Entries from January 2012 ↓

This morning, the Engineering Library is unveiling its new website for users.  Check it out at this link: http://engineering.library.cornell.edu/ This dynamic new website features specialized library materials for engineering students and faculty.  The site also includes searching capabilities for e-books, course information and reserves, browsing by subject and easy access to top databases.  Finally, our [...]

The library has purchased access to some 220 engineering journals archives. Until recently, we have had access to 1995 to present for these journals, now we have access all the way back to the first issues. The two packages are Elsevier Engineering and Technology and Energy and Power; the list of titles are here http://www.info.sciverse.com/sciencedirect/content/journals/titles/ [...]

  This week’s app is great for those who use LinkedIn and provides a nice solution for all those business cards you collect through various networking events.  CardMunch takes photos of business cards and enters them into your address book and also allows you to compare that person’s LinkedIn profile with yours.  CardMunch if free [...]

Workshops for the spring semester have been announced for CISER Data Services. Click here for the list of workshops and to register.  You will also find workshops on MatLab, SAS, STATA and more!

For those returning to classes this week, welcome back!  Our app this week is for all devices – Android, iPad and iPhone.  The NASA app allows you to access satellite images, on-demand videos and current news information.  Learn more about the apps and how to download from the NASA website.

RefWorks has changed their formatting slightly.  The main menus remain the same and there are additional side functions to utilize, such as announcements from RefWorks and Cornell.  Refworks has a great CampusGuide to access whether your’re a beginner or pro at using RefWorks in your papers.  See the guide here. Still feel stuck?  Contact our [...]

Borrow Direct is now partnered up with Massachusetts Institute of Technology to help bring you high class materials faster and easier.  Check out the latest blog post from The Essentials.  Learn more about Borrow Direct and your other borrowing privileges at this link: http://www.library.cornell.edu/svcs/borrow  

Looking for Perry’s Chemical Engineers Handbook, Marks’ Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, or Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain? These and other McGraw-Hill e-books have changed platforms in 2012 from Knovel to Access Engineering (McGraw-Hill). We still have access, and the new links are in the library catalog. See http://www.accessengineeringlibrary.com  [...]

Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit has released the lineup of spring 2012 workshops.  Check them out below, or at this link.  For more information on a workshop, please click on the workshop’s title. TITLE DATE TIME LOCATION Basic Data Analysis Workshop Part 1: Hands-on Tuesday, January 31 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Mann Library – Stone [...]

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