To access, go to the Electronic Databases page and under Online Catalog or DOE Energy Science and Technology Database click on the WWW link.
HOLDS IN THE ONLINE CATALOG
A popular feature of the Online Catalog, telnet version, has been the ability to place holds on books and reports. When you place a "hold" on a book the Library pulls the book and either sends it via interoffice mail or holds it in the Library for pick-up. This capability is now available in the WWW version of the catalog.
To place a hold
Note: This feature is only available to Laboratory staff (using a lanl.gov IP address) and authorized users.
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Often you don't have the complete, proper name of a conference. It may be cited in several variations or perhaps you just didn't know it was held in Paris in 1990. In this case, try a keyword search with the information you know. Title keyword will work, or, if you get too many hits, use the conference keyword index, which is a subset of the title index. In the WWW version of the catalog, select Conference in the pull-down box; in the telnet version of the catalog, use search command CONFW=, which appears on the "Other indexes" screen.) You can search any word in the conference heading, including not only the name of the conference but also the number, date, and place. For example,
"paris 1990" will find conferences held in Paris in 1990.
"ieee fuzzy 2nd" will find IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems
(2nd : 1993 : San Francisco, Calif.).
If you can't find a conference in the online catalog, contact the Research Library for assistance at library@lanl.gov or 667-5809.
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Where is the best place to start looking for information on Physics? Chemistry? Are full-text reports available online? The general introduction to the electronic resources at the LANL Research Library answers these and other questions. "Introduction to Electronic Library Resources" is a great course for anyone who wants to know more about getting information at their desktop computer.
"What the Report Collection Can Do for You" covers the library's unrivaled collection of technical reports -- over one million unclassified technical reports and about 125,000 classified and unclassified/restricted access technical reports from government agencies, corporations and non-profit research laboratories. The Report Collection serves as an archival resource for Los Alamos reports and the Laboratory's Top Secret documents.
For more information on these and other classes offered at the Research Library, see the schedule below; or visit the Library's training webpage for recent updates.
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A growing number of authors and groups are now storing their report files on the Research Library's servers. Often groups will then create pointers to those files from their home page. There is no charge to individuals or groups for this service. The Research Library is pleased to be able to archive those files in order to round out the collection.
Often customers will request LA-UR reports from the Library. When we do not have the report in our collection we then request it from the author and put it online.
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Over the past several years the Research Library has reduced our computer system support staff in order to maintain our journal collection in the face of over 10% annual increases in journal costs. Combined with constant pressure to reduce G&A expenditures, our computer system staff is hard pressed to provide support for our staff, training and public workstations. We feel that the additional load of providing support for word processing workstations would negatively impact our ability to provide unique library resources.
Customers might not be aware that the Research Library workstations allow customers to download information onto disks. Also portable computers are welcomed at the Research Library. We do not currently provide data lines for portable computers because our wiring isn't up to the task. We would love to hear more from our customers concerning the infrastructure needed for effective use of portable computers in the Research Library.
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LANL Research Library Fall Training
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.
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To receive an electronic subscription to the Research Library Newsletter, sent the first of each month to your e-mail address, do the following:
subscribe lib-news end
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 Coordinator, Lou Pray
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