New APA 6th edition output style in RefWorks

When RefWorks users who use the APA style login to complete a bibliography, it is now possible to use the latest, 6th edition. To do so, Click on the tab marked Bibliography and next to the drop-down menu marked Output Style select Output Style Manager. Select APA 6th edition and Add to Favorites.
Please beware, though! [...]

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INSPEC launches natural language searching and display of scientific formulas

EBSCO, our providers of the INSPEC database has launched enhanced search and display features for scientific formulas. Previously a formula would be displayed as H sub 2 O. Searching on a formula also required this format. Now searchers can use natural language queries for formulas and the results display in a more readable format too. [...]

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Great new Journal Tables of Contents Service now available

 I tried out the TicTocs Journal Table of Contents service this morning. Wow. You can search 12,000 journals from 430 publishers and, faster than you can say Gail Trimble, Corpus Christi you have the TOCs matching your search terms.  It’s even faster to load relevant references into RefWorks.  You can retrieve the full text where we have a subscription [...]

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Upgrade to Web of Science / Web of Knowledge

One of our readers has reported problems accessing the Web of Science following the recent upgrade. A note from the provider advises the following: “For any users who experience problems with access to service since the upgrade we advise clearing cookies”.

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New and improved access to RSC journals

The Library has extended access to the Royal Society of Chemistry journals to cover all titles published by the RSC. This ensures coverage back to 1997 (earlier in a couple of cases).
To view the content visit the journals page on the RSC website. Access is direct on campus, or via the Remote Working Portal off [...]

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ACM Digital Library gets a makeover

Good news for searchers of the ACM Digital Library, finding stuff has just got easier.
Take for example a simple search on smartphones. The results screen now displays information about related conferences, special interest groups as well as ACM magazines and journals in tabs at the top, as well as whole host of refine options along [...]

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New improved – Import your references directly from MetaLib into RefWorks!

It is now easier to import your references from MetaLib into RefWorks. In fact, it’s as easy as one, two three…

Select items to be added to My Space by clicking on the basket symbol.
In My Space select all items and then click on send/save selected.
From the drop-down menu next to record format select RefWorks.

And that’s [...]

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Community of Science (COS) Training available

Researchers needing to promote themselves and their work will find the following workshop of interest. Loughborough University has recently upgraded its subscription to COS to its full Research Support Suite, which includes access to the newly developed ProQuest CSA Illumina platform.  In order to help you benefit from this new tool the Research Office would [...]

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Periodic table of videos

The University of Nottingham has produced a set of videos about each of the elements on the periodic table.
To view the introductory video click on play below:

How useful was this for you? Do you know of any other videos in your field? If so, share them here!

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New electronic resources

Right here, right now…
A whole host of new resources is now available including full text ASTM standards, patents via PatBase, SAE Technical Papers and PsycARTICLES. The quickest way to find these is via MetaLib.
ASTM, PatBase and SAE Papers will feature as Database of the Month workshops later in the academic year. In the meantime, quick [...]

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