New Electronic Reference Titles Added

The Libraries have purchased the following Gale Virtual Reference Library e-books:

  • 21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook
  • 21st Century Communication: A Reference Handbook
  • 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook
  • 21st Century Education: A Reference Handbook
  • 21st Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook
  • 21st Century Psychology: A Reference Handbook
  • Encyclopedia of American Urban History
  • Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media
  • Encyclopedia of Communication Theory
  • Encyclopedia of Human Relationships
  • Encyclopedia of Liberterianism
  • Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Society
  • Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Diets

For assistance using any one of these resources, or the Gale Virtual Reference Library, contact a reference librarian.

New E-Journals Added

The Libraries have recently added the following e-journal titles. You may find them in the  UMass Amherst library catalog or the E-Journal List:

  • ACS catalysis, 2011-
  • Anthropological linguistics, 2009-
  • Byron journal, 2004-
  • Byzantine & modern Greek studies, 1975-
  • Ethnomusicology, 2006-
  • Foundations and trends in information retrieval, 2011-
  • Historically speaking, 2009 –
  • Hume studies, 1975-
  • Italian studies, 1937-
  • Journal of freshwater ecology, 1981-
  • Journal of geosciences education, 1979-
  • Journal of Jewish studies, 1948 –
  • Journal of nuclear medicine, 1964-
  • Review of asset pricing studies, 2011-
  • World literature today, 2009-

Additions to Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science

The Libraries has purchased Collections Two and Three of the Morgan & Claypool Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science. The Digital Library contains over 300 lectures  about topics under research and development. The lectures are 50-100 pages in length, organized into over 40 series ranging from biomaterials to computer vision, quantum computing and tissue engineering. You can browse through lectures in the series or conduct keyword searches.

For assistance using the Synthesis Digital Library, contact Paulina Borrego, Science and Engineering Reference Librarian, at 413-545-7891.

New Royal Society of Chemistry Journals

The Libraries have subscribed to an expanded Royal Society of Chemistry journal package. We now have access to their Journals Archive which includes coverage of 87 titles as far back as 1841. In addition, you may now find the following titles UMass Amherst library catalog or the E-Journal List:

  • Catalysis science & technology, 2011 –
  • Chemical hazards in industry, 2005-
  • Chemical science, 2010-
  • Chemistry world, 2004-
  • Education in Chemistry, 2003-
  • Integrative biology, 2009-
  • Laboratory hazards bulletin, 1981-

We now have access to current content of over 40 RSC e-journals, as well as the Archives. For more information, contact Paulina Borrego, library liaison for chemistry, at 413-545-7891.

MADCAD for Building Resources

The libraries now have a subscription to MADCAD.com, a collection of building codes, directory of materials suppliers and collection of environmental scope reports. You can search the code book contents, or browse through product categories and reports.

Contact Maxine Schmidt, library liaison to civil and environmental engineering, at 413-545-6739 for assistance using this resource.