The Library has recently subscribed to a number of chemistry journals from the Royal Society of Chemistry. They are: Analyst (1876+), Analytical Methods (2009+), Education in Chemistry (2006+), Food and Function (2010+), InfoChem (2008-2011), Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (1986+), Journal of Environmental Monitoring (1999+), Laboratory Hazards Bulletin (1981+), Metallomics (2009+), and The Mole (2012+).

EndNote For Beginners

Are you writing a research paper or ready to start your thesis? Want an easy way to store, manage and search for bibliographic references? EndNote for Beginners may be just the quick start session you need. Learn what EndNote is and the basics of how it can work for you to organize the articles you’re reading and create bibliographies within a word processing document.  We’ll cover how to get your references into EndNote and what to do with them once they’re there.

Wednesday, January 25

2:00-3:00pm

Sherman Fairchild Library, Multimedia Conference Room 328

Register: http://library.caltech.edu/forms/cls-classes.php

The library will be observing Martin Luther King Day on Monday January 16, 2012. Sherman Fairchild Library will be open normal hours, with Caltech ID required at all times. Millikan and Dabney libraries will be open from 9am to 1am, with Caltech ID required at all times. Geology and Cahill libraries will be closed.

The lists of new books and journals added to the libraries’ collections during the month of December 2011 are now available. This month’s book list includes book cover images for many items, and links to Amazon to allow you to browse the books electronically. Please note that we provide no guarantee that Amazon has contracted with the publisher to allow viewers to browse specific books.

You and Your Thesis

Are you working on your thesis? Did you know that electronic copies of theses must be submitted? Are you aware of the formatting requirements for theses? You are encouraged to attend a brief overview of techniques useful in the production and publication of Caltech electronic theses. The session will include tips on formatting and submitting, and will touch on intellectual property considerations and access.

Wednesday, January 18

2:00-3:00pm

Sherman Fairchild Library, Multimedia Conference Room 328

Register: http://library.caltech.edu/forms/cls-classes.php

The library will be open for limited hours over the holidays. Caltech ID will be required all open hours all days until we return to our normal schedule on January 3rd.

The Caltech Connect buttons in Web of Science are currently not working. Library staff have been in touch with Thomsons Reuters who are working on resolving the problem. Please use the “Find E-Journals” link on the library homepage to access e-journal content until Thomson Reuters fixes the problem. If you have questions, please e-mail library@caltech.edu or call the Sherman Fairchild Library reference desk at x3404.

12/20/11 – UPDATE – Thomson Reuters has resolved the linking problem and the Caltech Connect buttons are working now.

SFX will be down and links unavailable for approximately one hour this morning. During this time links (Caltech Connect buttons) in Web of Science, Google Scholar ++ will not be available. We will do our best to complete the necessary maintenance in SFX as quickly as possible. If you have questions, please call x3404 or e-mail library@caltech.edu.

UPDATE – SFX is functioning correctly now. Thank you for your patience.

The Find E-Journals page normally accessed here, is not working today. Library staff are working to resolve this problem. Journals continue to be accessible through databases and publisher websites. If you have any questions please call x3404 or e-mail library@caltech.edu.