Top 10 ScienceDirect journals at ITT Dublin for 2014

The International Journal of Pharmaceutics was the most popular journal at ITT Dublin for article downloads from 

ScienceDirect in 2014

Journal Metrics for International Journal of Pharmaceutics

• Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.591 
• SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.403 
• Impact Factor: 3.785 
• 5-Year Impact Factor: 4.090

Top 10 Journals for 2014 for ITT Dublin article downloads from ScienceDirect 

1. International Journal of Pharmaceutics
2. Forensic Science International
3. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
4. Biosensors and Bioelectronics
5. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
6. Food Chemistry
7. Journal of Chromatography A
8. Analytica Chimica Acta
9. Journal of Biomechanics
10. Electrochimica Acta
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

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Free Trial - Ovid LWW Collection until 22nd Nov. 2014

We have a free trial of the LWW Collection - online journals published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. You have full text access to over 300 journals of this collection.

Main subjects:

• Clinical Medicine
• Behavioural & Social Sciences
• Health Professions
• Life & Biomedical Sciences
• Life Sciences
• Nursing
• Physical Science & Engineering

The collection contains also journals of reputable societies for example American Heart Association, American Academy of Neurology and American College of Sports Medicine.

• To access the trial click here (Library PIN required)
• Check the box "your journals@ovid" if you want to search only journals to which we have full text access.  Click on select resources and enter your search terms.
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YLS Symposium - Cell to Cell Communication, 12th November 2014

This Young Life Scientists’ Symposium (YLS) is a one day scientific conference organised by PhD students and post-docs for their peers. The aim of YLS 2014 is to promote networking and professional development through social events and careers sessions, as well as scientific talks and poster sessions.

YLS 2014 is being held in conjunction with the Irish Area Section of the Biochemical Society Annual meeting. The focus of YLS 2014 is on cell to cell communication as well as talks on grant writing and non-academic careers.

Registration to YLS 2014 is free and is open until 31st October.

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Pharmaceutical Science - resources at your library

Pharmaceutical Science students have access to many resources through the library website.

Remember to set up your library PIN for access to these resources on and off campus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Library book search - search the library catalogue for recommended books or other books on your subject area.

Databases A-Z - ScienceDirect, Academic Search Complete, ACS online, WOS and Academic onefile are just some of the databases available for searching high quality documents.

United States Pharmacopeia online - please note that only one user can access USP at any one time so please log out when you are finished.















Pharmaceutical research at Ciba 1914

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Subject links and support - contact your subject librarian for help with using library resources to find information.

Pharmaceutical Science subject internet gateway provides quick links to useful websites and professional organisations in your field of research e.g. FDA orange book, Eudralex, PDA and ISPE.

Literature Reviews - check out the library blog post

Library tutorials - Library ITT Dublin has developed a number of useful tutorials such as:

• Referencing your sources
• Plagiarism
• Critical thinking

Make some time to complete these tutorials before starting your project.

Related blog posts - Using Statistics, James Reilly

Free trial - Access to Royal Society of Chemistry until 15th December 2014

Free access to RSC journal, database and magazine content until 15th December 2014.

Click here to access the trial (see below for content).  You will need your library PIN to login.

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Journals Analyst Analytical Methods Biomaterials Science** Catalysis Science & Technology  Chemical Communications Chemical Science  Chemical Society Reviews CrystEngComm Dalton Transactions Energy & Environmental Science Environmental Science: Nano*** Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts Faraday Discussions Food & Function Green Chemistry Integrative Biology Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (JAAS ) Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C Lab on a Chip Materials Horizons*** MedChemComm Metallomics Molecular BioSystems Nanoscale Natural Product Reports New Journal of Chemistry Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry  Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP)  Polymer Chemistry RSC Advances  Soft Matter Toxicology Research Backfile RSC Journals Archive 1841-2007 lease  Databases Analytical Abstracts  Catalysts & Catalysed Reactions  Chemical Hazards in Industry  Laboratory Hazards Bulletin  Methods in Organic Synthesis  Natural Product Updates  eBook Series Issues in Environmental Science & Technology  Magazines Chemistry World  Education in Chemistry  Reports Backfile Annual Reports Sections A, B and C (1967-2013)

Welcome to Science and Computing student - September 2014

Welcome to all new and returning students to ITT Dublin.

For new students, I am the science and computing subject librarian.  Over the next few weeks you will be introduced to the library and all the resources that are available to you to successfully work through your assignments and exams.

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