All entries for Friday 11 September 2009

Lost Land of the Volcano. Wow! Just, wow!

Writing about web page http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00m82h7

For anyone who missed it earlier this week the BBC are now showing a series called "Lost Land of the Volcano" which shows the expedition of a team of scientists into a volcanic crater in the forests of Papua New Guinea.

They have discovered an incredible number of new species, including a giant rat, a tree-dwelling kangaroo and the smallest parrot known to man.

You can see part 1 on BBC iPlayer and part 2 will be shown on BBC1 next Tuesday at 9pm.

Katharine Widdows : 11 Sep 2009 16:33 |  Tags: BBC Nature Science |  Comments (2) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Trial for Ref Aware Service – Let us know what you think

We have received thefollowing message from RefAware - if you would like to try the resource for FREE please do so before October 31st and send your feedback to our Electronic Resources Librarian: Steve Barber S.R.Barber@warwick.ac.uk

Thank you for your interest in RefAware, the web-based current awareness service which provides members of the academic community and other researchers with immediate access to the most up-to-date research and new publications in their fields.  Your complimentary, organization- wide trial has been activated, and it will expire on 10/31/2009. 

In an effort to assist you and your users in getting quickly started, below we have highlighted a number of key features of the service: 

Creating an Account:

           1.  Go to:   http://www.refaware.com

(Note:  In order to sign-up for an Account, a first-time user must do so with an email address of the organization’s domain name.)

2.  Click on Create a New Account.

3.  Enter user information and create password. 

4.  Click on the Create Account button to finalize. 

5.  An email will be sent confirming registration.

Setting up User Profile:

Once the registered user has created an account, they can customize their “Account Preferences” under the User Profile area within the program.  The preferences include the ability to: 

·        Change Password and Login Information

·        Set-Up  Email Alert Frequency

·        Select Discipline Specific Coverage

·        Link RefAware to a RefWorks Account.

·        Change User Default Settings

The user is now ready to create their search strategies.

Creating Search Strategies:

·        Click on Create Search Strategies, and then type in the Strategy Name. 

·        Select the first criterion (Term, Author or Journal) that you want to include in your strategy by clicking on the Search Criteria drop-down box.  Enter the information in the text box. 

·        Click on Add Search Criteria.  Your criteria will be displayed in the Criteria List. Add additional criteria by making a new selection in the Search Criteria drop-down box. Each line is separated by a logical “OR”; in other words, the results of your Strategy will include all articles that meet ANY of the criteria on individual lines of your strategy.

·        Once you have completed your strategy, click the Save or Save & View Results button.

Further assistance on establishing search strategies can be found via online Help. 

Katharine Widdows : 11 Sep 2009 11:56 |  Tags: E-Resources-News Trial |  Comments (1) |  Close comments |  Report a problem