Greater access to core texts for your students!

Are your students always complaining that the stuff they need is never in the Library?  Do you need a large number of students to read the same printed book chapter or journal article at the same time?  Well, we may have the answer!

Under the CLA digitisation licence, we are able to scan most UK or US book chapters and journal articles and link them to your reading lists.  Just submit the details of the chapter or article via the Reading List system (http://bookworm.lboro.ac.uk/) in the usual way, adding a note that you want it as an “Electronic Reserve” item.  We will do the rest.

Under the terms of the licence, items may only be linked to Reading Lists, not listed on the LIbrary OPAC, and whilst they can be viewed by all students, they should only be printed by students registered on the module for which they are requested.  Notices are attached to each item to this effect.  It is important, therefore, that you add the item to all the relevant module Reading Lists.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Exciting SAE news

A significant and welcome addition has been made to the Library’s electronic resource collection. We’re delighted to tell you that the SAE Digital Library is now available! (Previously SAE papers were only available as CDs or in print within the Library building.)

 

With coverage from 1990, you can find the SAE Technical papers online from: http://www.elecpubs.sae.org/

Access is freely available on campus.

From the SAE homepage, select full text products, and then follow the link to the SAE Digital Library.

You can keyword search or use a Document number. There are also Advance search and Field search options. Once you have found the technical paper you are interested in, click on View Document to see the full text. You can read the documents on screen, or print them is you prefer.

The SAE Digital Library also features abstracts from a variety of other related professional bodies and publishers. If you find interesting articles which are not available in full text – you can always use our Inter Library Loans service: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/library/services/ill-home.html

If you require any assistance, or have any comments, please contact Becky Jones (Ext. 2344, email: R.Jones2@lboro.ac.uk or Tracy Marshall (Ext. 2344, email: T.M.Marshall@lboro.ac.uk). Feedback via the comments box below is also welcomed.

Internet news

Here are the latest engineering ‘bits and pieces’ from the Internet Resources Newsletter. If you find any of the links particularly helpful please take a moment or so to let us know via ‘Comments’ at the foot of the post.

Conference news:

Two for the civil engineers this month – The Fourth International Conference on Forensic Engineering takes place on 2-4 December 2008 at the Institution of Civil Engineers, Westminster, London. “This international conference will focus on moving from failure to understanding of built environments in order to help with managing sustainable life-time performance of constructed assets” [from website].

The Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Athens, Greece, 2-5 September 2008. Please note, this conference is running alongside the Sixth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology and attendees will be permitted to attend events from both conferences.

New journal:

The International Journal of System of Systems Engineering has published its first edition. with the following remit:

“IJSSE proposes and fosters discussion on the evolution and current developments in the field of system of systems and systems engineering concepts, with emphasis on the implications of the fact that new developments on technical and non-technical systems are merging” [from website]

Open-Access journals:

Are you aware of Biotechnology for Biofuels and Drinking Water Engineering and Science (DWES)? Both are Open Access (i.e. free and internationally accessible) online journals. Biotechnology for Biofuels features ”high-quality studies describing technological and operational advances in the production of biofuels from biomass” [from website] and DWEA is interactive and encourages online debate.

Online web directory:

To help you locate subject specific information, try the Online Library of Civil and Environmental Engineering website. Materials are subdivided into helpful categories including software source codes, technical drawings and documents/e-Books. Free registration is required.

Biological engineering:

OpenWetWare is an information-sharing portal created to encourage collaboration between those involved in biology or biological engineering. The site aims to promote the sharing of knowledge and expertise.