Swain Library News

Philosophical Magazine, the world’s oldest commercially published scientific journal, having been published by Taylor & Francis since 1798, is now available online back to Volume 1 as part of the Physics Online Archive. It includes classic papers by Faraday, Joule, Rutherford and Bohr amongst others. It has also published articles by Nobel Prize winners, such as Ernest Rutherford, Louis de Broglie, Sir Nevill Mott and Pierre-Gilles de Gennes.

Explore 3 online journal archive collections purchased recently from Taylor & Francis:

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The next time you access ISI Web of Knowledge, you’ll find enhancements that provide you with totally new options for research:

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Upon request, ACS will submit the final peer-reviewed manuscript version to the NIH Manuscript Submission system on behalf of authors, after editorial acceptance by an ACS journal, for public availability 12 months after publication. This publishing service is provided free of charge to ACS members. For more details, please see: Information for ACS Authors about the NIH Public Access Policy Mandate

This is a reminder that the libraries’ new E-Journals page is located at http://ejournals.stanford.edu/.

After August 31, attempts to access our old E-Journals page (http://www.tdnet.com/stanford/) will result in a “This Page Cannot Be Displayed” message.

Links throughout the SULAIR web space have already been updated to point to the new E-Journals page, but personal bookmarks and non-SULAIR pages should be updated.

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SearchPlus will be discontinued September 23, 2008. Why? Moving to OPPIE means faster searching, facets to narrow search results, and more.

SearchPlus to OPPIE — Why?

Online Portal for Powerful Information Exchange (OPPIE)

If you haven’t already done so, please update the host name for the Crossfire client to

crossfire-acad.elsevier.com

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To keep pace with its growing popularity, the total number of simultaneous users for SciFinder Scholar/SciFinder on the web is being increased from 8 to 11 users in September 2008.

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In an effort to provide better service to library patrons, the operating hours for the Stanford University Libraries Privileges Desk have changed to match those of Green Library’s Loan Desk. What this means is that Privileges services will now be available on evenings and weekends in addition to regular working hours. See the Stanford Libraries Hours page for specific hours information.

Orientation tours are offered year-round, first Tuesday of the month (11 a.m.–noon) and third Thursday of the month (3–4 p.m.). Individual and group tours are also available by appointment throughout the year. The Swain Library website also features an online tour of the library.