Have you checked out our new multimedia library guides?  We currently have 18 guides on an array of topics from chemical engineering to copyright law.  These guides are the best starting points for finding articles, books, video, news, and more in your areas of interest.  Scroll through the sample guides below or browse the complete […]

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The Dibner Library is pleased to announce the addition of Synthesis Digital Library of Computer Science and Engineering to its collection of electronic resources.  The collection consists of over 30 subject series in many areas of engineering, primarily related to electrical engineering, computer science, and bioengineering.
Each series consists of electronic books that synthesize an important […]

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Find more comics at xkcd - a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.

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If you want to keep up to date with the latest in physics research then you need to know about IOP Select. IOP Select is a service provided by the Institute of Physics (IOP) that features articles chosen by editors for their novelty, significance and potential impact on future research.  Updated weekly, IOP Select gathers […]

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A new open access journal of interest to the bioinformatics community, DATABASE - The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation, will be released in January, 2009 . The online-only journal is now accepting submissions for publication.
The journal seeks to provide a platform for novel ideas in database research surrounding biological information and will reportedly cover […]

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Cornell University Libraries recently announced that arXiv, the free online repository for articles in physics, math, computer science, quantitative biology and statistics, now contains over half a million articles.
arXiv was developed in 1991 and is the oldest online article repository in existence. Researchers upload their own articles to arXiv, and they are usually made available […]

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The NYU-Poly community can now access 1,400 full text journals in 14 subject areas through Wiley InterScience.
Wiley InterScience is a leading international resource for quality content in scientific, technical, medical and professional areas. You can easily browse through the available journals either by title or subject area.

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SpringerLink is a comprehensive online collection of scientific, technological and medical journals, books and reference works designed for researchers and scientists.  Dibner Library’s access to this database has expanded to include millions of full-text articles from peer reviewed journals.  Most journal titles include complete back issues from 1997 in PDF and/or HTML format.
SpringerLink’s single, integrated […]

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The electronic collection at Dibner Library is expanding: we now have access to over 2,000 full text journals via Science Direct, a significant increase over our previous subscription.
Science Direct’s extensive full text collection covers authoritative titles from the core scientific literature.  But don’t let the name mislead you - in addition to Life, Health, Physical  […]

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A wide selection of e-books at SpringerLink is now available for the Poly community to use on a trial basis through May 31st. SpringerLink offers journals and books in a variety of disciplines such as biomedicine, chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, and economics. Free access to tables of contents, detailed abstracts and editorial […]

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