Physics Department Colloquia

Did you know that webcasts of the weekly Physics Department Colloquia are hosted and preserved by the Library? Links to the weekly talks as well as the annual Oppenheimer and Segre lectures from 2007-present can be found on the Physics Department’s Colloquia and Webcasts page. Earlier talks are cataloged in Oskicat.

NOTE: The older webcasts are provided as QuickTime files. To view a webcast, download the free QuickTime Player software from the Apple website then click on the colloquium you would like to view.


TAIR access for UCB researchers

TAIR

Access to The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) after it becomes a subscription resource on April 1, 2014, will be paid on behalf of all UC Berkeley researchers by the Marian Koshland Bioscience and Natural Resources Library.

As its name implies, TAIR maintains a regularly updated database on Arabidopsis thaliana, a model organism for plant evolution, development and genetics. Data available from TAIR includes the complete genome sequence of A. thaliana, along with gene structure, gene product information, gene expression, DNA and seed stocks, genome maps, genetic and physical markers, and publications. TAIR also includes data analysis tools, as well as information for and about the Arabidopsis research community.


PsycINFO: A database of the mind and more

Searching on topics related to psychiatry, animal behavior, or neuroscience?

Complement your PubMed and Embase searches with PsycINFO.

Developed by the American Psychological Association, PsycINFO indexes over 1300 journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, and dissertations in psychology and is enriched with literature from psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work.


Web of Knowledge interface changes

Web of Science

Web of Knowledge databases including Web of Science, BIOSIS Previews, CAB Abstracts and Global Health, Data Citation Index, Inspec, and Zoological Record deployed a new user interface beginning January 12, 2014. Among the changes:

  • The default search page now features a single search box for the Topic field; as before, the field can be changed and search boxes for additional fields can be added
  • Web of Science cited reference searches must now be selected from a drop-down menu above the search box
  • The UC-eLinks icon to access full text is now found under a button labelled “Full Text” on the search results and article record pages
  • Search details are visible after clicking on a link labelled “More” under the “You searched for” heading on the search results page
  • An “Add to Marked List” button replaces the former icon on the search results page
  • A “Create Citation Alert” link and icon replace the former button on article pages

Video tutorials on specific features of the new interface can be viewed here: http://wokinfo.com/training_support/training/web-of-science/

Live online trainings occur monthly. This month they begin Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 11 am PST. The trainings are free, but advance registration is required: http://wokinfo.com/training_support/training/

Quick Reference Cards and factsheets for many Web of Knowledge resources can be downloaded here: http://wokinfo.com/training_support/guidesfactsheets/

You can always contact a UC Berkeley librarian with your questions: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Help/research_help.html


The red color in blood and the green in leaves

“Porphyrins, phthalocyanines and their numerous analogues and derivatives are materials of tremendous importance in chemistry, materials science, physics, biology and medicine.

They are the red color in blood (heme) and the green in leaves (chlorophyll); they are also excellent ligands that can coordinate with almost every metal in the Periodic Table.

Grounded in natural systems, porphyrins are incredibly versatile and can be modified in many ways; each new modification yields derivatives demonstrated new chemistry, physics and biology, with a vast array of medicinal and technical applications.”  (Source)

Learn more about porphyrins and their analogues in the Handbook of Porphyrin Science (25 volumes)!


PeerJ memberships now sponsored by UCB Libraries

PeerJ

The Fong Optometry and Health Sciences Library and the Koshland Bioscience & Natural Resources Library are now sponsoring basic lifetime memberships for Berkeley researchers to PeerJ, a peer-reviewed open access biological, medical and health sciences journal. When an article has been accepted for publication in PeerJ, the basic lifetime membership fees for all Berkeley authors will be paid automatically by the Libraries.

For more information, please see:


Cool Web of Science Tools: find the top authors and journals on your topic

Web of Science (WoS) is a great multi-disciplinary tool for finding citations on your topic, and for cited reference searching. But WoS has many other features you may not know about. Did you know you can find the top authors are who are publishing on a topic? Or, that you can find the journals with the most articles on your topic? Here’s how:

Start by searching on a topic of interest in Web of Science:

On the search results page, click the Analyze Results link:

To find the journals with the most articles on your topic, select Source Titles in the Rank the records by this field: box. You can show the top 10-500 results, and set the minimum number of records a selection must have to appear in your list. In the image below, we will see the top 25 journal titles, and each must have at least 10 articles from the search:

After clicking Analyze, here are the results:

In this example, there are an additional 27 Source Titles with at least 25 articles.

You now have the option to view the results of any journal titles you select, download the results, or go back and re-analyze. You can then do the same search, choosing Author instead of Source Title, to get a list of the top publishing authors in this topic.


INSPEC: Database for Physics and Engineering

Screenshot of INSPEC search interface

INSPEC is the premier database for the literature of physics, computer science, electrical engineering, and information technology. It is also strong in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, and materials science. INSPEC covers publications from 1898 to the present.

The powerful search interface allows you to limit to review articles or other treatment types; refine your search results by author, classification, language, and more; and search for various numerical data values (such as bandwidth, frequency, temperature, and voltage).


SIAM ebooks

SIAM ebooks interface

SIAM ebooks are a great resource available to the UC Berkeley community. We have access to over 400 titles published from 1971-2013. They cover many areas of applied mathematics and computational science. New ebooks will be cataloged in OskiCat as they are published.


Comprehensive Sampling and Sample Preparation

Comprehensive Sampling and Sample Preparation: Analytical Techniques for Scientists
(2012, Elsevier)

This 4-volume set serves as a comprehensive reference on the theory and methodology of sampling in all physical phases and the theory of sample preparation for all major extraction techniques.

Relevant to researchers of analytical chemistry, medicine, environmental science, biochemistry, pharmacology, geology, and food science.