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The library of congress has posted a number of Sci/Tech webcasts at: http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/results.php?cat=8 You will need Realplayer to view them on your computer (there is a link How to View Webcasts which will allow you to download the RealPlayer software.) Some titles are: Title: National Geospatial Digital Archive Speaker: Larry CarverEvent Date: 12/06/2006Running Time: 52 minutes Title: Using METS and MODS Speaker: Morgan Cundiff,Nate TrailEvent Date: 11/16/2006Running Time: 87 minutes Title: Weather Forecasting Speaker: Bob RyanEvent Date: 11/15/2006Running Time: 38 minutes Title: Digital Data Universe Speaker: Chris Greer Event Date: 10/11/2006Running Time: 56 minutes Title: Ambient Findability Speaker: Peter MorvilleEvent Date: 07/20/2006Running Time: 45 minutes Title: Science and Technology in Japan Speaker: Yukio SatoEvent Date: 07/13/2006Running Time: 72 minutes Title: Web Page Preservation Speaker: Michael Nelson,Frank McCown,Joan SmithEvent Date: 06/29/2006Run...

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The final system wide database (AIP Scitation) purchased from BOR Library Initiative funds should now be available at all sites. The other two databases are of course, Web of Science (plus Social Science and Medline) and SciFinder Scholar. Please let me know if you are having any problems accessing any of these databases. Scitation is at: http://scitation.aip.org/ We have subscribed to the full text content for: American Institute of Physics Applied Physics Letters Chaos J. of Applied Physics J. of Chemical Physics J. of Mathematical Physics J. of Physical and Chemical Ref. Data Physics of Fluids Physics of Plasmas Physics of Fluids both Review of Scientific Instruments Archival Combination Additional Society Titles J.of Vacuum Science & Tech. A J.of Vacuum Science & Tech. B J. of Vacuum Science & Tech. A&B APS Titles Physical Review A Physical Review B Physical Review C Physical Review D Physical Review E Physical Review Letters PROLA Reviews of Modern Physics PR ALL ...

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On Sunday Dec 3 the parking lot between Surbeck Center and Devereaux Library will close at noon because of the Diwali Celebration fireworks Sunday evening. Please have all vehicles removed to prevent damage and make it safe for the workers setting off the fireworks. Please come and enjoy this Festival of Lights put on by the India Club on campus. Parking for Library users is available in the MI and Chem lots. As this is a weekend they are available to anyone using the library. For more information see http://www.mcs.sdsmt.edu/isc/ or contact Suzi.Aadland@sdsmt.edu

In order to better serve our student customers, the Help Desk will be open December 3rd, 5-10pm and December 10th, 5-10 pm. These extra hours will allow students to be assisted on Sundays during the last 2 weeks of the current semester. Thanks! VJ Hedrick South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Technology Help Desk 605-394-1234

Just a reminder… Save the date and register now! CAS is hosting an e-Seminar on December 6, 2006 It’s live, it’s interactive, and it’s focused on SciFinder®: Exploring What Is New in SciFinder 2007 _________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday, December 6, 2006 14.00 – 15.00 PM U.S. Eastern Standard Time (19:00-20:00 GMT) To register, visit: http://casevents.webex.com After you register, you will receive an e-mail confirmation containing the teleconference phone numbers. _________________________________________________________________________ SciFinder®: Exploring What Is New in SciFinder 2007 View the latest version of SciFinder—SciFinder 2007—and find out how it can help you organize research information in new ways. Combine Answer Sets Combine research answer sets, using various set operations (Union/Intersect/Not) resulting in answer sets with only the desired references from the saved and active sets Create a Commercial Availability Report...

http://portal.isiknowledge.com/portal.cgi Happy Thanksgiving and a brief update. I hope that all of you now have access to Web of Science and SciFinder Scholar. If that is not true please let me know immediately. Both databases are on campus use only at this time. Special software needs to be loaded onto your computer for SciFinder, this software is available at the circulation desk of the library.

Please join us Tuesday November 21st for Tuesday @ Your Library. This week we will demo 3 databases. Sessions at 10 AM and 2 PM. http://library.sdsmt.edu/slides/thanksgivingtuesday.pps Environmental Science and Pollution Abstracts A database with abstracts covering key areas of environmental science, including toxic hazards of chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other substances; air, marine and freshwater pollution as well as biochemical applications in water treatment and pollution are also covered. GeoBase Contains citations with abstracts covering worldwide literature in journals on geography, geology, ecology, international development, and their related disciplines. Subject coverage includes cartography, climatology, energy, environment, geomorphology, hydrology, photogrammetry, sedimentology, geochemistry, geophysics, paleontology, petrology, volcanology, and much more. GeoRefS Provides access to the geoscience literature of the world. Contains references to geoscience journal a...

Wednesday November 22 Open 7AM-5PM Thursday-Saturday November 23-25 Closed Sunday November 26 Open 4PM-12Midnight

The topic is eBooks. November 14th 10am &2pm. A sneak preview is at : http://library.sdsmt.edu/slides/new.pps

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Want to improve your research skills? Then Tuesday @ your library is for YOU! Informal sessions presented each Tuesday at 10 am & again at 2 pm. You provide the questions. We’ll provide the answers along with a cup of coffee. Tuesday November 7th 10 AM & 2 PM The special topic this week is Wilson's Applied Science and Technology Database.

Folks~ The ITS Help Desk and Faculty Help Desk has been moved from EP 140 to the much more convenient location in the basement of the Library. The Desk is located between the computer lab and the Tablet Shop. This location will serve the IT needs of the entire SDSM&T computing community. Currently, hours of operation are 7:30 am - 7:00pm M-Th and 7:30am- 5pm on Fridays. Hours may soon change based on the needs of our customers. Phone numbers are 394-1234 and 394-1294. Please visit us at our new location! The large format printer will remain in the ITS offices. Both Rick MacDonald and I will be happy to assist you with your printing needs. Please see this web site http://its.sdsmt.edu/Printing/plotting.htm for printing details, prices and hours of operation. VJ Hedrick South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Technology Help Desk 605-394-1234

November 11th is Veterans' Day. The State of South Dakota will be observing Veterans' Day on Friday. Special library hours are: Thursday, November 9 7 am to 5 pm Friday, November 10 Closed Saturday, November 11 Closed Sunday, November 12 4 pm to 12 midnight

EI training scheduled.

BRIEFS: Professors: Take Advantage of All Knovel Has to Offer Your Institution BRIEFS: Last Chance to Compete in This Season's Knovel University Challenge BRIEFS: New Knovel Live Seminar Dates Announced

South Dakota citizens will have access November 1, 2006 to two South Dakota newspapers, online reference books, and practice tests through three new databases provided by the South Dakota State Library for statewide access. “These new resources are a part of the new mission of the State Library and represent an important piece of the State Li brary’s support of library services on the local level,” said Dorothy Liegl, Stat e Librarian. The new databases are: American Newspapers —Aberdeen American News and the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. Citizens can browse current and archived news articles, editorials, reviews, birth and marriage announcements, obituaries and a variety of special sections. It will be useful for general reference or to research local and national issues, events, people, government, education, arts, business, sorts, real estate and much more. Learning Express Library —an online learning platform of over 300 practice tests for grade school through adulthood. Tests include...

When you vote this year you will be faced with a long list of issues and candidates. There is a wealth of information available to you including: http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/upcomingelection.shtm Click on this link http://news.google.com/news?hl=en& ned =&q=south+ dakota +election for news stories about the upcoming election. Among the stories out there today are stories about for the abortion measure, and against, the marriage amendment and medical marijuana, etc. These links are not intended to endorse the views expressed in these articles, only to show the sorts of things available for your consideration. http://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-americanpower/dakota_abortion_4035.jsp http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/459/nail_biting_time_for_south_dakota_medical_marijuana_initiative http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?ID=24257

Want to improve your research skills? Then Tuesday @ your library is for YOU! Informal sessions presented each Tuesday at 10 am & again at 2 pm. You provide the questions. We’ll provide the answers along with a cup of coffee. Tuesday October 31st 10 AM & 2 PM A Halloween special. Find your family ghosts. Learn about the specialized historical and genealogical databases provided by the SD State Library. Library staff will help you look for a skeleton in your closet! http://library.sdsmt.edu/tuesday.jpg

The Devereaux Library will hold a fall open house on Monday, October 30. Jared Dominak, CAS representative, will be on hand at 9 am to demonstrate SciFinder Scholar. Visitors are also invited to enjoy the renovated downtime area and introduce themselves to the library's new electronic information center, i-hub. Both projects made possible by the Friends of the Devereaux Library.

Due to a campus wide(BHSU), scheduled power outage early Saturday morning, October 14, we will be shutting down all servers located at SDLN starting at 10 PM Mountain Time, Friday, October 13. During this time, all SDLN provided services will be unavailable. This includes Aleph, ILL, OPAC, all services on the "databases" page, SDLN email accounts, SDLN listservs, and SDLN hosted web pages. Power will be restored by 6 AM Mountain Time on October 14 and it will take approximately 1 hour to restore services here. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes. Please let us know if you have any questions.

The trials for Web of Science and Scopus have ended. Web of Science "won" at SDSM&T in a landslide. That feedback has been sent on to the people who will be negotiating contracts for databases. Thanks to everyone who took the time to help with this process. If you would like an email when new databases become available post a comment with your email address.

1877 - Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Percé band to General Nelson A. Miles. 1905 - Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes. A world record that stood until 1908. 1921 - Baseball: The World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time. 1953 - Earl Warren is sworn in as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States.

The Library will be closed Saturday and Sunday. Monday hours will be 4pm - 12.

Save the date and register now! CAS is hosting an e-Seminar on October 11, 2006 It’s live, it’s interactive, and it’s focused on SciFinder®: Exploring Chemical Properties and Finding New Ways to Enhance Your Search Results _________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday, October 11, 2006 2:00 – 3:00 PM U.S. Eastern Standard Time (19:00-20:00 GMT) To register, visit: http://casevents.webex.com After you register, you will receive an e-mail confirmation containing the teleconference phone numbers. _________________________________________________________________________ SciFinder®: Exploring Chemical Properties and Finding New Ways to Enhance Your Search Results Learn how predicted and experimental property data can help you find relevant research answers quickly. Join us at the upcoming e-Seminar to explore: The wide variety of chemical property data now available in SciFinder Tips and strategies using chemical property data to enhance searching Case...

SciFinder is available in the library computer lab. Click Start/Programs/General to access. Campus affiliated patrons wanting to use SciFinder Scholar elsewhere may check out a cd with the software. This software may be copied onto any pc on the campus LAN, or any of the campus supplied tablets. The software will not work on a “student supplied” computer and can not be used off campus (even on a tablet.) The dorms are considered off campus because they have a different internet setup.

1977 - The "Voyager I" spacecraft (launched on Sep 5, 1977 from cape Canaveral, FL) snapped the first photograph showing the earth and moon together. ("Voyager I" is further away from Earth than any other man-made object.) http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=voyager 1991 - Ötzi, the Iceman, was found by a German tourist, Helmut Simon, on the Similaun Glacier in the Tirolean Ötztal Alps, on the Italian-Austrian border. The body is that of a man aged 25 to 35 who had been about 5 feet 2 inches (1.6 meters) tall and had weighed about 50 kg (110 pounds), is the oldest mummified human body ever found intact -- some 5000 years old. And his few remaining scalp hairs provided the earliest archaeological evidence of haircutting. And, if that’s not enough, Ötzi was found to have a number of ‘points’ tattooed on his body, 80% of which are considered valid modern acupucture points and dates acupuncture back to at least 3300 B.C. Find more about Otzi at Wilson's Applied...

Cindy Davies was recently invited to address IS 301 Her presentation of library materials for IS301 is listed here: IS 301 She would love to do a custom presentation for you, your department, or group. Just email her at cindy.davies@sdsmt.edu

Library Director Patty Andersen was recently invited address the Mechanical Engineering faculty. Her presentation of library materials for ME is listed here: ME Demo She would love to do a custom presentation for your department or group. Just email her at patty.andersen@sdsmt.edu.

Applied Science and Technology Index from HW Wilson is the second of the Regents Library Initiative Databases to be made available. It is available at: http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml List of Journal indexed

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will be able to access Medline via ISI Web of Knowledge(SM) beginning immediately. The trial will run through Saturday, September 30, 2006. The following data will be available for your trial: Medline 1950 - present The URL is http://isiknowledge.com

Are you playing? The Knovel University Challenge started yesterday and runs through Monday November 13th. Get started at: http://www.info.knovel.com/ipod/

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A new version of the Knovel University Challenge kicks off its fall season on Sept. 13th and will run through Nov. 13th. The University Challenge provides students the opportunity to master their research and analysis skills while competing for 15 prizes. This year’s winners will receive an iPod Shuffle, a 30G Apple Video iPod or a $500 Grand Prize. The University Challenge, now in its second season, is open to students of hard sciences, mathematics and technology-related courses of study at universities with access to Knovel Library or Knovel K-Essentials. The University Challenge introduces young minds to next-generation research methods being used by many Fortune 1000 companies. The success of last spring's contest brought over 800 entries from 17 countries. The purpose is to inspire students to pursue careers in the fields of science, engineering and mathematics while offering a practical "real world" educational experience. To participate in the fall Knovel Universit...

Devereaux Library pleased to announce the first of the "Regents" databases. Many of you have inquired about the availability of Scitech eBooks. Knovel Corporation is one of the newest vendors offering access to nearly 700 engineering and scientific references, handbooks, standards, and databases. Knovel expands the traditional eBook paradigm by adding the ability to interactively manipulate and search for content across this entire collection. Using your browser (Internet Explorer recommended), the Knovel site is only a click away at http://www.knovel.com/ . We arranged to have our campus IPs authenticated so you will never be asked for a Login sequence to "open" a book. (Coming soon to the dorms as well) MORE THAN JUST E-BOOKS Users can use keyword and/or data searches. The new chemical structure searching feature even allows users to even draw the chemical compound before searching. Knovel's core technology is unique in that it aggregates text together with da...

How do I search the library catalog? http://library.sdsmt.edu/sdlncat_files/frame.htm

Many books, government documents and other materials are available at the Devereaux Library http://library.sdsmt.edu/911.htm Many, many other materials can be located at September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001

Thomson Scientific is augmenting the Sciences portion of our Web of Science offer to South Dakota universities by adding of our version of Medline and 5 years of the Social Science Citation Index at no additional cost. This is in addition to our plans to provide Endnote Web at no additional cost. We believe these significant modifications to our offer will allow South Dakota schools to build a high-quality electronic research environment based on the market-leading ISI Web of Knowledge platform. South Dakota researchers will now benefit from seamlessly harvesting literature across a deeper pool of disciplines, accessing full-text links (for entitled content), and capturing references for storage or sharing. To better approximate the environment South Dakota universities will receive in a Web of Science acquisition, I am reauthorizing the present Web of Science trial to include the resources listed above. [Please note, while EndNote Web will be included in our offer, EndNote Web is not ...

This may be of interest to those looking for tablet based textbooks. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060905-7662.html

http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=5320 for more information about Crazy Horse read The journey of Crazy Horse : a Lakota history / Joseph M. Marshall III. SD COLL. : E99.O3 C72457 2004 Other books about Crazy Horse can be found at: Crazy Horse,

KNBN http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14662305/ reported Monday that another lion was found inside city limits. Want to know more about urban lions? A great book on urban lions, The beast in the garden : a modern parable of man and nature is available in the library. For other books search the subject Puma using the "Find in a library" feature on our homepage, http://library.sdsmt.edu/ For journal articles search EbscoHost or ProQuest also available on the library homepage.

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This past legislative session $482,632 was appropriated by the South Dakota Legislature to help meet the increasing costs of library media. University librarians have been working with faculty to identify electronic resources that will enhance research and scholarly activities throughout the state. Watch this space for announcments as resources become available.

Special Hours Labor Day Saturday & Sunday September 2-3 Closed Monday September 4 Open 4 pm - 12 mid

Contact the library to schedule a tour for yourself or your class. Research Assistance is available Sunday-Friday, let us know how we can help. An E-Tour is also available at http://library.sdsmt.edu to help you get started

SDSM&T library users have access to 5,511 NetLibrary titles. Titles can be found in the library catalog http://library.sdsmt.edu or on the NetLibrary page: http://www.netlibrary.org . View Demo

The SciFinder Solutions web page has been updated! The updated web page includes the latest CAS content information and an informative article about tuning your SciFinder preferences to maximize performance. Visit http://www.cas.org/SCIFINDER/communique/ to read the latest news.

One year ago Hurricane Katrina was pounding the gulf coast. Read more about it in On risk and disaster : lessons from Hurricane Katrina and find out why New Orleans was at such profound risk in An unnatural metropolis : wresting New Orleans from nature . For more books about Katrina: Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Use Engineering Village at http://www.engineeringvillage2.org for engineering related Katrina articles such as Restoring Katrina-ravaged bridges On August 31, 1897, Thomas Edison received a patent for the kinetoscope, the forerunner of the motion-picture film projector.

The library is hosting trials of Web of Science and Scopus until September 10, 2006. Hope you've had a chance to take them for a test drive. Don't forget to let us know what you think. The link to the trials is on our homepage.