Identify the most influential journals and papers in your field by searching Web of Knowledge’s Journal Citation Reports, still the only journal evaluation resource that provides quantifiable, statistical information based on citation data. The data for 2008 has now been released bringing the reports fully up to date.

New features added to the latest release of JCR data allow you to:

- View a journal’s impact with a five year Impact Factor trend graph.

- See how journal self citations affect Impact Factor.

- Rank journals in multiple categories.

Find out more on the Journal Citation Reports site.

If you’re looking for something to read over the summer, then you might be interested in the list of the latest additions to the Library’s Chemistry collection.

New Chemistry Books June 2009

Please also check the details of the summer vacation loans on the library website.

The Central Library Level 1 group study area (including the assistive technology room) will be closed to users on Thursday 25th June 2009 from 11am to 4pm for a special event. The Library apologises for any inconvenience this may cause.

The ScienceDirect e-journals service will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 16 hours from 14.00 Saturday 20 June to 06.00 Sunday 21 June.

If you want to borrow books from the Library over the Summer, then you may be interested to know vacation loans are available from Saturday 20th June. Full details are available on the library website.

There are special arrangements at Central Library; the following conditions apply.

• from 20 June, Short and Standard loans may be borrowed on request by all borrowers until 3 October, providing there are still 4 copies in the library
• You must ask if you want any books issued for the vacation, otherwise the usual loan periods will apply

The latest in the library’s podcast series, Top tips for smart searchers, is now available. This episode covers databases. You can download it, and previous episodes, from the Library’s podcast page.

If you’re looking for something to read, then have a look at the bumper crop of new books now available from the Central Library. Below is the list of new books for Chemistry, and also the new material for the Haldane collection.

Chemistry New Books May 2009

Haldane Collection New Material May 2009

The Library is looking for your opinion again! This time, we’re interested in how you access our electronic resources. You can vote by visiting the Library home page- the poll is on the right hand side.

If you would like to see the results of our previous polls, then you can see them here.

The latest update of the Gmelin database, 2009/01, was made available
on Saturday 9th May.

Statistics for the new Gmelin database are as follows:

Number of compounds: 2,664,141
Number of citations: 1,385,926
Number of reactions: 2,028,369

There are no changes to the DST files from the previous version, 2008/04.

The latest issue of the Library newsletter, Impact, is now available. You can pick up a copy from the Library, or you can read the online pdf version on the Library website.

This time, we have articles on:

• a look at the new Silwood Library
• changes at the Chelsea & Westminster Campus Library
• learning to learn – a look at some of the training courses we provide
• working against the clock – 24 hours in the life of the Library
• making the most of My Imperial

Happy reading!