What's New? 2008-2009 Archive

Current news and new resources

	July 6, 2009 Library closed Friday July 10th for water main replacement. Ask Questions Online if you need research help. Various labs on campus are open including SL123 and printing at the CCC Help Desk in Fuller Labs.
	July 6, 2009 New Resource - Journal Citation Reports within ISI Web of Knowledge: JCR® Web offers a science and social science edition with a systematic means to evaluate leading journals. It provides quantifiable, statistical information based on citation data. JCR will allow you to: Look up the impact factor for a specific journal title View five year trends of citation impact for journals Compare journals in the same field See a yearly count of the number of articles published in a journal Benchmark the age of cited articles Quantify source data And more ...
	June 24th, 2009 New Library Catalog Interface Coming Soon: The library is testing and revising the beta version of the new library catalog. Please try it and let us know what you think. We expect to move to this new version later this summer.
	June 23rd, 2009 Featured Database: Compendex via Engineering Village is the most comprehensive bibliographic database of scientific and technical engineering research available, covering all engineering disciplines.
	June 8th, 2009 Mac User? Then EndNoteWeb is for you! Use to manage your references & create footnotes within MS Word.
	June 8th, 2009 STINET is now DTIC Online Public Technical Reports, use to find Defense Department literature. More Tech Reports...
	June 1st, 2009 Service Alert: Books24x7 will be unavailable on Saturday, June 6th 6am - 10am.
	May 26th, 2009 The Multimedia Lab computers, scanners and color printer (aka Movie Lab) has moved to the 1st Floor, outside of the Anderson Labs. Also, we are open while the roof is being replaced More...
	May 26th, 2009 Congrats to staff member Jackie Mushinsky who was presented with a certificate as a nominee for Paralibrarian of the Year for her exceptional work ethic and creativity!
	May 26th, 2009 At the Massachusetts Library Association Conference on Thurs. May 7, Tressa Santillo accepted a 3rd place finish in the Social Networking category for the Public Relations Awards for our Facebook page. Become a fan today!
	May 26th, 2009 A few library staff have received well-deserved long service awards including: Elizabeth Goodrich - 35 years, Gael Evans - 30 years, and Judith Fallon - 15 years. Library Staff ...
	May 18th, 2009 Memorial Day Weekend: Saturday May 23 - Monday May 25 the library will be closed.
	May 7th, 2009 The University Archives & Special Collections have moved to the Ground Floor. More...
	April 29th, 2009 LOL: Library Open Late on Sunday May 3 & Monday May 4 until 2 a.m. Stress Free Zones on Sunday & Monday in GL303 from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
	April 29th, 2009 Summer Hours begin May 6. Tues. May 5, close at 10 p.m. More...
	April 29th, 2009 Congratulations Class of 2009: We’ll miss you please visit. Check out our alumni borrowing privileges...
	April 20th, 2009 Mobile Web User? Browse Gordon Mobile and let us know what you think.
	April 10th, 2009 @Gordon Library Newsletter: April 2009
	April 8th, 2009 TAX TIME: Tax Forms and Instructions are online.
	April 8th, 2009 Phase 1 of Library Renovation: The library has embarked on the first phase of a renovation. More...
	April 3rd, 2009 Video: Howard Freeman, inventor & entrepreneur spoke at the Gordon Library on 3/23. Watch the video now.
	April 3rd, 2009 National Library Week 2009 - Worlds Connect @ Your Library Events: Book & Media Sale: We are accepting donations for our Tues. 4/14 noon-4pm sale. Drop off items by 4/10 at the library. Worlds Connect @ Projects Centers IQP Student Panel: Tues. 4/14 4-5pm Worlds Connect - Graduate Student Panel: Thurs. 4/16 4-5pm More details...
	March 10th, 2009 New Library Catalog Beta: The library is testing the beta version of the new library catalog. Please try it and let us know what you think! We are very interested in your comments and suggestions for improvement.
	March 6, 2009 Meet the Staff: Matt Hall, Associate Library Director Watch now (57 seconds)
	March 5th, 2009 Library Lecture Series: Howard Freeman, Class of '40, will discuss his world-famous inventions that revolutionized fire protection for naval vessels during World War II and his more current work on Mar. 23 at 4pm on the 3rd floor of the library. More ...
	March 3rd, 2009 Stress Free Zone: GL303, Gordon Conference Room. Wednesday & Thursday, 9pm-1am
	March 3rd, 2009 Library Open Late on Wed. Mar. 4 and Thurs. Mar. 5: until 2am.
	February 17th, 2009 Meet the Staff: Tressa Santillo, Access Services Assistant Watch now (32 seconds)
	February 17th, 2009 February 2009 Library Newsletter: SGA Survey followup, new resources, Student Library Advisory Committee and more.
	February 13th, 2009 eBook trial: Access 12,000 Springer eBooks on campus or off campus via proxy until April 30th. Connect now. Comments? Let us know.
	February 6th, 2009 Meet the Staff: Tracey Leger-Hornby, Assistant Vice President of Library Services. Watch now (2:13)
	February 3rd, 2009 Reception for the staff and faculty photography exhibit: Wednesday, Feb. 4 from 4-5:30pm on the 3rd floor. Refreshments will be served.
	February 3rd, 2009 Webinars Offered by Vendors: Vendor-led webinars will help you master research databases and citation managers.
	February 3rd, 2009 Web of Science Citation Maps: Create interactive maps of an article's citation data to visualize trends. Watch 6.27 minute video tutorial
	January 27th, 2009 Charles Dickens videos: Bert Hornback, a noted Dickensian re-enactor, performed his theatrical reading of Dickens’s works at Gordon Library in December 2008. Watch video segments from his performances online.
	January 21st, 2009 Service Alert: Due to scheduled maintenance FullTextFinder will be unavailable at times between 9 A.M. and 1 P.M. on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009.
	January 16th, 2009 On January 20th ebrary electronic books can be viewed in their improved user interface with a QuickView reader allowing instant document viewing without a special plug-in.
	Martin Luther King Jr. Day Hours: 8am-midnight on Monday Jan. 19th.
	January 15th, 2009 Hours: Academic Year Hours begin Thurs. Jan. 15.
	January 15th, 2009 Working on a large multimedia project? Check out a 250 GB hard drive (includes firewire and USB connection) for two weeks from the Information Desk.
	January 5th, 2009 What is "Nano"? Video Contest: Explain in a short video and upload to ACS Nanotation NanoTube to compete for $500 prizes. More ...
	January 5th, 2009 Listen: The World: Featuring the Gordon Library's Dickens Digitization Project. Digitization Project: See PDF of part of The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens published in May 1870 and digitized by the Gordon Library thanks to a grant from the grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
	December 15th, 2008 Break Hours: Thurs. Dec. 18: close @ 10pm, Fri. Dec. 19: close @ 5pm, Sat. & Sun. Dec. 20-21: Closed, Dec. 22 & 23: close @ 5pm, Wed. Dec. 24-Jan. 4: closed. More...
	December 15th, 2008 LOL - Library Open Late: Tuesday & Wednesday Dec. 16-17 open ‘til 2 a.m. & Stress Free Zone from 9 pm - 1 am. On Tues. or Wed. stop by the Gordon Conference Room on the 3rd floor for free coffee, tea or cocoa. Bring your own spill proof mug (or buy one for $2) and play games, do puzzles, chat, or just relax.
	December 10th, 2008 New Electronic Resource: NANOnetBASE contains 80+ nanotechnology handbooks and reference works.
	December 10th, 2008 Guerilla Improv will act out a reality TV show of your choice and you get to watch the results! Thursday, Dec. 11 at 8:00 pm on the Gordon Library Ground Floor.
	December 2nd, 2008 Engineering Conferences Online (ECO) offers conference organizers a way to disseminate papers online. Most papers in ECO will be available free of charge on an open access basis and will be referenced using DOIs. More Conferences, Meetings, Proceedings, & Symposia databases ...
	December 2nd, 2008 New database category: Robotics Engineering
	November 24th, 2008 Thanksgiving Break Hours: The library closes 5 p.m. on Wed. Nov. 26 and will reopen on Sun. Nov. 30 at noon for our normal hours of operation.
	November 20th, 2008 CHARLES DICKENS IS COMING! Stop by on Monday Dec. 1 to see a Dickens’ re-enactor from 4-5pm, 3rd floor. This event is in collaboration with the Humanities and Arts Department.
	November 18th, 2008 Online Reservation for Tech Suites: Reserved using MS Outlook Calendar or by visiting or calling the Information Desk (508)831-5410. \| How-to Reserve in MS Outlook.
	November 18th, 2008 Did You Know? You can check out Web Conferencing Kits (webcam & microphone) from Information Desk for use in Tech Suites.
	November 18th, 2008 RefAware trial until 12/1. Take a look and let us know what you think! More ...
	November 12th, 2008 November @Gordon Library Newsletter: New staff, titles, spaces, and more.
	November 12th, 2008 Food Drive: In collaboration with the Lambda Chi Alpha North American Food Drive, Brothers Feeding Others, Gordon Library will have a collection box in the library lobby until Friday November 14th. They will be delivering food to the Friendly House Food Pantry in Worcester. Through Friday, Nov 14.
	November 12th, 2008 Electronic Books: the library subscribes to 1000s of online books with new titles added all the time. Check out our ebook collections...
	November 7th, 2008 Service Alert: Due to scheduled maintenance on Friday 11/7 from 11-11:30 p.m, the Journals search and FullTextFinder will not be available, as well as eJournals from EBSCO
	October 28th, 2008 Tom Collins will be reading The Raven in the library at 1pm on Halloween 10/31.
	October 28th, 2008 Ingenta Connect: Stay up to date with new issue table of contents delivered to your email.
	October 28th, 2008 Project Muse includes 100s of full text journals in the humanities and social sciences. Their new web interface includes the ability to email a link, find more articles from the same author(s), and share the article via social bookmarking.
	October 28th, 2008 New Video Podcast: Manuals and Handbooks: What do you need to know? \| Subscribe
	October 20th, 2008 Library Catalog Unavailable Monday-Tuesday, October 20-21, 2008 Please see IT News for details.
	October 14th, 2008 LOL: Library Open Late for A Term Finals Tuesday - Wednesday October 14 - 15: open 'til 2am. Break Hours
	October 8th, 2008 New Podcast: Eye Candy for Engineers: Inspirations for Designing Devices, Machines or Mechanisms. Listen \| Subscribe
	October 8th, 2008 The Gordon Library is celebrating the worldwide Open Access Day on October 14th. Our Journals list includes 1000s of open access journals, indicated by the globe icon. Thanks to all who publish in open access journals.
	October 1st, 2008 New Knovel University Challenge: Try to skills to enter to win an Wii, Music, or iPod, connect now ...
	September 24th, 2008 Engineering Village Backfile: We now have access to records back to 1884. Start searching now ...
	September 24th, 2008 Still need to register to vote or get an absentee ballot? See our Voter Registration information to get started.
	September 15th, 2008 Knovel contains 1000s of online technical handbooks for scientists and engineers. Try it by Oct. 1st for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card!
	September 12th, 2008 Illustrated Author Talk & Book Signing: Constance Clark will discuss God--or Gorilla: Images of Evolution in the Jazz Age on October 1 from 4-5pm in the Gordon Library Class of ’41 Gallery.
	September 10th, 2008 A Term @Gordon Newsletter: New Library Director, exhibits and more. Connect now...
	September 3rd, 2008 New Resource: Encyclopedia of Water Science (2nd edition). This online reference book covers topics such as agricultural runoff, drip irrigation systems, to wastewater use in agriculture.
	September 3rd, 2008 RefWorks User? We now have access to RefShare. Share your references with your project team, advisor or colleagues. More ...
	August 12th, 2008 SciFinder has a new web version which allows researchers to access CAS databases that contain information from many disciplines including biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science and more. To register ...
	August 12th, 2008 Six New IEEE Publications for 2009 include: IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development, IEEE Transactions on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games, IEEE Photonics Journal, IEEE Solid State Circuits Magazine, and more.
	August 8th, 2008 Visit the 3rd floor of the Gordon Library to view the new green roof on East Hall or check on the news story "Green Roof" installed on WPI building.
	August 4th, 2008 Due to scheduled maintenance, on Thursday, August 7, network access within the Gordon Library will be unavailable. Faculty, staff and students will be able to check out and return materials, but accessing databases and other online resources will not be possible from within the library. However, access to online resources from other locations on campus or remotely should remain uninterrupted. If you are off-campus, you will be able to access library resources via the Proxy Server.
	July 29th, 2008 Service Alert: ScienceDirect will be unavailable for 20 hours for an upgrade from 5:30 on Saturday August 2, from 1:30 on Sunday August 3.
	July 21st, 2008 EBSCOhost has a new interface. Through EBSCOhost WPI network users now have access to America: History & Life and Historical Abstracts as well as the following databases: Business Source Premier, Humanities International Complete, Library, Information Science, & Technology Abstracts, Literary Reference Center, MLA International Bibliography, and Regional Business News.
	July 21st, 2008 More than 3000 International Telecommunication Union standards/recommendations are now free online. ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technologies. More ...
	July 21st, 2008 Technical & Science Writing Guides: Check out Publish, Not Perish: The Art & Craft of Publishing in Scholarly Journals, a free online tutorial from University of Colorado Libraries or one of our many books such as Scientific Writing for Graduate Students: A Manual on the Teaching of Scientific Writing or Scientific Writing : A Reader and Writer’s Guide. More Technical Writing books ...
	July 2nd, 2008 Wiley-Blackwell merger: Hundreds of journals’ content previously available on Blackwell Synergy is now being delivered through Wiley InterScience due to the merger of Wiley-Blackwell's online journal systems. Blackwell Synergy is no longer operating.
	July 2nd, 2008 Google Scholar and Wiley InterScience have been added to the main QuickFIND search & many database categories. More ...

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