Springer Materials Free Trial

Now till Oct 29th, the library has trial access to the Springer Materials, the world's largest resource for physical & chemical data in materials science.

The details:

• Based on Landolt-Börnstein, the unique and top-quality data collection in all areas of physical sciences and engineering
• Includes 165,000 substances and material systems, 3,000 properties and 1,000,000 literature citations.
• User friendly one-stop web platform
• International experts scan the primary literature in more than 1000 peer-reviewed journals and evaluate and pre-select the most reliable and scientifically acknowledged data.
• Researchers save time as they do not need to scan and assess primary literature themselves.

The link:

http://ezproxy.stevens.edu/login?url=http://www.springermaterials.com/navigation/index.html

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Find it on our Online Resource List

Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Free Trial

The library currently has a free trial to the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) digital library. The database includes 24 online journals, as well as a multitude of e-books. You can access it from on campus from this url: http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/

(You can access it from off-campus using the Stevens VPN connection. Directions for doing so are here: http://www.stevens.edu/itwiki/w/index.php/VPN)

Decisions about permanent access to these journals and e-books will be based on usage during the trial (as well as budget).

SpringerLink TRIAL -and- Lunch & Learn session with a chance to win an iPod!

Take advantage of the current SpringerLink database trial and attend the SpringerLink Lunch & Learn session with a chance to win an iPod. The lunch & learn session will take place on Wednesday, November 19th at 11:30 a.m. A representative from Springer will be here to tell you about SpringerLink’s features and content and we hope that you will sign up and attend. Lunch will be provided and you will have a chance to win an iPod!

• The Springer Journals trial is available through December 31, 2008

• The Springer Protocols trial is available through November 30, 2008. (Springer Protocols is the largest subscription-based electronic database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the Life and Biomedical Sciences.)

• The library recently purchased the Springer e-books collection (all Springer e-books from 2005-2008 in the English language). These books will be permanently accessible through the SpringerLink portal. The e-book trial includes e-books published between 2000 and 2009.

How to get to the SpringerLink TRIAL:

Go to the library home page at http://www.stevens.edu/library
Within the Search Tools section at left, click on Online Resource A-Z List
Select SpringerLink from the A-Z List

Off-campus access –
If you’re trying to access SpringerLink from an off-campus location, you will need to successfully set up a VPN so that you’re recognized as a Stevens user. Please see the Connecting from Off-Campus page on the library website for full instructions for setting up a VPN.

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