If you have an idea you would like to patent, but are afraid it might not be taken seriously, don’t fret - it can’t possibly be worse than the 10 Most Ridiculous Inventions Ever Patented. When you are ready to get serious about patenting your innovative idea, check out the library’s Guide to […]

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The Dibner Library web site is getting a make over and we need your help. Your input will guide us as we make the web site easier to use and more responsive to your needs. Click here to take a brief survey or pick up a paper copy at the library […]

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Bestselling author and practitioner of mathematical finance, Nassim Taleb, will be speaking at Poly’s Pfizer Auditorium on Wednesday, November 28 at 6 pm as part of the Topfer Chair Lecture Series in Financial Engineering & Technology Management.
Nassim Taleb’s latest book, The Black Swan: The impact of the highly improbable, takes its title from his […]

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Did you know that flour is a hydrocolloid? Flour is a fairly common cooking ingredient, but obscure ingredients once found on the lower reaches of processed foods labels are now finding their way into high cuisine, enabling dishes like pretzel shaped foie gras. Chefs are using science to better understand their […]

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Whether a professor wants you to cite high impact journals in an assignment or you are looking for a place to publish your work, knowing what “high impact” really means is an essential first step.
A journal’s impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the “average article” in a journal has been cited […]

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Rohan Douglas, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Management in the Financial Engineering Program has edited Credit Derivative Strategies: New Thinking on Managing Risk and Return. It is a comprehensive analysis of investment strategies, risk management strategies and pricing and valuation using real life applications.
Roy S. Freedman is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Management in […]

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The National Academies Press released a new book available to read for free online, “Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace.” From the Executive Summary:
Given the growing importance of cyberspace to nearly all aspects of national life, a secure cyberspace is vitally important to the nation, but cyberspace is far from secure today. The […]

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A Robot driving competition, sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) was won by a team from Carnegie Mellon. The race highlighted the great advances in robotic technology, featuring such maneuvers as making a left turn in the face of incoming traffic, and even cheating a little to get out of tricky situations.
The […]

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Recently, access to the IEEE database was interrupted for several days due to improper and excessive use by a Poly user. This is not only unethical but unlawful. Many users rely heavily on the library databases for their research needs. Those who abuse this privilege harm not just themselves, but countless others. Our staff works […]

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Service to the IEEE digital library has been restored.
Please note, on Saturday November 10, IEEE will be upgrading their digital library so you may experience an interuption in service for approximately 2-4 hours between 9 am and 1 pm. The update will include the following features:

Tabbed search results, including a beta test of Application […]

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