Organic chemistry, business ethics, construction contract law – and other new books in the Library

Added to the library recently were books on Organic chemistry, business ethics, construction contract law, and several other topics.

For the full list of new books, go to the New Books section of the Catalogue.

Selected titles added to Riccarton Library include additional copies of the 7th edition of Organic chemistry, by John McMurry, and a copy of Business ethics: managing corporate citizenship and sustainability in the age of globalization, by Andrew Crane and Dirk Matten (additional information, including Table of Contents, is available).

Added to the Library at Galashiels was a copy of Advances in apparel production, edited by Catherine Fairhurst.

Information on how to place a reservation for a book is available.

Information on suggesting books for the library is also available, or you can let the Subject Librarians know if you have any suggestions for new titles.

Roddy MacLeod
Senior Subject Librarian

New eBooks on marketing, metric pattern cutting, and architectural acoustics

Three more eBooks are available from the Library.

    

Essentials of marketing, 2nd ed, by Frances Brassington and Stephen Pettitt. 

Metric pattern cutting, 4th ed, by Winifred Aldrich.

 

Architectural acoustics, by Marshall Long.

An Athens username and password may be required to access these titles.

Roddy MacLeod
Senior Subject Librarian

Let’s Get in On(line) – handouts and slides

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For those of you that attended this lunchtime workshop, the slides used can be found via slideshare.  If you want a copy of the handouts, please email s.kelly@hw.ac.uk.

If there is sufficient interest, it may be possible to run this workshop again (again, please email).

Sarah Kelly
Subject Librarian

The Cite is Right – handouts and slides

 

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The Library ran it’s first Cite is Right workshop today (Wednesday 29th October 2008) and it proved to be very popular!  So much so, that there weren’t enough handouts to go round…

If you attended the session, did not manage to take away a copy of the handouts and would like a copy, please email (s.kelly@hw.ac.uk).  Some handouts can be emailed, although some were annotated with handwritten notes and therefore need to be picked up in the Library.

For those of you who did not manage to attend the session, we will re-run it next Wednesday the 5th of November at 12.15-1.45 in the Anderson Room on the top floor of the Library.

The slides for the workshop are available via SlideShare.

If you would like to get information on using EndnoteWeb to manage your references or if you have have any additional questions which were not covered or which you didn’t want to ask in front of other people, please do not hesitate to get in contact.

Anyone who did attend the session, and did not manage to complete the short evaluation form, we would be very grateful for your feedback.  The form is available for download from the Library Workshops page (or you can request a copy by email).  Please return your completed form by email or by handing back in to the Library.

Sarah Kelly
Subject Librarian

Finding out more about EndNoteWeb

Those of you who have attended our lunchtime sessions, may have been introduced to the idea of EndNote or EndNote Web for managing references.  Anyone who wants to find out more about using reference management software to make citing and referencing easier, should contact their Subject Librarian (for EndNote Web) or UICS (for staff/PGs who want to use the full EndNote).

For those of you not familiar with EndNote, it is the reference managment software made that can help you keep track of the references you wish to cite, you can also use it in conjuntion with MS Word to insert citations into your essays/dissertations and format your bibliography.  The full version of EndNote is available on all PC Cal Labs.  The scaled down version (EndNote Web) is available to all at HWU via any PC with an Internet connection.

To help you get started with EndNote Web, we have some handouts in the Library.  Alternatively training materials are available online.

Sarah Kelly

Subject Librarian

Access to other Edinburgh Libraries

Following on from Iain’s post a few weeks ago about Edinburgh City Libraries free resources for students, here’s some more information about using other libraries in Edinburgh.

National Library of Scotland
Heriot-Watt staff and postgraduates may register to use the library on completion of an application form, and with evidence of status. Undergraduates may be given short-term access to consult particular items only on presentation of an authorisation form signed by a member of Heriot-Watt Library staff.

Edinburgh University Library, Napier University Library, and Queen Margaret University Library
Heriot Watt staff, postgraduates and distance learning students may register as borrowers, on production of a SCONUL Access card and a Heriot-Watt Library/ID Card.   Undergraduate Students may use the libraries for reference only, on production of a SCONUL Access card and a Heriot-Watt ID Card.

Edinburgh College of Art Library
All members of Heriot-Watt may register as borrowers on production of their Heriot-Watt ID card.

Other libraries in Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Library Passport
The Edinburgh Library Passport is a card which tells the library you are visiting that you are a genuine information seeker and that your special requirements cannot be dealt with by your own library.  Over 20 libraries in Edinburgh recognise this service.  More information about the passport is available.  Obtaining a Passport is simple – complete a form at the Service Desk and we will issue you with a Passport.  You then show this Passport at any member library which you wish to visit.  The passport alone will not give you borrowing rights, nor will it allow you to access electronic resources that require passwords.

More information on access to other libraries for Heriot-Watt staff and students is available.  More information on the SCONUL Access scheme is also available, or contact our SCONUL Access co-ordinator Jill Gallacher.You can see full details of the scheme, including a list of member libraries.

Libraries elsewhere
If you wish to visit a UK library which is not a member of the SCONUL Access scheme, you should check that Library’s website or contact them directly to see whether you will be permitted to visit and to consult and/or borrow items. If necessary, we can provide you with a letter of introduction to support your request for admittance to another library, though we cannot guarantee that this will be granted. Contact your Subject Librarian.

Roddy MacLeod
Senior Subject Librarian

Free eBooks from the National Academies Press

The National Academies Press, based in Washington DC, is an online bookstore that provides anyone in the connected world with free page-by-page access to all of their books.  The NAP publishes more than 200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health, capturing authoritative views on important issues in science and health policy.

Here’s a selection of recent titles.

Research on Future Skill Demands: A Workshop Summary

Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Goals, Strategies, and Challenges.

Inspired by Biology: From Molecules to Materials to Machines.

 

Assessing Gender Differences in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty

Roddy MacLeod
Senior Subject Librarian

Tourism, international economics, learning spaces, digital design – and other new books in the Library

Added to the library recently were books on tourism, international economics, learning spaces, digital design, and several other topics.

For the full list of new books, go to the New Books section of the Catalogue.

Selected titles added to Riccarton Library include copies of the 2nd edition of Tourism: a modern synthesis, by Stephen J. Page and Joanne Connell (additional information, including the Table of Contents, is available), and copies of the 8th edition of International economics: theory and policy, by Paul R. Krugman and Maurice Obstfeld.

Added to the Library at Galashiels was a copy of Andy Warhol fashion, by Andy Warhol (additional information, including Table of Contents, is available).

Information on how to place a reservation for a book is available.

Information on suggesting books for the library is also available, or you can let the Subject Librarians know if you have any suggestions for new titles.

Roddy MacLeod
Senior Subject Librarian

New websites, new blogs, news, etc

If you’re interested in new and noteworthy websites of relevance to students, academics and researchers, or news from the scholarly publishing industry, or new academic and library blogs, and much more, then check out the November 2008 issue of the Internet Resources Newsletter.

The newsletter is edited by Marion Kennedy, Catherine Ure and myself.  It’s monthly, and its free.

Roddy MacLeod
Senior Subject Librarian

Citing and Referencing

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Would you like to find out about the why, what, when and how of citing and referencing? 

Why not come along to our next libary workshop? 

“The Cite is Right” is on Wednesday 29th October at 12.15-1.45 in the Anderson Room on the top floor of the Library.  No need to book. Coffee and tea provided. Bring your own lunch.

The workshop will include explanations of citing and referencing, how citing & referencing helps in avoiding plagiarism, guidance on when and when not to cite and how to go about it.  There will also be a demonstration on how to use EndnoteWeb to manage your references and how to “cite while you write” in Word documents. 

Come along to find out if you can cut and paste with impunity, if you can take the words from people’s mouths without saying whose mouth they came from and how to take the pain out of reference lists.

Marion Kennedy
Subject Librarian