Stewart Library - Weber State University


Library Newsletter for the Computer Science Department

March/April 2008

Older Newsletters

May/June 2007 November/December 2007
September/October 2007 January/February 2008

 

Library News Bites

Library Hours During Spring Break--March 7 - March 16

Friday, Mar 7
7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Mar 8
Closed
Sunday, Mar 9
Closed
Monday - Friday, Mar 10 - 14
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Mar 15
9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, Mar 16
1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

EndNote Training

Learn how to use EndNote to assist you in writing papers for publication. EndNote is an easy-to-use way of managing citations and footnotes. Citations can be exported from Google Scholar and databases such as Academic Search Premier, then formatted instantly in a large variety of citation styles in either EndNote or a Microsoft Word document. This class will focus on the PC version of the software.

Two sessions will be offered:

Wednesday, April 16 at 1 pm

Friday, April 18 at 12 pm

If you are unable to come to either session, please call and we can schedule a one-on-one meeting.

 

Selected New Books

Title Author Call Number

Evocative Objects: Things We Think With

Turkle, Sherry

BF175.5.T73E96 2007

Designing Interactions

Moggridge, Bill

QA76.9.H85M64 2007

Cybersins and Digital Good Deeds : A Book about Technology and ethics

Bell , Mary Ann et al

QA76.9.B45 2007

Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia

Stableford, Brian

Q123.S735 2006

Why Science?

Trefil, James S.

Q181.T8195 2008

Who's Afraid of Marie Curie? : The Challenges Facing Women in Science and Technology

Hall, Linley Erin

Q147.H35 2007

New Dictionary of Scientific Biography

Koertge, Noretta (ed.)

Q141.N45 2008

 

Web Sites of Interest 

Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/

Crafting meaningful and articulate lab presentations and correspondence can be difficult for anyone, including engineers and other scientists. This particular set of resources is deigned to teach engineering and science
students about creating and writing materials such as resumes, formal laboratory reports, presentation slides, and so on. The guidelines are gathered into several different sections, including "Introduction", "Presentations", "Correspondence", and "Formal Reports". There is material for instructors here as well, and the offerings include pieces on the design of writing assignments, the interactive teaching of writing, and the evaluation of writing assignments. Finally, the site also contains a number of writing exercises on grammar, punctuation, and word usage. [KMG]

The 2007 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are American Students Learning? [pdf]
http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2007/~/media/Files/rc/reports/2007/1211_education_loveless/1211_education_loveless.pdf
Published by the Brown Center on American Education at the Brookings Institution, this report asks the question: "How well are American students learning?" Released in December 2007, this most recent edition of the report examines the latest test score data on math and reaching achievement. The report also offers analyses of enrollment patterns in private and public schools as well as an international comparison of national math scores. Tom Loveless, the director of the Brown Center, authored the report and it covers a great deal of ground and provides in-depth analysis of these topics. Visitors should also note that the Brookings site also contains a press release, a presentation by Loveless and video clips from the launch event for the report. [KMG]

 

From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2008.  http://scout.wisc.edu/

Comments or suggestions for the newsletter are welcome and appreciated.
Please reply to:


JaNae Kinikin, Science Librarian
Stewart Library
(801) 626-6093
jkinikin@weber.edu


Updated April 28, 2008 . Please send comments to JaNae Kinikin, Science Librarian
Weber State University, Stewart Library. Copyright © 2008 All Rights Reserved.