PLoS Computational Biology (New Journal)

Issue #1 of PLoS Computational Biology is now available. Philip E. Bourne, UCSD Dept. Pharmacology, is the Editor-in-Chief

• PLoS Computational Biology: A New Community Journal. (editorial)

• “Antedisciplinary” Science (perspective)
• +10 research articles

New Carpet, Shelving Being Installed in S&E (in-progress)

The S&E Library now has new carpet in Reference, and the new shelving installation has begun. To accomplish this, we have moved our Reference Collection temporarily moved onto book trucks and the existing shelving has been disassembled. It may be a little noisy at times during this process and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Access to the Reference Collection will still be available during library hours and library staff at the Reference or Circulation Desks will help you find any reference materials you need.

We expect the carpet installation to be completed by mid-July and look forward to the enhancement to our space.

If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact Jack Neves at 534-9732.

The Staff at the S&E Library thank you for your understanding during this time.

Powder Diffraction File (PDF-4)

The S&E Library now has PDF-4, a database of x-ray powder diffraction data for 26,000+ organic and 139,000+ inorganic materials–including minerals, metals and alloys. It can be accessed on the “stand-alone” computer near the reference desk, replacing the previous Powder Diffraction File that hadn’t been updated since 1997. This database will be of interest to students and researchers in physics, chemistry and materials science.

More information about PDF-4’s features is available from ICDD. PDF-4 has built-in help menus you can access while you’re using the database, and taking a few minutes to browse the menu options will also provide an good overview of the searching options and available data. Please contact the Chemistry Librarian for more information.
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Summer 2005 Classes

A list of our Summer 2005 classes has been posted. Additional courses may be added later.

Please contact Susan Shepherd or Teri Vogel for more information about these classes, or if you are interested in these topics and cannot make the scheduled times.

CDL resources & services unavailable on Sunday

Due to scheduled systems maintenance, CDL resources & services will be
unavailable from 12:01 AM until 10 AM on Sunday, June 19, 2005.

The CDL resources & services that will be affected by the maintenance
include: Melvyl Catalog, Request (Interlibrary Loan), UC-eLinks, Online
Archive of California (OAC), Directory of CDL-Licensed Content, PID server
(connecting to ejournals), SearchLight, Counting California, eScholarship
Repository, and eScholarship Editions (UC Press ebooks).

EJS Maintenance

Effective Friday, 17 June 2005, at 8pm, maintenance will be performed on EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service (EJS). This maintenance may result in two hours of sporadic downtime for links to EBSCO article content.

More about PubChem

More about the ACS/NIH feud over PubChem:

• House Approves 0.5% Raise for NIH - ScienceNOW, June 10, 2005

• NIH and ACS Spar over PubChem - Chemical & Engineering News, June 13, 2005
• Letter to ACS/CAS Leadership, from the UC Academic Council

The UC Office of Scholarly Communication will continue to monitor this issue.

INSPEC Archive to 1898 available via Ovid

Search the older literature of physics and electrical engineering using the
INSPEC archive via Ovid and get the full functionality of UC-eLinks to locate the print and online articles. If an item is not owned by UCSD, Request a copy of the article via Interlibrary loan.

If you want to search the current INSPEC database (1969-present) and the archives (1898-1968) simultaneously, bookmark this link
http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=insz,insa

For more help using INSPEC, view our INSPEC guides or ask us for a training session for your research group or class.

Extended Hours for Finals Week

S&E Hours will be:

Saturday June 4, 10:00 am – 1:45 am
Sunday June 5, 10:00 am – 1:45 am
Monday – Thursday, June 6-9, 8:00 am -1:45 am

Additional after hours study space can be found:

CLICS open 24/7, starting Friday 6/3 9am to Friday 6/10 6 pm
SSH Library Open till 2am, 6/4 – 6/9

PubChem & American Chemical Society

Want to learn more about the debate between ACS and the NIH over the PubChem database, and ACS’s efforts to curtail or shut down PubChem?

The UC Office of Scholarly Communication has put together a list of resources to help you stay informed of the issues and stakeholder positions, along with ways to get involved.

• Chemists Want NIH to Curtail Database - Science, May 6, 2005

• Database Debate - NIH’s PubChem chemical structure database draws ACS’s concern - C&EN, April 25, 2005