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January  2010         Queensland  University  of  Technology  

QUT  Library  

       

Inside  this  issue:  

2010 Information resource Plans 1

Re-launch of subject guides 2

Scopus announced as citation provider for Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Initiative in 2010: Short-term trial 2

New TILS Research Support Website 3

Electronic Products On Trial in 2009 Converted to Ongoing Subscription from 2010 3

OCLC FirstSearch Databases : Change in access 4

Course Materials Database (CMD): Requests for Semester 1 2010. 3

New CASSI Search Tool Now Available 4

Trove: the new service from the National Library of Australia 4

MD Consult: Now Available: Includes Additional ebook Collections 5

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Faculty  of  Science,  Disciplines  of  Biogeoscience,  Cell  &  Molecular  Science,  

Medical  Science  and  Pharmacy  

Welcome back everyone! 2010 Information Resource Plans Nina and I will be preparing the 2010 Information Resource Plans for the discipline areas of biogeos c i ence , c e l l and mole cu lar s c i ence , med i ca l s c i ence and pharmacy . We are hoping that you will take the time to answer the questions below. Your responses will help inform us in our development and management of the information resources appropriate to your teaching and research areas. Please respond as best you can:

1. With regard to reference material (encyclopaedias, dictionaries, handbooks, manuals); are the electronic and print resources provided by QUT Library appropriate? Can you recommend any reference material currently not available in our collection?

2. Are texts and recommended references available for your students? If so, are they available I sufficient print numbers for the number of students enrolled for a particular unit?

3. Is the general book collection, which includes e-books, relevant ad up-to-date to support you and your students?

4. Is the electronic journal collection sufficient to satisfy the teaching and research needs of you and your students?

5. Are the electronic databases provided and the platforms they are hosted on, appropriate for your teaching and research and readily accessible by you and your students?

6. Are the document delivery services adequate for your research purposes?

If you would like more information about some of these services, or just want to discuss your requirements please contact me. Margaret Bremner Liaison Librarian (Acting) Ph: 3138 2989 Email: margaret.bremner@qut.edu.au

Nina Prasolova is on secondment to Patent Lens.

Any queries during this period:

Margaret Bremner Liaison Librarian (Acting) Ph: 3138 2989 Email: margaret.bremner@qut.edu.au

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Re-launch of Subject Guides

If you go to the QUT Library homepage and select science and technology in the subject guides section you will see a number of subject guides available for the Faculty of Science and Technology.

We are currently updating and re-launching these guides. We have completed the following new guides for the disciplines of Biogeoscience, Cell and Molecular science, Pharmacy and Medical Science.

• Anatomy and physiology • Biochemistry and clinical biochemistry • Earth sciences • Ecology and environmental science • Microbiology • Pathology and pathophysiology • Pharmacy • Proteins and Enzymes

Dr. Brendan Sinnamon has completed guides for Chemistry and Medical Radiation sciences. He is currently working on the Mathematical science and Physics guides.

These guides are designed to provide a starting point for new undergraduate/postgraduate coursework students to assist them with finding relevant resources. Researchers and research students may also find them useful.

Your feedback and suggestions are welcome. Please promote these to your students once the new teaching year starts.

Scopus announced as citation provider for Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Initiative in 2010 The Austra l ian Resear ch Counc i l (ARC) announced late last year that Scopus would provide citation information for the full Exce l l en ce in Resear ch for Austra l ia (ERA) initiative in 2010. QUT Library now has a short-term trial of Scopus until 22 January 2010. For more about the ERA go to http://www.arc.gov.au/era/default.htm Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web resources with smart tools to track, analyse and visualise research. In order to take advantage of personalised features in Scopus users can click on the register link on the top right hand corner of any page. It is the major competitor product to Thomson Reuters Web of Science to which QUT Library already subscribes.

There are updated daily Scopus indexes.

For additional information on the coverage of the Scopus database go to http://info.scopus.com/scopus-in-detail/facts/

To access go to the QUT Library Databases page and select Trial databases.

If you have any feedback on the usefulness of this product please let us know.

New TILS Research Support Website

The Divis ion o f Techno logy , In format ion and Learn ing Suppor t (TILS) has developed a more integrated Research Suppor t website providing more information about the research support activities and resources we provide to researchers. The site is a part of the TILS website and is available at http://www.tils.qut.edu.au/initiatives/researchsupport/index.jsp

Additionally click Research Suppor t of the TILS homepage at http://www.tils.qut.edu.au/

It includes information about:

• eResearch@QUT – Introduction • Collaborative technologies - The EVO videoconferencing and messaging software and the GRID Room • Research data management - An online version of the Guide l ines fo r the Management o f Resear ch Data a t QUT

and the Resear ch Data Management Checkl i s t and data storage solutions • Scholarly communication - Advice and resources for scholarly publishing, measuring research impact, Creat iv e Commons ,

QUT ePr in ts and the QUT Dig i ta l Repos i tory • Computation and visualisation – About these HPC services • Data collection, modelling and analysis - KeySurvey , data analysis tools including SPSS and Nvivo • Research ski l l s , s eminars and workshops - A cen tra l r e f e r ence to r e s ear ch suppor t sk i l l s s eminars ,

workshops and on l ine t ra in ing

Please take some time to explore. The site will continue to be developed and integrated with other websites in 2010.

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Electronic Products On Trial in 2009 Converted to Ongoing Subscription from 2010 The following 2009 paid trials of relevance to the Facu l ty o f Sc i ence and Techno logy have been approved as ongoing subscriptions from 2010.

British Pharmacopoeia Online

The Bri t i sh Pharmacopoe ia (BP) is the authoritative collection of standards for UK medicines and is an essential reference for anyone involved in pharmaceutical R&D, manufacture, testing and regulation.

To access Bri t i sh Pharmacopoe ia Online go to the QUT Library homepage and select databases . In the Database t i t l e section enter bp and click the Find databases button.

On the next page click the database name hyperlink to connect to the database. Or you may click the More de ta i l s link to bring up a full one page description for this database.

DynaMed

Dynamed is an evidence-based, clinical reference tool with nearly 3,000 topics. To access DynaMed go to the QUT Library homepage and select databases . In the Database t i t l e section enter dynamed and click the Find databases button. On the next page click the database name hyperlink to connect to the database. Or you may click the More details link to bring up a full one page description for this database

Course Materials Database (CMD): Requests for Semester 1 2010 Please note the upcoming submission dates for Semester 1 2010 units. Semester 1, 2010 units: Self activate multiple CMD documents : From January 1 2010 Self activate single documents : Able to be completed now New CMD requests : To be submitted by 5 February 2010 (if required for Week 1) Instructions and support: Please direct all enquiries about CMD submissions to the Library: Email: cmd@qut.edu.au Phone: 3138 3245 Instructions on how to use the CMD are available at: http://www.library.qut.edu.au/services/teaching/cmd_for_staff.jsp More information is also available on how to: React iva t e documents : http://www.library.qut.edu.au/services/teaching/cmd_for_staff.jsp#reactivating   Add new documents : http://www.library.qut.edu.au/services/teaching/cmd_for_staff.jsp#add  

Common queries

The unit code has changed If your unit has undergone a code change, but you require the same materials under the new unit code: Use "Sel f Act iva t ion o f a s ing l e i t em"; or send an email to cmd@qut.edu.au

Past exam papers Further information is available at: http://www.library.qut.edu.au/services/teaching/cmd_for_staff.jsp#exams  

Using QUT Blackboard If you require support for QUT Blackboard please contact the IT Helpdesk: Email: ithelpdesk@qut.edu.au Phone 3138 4000 Web: http://www.ithelpdesk.qut.edu.au/

Copyright issues For more information on copyright, go to: http://www.tils.qut.edu.au/copyrightguide/documents/online_readings.doc

Or contact the University Copyright Officer: Email: qut.copyright@qut.edu.au Phone: 3138 4024· Web: http://www.tils.qut.edu.au/copyrightguide/  

 

 

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OCLC FirstSearch Databases : Change in access

The OCLC Firs tSearch databases are no longer available as a transaction based searching model but instead by subscription.

Based on usage of these databases in the past QUT Library has decided to only continue subscriptions to the Firs tSearch databases PapersFirs t and Proceed ingsFirs t .

These subscriptions are now active via username and password.

The login details are listed at https://secure.library.qut.edu.au/databases/passwords.php#2480

Note that these products are now available to all current QUT staff and students (previously these products were available to staff and postgraduate students only).

PapersFirs t contains citations to papers presented at worldwide meetings, conferences, expositions, workshops, congresses, and symposia.

It covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre.

Coverage from 1993-

Proceed ingsFirs t contains citations to the published proceedings of worldwide meetings, conferences, expositions, workshops, congresses, and symposia received at The British Library Document Supply Center from October 1993 to the present.

In addition to including the papers presented, it provides an overview of the activities at these events.

New CASSI Search Tool Now Available The new CAS Source Index (CASSI) search tool is a web-based resource intended to support researchers and librarians to quickly and easily look up or confirm publication titles and abbreviations, as well as CODEN, ISBN, or ISSN codes.

This new tool will enable researchers to confirm journal titles and journal title abbreviations for publications indexed by Chemica l Abstrac t s Serv i c e (CAS) since 1907, including serial and non-serial scientific and technical publications.

Search by Tit l e , Abbrev ia t ion , CODEN, ISBN, or ISSN .

Note that there is a limit of 50 answers per search, so it is recommended that you make your search as specific as possible.

To access the new CASSI search tool go to http://cassi.cas.org/

 

Trove: the new service from the National Library of Australia

The Libraries Australia free service has been switched off (since 3 December 2009) and has been replaced by Trove - one search ... a wealth of information.

Trove is a new discovery service focused on Australia, Australians, and items found in Australian collecting institutions.

Records in Trove are a copy of the records in the Australian National Bibliographic Database (including the Register of Australian Archives and Manuscripts, and Music Australia), Picture Australia, Australian Research Online, Australian Newspapers 1803-1954, PANDORA and Australia Dancing . Some external data sources will also be available.

We now have 2 database records (which both come up under a “libraries australia” search):

• Trove - this provides access to the Libraries  Australia free service

• Libraries Australia - this provides access to the Libraries Australia enhanced (subscription) service only

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 MD Consult: Now Available: Includes Additional ebook Collections QUT Library now provides access to MD Consu l t from Elsev i e r .

MD Consu l t provides access to: Approximate ly 100 medi c ine and a l l i ed hea l th ebooks in a number o f sub j e c t areas : Navigate using the Table o f Conten ts or Index . Search across all books or within an individual book.

Approximate ly 80 medi ca l and a l l i ed hea l th journa ls pub l i shed by Elsev i e r .

The complete full-text of these leading medical journals are available online, along with abstracts and citations for all journals in MEDLINE. Search across all journals or within an individual journal.

The Cl in i c s o f North Amer i ca journals as listed below. (PDFs are available for all articles from 2002 to present)

Search across all Clin i c s or within an individual Clin i c s issue. For a list of The Cl in i c s available go to http://www.mdconsult.com.ezp01.library.qut.edu.au/das/clinicslist/body/0

Pat i en t Educat ion Handouts Nearly 10,000 patient education handouts that can be printed and distributed to patients are available. Most are written at a 6th- to 8th-grade reading level and are 1 to 2 pages in length.

Drug In format ion From 6 January 2010 the US Drug information will be replaced by drug information from the Austra l ian Medic ines Handbook .

Prac t i c e Guide l ines

Includes links to fulltext clinical practice guideline articles published in the journals on MD Consu l t , plus links to additional fulltext guidelines from professional and government agencies available via the Web.

Browse by Topic , Spec ia l ty , or Author ing Organizat ion . Search all guidelines in the database simultaneously

Images

Quickly search over 50,000 high-quality medical images from the medical books on MD Consult.

Images include photos, tables, graphs, and more.

News: MD Consu l t News is updated daily.

Provides concise clinical summaries on new developments from all major journals, government agencies, and medical conferences. News stories are provided by Elsev i e r Globa l Medi ca l News and MD Consu l t Edi tor ia l staff.

Once logged on, users may create a personal account, which allows for customization of the service.

MD Consu l t also includes PDA integration via MY PDA - Pocket Consu l t .

To access MD Consu l t go to the QUT Library homepage and select databases . In the Database t i t l e section enter md and click the Find databases button.

On the next page click the database name hyperlink to connect to the database. Or you may click the More de ta i l s link to bring up a full one-page description for this database.

Catalogue records will be added in due course.