Just Released, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (Winter 2007)
Special Section: Reference and Beyond
+ Simplifying Property Data Subject Guides with Catalog Enhancements and New Technology
by Carrie Newsom and Jimmie Lundgren, University of Florida
+ Integrating an Engineering Library's Public Services Desk: Multiple Perspectives
by Jill Powell, Linda Bryan, Marybeth Michelson-Thiery, Zsuzsa Koltay, and Mary Patterson, Cornell University
+ A Study of References in Mining Engineering Publications
by Linda Musser, Pennsylvania State University
++ Refereed Articles
+ Ecology Articles in Google Scholar: Levels of Access to Articles in Core Journals
by Marilyn Christianson, Auburn University
+++ Resource Reviews
+ Inspec via Engineering Village (EV)
by Howard M. Dess, Rutgers University
+ SPIRES-HEP Database: The Mainstay of High-Energy Physics
by Lee Robbins, University of Toronto
+ Scirus -- for Scientific Information
by Sara R. Tompson, University of Southern California
+++ Book Reviews
+ Biotech: the Counterculture Origins of an Industry
by Rebecca Hedreen, Southern Connecticut State University
+++ Viewpoints
+ The Chemical Abstracts Centennial: Whither CAS?
by David Flaxbart, University of Texas at Austin
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