Swain Library News

Periodic Table of Videos

The University of Nottingham, in England, has put a high-tech twist on the periodic table, creating a clickable version that points to short YouTube clips about each element.

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nanoHUB

What is nanoHUB?

The nanoHUB is a rich, web-based resource for research, education and collaboration in nanotechnology. The nanoHUB hosts over 1300 resources which will help you learn about nanotechnology, including Online Presentations, Courses, Learning Modules, Podcasts, Animations, Teaching Materials, and more. Most importantly, the nanoHUB offers simulation tools which you can access from your web browser, so you can not only learn about but also simulate nanotechnology devices. The nanoHUB also provides collaboration environment via Workspaces, Online Meetings and User Groups.

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Molecular Movies

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The Stanford Libraries have licensed electronic access to the multivolume Landolt-Börnstein book series. Landolt-Börnstein: Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science & Technology provides scientists and researchers with a rich compilation of selected property data from the published literature in a broad subject range:

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SCI-TECHnetBASE

This collection includes over 4,000 full-text e-books covering scientific and technical information, many of which are handbooks and single volume reference sources.

SearchWorks

One of the greatest challenges in libraries like Stanford’s is finding the right information among all of its holdings and licensed content. Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources (SULAIR) has been experimenting with adopting some new technologies and approaches that make discovering the Stanford Libraries’ information resources better, faster, and easier.

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