What WAS New at OSU Libraries - 2002

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What WAS New: July - December 2002

American Chemical Society (ACS) Journal Archives

The Oregon State University Libraries now has a subscription to the web archives of the American Chemical Society (ACS) journals, which compliments our subscription to the ACS electronic journals from 1996-present.

ACS Journal Archives gives you:

  • Immediate access to more than 11,000 ACS journal issues, 500,000 articles, 2.5 million pages of original chemistry
  • Full text searching of all titles and all years - from 1879 to current ACS Web Editions subscription

Links to the web versions of the ACS journals are in the Oasis catalog records for each title and on the A-Z E-journal list.

12/13/02

Change in Reference Services for Government Documents and Maps

As of the beginning of Fall term 2002, reference service for government documents or maps is no longer available from the 3rd floor desk. All reference assistance for these collections will be handled at the 2nd floor reference desk in the Learning Commons or by appointment. For government documents or maps reference assistance, please ask at the 2nd floor reference desk.

Assistance is still available on the 3rd floor for the following:

  • Locate "known item" documents, maps or microforms available in the open cases or open compact shelving.
  • Assist users with microform reader/printers.
  • Check out/check in circulating maps. (All maps cases will be locked when students are not available at the 3rd floor desk.)
  • Complete map photocopy request forms.

Materials located in locked cases or locked compact shelving will be available by appointment only. Please ask at the 2nd floor reference desk for assistance. For information about Fall Term Hours for the Government Information & Maps desk, please see Reference Service Desk Hours

10/23/02

Library Research Travel Grants 2002-2003 Available

The scholarly work of some faculty members, especially in the liberal arts and sciences, requires that they visit collections within research libraries, rare book collections, specialized archives, libraries that have received donations of the papers of noted individuals, or research libraries with extensive collections in particular areas of study. In these cases, the use of the OSU Libraries or interlibrary loan is not sufficient; the Provost's Office has established a fund to provide faculty members more intensive access to other research collections. For more information, please see Library Research Travel Grants.

10/01/02

Group Study Room Reservations Now Available

The Valley Library is now offering group study rooms to be reserved 3 weeks in advance by OSU students, staff or faculty on a trial basis during fall term 2002 (beginning Sept. 30th). Three rooms will be available for reservation - two 6 person (#1812 & #6812) and one 16 person (#6420) rooms. These rooms may be reserved at least a day in advance in person at the circulation desk, by phone (737-7254), or by e-mail ). Please give us your name, your OSU status (student, faculty, or staff), number of people in your study group, date and time period you would like the room, and a phone number where you can be reached. E-mail or phone audix requests will receive a confirmation. The reserved room will only be checked out to the person placing the request with an OSU ID. The maximum checkout period is 3 hours.

9/26/02

IRIS Replaces SPIN Database

OSU Libraries, with the OSU Research Office, have selected IRIS (the Illinois Researcher Information Service) to replace the SPIN Database. The IRIS Database currently contains over 8,000 active federal and private funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Users can search IRIS by sponsor, deadline date, keyword, and other criteria. Most IRIS records contain live links to sponsor Web sites, electronic forms, or Electronic Research Administration (ERA) portals. The database also provides a search interface for the Federal Register and Commerce Business Daily. The IRIS Database is produced by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is updated daily. You can connect to the IRIS database by going to http://www.library.uiuc.edu/iris/ and clicking on the IRIS Database link.

9/24/02

Print Runs of 10 E-Journals Moved to Storage

The print runs of 10 journals, including Science and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which are also available in electronic format, are being moved into storage. See "Storage of print runs of electronic journals" for further information.

7/29/02

What WAS New: January - June 2002

New ILL System Going Online at OSU Libraries in Mid-July

On July 22, 2002, the library will begin using a new and improved electronic system for interlibrary loan (ILL) requests. ILLiad software was selected because it provides many desirable options for patrons and maximizes staff resources.

Users will most appreciate the ease of locating all ILL information in one place through the web at any time from any location without having to call the ILL office. This includes:

  • checking the status of requests
  • accessing web posted articles
  • renewing online

In addition, when resubmitting cancelled requests, users simply add the necessary supplemental information rather than re-entering the entire request.

While there will be simplified request forms, the new system requires individuals to register with ILL using their ONID name and password and to set up a user profile. Once registered, you logon for ILL service and no longer need to enter personal information with each request. (Using your ONID username and password insures secure access to information about your interlibrary loan requests.)

Library personnel are excited about the new ILL software and will be able to provide better service because all data about your request and its handling are stored in a searchable database. It is also easier for us to gather ILL statistics for library management.

6/26/02

OSU Archives Receives NEH Grant

OSU Archives has received a $350,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant to coordinate the creation of a "Northwest Digital Archives." The NWDA will offer a single point of entry to the catalogs of archival materials held by 13 institutions in the Pacific Northwest.

For more information, read the OSU News and Communications Service's press release.

5/20/02

The Library Goes "Wireless"

Plugging your laptop into a phone line or data port to surf the Internet and perform research is no longer required at the Valley Library thanks to a new wireless computer network. The joint effort with Network Engineering and the Valley Library allows OSU faculty, students, and staff to sit almost anywhere in the library and still have internet access.

The library has 20 wireless laptops available for checkout by OSU students, faculty and staff at the library's reference desk. Borrowing a laptop requires a valid OSU ID, a second photo ID, and filling out a registration form annually. It takes approximately 24 hours for registration to be confirmed.

Members of the OSU community with personal laptops and compatible wireless cards can also use the wireless network. Users must register their laptop before access is available.

Network Engineering paid for and installed the current wireless stations that provide partial coverage for wireless laptops. The cost to install the wireless stations was approximately $25,000.

New Journals for 2002

Starting in 2002, the Library will have current subscriptions of these print and electronic journal titles.

3/27/02

Digitized Linus Pauling Research Notebooks Released On-Line

Digitized versions of the forty-six research notebooks of two-time Nobel laureate Linus Pauling (1901-1994) will be released on-line to the public on February 28, 2002. The notebooks will be made available via Oregon State University's Valley Library Special Collections.

As with many scientists, Dr. Pauling utilized bound notebooks to record and manipulate the details of his research as it unfolded. A testament to the remarkable length and diversity of Dr. Pauling's career, the Pauling Papers holdings include forty?six research notebooks spanning the years 1922 to 1994 and covering any number of the myriad scientific fields in which Dr. Pauling involved himself. In this regard, the notebooks= 7,500 pages contain many of Pauling's laboratory calculations and experimental data, as well as scientific conclusions, ideas for further research and numerous autobiographical musings.

Pauling biographer Tom Hager, author of Force of Nature: The Life of Linus Pauling, is enthusiastic in his praise for the digitized notebooks website. AOSU Special Collections has created a unique window on scientific history in the making,@ says Hager. AThe online publication of Linus Pauling=s research notebooks B a vast array of primary and uncensored material from one of the world=s great researchers B represents a milestone in archival accessibility and a great boon for scientists, historians, teachers and students.

The digitization effort, carried out by the OSU Special Collections staff, will be revealed to the public on what would have been Dr. Pauling=s 101st birthday. By proclamation of Gov. John Kitzhaber, February 28th is, in perpetuity, "Linus Pauling Day" in the state of Oregon. Each year, in celebration of Linus Pauling Day, OSU=s Pauling Heritage Committee coordinates a series of events meant to focus attention upon the remarkable life and career of the university=s most famous graduate.

In addition to the OSU initiative, the National Library of Medicine will also be observing this anniversary with a new Profiles in Science digital exhibit dedicated to Linus Pauling. The exhibit is comprised of over 200 scanned letters, manuscripts and photographs outlining Pauling=s biomedically-related work.

Dr. Pauling, an internationally-recognized humanitarian and one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth century, was born in Portland, Oregon, where he attended high school. Pauling later received his undergraduate education at Oregon Agricultural College, now known as Oregon State University. He remains the only person to have won two unshared Nobel Prizes B the first for Chemistry in 1954 and the second for Peace in 1962.

The Pauling legacy is represented at OSU by the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers in the Valley Library's Special Collections B a vast archive of over 500,000 items donated by Dr. Pauling in 1986; the Linus Pauling Institute and its two endowed chairs; the Pauling Chemistry Lecture in the College of Science; the Linus and Ava Helen Pauling Lecture on World Peace in the College of Liberal Arts; and an endowed chair in the Department of Chemical Engineering.

2/28/02