NIST TRC Web Thermo Tables Available Online

We now have a subscription to the Web Thermo Tables (WTT) Professional Edition from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. WTT “represents a complete collection of critically evaluated thermodynamic property data primarily for pure organic compounds.”

For assistance using this resource, conact Paulina Borrego, 545-7891, or Cecilia Mullen, 577-1254.

American Medical Association E-Journal Archives

The Libraries now provide deeper archival access to the following American Medical Association titles:

  • Archives of Family Medicine, 1992-2000
  • Archives of Neurology, 1959 –
  • Archives of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 1925-
  • Archives of Surgery, 1925-
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 1833 – , with some issue gaps in the 1990’s

You may retrieve these journals through the UMass Amherst library catalog or the E-Journal List. More content is yet to come as the AMA’s digitization project continues.

New Electronic Journals Added

The Libraries have recently provided access to the following electronic journals. You may retrieve these journals through the UMass Amherst library catalog or the E-Journal List.

  • Capital Markets Law Journal, 2006-
  • Conservation, 2007-
  • Cross Currents, 2008-
  • Energy and Environmental Science, 2008-
  • European Journal of Echocardiography, 2000-
  • IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences, 2005-2008
  • IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, 2005-2008
  • IEICE Transactions on Communications, 2005-2008
  • IEICE Transactions on Electronics, 2005-2008
  • IMF Survey, 1996-2008
  • InnovAiT, 2008-
  • International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 1981-
  • Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1972-
  • Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 2005-
  • Journal of Hindu Studies, 2008-
  • Journal of Plant Ecology, 2008-
  • Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 2003-
  • Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1999-
  • Journal of the Royal Musical Association, v.121 no.1 1996-v.133 no.2 2008
  • Journal of World Energy Law and Business, 2008-
  • Molecular Plant, 2007-
  • Policing: a Journal of Policy and Practice, 2007-
  • Studies in Political Economy, 2008-
  • Trusts and Trustees, 1996-

New Package of Medical E-Journals from Thieme

We have recently activated the following 31 English titles published by Thieme. You may retrieve these journals through the UMass Amherst library catalog or the E-Journal List.

English language titles:

  • American Journal of Perinatology, 2000-
  • Central European Neurosurgery (Formerly, Zentralblatt für Neurochirurgie), 2000-
  • Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2001-
  • Endoscopy, 2000-
  • European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2000-
  • Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes, 2000-
  • Facial Plastic Surgery, 2000-
  • Homoeopathic Links, 2005-
  • Hormone and Metabolic Research, 2001-
  • International Journal of Sports Medicine, 2000-
  • Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2000-
  • min – Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, 2000-
  • Neuropediatrics, 2000-
  • Orthopedic Trauma Directions, 2004-
  • Osteosynthesis & trauma care, 2002-
  • Pharmacopsychiatry, 2000-
  • Planta Medica, 2000-
  • Seminars in Hearing, 2000-
  • Seminars in Interventional Radiology, 2000-
  • Seminars in Liver Disease, 2000-
  • Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, 2000-
  • Seminars in Neurology, 2000-
  • Seminars in Plastic Surgery, 2002-
  • Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, 2000-
  • Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2000-
  • Seminars in Speech and Language, 2000-
  • Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, 2000-
  • Skull Base : An Interdisciplinary Approach, 2000-
  • Synfacts, 2005-
  • Synlett, 2008-
  • Synthesis, 2008-
  • The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2000-

The package also includes 71 German language titles. If you would like to know the specific German language titles, please contact electronic resources staff.

Choice Reviews and Guide to Reference now on Trial

Two tools commonly used by librarians are now trial in their online iterations. Choice Reviews provides reviews of books and electronic resources suitable for academic library audiences. It provides lists of outstanding academic titles for each year, as well as monthly segments covering titles published in different academic disciplines, hot topics and an editor’s pick. You can browse through the monthly issues or search for reviews by keyword, author, publisher, etc. The trial lasts through April 17th, 2009.

Guide to Reference provides bibliographic data and annotations for over 16,000 print and online reference sources. You can browse or search by subject and type of resource. This database is on trial through April 13th, 2009.

If you have questions or comments about either of these resources, please contact Liz Fitzpatrick, 413-545-5963.

New Electronic Journals Now Available

The following electronic journals have recently been made available. You can retrieve them through the UMass Amherst library catalog or the E-Journal List. They are:

  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v.58 (1998)-
  • Capital Markets Law Journal
  • European Journal of Echocardiography
  • InnovAiT, v.1 (2008)-
  • Journal of Hindu Studies, v.1 (2008)-
  • Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, v.1 (2005)-
  • Journal of Plant Ecology, v.1 (2008)-
  • Journal of World Energy Law and Business, v.1 (2008)-
  • Molecular Plant, v.1 (2007)-
  • Policing: a Journal of Policy and Practice, v.1 (2007)-

PolicyFile: Reports from Think Tanks

PolicyFile contains policy papers from research institutes and agencies about U.S. foreign and domestic issues. You can browse through an alphabetical list of organizations, visit their web sites and retrieve their position papers, or browse through a subject list. You can aslo search for documents by keyword, author, organization and organization type, subject and date.

For more information or assistance using this resource, contact the political science liaison, Barbara Morgan, at 545-6850.

New Reference Source: Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Business and Psychology

This Cabell’s Directory is a searchable list of journals about business, economics, marketing, accounting and psychology. You can retrieve and sort titles by name, type of review, number of external reviewers and acceptance rate. The journal listing is a .pdf document with submission, contact and publication information; review process information; topics covered; and manuscript specifications.