New e-books in zoology

The Balfour Library has purchased some new e-books!

They are available via the online library catalogue, LibrarySearch http://search.lib.cam.ac.uk/. Alternatively, I have provided direct URLs by the title of each book:

An introduction to behavioural ecology, 4th ed., by Nicholas B. Davies, John R. Krebs, and Stuart A. West.
http://search.lib.cam.ac.uk/?itemid=|eresources|70239

From DNA to diversity, 2nd ed., by Sean B. Carroll, Jennifer K. Grenier, and Scott D. Weatherbee.
http://search.lib.cam.ac.uk/?itemid=|eresources|70241

Reproductive skew in vertebrates, edited by Reinmar Hager and Clara B. Jones.
http://search.lib.cam.ac.uk/?itemid=|eresources|70242

The insects : an outline of entomology, 4th ed., by Penny J. Gullan and Peter S. Cranston.
http://search.lib.cam.ac.uk/?itemid=|eresources|70240

There is also a sticker on the front of the printed versions of the books to tell you that there is also an e-copy and how to access it - just like in the photo above!

Twitter for academic research

Interested in finding out how to use Twitter for academic research?

Have a look at these great prezis, articles, blog posts and guides by academics and library and information professionals from around the UK, as collated by staff at the Judge Institute Information & Library Services here at the University of Cambridge: http://cjbsinfo.posterous.com/twitter-for-academic-research

In particular there is this great guide produced by the LSE, 'Using Twitter in university
research, teaching and
impact activities': http://www2.lse.ac.uk/government/research/resgroups/LSEPublicPolicy/pdf/Twitter_Guide_Sept_2011.pdf. It's based in the social sciences but the main principles and practices apply to all disciplines.

Another really useful resource is the LSE's list of favourite academic tweeters, compiled following a survey. This is the list of STEM tweeters (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics): https://twitter.com/#!/LSEImpactBlog/stem-academic-tweeters/members

Give tweeting a go! You may think you don't have time for it but there are many handy ways of managing your tweets to save you time, and you may find you tap into a whole new world of information and contacts in your field.

SpringerImages Trial from 22 July until 21 August 2012

Trial access to SpringerImages has been set up by the University Library and will run from 22 July until 21 August 2012.

SpringerImages provides access to more than 3 million images, photos, graphs, histograms, tables and more covering all STM (Science, Technology, Medicine) disciplines.

Access to the trial on campus is at:
http://www.springerimages.com

Access to the trial off campus is via the URL:
http://ezproxy.lib.cam.ac.uk:2048/login?url=http://www.springerimages.com

Please send feedback on the trial to eresources@lib.cam.ac.uk by 21 August 2012.

According to Springer, SpringerImages is a collection of scientific images spanning the scientific, technical and medical fields, including high-quality clinical images from images.MD. There are currently over 3.4 million images, including photos, graphs, histograms, figures, and tables, available via a searchable online database. The SpringerImages interface enables users to search using captions, keywords, context and more, even jumping from the image to the source article. Users can create personalized image “sets,” and can export images for use in their own presentations or lectures.

Kindle button and mobile device twinning with Cambridge Journals Online

The latest release of Cambridge Journals Online functionality includes new developments for mobile devices. 

Kindle Button

A ‘Send to Kindle’ button is now displayed at article level. When clicked, a box is displayed into which the reader can enter their Kindle email address. CJO http://journals.cambridge.org/action/bySubjectArea?sessionId=7AC3824C91EBBE3F7E842F41E290A061.journals will then send the article to the reader’s Kindle, where it will appear in the home screen when the device is synced. For maximum flexibility, it is recommended that readers send the HTML version of the article wherever possible. For further details see the CJO blog post http://blog.journals.cambridge.org/2012/04/kindle-3-cjo-to-kindle/. 

CJO Mobile (CJOm) device twinning

Readers with access to Cambridge Journals via their institution can now twin their mobile devices with CJOm http://jnls.cup.org/home.do, so that they can access subscriptions when off campus. Devices can be twinned via CJOm while on the institution’s WiFi network, or remotely by using the ‘Mobile Device Twinning’ option on CJO, which provides a twinning code that can be entered into the device. For further information see the CJOm twinning blog post http://blog.journals.cambridge.org/2012/06/latest-cjo-development-mobile-device-twinning/.

Additional CJO upgrades and new features can be found on the ‘New CJO Features‘ pages http://journals.cambridge.org/action/stream?pageId=3716&j=2715696&e=lm10013@cam.ac.uk&l=19652_HTML&u=31882731&mid=1021741&jb=0.

Latest Journal Citation Report 2011 data is now available

Access to the Journal Citation Report data is available through the eresources@cambridge A-Z http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/eresources/fulllist.php?search_term=J on- and off-campus, using your Raven log-in.

To access the list of titles receiving their first Journal Impact Factor in the 2011 data, go to: http://scientific.thomsonreuters.com/imgblast/JCR-newlist-2011.pdf

To access the complete list of JCR 2011 titles, go to:
http://scientific.thomsonreuters.com/imgblast/JCRFullCovlist-2011.pdf

Library Management System downtime during the week beginning Monday 9th July

The Library Management System, Voyager, will be upgraded next week. The system will be down for the whole week beginning Monday 9^th July.

This means that you will be unable to borrow books using the self-check facility – library staff will have to issue books to you manually, during opening hours only.

You will still be able to search the library catalogues from wherever you are, via LibrarySearch http://search.lib.cam.ac.uk/. However you will not be able to use ‘Your Account’ to see books you have on loan from a library, or to renew them.

We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.