LIBRARY NEWS - NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2005
December 12th 2005
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR PERIOD
Out-of-term opening hours will operate between Friday 16th December and Saturday 7th January. A daily schedule of opening hours covering the period 12th December to 14th January is available here.
The Institute will close on Thursday 22nd December (closing time still to be confirmed) and will re-open on Tuesday 3rd January.
Material borrowed from the General Collection between 12/12/05 and 02/01/06 will not be due for return until 09/01/06. Items borrowed from the Short Loan Collection between 16/12/05 and 06/01/06 will be due for return by 11.00am on 09/01/06.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!
December 7th 2005
SUSTAINABILITY IN AGRICULTURE
The latest issue of the journal 'ISSUES in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY (No. 21) is devoted to the topic of 'sustainability in agriculture'. Articles include:
[Sustainability in agriculture: recent progress and emergent challenges] -- [Ecological risks of transgenic plants: a framework for assessment and conceptual issues] -- [GM pest-resistant crops: assessing environmental impacts on non-target organisms] -- [Sustainable land management: a challenge for modern agriculture] -- [UK environmental-economic consequences of decoupled CAP payments] -- [Globalising vunerability: the impacts of unfair trade on developing county agriculture] -- [Free trade in food: moral and physical hazards]
The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 333.7 Electronic access to these articles is not currently available due to a problem at the Publisher's website.
December 1st 2005
JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR AS A MEASURE OF QUALITY
Academics, researchers, publishers and librarians use a measurement called the 'Journal Impact Factor' to gauge the quality of individual journals.How this was developed and what it means are addressed in a paper "The Agony and the Ecstasy: The History and the Meaning of the Journal Impact Factor" by Dr. Eugene Garfield.You can read the full text of this paper at: http://garfield.library.upenn.edu/papers/jifchicago2005.pdf
December 1st 2005
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING NOVEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during November are listed here.
November 29th 2005
FORFAS LAUNCHES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE of PRACTICE
Forfas has announced the publication of The National Code of Practice for Managing and Commercialising Intellectual Property (IP) from Public-Private Collaborative Research.Produced by the Advisory Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, this Code presents the national policy position regarding IP arising from collaborative research. It provides guidance on IP related issues to be considered by collaborating partners and an overarching framework under which parties to an IP agreement may negotiate.
The Press Release is available at: http://www.forfas.ie/news.asp?page_id=360
The Code of Practice is available for download at: http://www.sciencecouncil.ie/reports/index.html
November 17th 2005
KEEPING UP WITH JAPANESE DESIGN
The November issue if I.D., the International Design Magazine is a special issue devoted to Japanese design. The magazine is in the Current Journal stacks at Shelf Number 745.2
The Table-of-Contents for this issue is available on the I.D. website at IDOnline.com
November 15th 2005
FREE ACCESS to TABLES of PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL CONSTANTS
The Kaye & Laby Tables of Physical & Chemical Constants is an invaluable reference which has been used for many years by scientists working in a variety of fields, specialists, engineers and students. The National Physical Laboratory (UK) has now produced a free online version which includes the entire, unedited contents of the 16th edition (published 1995) and is crammed full of tables of data, formulae, graphs and charts. This information spans topics from fundamental constants to fibre optics, superconductivity to Raman spectroscopy and many others. The contents will be regularly reviewed and updated to reflect advances and developments in the fields of physics and chemistry. This online resource is available on the NPL website :
http://www.kayelaby.npl.co.uk/
November 15th 2005
ANALYTICAL ABSTRACTS ONLINE TRIAL
The library has been offered a trial for all IT Carlow users of Analytical Abstracts Online which is also known as Analytical WebBase. Analytical Abstracts online (Analytical WebBase) covers over 100 international journals. The online database includes the full content of the print journal 'Analytical Abstracts' from 1980 to date, plus equipment manufacturers' application notes, standards and books. Containing over one-third of a million records, it is updated each week with around 300 new records to provide unparalleled coverage of analytical science information. Each record contains full bibliographic details, an abstract and index terms which are assigned from an analytical perspective, allowing the user to specify:
ANALYTE - the substance being determined
MATRIX - the material being analysed
TECHNIQUE - including fields of study, instruments, physico-chemical parameters, etc.
The trial is available from campus computers only until the end of the year and library staff would welcome feedback on this resource. Access the database at:
http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/CurrentAwareness/AWB/
November 11th 2005
HBR CASE STUDY ON THE CELTIC TIGER
The case study in the current issue of 'Harvard Business Review' (November 2005) takes the Celtic Tiger as its theme. The article "Riding the Celtic Tiger" appears on pages 39-50. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 650.In addition, IT Carlow users have password-controlled online access
to the current issue. The password is available on request from library staff.
November 11th 2005
DATABASES NOW ACCESSIBLE FROM HOME
Most of the databases to which the library subscribes are now available to access from home or from other off-campus computers.Staff and students who wish to avail of this facility must use the specific off-campus database links which have been set up on the library web pages at:
http://www.library.itcarlow.ie/screens/dbextern.html
Users who click on any of these links will be requested to input their name/library membership number or a database specific password. Library staff will be able to provide these on request.Any problems relating to off-campus access may be referred to our Systems Librarian, Simon Perry.
November 10th 2005
TAKE A TRIAL OF CAMBRIDGE JOURNALS ONLINE
The library has arranged a trial for all IT Carlow users of journals published by Cambridge University Press.The subjects covered include [Architecture][Biology][Biomedical Sciences][Business][Computer Science][Cultural Studies][Ecology and Conservation][Economics][Engineering][European Studies][Law][Mathematics][Molecular Biology][Physical Science][Plant Science][Politics and International Relations][Psychology and Psychiatry][Social Studies] The trial is available from campus computers only until the end of the year and library staff would welcome feedback on this resource. Access the journals at:
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/home
November 10th 2005
NEW MARKET RESEARCH PORTAL
The Market Research Portal(MRP)
offers a host of free online resources and research related articles highly relevant to market research buyers, researchers, newcomers to the industry, students and individuals with an interest in the market research industry. The site gives free access to various types of industry information including research findings, articles written by industry professionals (including market research in general, qualitative research, quantitative research, survey methods, statistics and various others), career and job related information, book lists, up-to-date news etc.
November 7th 2005
FIFTY YEARS OF THE DIGITAL SOCIETY
A special section in the October issue of Communications of the ACM explores the impact of Information Technology on society over the past 50 years. Articles include: [Digital aids for an aging society] [Consumer power in the digital society ] [Why the Internet is bad for democracy] [Education goes digital: the evolution of online learning and the revolution in higher education] [Universal access to information]
The journal also contains two other interesting articles [Academic dishonesty and the Internet]and [Software in Ireland: a balance of entrepreneurship and ...lifestyle management?]
The magazine is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 004
November 3rd 2005
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENTS DURING CONFERRING
During the Institute's conferring ceremonies tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday 5th October, the library will operate normal hours and will remain open until 10.00 pm. on Friday and until 5.00pm. on Saturday
November 3rd 2005
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK DURING OCTOBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue during October are listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS MAY - AUGUST 2005
August 15th 2005
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR JULY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in July are listed here.
July 21st 2005
A NEW EXPORT JOURNAL - 'THE MARKET'
'The Market' is a new bi-monthly journal, developed to educate and inform business executives throughout Ireland by providing news and information to improve profitability and competitiveness in the global marketplace.It provides practical, hands on advice, drawing from the experience of those that have embraced the export challenges and from the know-how of experts in the legal, financial sales and marketing and transport and logistics fields.'The Market' is a sister publication to the magazine 'Technology Ireland'. IT Carlow's subscription now includes both publications which are issued in alternate months. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 658.848.In addition, a companion website is accessible here.
July 21st 2005
PREPARATION AND TRAINING FOR SOCCER
The June issue of Journal of Sports Sciences is devoted entirely to the above topic.Articles include 'An ergonomics model of the soccer training process', 'Physiological assessment of aerobic training in soccer', 'The use of recovery methods post-exercise', 'The relative age effect in youth soccer across Europe', 'Practice, instruction and skill acquisition in soccer: Challenging tradition ', 'A practitioner-focused approach to the provision of psychological support in soccer: Adopting action research themes and processes'. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 617.1027.In addition, IT Carlow users have online access to the full text of all articles here.
July 11th 2005
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
The latest issue of Computers & Education is devoted to the topic of Collaborative Learning Environments. IT Carlow users have electronic access to the Table of Contents of this issue, together with links to the full text of all 8 articles via ScienceDirect.
July 11th 2005
ACCESS THE EMBO JOURNAL ARCHIVE FROM 1982
The archive of the EMBO Journal (European Molecular Biology Organization journal) is now freely available online via PubMed Central. All issues from the 1982 inaugural issue onwards are available in fulltext. New issues are added 12 months after publication. Link to this journal via the library catalogue.
July 5th 2005
A NEW LIBRARY ASSISTANT TAKES UP DUTY
Welcome to Dave MacNaughton who took up duty on July 1st as a full-time Library Assistant. Dave has transferred to the main campus library having previously worked at the Wexford Campus.
July 5th 2005
PHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILES OF FOOTBALLERS, HURLERS & SOCCER PLAYERS
The July isssue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine contains an article which may be of interest. Martin McIntyre of Institute of Technology Tralee has conducted a study which evaluates and compares the mid-season physiological profiles of elite players in football, hurling and soccer. The article is entitled 'A comparison of the physiological profiles of elite Gaelic footballers, hurlers, and soccer players'
IT Carlow users can access the full text of this article by clicking on the link above.
The print edition of this journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 617.1027
July 5th 2005
NEW PAPER PUBLISHED BY IT CARLOW STAFF
A new scientific paper has been authored by IT Carlow staff and is available on ScienceDirect as an 'article-in-press, uncorrected proof'.
The article is be published in a future issue of FEMS Microbiology Letters.
July 5th 2005
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR JUNE
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in June are listed here.
June 24th 2005
2005 ANNUAL DESIGN REVIEW
The latest issue of 'I.D., the international design magazine' (July/August 2005) contains its 51st annual design review. From 2,000 entries, a panel of 24 eminent designers, critics and curators have selected the best of category winners in the areas of Consumer Products, Graphics, Packaging, Environments, Furniture, Equipment, Concepts and Interactive. The magazine is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 745.2
June 24th 2005
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR MAY
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in May are listed here.
May 24th 2005
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS
Up to an including June 16th next, the library will open
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 10.00pm
After that date, office hours will apply ie.
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
For the JUNE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the Institute will close at 5.00pm on Friday, 3rd June and will re-open on Tuesday, 7th June.
May 17th 2005
REMINDER TO RETURN ALL LIBRARY BOOKS
As the examination period draws to a close, students are reminded to return all library books before departing for the summer break.
May 11th 2005
CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE NEXT GOOGLE?
The current issue of 'Fortune' magazine (May 16th, 2005) tries to identify the 25 most innovative companies in the world. The article '25 breakout companies' appears on pages 41-54. The magazine is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 650.In addition, you are invited to vote for the 'next Google' at Fortune.com
May 11th 2005
ACCESS PNAS JOURNAL ARCHIVE FROM 1915
The archive of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) is now freely available online via PubMed Central. All issues from the 1915 inaugural issue onwards are available in fulltext. New issues are added 6-months after publication although the journal provides immediate free access to some newly published articles.Link to this journal via the library catalogue.
May 10th 2005
HOTTEST SCIENCE JOURNALS OF THE MILLENNIUM (so far)
has listed the top 10 journals in 11 main fields, ranked by their impact (the order is determined by each journal's cites-per-paper).The rankings are confined to journals that published continuously during the six-year period, from January 1999 to August 2004. The journals 'Nature' and 'Science' scoop the top places, each of them appearing as either No.1 or No. 2 in each discipline.
May 5th 2005
HOME ADVANTAGE IN SPORT
Apart from the quality of the opposition, probably the most consistent factor likely to influence sporting success is the game location. The April issue of Journal of Sports Sciences is devoted entirely to the topic of home advantage. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 617.1027.In addition, IT Carlow users should soon have online access to the full text of all articles here.
May 5th 2005
IBM SYSTEMS JOURNAL - BUSINESS INNOVATION ISSUE
The latest issue of IBM Systems Journal is a special one which looks at the innovative application of technology in business settings including supply chain management and business process integration. It also looks at the application of mathematical modelling to business strategy and the use of these models to industrialize scientific discovery. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 005. Electronic access to the Table of Contents of this issue, together with links to the full text of all 10 articles, is available here.
May 5th 2005
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR APRIL
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in April are listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS MARCH/APRIL 2005
April 25th 2005
MAY BANK HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS
During the MAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the library will remain open until 10.00 pm on Friday, 29th April and will be open on Saturday 30th April from 9.00am to 5.00pm. The Institute will be CLOSED on Bank Holiday Monday, 2nd May.
April 21st 2005
A NEW OPEN-ACCESS JOURNAL - Chiropractic & Osteopathy
Chiropractic & Osteopathy is an open access, online journal that aims to provide chiropractors, osteopaths and related health professionals with clinically relevant, evidence-based information. Open access means that all content is made publicly available free-of-charge. Chiropractic & Osteopathy is a continuation of the print title Australasian Chiropractic & Osteopathy and is published by BioMed Central. One of the latest articles is entitled 'Successful management of hamstring injuries in Australian Rules footballers: two case reports' and is available from the journal homepage at: http://www.chiroandosteo.com/home/.
The journal is now listed in the library catalogue.
April 21st 2005
TAKE A TRIAL OF FACTfinder DATABASE
The library has arranged a trial of the FACTfinder Irish Business Database. This sources information from 130 magazines, newspapers, e-journals and web-based news services. It provides access to full text of articles, or links to pdf images of articles, abstracts and citations, varying from publication to publication. The database is searchable by date, publication, keyword or phrase, sector, or author. Log-in and password details are available from library staff who would welcome feedback on this resource. The database url is:
April 18th 2005
IMPORTANT CHANGE to WEB of SCIENCE ACCESS
The url for accessing Web of Science has changed. The new url is:
Anyone who has added the old Web of Science link to a Favourites pages or a web page or within Blackboard will need to change the url as the old url will no longer work after May 1st next.
April 15th 2005
NOTES & QUERIES - BLACKWELL SYNERGY ONLINE SERVICE
"I tried to print an article, full text, from Blackwell Synergy online and it stated that I need a subscription. Does this mean we are unable to access full text?" was a query received from an anonymous user yesterday.
online service is a platform which allows access to full text articles for those Institutes who have a print subscription to particular journals. Therefore, even though the site permits searching across 800+ Blackwell journals, IT Carlow access to full-text articles is limited to 7 titles: British Journal of Sociology, Child Development, Journal of & Letters in Applied Microbiology, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Manchester School and Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. Access is only available from on-campus computers and may not include all online issues. Please contact library staff if further assistance is required.
April 12th 2005
NEW RESOURCE FOR EUROPEAN UNION PUBLICATIONS
is an online service giving access to publications from the EU institutions, agencies and other bodies. Although it operates as an online bookshop where titles can be purchased, many publications are offered free-of-charge or free-to-download. In the future it is anticipated that this service will offer an online catalogue and archive of all EU publications.
April 12th 2005
CHILD DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL
The print issues of this journal have started to be delivered to the library. As part of our Institutional Subscription, IT Carlow users may access an online archive of issues from 1999 onwards via the Blackwell Synergy Online Service
In addition, the Institutional Subscription permits online access from 1999 onwards to the companion publication Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
April 12th 2005
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR MARCH
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in March are listed here.
April 12th 2005
EUROPEAN POLICIES ON RESEARCHERS
The European Commission has published a Charter for Researchers and a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.
The European Charter for Researchers is a set of general principles and requirements which specifies the roles, responsibilities and entitlements of researchers as well as of employers and/or funders of researchers. The aim of the Charter is to ensure that the nature of the relationship between researchers and employers or funders is conducive to successful performance in generating, transferring, sharing and disseminating knowledge and technological development, and to the career development of researchers. The Charter also recognises the value of all forms of mobility as a means for enhancing the professional development of researchers.
The Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers consists of a set of general principles and requirements that should be followed by employers and/or funders when appointing or recruiting researchers. The joint document is available online via the Europa server.
April 11th 2005
WELCOME TO BRIAN McNAMARA
Brian, who is a Transition Year student at Colaiste Lorcain, Castledermot, has come to the library on a short work experience programme.
April 4th 2005
A NEW ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN TAKES UP DUTY
Welcome to Dave MacNaughton who takes up duty today as an Assistant Librarian. Dave has previously worked in the library of the Dental Hospital and the National College of Ireland. After a brief period of training at the Carlow Campus he will be assigned to look after the library at our Wexford Campus.
April 4th 2005
A NEW LIBRARY ASSISTANT TAKES UP DUTY
Welcome to Caroline Whittle who takes up duty today as a Library Assistant. Caroline has transferred to the library from the administration side of the Institute and has previously worked in Estates and in Admissions.
March 18th 2005
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS FOR EASTER PERIOD
A daily schedule of library opening hours until the beginning of next term is available here
March 18th 2005
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT USING IRISH STANDARDS
IT Carlow users have access to standards produced by The National Standards Authority of Ireland via the Technical Indexes databases. Users should note that The National Standards Authority of Ireland and its licensors own the copyright in the Irish standards and Irish adoptions of European and international standards contained in the databases. The NSAI has issued the following permitted use statement regarding "the Irish standards".
"All rights are reserved. NSAI permits you to download an electronic file of the Irish Standards for temporary storage on one computer for the purposes of viewing and/or printing one copy of the publication. Apart from this permitted use, the Irish Standards may not be reproduced or copied in electronic form or hardcopy or in any other way. Any electronic file of any of the Irish Standards may not be re-distributed to a third party or made available over a computer network or otherwise. Any questions about the copyright restrictions on the Irish Standards should be addressed to the National Standards Authority of Ireland, Glasnevin 9, Dublin."
March 15th 2005
TAKE A TRIAL OF e-BOOKS
The library has arranged a trial for all IT Carlow users of the SAFARI e-books product. e-books are books previously published in hardcopy, but which are now also available in electronic form and accessed via the web. Safari Books Online is a fully-searchable online library that contains a substantial collection of up-to-date business, computing and technical books. The trial is available from campus computers only until April 11th and library staff would welcome feedback on this resource. Access 3,000+ e-books at:
http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/?uicode=carlow
March 15th 2005
ENGINEERING EDUCATION for a POST-INDUSTRIAL WORLD
The latest issue (April 2005) of the journal Technology in Society contains an article entitled 'Engineering education for a post-industrial world' (pp123-132). This article argues that engineering education has traditionally concentrated on preparing students for professional careers in manufacturing and construction, but now those industries employ fewer engineers than ever. In view of this changing employment pattern, the author proposes that there should be a re-examination of education for engineers to make both education and engineers more relevant to the post-industrial world. The article is available online to IT Carlow users via Science Direct.
March 11th 2005
LIBRARY LOAN ARRANGEMENTS FOR EASTER PERIOD
Material borrowed from the General Collection between 10/03/05 and 24/03/05 will not be due for return until 4/04/05. Items borrowed from the Short Loan Collection between 16/03/05 and 1/04/05 will be due for return by 11.00am on 4/04/05.
March 11th 2005
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS DURING ST. PATRICK'S DAY PERIOD
During the St. Patrick's Day period the library will be open as follows
Wednesday 16th 9.00 - 22.00
Thursday 17th CLOSED - HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
Friday 18th 9.00 - 22.00
Saturday 19th 9.00 - 17.00
March 9th 2005
IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT THE WEB of SCIENCE DATABASE
HEAnet will cease to host the Web of Science after May 1st, 2005 and from then on access will be direct via the publisher's servers. To see what this new interface will look like, a trial has been set up. Login and password details are available from library staff and the URL for access is http://access.isiproducts.com/ITCarlow
March 4th 2005
EXTENDED LIBRARY OPENING HOURS
Starting tomorrow (5th March) the library will open on Saturdays from 9.00am - 5.00pm. Commencing on Monday next (7th March) the library will remain open Monday - Friday until 10.00pm. The schedule of opening hours will then be:
Monday 9.00 - 22.00
Tuesday 9.00 - 22.00
Wednesday 9.00 - 22.00
Thursday 9.00 - 22.00
Friday 9.00 - 22.00
Saturday 9.00 - 17.00
March 4th 2005
BOOKS ON EDUCATION & PEDAGOGY
The library catalogue lists over 700 publications on education, pedagogy and related topics. A title A-Z of these holdings is available here.
In addition, a title A-Z of OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS on education is available here.
March 4th 2005
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR FEBRUARY
Newly available resources, which have been added to the library catalogue in February are listed here.
Previous issues of Library News are archived here.
LIBRARY NEWS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2005
February 25th 2005
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT REPORTS DATABASE NOW AVAILABLE
BUSINESS INSIGHTS is a Reuters information service which publishes strategic management reports, focusing on the following industries and areas of interest: consumer goods, energy, financial services, healthcare, technology and e-commerce. IT Carlow now has access to this resource and on-campus users should click on the following url: http://www.reutersbusinessinsight.com/autologin.asp
To see a listing of the reports that are available for a particular
category,
please click on the category.
[Consumer goods]
[Energy]
[Finance]
[Healthcare]
[Technology & e-Commerce]
February 21st 2005
NOTES & QUERIES - CW105 EXAM PAPERS
"Second year exam papers are not available for course CW105, I would like to view these papers, how do I?" was a query received from an anonymous user the other day.
Second-year exams for this course took place for the first time in 2004. The library holds a set of these papers which students may borrow and photocopy. Please call to the main library desk and request the papers from a staff member. At present, this set of papers is not available on the Student Intranet Exam Papers Page.
February 15th 2005
EARLY EDUCATION & CHILDCARE - THE DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL
The latest issue of 'European Early Childhood Education Research Journal' (Vol.12 No.2,2004) contains a paper (p.33-41) on the education and training of staff who work in the early education and childcare sector but who are not members of established professions like teaching, social work and health.It provides an analysis of the extent to which this group of early education and childcare staff can be considered as a developing professional group. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 372.
February 14th 2005
A NEW ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN TAKES UP DUTY
Welcome to Ronan Lynch who takes up duty today as an Assistant Librarian. Ronan has previously worked in the library of Institiuid Teangeolaiochta Eireann (Irish Linguistics Institute) and also brings experience from DIT, UCD and NUI (Maynooth). Ronan will be Liaison Librarian for the School of Engineering.
February 10th 2005
FOR ALL THE GOLFERS OUT THERE!
A recent study, published in the January issue of Journal of Sports Sciences (Vol.23 No.1 p81-87), may just help reduce your score. The study evaluated the validity of the plumb-bob method as used to determine the break of a putt. Two separate experiments were conducted to examine the consequence of violating inherent assumptions in the method.The study concluded that the plumb-bob method was found to be an invalid system for determining the break of a putt.The journal is on open access on the Current Journal stacks at Shelf Number 617.1027, but IT Carlow users can read the article: 'Evaluation of the plumb-bob method for reading greens in putting'
via the Ingenta online service.
February 9th 2005
Aqua KE AQUACULTURE DOCUMENTS LIBRARY
Around the world, aquaculture is governed by a seemingly endless array of agencies, departments, and institutions, which makes tracking down documents a gruelling, time-consuming challenge. This online library is designed to help researchers quickly find the information they need, by providing a searchable database of hundreds of documents from national governments and research consortia from around the world related to aquaculture. The site also provides access to articles from over 300 academic journals through its portal to Stanford University's Highwire Press. Access to Aqua KE
is free.
February 4th 2005
NEW PAPER PUBLISHED BY IT CARLOW STAFF
A new scientific paper has been authored by IT Carlow staff and is available on ScienceDirect as an 'article-in-press, corrected proof'.
The article is be published in a future issue of Analytical Biochemistry.
February 2nd 2005
INTERACTION DESIGN AND CHILDREN
A special section in the January issue of Communications of the ACM explores the growing field of Interaction Design and Children (IDC) with articles that illustrate the latest research and products to educate future generations. Articles include: [The challenges of IDC: what have we learned from our past?] [Working with young children as technology design partners] [Children's intuitive gestures in vision-based action games] [The material side of educational technology] [Ubi-learning integrates indoor and outdoor experiences] [Story creation in virtual game worlds]
The magazine is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 004
February 1st 2005
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR JANUARY
Newly available resources, including a separate A-Z of reference books, which have been added to the library catalogue in January are listed here.
February 1st 2005
DATAMONITOR'S BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTRE OPEN TO IT CARLOW USERS
The library now subscribes to this fulltext business information service from Reuters which provides economic and business information on over 10,000 companies, 2,000 industries and 50 countries throughout the world.It also includes access to a two year archive of leading news & comment stories.On-campus users should click on the following url: http://dbic.datamonitor.com/home/
January 28th 2005
CELL PRESS ANNOUNCES FREE ACCESS TO RECENT ONLINE ARCHIVE
Cell Press has announced that access to the recent online archive of Cell and the other premier journals of the Cell Press collection are freely available with effect from January 2005. The recent archive of these journals includes content that is 12 months old or older and dates back to content from 1995. Each month as new issues are published, the year-old issues will be added to the freely accessible recent archive. Read the Press Release.
The journal titles,which can be accessed via the library catalogue
are:[Cancer Cell][Cell][Chemistry & Biology][Current Biology][Developmental Cell][Immunity][Molecular Cell][Neuron][Structure]
January 27th 2005
SCIENCE DIRECT TOP 10 JOURNALS for 2004
In 2004, IT Carlow users downloaded 5,913 full-text articles from the ScienceDirect database. The Top 10 journal titles, in order of popularity, were:
[Bioresource Technology] [FEMS Microbiology Letters] [Chemosphere] [International Journal of Production Economics] [Gait & Posture] [Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation] [Process Biochemistry] [European Journal of Operational Research] [FEMS Microbiology Ecology]Click on a link above to go to the relevant journal.
January 26th 2005
THANK YOU FOR ITEMS DONATED TO THE LIBRARY
During 2004, the library received 679 items as donations. A big 'THANK YOU' is due to academic 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 A-Z listing of the items donated in 2004 is available here.
January 26th 2005
EOLSS DATABASE AVAILABLE TO IT CARLOW USERS
The EOLSS
is an integrated compendium of sixteen encyclopedias, which views all aspects of life on earth through the prism of sustainability. It is an evolving full text resource with about 4,500 chapters, 17,000 illustrations and 6,000 tables already in place.The component encyclopedias are:Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Biological, Physiological and Health Sciences
Social Sciences and Humanities
Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
Chemical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
Water Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
Energy Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
Environmental and Ecological Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Resources
Food and Agricultural Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources
Human Resources Policy and Management
Natural Resources Policy and Management
Development and Economic Sciences
Institutional and Infrastructural Resources
Technology, Information, and Systems Management Resources
Regional Sustainable Development Reviews
The library has arranged a 5-month trial of this resource. IT Carlow users should click on the 'Access for Institutions' link on the EOLSS home page.
January 19th 2005
ERIC DATABASE UPGRADED
The ERIC
(Education Resources Information Center) database, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, has recently been upgraded and now contains over 1.1 million citations going back to 1966. In addition, more than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004), which were previously only available through fee-based services, are now available for free.
January 19th 2005
EUR-Lex DATABASE of EUROPEAN LAW
provides direct free access to European Union law. The system makes it possible to consult the Official Journal of the European Union and includes the treaties, legislation, case-law and legislative proposals.
January 17th 2005
BIONET 2004 CONFERENCE REPORT
BioNet 2004 was held at IT Carlow in December. A report on the conference which includes links to programme, presentation, speaker, sponsor and photo pages is available on the Tecnet website.
January 17th 2005
ASK ABOUT IRELAND WEBSITE
The new website askaboutireland.ie/
is the place to find answers about Ireland - the countryside, heritage, the way we work and play. The site contains unique access to information including rare images and documents from Irish public libraries, museums and archives. The website includes the InterSearch search facility which provides access to all of the online catalogues and websites of the public libraries and other cultural institutions in a single search.
January 10th 2005
NEW ADDITIONS TO STOCK FOR DECEMBER
Newly available resources which have been added to the library catalogue in December are now listed here.
January 10th 2005
PRODUCT DESIGN SUPPLEMENT IN 'THE ENGINEER'
The December 10th issue of 'The Engineer' magazine contains a 32-page supplement on Product Design which includes articles such as 'Why design should matter', 'Importance of being user-friendly' and 'Promoting the feelgood factor'. The journal is on open access in the current journal stacks at Shelf Number 620.
January 10th 2005
JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2005
Following consultation with each academic department, the following new journal subscriptions have been actioned.
MAIN CAMPUS:
[Childlinks] [Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood] [Infant Projects] [Nursery Education] [Montessori Internation Magazine]WEXFORD CAMPUS (Gorey Centre)
CANCELLATIONS
The following subscriptions have been cancelled:
[Community, Work and Family][Educational Management and Administration][International Journal of Non-profit and Voluntary Sector Marketing] [Mental Health, Religion and Culture]
A full A-Z listing of journal subscriptions for each Academic Department for 2005 is available by clicking on the links below:
Department of Business and Management.
Department of Computing and Networking.
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Department of Humanities, Marketing and Design.
Department of Mechanical, Civil and Construction Engineering.
Department of Science and Health.
Wexford Campus (Gorey Centre).
January 10th 2004
NEW ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT - PREPARING STUDENTS FOR VIRTUAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAMS
The latest issue (May 2005) of Computers and Education has an article entitled 'Preparing undergraduate students for work in virtual product development teams' (pp357-376). This paper describes the E-GPR (European Global Product Realization) course program, the IT&T technologies used in the program, the way international teams were formed and the experiences and findings of the students, company representatives and lecturers who participated in the course. The article is available online to IT Carlow users via Science Direct.
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