JSTOR is providing free access to their new Plant Science collection through the end of 2011. JSTOR’s description of the collection is below. “JSTOR Plant Science is an online environment that brings together content, tools, and people interested in plant science. It provides access to foundational content vital to plant science – plant type specimens, taxonomic structures, scientific literature, and related materials, making them widely accessible to the plant science community as well as to researchers in other fields and to the public. It also provides an easy to use interface with powerful functionality that supports research and teaching, including the ability to measure and record plant specimens, share observations and objects with colleagues and classmates, and investigate global plant biodiversity. JSTOR Plant Science strives to be a comprehensive online research tool for aggregating and exploring the world’s botanical resources, thereby dramatically improving access for students, scholars, and scientists around the globe. It is useful for those researching, teaching or studying botany, biology, ecology, environmental and conservation studies.”
Category Archives: Library News
New from Alexander Street Press
Two unique new resources from Alexander Street Press have been added to the Libraries’ collections. Upon completion, Ethnographic Video Online will provide over 750 hours (~1,000 films) for the study of human culture and behavior. The collection covers every region of the world and features the work of many of the most influential documentary filmmakers of the 20th century, including interviews, previously unreleased raw footage, field notes, study guides, and more. See the publisher’s description for further information. Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels is the first ever scholarly, primary source database focusing on adult comic books and graphic novels. Beginning with the first underground comix from the 1960’s to the works of modern sequential artists, this collection will contain more than 75,000 pages of comics and graphic novels, along with 25,000 pages of interviews, criticism, and journal articles that document the continual growth and evolution of this artform.
New Historical Newspapers
We have recently added the following new historical newspapers to our already extensive collection: From Proquest Historical Newspapers
- Baltimore Sun (1837-1985)
- Boston Globe (1872-1979)
- Chicago Tribune (1849-1987)
- Los Angeles Times (1881-1987)
- Washington Post (1877-1993)
From Readex African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 [see title list]
Using LexisNexis Congressional
I was recently reading this article, Wealthy Reap Rewards While Those Who Work Lose, and came upon this paragraph: “‘The nation’s jobs crisis is so catastrophic that, unless Congress acts on the scale of the New Deal, millions of Americans will experience extremely long periods of unemployment for many years ahead,’ Lawrence Mishel, president of the Economic Policy Institute, told a panel of the Committee on Ways and Means recently.” I wanted to read exactly what Lawrence Mishel said in his testimony before the Committee. This provided a perfect opportunity to use LexisNexis Congressional, which indexes (and often provides full-text to) committee transcripts and hearings. Here’s how to do it:
- Go into LexisNexis Congressional and click on the Advanced Search tab
- Make sure just the Hearings box is checked
- From the search dropdown box, select Witness
- In the search field type: Mishel, Lawrence
- Click Search And, Voila! You’ll get this citation: [Job Creation], CIS-NO: Not Yet Assigned, SOURCE: Committee on Appropriations. Senate, DOC-TYPE: Hearing , DATE: Jan. 21, 2010., CIS/Index
From there, it’s easy to find your way to the full-text. Watch this SCREENCAST to see how it’s done.
New Look for LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis Academic now has a re-designed interface. The changes are meant to help patrons uncover more of the great content that is sometimes hard to find within the database. You can access the new interface here. The old interface will continue to be available until the end of July, after which any links to it will re-direct to the updated version.
Researching Oil Spills
Those interested in looking beyond today’s headlines and delving deeper into the hot topic of oil spills and restoration and recovery from spills, both in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere, should check out a recently released bibliography prepared by staff at NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Resources on Oil Spills, Response and Restoration: a Selected Bibliography is over 200 pages in length and includes hundreds of active links to online studies, maps, and websites, as well as citations to hundreds of printed studies.
Some of the print studies will be available at Temple (search Diamond the online catalog for these) while others can be requested through interlibrary loan (search Worldcat). This well produced bibliography is just one example of the incredible wealth of carefully vetted scientific, technical, and statistical information produced by the U.S. government which we receive as a federal depository library.
Jonathan LeBreton, Senior Associate university Librarian: jonathan@temple.edu
ALERT – Library Computers Undergoing Summer Maintenance
During the summer months when traffic is slower in the Paley Library, our Library Systems Department has an opportunity to perform routine maintenance on our many computers so that they perform well throughout the academic year.
Beginning Tuesday, July 29 computers will start becoming unavailable so that we can work on them. Only specific groups of computers in different areas of the Library will be affected at any time, so that while there will be less computers available, there should be sufficient computers to meet your needs.
In August the computers at SEAL and Ambler will be maintained. The administration of the Temple University Libraries apologizes in advance for any inconvenience this may cause to the University community, but we hope you will appreciate our desire to keep our computers in the best possible condition for your benefit. Thank you. Here is the maintenance schedule:
June 29 – July 2, 2010: Computers in the Paley Information Commons will be reimaged. All 76 computers will be unavailable while the reimaging is in process.
July 6-7, 2010: Computers on the east side of Paley near the windows will be reimaged. All 26 computers will be unavailable while the reimaging is in process.
July 12-16, 2010: Computers on the 2nd & 3rd floors of Paley will be reimaged.
August 17-19, 2010: Public computers in SEAL will be reimaged with the Fall 2010 image.
August 23-25, 2010: Public computers at Ambler will be reimaged with Fall 2010 image.
2009 Journal Citation Reports Released
The 2009 data for Journal Citation Reports was released in mid-June. Some highlights according to Thomson Reuters:
- More than 9,100 of the world’s most highly cited, peer-reviewed journals
- More than 850 regional journals included as part of Regional Content Expansion initiative
- 1,055 journals with their first published Journal Impact Factor
- Journals from over 2,200 publishers in 230 disciplines, from 78 countries
- Features that enhance your understanding of a journal’s influence such as Five Year Impact Factors and EigenfactorTM Metrics, Rank-in-Category Tables, Journal self-citations, and Impact Factor boxplots
Films on Demand Content Update 6/17/10
More than 100 new titles were recently added to Films on Demand.
JSTOR Update 6/17/10
The following journals have been added to JSTOR:
The Aldine
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=aldine
Release Content:
Vol. 4, No. 1 (January, 1871) – Vol. 9, No. 12 (1879)
Publication of this title ceased in 1879.
ISSN: 2151-4186
L’Année épigraphique
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=anneepig
Release Content:
Année 1888 (1889) – Année 1999 (2002)
Moving Wall: 7 years
Publisher: Presses Universitaires de France
ISSN: 0066-2348
AQ: Australian Quarterly [1997- ]
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=aqjcontanaly
Previous Title: The Australian Quarterly [1929-1997] (0005-0091)
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=australianq
Release Content:
Vol. 1, No. 1 (March, 1929) – Vol. 69, No. 2 (Winter, 1997);
Vol. 69, No. 3 (September/October, 1997) – Vol. 78, No. 6 (November/December, 2006)
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: Australian Institute of Policy and Science
ISSN: 1443-3605
Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=arijhispcultstud
Release Content:
Vols. 1-10 (1997-2006)
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Humanities, University of Arizona
ISSN: 1096-2492
BOMB
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=bomb
Release Content:
Vol. 1, Nos. 1-2 (Spring, 1981 – 1982);
Nos. 3-101 (1982 – Fall, 2007)
Moving Wall: 2 years
Publisher: New Art Publications
ISSN: 0743-3204
Bulletin of the American Art-Union
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=bullamerartunio
Release Content:
Vol. 2, Nos. 1-9 (1849);
Nos. 1–11 (April 1, 1850 – May 1, 1853)
Publication of this title ceased in 1853.
ISSN: 2152-6125
Note: The content for Vol. 1 (1848) will be released as soon as the issues become available to JSTOR.
Caribbean Studies
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=caristud
Release Content:
Vol. 1, No. 1 (April, 1961) – Vol. 36, No. 2 (July/December, 2008)
Moving Wall: 1 years
Publisher: Institute of Caribbean Studies, UPR, Rio Piedras Campus
ISSN: 0008-6533
Federal Sentencing Reporter
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=fedesentrepo
Release Content:
Vol. 1, No. 1 (June, 1988) – Vol. 19, No. 2 (December, 2006)
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: University of California Press
ISSN: 1053-9867
Foro Internacional
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=forointe
Release Content:
Vol. 1, No. 1 [1] (July/September, 1960) – Vol. 48, No. 4 [194] (October/December, 2008)
Moving Wall: 1 years
Publisher: El Colegio de Mexico
ISSN: 0185-013X
Historical Archaeology
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=histarch
Release Content:
Vol. 1 (1967) – Vol. 40, No. 4 (2006)
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: Society for Historical Archaeology
ISSN: 0440-9213
Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences [1986-2007]
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=histstudphysbiol
Previous Title: Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences [1969-1985] (0073-2672)
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=histstudphyssci
Previous Title: Chymia [1948-1967] (0095-9367)
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=chymia
Release Content:
Vols. 1-12 (1948-1967);
Vol. 1 (1969) – Vol. 15, No. 2 (1985);
Vol. 16, No. 1 (1986) – Vol. 23, No. 2 (1993)
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: University of California Press
ISSN: 0890-9997
Note: The content for 1993-2006 will be released as soon as the issues become available to JSTOR.
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=indjglolegstu
Release Content:
Vol. 1, No. 1 (Fall, 1993) – Vol. 9, No. 2 (Spring, 2002)
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISSN: 1080-0727
Note: The content for 2003-2006 will be released as soon as the issues become available to JSTOR.
Modern Art
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=modernart
Release Content:
Vol. 1, No. 1 (Winter, 1893) – Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter, 1897)
Publication of this title ceased in 1897.
ISSN: 2151-7053
Política Exterior
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=politicaexterior
Release Content:
Vol. 1, No. 1 (Winter, 1987) – Vol. 17, No. 95 (September/October, 2003)
Moving Wall: 5 years
Publisher: Estudios de Politica Exterior S. A.
ISSN: 0213-6856
Note: The content for 2004 will be released as soon as the issues become available to JSTOR.
Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=reviportfilo
Release Content:
T. 1, Fasc. 1 (January/March, 1945) – T. 63, Fasc. 4 (October/December, 2007)
Moving Wall: 2 years
Publisher: Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia
ISSN: 0870-5283
State Politics & Policy Quarterly
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=stapolpolicyq
Release Content:
Vol. 1, No. 1 (Spring,
2001) – Vol. 5, No. 4 (Winter, 2005)
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISSN: 1532-4400
Note: The content for 2006 will be released as soon as the issues become available to JSTOR.
The Workshop
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=theworkshop
Release Content:
Vol. 1, No. 1 (1868) – Vol. 14, No. 2 (1881)
Publication of this title ceased in 1884.
ISSN: 2151-142X
Note: The content for 1881-1884 will be released as soon as the issues become available to JSTOR.