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New reference database: AccessScience

The University of Iowa Libraries has added a new reference database to its collection: AccessScience. AccessScience is available to students, faculty and staff of the University of Iowa and can be accessed both on and off-campus. AccessScience (video demo) allows researchers to browse by topic or use keyword searching to find: Over 8,500 online articlesContinue reading “New reference database: AccessScience”

Patent & Trademark Workshop

Join Bill Fuhr from the Davenport Patent and Trademarks Resource Center for a Patent & Trademark Workshop. There will be two sessions: Focus on Engineering & Science: Wednesday, June 27th at 10:00am – 11:30am in the Engineering Library (2001C SC) Focus on General Research: Wednesday, June 27th at 1:00pm – 2:30pm in the Main Library (1015A) RegisterContinue reading “Patent & Trademark Workshop”

“Like” the Sciences Library?

The Sciences Library now has a Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/UIowaSciencesLibrary) and a Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/UIowaSciLib). These social networking tools will be used to distribute news and other information pertaining the Sciences Library, the University of Iowa Libraries, the University of Iowa and the scientific community in general. “Like”, “Follow” and “Share” the Sciences Library on Facebook and Twitter!

MathSciNet on Your Mobile Device

The American Mathematical Society announced the implementation of “Mobile Pairing” for all of its electronic products, such as MathSciNet, eJournals and eBooks. “Mobile Pairing” allows University of Iowa users to pair their mobile devices (tablets, laptops, smartphones, etc.) with the University of Iowa Libraries’ subscriptions and electronic purchases. Once paired, the user will have accessContinue reading “MathSciNet on Your Mobile Device”

Reminder: Scopus Trial Ends May 18th

Don’t forget! The Scopus trial will end on May 18th, so this is your last chance to check it out and give us some feedback. SciVerse Scopus is the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: Contains 46 million records, 70% with abstracts Nearly 19,500 titles from 5,000 publishers worldwide Includes over 4.6Continue reading “Reminder: Scopus Trial Ends May 18th”

Life’s a Beach!

The University of Iowa Sciences Library is celebrating National Beach Month with a new exhibit featuring shorebirds, sea creatures, shells and other artifacts. The library would like to thank the Natural History Museum, the Geoscience Department, Jean Fitzgerald and Leo Clougherty for loaning us these items.