Online Reference works from Knovel

Looking for scientific data? The Library has access to several online reference works from Knovel which may help. These include:

*International critical tables of numerical data - physics, chemistry and technology
*Knovel critical tables
*Metallic materials properties
*Smithsonian Physical tables

See the full list and access these reference works here

The Microbiology Blog

Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists.
Microbiology news and views to help you keep up-to-date on current research, forthcoming conferences, hot research topics, high impact publications, new books and much more.

World Environment Day 2010

June 5th is World Environment Day - for information on what's happening and how to get involved see the World Environment Day web site

If you are looking for information on the environment, try these databases that the Library subcribes to:
Agricola - books and journals on agriculture
GreenFile - journal articles on human impact on the environment
JSTOR - covers several major ecology journals in full text

Want to find good web resources on the environment? Try the Intute database environment section

Give us your views and win £100 in John Lewis vouchers!

The Library is conducting a survey of students and wants to hear what you think of the Library and its services. This will help us to improve what we provide to you. Those who complete the questionnaire will be entered into a prize draw.
First prize - £100 in John Lewis vouchers
2nd prize - £50 in John Lewis vouchers
Five prizes of £10 in John Lewis vouchers.
The survey is available until 25th. June 2010 at: http://tinyurl.com/2vofnhw.

ScienceDirect's Top 25

Keep up with the latest research in your subject area with ScienceDirect's Top 25. Every quarter they list the 25 papers with the most downloads in a variety of subject areas. Check the latest list for your subject area at http://top25.sciencedirect.com. You can also sign up to receive the list as a quarterly email alert.

Learn to use EndNote Web

Want to learn more about EndNote Web? These YouTube videos from EndNote Training will help you to get started. EndNote Web will help you store your references and also works with Word to help you with writing up a piece of work by inserting citations correctly for you and automatically compiling your bibliography. See how to sign up for an account here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecNCZJ7udUQ and see the list of videos to the left of this one for more tutorials.

More information on EndNote and EndNote Web is here http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/elib/endnote

I am available for group and one-to-one help with using EndNote and EndNote Web- my contact details are on the Library web site here http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/contact/sue/. Please feel free to call or email me.

Feast your eyes ...

... on these two fabulous image sites:
Wellcome Images: Historical images from the Wellcome Library collections - Tibetan Buddhist paintings, ancient Sanskrit manuscripts written on palm leaves, beautifully illuminated Persian books and much more.
The Biomedical Collection holds over 40 000 high-quality images from the clinical and biomedical sciences. Selected from the UK's leading teaching hospitals and research institutions, it covers disease, surgery, general healthcare and sciences from genetics to neuroscience including the full range of imaging techniques. See also the Wellcome Image awards 2009 for the latest award winning images.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition is on at the Natural History Museum until 11th April 2010 and is well worth a visit. Read about the controversy surrounding the winning picture that has been disqualified http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/20/wolf-wildlife-photographer-award-stripped