving Recess (November 16-25, 2012): Friday, November 16 9:00am – 5:00pm Sat-Sun, November 17-18 CLOSED Mon-Wed, November 19-21 9:00am – 5:00pm Thurs-Sun, November 22-25 CLOSED Please contact the Sciences Library at (319) 335-3083 or lib-sciences@uiowa.edu if you have any questions.
Workshop: Citation Management Tools
Due to popular demand, the Sciences Library will be offering three workshops on Citation Management Tools, next week in W238 CB. Sessions will be held on: Monday (10/15) at 5-6 PM Tuesday (10/16) at 5-6 PM Friday (10/19) at 8-9 AM RefWorks will be the main focus of these sessions, since all UI students, faculty andContinue reading “Workshop: Citation Management Tools”
Science.gov Announces Spanish Version, Multimedia, and Enhanced Search Features
Washington D.C – Science agencies across the U.S. federal government announced today the launch of the Spanish version of Science.gov, http://ciencia.science.gov. Ciencia.Science.gov provides the same breadth and depth in science search as does Science.gov, covering over 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results from 17 organizations within 13Continue reading “Science.gov Announces Spanish Version, Multimedia, and Enhanced Search Features”
SciFinder Enhancements
SciFinder has released a new update to help scientists increase their productivity by improving “precision and evaluation of reaction answer sets, and…collaboration with other SciFinder users.” Learn more…
Library 101 Workshop (10/3)
Please join the Sciences Library for: Lunch @ the Library: Library 101 At 12:30-1:20pm on Wednesday, October 3rd in 102 SL (Sciences Library classroom) You may bring your lunch. Coffee and cookies will be provided. In this workshop, you will learn: What kinds of resources and services are available at the University of Iowa Libraries. How to useContinue reading “Library 101 Workshop (10/3)”
Science of the Civil War exhibit
The Sciences Library has a new exhibit on display for September: the Science of the Civil War. The exhibit features books from the UI Libraries collection and some great Civil War era artifacts, including: Bullets Cannonballs Confederate cap Camera Surveying tools The library would like to thank the Geoscience Department and Vera Jean Fitzgerald for loaning us theseContinue reading “Science of the Civil War exhibit”
USGS Reports: Mississippi River Flows Backwards Due to Isaac
Here’s an interesting news story: “Strong winds and storm surge from Hurricane Isaac’s landfall forced the Mississippi River to flow backwards for nearly 24 hours on Tuesday, August 28.” (http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3387&from=rss_home#.UD6pzaPwGuJ)
ScienceDirect & Scopus Downtime (8/25)
The Elsevier products ScienceDirect, Scopus, Hub, Applications, SciVal, Journals Consult and the Admin Tool will be unavailable for approximately 19 hours on Saturday, August 25, 2012 due to scheduled maintenance and updates. Expected Downtime: 6:30am Saturday, August 25th – 1:30am, Sunday, August 26th (CDT). According to Elsevier, the updates will result in the following changes: “ScienceDirect: Effortless accessContinue reading “ScienceDirect & Scopus Downtime (8/25)”
Fall Semester Hours at the Sciences Library
From August 20 – December 14, 2012, the Sciences Library will be open: Monday – Thursday: 9:00am – 9:00pm Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm Saturday: CLOSED Sunday: 1:00pm – 9:00pm The Sciences Library will be CLOSED on September 1, 2, and 3 for Labor Day.