Information and library resources support for science students at Technological University Dublin, City Campus, Kevin St.
Friday 27 February 2015
Wednesday 25 February 2015
new eBook titles now available
Some new eBook titles added this week include:
Keep an eye out for more to arrive in the next few weeks or browse/search the MyiLibrary eBook collection. MyiLibrary will also cite eBooks in your chosen referencing style: Harvard, APA etc which can be exported or cut and pasted into your reference list.
Note: a DIT student number and Library PIN are required to access the eBooks off campus or from a mobile device.
Want a textbook added to Library stock in eBook format? Contact us and we'll check if it's available.
- The Good Research Guide (Denscombe, 2014, 2nd ed)
- Campbell's Biology (Reece, 2014, 10th ed)
- Fastrack Chemistry of Drugs (Barlow, 2014)
- Organometallic Chemistry (Stone, 2013)
- Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals (Crabtree, 2014, 6th)
Keep an eye out for more to arrive in the next few weeks or browse/search the MyiLibrary eBook collection. MyiLibrary will also cite eBooks in your chosen referencing style: Harvard, APA etc which can be exported or cut and pasted into your reference list.
Note: a DIT student number and Library PIN are required to access the eBooks off campus or from a mobile device.
Want a textbook added to Library stock in eBook format? Contact us and we'll check if it's available.
Friday 20 February 2015
Services For Mature Students @ DIT Kevin Street Library
Are you a mature student back in college after many years? Are you anxious about using the Library? Catherine Moran is the new Kevin St Library Mature Student Liaison contact.
She is happy to help you to:
She is happy to help you to:
- Arrange individual /group tours of the library
- Find textbooks (including study guides) eBooks & journals
- Locate exam papers
- Print, photocopy and scan documents
- Organize training sessions on the use of the library databases and e-resources
- Cite correctly and avoid plagiarism
Wednesday 18 February 2015
Science textbooks: extra availability
By popular demand extra copies of the following core textbooks are now available in Kevin St Library lending collections.
Monday 16 February 2015
Literature Reviews and eResources for Energy Engineering
Doing an assignment? Need to find quality information for a lit review? Use the following subject specific eResources to get started for both engineering undergrads and postgrads.
Electrical and Energy Engineering Subject Guides
In a hurry? Try some of these quick-start guides:
Friday 13 February 2015
DT223 eDissertations now available to download
Final year projects /e-dissertations for the BSc Human Nutrition and Dietetics 2014 cohort are now available to view and download via the DIT Library Website.
To access:
Any problems contact us.
To access:
- Start at the DIT Library Website
- Using the 'Search the Library Catalogue' box menu choose TITLE search and input DT223
- View the project listing and click to open and view the title you require.
- A DIT Library Pin is needed to access the pdfs.
Any problems contact us.
Thursday 12 February 2015
Altmetric for SCOPUS
Altmetric for Scopus is a powerful 3rd party web application that
runs within the new DIT Library database Scopus . It appears in the sidebar of the article and abstract pages. It's a
quick and easy way to see all of the social or mainstream media mentions
gathered
for a particular paper as well as reader counts on popular reference
managers.
The Altmetric application is currently installed for all Scopus users by default but will only appear in the sidebar when there is data available for the article that you're currently viewing. You can find it underneath the "Related Documents" box on the right hand side of the screen.
It cleans up this data, enriches it and then allows authors, readers and researchers to see it in context.
Though not every article is discussed in public online Altmetric tracks over a hundred thousand mentions a week. Well worth a look alongside the regular bibliometric SCOPUS functionality.
The Altmetric application is currently installed for all Scopus users by default but will only appear in the sidebar when there is data available for the article that you're currently viewing. You can find it underneath the "Related Documents" box on the right hand side of the screen.
What does Altmetric do?
Altmetric watches social media sites (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Google+), science blogs, many mainstream media outlets (including the NY Times, The Guardian, non-English language publications like Die Zeit & Le Monde and special interest publications like Scientific American, New Scientist) and reference managers for mentions of academic papers.It cleans up this data, enriches it and then allows authors, readers and researchers to see it in context.
Though not every article is discussed in public online Altmetric tracks over a hundred thousand mentions a week. Well worth a look alongside the regular bibliometric SCOPUS functionality.
Thursday 5 February 2015
Education in Chemistry: new app and free issues for 2015
Education in Chemistry has launched its first app for mobile devices. The magazine is now available on iOS and Android and also in a web reader version. To celebrate the launch, all issues of the magazine will be free to download throughout 2015.
In addition to bimonthly issues of Education in Chemistry magazine, app readers will also have access to themed supplements on emerging topics in chemical education.
Education in Chemistry supports chemistry teachers across secondary, further and higher education, by providing feature articles, news and opinion, demonstrations and reviews of the latest resources.
In addition to bimonthly issues of Education in Chemistry magazine, app readers will also have access to themed supplements on emerging topics in chemical education.
Education in Chemistry supports chemistry teachers across secondary, further and higher education, by providing feature articles, news and opinion, demonstrations and reviews of the latest resources.
Monday 2 February 2015
Databases for researchers
Databases for Postgraduates & Researchers via DIT Library
- Journal Citation Reports: measures research influence at the journal and category levels, and shows the relationship between citing and cited journals
- INCITES customized citation data, global metrics, profiles on the leading research institutions and insight into institutional performance.
- SCOPUS: abstracts from over 21,000 peer reviewed journals. Track citations for a set of authors, affiliation or documents, with Citation Overview/Tracker and view h-index for specific authors.
- Proquest Dissertations & Theses: Worldwide
- Proquest Dissertations & Theses: UK & Ireland
- Papers Invited: publishing opportunities for research papers
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