Information and library resources support for science students at Technological University Dublin, City Campus, Kevin St.
Friday 16 December 2011
Christmas Opening Hours
Kevin St Opening Hours for Dec/Jan are as follows
- Saturday 17 Dec: 9.30-16.30
- Mon 19-Wed 21 Dec: 9.30-21.30
- Thursday 22 Dec: Afternoon Closing
Fri 23 Dec – Mon 2 Jan: College & Library Closed
From Tuesday 3rd January usual term hours apply:
- Monday-Thursday: 9.30-21.30
- Fridays: 9.30-17.15
- Saturdays: 9.30-16.30
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Research profiles
A couple of research profiler sites for dissemination have crossed our radar recently. Useful or useless? Click em and see.....
- Academic.edu - http://academia.edu/
- IAMScientist - http://www.iamscientist.com/
- ResearchGate - http://www.researchgate.net/
- Mendeley - http://www.mendeley.com/
Monday 12 December 2011
ETCI Short Loan addition
Due to demand at the information desk the following item is now available in the Short Loan Collection:
Electro-Technical Council of Ireland (ETCI)
National Rules for Electrical Installations
ET105: 2011 : Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
3rd Edition
Friday 9 December 2011
Constants data resources
A few queries lately re physical constants sources. As well as Kaye and Laby Online at the NPL try the NIST Reference on Contants, Unit and Uncertainty and CODATA (Committe for Data for Science and Technology) as well as the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML). The latest values and adjustments of the constants are also posted there as well as a searchable bibliography.
Thursday 8 December 2011
Exam papers
Tis the season ....to do revision. Lots of questions at the information desk in the past week re. exam papers and where to access them in. If you can't locate exam papers on Webcourses try the ones on the Library website.
To access Kevin St exam papers:
• At the Library website click on Find Exam Papers
• Then Click on Quick Link to Recent Exam Papers.
• Select College of Science, or College of Engineering and click on the year e.g. 2011, 2010 etc.
• Then click on the course code and then the module you require.
You will need login and password if using outside the DIT network.These are Student and ThunderRoad (case sensitive)
Best of luck in January....
December Opening Hours
• Saturday 17 Dec: 9.30-16.30
• Mon 19-Wed 21 Dec: 9.30-21.30
• Thursday 22 Dec: Afternoon Closing
Fri 23 Dec – Mon 2 Jan: Library & College Closed
From Tuesday 3rd Jan Usual Hours Apply:
• Monday-Thursday: 9.30-21.30
• Fridays: 9.30-17.15
• Saturdays: 9.30-16.30
Wednesday 7 December 2011
Chemical & Physical Constants
Kaye & Laby Online is a collection of Physical & Chemical Constants tables and graphs. This is a free resource maintained by the National Physical Laboratory and spans topics from basic constants to fibre optics, superconductivity to Raman spectroscopy. Search by site by toc or by search engine. See also the resources on the NPL's website.
Tuesday 6 December 2011
Molecular Structures Resource
The RSCB PDB or protein data bank is an information portal to biological macromolecular structures and is a free single worldwide repository of information about the 3D structures of large biological molecules, including proteins and nucleic acids. You can search by macromolecule, ligand or sequence and the PDB now contains over 77,000 structures.
Monday 5 December 2011
New PubMed Advanced Search
Attention all biomed researchers.The PubMed® Advanced search page will soon be modified to provide users with a less cluttered, more intuitive way to build searches. See a preview here
Friday 2 December 2011
New books
Take a look at the new books and dvds added to our collection in November. Just click here to view.
Friday 25 November 2011
Social Media a Guide for Researchers
Social media is an important technological trend that has big implications for how researchers (and people in general) communicate and collaborate. RIN have produced three guides specifically designed to help researchers identify tools that can aid them in the research process. As well as a genearl guide there is a collection of researcher case studies and web material links and resources. Should be useful for anyone looking for a one-stop shop solution.
Wednesday 23 November 2011
December Opening Hours
• Mon 19-Wed 21 Dec: 9.30-21.30
• Thursday 22 Dec : Afternoon Closing
Fri 23 Dec – Mon 2 Jan: Library & College Closed
From Tuesday 3rd Jan Usual Hours Apply:
• Monday-Thursday: 9.30-21.30
• Fridays: 9.30-17.15
• Saturdays: 9.30-16.30
What could you do?
The DIT Library Survey will close at the end of November. There is a prize draw for all completed surveys: €100 for the winner and €10 Ricoh credit for 10 runners-up.
The questions take just a few minutes to complete and the answers help us develop services to match your needs.
Tuesday 22 November 2011
ISPE Baseline Guide Vol 3
Calling all pharma chem students! A new edition of ISPE Baseline Guide Vol 3 is now available in the Short Loan Collection.
Baseline Guide Volume 3
Sterile Product Manufacturing Facilities
2nd edition
2012
Monday 21 November 2011
New Short Loan Titles
Cornea
Volumes 1 and 2
Volumes 1 and 2
2011
2nd edition
Cann, Alan
Principles of Molecular Virology
2012
5th edition
Klug, William S.
Essentials of Genetics
2010
7th edition
SDAR Journal launch
The SDAR journal is a new journal published by CIBSE Ireland and the School of Electrical Engineering (SEES) in DIT. It is supported by Airtricity and produced by Pressline Ltd.
The journal is a result of continuing collaboration between the professional organisations, industry and academia. It emphasises the need to move from ideologically based sustainable engineering to proven low energy solution solutions. It is a vehicle to increase research in engineering to meet the modern challenges posed. There is a strong spine of proven industry solutions as well as well as significant contributions from students, graduates and researchers in academia. All papers are evidence based with deep analysis and critical reflection and are peer reviewed by an expert reviewing panel. The intention of CIBSE is to increase applied research in the industry whilst taking the fear out of the word research for working engineers and companies. The intention for SEES is to provide opportunities for research students to gain access to data and link with the industry experts in this field to enhance the quality of their programmes and research in engineering.
Friday 18 November 2011
Languages Resources
New dvd and audiovisual collections are now available in Kevin St Library for students of French, German, Italian & Spanish. Or indeed for anyone else who'd enjoy a movie or language course.
Browse in Stack 12 in the library or click here for the movies selection and here for audiovisual resources
Thursday 17 November 2011
Network access issues
DIT Information Services are working to resolve service problems with network access and in particular with internet connectivity. This is related to the volume of activity, particularly between 12pm and 3pm. Please be assured that they continue to work to identify the specific cause, and resolve the issue. Apologies to all users experiencing difficulty using laptops in Kevin St Library.
Google Citations
Google has just released Google Citations for general use. This is another route for academic authors to collect their articles together, gather the citations and track them over time. It also indexes citations from Arrow. See Google Scholar Blog for more info.
Friday 4 November 2011
DIT Library Survey 2011
Have Your Say !
The DIT Library Survey is running from now until the end of November. Your responses will help us identify our current successes and shortcomings - so we can develop services to match user needs. The questions should take just a few minutes to complete and there is a prize draw for all surveys completed. The survey is available here
Web of Knowledge goes mobile
You can access Web of Knowledge at any time : link to the mobile device at http://m.webofknowledge.com/
To use Anywhere/Anytime Access, you must have a Web of Knowledge username and password. To set one up follow the steps below:
1. Go to http://www.webofknowledge.com/ from an IP authenticated computer.
2. Click Sign In along the top navigation
3. Click Register to create a new account You will be asked to enter your email address to verify that an account does not already exist for you.
4. If an account does not already exist, you will be prompted to fill in the User Registration page.
5. After the username and password you have entered is verified, it will become active.
Thursday 27 October 2011
Access to eResources 27th Oct
DIT Information Services advise you may experience difficulty accessing DIT Library e-resources tonight 27th Oct from 9.30pm to 11.30pm.
This may include access to the DIT Library databases, ejournals and ebooks.
This is due to necessary maintenance. IS teams will be reviewing the operation of systems from 7:30am on Friday morning to ensure normal functionality.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Wednesday 26 October 2011
October weekend
- Friday 28th Oct: 9.30-17.15
- Saturday 29th Oct: Closed
- Monday 31st Oct: Closed
- Tuesday 1st Nov: 9.30-21.30
Friday 14 October 2011
Study Skills Series
Need help with planning a project or referencing an assignment, but short on time? A new series of small and concise Palgrave Pocket Study Skills books are now available to help. Located in the 808 section the titles include:
Thursday 13 October 2011
Laptops
Attention all laptop owners. There are over 70 new power sockets newly installed on the library desks suitable for laptop or netbook and/smartphone use. Hopefully this will help with study and assignment prep purposes especially laptops with limited battery range. Any problems let us know.
Friday 30 September 2011
Library Express Tours
Fast facts ten minute library tours are running this term. Grab a tour and get the info basics for your assignments.
When: Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Where: Start at Kevin St Library Desk.
Time: 12.05pm - no need to book.
Featuring:- Printing & Copying Service
- How to locate textbooks
- Library Account
- Study Rooms & Laptops
Monday 26 September 2011
RSC app for Chemists
The new free RSC Mobile app for iOS (iPad, iPhone and iPod) is available on iTunes. To access RSC Publishing resources app click here. RSC app for android is due in early 2012
Monday 19 September 2011
DIT Library app
A new DIT Library app 'Library Anywhere' is now available. Click here to use the app. Access your library account, use the catalogue, Arrow research repository and ejournals all from your smartphone.
Friday 9 September 2011
Term Opening Hours
Term opening hours begin on Monday 19th September
- Monday-Thursday: 9.30-21.30
- Fridays: 9.30-17.15
- Saturdays: 9.30-16.30
Thursday 8 September 2011
NLM apps
Hot on the heels of other information providers the National Library of Medicine is now providing a selection of apps and mobile website links for those who like to research on the move or use an iPad. Have a look at their range of mobile technology services if it's the kind of thing that works for you. Resources covered include DailyMed, PubMed and Medline Mobile amongst others.
NLM Reference Point
The NLM Reference Point blog is a new resource for biomedical students and researchers who use PubMED or NCBI resources regularly. Worth having a look as resources change so quickly. The FAQ section is up and running too.
NSAI Standards
Just a reminder to users of the NSAI Standards database.
The access route for DIT staff and students is
- Start at http://www.dit.ie/library/databases/
- Then click on Standards (Irish & ISO)
- Next click on 'Online Catalogue-Registered Users'
- Enter the standard number and then access the pdf via Click2View
Friday 2 September 2011
Science Direct mobile
Need full-text but not at your desk? The SciVerse ScienceDirect database iPhone app doesn't restrict your brainwaves to the workplace; now you can find and read your subscribed Elsevier article on the move.
Click here for the itunes app link.
Click here for the itunes app link.
Thursday 1 September 2011
ChemSpider App
A free iOS app (iPhone, iPod, iPad) for searching ChemSpider the free online chemical database is now available at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chemspider/id458878661
So why use it?
* Provides the ability to search by drawing a chemical structure or entering a compound name.
* Straightforward and easy to use.
* Search results shown in a list showing structures and names.
* Any search result can be examined in more detail by launching the mobile browser and viewing the structure on the ChemSpider web page.
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mobile technology,
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Exam Papers
• Go to the DIT Library website
• Click on Find Exam Papers upper right of screen.
• Then Click on Quick Link to Recent Exam Papers.
• Select College of Science, College of Engineering or Arts and click on the year e.g. 2011, 2010 etc.
• Then click on the course code and module you require.
You will be asked for a login and password if accessing outside the DIT network. These are Student & ThunderRoad.
ALCID Cards
New ALCID academic library access cards for 2011-2012 are now available at Kevin St Library Information Desk.
For more information and an ALCID application form click here
Wednesday 31 August 2011
2011 exam papers
To access Kevin St exam papers:
• Go to the DIT Library website
• Click on Find Exam Papers upper right of screen).
• Then Click on Quick Link to Recent Exam Papers.
• Select College of Science, College of Engineering or Arts and click on the year e.g. 2011, 2010 etc.
• Then click on the course code and module you require.
You will be asked for a login and password if accessing outside the DIT network. These are Student & ThunderRoad.
2007 papers will be available in early Sept.
Group Study Room
Group Study Room A207 is now available for student booking again after the recent closure due to cabling work.
Book at 01 402-4894 or kst.library@dit.ie. Student study slots are currently available between 9.30am-5.00pm, Monday-Fridays.
Thursday 18 August 2011
Exam Papers Update
Kevin St Exam papers for 2011 (January) are now available. 2011 (May) and 2007 papers are currently being scanned and indexed by library staff and will be available asap.
To access exam papers:
• Then Click on Quick Link to Recent Exam Papers.
• Select College of Science, College of Engineering or Arts and then click on the year e.g. 2010, 2008 etc.
• Then choose the course code and lastly the module you require.
You will be asked for a login and password if accessing the exam papers from outside the DIT network: these are Student & ThunderRoad.
Wednesday 3 August 2011
PC upgrade complete
The Kevin St PC Room upgrade is complete as of this afternoon and is again available for student use.
Opening Hours:
Mon - Friday: 9.30-17.00
Saturdays out of Term: Closed
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Free access to Cambridge eJournals
All Cambridge eJournals for 2009 and 2010 are free to access until 30th August.
To access simply visit journals.cambridge.org or click here and browse by subject or title.
Mobile access is also available via CJOm.
Friday 29 July 2011
PC Room Upgrade
The PC Room is currently being upgraded so is closed for a short time. The facility will be available again by Thursday 4th August. Short Loan Laptops may still be borrowed from the information desk for use in the Library and desktops in the main library area will also be available for use. Any questions please contact Kevin St Library
August Public Holiday
The Library will be closed on Monday 1st August. Library summer opening hours resume on Tuesday 2nd August:
- Monday-Friday: 9.30-17.15
- Saturdays: Closed
Thursday 21 July 2011
eBooks & Textbooks
Three of our most popular and in demand Short Loan textbook titles are now available in eBook format for use just when you like:
Visual Perception (Schwartz, 2010)
Principles of Virology (Flint, 2009)
Digital Logic Design (Holdsworth, 2002)
Tuesday 19 July 2011
New titles in Short Loan
Power System Analysis & Design
5th edition (SI): Cengage
1 copy in Short Loan and 6 in Lending
Hart, Craine & Hart
Organic Chemistry: A Short Course
13th edition
Brooks Cole
4 copies in Short Loan & 4 in Lending
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