Coles Science Center Blog

When searching for health science articles using Ovid, be sure to search each database (e.g., CINAHL, Medline, EBM Reviews, PsycINFO, etc.) separately. Otherwise, the search terms you enter will not map to subject headings. Subject headings help you to narrow your search and generate a more manageable number of results.

Checked out? Oh noooooooo!

What do you do when you need a book that's checked out at Bobst? You can recall it using the green "Recall - Hold" button in the left sidebar of BobCat. Or, now you can request it electronically using interlibrary loan (ILL). And get this: using ILL is often faster than waiting for a recall!

You log in to ILL using your university ID ("N") number. From there, you can make requests, view the status of your requests, renew, or cancel requests online.

For easy access, a link to ILL is found in the Quick Links section of the Libraries home page.

a) Concerned about the environment?

c) Have an idea about how NYU can reduce its "carbon footprint?"

Then the NYU Green Grants program may be for you! If you're an NYU student, faculty member, or employee with an idea about how NYU can reduce its adverse environmental impacts, you can apply for funding from the NYU Sustainability Task Force to make your project happen.

Project proposal submission guidelines for the 2008-2009 academic year can be found here.

A list of last year's funded projects can be found here.

More info on the NYU Sustainability Task Force here.

d) Looking for library resources in the environmental sciences?

Here's a handy research guide:

Environmental Sciences Resources at Bobst Library/Coles Science Center

Relevant Call Numbers:
* Environmental Sciences: GE1–350
* Meteorology and Climatology: QC851-999
* Ecology: QH540–549.5
* Plant Ecology: QK900-989
* Environmental Technology: TD1–1066
* Mechanical Engineering & Machinery: TJ1-1570
* Chemical Technology: TP1-1185

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias:
* Dictionary of Ecology and the Environment: QH540.4.C65 1998
* A Dictionary of Ecology: QH540.4.C66 2005 (reference)
* A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics: QH540.4.L56 1998 (reference)
* The VNR Dictionary of Environmental Health and Safety: RA566.D53 1994 (reference)
* Dictionary of Environmental Health: RA566.W68 2003 (reference)
* The Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies: QH540.4.A84 1991
* Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology: QH540.4.E52 1995 v.1-3
* The Water Encyclopedia: TD351.V36 1990

Electronic Books (linked in BobCat):
* The Global Warming Desk Reference: QC981.8.G56 J64 2002eb
* Pollution A to Z: TD173.P65 2004eb
* Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals: TD196.O73 V47 2001eb
* Water Encyclopedia: TD345.L393 2005eb

Specialized Databases:
* ENVIROnetBase
* Environment Complete (EBSCO)
* Environmental Universe (LexisNexis)

Internet Links:
* Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
* Center for Environmental Research and Conservation
* Ecological Society of America
* EnviroLink
* National Council for Science and the Environment
* National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
* NatureServe
* Smithsonian Conservation and Research Center
* Tree of Life web project
* U.S. Department of Energy
* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
* World Resources Institute
* Worldwatch Institute

Green Building Resources at NYU's Jack Brause Real Estate Library
* Research Guide (pdf)

Recycling at NYU
* Facilities and Construction Management's recycling services

Environmental Sciences Programs at NYU

Environmental Studies
(Undergraduate, College of Arts and Science)

Environmental Conservation Education
(Graduate, Steinhardt School)

Environmental Health Sciences
(Graduate, Graduate School of Arts and Science)

Environmental Medicine
(Graduate, School of Medicine)

Bobst Library is a big place, which can make finding offline research materials difficult if you’re not familiar with the building.

Here’s a tip for helping you get your hands on the books you want: click on the Call Number hyperlink in BobCat to see on which floor the book is located.

From there, you’ll get a pop-up window that looks like this:

Click on any of the hyperlinked floor numbers for a map, such as this one:

Next stop: swing by Bobst and beeline straight to your book’s location. Et voila!

Don’t forget to check out Bobst's Spring 2008 library classes geared toward science students!

RefWorks
RefWorks is a web-based tool, free to members of the NYU community, that helps manage and organize your research. As you search catalogs and databases, you can import references directly into your own bibliography file, then automatically format footnotes, endnotes, and works cited using standard styles (AMA, APA, etc.). (60 min.)

Meets in room PC2 on Lower Level 1 of Bobst Library.

Registration required.
* Wed., Feb. 6 -- 3:30 pm (Science focus, featuring PubMed and Web of Science)
* Thu., Feb. 14 -- 4:00 pm (Science focus, featuring PubMed and Web of Science)
* Thu., Feb. 21 -- 4:00 pm
* Fri., Feb. 29 -- 10:00 am (Science focus, featuring PubMed and Web of Science)

Citation Indexes
The Web of Science (Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index) provides access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,700 of the most prestigious, high-impact research journals in the world. It also provides a unique search method: "cited reference searching." Navigate forward, backward, and through the literature, searching all disciplines and time spans. Users can also navigate to electronic full-text journal articles subscribed by NYU. (45 min.)

Meets in room PC2 on Lower Level 1 of Bobst Library.

Walk-in sessions, no registration required.
* Wed., Mar. 5 -- 3:00 pm
* Thu., Apr. 3 -- 3:00 pm

**For more 2008 library class offerings at Bobst, as well as registration information, go to the Libraries' website.

Bobst Library has added a new feature to its Ask-a-Librarian service: Text-a-Librarian!

Now in addition to calling (212.998-2500), emailing, or IMing (screen name: AskBobst) a librarian for reference help, you can also text us at 646.265.1342 weekdays from 10am-6pm.

More info on all Ask-a-Librarian services, including Text-a-Librarian, at http://www.library.nyu.edu/ask/.

We at Bobst Library are pleased to offer two new research tools to NYU students and staff.

First, ChemDraw Ultra is a software download which lets you draw chemical and biological structures for use in research as well as education. It is a powerful tool for visualizing structures and rendering them for assignments, projects, and publication. Anyone with an NYU email address can download the software here.

Our other new resource is an electronic reference work called Science of Synthesis Houben-Weyl Methods for Molecular Transformations. It allows you to search by keyword or structure and retrieve expert-reviewed synthetic methods for all classes of compounds. NYU students and staff can access this resource, and read the fulltext of entries, from on or off-campus using this link.

We hope that these resources will help make your research and study easier and more productive.

For more information, please contact Margaret Smith, Librarian for Physical Sciences, at margaret.smith@nyu.edu.

BuildingGreen, an independent publisher of green design information and research, has given NYU a free trial of full access to their Web site until May 20, 2008.

To access BuildingGreen Suite, go to the website, BuildingGreen.com.

For articles: http://www.buildinggreen.com/news/index.cfm
For case studies: http://www.buildinggreen.com/hpb/index.cfm
For a list of green building products: http://www.buildinggreen.com/menus/index.cfm

NYU is now trialing the Scopus database. You may recall that we’ve trialed this product before, but it has now expanded its coverage to include the social sciences as well as science and technology.

We’re interested in evaluating this new coverage, and we need as many of you as possible to try it out and give your opinions. (It’s a large and very expensive database!) So try your favorite searches on it. Challenge it as much as you can, and then let us know what you think.

To access our trial account please go to http://www.scopus.com.

Once you have had a chance to try it, please feel free to email your comments to kara.whatley@nyu.edu.

Environmental Sciences Resources at Bobst Library/Coles Science Center

Relevant Call Numbers:
* Environmental Sciences: GE1–350
* Meteorology and Climatology: QC851-999
* Ecology: QH540–549.5
* Plant Ecology: QK900-989
* Environmental Technology: TD1–1066
* Mechanical Engineering & Machinery: TJ1-1570
* Chemical Technology: TP1-1185

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias:
* Dictionary of Ecology and the Environment: QH540.4.C65 1998
* A Dictionary of Ecology: QH540.4.C66 2005 (reference)
* A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics: QH540.4.L56 1998 (reference)
* The VNR Dictionary of Environmental Health and Safety: RA566.D53 1994 (reference)
* Dictionary of Environmental Health: RA566.W68 2003 (reference)
* The Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies: QH540.4.A84 1991
* Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology: QH540.4.E52 1995 v.1-3
* The Water Encyclopedia: TD351.V36 1990

Electronic Books (linked in BobCat):
* The Global Warming Desk Reference: QC981.8.G56 J64 2002eb
* Pollution A to Z: TD173.P65 2004eb
* Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals: TD196.O73 V47 2001eb
* Water Encyclopedia: TD345.L393 2005eb

Specialized Databases:
* ENVIROnetBase
* Environment Complete (EBSCO)
* Environmental Universe (LexisNexis)

Green Building Resources at NYU's Jack Brause Real Estate Library
* Research Guide (pdf)

Environmental Law Resources at NYU's Law Library
* Databases

Sustainability at NYU
* Sustainability Task Force

Recycling at NYU
* Facilities and Construction Management's recycling services

Funding for Green Projects at NYU
* Green Grants program

Environmental Sciences Programs at NYU

Environmental Studies
(Undergraduate, College of Arts and Science)

Environmental Conservation Education
(Graduate, Steinhardt School)

Environmental Health Sciences
(Graduate, Graduate School of Arts and Science)

Environmental Medicine
(Graduate, School of Medicine)

Government Resources
* National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
* U.S. Department of Energy
* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
* National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Satellite and Information Service
* National Geophysical Data Center
* U.S. Geological Survey and USGS Water Resources of the United States
* NASA
* Library of Congress’ Thomas Legislative Information

Nonprofit Organizations
* Air and Waste Management Association
* American Water Works Association
* Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
* Ecological Society of America
* National Council for Science and the Environment
* NatureServe
* Smithsonian Conservation and Research Center
* World Resources Institute
* Worldwatch Institute

Research Institutes
* Caltech’s Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
* Colorado School of Mines’ Center for Wave Phenomena
* Columbia University’s Center for Environmental Research and Conservation
* Columbia University’s Lamont-Dogherty Earth Observatory
* MIT’s Earth Resources Laboratory
* Penn State’s Earth System Science Center
* University of California’s Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
* University of Colorado at Boulder’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
* University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Space Science and Engineering Center

Other Links
* EnviroLink
* GeologyLink
* Tree of Life web project

Here's a helpful FAQ about access to Bobst and other NYU Libraries put together by the librarians at Bern Dibner Library at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU.

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We hope this helps answer some of your questions! If not, please contact the Dibner Library at 718.260.3530 or blibrary@poly.edu.