November 3rd, 2009 by Robert Heyer-Gray
Synthesis Update for September/October 2009
The following new titles were published in September and October:
- Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering by K.A. Athanasiou and Jerry Hu, UC Davis, and Eric Darling, Brown University (Tissue Engineering Series)
- Designing for User Engagement: Aesthetic and Attractive User Interfaces by Alistair Sutcliffe, University of Manchester (Human-Centered Informatics Series)
- Embedded Systems Design with the Atmel AVR Microcontroller, Part I by Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming (Digital Circuits & Systems Series)
- Embedded Systems Design with the Atmel AVR Microcontroller, Part II by Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming (Digital Circuits & Systems Series)
- Fixed-Point Signal Processing by Wayne Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and David Anderson, Georgia Tech (Signal Processing Series)
- Geometric Programming for Design and Cost Optimization by Robert Creese, West Virginia University (Engineering Series)
- Hypermedia Genes: An Evolutionary Perspective of Concepts, Models, and Architectures by Nuno Guimaraes and Luis Carrico, University of Lisbon (Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services Series)
- Image-Based Modeling of Plants and Trees by Sing Bing Kang, Microsoft Research and Long Quan, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Computer Vision Series)
- Information Architecture: The Design and Integration of Information Spaces by Wei Ding, Marriott International and Xia Lin, Drexel University (Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services Series)
- Introduction to Chinese Natural Language Processing by Kam-Fai Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Wenji Li, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Ruifeng Xu, City University of Hong Kong, and Zheng-sheng Zhang, San Diego State University (Human Language Technologies Series)
- A Practical Guide to Testing Wireless Smartphone Applications by Julian Harty, Google UK (Mobile & Pervasive Computing Series)
- Reading and Writing the Electronic Book by Catherine Marshall, Microsoft Research (Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services Series)
- The Structure and Properties of Color Spaces and the Representation of Color Images by Eric Dubois, University of Ottawa (Image, Video, and Multimedia Processing Series)
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August 14th, 2009 by Robert Heyer-Gray
Synthesis Update for July 2009
The following new titles were published in July:
- Designing Asynchronous Circuits using NULL Convention Logic (NCL) by Scott Smith and Jia Di, University of Arkansas (Digital Circuits & Systems Series)
- Embedded Systems Interfacing for Engineers using the Freescale HCS08 Microcontroller II: Digital and Analog Hardware Interfacing by Douglas Summerville, SUNY Binghamton (Digital Circuits & Systems Series)
- Genome Refactoring by Natalie Kuldell and Neal Lerner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Synthetic Biology Series)
- Introductory Tiling Theory for Computer Graphics by Craig Kaplan, University of Waterloo (Computer Graphics & Animation Series)
- Modeling and Data Mining in Blogosphere by Nitin Agarwal, University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Huan Liu, Arizona State University (Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Series)
- On-Chip Networks by Natalie Enright Jerger, University of Toronto and Li-shiuan Peh, Princeton University (Computer Architecture Series)
- Strategic Health Technology Incorporation by Binseng Wang, ARAMARK Healthcare (Biomedical Engineering Series)
- Understanding User-Web Interactions via Web Analytics by Bernard J. (Jim) Jansen, Penn State University (Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services Series)
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July 21st, 2009 by Robert Heyer-Gray
Coverage of AIAA Meeting Papers via the AIAA Electronic Library now 1963 -> Present
UC Davis now has access to the entire span of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting papers, covering all aspects of aerospace science and engineering. The papers can be searched via the AIAA Electronic Library.
Additionally, The AIAA Electronic Library searches AIAA Books, Journals, and Standards and also provides online access to the five other AIAA publications to which we subscribe:
AIAA Journal – v.40 (2002) -> present
Journal of Aircraft – v.39 (2002) -> present
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics – v.26 (2003) -> present
Journal of Propulsion and Power – v.18 (2002) -> present
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets – v.39 (2002) -> present
Older print volumes of these journals can be found in the PSE Library by searching the library catalog Harvest by the title of the journals.
Tags: aerospace engineering
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July 14th, 2009 by Robert Heyer-Gray
Synthesis Update for June 2009
The following new titles were published in June:
- Developing Embedded Software using DaVinci and OMAP Technology by B.I. Pawate, Texas Instruments (Digital Circuits & Systems Series)
- Embedded Systems Interfacing for Engineers using the Freescale HCS08 Microcontroller: Machine Language Programming by Douglas Summerville, SUNY Binghamton (Digital Circuits & Systems Series)
- Introduction to Semi-Supervised Learning by Xiaojin Zhu and Andrew Goldberg, University of Wisconsin (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Series)
- Markov Logic: An Interface Layer for Artificial Intelligence by Pedro Domingos and Daniel Lowd, University of Washington (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Series)
- The Memory System: You Can’t Avoid It, You Can’t Ignore It, You Can’t Fake It by Bruce Jacob, University of Maryland (Computer Architecture Series)
- Tissue Engineering of Temporomandibular Joint Cartilage by K.A. Athanasiou, University of California, Davis (Tissue Engineering Series)
- XML Retrieval by Mounia Lalmas, University of Glasgow (Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services Series)
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June 24th, 2009 by Robert Heyer-Gray

With the latest release of IEEE Xplore (v.2.7), IEEE announced a partnership with two of the leading physics organizations, the American Institute of Physics (AIP) and the AVS. Five of their journals have been incorporated into IEEE Xplore. The five journals are:
* Applied Physics Letters (AIP)
* Journal of Applied Physics (AIP)
* Review of Scientific Instruments (AIP)
* JVST A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films (AVS)
* JVST B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures (AVS)
From within IEEE Xplore, it is not clear that UC Davis has online access to these titles…which we do. When selecting the pdf from any of these titles, be sure to use the UC-eLinks option
to retrieve the full-text.
IEEE Xplore Mobile (Beta)
IEEE Xplore Mobile (Beta) allows users to quickly access IEEE Xplore digital library articles from any web-enabled phone by simply visiting http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org on your phone’s browser. Using this service will allow you to:
* Search IEEE Xplore on the go
* Retrieve the top 10 search results for your query along with full article abstracts
* E-mail the individual results to yourself or your users
Tags: IEEE Xplore
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June 3rd, 2009 by Robert Heyer-Gray
Synthesis Update for May 2009
The following new titles were published in May:
- Context-Aware Mobile Computing: Affordances of Space, Social Awareness, and Social Influence by Geri Gay, Cornell University (Human-Centered Informatics Series)
- Design and Development of RFID and RFID-Enabled Sensors on Flexible Low Cost Substrates by Li Yang, Amin Rida, and Manos Tentzeris, Georgia Tech (RF/Microwaves Series)
- Faceted Search by Daniel Tunkelang, Endeca (Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services Series)
- Fault Tolerant Computer Architecture by Daniel Sorin, Duke University (Computer Architecture Series)
- The Geometry of Walker Manifolds by Peter Gilkey, University of Oregon, et al. (Mathematics & Statistics Series)
- Introduction to Linguistic Annotation and Text Analytics by Graham Wilcock, University of Helsinki (Human Language Technologies Series)
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May 13th, 2009 by Cory Craig
The SciFinder Scholar (chemistry database) is now available via 2 interfaces (as of Fall 2008)

1) NEW: Web version (must register before use, can be used from off-campus via the VPN).
2) Client version (software must be installed, cannot be used from off-campus)
Client version has been available at UC Davis since the late 1990s; it will continue to be available.
How To Register for SciFinder WEB:
Use of SciFinder is restricted to UC faculty, students and staff for academic research.
1) Register for SciFinder on the Web A “ucdavis.edu” email account is required. You will receive an email confirmation, follow the instructions in the email to complete your one-time registration.
2) Once you have registered, search SciFinder Web
3) Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Version 6.2 or higher is required to use the structure drawing editor. Get both the Windows and Mac versions here. The structure editor on the web version is slow to load the first time.
Email Alerts: Use the new “Keep Me Posted” feature to set up email alerts.
Use the library VPN to access SciFinder Web from home. After logging on to VPN: Click on: UC Davis General Library –> Databases A-Z –> Enter SciFinder –> Click on SciFinder Scholar [WEB VERSION]
For more Info – see the Chemistry Subject Guide
Tags: chemistry, SciFinder Scholar
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April 30th, 2009 by Phoebe Ayers
The UC Davis Libraries recently acquired Journal Citation Reports (JCR) online.
JCR is used for finding out the impact factor of a journal and for comparing journals to one another within a field using citation data. Impact factor is based on the number of times papers in a journal are cited by other papers. Using JCR can help you find the:
- Most frequently cited journals in a field
- Highest impact journals in a field
- Largest journals in a field
JCR comes in a social science and science edition, and can be browsed by subject within these broad categories. The latest year available online is 2007.
Connect to JCR here, or through the PSE Library database list. (Note: you must be on campus or logged in through the VPN for this to work).
For more help using JCR, or information about impact factors, contact a PSE librarian.
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April 27th, 2009 by Robert Heyer-Gray
Synthesis Update for March 2009
The following new titles were published in March:
- Engineering the Knee Meniscus by K.A. Athanasiou and Johannah Sanchez-Adams, Rice University (Tissue Engineering Series)
- Introduction to Biomedical Engineering: Biomechanics and Bioelectricity, Part I by Douglas Christensen, University of Utah (Biomedical Engineering Series)
- Landmarking and Segmentation of 3D CT Images by Shantanu Banik and Raj Rangayyan, University of Calgary and Graham S. Boag, Alberta Children’s Hospital (Biomedical Engineering Series)
- Practical Global Illumination with Irradiance Caching by Jaroslav Krivanek, Cornell University and Charles University, Prague and Pascal Gautron, Thomson Corporate Research (Computer Graphics & Animation Series)
- Semiotic Engineering Methods for Scientific Research in HCI by Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza and Carla Faria Leitão, PUC Rio (Human-Centered Informatics Series)
- Studies of Work and the Workplace in HCI by Graham Button, Sheffield Hallam University and Wes Sharrock, University of Manchester (Human-Centered Informatics Series)
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April 8th, 2009 by Karen Andrews
INSPEC (Information in the Sciences, Physics, Electrical/Electronics and Computers), is moving to the Web of Science platform on April 20. INSPEC is the most comprehensive article index for these disciplines. It covers conference proceedings, workshops, seminars and books in addition to standard journal articles.
Special features are the ability to get review articles, limit topic by experimental or theoretical approach, applications, and do numerical range searching for properties of materials. One can search for articles on astronomical objects or chemical compounds. The INSPEC database will also be searchable via the current Ovid interface through June 30, 2009.
Access INSPEC here, or through the PSE Library database list. (Note: you must be on campus or logged in through the VPN for this to work. From this link, you will be able to choose whether you want to search through Ovid or Web of Science).
Tags: computer science, INSPEC, physics, Web of Science
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