Science News - Georgia State University LibraryThe library blog for science faculty and students at Georgia State UniversityEmma Darwin's Diaries- March 30, 2007 Earlier this month, at the Complete Work of Charles Darwin site, the diaries of Darwin's wife Emma were made available. The diaries cover the years 1824, 1833-4, 1839-45 and 1848-96. A nice resource for the Darwin enthusiast.http://www.library.gsu.edu/news/index.asp?view=details&ID=12591&typeID=56 What is Google Book Search- March 29, 2007 Google books allows searching full text of books. http:books.google.com Full view: If we've determined that a book is out of copyright, or the publisher or rightsholder has given us permission, you'll be able to page through the entire book from start to finish, as many times as you like. If the book is in the public domain, you'll also be able download, save and print a PDF version to read at your own pace. Limited preview: If a publisher or author has joined our Partner Program, you'll...http://www.library.gsu.edu/news/index.asp?view=details&ID=12580&typeID=56 ScienceDirect Unavailable Sunday March 11th- March 8, 2007 ScienceDirect will be unavailable for a planned period of downtime on Sunday, March 11, 2007 for approximately 7 hours starting at 01:00 AM EST (06:00 AM GMT). This is to adjust the system to take account the change to Daylight Saving Time in the United States.http://www.library.gsu.edu/news/index.asp?view=details&ID=12382&typeID=56 New Books - March 2007- March 2, 2007 Here are the "New Books" lists for March. The lists are updated weekly; the books are located in the "New Books" area on the first floor of Library North. They stay there until the end of the month when they are relocated to the General Collection. Biology Geography Geology Physics & Astronomyhttp://www.library.gsu.edu/news/index.asp?view=details&ID=12327&typeID=56 ScienceDirect Unavailable - March 3, 2007- March 2, 2007 Apparently they didn't get it right the first time. "ScienceDirect will be unavailable on Saturday, March 3, 2007 for approximately 9 hours starting at 06:30 AM EST (11:30 GMT). During this time we will be carrying through a large-scale rebuilding exercise on some of core aspects of the underlying technologies, which will help ensure that the system continues to provide a high level of reliability in the coming years. We apologize for any inconvenience that this will cause to ScienceDirect...http://www.library.gsu.edu/news/index.asp?view=details&ID=12321&typeID=56 |