The Health Sciences Library (HSL) will host a book sale beginning tomorrow, October 27th, and continuing through Monday, November 2nd. The sale will take place on the first floor of the Health Sciences Library (south campus).

Books in nearly all Health and Biomedical Sciences areas will be for sale. A selection of books from natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities will also be available for purchase. Proceeds from this sale will help fund future purchases for the Health Sciences Library collection.

Buy early for the best selection!

Note: Please bring $1 bills since change may not be available.

On Tuesday morning, October 13, all access to SciFinder will be through the new web-based interface that Chemical Abstracts Service has developed over the past few years. The benefits and rationale for this change are explained in the SciFinder Web FAQ document.

Although the web version does not require any special software, the vendor does require individual registration. This quick and simple process is described on the UB/CAS SciFinder Web Registration page.

Please note Chemical Abstracts Service has stopped development work on the special client access program that we have used since 2000. Compelling reasons for this migration include the ability to save searches and run them against new records as they are added to the database, increased security, and export of physical properties to Microsoft Excel. A pilot roll out to our main user group, the chemistry department, has gone very well.

Please contact our chemistry/physics librarian, A. Ben Wagner, with any questions or concerns at abwagner@buffalo.edu. For more information about this product, view the SciFinder Web product description page.

For those of you studying or interested in religion and/or philosophy, the University at Buffalo Libraries are happy to announce that you have access to a new database:

The Religion & Philosophy Collection provides coverage of world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. The database includes approximately 300 full-text journals, over 250 of which are peer-reviewed. Full-text coverage dates back to 1975, and it is updated regularly.  Try it today:  http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/pdp/index.asp?ID=459

Looking for additional resources in these subjects areas? Check out the  Resources by Subject pages for Religion and Philosophy.  You’ll find guides to databases, encyclopedias, and other resources pertinent to your research. Need help finding information? Ask a librarian.  We’re here to help you with all of your library research needs!

For those of you studying or interested in Computer Science and technology, the UB Libraries is happy to announce that you now have access to two new databases:

Computers & Applied Sciences Complete covers the research and development spectrum of the computing and applied sciences disciplines and is a resource for research concerning the business and social implications of new technology. CASC provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,900 academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources from a diverse collection. Full text is also available for more than 830 periodicals. Areas include engineering, computer theory & systems, new technologies, and social & professional context issues.
http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/pdp/index.asp?ID=448

Computer Source provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high technology in computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics, and software. Offers full text for nearly 300 publications and indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 publications.
http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/pdp/index.asp?ID=447

Both databases offer scholarly and consumer information. Check them out!