Tag: Science

  • What We’re Reading–Biology

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    eyoung

    Greg Lewis: 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus /Charles C. Mann (2006 edition). I found it to be a really engaging examination of the civilizations and likely large human populations in the Americas prior to Columbus’ arrival and I highly recommend it. Wade Worthen: The Annotated Origin: A Fascimile of the first edition…

  • NEW Annual Reviews in the Sciences

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    eyoung

    2010 Brings these new Annual Reviews titles to the Sciences:Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics (new in 2010)Annual Review of Food Science and Technology (new in 2010)Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (new in 2010) (Reposted from Greffitti) How to use Annual Reviews: A review article is a gateway to essential primary research. They…

  • Articles from Science Direct

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    eyoung

    We have just finished our first year of ordering articles from the Science Direct database and it has been both popular with faculty and students and very cost effective for the library. Instead of subscribing to the journals themselves, each individual researcher can purchase what s/he needs on an article by article basis (with the…