New Databases for Fall 2008
This fall the UK Libraries have purchased two databases that will supplement our engineering collection. The first is the Polymer Library. You may know this database by its former name RAPRA Abstracts. It is the primary database for information on plastics, rubbers, polymers, adhesives and composites. International in scope, coverage goes back to 1972 and includes citations to academic research, business and marketing articles, and legislation. Patent coverage began in 1994. Access to this database is through the CSA Illumina platform.
The second database will fill a multidisciplinary gap in the area of textiles. World Textiles covers all areas of textiles from manufacturing to materials, technology, application and research. Coverage is from 1970 and includes scholarly sources, trade journals, conference proceedings, books and many other materials. One of its strong features is extensive indexing of non-English language and less accessible publications.
This Fall, SciFinder Scholar is going to be accessible via the Internet. Right now we still do not have a date, but as soon as it is available we will let you know. What this means for you is that you won’t have to go to specific computers or download software to access this database. UK will still have a restricted number of seats, but you will be able to access SFS from any library or computer on campus. Stay tuned!
September 17th, 2008
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