Science resources on your mobile

Would you like to be able to use ScienceDirect and Web of Knowledge on your mobile or iPad?

ScienceDirect now has mobile apps for iPhone, iPad, Blackberry or Android phone. You can download them at http://www.info.sciverse.com/sciverse-mobile-applications/overview and see details of how to register your device at http://www.info.sciverse.com/sciverse-mobile-applications/sciverse-sciencedirect-mobile

Web of Science is also available for mobiles - more details here http://wokinfo.com/about/mobile/ and FAQs about the service here http://wokinfo.com/media/pdf/wok-mobile-faqs.pdf

Welcome to new Science students

Welcome to all new science students at Birkbeck - here are a few links that will tell you a bit more about the Library and the science resources you can make use of during your course.

Information for New Students

Online Library induction tutorial

Biological Sciences resources guide

Chemical Sciences resources guide

Earth & Planetary Sciences resources guide

ScienceDirectTV

Do you prefer learning by watching videos? ScienceDirect has its own YouTube channel with videos showing you how to make the most of this essential science resource http://www.youtube.com/user/ScienceDirectTV

New Ebooks for Earth & Planetary Sciences

Latest ebooks for Earth & Planetary Sciences:

Fossen, H. Structural Geology CUP 2010
http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?451054

Ragan, D Structural Geology CUP 2009
http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?451055

Davidson-Arnott, R Introduction to coastal processes and geomorphology CUP 2010
http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?451057

McSween, H. Cosmochemistry CUP 2010
http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?451053

Taylor, S. Planetary Crusts: their composition, origin and evolution CUP 2009
http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?418426

McKillup, S. Geostatistics Explained CUP 2010
http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?451050

Library Saturday workshops this term

The Library is running workshops during the Summer term on Saturdays at 11am in the Seminar Room on Level 1 of the Library. Those of interest to science students are

May 28th: Keeping up-to-date with current awareness services. 1hr
June 18th: Managing your references with EndNote and EndNote Web 1hr 30 mins
July 9th: Using the Citation Indexes 1hr 30 mins

To see more details, the full programme and to book see http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/news/infoskills

Birkbeck Science Week

Birkbeck Science Week events include lectures by Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Professor Gabriel Waksman, Professor Helen Saibil, Dr Philip Hopley, Dr Karen Hudson-Edwards, Professor Jacqueline Barnes and Professor Denis Mareschal. Sign up here: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/science/news/Science%20Week%202011

Some new ebooks

Some new ebooks for Biological Sciences and Earth & Planetary Sciences available now via the Library catalogue:

Carter, John. B. Virology http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?446253
Dunai, T. J. Cosmogenic Nuclides http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?445682 Franklin, T.J and Snow, G.A. Biochemistry and molecular biology of antimicrobial drug action http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?445684 Lackie, J.M. Dictionary of cell and molecular biology http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?446373 McSween, H.Y. and Huss, G.R. Cosmochemistry http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?445683 Ruffell, A. and McKinley, J. Geoforensics http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?447143 Wacey, D Early life on Earth http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?442878 Walford, N. Practical statistics for geographers and earth scientists http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?447144