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IEEE Xplore
Need quick access to an article or standard from the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers?
IEEE Xplore contains full text documents from IEEE journals, transactions, magazines, letters, conference proceedings, standards, and IEE (Institution of Electrical Engineers) publications in the subjects of electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.
Through the JPL Library’s subscription, you can access IEEE Xplore from your JPL desktop or BrowserRAS via the “Quick Picks” link on the BEACON website or directly from http://ieeexplore.ieee.org.
For more information, call Library Reference, x4-4200.
Advanced Google Searching: How to Improve your Search Results and Save your Time
“Google” is already a synonym for “search,” but are you satisfied with the results you find?
Do you usually just look at the first three results? If you don’t see what you are looking for, what do you do? Do you want to be more effective when you use Google? Are there tips for getting better results? If you are interested in any of these questions, this is the workshop for you.
The class will assume some familiarity with Google search, but will also cover a review of basic techniques. The focus will be on improving your search results, and ideas to save you time in finding hard to locate technical information.
At the end of the class, you will learn:
- Ways to improve the accuracy of your Google search results,
- How to find “hard to find” information,
- How to find the needle in a haystack,
- How to locate technical information,
- How to search for images.
Date: Monday, August 10, 2009
Time: 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Location: 301-271 Public conference room
Seven Things You Should Know about the JPL Library
Whether you are a summer student, a new employee, or simply have not been in the Library for a while, there are seven key things you need to know. Come to one of the Wednesday Library Orientations or the BEACON Overview workshops to find out more about the “Seven Things.”
Library Orientations:
- Every Wednesday, 11:30 am- 12:00 noon, 111-104, meet at the Reference Desk (Except July 1)
BEACON Overview: - July 6, 2:00 – 3:00 pm, 111-106
- July, 9, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon, 111-106
The orientation is a 30-minute tour of the physical library, plus a quick glance at the BEACON website. The BEACON Overview is a 60-minute workshop, covering the major resources in more depth. You can register through http://hr/et for the sessions.
Can’t make it at those times? please call the Reference Desk at x4-4200 library@jpl.nasa.gov or link here for a list of “Seven Things.”
Moving to the New Flight Projects Center?
Don’t wait until the last minute to send your hard copy records to offsite records storage!
Submit your records storage request using the Paper Records Inventory (PRI) System.
You are encouraged to attend a PRI System training session to learn some “tips and tricks” before submitting a records storage request for the first time.
The next PRI System training session is scheduled for June 24 from 9-10 a.m. in 111-117.
Please register in http://hr/et if you plan to attend.
Contact Records Group for more information at X4-5469 or records@jpl.nasa.gov
JPL Archives Oral History Collection
Want to know what early JPLers thought about the Sputnik’s effect on the American space program? Or Frank Malina’s recollection of JPL in the 1940s?
The JPL Archives' oral history collection contains interviews with past and current JPLers about their experiences at the Lab and their involvement with particular missions and projects. Some transcripts are cleared for public release while others are for internal use only.
To see a list of the transcripts, go to the BEACON catalog and type "oral History" in the search box.
If you're interested in hearing some selections from the original recordings, an online exhibit was prepared for last year's Explorer 1 anniversary: http://beacon.jpl.nasa.gov/exhibits/Explorer1/oralhistory.html
Contact the Archives or the Reference Desk, x4-4200, for more information or to access any particular transcript.
Do You Know Your Records Liaison?Each organization has recently
appointed a Records Liaison in accordance with the new
Records Liaison role statement in JPL Rules!
Your Records Liaison….
• Is the point of contact
for records-related questions
• Disseminates
information concerning records management at JPL
•
Maintains your organization’s List of Records
Categories
To find your Records Liaison, go to http://records-lib/ and
click on “RECORDS LIAISONS PROGRAM” then “Records
Liaisons Contact List”, or call us x4-5469.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (2008-09) Now
Online
Find authoritative data on chemical properties,
conversion factors and physical constants. It is all
online:
http://www.hbcpnetbase.com/
or the BEACON website.
Each section contains not only the tables or lists,
but also references to the research that established the
data.
The online version allows:
- Keyword
searching
- Structure searching of chemical
properties
- Interactive tables for sorting,
filtering, and downloading of data
For more information, call Library Reference
x4-4200.
Records Roundup
Need space? Now is a great time to round up your paper records and send them to offsite records storage.
Follow the easy steps in the Hard Copy Records Storage
and Retrieval procedure, JPL Rules! DocID 65913
Order records storage boxes from JPL iProcurement(KHL20B520)
Gather only “records” (not duplicate copies, journal articles, vendor catalogs, etc.)
Pack and label the boxes properly by following guidance in the procedure.
Complete a Records Storage Request(RSR.).
Email the completed form to records@jpl.nasa.gov
Requests received by 3pm will be picked up the next business day.
Attach the vendor’s pickup receipt to your copy of the RSR for future retrievals/returns.
If you need assistance, please call the Records Management Group
at x4-5469 or email records@jpl.nasa.gov.
American Institute of Physics: Conference Proceedings
October, 2008
In addition to providing access to the well known journals of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), the JPL Library also provides access to all
Conference Proceedings of the AIP for the years 1970 - present. Topics covered by the AIP Proceedings include, but are not limited to, the areas
of:
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Mathematical & Statistical Physics
Materials Physics & Applications
Nuclear & High Energy Physics
Plasma Physics
The proceedings can be accessed through JPL Library's E-Resources
http://beacon/FullText/FullText.html or directly at
http://scitation.aip.org/dbt/dbt.jsp?KEY=APCPCS
Stop by the Library or call the Reference Desk at x4-4200 for more information about AIP Conference Proceedings at the JPL Library.
Selected E-books in computer science
Interested in recent books on artificial intelligence? Robotics? Machine learning? Software engineering? Or social impacts of technologies?
Check out this link: http://delicious.com/tags/jpllibrary
Click on any of the tags to see a list of electronic books.
JPL Library has been adding electronic books in the areas of astronomy, computer science, engineering, math, and physics. As long as you are on the JPL network, you can access, read, download, and print chapters from these books.
For information, contact the Library Reference Desk at x4-4200 or e-mail to library@jpl.nasa.gov
AIAA Electronic Library Available
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics publishes more than 4,000 meeting papers and nine professional journals each year.
Through JPL Library's subscription, you can search and download full text from all the papers back to 1963.
Link directly to the AIAA Electronic Library
From BEACON home page, go to E-RESOURCES select Electronic Journals and click on the AIAA link.
For information, contact the Library Reference Desk at x4-4200 or e-mail to library@jpl.nasa.gov
INSPEC & COMPENDEX!
Do you need journal articles, conference papers in engineering, communication and control, nanotechnology, physics, operations research, and related subject areas? Do you need to locate the most prolific authors in the field of alternative energy from the past 10 years? Which institutions have produced the most numbers of papers?
Try the combined INSPEC & COMPENDEX databases from BEACON
For more information, contact the Library Reference Desk at ext. 4-4200, or email library@jpl.nasa.gov.
Better yet, come to one of the upcoming BEACON Overview class, the focus will be on INSPEC and COMPENDEX.
- Tue June 10, 12:00 – 1:00 pm 167 Special Events Room
- Tue July 8, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, 167 Special Events Room
JPL Photo Albums Are Now Online!
Photo albums and indexes from 1951 to 1976 are now available online courtesy of the JPL Archives. The P-series photos are a good place to start – they cover subjects of general interest, people and events.
To view the photo albums:
- Go to the Library, Archives and Records
home page at http://beacon.jpl.nasa.gov/
- Under the Find it/Search menu, select the
Archives catalog.
- Enter “JPL photo album” into the catalog
search box.
- Click on the URL links to view the PDF files.
For more information about the online albums or for assistance in finding images, email archives@jpl.nasa.gov or contact the Library Reference Desk at x4-4200. If you need a higher-resolution copy of a photo for a presentation, you may order it from the JPL Photolab at x4-5100.
JPL Records Management
Do you recognize a record when you create one? Why not attend Records Management Awareness Training?:
April 10 in 111-117 or April 29 via http://meetingplace (virtual presentation)
Do you have inactive project records eating up your workspace? Learn what to pack up and send off to records storage at Records Storage Training:
April 2 or April 9 in 111-117
Course times and enrollment information for both classes can be found at http://hr/et
Frequently Asked Questions about Records:
http://beacon/Get/RecordsFAQ.htm
For more information, please contact the JPL Records Management office at x4-5469.
Office 2007 books at the JPL Library!
In support of the lab-wide transition to MS Office 2007 applications, the JPL Library
is providing books through several venues:
- Many titles are available at the IT Bookstore in the library. These can be
purchased with a project/task number.
- Office 2007 books listed in the Library catalog can be checked out for a 2 week
loan. From the BEACON web site, select "JPL Library Catalog"
under the Find It/Search menu.
- Electronic books are also available through the NetLibrary service and can be
read and used from your computer. From the BEACON web site,
select "Electronic Books" under the E-Resources menu.
- See also the training page OCIO http://ocio.jpl.nasa.gov/transition/training.php
which includes a link to Microsoft training.
Stop by the Library or call the Reference Desk at x4-4200 for more information about
Office 2007 books at the JPL Library.
AGU Digital Library Now Includes Full Archive
Do you need access to early articles on the Earth's atmosphere, terrestrial magnetism, space science, etc.? Did you know that "Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity" was the name for the Journal of Geophysical Research prior to 1949?
The American Geophysical Union's Digital Library now provides access
to all the back issues of AGU periodicals. It starts with volume 1, issue 1 of Terrestrial Magnetism published in 1896.
The AGU Digital Library is one of the many online full text resources provided by the JPL Library. A complete list of
titles is available on the BEACON website.
For further information, please contact the Reference Desk at x4-4200, or email library@jpl.nasa.gov.
Bibliometrics: Assessing the Impact of JPL Publications
by Robert A. Powers,
Senior Technical Librarian, JPL Library
Wednesday,
January 16,
2008
12:00 PM to 1 PM
Bldg 180-101
Bibliometrics is a type of research method used in library and information science to describe patterns of publication within a body of literature. JPL Authors Database (JAD) contains references to scientific and technical publications by JPL authors since 1990. Applying bibliometric methods to JAD data gives a perspective on JPL’s scientific output and research impact.
Robert Powers, Senior Technical Librarian with the JPL Library, has been analyzing JPL publication metrics for the last five years. At this presentation, he will describe the basic indicators that are currently produced by the JPL Library and discuss the benefits and difficulties of such studies. He will also discuss the opportunity to develop metrics that are more closely tied to specific JPL science and technology goals. Come to learn more about the metrics, and to share your thoughts on this topic. Nature Archives Online
Do you need quick access to an article from Nature magazine?
The JPL Library has purchased access to the Nature archives online. You can now retrieve issues back to 1869 from your
desktop at the Nature website.
Nature is just one of the many online journals provided by the JPL Library. A complete list of titles is available on the BEACON website.
Electronic Books on Engineering, Mathematics, Physics and Nanotechnology
The JPL Library provides you with access to several e-book collections at http://beacon.jpl.nasa.gov/FullText/FullTextBooks.htm. Many titles are also listed individually in the JPL Library online catalog.
ENGnetBASE offers over 750 handbooks and references in all fields of engineering with essential formulas, updated codes, and new developments.
MATHnetBASE provides full-text access to more than 250 dictionaries, handbooks, encyclopedias, and monographs on a broad array of mathematical topics.
PHYSICSnetBASE provides full-text access to over 200 titles in fundamental and applied physics. It includes many volumes from the CRC Press and from the Institute of Physics.
NANOnetBASE provides full-text access to some more than 50 titles in the areas of micro/nano technology. Titles include the five-volume Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
For further information, please contact the Reference Desk at x4-4200, or email library@jpl.nasa.gov.
CSA Illustrata Database Deep Indexes Scholarly Journals
Looking for a chart or graph from an article?
The JPL Library is pleased to announce a JPL-wide one-year trial to the new CSA Illustrata databases. These databases allow you to search for tables, figures, graphs, charts and other illustrations from scholarly research and technical literature. There are two versions of Illustrata:
- Natural Sciences
- Technology (JPL is a BETA site for this product)
To access these databases, search on keyword “Illustrata” in the JPL Library A-Z list at: http://dy3tl7le2d.search.serialssolutions.com/ or go to http://beacon.jpl.nasa.gov/ and select E-Resources, then electronic journals.
As with all JPL-licensed resources, look for the "Get It" button if you want to click through to the full text of the referenced article.
For information regarding JPL Library resources, contact the Library Reference desk at x4-4200.
Archives Month
Archives Month will be observed nationwide during October 2007. The JPL Archives has a variety of historical collections, including mission/administrative/R&D records, pre-NASA documents, photographs, microfilm, oral history, video, and film.
Take a look at the Archives Month flyer (PDF file). For information about doing research in the Archives, go to http://beacon.jpl.nasa.gov/Find/Archives.html, send an e-mail to archives@jpl.nasa.gov, or call Library Reference at x4-4200.
"Why Tell a JPL Story?"
by Teresa Bailey, Ph.D., Senior Technical Librarian, JPL
Wednesday, Oct 3, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, 167 conference room
The "JPL Stories" program is now in its 7th year. Stories offer an approach different from
the more formal lectures, seminars and town halls we have at JPL; they offer another way to be a
part of the JPL discussion. While the listeners have expressed a high level of praise and support
for the program, as the program progressed Teresa became more and more interested in the storytellers’
perspective -- and ultimately, this became the
focus of her doctoral dissertation, The Experience of the Storyteller:
Moving from Personal to Collective Knowledge Sharing.
Come learn what the "JPL Stories" storytellers revealed in this in-depth qualitative study.
The Information Science Seminar Series features the professional activities of the information sciences community at JPL.
For more information about the series, please contact Dudee Chiang at ext 4-8260.
Wednesday, Oct 3, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, 167 conference room
BEACON Overview: Finding Information in the Library, Archives & Records Section (273) Website
Sept 11, 11:30 – 12:30, 167 Special Events Room
Oct 9, 11:30 – 12:30, 167 Special Events Room
Electronic journals, online books, digital archives, and databases! There are a lot of treasures available via the BEACON website for scientists and researchers.
At the end of the session, you will know how to:
Find books and journals in the JPL Library Catalog
Find procedures for records storage
Access electronic journals and books
Locate JPL historical information
Find research papers from databases and digital archives
Access BEACON website from off-Lab
Order articles and books using BEACON Express
Electronic Journals at the JPL Library
August 2, 2007
Did you know that the JPL Library provides access to over 1,000 e-journals from publishers such as the IEEE, Institute of Physics,
American Geophysical Union, and the American Chemical Society
You can find a list of library subscribed journals on the BEACON Web site at http://beacon/. Once you are there, select Electronic
Journals from the E-Resources pull-down menu.
You may also access the JPL Library's Journal A-Z list directly at: http://dy3tl7le2d.search.serialssolutions.com For further information on electronic journals, contact the JPL Library Reference desk at x4-4200, or send an email to library@jpl.nasa.gov.
Improved Search of the JPL Library and Archives Catalogs
July 2, 2007
The JPL Library and Archives catalogs now have a single search interface. You can search both together (the default) or either catalog separately. The combined interface is particularly useful for keyword or subject searches. The catalog is available from the Library, Archives, and Records web page http://beacon.jpl.nasa.gov.
The Library catalog contains records for print and electronic materials held by the Library. Location and availability information exists for books, journals, and conference publications. Many of the electronic books and journal titles are available in the catalog along with hyperlinks to electronic full text.
The Archives catalog contains descriptions of collections held, historical documents, oral history transcripts, and photos. Links to scanned images of several JPL Photo Albums are included.
For more information contact Library Reference by phone x4-4200 or email to library@jpl.nasa.gov
Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science
The Synthesis library is comprised of short e-books that synthesize important research or development topics. Synthesis titles offer more analysis and depth than typical research journal articles.
JPL Library users now have online access to the following Synthesis series, accessible from the Electronic Books listing on the BEACON website:
http://beacon.jpl.nasa.gov/FullText/FullTextBooks.htm
- Synthesis Lectures on Computational Electromagnetics
- Synthesis Lectures on Antennas
- Synthesis Lectures on Image, Video, and Multimedia Processing
- Synthesis Lectures on Signal Processing
- Synthesis Lectures on Speech and Audio Processing
- Synthesis Lectures on Communication Networks
- Synthesis Lectures on Communications
- Synthesis Lectures on Digital Circuits and Systems
- Synthesis Lectures on Electrical Engineering
- Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology & Society
If you have questions about electronic books or other resources, please contact the JPL Library Reference Desk: library@jpl.nasa.gov or x4-4200
BEACON Express: PDF delivery to your desktop!
The JPL Library's Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan System, BEACON Express will now deliver articles in pdf to your computer desktop.
We supply photocopies of journal articles, conference papers, and documents and deliver them as a PDF in most cases. We go beyond the bounds of the JPL Library collection to find the item you need, whatever the source.
Update your preference to e-delivery or register at:
http://beaconexpress.jpl.nasa.gov
For information, contact Corinna Whitehurst at x4-9258. To request or place an order, visit our website at http://beacon.jpl.nasa.gov
You may also e-mail inquiries to library@jpl.nasa.gov
Association for Computing Machinery Digital Library
Need quick access to an article from an ACM journal or transaction?
Through the JPL Library's subscription, you can access full-text articles from Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) journals and transactions at http://portal.acm.org/dl.cfm Access is available from your JPL desktop or by using the JPL remote access BrowserRAS option.
ACM titles are also listed individually in the electronic journals listing on the BEACON website at http://beacon/FullText/FullText.html
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