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  http://libraries.uta.edu/sel - July 2003

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Happy 4th of July Holiday

All libraries closed, Friday


Central Library News:   Recent construction in the library began this Summer as remodeling projects.  This includes the expansion of Sam’s Click Café, a roof replacement and elevator improvements.


Circulation Corner:  Beat the Fall Semester rush: Remember to submit articles or request books to be placed on Reserve for your students.


New Books:    To see a list of SEL "New Books" broken down by subject click on:   Subject Book List.

Call Numbers Q-R                Call Numbers S-T

 Selected Titles Call Numbers Q-R
Digital soul : intelligent machines and human values Q335 .G437 2003
Multimedia information retrieval and management : technological fundamentals and applications QA76.575 .M833245 2003
Intelligent data analysis : an introduction - 2nd rev. and extended ed. QA276 .I565 2003
Diffusions and waves QA927 .G98 2002
Ion beam analysis of surfaces and interfaces of condensed matter systems QC173.458.S87 I56 2003
Statistical physics : an advanced approach with applications : web-enhanced with problems and solutions QC174.8 .H65 2002
Thermageddon : countdown to 2030 QC981.8.G56 H87 2003
Synthetic methods in step-growth polymers QD281.P6 S96 2003
Organometallic conjugation : structures, reactions and functions of d-d and d-[pi] conjugated systems QD411 .O7323 2002
Quantum medicinal chemistry QD462 .Q347 2003
DNA : the secret of life QH437 .W387 2003
Freshwater management : global versus local perspectives QH541.5.F7 F74 2003
Natural growth inhibitors and phytohormones in plants and environment QK731 .K38 2003
The changing mile revisited : an ecological study of vegetation change with time in the lower mile of an arid and semiarid region QK938.D4 C53 2003
Toxicology of marine mammals QL713.2 .T685 2003
Primates in fragments : ecology and conservation QL737.P9 P6779 2003
Cardiac cell biology QP114.C44 C374 2003
Exercise endocrinology QP187.3.E93 B67 2003
Nutrition and immune function QR182 .N88 2002

 Title Call Numbers S-T
Plant resins : chemistry, evolution, ecology, and ethnobotany SB289 .L36 2003
Howard Garrett's Texas trees SB435.52.T4 G38 2002
Geometric programming for computer-aided design T57.825 .P36 2003
Nanocosm : nanotechnology and the big changes coming from the inconceivably small T174.7 .A88 2003
Electronic basis of the strength of materials TA405 .G54 2003
Nuclear reactions : the politics of opening a radioactive waste disposal site TD898.12.N6 M38 2002
Asphalt pavements : a practical guide to design, production and maintenance for engineers and architects TE275 .L38 2003
Steel and composite structures : behaviour and design for fire safety TH1088.56 .W36 2002
Resonant robotic systems TJ211 .B315 2003
Electronic structure and magnetism of complex materials TK454.4.M3 E43 2003
Traffic analysis and design of wireless IP networks  TK5103.2 .J38 2003
Redesigning Web sites : retooling for the changing needs of business TK5105.888 .M848 2003
Voyager's grand tour : to the outer planets and beyond TL789.8.U6 V683 2003
Last man out : the story of the Springhill Mine Disaster TN806.C2 G74 2003
Biotechnology and safety assessment     3rd edition TP248.2 .B55126 2002
Science, seeds and cyborgs : biotechnology and the appropriation of life TP248.6 .B695 2003
RFID handbook : fundamentals and applications in contactless smart cards and identification  2nd. ed. TS160 .F5513 2003

Congratulations!!:  To the following Science & Engineering faculty who were recently honored by UTA and a book purchased by University Libraries in their honor, to be added to the library collections:

Faculty Dept Title Call Number
Robert Neill Biology Birds in the wilderness; adventures of an ornithologist QL676 .S85
Rasika Dias Chemistry Organometallics, 2nd ed. ON ORDER
Kaushik De Physics Truth of science: physical theories and reality QC6.4.R42 N49 1997
Alexander Weiss Physics Principles and applications of positron & positronium chemistry ON ORDER
Kribs-Zaleta, Christorpher Mathematics Children's Mathematics:  cognitively guided instruction QA135.5 .C4947 1999 - Central Library
Yue Liu Mathematics Nonlinear wave equations QA 927 .K43 1996
Kevin Nelson BME Biomimetic materials and design: biointerfacial strategies QP517.B56 B546 2002
Liping Tang BME Culture of animal cells:  a manual of basic technique QH585.2 .F74 2000 SEL Reserve
Sharma Chakravarthy CSE Transaction processing: concepts and techniques QA76.545 .G73 1993
Panayiotis Shiakolas MAE The Making of a refugee:  children adopting refugee identity HV640.4.C93 H33 2002 Central Library

 


Database Information

New:  These database are now available from the UTA Libraries Online electronic resources  web page:
Digital National Security Archive Oxford Reference Online Global Books in Print

*Digital National Security Archive:

     The Digital National Security Archive contains fifteen collections of declassified primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945.that led to key policy decisions in the post-World War II era. The documents have been obtained through extensive use of the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The collections are fully indexed and cross-referenced with complete chronologies of events, comprehensive glossaries and detailed biographies of the actors in these events.

*Global Books in Print: 

     Find title, author, ISBN, and publisher information for over 5 million books available in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Includes forthcoming books, out of print books, children's titles, videos, prize information and more. Global Books In Print combines Books In Print with British Books In Print.

*Oxford Reference Online:

     Updated annually. Oxford Reference Online provides full-text access to more than 100 titles from Oxford University Press. The collection includes subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, and reference works in many subject areas.

Spotlight:   

**Send comments about the databases to: Antoinette.


Engineering News:
For specific library news relevant to Engineering subject areas, click on the department.

Aerospace Engineering Biomedical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science 
Electrical Engineering Environmental Engineering Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering Nanotechnology   Archived Issues

Engineering and Computer Science Databases. This link provides information to subject databases, internet resources and guides & bibliographies relevant to each engineering discipline. 

What's New @ IEEE for Libraries, includes information about new journals, conference proceedings, and other IEEE features.


Exhibits  Current exhibit:          It's a Small, Small World - Nanotechnology

For previous exhibits, visit the exhibits online


Instruction Info:  Don't forget to contact the library liaison for your department to schedule library instruction sessions for the fall semester


Internet Sites:

Visit two of Scientific American's 2003 Sci-Tech Web Award Winners:

The Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century

The Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company and Museum of Pioneer Aviation 


Reference Corner:

Selected New Titles Call Number
Microsoft computer dictionary. QA76.5 .M52267 2002
AIP physics desk reference   3rd edition QC61 .P49 2003
A dictionary of weights, measures, and units QC82 .F428 2002 Temporarily Shelved at Bindery; due back August 1, 2003
Nature encyclopedia : [an A-Z guide to life on earth] QH13 .N37 2001
American electricians' handbook TK151 .C8 2002
Encyclopedia of wireless telecommunications TK5103.2 .B68 2002
Internet security dictionary TK5105.59 .P56 2002
A glossary of plastics terminology in 5 languages : English, Deutsch, Français, Espanől, Italiano  5th ed.  TP1110 .G57 2001
Atlas of plastics additives : analysis by spectrometric methods TP1142 .H86 2002

Reference Source Spotlight:

Handbook of data mining and knowledge discovery
Klösgen, Willi.
QA76.9.D343 H39 2002

Data mining is one of the fastest growing fields in computer applications.  The field offers powerful tools for the analysis, and extraction of information from business, science and industrial databases.  This book is designed for professionals and students of computing applications, information systems management and strategic research and management,, and encompasses fundamental knowledge of all aspects of data mining, including concepts, theories, techniques, applications and case studies.


Science News:
For specific library news relevant to Science subject areas, click on the department.

 Biology Chemistry Mathematics Physics Archived Issues

Science and Mathematics Databases.  This link provides information to subject databases, internet resources and guides & bibliographies relevant to each science discipline. 


Staff NewsAntoinette Nelson recently attended the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Conference in NYC.  She was appointed Professional Development Chair for the Science/Technology Division of SLA.


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