Spring workshops

We are offering a series of free workshops to help you make the most of the library's tools and services. You can sign up @ http://scwlibrary.eventbrite.com >>

Keep track of your citations on Google Scholar

Google has launched Google Scholar Citations, an easy way to keep track of your citations from one web page.

Scopus Lunch & Learn

Please join us for the Scopus Lunch & Learn at the library on Wednesday, April 21, from noon to 1 pm.

Lunch will be provided, so please let us know if you plan to attend. (Please also let us know if you require a vegetarian meal.) RSVP by Monday to linda.beninghove@stevens.edu

A representative from Elsevier will be here to tell us all about the newest features of the scholarly Scopus database.

Come join us for free lunch, Scopus giveaways, and the latest news about how to use Scopus for your research. Faculty, students, and staff are urged to attend!

The Scopus Lunch & Learn will meet in Library Training Room 204.

Questions? Please send an email to linda.beninghove@stevens.edu

Library Workshops

The library will be offering several workshops to help students learn how to use the library's resources & services for professional development and how to use the library resources to prepare papers, projects, theses, and dissertations.

• Thursday, April 8, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Graduate Professional Development Series - Office of Graduate Student Affairs. Graduate students will learn how to use the library resources for academic assignments and career development. This seminar is offered through the Office of Graduate Student Affairs. Location: Babbio 304.

• Monday, April 12, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Library Research for Graduate and Ph.D. Students. Graduate students will learn how to use the library resources for academic assignments and career development. Location: Library Training Room 204. Refreshments will be provided.

• Wednesday, April 14, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Thesis and Dissertation Workshop. For all students working on a thesis or dissertation, this workshop will provide details about formatting & submission requirements. Location: Library Training Room 204. Refreshments will be provided.

• Wednesday, April 21, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Scopus Lunch & Learn. (RSVP required to linda.beninghove@stevens.edu - lunch will be provided, so we'll need to know how many people are attending!) All members of the Stevens community are welcome to attend. Attendees will learn about the latest features of the scholarly Scopus database. Location: Library Training Room 204.

If you have any questions about the library workshops, please contact Linda Beninghove, Head of Reference and Research Services, at linda.beninghove@stevens.edu or 201-216-5412.

Please join us at our workshops! We look forward to seeing you there.

Database downtime

ScienceDirect and Scopus will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 12 hours from 1:00PM GMT Saturday, 23 January to 1:00AM GMT Sunday, 24 January (8:00AM EST Saturday, January 23 to 8:00PM EST).

For information on the new upgrades please follow these links:

• Scopus
• ScienceDirect

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Expanded Humanities coverage in Scopus

From their recent press release:

Elsevier announced today that its flagship product Scopus, the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, will be nearly doubling its Arts & Humanities (A&H) titles. Access to the new journals will be available to Scopus users in April 2009. Currently the Scopus database contains 1,600 titles in A&H and related fields.

Many countries will be better represented as a result of these added titles and researchers will have enhanced access to international A&H content. Journal subjects include literature and literary theory (30% of new titles), general arts and humanities (22%), history (17%), visual/performing arts (16%), among others. read more...>>

Keep Your Research Skills Sharp with Scopus Tutorials

Did you know that the Scopus database now offers an interactive tutorial series?

Helpful topics include how to search for an article, how to save a search, and how to set up alerts to let you know when your paper is cited.

Check them all out at: http://help.scopus.com/robo/projects/schelp/tutorials/sc_menu.html