Journals Displayed in the Library Friday 1 September 2006

• ATLA, August 2006, Volume 34, No. 4
• Biochemical Journal, 1 September 2006, Volume 398, No. 2
• Immunology, September 2006, Volume 119, No. 1
• Nature, 31 August 2006, Volume 442, No. 7106
• New Scientist, 2 September 2006, Volume 191, No. 2567
• Science, 25 August 2006, Volume 313, No. 5790

Journals displayed in the Library Thursday 31 August 2006

• American Scientist, September-October 2006, Volume 94, Number 5
• Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Molecular Cell Research, August 2006, Volume 1763, Number 8
• Developmental Cell, August 2006, Volume 11, Number 2
• Immunogenetics, August 2006, Volume 58, Number 8
• Journal of Immunology, 15 August 2006, Volume 177, Number 4
• Journal of Molecular Biology, 25 August 2006, Volume 361, Number 4
• Parasitology, September 2006, Volume 133, Number 3
• Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 7 September 2006, Volume 273, Number 1598

Journals displayed in the Library Wednesday 30 August 2006

• Biochemistry, 22 August 2006, Volume 45, Number 33
• Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Molecular Cell Research, July 2006, Volume 1763, Number 7
• Blood, 15 August 2006, Volume 108, Number 4
• Cell, 11 August 2006, Volume 126, Number 3
• Developmental Dynamics, August 2006, Volume 235, Number 8
• European Journal of Immunology, August 2006, Volume 36, Number 8
• Fukushima Journal of Medical Science, 2006, Volume 52, Number 1
• Journal of Biochemistry, July 2006, Volume 140, Number 1
• Molecular Biology of the Cell, August 2006, Volume 17, Number 8
• Parasite Immunology, September 2006, Volume 28, Number 9
• Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, 1 September 2006
• Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, October 2006, Volume 100, Number 10

Journals displayed in the Library Tuesday 29 August 2006

• Biochemistry, 15 August 2006, Volume 45, Number 32
• BMJ, 26 August 2006, Volume 33, Number 7565
• Current Opinion in Structural Biology, August 2006, Volume 16, Number 4
• Journal of General Virology, September 2006, Volume 87, Number 9
• Journal of Molecular Evolution, August 2006, Volume 63, Number 2
• Journal of Microscopy, August 2006, Volume 223, Number 2
• Journal of Neuroscience, 2 August 2006, Volume 26, Number 31
• Lancet, 26 August 2006, Volume 368, Number 9537
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 1 August 2006, Volume 103, Number 31
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 8 August 2006, Volume 103, Number 32

Journals displayed in the Library Friday 25 August 2006

• American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, August 2006, Volume 75, Supplement 2
• Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Reviews on Cancer, August 2006, Volume 1766, Number 1
• Current Opinion in Neurobiology, August 2006, Volume 16, Number 4
• FEBS Letters, 21 August 2006, Volume 580, Number 19
• Journal of Infectious Diseases, 15 August 2006, Volume 194, Number 4
• Journal of Neuroscience, 26 July 2006, Volume 26, Number 30
• Nature, 24 August 2006, Volume 442, Number 7105
• NewScientist, 26 August 2006, Volume 191, Number 2566

Journals displayed in the Library Thursday 24 August 2006

• Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Molecular Basis of Disease, July 2006, Volume 1762, Number 7
• Clinical Infectious Diseases, 15 August 2006, Volume 43, Number 4
• Current Medical Research, August 2006, Volume 22, Number 8
• Current Medical Research, 2006, Volume 22, Supplement 1
• Indian Journal of Medical Research, April 2006, Volume 123, Number 4
• Journal of Physiology, 15 August 2006, Volume 575, Number 1
• Molecular Cell, 4 August 2006, Volume 23, Number 3
• Molecular Genetics and Genomics, August 2006, Volume 276, Number 2

Journals displayed in the Library Wednesday 23 August 2006

• Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications, August 2006, Volume 62, Number 8
• Bioinformatics, 15 August 2006, Volume 22, Number 16
• Chinese Medical Journal, 20 June 2006
• Genome Research, August 2006, Volume 16, Number 8
• Journal of Cell Science, 1 August 2006, Volume 119, Number 15
• Journal of Neuroscience, 12 July 2006, Volume 26, Number 28
• Science, 18 August 2006, Volume 313, Number 5789
• Trends in Neurosciences, August 2006, Volume 29, Number 8

OpenAccessCentral launched

BioMedCentral is expanding into other subject areas. They already publish a couple of chemistry journals, and these (along with some biochemistry) are now being branded as ChemistryCentral. Plans are afoot to launch more journals in Physics & Maths, and all of these are brought together under the umbrella of OpenAccessCentral.

It's all marketing froth really, but it signals they are confident enough to continue expanding.

Journals displayed in the Library Tuesday 22 August 2006

• American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, August 2006, Volume 75, Number 2
• Cell, 28 July 2006, Volume 126, Number 2
• Current Biology, 8 August 2006, Volume 16, Number 15
• Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, July-August 2006, Volume 41, Number 4
• Development, August 2006, Volume 133, Number 15
• FEBS Letters, 7 August 2006, Volume 580, Number 18
• Immunity, July 2006, Volume 25, Number 1
• Journal of Magnetic Resonance, August 2006, Volume 181, Number 2
• Neuron, 3 August 2006, Volume 51, Number 3
• Science, 11 August 2006, Volume 313, Number 5788
• Trends in Cell Biology, August 2006, Volume 16, Number 8
• Virology, 1 August 2006, Volume 351, Number 2

Journals Displayed in the Library Monday 21 August 2006

• BBA: Bioenergetics, July 2006, Volume 1757, No. 7
• BMJ, 19 August 2006, Volume 333, No. 7564
• Genes and Development, 15 July 2006, Volume 20, No. 14
• Journal of Endocrinology, August 2006, Volume 190, No. 2
• Lancet, 19 August 2006, Volume 368, No. 9536
• Neuroscience, 2006, Volume 141, No. 2
• Protein Science, August 2006, Volume 15, No. 8
• Scientific American, August 2006, Volume 295, No. 2

The Librarything

LibraryThing is an online service to help people catalogue their books easily. You can access your catalogue from anywhere - even on your mobile phone. Because everyone catalogs together, LibraryThing also connects people with the same books, comes up with suggestions for what to read next, and so forth.

It searches the Library of Congress, Amazon and more than 45 world libraries. You can edit your information, search and sort it, "tag" books with your own subjects, or use the Library of Congress and Dewey systems to organize your collection. LibraryThing can also be a social space, described as "MySpace for books". You can check out other people's libraries, see who has the most similar library to yours, swap reading suggestions and so forth. LibraryThing also makes book recommendations based on the collective intelligence of the other libraries.

It is largely devoted to individuals cataloguing their books at home so does not have much coverage in science. As it grows however this may change, and they are already developing group features so that they can accomodate organisations that want to use the service.

Have a look here at:
http://www.librarything.com

Online passes print in STM publishing

The European online scientific publishing market has seen another year of double-digit growth. Online sales now account for 57 per cent of the total.

Sales in the online scientific, technical and medical (STM) information segment increased by 15 per cent at current prices in 2005 to reach €1.2bn. A double-digit sales increase has been achieved for the fourth year in succession. In contrast, the European STM information market overall increased by only five per cent in 2005 and has experienced only mid single-digit growth for the last three years.

Full story at:
http://www.researchinformation.info/riaugsep06analysis.html

SCOPUS Maintenance Sat 19th Aug

SCOPUS will be down for scheduled maintenance for approximately 5 hours on Saturday 19th August starting at approximately 1 pm.

Journals Displayed in the Library Friday 18 August 2006

• Genes and Development, 1 August 2006, Volume 20, No. 15
• Journal of Molecular Biology, 18 August 2006, Volume 361, No. 3
• Journal of Physiology, 1 August 2006, Volume 574, No. 3
• Molecular Pharmacology, August 2006, Volume 70, No. 2
• Nature, 17 August 2006, Volume 442, No. 7104
• New Scientist, 19 August 2006, Volume 191, No. 2565

Journals displayed in the Library Thursday 17 August 2006

• Developmental Biology, 1 August 2006, Volume 296, Number 1
• Genetics, July 2006, Volume 173, Number 3
• Human Molecular Genetics, 15 August 2006, Volume 15, Number 16
• Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2006, Volume 59, Number 3
• Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, August 2006, Volume 27, Number 8
• Virology, 20 July 2006, Volume 351, Number 1

More hybrid OA journals

Recently three publishers have announced new hybrid OA programs *. Wileys have made 45 of their biomedical titles into hybrid titles; Cambridge Univ Press 15 titles, in a variety of subjects; and BMJ publishing group have made all of their titles hybrid OA.

Taken alongside the hybrid OA programs of major publishers Elsevier, Blackwell, Springer, Oxford UP, and those of smaller publishers like the Royal Society, Company of Biologists, Biochemical Society and the US National Academy of Sciences, it looks liek hybrid is flavour of the day.

* Hybrid OA journals are those for which some articles within an issue are made available at no charge to the reader on the public Internet, but others are not. They permit authors or funding agencies to pay a publication fee in order to make their article available at no charge to the reader. A partial list of leading hybrid OA publishers and full OA publishers has been compiled by BioMedCentral.

Journals displayed in the Library Wednesday 16 August 2006

• Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton, August 2006, Volume 63, Number 8
• EMBO Journal, 9 August 2006, Volume 25, Number 15
• FEBS Journal, August 2006, Volume 273, Number 16
• Journal of Immunology, 1 August 2006, Volume 177, Number 3
• Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1 August 2006, Volume 194, Number 3
• Molecular Microbiology, August 2006, Volume 61, Number 4
• Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 29 August 2006, Volume 361, Number 1472
• Trends in Neurosciences, July 2006, Volume 29, Number 7

Journals displayed in the Library Tuesday 15 August 2006

• Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, July 2006, Volume 1761, Number 7
• Bioinformatics, 1 August 2006, Volume 22, Number 15
• Chinese Medical Journal, 5 June 2006, Volume 119, Number 11
• Current Biology, 25 July 2006, Volume 16, Number 14
• Journal of Neuroscience, 19 July 2006, Volume 26, Number 29
• Molecular Cell, 21 July 2006, Volume 23, Number 2
• Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, August 2006, Volume 13, Number 8
• Neuron, 20 July 2006, Volume 51, Number 2
• Nucleic Acids Research, 2006, Volume 34, Number 12
• Trends in Biochemical Sciences, August 2006, Volume 31, Number 8

New Books

• Annual Review of Biochemistry 75, edited by Roger D. Kornberg, Christian R.H. Raetz, James E. Rothman and Jeremy W. Thorner, 2006
• Annual Review of Neuroscience 29, edited by Steven E. Hyman, Thomas M. Jessell, Carla J. Shatz and Charles F. Stevens, 2006

Journals displayed in the Library Monday 14 August 2006

• Biochemistry, 8 August 2006, Volume 45, Number 31
• Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Biomembranes, June 2006, Volume 1758, Number 6
• BMJ, 12 August 2006, Volume 333, Number 7563
• Blood, 1 August 2006, Volume 108, Number 3
• Journal of Microscopy, July 2006, Volume 223, Number 1
• Journal of Molecular Biology, 11 August 2006, Volume 361, Number 2
• Lancet, 12 August 2006, Volume 368, Number 9535
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 25 July 2006, Volume 103, Number 30
• Scientist, August 2006, Volume 20, Number 8
• Trends in Parasitology, August 2006, Volume 22, Number 8

Help reading the screen

This is one for Windows users.

Do you ever find yourself squinting at your computer screen trying to read text that is too small? There are various ways that can change your settings in Windows or in your web browser to make things more readable, but some websites still come out too small.

Virtual Magnifying Glass is a free Windows program that shows a magnifying glass lens that follows your mouse movement. You can move the lens around the screen to view magnification of any screen area. Unlike most similar programs it does not open a separate window for the magnification but instead puts a movable magnifying glass on screen. Magnification levels can be set to your needs. This is quite a useful tool to have sitting on your taskbar for times when you might need a little help seeing a small area of your desktop. It also has the ability to invert the colours of the area being magnified, which is quite handy for those who have problems with certain colour combinations.

http://magnifier.sourceforge.net/

More information about using computers if you have low vision is in this RNIB factsheet

Journals Displayed in the Library Friday 11 August 2006

• BBA: Proteins and Proteomics, July 2006, Volume 1764, No. 7
• Microbiology, August 2006, Volume 152, No. 8
• Nature, 10 August 2006, Volume 442, No. 7103
• New Scientist, 12 August 2006, Volume 191, No. 2564
• Science, 4 August 2006, Volume 313, No. 5787
• Trends in Biotechnology, August 2006, aVolume 24, No. 8

Journals Displayed in the Library Friday 11 August 2006

• BBA: Proteins and Proteomics, July 2006, Volume 1764, No. 7
• Microbiology, August 2006, Volume 152, No. 8
• Nature, 10 August 2006, Volume 442, No. 7103
• New Scientist, 12 August 2006, Volume 191, No. 2564
• Science, 4 August 2006, Volume 313, No. 5787
• Trends in Biotechnology, August 2006, aVolume 24, No. 8

Journals displayed in the Library Thursday 10 August 2006

• BioEssays, July 2006, Volume 28, Number 7
• Biophysical Journal, 15 August 2006, Volume 91, Number 4
• Journal of Antibiotics, May 2006, Volume 59, Number 5
• Journal of Microscopy, June 2006, Volume 222, Number 3
• Molecular Microbiology, August 2006, Volume 61, Number 3
• Nature Neuroscience, August 2006, Volume 9, Number 8
• Protein Engineering Design and Selection, August 2006, Volume 19, Number 8
• Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, September 2006, Volume 100, Number 9

Journals displayed in the Library Wednesday 9 August 2006

• Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, August 2006, Volume 62, Part 4
• AIDS, 1 August 2006, Volume 20, Number 12
• Biochemistry, 1 August 2006, Volume 45, Number 30
• Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1 August 2006, Volume 43, Number 3
• Immunology, August 2006, Volume 118, Number 4
• Journal of Physiology, 15 July 2006, Volume 574, Number 2
• Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, September 2006, Volume 149, Number 1
• Parasitology, August 2006, Volume 133, Number 2

Royal Society urges legislators to use scientific evidence

A timely reminder from the Royal Society that Googling is no substitute for a proper survey of the scientific literature. If you want a firm foundation of evidence then you should search using PubMed, Web of Knowledge, Scopus and possibly other comprehensive databases of scientific literature. If you want any assistance, contact the Library.

The Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, expressed its concern today (7 August 2006) that a prominent report which cites "internet searches" and "circumstantial anecdotes" as a basis for some of its recommendations could influence changes to EU legislation.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report, produced by its Animal Health and Welfare panel at the request of the European Commission, is expected to inform the revision of EU Directive 86/609EEC on the protection of animals used in scientific research.

In a letter to the Environment Directorate General of the European Commission - the department leading on the revision of the Directive - the Royal Society expressed its concern, highlighting that key statements in the report, which potentially have important implications for the revision of the Directive, do not appear to be based on scientific data.

Full report on Royal Society website

Journals displayed in the Library Tuesday 8 August 2006

• AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, July 2006, Volume 22, Number 7
• Biochemical Journal, 15 August 2006, Volume 398, Number 1
• Bioinformatics, 15 July 2006, Volume 22, Number 14
• Cell, 14 July 2006, Volume 126, Number 1
• European Journal of Neuroscience, July 2006, Volume 24, Number 2
• FEBS Letters, 24 July 2006, Volume 580, Number 17
• Journal of Antibiotics, April 2006, Volume 59, Number 4
• Journal of Molecular Biology, 4 August 2006, Volume 361, Number 1
• Molecular Cell, 7 July 2006, Volume 23, Number 1
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 18 July 2006, Volume 103, Number 29
• Structure, July 2006, Volume 14, Number 7
• Trends in Immunology, August 2006, Volume 27, Number 8

Are YOU person who requested an article from Medical Biology?

The article in question is:

• Medical Biology - Volume 53 - pages 427-455 - 1975
• An Experimental Analysis of Liver Development
• N.M. Le Douarin

If this is your photocopy please ask at the Main Library Desk.

Thank you.

Journals displayed in the Library Monday 7 August 2006

• Acta Crystallographica Section D, August 2006, Volume 62, No. 8
• BMJ, 5 August 2006, Volume 333, No. 7562
• Developmental Biology, 15 July 2006, Volume 295, No. 2
• FEBS Journal, August 2006, Volume 273, No. 15
• Immunogenetics, July 2006, Volume 58, No. 7
• Immunological Reviews, August 2006, Volume 212
• Keio Journal of Medicine, June 2006, Volume 55, No. 2
• Journal of Biomolecular NMR, June 2006, Volume 35, No. 2
• Journal of Molecular Evolution, July 2006, Volume 63, No. 1
• Lancet, 5 August 2006, Volume 368, No. 9534
• Molecular Endocrinology, July 2006, Volume 20, No. 7
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 11 July 2006, Volume 103, No. 28

Journals Displayed in the Library Friday 4 August 2006

• AIDS, 13 July 2006, Volume 20, No. 11
• Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, August 2006, Volume 16, No. 4
• Indian Journal of Medical Research - Special Issue - Leishmaniasis, March 2006, Volume 123, No. 3
• Journal of General Virology, August 2006, Volume 87, No. 8
• Journal of Neuroscience, 5 July 2006, Volume 26, No. 27
• Nature, 3 August 2006, Volume 442, No. 7102
• NewScientist, 5 August 2006, Volume 191, No. 2563
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 5 July 2006, Volume 103, No. 27

Journals displayed in the Library Thursday 3 August 2006

• Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Gene Structure and Expression, May 2006, Volume 1759, Number 5
• Biophysical Journal, 15 July 2006, Volume 91, Number 2
• Current Opinion in Cell Biology, August 2006, Volume 18, Number 4
• Developmental Biology, 1 July 2006, Volume 295, Number 1
• EMBO Reports, August 2006, Volume 7, Number 8
• European Journal of Neuroscience, July 2006, Volume 24, Number 1
• Gene Therapy, August 2006, Volume 13, Number 15
• Human Molecular Genetics, 1 August 2006, Volume 15, Number 15
• Nucleic Acids Research, 2006, Volume 34, Number 11
• Parasite Immunology, August 2006, Volume 28, Number 8
• Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, 15 August 2006, Volume 64, Number 3
• Trends in Genetics, August 2006, Volume 22, Number 8

Journals displayed in the Library Wednesday 2 August 2006

• Biochemistry, 25 July 2006, Volume 45, Number 29
• Development, July 2006, Volume 133, Number 14
• Journal of Cell Science, 15 July 2006, Volume 119, Number 14
• Journal of Parasitology, June 2006, Volume 92, Number 3
• Microbiology, May 2006, Volume 152, Number 5
• Revista de Saúde Pública, June 2006, Volume 40, Number 3
• Science, 28 July 2006, Volume 313, Number 5786
• Trends in Cell Biology, July 2006, Volume 16, Number 7