FAES http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:44:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 en FAES Library Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/11/19/faes-library-closed-for-thanksgiving-holiday/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/11/19/faes-library-closed-for-thanksgiving-holiday/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:44:01 +0000 Jessica Page http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/11/19/faes-library-closed-for-thanksgiving-holiday/ The FAES Library will close at 5pm on Wednesday, November 25. It will remain closed through Saturday, November 28 and will reopen on Sunday, November 29 at the usual time of 4pm.

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/11/19/faes-library-closed-for-thanksgiving-holiday/feed/ Trial of ISI Web of Knowledge and Elsevier Scopus products http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/11/13/trial-of-isi-web-of-knowledge-and-elsevier-scopus-products/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/11/13/trial-of-isi-web-of-knowledge-and-elsevier-scopus-products/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:46:55 +0000 Jessica Page http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/11/13/trial-of-isi-web-of-knowledge-and-elsevier-scopus-products/ OhioLINK has set up trials for two Statewide Multidisciplinary Index, Abstract, and Reference Citation Database products.

1. Scopus is available for your review at http://www.scopus.com.

2. ISI Web of Knowledge is on trial at http://www.isiknowledge.com/. In addition to our usual ISI Web of Science content, other resources are available:

  • Web of Science® with Conference Proceedings (1965-present)
  • Derwent Innovations Index (1963-present)
  • BIOSIS Previews® (1969-present)
  • MEDLINE® (1950-present)
  • Conference Proceedings Citation Index™
    • Science: *1990-present*

    • Social Science & Humanities:*1990-present*

Please send comments to Amanda Maddock, maddock.31@osu.edu, by November 18.

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/11/13/trial-of-isi-web-of-knowledge-and-elsevier-scopus-products/feed/ FAES Library Closed Veterans’ Day http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/11/05/faes-library-closed-veterans-day/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/11/05/faes-library-closed-veterans-day/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:32:42 +0000 Jessica Page http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/11/05/faes-library-closed-veterans-day/ Columbus-campus department libraries, including the Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Library, will be closed on Wednesday, November 11 in honor of Veterans’ Day. Regular hours will resume on Thursday the 12th.

Thompson Library and the Science and Engineering Library will be open during their normal hours.

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/11/05/faes-library-closed-veterans-day/feed/ Can USDA’s NIFA be ag’s NIH? http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/10/27/can-usdas-nifa-be-ags-nih/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/10/27/can-usdas-nifa-be-ags-nih/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:39:21 +0000 Constance Britton http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/10/27/can-usdas-nifa-be-ags-nih/ News from TheScientist.com Posted by Bob Grant

Historically short-shrifted by federal funding bodies, academic agricultural research was recently promised redemption: a federal funding agency of its very own that will award competitive grants in a fashion similar to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). But will the new agency, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), be able to put public-sector agricultural science on an equal footing with biomedical research? Read more

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/10/27/can-usdas-nifa-be-ags-nih/feed/ OSU Open Access Day 2009 http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/10/15/osu-open-access-day-2009/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/10/15/osu-open-access-day-2009/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:10:22 +0000 Constance Britton http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/10/15/osu-open-access-day-2009/ openaccess.png
October, 21, 10:30AM–12PM.
Thompson Library Room 165 (Columbus).
OARDC (Wooster) Research Services Room 130.
Via live streaming on the web.

Join a panel of scholars to discuss the impact of open access on the scholarly communications process.

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/10/15/osu-open-access-day-2009/feed/ openaccess.png New interface: Food Science and Technology Abstracts http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/10/02/new-interface-food-science-and-technology-abstracts/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/10/02/new-interface-food-science-and-technology-abstracts/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:36:50 +0000 Jessica Page http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/10/02/new-interface-food-science-and-technology-abstracts/ The Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA) database is now available through the EBSCO interface rather than Ovid. You’ll have access to the same content, but we expect this interface will provide more reliable access and be more intuitive to use. Please contact a librarian if you have any questions.

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/10/02/new-interface-food-science-and-technology-abstracts/feed/ New Food Science e-books from Knovel http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/09/18/new-food-science-e-books-from-knovel/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/09/18/new-food-science-e-books-from-knovel/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:08:08 +0000 Jessica Page http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/09/18/new-food-science-e-books-from-knovel/ Foodborne Pathogens Food Spoilage Microorganisms Food ProcessingTechnology Food Contact Materials Chocolate

Several new titles in Food Science have are now available from Knovel. These include:

Blackburn, C. d. W., & McClure, P. J. (Eds.). (2009). Foodborne Pathogens - Hazards, Risk Analysis and Control (2nd ed.): Woodhead Publishing.

ISBN: 978-1-84569-362-6

Blackburn, C. d. W. (Ed.). (2006). Food Spoilage Microorganisms: Woodhead Publishing.
ISBN: 978-1-85573-966-6

Fellows, P. (2009). Food Processing Technology - Principles and Practice (3rd ed.): Woodhead Publishing.
ISBN: 978-1-84569-216-2

Forrest, M. (2009). Food Contact Materials - Rubbers, Silicones, Coatings & Inks: Woodhead Publishing.
ISBN: 978-1-84735-414-3

Talbot, G. (Ed.). (2009). Science and Technology of Enrobed and Filled Chocolate, Confectionery and Bakery Products: Woodhead Publishing.
ISBN: 978-1-84569-390-9

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/09/18/new-food-science-e-books-from-knovel/feed/ Foodborne Pathogens Food Spoilage Microorganisms Food ProcessingTechnology Food Contact Materials Chocolate FAES Library hours to change http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/09/18/library-hours-to-change-fall-quarter/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/09/18/library-hours-to-change-fall-quarter/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:52:18 +0000 Jessica Page http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/09/18/library-hours-to-change-fall-quarter/ University Libraries will be reducing hours for several departmental library locations beginning Fall Quarter, 2009. Starting September 23, 2009, the Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Library will be open the following hours:

* Monday-Wednesday 8am-8pm
* Thursday-Friday 8am-5pm
* Saturday closed
* Sunday 4pm-8pm

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/09/18/library-hours-to-change-fall-quarter/feed/ OSU’s Thompson Library Reopens http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/08/14/osus-thompson-library-reopens/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/08/14/osus-thompson-library-reopens/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:40:35 +0000 Constance Britton http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2009/08/14/osus-thompson-library-reopens/ thompson.jpg
August 3, 2009
The renovation of the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library is complete. The transformation of the library into a 21 century center for teaching, learning, and research was a decade in the making. With the three year construction phase finished, we are now celebrating its August opening. More…

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