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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September 18th, 2009 by Robert Heyer-Gray
UC Davis now has access to McGraw-Hill’s AccessEngineering handbook collection. More than 250 handbooks from a wide variety of engineering disciplines such as Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Communications, Construction, Electrical, Energy, Environmental, Green/Sustainable, Industrial, Material Science, Mechanical, Nanotechnology, and Optical Engineering are now available. The collection includes (among many others):

Perry’s Chemical Engineering Handbook (8th ed.)

Mark’s Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers (11th ed.)

Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers (15th ed.)
Tags: biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, engineering, environmental engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, optical engineering
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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 24th, 2009 by Robert Heyer-Gray
Announcing Two New Series from Morgan & Claypool Publishers:
Series Editor: Martyn Amos, Manchester Metropolitan University
Published and forthcoming titles include:
- Genome Refactoring (Natalie Kuldell and Neal Lerner, MIT)
- Bacterial Sensors: Synthetic Design and Application Principles (Jan Roelof van der Meer)
Series Editor: Robert Grossman, University of Illinois at Chicago
Published and forthcoming titles include:
- Modeling and Data Mining in Blogosphere (Nitin Agarwal, University of Arkansas at Little Rock & Huan Liu, Arizona State University)
- Ensemble Methods in Data Mining: From Trees to Forests and Rule Sets (Giovanni Seni and John Elder)
- Graph Mining: Laws, Tools, and Case Studies (Deepayan Chakrabarti and Christos Faloutsos)
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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 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 21st, 2009 by Phoebe Ayers
A new book written by two Google researchers on the architecture of warehouse-scale datacenters, The Datacenter as a Computer: An Introduction to the Design of Warehouse-Scale Machines, is now available through Synthesis online books, which also features several other computer architecture titles.
Another brand-new book about using cloud computing infrastructure is
Cloud Application Architectures from O’Reilly, now available through Safari Books online.
Tags: computer science
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May 8th, 2009 by Phoebe Ayers
The UC Davis library subscribes to several CRCnetBASE products, including ENGnetBASE, MATHnetBASE and BIOSCIENCEnetBASE among many others. These packages contain online books from CRC press, which can be searched and downloaded in PDF form. The books are findable through the Harvest library catalog — just search for the title of the book you are looking for. 
The online CRC books are restricted to UC Davis faculty, students and staff, so you must be on-campus or logged in through the library VPN or proxy server to access them.
Unfortunately, the CRC books do not work well with the VPN. CRCnetBASE eBooks consist of a Table of Contents PDF and separate PDFs for the book’s chapters. Links to other chapters from the Table of Contents PDF do not work when viewed through the VPN.
Solutions for using online CRC books from off-campus include: Read the rest of this entry »
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May 6th, 2009 by Karen Andrews
The PSE Library has acquired online access to all Springer eBooks published from 2005-2009 as part of a UC Libraries eBook trial. 
We will have perpetual access to these books. The experiment will run throughout the 2009 calendar year. During this time, we plan not to purchase any Springer books in print that are available online as part of the eBook package. We will be gathering your feedback on every aspect of the eBook trial to help us plan future acquisitions.
Online books from Springer are linked in the Harvest and Melvyl catalogs. You may also see what we have and search Springer book content by going directly to:
http://springerlink.com/
You can search this site for both book and journal content published by Springer, or limit your results to only books. Books are available as pdf downloads by chapter.
NOTE: If you want to access these books when off-campus, remember to authenticate first via the VPN. Once you’ve logged in, to go directly to SpringerLink, paste the SpringerLink URL into the empty box in the top right corner of the VPN menu screen.
Tags: springer, trials
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May 3rd, 2009 by Phoebe Ayers
The UC Davis Libraries recently acquired The Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, the online version of the massive Dictionary of Scientific Biography (which is available in print in PSE reference).
The Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography contains thousands of profiles of ancient and modern scientists in all fields. The online edition contains the original 18-volume set, plus 775 new entries of 20th Century scientists, plus scientists that were omitted in the first edition. The entries, which are often written by eminent historians of science, include bibliographies and further reading and are available in pdf (a scan of the printed work) for download. The DSB is a great resource for anyone studying the history of science, or if you’re just curious about their favorite historical scientist.
Sample entries: Frederick Gardner Cottrell | Leonhard Euler | Charles Babbage
Access the DSB here or through the Harvest library catalog. (Search for the title “Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography.” Note: you must be on campus or logged in through the VPN to get access).
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