http://www.stanford.edu/group/swain/cgi-bin/blog News from the Swain Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Library Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:42:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Engineering Library is offering workshops on using citation management software, such as RefWorks, EndNote, and Zotero. Free cookies! http://www.stanford.edu/group/swain/cgi-bin/blog/2009/11/03/workshops-for-citation-management-tools/ “The Sounds of Science is a small group of graduate students and recent alumni of UC Berkeley that share a common love of science and music. Our aim is to promote awareness of science to the community of all ages through fun music videos available free on the internet.” Safety song Safety ... http://www.stanford.edu/group/swain/cgi-bin/blog/2009/10/23/the-sounds-of-science/ ACS Chemical Neuroscience ACS Chemical Neuroscience publishes high-quality research articles and reviews that showcase chemical, quantitative biological, biophysical and bioengineering approaches to the understanding of the nervous system and to the development of new treatments for neurological disorders. Analytical Methods Analytical Methods, a journal for new and improved methods for the practical application ... http://www.stanford.edu/group/swain/cgi-bin/blog/2009/10/23/new-journals-by-acs-and-rsc-available-to-stanford-users/ The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) has added its first set of nanomaterial records. Nanotechnology is the study of matter on an atomic and molecular scale — structures 100 nanometers or smaller. A nanometer (nm) is one billionth of a meter. Like other HSDB records, the ... http://www.stanford.edu/group/swain/cgi-bin/blog/2009/10/23/hazardous-substances-data-bank-hsdb-has-added-first-set-of-nanomaterial-records/ Graphs Equations Tables (G.E.T.) search available at Knovel. View Tutorials (short movies) on how to use G.E.T. Search and Knovel’s Interactive Analysis Tools http://www.stanford.edu/group/swain/cgi-bin/blog/2009/10/23/its-easy-to-be-a-power-user-with-knovels-g-e-t-search/ The National Technical Information Service acquires, indexes, abstracts, and archives the largest collection of U.S. government-sponsored technical reports in existence. NTRL contains information about more than 2 million technical reports with links to over 500,000 in full-text. http://www.stanford.edu/group/swain/cgi-bin/blog/2009/10/23/ntis-national-technical-reports-library-ntrl-now-available/ The digital archive includes all previous titles for this journal: Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry (1–69, 1882–1950) Journal of Applied Chemistry (1–20, 1951–1970) Journal of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology (1–28, 1951–1978) Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (29–33, 1979–1982) Journal of Chemical Technology ... http://www.stanford.edu/group/swain/cgi-bin/blog/2009/10/23/journal-of-chemical-technology-and-biotechnology-available-from-1882present/ Comprehensive Chemometrics is a new 4-volume work that pulls key information into a single source for quick access to answers and/or in-depth examination. Stanford has purchased the digital version of this major reference work. View the table of contents. “Since its emergence nearly 40 years ago, chemometrics research has provided scientists ... http://www.stanford.edu/group/swain/cgi-bin/blog/2009/10/23/comprehensive-chemometrics-chemical-and-biochemical-data-analysis-online-version-site-licensed-for-stanford/ Science of Synthesis Webinars Training Schedule Are you getting the most benefit from the Science of Synthesis online reference work in synthetic methodology? Learn about the powerful search and navigation capabilities available in Science of Synthesis and how this toolbox of evaluated synthetic methods can save you time and help you ... http://www.stanford.edu/group/swain/cgi-bin/blog/2009/10/23/science-of-synthesis-webinars-training-schedule-for-nov-and-dec/ This year’s NCW theme celebrated the Periodic Table of the Elements. To view more resources on periodic tables, go to the Resources for NCW 2009 site or see Swain’s Periodic Tables page. http://www.stanford.edu/group/swain/cgi-bin/blog/2009/10/23/periodic-tables/