LIBRARY NEWS - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2004
December 13th 2004
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR PERIOD
Out-of-term opening hours will operate between Friday 17th December and Friday 7th January. A daily schedule of opening hours covering the period 13th December to 15th January is available here.
The Institute will close at 5.00pm on Thursday 23rd December and will re-open on Tuesday 4th January.
Material borrowed from the General Collection between 13/12/04 and 03/01/05 will not be due for return until 10/01/05. Items borrowed from the Short Loan Collection between 17/12/04 and 07/01/05 will be due for return by 11.00am on 10/01/05.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!
December 10th 2004
TWO INTERESTING SPORTS MEDICINE ARTICLES
The December isssue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine contains two articles which may be of interest. One of the leading articles is entitled 'Why we should allow performance enhancing drugs in sport'
Is there any significance to the fact that this article starts at page 666?The second article is contained only in the online edition of the journal and is entitled 'Traumatic tear of tibialis anterior during a Gaelic football game: a case report'
IT Carlow users can access the full text of these articles by clicking on the links above.
The print edition of this journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 617.1027
December 7th 2004
NEW PAPERS PUBLISHED BY IT CARLOW STAFF
Two scientific papers have just been published by IT Carlow staff and are available online via ScienceDirect.
Published in Analytical Biochemistry, Volume 335, Issue 2, December 2004, Pages 316-325. Published in Materials & Design, Volume 26, Issues 3, May 2005, Pages 197-201.
December 1st 2004
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR NOVEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during November are listed here.
November 30th 2004
SAGE PUBLICATIONS ONLINE JOURNALS (FREE ACCESS CONTINUES)
SAGE Publications recently launched SAGE Journals Online, its new online journal delivery platform via the HighWire Press online service. This platform hosts SAGE'S academic journals covering subject areas such as Childhood Studies, Communication & Media Studies, Counselling & Psychotherapy, Cultural Studies, Economics, Education, Engineering, Evaluation & Methodology, Management & Organization Studies, Marketing, Materials Science, Nursing & Health Research, Philosophy, Psychology & Psychiatry, Public Administration, Science, Technology & Medicine, Social Policy, Social Work, Sociology, and Tourism Studies. To celebrate the new platform, SAGE is continuing to offer FREE ACCESS
to most titles at SAGE Journals Online until January 5th, 2005! Access is limited to on-campus users.
November 30th 2004
NEW SEARCH ENGINE - GOOGLE SCHOLAR
Google has developed a new specialist search engine for academic material.It enables searching for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. It is currently in beta mode and Google welcomes feedback from users.Read more about Google Scholar here
November 29th 2004
NEW LIBRARY REQUEST FORMS NOW IN USE
1. REQUEST to LIBRARIAN to PURCHASE ITEMS FOR LIBRARY STOCK
This form has been re-designed to incorporate additional information as recommended in the Deloitte & Touche Internal Audit Report on the library. Copies of the revised form are available from the library and are downloadable from the Common Drive: H:\Library\Library Forms\Book Purchase Request form.doc
2. INTER-LIBRARY LOAN REQUEST
This form has been re-designed to incorporate a Copyright Declaration statement which is substantially in line with Statutory Instrument No 427 of 2000 (Form A - Schedule 2). Copies of the revised form are available from the library and are downloadable from the Common Drive: H:\Library\Library Forms\Inter Library Loan form.doc
Previous versions of these forms are now obsolete and should be discarded.
November 26th 2004
NEW ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT - BACK TO SKOOL (for games programmers)
The latest issue (#25) of games TM magazine contains a 6-page article summarised as follows: "As gaming gets more popular, so do gaming degrees. But what exactly does a videogame course teach you, and will you be able to get a job at the end of it?"
The magazine is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 006.6
November 24th 2004
WEBWATCH - CORE77 (DESIGN MAGAZINE AND RESOURCE)
This website is described as an industrial design supersite, and it is a design community in itself. It is suitable for anyone interested in industrial and graphic design whether as a student or professional and contains pages of highly-illustrated articles, exhibitions, news, trends, developments and discussions. An archive of articles since 1995 is included. Access to the site
is free.
November 24th 2004
NEW ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT - EDITOR'S CHOICE OF ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCES 2004
The current issue of 'The Internet & Higher Education' contains an article entitled 'Editor's Choice 2004: selected online learning resources'. This is an annual feature which identifies resources that may be useful for researchers, teachers, administrators and students seeking information about online learning. The library does not hold this journal in hardcopy but IT Carlow users can access the fulltext of the article via ScienceDirect.
Live links to the selected online resources are listed on the journal website.
November 19th 2004
DISTANCE LEARNING, VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS, and TEACHING PEDAGOGY in the INTERNET ENVIRONMENT
The latest isssue of the journal 'Technology in Society' contains the above article, the purpose of which is to show how data communication technologies have affected distance learning and pedagogy, and help teachers and students in virtual classrooms. In particular, the paper addresses the history of distance learning, current issues, the U.S. government's role, and four specific areas of improvement: curricula change, new patterns of interaction, changes in organizational structures, and the roles and activities of participants in both business and academic distance-learning environments. IT Carlow users can access the full text of this article via ScienceDirect here
November 19th 2004
LIBRARY SERVICE DURING OPEN DAY
The Institute's Open Day takes place today, Friday, 19th November. The library will operate as usual and will remain open until 9.00 pm.
November 12th 2004
BIOINFORMATICS: TRANSFORMING BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH & MEDICAL CARE
The November issue of Communications of the ACM highlights the latest developments in Bioinformatics with a special section devoted to the topic. Articles include: [Computational biology and high-performance computing] [PetaFLOPS computing][The SEED: a peer-to-peer environment for genome annotation] [The emerging role of biogrids] [Beyond power: making bioinformatics tools user-centered] [Biomedical computing and visualization software environments]
The magazine is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 004
November 5th 2004
JOURNAL of ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY ONLINE
Online issues of this journal have now been made available to print subscribers and IT Carlow users can access the full text of issues from 2001 onwards at http://www.jospt.org/
Access to the online archive requires a login and password which are available from library staff.
November 2nd 2004
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR OCTOBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during October are listed here.
November 1st 2004
LIBRARY SERVICE DURING CONFERRING ON FRIDAY
Conferring ceremonies take place next Friday, 5th November. The library will operate as usual on that day and will remain open until 9.00 pm.
November 1st 2004
A NEW SYSTEMS LIBRARIAN TAKES UP DUTY
Welcome to Simon Perry who takes up duty today as our new full-time Systems Librarian.This professional librarian post has been filled as a result of the Mazars Administration/Library staffing review. Simon has previously worked as Systems Development Officer with the library in the University of Westminster in London.In addition to his Systems Librarian duties, Simon is also designated as Liaison Librarian for the School of Science.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS - SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2004
October 29th 2004
PROBLEMS AND POTENTIALS OF VOTING SYSTEMS
As the American Presidential election hots up, the October issue of Communications of the ACM devotes a special section to the topic of electronic voting. Articles include: [Voting systems standards and certifications][Independent testing of voting systems][Implementing voting systems: the Georgia method] [Small vote manipulations can swing elections] [Auditing elections] [The code of elections] [Analyzing internet voting security] [Source availability and e-voting: an advocate recants] [ACM statement on voting systems]
The magazine is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 004
October 26th 2004
A NEW LIBRARY ASSISTANT TAKES UP DUTY
Welcome to Siobhan Culleton who takes up duty today as a full-time Library Assistant. Siobhan has transferred to the library from the External Services Department.
October 18th 2004
OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS
For the OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will close at 5.00 pm on Friday, 22nd October and will re-open at 9.00 am on Tuesday, 26th October.
October 13th 2004
BUSINESS WEEK MAGAZINE 75th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
The October 11th issue of BusinessWeek celebrates its 75th anniversary with a focus on innovation. For 75 years technological change has dominated the business landscape and this issue looks ahead to the future of innovation. The magazine is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 650
October 13th 2004
CARLOW LIMESTONE IN DEMAND
The October issue of Construction - the magazine of the Construction Industry Federation highlights (pp37-40) the use of Carlow Blue Limestone in a billion-pound redevelopment project for the Greater London Authority. The magazine is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 690
October 11th 2004
ESRI QUARTERLY ECONOMIC COMMENTARY
The latest ESRI Quarterly Economic Commentary (Autumn 2004) includes 3 special articles:
Health Spending and the Black Hole.
Bus Competition in Ireland - The Case for Market Forces. Economic Change, Social Mobility and Meritocracy: Reflections on the Irish Experience. This journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 330
October 1st 2004
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR SEPTEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during September are listed here.
October 1st 2004
LIBRARY RECEIVES DONATION OF JOURNAL BACK ISSUES FROM COILLTE
The library has received a substantial archive of journal back issues from Coillte Library. These are now shelved in the Journal Archive stacks and it is hoped that they will prove beneficial to researchers and staff of the Institute. The journals are:
[Annual Review of Phytopathology] [Biometrics] [Canadian Entomologist] [Farm & Food Research] [Journal of Economic Entomology] [Phytopathology] [Plant and Soil] [Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Ontario] [Review of Applied Entomology] [Review of Applied Mycology] [Soil & Tillage Research] [Soil Biology and Biochemistry] [Soils and Fertilisers] [Soil Science] [Soil Science Society of America Journal] [World Review of Pest Control]Thanks to Coillte for providing these journals.
October 1st 2004
FREE ONLINE JOURNALS FROM SAGE PUBLICATIONS
SAGE Publications has launched SAGE Journals Online, its new online journal delivery platform via the HighWire Press online service. This platform hosts SAGE'S academic journals covering subject areas such as Childhood Studies, Communication & Media Studies, Counselling & Psychotherapy, Cultural Studies, Economics, Education, Engineering, Evaluation & Methodology, Management & Organization Studies, Marketing, Materials Science, Nursing & Health Research, Philosophy, Psychology & Psychiatry, Public Administration, Science, Technology & Medicine, Social Policy, Social Work, Sociology, and Tourism Studies. To celebrate the new platform, SAGE is offering FREE ACCESS
to all titles at SAGE Journals Online until October 31, 2004!
September 30th 2004
JustCite - Legal Citation Database
JustCite is a legal reference search engine which provides a fully cross-referenced index to a comprehensive collection of authoritative Irish, UK and European legal information. It combines content from different publishers and includes extensive links to full-text material (subject to subscription status). The company, Context Ltd., has provided members of academic institutions throughout Ireland with free access to JustCite
Access to the database requires a login and password which are available from library staff.
September 29th 2004
International Symposium on Software Testing & Analysis
The latest issue of Software Engineering Notes (Vol.29 No 4) is a special issue containing the Proceedings of ISSTA 2004 - the ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on Software Testing & Analysis which was held in Boston last July. This journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 005.1
September 20th 2004
PLANT & CONTROL ENGINEERING MAGAZINE
Plant & Control Engineering magazine has been merged into Control Engineering Europe and is now the UK supplement to this magazine. Control Enginering Europe is available in the Current Journal stack at Shelf Number 629.8
September 16th 2004
LATE EVENING OPENING COMMENCES
Commencing on Monday 20th September, the Learning Resource Centre will remain open until 9.00 p.m. Monday - Friday. Therefore, until further notice, library opening hours will be:
Monday - Friday 9.00 am - 9.00 pm
September 13th 2004
WELCOME!
Welcome back to everyone, and a special welcome to new students and staff who have come to IT Carlow for the first time. We would also like to extend a hearty 'Cead Mile Failte' to our overseas students. This is the first library newsletter of the new academic year and it is hoped to have a new edition produced during most months between now and June 2005. New users will find lots of information about the library on our web pages.
September 13th 2004
NEW MEASURES TO REINFORCE THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT of the LRC
To help facilitate students and staff the Institute has undertaken a number of measures which are designed to reinforce the use of the LRC as an academic and learning environment and to minimise any disruption to scholarly activities. Further details of the individual measures are given below. Users of the LRC are asked to co-operate with these initiatives and to respond appropriately to any requests made by Institute staff in this regard.
The biggest change to occur is that there is now a large enclosed area on the LRC Ground Floor specifically to accommodate students and staff who wish to work individually and with minimum interruption. Needless to say, no conversation is permitted in this area. A booking system for this facility will be introduced if necessary.
All 16 computers on the Ground Floor are now designated 'One Person Only' operation. Users who wish to carry out collaborative PC work with colleagues should avail of the computers on either of the other floors. All Ground Floor computers are now also available to be booked in advance. Booking may be done at the main library desk.
It is planned to provide a new information / enquiry desk on the Ground Floor opposite the new study room. The main aims of this peak-time service are to:
Make library staff more accessible to users
Enhance the quality of responses to enquiries
Allow for more one-to-one assistance
Provide a supervisory presence in the open reading area
The use of mobile phones is not permitted in the LRC. Phones should be switched off before coming in and should not be switched on again until you have exited beyond the security barriers. No messages, no calls, no texts, no games, no exceptions.
A special printed newsheet detailing the changes has been made available.
September 10th 2004
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR JUNE, JULY & AUGUST
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue over the summer are listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS - JULY/AUG 2004
August 4th 2004
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR JULY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in July are listed here.
July 19th 2004
WEBSITE WATCH - ECONOMICS of EDUCATION in EUROPE
is a forum to promote and disseminate research on the Economics of Education in Europe. It is provided by the European Expert Network on Economics of Education (EENEE). EENEE aims to contribute to the improvement of decision-making and policy development in education and training in Europe by advising and supporting the European Commission in the analysis of economic aspects of educational policies and reforms.
July 8th 2004
ONLINE COURSES - ARE THEY WORTH THE EFFORT?
The July issue of Communications of the ACM contains an article entitled "Universities marginalize online courses" and asks the question "Why should faculty members develop online courses if the effort may be detrimental to their promotion or tenure?" This journal is filed on the Current Journal Stacks at Shelf Number 004.
July 7th 2004
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR JUNE
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in June are listed here.
July 6th 2004
2004 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The July 5th issue of BusinessWeek features the winners of the 2004 IDEA awards, which is sponsored by BusinessWeek and which is juried by the Industrial Designers Society of America. This year European design firms did exceptionally well. The magazine is filed on the Current Journal Stacks at Shelf Number 650.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS JUNE 2004
June 25th 2004
Second Generation e-Learning: Serious Games
The latest issue of On The Horizon - The Strategic Planning Resource for
Education Professionals is a special issue on the topic of e-learning.It
focuses on strategies for applying games, simulations and interactive
experiences in learning contexts.The hardcopy issue is located in the Current
Journal Stacks at Shelf Number 378.107. IT Carlow users may also access this
issue online via
June 15th 2004
eBizSearch - AN EXPERIMENTAL NICHE SEARCH ENGINE
eBizSearch is an experimental niche search engine that searches the web and catalogs academic articles as well as commercially produced articles and reports that address various business and technology aspects of e-Business. The search engine crawls websites of universities, commercial organizations, research institutes and government departments to retrieve academic articles, working papers, white papers, consulting reports, magazine articles, and published statistics and facts. Access eBizSearch here.
June 14th 2004
NEW ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT - A NEW MODEL FOR CUSTOMER-CENTRIC WEBSITES
The latest issue of
Mis Quarterly contains a research article entitled 'GIST: a model for design
and management of content and interactivity of customer-centric web sites'
(pp161-182). The authors propose a new model to guide the design and the
continuous management of such sites. This model is based on marketing
frameworks and follows design science principles.
The journal is on
open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 658.4038. A summary
of the article is available
June 11th 2004
JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC TRAINING - ANKLE INSTABILITY SPECIAL ISSUE
The December 2002 special issue of the Journal of Athletic Training which
dealt with ankle instability and which became essential reading for physiology
students has now been made freely available on the web via PubMed Central.A
library catalogue record has been created for this issue which can now be
accessed
June 10th 2004
OPEN-ACCESS JOURNALS VIA PubMed Central & BioMed Central
BioMed Central (BMC) is a commercial publisher of online biomedical journals, which provides free access to articles at its site. BMC also deposits its articles in PubMed Central as they are published.BioMed Central offers over 100 Open Access journals covering all areas of Biology and Medicine.Access to BioMed Central is available here.
PubMed Central is a digital archive, but not a publisher, of life sciences journal literature, developed and managed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). NLM believes that giving all users free and unrestricted access to the material in PubMed Central is the best way to ensure the durability and utility of the archive as technology changes over time.Access to PubMed Central is available here.
The site currently hosts over 150 journal titles and some notable fulltext holdings include:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (from 1959)
The Plant Cell (from 1989)
Nucleic Acids Research (from 1974)
Molecular and Cellular Biology (from 1981)
Microbiological Reviews (from 1978)
Journal of Bacteriology (from 1916)
Applied Microbiology (from 1969)
June 9th 2004
TWO RECENT ARTICLES ON EDUCATION IN BIOINFORMATICS AND IN COMPUTING
The June 2004 issue of Communications of the ACM contains an article entitled 'A paradigm shift in computing and IT education' (pp83-88). The article examines the changing organizational alignment in colleges of computer and information technology in the U.S.A. This journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 004.
Also, the May/June 2004 issue of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education has an article called 'Virtual Bioinformatics Distance Learning Suite' which discusses the application of distance learning in bioinformatics training and outlines experiences gained during a 3 year period of operation. (pp156-160).This journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 572, but the full-text of this article is also available to IT Carlow users here.
June 8th 2004
A NEW OPEN-ACCESS JOURNAL ON NUTRITION & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity is an open access, online journal which publishes papers on all aspects of the behavioral features of diet and physical activity. Open access means that all content is made publicly available free-of-charge. The IJBNPA is the official journal of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity and is published by BioMed Central. The inaugural issue is available here.
The journal is now listed in the library catalogue.
June 1st 2004
JUNE BANK HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS
For the JUNE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will close at 5.00 pm on Friday, 4th June and will re-open at 9.00 am on Tuesday, 8th June.
June 1st 2004
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS TO END OF APPRENTICE EXAMINATIONS
A daily schedule of library opening hours until the end of Apprentice Examinations is available here
Any amendments to these hours will be posted on this page and on the library noticeboards.
June 1st 2004
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR MAY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in May are listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS FEB/MAR 2004
MARCH/APRIL 2004
REVISED LIBRARY OPENING HOURS
Commencing Monday, 29th March, a revised schedule of extended library opening hours will operate. A provisional daily schedule of opening hours until the end of April is available here
and opening hours for May are available here Please note that these times are subject to change. Users should check the 'LATEST NEWS' pages for an updated schedule.
March 23rd 2004
IRELAND - THE AVIATION ISLAND?
The most recent issue of 'Flight International' magazine, Vol. 165(4925) of 16-22 March has a 6-page article on the Irish Aerospace Industry (pp.33-38). The article examines two particular areas: maintaining airliners and financing airliners. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 629.1
March 15th 2004
INSTITUTE CLOSED ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY
The library will close at 9.00 p.m. on Tuesday, 16th March and will re-open at 9.00 a.m. on Thursday, 18th March.
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
March 15th 2004
A NEW ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN TAKES UP DUTY
Welcome to Ms.Brigid Carey who takes up duty today as an Assistant Librarian. This is the first of three additional professional librarian posts to be filled as a result of the Mazars Administration/Library staffing review. Brigid has previously worked in the DIT library service.
March 12th 2004
OVER 100 TEAGASC REPORTS ADDED TO STOCK
The library has received over 100 end-of-project reports from RELAY - the body whose aim is to disseminate research results relating to the Food Industry in Ireland. There are 58 reports from the National Food Centre
and 45 reports from the Dairy Products Research Centre. Topics covered include [Market Studies] [Prepared Consumer Foods] [Cheese Products] [Food Safety] [Food Ingredients] [Meat Technology]All these reports are available for Reference Only at Shelf Number 664 on Stack #12 on the Ground Floor of the LRC.
Much of the information contained in these reports and additional research data is available on the searchable RELAY website
March 4th 2004
IRISH ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE TEMPORARY CLOSURE
Students of Architecture and Design should be aware that the Irish Architectural Archive will close from 30th April 2004 for a minimum of four months. This is to facilitate a relocation to 45 Merrion Square.
March 2nd 2004
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR FEBRUARY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in February are listed here.
March 1st 2004
LINKING TO JOURNAL ARTICLES IN AN ONLINE TEACHING ENVIRONMENT
The latest issue of the journal 'The Internet and Higher Education' contains an article entitled 'Linking to journal articles in an online teaching environment: the persistent link, DOI, and OpenURL' (Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 51-58, 1st Quarter 2004).Three linking methods are described: (1) persistent linking services available in online databases and journal collections; (2) the digital object identifier (DOI), and (3) OpenURL. Academic staff who wish to reliably integrate links to journal articles in online instruction systems such as Blackboard should be familiar with how these linking methods work.
On-campus users may access this article via the ScienceDirect database by clicking on the DOI link here.
February 25th 2004
WORKS AUTHORED BY IT CARLOW STAFF MEMBERS
Library staff have started to list published works such as books, journal articles, conference papers, book chapters etc. that have been written by staff while they were affiliated with the Institute. To date, over 100 such items have been identified and are listed in the library catalogue here.
This A-Z title list contains some items which are not held by the library, but which may be obtained through the Inter-Library Loan service.The Librarian would like to be informed of other published material which has been authored by IT Carlow staff so that the listing can be updated and made as comprehensive as possible.
February 23rd 2004
WELCOME TO EILEEN O'NEILL
Eileen O'Neill has joined the library team on a short work experience programme. Eileen previously worked in the Institute's Human Resources Department and Student Services Department.
February 13th 2004
BREAKTHROUGH BUSINESS IDEAS FOR 2004
The February issue of 'Harvard Business Review' (Vol. 82 No. 2) has a listing of what is considered to be the best new ideas related to the practice of management. In all, twenty ideas taken from fields as diverse as biology, neuroscience, economics, positive psychology, network science, marketing and management theory are shown to be changing the way business is done. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 650.
February 11th 2004
TEN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE
The February 2004 issue of 'Technology Review - MIT's magazine of innovation' unveils its annual selection of hot new technologies that are about to affect our lives in revolutionary ways - and profiles the innovators behind them. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 600. On-campus users can access the fulltext of this article online via InfoTrac here.
In a counterpoint to this, the magazine also lists 10 technologies that refuse to die. The fulltext of this article is also available online via InfoTrac here.
February 5th 2004
THANK YOU FOR ITEMS DONATED TO THE LIBRARY
In 2003, the library received 263 items as donations. A big 'THANK YOU' is due to staff who provided much of this material. The library is always happy to accept donations of up-to-date books and non-print materials that are relevant to courses currently taught in the Institute. A full listing of the items donated in 2003 is available here.
February 2nd 2004
ELECTRONIC DESIGN MAGAZINE - TECHNOLOGY FORECASTS ISSUE
The issue of 'Electronic Design' dated Jan. 12, 2004 (Vol. 52 No. 1) contains the 2004 Top Ten Technology Forecast. This is an annual feature which uses a 'Top Ten' format to highlight the key trends in electronic component technologies. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 621.3
February 2nd 2004
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR JANUARY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in January are listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.