LANL Research Library Newsletter - January 2000
| Journal changes in the Research Library |
If you've been in the Research Library lately, you may have noticed something a little different in the journal display area just inside the front door. There is a sea of hot pink signs where many print journals used to be sitting.
For the last several months the Research Library has been taking a close look at the journal titles we have that are duplicated in both print and electronic formats. Through a thorough comparison of the print and electronic versions we have been able to identify over 450 print journals for cancellation, while retaining the electronic access to these same titles. Print cancellation will allow the Research Library many advantages--we save staff time for processing, shelf space, reshelving time and expense, as well as binding costs. These funds are reinvested in additional electronic information products that will be available at the desktop.
Future plans include additional print cancellations through careful review. As always, the Research Library welcomes comments or suggestions from our customers.
Carol Hoover
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| New electronic journals from the Research Library |
The following new electronic journals have been added to the library collection and are available from your desktop:
Analytical Sciences: the International Journal of the Japan Society for Analytical
Chemistry http://wwwsoc.nacsis.ac.jp/jsac/analsci.html
This journal publishes papers on all aspects of the theory and practice of analytical
sciences, including fundamental and applied, organic and inorganic, wet chemical and
instrumental methods.
Core Issues: the Journal of the Uranium Institute http://www.uilondon.org/coreissues/index.htm
CORE Issues is the journal of the Uranium Institute, the International Association for
Nuclear Energy. It is a forum for research and debate on economic and political issues
affecting the nuclear industry.
Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science http://dmtcs.loria.fr/
This journal is devoted to rapid publication of innovative research which covers discrete
mathematics and theoretical computer science.
Entropy http://www.mdpi.org/
This journal covers general aspects of entropy and information concepts; studies on chaos
and complexity; quantitative relations of entropy; and applications of entropy and
information science in any natural and social science.
Inspel: International Journal of Special Libraries http://www.fh-potsdam.de/~IFLA/INSPEL/intro.htm
INSPEL, a publication of the IFLA Division of Special Libraries, is directed to librarians
in government and international agencies.
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication http://jcmc.huji.ac.il/
This refereed, quarterly journal publishes essays and reports on interpersonal and group
processes in communications networks. It also addresses issues of privacy, economics, and
access raised by the developing information infrastructure.
Journal of Conceptual Modeling http://www.inconcept.com/JCM/
This journal is dedicated to data modeling, design, and implementation issues.
Library Philosophy and Practice http://www.uidaho.edu/~mbolin/lp&p.htm
This journal publishes articles that demonstrate the connection between library practice
and the philosophy and theory which are behind it.
Molecules http://www.mdpi.org/molecules/
This is a journal of synthetic chemistry and natural product chemistry.
Science's Next Wave http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/
Science's Next Wave is a weekly online publication that covers scientific training, career
development, and the science job market.
Carol Hoover
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| Library liaison program to start |
The library acknowledges the difficulty many staff have in getting out of their offices to come to the library, thus our electronic focus on providing resources to the desktop. In addition to this, beginning in January 2000 library staff will begin regular visits to divisions to provide library service at your office, providing training if needed on library products, and gather suggestions for book and journal purchases. We hope this proactive service will be beneficial to productivity and enable you to make better use of your time.
Susan Heckethorn
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| Putting a face to great service |
Many library customers only contact the library via email or phone, thus missing those one-on-one interactions that would enable them to see who is giving them such excellent service. A staff directory is now available on our web site with pictures and email links to the library staff.
Lou Pray
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| Library Without Walls continues to draw international attention |
In November Group Leader Rick Luce gave an invited keynote address "Communicating Science in the Next Generation: Implications for the Digital Library" at the CSIRO Information Management and Technology Conference in Brisbane. CSIRO is Australia's national science agency, one of the world's largest, multi-disciplinary STM research organizations. CSIRO has recently moved aggressively to deliver electronic journals, and the trip was a good opportunity to explore the mutual goal of making the world's scientific literature available to the researcher's desktop. While in Australia, Luce also gave presentations at ANSTO (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) and CSIRO's Telecommunications and Industrial Physics laboratory in Sydney.
In December, Luce gave an invited talk at the Digital Library Workshop at the University of Costa Rica. The conference was sponsored by the Organization of American States, ISTEC (Ibero-American Scientific, Technical and Educational Consortium); and the University of Costa Rica.
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| World Mathematical Year 2000 |
In the "Declaration of Rio de Janeiro on Mathematics" of May 6, 1992, the
International Mathematical Union (IMU) has declared the year 2000 to be World Mathematical
Year, WMY 2000. The Declaration of Rio de Janeiro sets three goals:
* the determination of great mathematical
challenges of the 21st century,
* the promulgation of mathematics, both
pure and applied, as one of the main keys for development,
* the recognition of the systematic
presence of mathematics in the information society (the image of mathematics).
The impetus for establishing the first of these three goals occurred when the IMU General
Assembly in Kobe, Japan (August 1990) adopted the following resolution proposed by the
United States delegation:
Whereas the IMU wishes to mark the turn of the century in a manner appropriate to the
standard set by David Hilbert in 1900, the General Assembly directs the Executive
Committee to set up a committee to report to the adhering bodies by September 1991 [on]
how to accomplish [this so] that in 1994 the Assembly can discuss it and decide how to
proceed.
A server for the World Mathematical Year 2000 has been established in Paris: http://wmy2000.math.jussieu.fr/agenda.html.
This server reports on progress in organizing the World Mathematical Year 200 and offers
all newsletters published about WMY 2000.
A WMY 2000 agenda is located at http://wmy2000.math.jussieu.fr/agenda.html.
WMY 2000 PROJECTS categorized by institution and country and located at http://wmy2000.math.jussieu.fr/projects.html.
The Research Library will participate by having a mathematics related article in each of
its monthly newsletters.
Frances Knudson
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| Search engine profile: FAST |
FAST (Fast Search and Transfer), a Norwegian company, is promoting what it claims is "The World's Biggest Search Engine." FAST currently scans 400 million of the Web's estimated 800 million pages and will soon be covering more. FAST also boasts a delivery time of one second for search results. FAST updates its database every 15 days, purging dead out-of date Web pages. Read more about FAST from a recent press release, http://www.fast.no/company/press/atw1999-12-08.html.
Lou Pray
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Newsletter Editorial Team: Donna Berg, Helen Boorman, Jack Carter, Lou Pray, and Kathy Varjabedian.
The name and e-mail address of the Library member who contributed an article appears at the end of the article. If you have comments or further questions, please contact that person. If you have general questions or comments about the Newsletter itself, please contact the Newsletter Editor, Kathy Varjabedian.
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