Blog closing from July 31st 2020

Please note- this blogger account will close on 31st July 2020 as TU Dublin Library Services merge and migrate to Grangegorman.

To keep updated on Library news and resources, please use our new subject specific blogs attached to our LibGuides: https://www.dit.ie/library/subjects/.

Currently there is a new blog and subject news update attached to our Chemistry, Biomedical Science, Physics and Energy Engineering LibGuides.

Thank you.

TU Dublin Library Services, Kevin Street

Web of Science platform : possible intermittent access on July 30th

All Web of Science products are scheduled for maintenance on Thursday, July 30th from 11am to 11pm GMT.
During this time access may be intermittent. Apologies for any inconvenience.

How to select a book for the Click and Collect service

The  Click and Collect service to staff and students will begin on Tuesday 4th August. 

 For more information see the TU Dublin LibGuide at

 https://tudublin.libguides.com/c.php?g=679031&p=4881470

Click and Collect service commencing on 4th August

For more information and a short video 'How to' guide please see the new TU Dublin Library 

Click and Collect LibGuide at 

https://tudublin.libguides.com/c.php?g=679031&p=4881470

NEW: Web of Science free webinars for researchers:in July and August: Optimise Web of Science for quicker discovery, earlier research analysis and better collection management.

Web of Science Solution Specialists are delivering a series of open webinars throughout July and August to help you optimise your Web of Science journey.

Please take a look at the description and register for one of six sessions. All sessions are the same, pick the date that suits you best. All sessions will be recorded. If you are unable to you once the webinars are over.

Title: Optimise  your Web of Science journey for quicker discovery, earlier research analysis and better collection management.

If you are unable to attend on any of the dates, please register for just one of the sessions and a copy will be made available to you after that session.. 

Duration: 60 min approx.

Delivery: Online using Webex. Registration required.

Description:  In this session  specialists will teach you the tips and tricks that will help you master the tools that accompany you on your research journey.

•             efficient searching across different databases and staying up to date with powerful alerts

•             instant access to Full Text via the free Kopernio plugin

•             identifying collaborators and funding sources

•             monitoring Open Access research

•             discovering experts in a field with Author Search and consolidation with the free Publons platform

•             identifying impactful journals in your field with publisher neutral metrics 

• Session 1: 21^st July at 11am (London) REGISTER

https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/clarivatesupport/onstage/g.php?MTID=e0b861b2e4486a4df507a5798fb3fce01

• Session 2: 29^th July at 11am (London) REGISTER

https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/clarivatesupport/onstage/g.php?MTID=ed0f8d263513001399543264fc22aa6b9

• Session 3: 4^th August at 10am (London) REGISTER

https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/clarivatesupport/onstage/g.php?MTID=eb8686a3af04a3acad2706e62d7ec5a5b

• Session 4: 12^th August at 10am (London) REGISTER

https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/clarivatesupport/onstage/g.php?MTID=e90344b284c49eb12d3ee64d81e4170eb

• Session 5: 18^th August at 9am (London) REGISTER

https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/clarivatesupport/onstage/g.php?MTID=e7f7cdb1213a587541510886d449a8ced

• Session 6: 25^th August at 9am (London) REGISTER

https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/clarivatesupport/onstage/g.php?MTID=e871f6498a2532d7532af9650b2797efe

New science eBooks: a selection just in for July

The following e-books are now available : they can be found at http://www.dit.ie/library/search/searchebooks/#d.en.167065

 or via the TU Dublin library catalogue and doing a title or an author search and following the e-book link

Burton's microbiology for the health sciences / Paul G. Engelkirk.  Jones & Bartlett, 2020

Human molecular genetics 5 / Tom Strahan. CRC Press. 2019.

Principles of cell biology / George Plopper. Jones & Bartlett. 2020.

The Immunoassay handbook / David Wild. Elsevier Science, 2013.

Practical bioinformatics / Michael Agostino. Taylor & Francis, 2013.

Principles of biomedical ethics / Tom L. Beauchamp. Oxford University Press, 1979.

Diagnostic cytopathology / Gabrileja Kocjan. Churchill Livingstone, 2013.

Practical transfusion medicine / Michael F. Murphy.  Wiley, 2017.

Lewin's genes 12 / Jocelyn Krebs.  Jones & Bartlett, 2017.

WoS users - please clear your browser history today.

Clarivate has requested that users of the Web of Science portal clear their browser history on 30/06/2020 before using any of the WoS products e.g. Web of Science, Endnote, and Journal Citation Reports. 

Access the Web of Science database via the TU Dublin Library Database Listing at  

http://www.dit.ie/library/search/databases/

SciFinder webinars in July

SciFinder webinar series for July

How will I make this? - retrosynthetic analysis for novel and known compounds with SciFindern

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

4:00 a.m. EDT | 10:00 a.m. EDT | 4:00 p.m. EDT | 9:00 p.m. EDT

In this webinar you will learn how to:

• generate complete retrosynthetic plans utilizing a combination of experimentally validated and predicted reaction steps
• explore and evaluate alternative reaction steps across the entire synthesis
• adjust the parameters of the retrosynthetic analysis to tailor it to your specific needs
• easily explore evidence that support the recommended reaction steps in your plan

Register Now

Hidden polymers -pro tips for finding them using SciFindern

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

4:00 a.m. EDT | 10:00 a.m. EDT | 4:00 p.m. EDT | 9:00 p.m. EDT

In this webinar you will learn how to:

• understand how polymers are curated in the CAS Registry to allow them to be effectively described and discovered
• search for polymers by structure, nomenclature or molecular formula
• filter search results by important structural characteristics
• efficiently link to literature describing polymeric applications, properties, and preparation

Register Now

Journal Citation Reports (JCR) update and free webinar now available

The latest issue of Journal Citation Reports, which provides 2019 data, has been released and is now available.  Further details regarding the new JCR 2020 release can be found at:  http://jcr.help.clarivate.com/Content/whats-new.htm  

 Access JCR from the TU Dublin Database LIsting: http://www.dit.ie/library/search/databases/

Please find details below of a forthcoming *FREE* webinar which may be interest:

Identify your institution’s essential journals with the Web of Science

Do you know which publications are most critical to advancing your institution’s mission? Citation analysis can help you understand the importance of particular journals to your students, faculty, and researchers, and align your collections management decisions to these priorities. Join our webinar to find out how the Web of Science, InCites Benchmarking & Analytics, and Journal Citation Reports can help enhance your collections management decisions. During the session, you'll learn how to:

• Identify which journals your institution’s authors cite and publish in most frequently
• Quickly determine which journals in the sciences and social sciences play a key role in scholarly communications for the disciplines you support
• Uncover which journals are citing your institution’s authors

• Date: Tuesday 7th July at 6.00pm BST (1 hour).
• Further Details and Register at: https://discover.clarivate.com/identify_essential_journals_webinar_registration

eBook access via EBook Central platform Saturday 27th June

Note re eBook access on Saturday 27th June

Due to scheduled maintenance, ProQuest EBook Central will be unavailable on the evening of Saturday 27th June from 5pm to 8pm. Any ebooks that are accessed via this platform will be inaccessible during this time

Apologies in advance for any inconvenience to our users.

Effective Science Communications: New eBook and webinar Tuesday 16th June

There are many challenges facing scientists today. On top of the traditional pressures of career development, securing research funding, finding that next big breakthrough and publishing in leading journals, being a scientist in the 21st century demands effective communication and navigating through a range of different media channels.  IOP Publishing will be running a free webinar with the author of Effective Science Communications (Second Edition): A practical guide to surviving as a scientist, Dr Sam Illingworth, on Tuesday 16 June. Attendees will be guided through his latest book which they will also be able to download for free through the live webinar. To register please contact library.relations@ioppublishing.org. The book is also available to access via the TU Dublin Library Website using the IOP Database link: http://www.dit.ie/library/search/databases/#d.en.167032

Webinar details Tuesday 16 June 3.00 p.m. BST/10.00 a.m. EDT The webinar will explore some of the key topics covered in the book, including: publishing work in academic journals applying for funding improving presentation skills outreach and public engagement engaging with the mass media establishing an online presence science and policy The webinar will last around 45 minutes and will include a live Q&A session with the author.

NEW E-BOOKS IN HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

The following e-books are now available : they can be found at http://www.dit.ie/library/search/searchebooks/#d.en.167065

 or via the TU Dublin library catalogue and doing a title or an author search and following the e-book link.

Ross & Wilson Pocket reference guide to anatomy and physiology / Anne Muller. Elsevier, 2019.

Visual anatomy and physiology / Frederic H. Martini. Pearson, 2017.

Essentials of human anatomy & physiology / Elaine Marieb; Susan Keller. Pearson, 2017.

Human anatomy / Elaine N. Marieb. Pearson, 2020.

Human anatomy and physiology / Elaine N. Marieb. Pearson, 2018.

NEW E-BOOKS IN PHYSICS

The following e-books are now available : they can be found at http://www.dit.ie/library/search/searchebooks/#d.en.167065

 or via the TU Dublin library catalogue and doing a title or an author search and following the e-book link.

Physics for scientists and engineers : with modern physics / Randall Dewey Knight. Pearson, 2016.

A Student's guide to dimensional analysis / Don S. Lemons. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Data analysis techniques for physical scientists / Claude Pruneau. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Thermodynamic weirdness : from Fahrenheit to Clausius / Don S. Lemons. MIT Press, 2019.

Database spotlight on The Irish Times

    

To have a look at The Irish Times database, go to TU Dublin Library City Campus Homepage and under "Resources" find the A-Z of library databases.  

Coverage: 1859-2011

This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

The Irish Times from 1995 - present


The Irish Times Digital Archive
https://search.proquest.com/hnpirishtimes/index?accountid=10594


European Newsstream

Newspapers can be a useful resource as a starting point for general research, scientific research and opinions of the day.

Here is some advice from Paperpile on using newspaper articles in research:

Newspaper articles as primary sources

Newspaper articles are great starting points for research, and can sometimes be invaluable vaults of information, but when you want to use a newspaper article in your paper, you need to know why. Many people assume that newspaper articles are primary sources, but it's important to ask yourself some questions about the article before you include it in your research.

• Who wrote the article? An expert, a journalist, an eyewitness to an event?
• Why was the article written? In response to a current event, to spread news, to share an opinion?
• When was the article published? Was the article published before or after the event it discusses?

When is a newspaper article a primary source?

This very much depends on the answers to the questions you asked of the article earlier. These answers are the basis of whether or not the content is original or, an analysis or, an opinion. If you come to the conclusion that the content is original, then, yes, the article qualifies as a primary source. If the article is a feature about a new innovation in technology or a current trend, then it is a secondary source. Likewise, if it is an interview, because the interview will have been edited.

Articles written and included in daily newspapers, before the internet, were the latest and most up to date reports of events. Often, there was a morning and an evening edition of a daily, and as such, these are often regarded as primary sources.

However, it is important to remember that a newspaper is put together by an editor, and the editor can cut and paste articles in a particular order and in a particular way to fit the editorial style they are looking for.

Web of Science seminars in June

1. Title: Make confident decisions with publisher-neutral intelligence (new version JCR 2020)

The 2020 Journal Citation Reports are coming out this month (JCR 2019 data)! Learn how to analyse journal performance with and beyond Journal Impact Factors. Quickly identify which journals in the sciences and social sciences are cited most often by scholars in over 200 disciplines.

• Date: Monday 29^th June at 11.00am London (1 hour).
• Further Details and Register at: https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/clarivatesupport/onstage/g.php?MTID=e1ade63418a436eed42570f3db25076c1

2. Title: Open Session: How do I do this in Web of Science?

Do you have questions about our solutions (Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports, InCites, Publons, Kopernio, etc.)? We’ll cover everything you want to know in this special Q&A session.   Please send your questions by email to bob.green@clarivate.com 7 days before the session.

• Date: Tuesday 30 June at 10.00am London (45 mins).

• Further Details and Register at: https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/clarivatesupport/onstage/g.php?MTID=e07d4563ee516f3c147caa0bdf1b20878

In case you missed them, recordings of previous Clarivate Analytics webinars are available to download or stream at: https://wok.mimas.ac.uk/support/documentation/#live

Accessing the Web of Science off Campus or requiring support.

As many of us are now working from home, should any institutions or users experience problems with off campus access to Web of Science or have any queries,  please do contact us: email webofscience@jisc.ac.uk and we will be happy to assist.

Useful Links

Please find links below to information sources which we hope you will find useful:

Clarivate Analytics LibGuides: http://clarivate.libguides.com/home

Web of Science YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WoSTraining