LANL Research Library Newsletter - December 1997
Did you know the Research Library can help you take advantage
of the wealth of information on the World Wide Web? Check
out the WWW classes on our
training schedule
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December 1997 Issue
BIOSIS� AT LANL RELEASED
What has over 6.7 million records and covers life sciences literature from
abscisic acid to zoster virus and is available at the desktop of LANL
researchers?
As of November 17 the Research Library is providing access to
the BIOSIS� at LANL
database which indexes journal articles, conferences,
books and other documents from around the world. Additional subject areas
covered
include botany, biochemistry, biophysics, biotechnology, ecology and the
environment.
BIOSIS� at LANL includes citations from 6,000 journals including 3,500 that
are
not covered by MEDLINE and 3,000 that are not covered by SciSearch at LANL.
BIOSIS� at LANL also includes over 2000 conferences per year that are not
in either MEDLINE or SciSearch at LANL. Initial coverage is 1985 to present
with 1969-1984 years to be added in January of 1998.
BIOSIS� at LANL includes Research Library holdings so that you can quickly
determine if the article or book you need is available from the Research
Library.
Also included are hyperlinks to electronic journal articles for many recent
articles.
BIOSIS� at LANL can be accessed from the Research Library
home page,
under the
Electronic Databases button.
Sue Watkins
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HAVE YOU USED BRITANNICA ONLINE LATELY??
Britannica Online, the world's
authoritative encyclopaedia that is available to LANL researchers at their
desktops, has introduced improvements and enhancements. If you liked using
the Britannica Online before, you'll find the new version even easier,
faster and more visually appealing!
Some of the new features include:
*New Multimedia and More Graphics*
- A variety of engaging and informative multimedia elements have been
added to articles such as "Nicolaus Copernicus"
[http://www.eb.com:180/video/ocoperc004v4.mov]. The number of graphics in
the database has tripled -- to 12,800. See "Hubble Space Telescope" or
"lung."
*Enhanced Related Internet Links*
- Not only are there links to more than 20,000 related Internet sites,
but the links now also contain summaries of each site. You'll find that
related Internet links are now listed in your search results, so you'll be
able to find them quickly.
*Britannica Internet Guide*
- Britannica Online recently introduced the Britannica Internet Guide
[http://www.ebig.com/] that categorizes its carefully selected Internet sites.
*Alphabetical Browsing Capabilities*
- Flip through the pages of Britannica to find articles, illustrations,
maps, biographies, and much more.
*Advanced Searching Capabilities*
- are also now available -- link there from "Search" on the tool bar at
the top of the Home Page.
*Spotlight Feature Articles*
- Most recently, Britannica Online featured an in-depth look at the Nobel
Prize [http://nobel.eb.com/].
*Automatic Citation*
- Unsure how to cite Britannnica Online? Look at the bottom of the
article, and you'll find your citation, as recommended by Britannica.
*New Topic Map*
- You're fascinated by a Britannica article and are interested in other
resources on that subject.
What do you do? Start at the top of the article with the Topic Map. This
new navigation tool guides you to relevant articles, index entries, tables,
multimedia, etc. Review the article on the planet "Mars" to see an example.
Marie Harper
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YOU ASKED FOR ELECTRONIC OVERDUES AND YOU GOT
IT!
In response to numerous suggestions to provide notices of
overdue books via email, the Research Library has implemented
a test this month on this new feature. Now, rather than
getting a paper notice of overdues through the snailmail, you
will be notified via email and can reply via email to renew.
Let us know how this works for you! So far, the response has
been overwhelmingly positive.
Lou Pray
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NEW ON THE RESEARCH LIBRARY'S WEB SITE
Every month the Research Library adds valuable information for its users
through our Web site. Check out the new links by going to
New Items.
Recently added links include
the Los Alamos National
Laboratory Institutional Plan, FY1998 - FY2003 and an online fax form
for requesting reports has been added to the page on
How to Obtain
Technical Reports - LANL Customers.
Lou Pray
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SCISEARCH� AT LANL TIP OF THE MONTH: DOWNLOADING
FILES WITH A .txt EXTENSION
In SciSearch� at LANL
when downloading files, remember to name the file with a .txt extension.
This applies to downloading initial results and full records as well as
tagged
output. Omitting the extension will cause the file to display in html format
when viewed with word processing software. The .htm extension will include
html tags in the saved file.
Jeane Strub
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SEARCH TECHNIQUES: FINDING AN AUTHOR IN THE ONLINE
CATALOG
Want to find material by a particular author in
the online catalog?
Do a browse search for Author. In the WWW interface,
use "Browse First Words or Numbers," selecting the Author index
in the "Select index" pull-down box; in the telnet interface, move
your cursor to the A= index in the right-hand column (or type A=).
Enter a person's name LAST NAME first, then the first initial(s) or
first name. You will get an alphabetical list of author names near
what you entered.
If you are not certain what part of an author's name is the surname
use an author keyword search -- in the WWW interface use "Search for
Words" and select an Author search; in the telnet version move your
cursor to the AW= index in the left-hand column. An author keyword
search is particularly useful for compound names. For example, Garcia
finds Garcia and also compound names such as Herrero Garcia. Note that
there is a difference in how author keyword search results are presented
in the WWW and telnet versions. In the WWW version, a list of all
titles (catalog records) with your author word is presented; in the
telnet version a list of all author names including your author word
is presented, and you select the line(s) of the names to see the titles.
Kathy Varjabedian
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RESEARCH LIBRARY DECEMBER TRAINING
SCHEDULE
Classes are free, but you must pre-register by using the email links
above to
send a message to library@lanl.gov
or calling the Library Service Desk at 7-5809. Please include your name,
the date and
title of the session, and your email address in your message.
Library tours are given every Wednesday at 1:00. Please call 7-5809 for
more
information. Special classes and orientations can also be arranged.
Sandi Blackburn
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HOLIDAY CLOSURE
The Research Library will be accessible to badgeholders
during the holiday closure. Library staff will be off but
the copiers and computers will be left on for use by our
customers. The unclassified elevator in the Study Center, SM-207,
will be operating during the closure.
Happy Holidays from the Research Library!
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Newsletter Editorial Team: Donna Berg
, Jack Carter,
Lou Pray, Kathy Varjabedian, and
Eileen Vela.
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