Electronic access to all back-issues of Science

 

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With an institutional subscription to Science Classic, the Library is delighted to make available all back issues of the journal Science. Covering the years 1880-1996, this is an indexed and fully searchable full-text digital archive.

 

Access to the archive and all issues of Science to date, is via the Library Catalogue or MetaLib (click on Find e-Journal). For ease of retrieval from the Library Catalogue it is recommended you use the Browse Index and select the Serials Collection category from the drop-down menu. Key in the word ’science’ and the electronic version is the third item displayed.

 

Your feedback is always welcome (and encouraged!) via the Comments box below.

Guides to legal information

 Two helpful guides to UK and EU law have been added to Learn: Finding UK legal information and Finding EU legal information.

These tutorials provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of finding legal information at Loughborough University and are designed for either dipping in and out of selected sections or following sequentially.

Uk legal information topics covered include: Case law; Legislation; Finding journal articles and Citing legal materials.

EU legal information topics include: EU legal sources and European court cases.

Please let us know if you find these guides helpful, particularly from an engineering perspective, or if you require further information.

Useful engineering websites

 

 

The latest engineering news highlighted by the Internet Resources Newsletter includes:

Conference notification:

SEB ‘09 – International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings. Hosted by the University of Brighton and taking place on 29th -30th April and 1st May 2009. “Organised by the KES International research and knowledge transfer organisation, SEB’09 will be a major opportunity for researchers in subjects related to sustainability, renewable energy technology, and applications in the built environment to mix with industrialists and other stakeholders in the field”. [from website].

New journal:

The International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacuring Systems

The first issue of this new journal is now available in print and online. Publication will be four times a year and all papers are refereed.

Webcast:

A total of 2338 presentations are currently available free of charge from IET.tv, the webcast division of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Coverage is from 2002 and  search categories include corporate presentations, research seminars, communications, electronics, manufacturing, power and transport.

Free subscription to technical magazine:

You may like to take advantage of the free subscription currently being offered by TechXtra to Production Engineering Solutions. Geographical eligibility is the UK and Ireland. “The editorial team on Production Engineering Solutions is dedicated to covering all of the technological areas pertinent to mechanical and production engineers everywhere” [from website].

Environmental publisher:

For books and journals on the environment, development and sustainability Earthscan is the highly-regarded and world-leading publisher. Specific topic areas covered include climate change, energy, business and environmental management, cities and built environment and natural resource management.

Knowledge network:

‘Find, share, connect’ is the strapline of the knowledge network created by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.  IET Discover is a good place to search for information that other people in your field of interest are finding useful. Or, you may have some helpful material you’d like to share with others. You can also join or create groups with other engineers in your sector.

The ASTM databases are here!

ASTM ( American society of testing and materials)

ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world a source for technical standards for materials, products, systems, and services. ASTM International standards have an important role in the information infrastructure that guides design, manufacturing and trade in the global economy.

Loughborough University now is pleased to announce that it now has access to two databases from ASTM

 

ASTM’s Digital Library, provides you with instant access to the digital edition of nearly every ASTM International book and paper spanning 140+ industries and 100+ years. 

ASTM’s standards cover metals, petroleum, construction, the environment, and more.

 

If you would like to use the databases off-campus access is via the username and password available from the Library’s Electronic journal and information services passwords web page. You will need your University Active Directory username and password to access the Library password page.

 

 

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.

Updated subject guide to Standards

If you’ve ever encountered problems locating Standards, your job has just been made easier! A fully updated guide to Standards has been made available by the Library Engineering Team.

This guide covers a comprehensive range of Standards bodies on a national, international and professional basis. British, French and German Standards are all included, as is the major publisher of international standards, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Specifically, the professional organisations featured are: IEEE, ASME, SAE and ASTM.

To view the guide, go to the Standards category in MetaLib and click on Subject Guide – Standards. Alternatively, it can be viewed directly via new Learn (Learn-pilot).

As ever, we’d very much like to receive your feedback. If you feel the guide can be enhanced in any way, we’re happy to oblige.

 

If you’re a Blog addict, read on….!

 

For those of you who find Blogs informative and enjoyable to read, you may be interested to know that Intute have their own Science, Engineering and Technology Blog. Posts are added on a regular basis and cover anything from key historical events to forthcoming conferences. 

The information is categorised in a helpful manner, so if you prefer to focus on engineering-specific material, there is a link on the right-hand side of the page to allow this. Currently there are 41 postings in this category. 

Of course, it goes without saying that we’d like you to carry on reading us too!

Looking for legal information? Try Westlaw UK

 

If your field of interest lies within the construction and engineering industries and you need to know about any aspect of legal systems and the law, you may find Westlaw UK a useful database to search. 

This extensive resource features international legislation, case-law (including US), full-text journal articles, current awareness information and EU resources. Content includes:

Uk court decisions from 1865: The Law Reports series, the Weekly Law Reports and Industrial Law Reports, Lloyds Law Reports, Sweet and Maxwell Law Reports, etc.

Legislation: full-text Acts from 1267 and Statutory Instruments since 1948.

Journals: full-text coverage of 38 specialist Sweet and Maxwell journals including Criminal Law Review and and the European Intellectual Property Review.

Current awareness: a thrice-daily updated service covering in excess of 1000 information sources, including official publications and press releases.

Commentary titles: including Archbold, Palmer’s Company Law and Civil Procedure Rules (The White Book).

Access to Westlaw is via the Find Database link on MetaLib. If you wish to access the database from off campus, you will need to log into the Remote Working Portal  with your University username and password.

If you require any assistance with Westlaw, please contact your Academic Librarian. 

 

 

 

 

Society Of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

The Library Engineering team would like to inform you that the SAE are no longer producing their Technical papers in

CD-ROM format.

All 2007 Technical papers will now need to be ordered as print copies until we are told of the new format.  We will still obtain the ‘Transactions of the SAE’ for 2007 in print later this year, but as you will be aware this publication only contains approx 70% of the technical papers available.

We apologise for the inconvenience that may be caused and will forward any information from the SAE as soon as we have it.