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Class Syllabus:
Can you believe it - Spring semester is almost over!!  Planning your Summer and/or Fall 2002 courses?  Students need help in their library research for class assignments. Where did I see the librarian's name that would help me, they ask? That's right, on my professor's ONLINE SYLLABUS!! Help us help your students understand the library resources, by including our name and contact information on your print or online class syllabus.

Trial Databases
Visit our Trial Database page.  Most of the trials end April 30.  Let us know how you like them by sending us feedback.  Your opinions count toward the decision-making.
    Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
    RefWorks

Trial for Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
The UTA Libraries currently has a trial run of this Internet Database Service. Gateway to the Aerospace Database, METADEX, Corrosion Abstracts, Polymer Library, WELDASEARCH, and CSA’s Computer Information and Technology Collection including Computer & Information Systems Abstracts, Computer Abstracts International Database, Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts, and Softbase. CSA's reputation preceeds it.  They have been publishing abstracts and indexes to scientific and technical research literature for over 30 years. The trial ends April 30.

Trial for RefWorks Bibliographic Database
With RefWorks, you can create your own personal bibliographic database by importing references from online databases. You can also use these references when writing papers, and automatically format the paper and the bibliography.  In order to use RefWorks, sign up to create your own account.  If you'd like a demonstration, please contact Barbara Howser at howser@uta.edu.  The trial period ends April 30.   The UTA Libraries would appreciate any comments you have about RefWorks. Please send feedback to howser@uta.edu.

New Features in New Version of IEEE Xplore
IEEE has added some new features to the Xplore database: Find listings of IEEE documents that cite a specific document Download citations to bibliographic management programs Hyperlinks from abstracts to all documents by an author Hyperlinks from abstracts to all documents containing an indexing term For further details, see the Webpage about IEEE Xplore Release 1.4

This is a multidisciplinary database that provides abstracts and references to literature covering all issues of air, land, water, and noise pollution as well as bacteriology, ecology, toxicology, risk assessment, environmental engeering, environmental biotechnology, waste management, and water resources. Environmental policy and regulations are given significant coverage, as are U.S. environmental impact statements. Indexes journals from 1981 to the present and is updated monthly.

ingenta
is a library gateway for searching a database of 11,000,000 citations from 20,000+ journals. 1985-present. Incorporating the former UnCover document delivery and Reveal services, ingenta provides access to journal article citations, summaries, document delivery, and selected full-text of over 25,000 journal titles in all subject areas.  Search Medline as well as the combined ingenta/UnCover collections. Former UnCover users can log in and place orders using their previous UnCover profile ID and can continue to receive their UnCover Reveal Table of Contents alerts.  UTA students, faculty, and staff have access to selected full-text of journal articles. Charges for document delivery are subsidized for UTA faculty.    One important point to remember though regarding the subsidizing, if the individual article costs more than $35.00, the faculty member must submit her/his credit card information and pay for the article out of pocket.
If you would like some refresher information or explanation of this database, please contact me.
Remember to contact me if you need library instruction sessions arranged for your classes, research teams, etc.

Library Liaison Barbara Howser, liaison for the Department of Environmental  Engineering, is available to meet your information needs. I will  provide library instruction sessions to classes, small groups, or individually with students to enhance their research skills. I am also available to meet with you to discuss how the library can more effectively meet your research and instructional needs. For more information, please contact me by e-mail or telephone 817-272-7519.