New look library Science & Computing subject portal - try it out

• The Science & Computing subject portal has a new responsive design – it should resize to match the size of your screen irrespective of which device you are using. (IPhone, Galaxy s4, tablet pc, laptop, desktop etc.)
• Subject Internet Gateways
• Book a research consultation with your subject librarian
• Subscribe to the Science and Computing Blog.
• Library Guides
• New Science & Computing books

The new library web site brings the look of the library’s online services in line with the main institute web site. All the library’s web pages have been updated.
The library recommends using the most up to date browser that you can to access the web site:

• Google Chrome (works best)> Version 33.0.1750.154 m
• Internet Explorer > Version 11
• Firefox > Version 28

Contest for postgraduate students - submission date 16th April 2014

Post-graduate students are invited to submit proposals for this year's student contest at the TERENA Networking Conference (TNC2014), which is sponsored by Cisco Systems and Internet Society. Submissions should be made in PDF format no later than 16 April 2014.

Ten posters will be selected for presentation at TNC2014 with one author from each selected submission able to attend TNC2014 free of charge and potentially receiving financial support for travel. The best of these ten will go through for presentation as a lightning talk. The sponsors will award an additional prize to the author whose poster and talk are voted the best by TNC2014 attendees.

For more details - click here

Two New Sports Journals - Full Text @ Library ITT Dublin

Full-text access is now available for two new Sports Journals through the library website (library PIN required):

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance from 2006-date

The International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (IJSPP) focuses on sports physiology and performance and is dedicated to advancing the knowledge of sport and exercise physiologists, sports-performance researchers, and other sports scientists.

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness from 2014

A Journal on Applied Physiology, Biomechanics, Preventive Medicine, Sports Medicine and Traumatology, Sports Psychology

FREE Webinar - A Guide to EThOS - Thursday 13th February 2014

EThOS (http://ethos.bl.uk) is the national database for PhD theses, managed by the British Library - over 100,000 UK theses freely available to download and use for your own research, and another 200,000 available to search and scan on demand. 

To register for a free webinar to learn how EthOS works click on the link below:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5974661878725146370

2014 - International Year of Crystallography - IYCR2014

The International Year of Crystallography was officially launched this week at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France.

The year-long celebration aims to strengthen international collaboration and increase public awareness of crystallography with a series of conferences, exhibitions and educational activities taking place throughout 2014.

News and activity updates can be found at at IYCR2014

What Crystallography can do for you?

Register an event/activity in Ireland

New Web of Science - webinar training for researchers

The new Web of Science interface is now live. 

It provides a simpler look with more intuitive searching.

You are invited to register for a training webinar.  Learn how to navigate this new search and discovery environment — now branded under the Web of Science banner — and to hear more about the indices that now comprise the Web of Science Core Collection. 

The webinar will also demonstrate the: 

• Updated user interface: Clear identification of the database searched with an easier-to-get- started search tool and simplified navigation. 
• Improved page layout and readability of search results: Easier links to full-text. 
• New layout of full record data elements for easier readability: Improved organization of links to related research. 

	Available sessions:
		Wednesday, January 15 2:00 p.m. New York Thursday, January 16 9:00 a.m. New York 1:00 p.m. New York		Friday, January 17 5:00 a.m. New York Tuesday, January 21 10:00 a.m. New York 2:00 p.m. New York							Wednesday, January 22 10:00 a.m. New York 2:00 p.m. New York Thursday, January 23 11:00 a.m. New York 3:00 p.m. New York

International Journal of Sports Medicine now available @ Library ITT Dublin

IJSM - Full text access from 2000 - date is now available to students and staff at ITT Dublin.

Please log in using your library PIN.

The International Journal of Sports Medicine provides a forum for the publication of papers dealing with both basic and applied information that advance the field of sports medicine and exercise science, and offer a better understanding of biomedicine.  The wide range of topics covered in the IJSM include training & testing, orthopedic & clinical sciences, nutrition & behavioral sciences, physiology & biochemistry, biomechanics & immunology.