latest update of the Beilstein database

Statistics for the new Beilstein database are as follows:

Number of compounds: 11,315,332
Number of citations: 2,249,473
Number of reactions: 22,844,168

Access details from here.

SciFinder Scholar - RN Modeling & 3D Modeling options disabled

Due to excessive downloading via the University's VPN, CAS have had to disable the RN Modeling & 3D Modeling options for the university until Information Services staff have been able to investigate and resolve the problem to CAS's satisfaction.

Information about network passwords at:
https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/ISHelp/Passwords

Main Library - 24x7 exam revision opening

From 8.30am on Thursday 3 December the Main Library will be open 24x7 until midnight on Thursday 17 December. The IS Helpdesk staffed hours remain unchanged; self-services operate when the Helpdesk is closed.

Times Higher Education signed with Thomson Reuters for World University Rankings

Times Higher Education will make use of Thomson Reuters (Web of Science) data. Full press release "New data partner for World University Rankings" at:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=408881§ioncode=26

Chemical Database Service (Daresbury) newsletter - Autumn09

This edition of the Newsletter gives further details about the current state of the Service, what has changed over the past 6 months and what may be coming soon.

http://cds.dl.ac.uk/newsletters

In particular there is news of the Mid-Range Facilities Review and upcoming trials of Organic Syntheses and Available Chemicals Directory databases.
There is also news about login changes, generating a forgotten password, Twitter, database updates plus links with ChemSpider from CrystalWeb.

Primary Data for Chemistry Available from Thieme publisher

In collaboration with the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) Thieme will have primary data registered and made available online via the Thieme eJournals website using digital object recognition in the form of Digital Object Identifiers (DOI). This will enable scientists to easily locate data accompanying the research articles Thieme publishes.

Thieme's ejournals website:
(www.thieme-connect.com/ejournals)

University of Edinburgh has full-text access to Thieme journal "Synthesis" (2001 onwards).

More electronic journals from our ejournals webpages

E-learning SIG: Technology enhanced learning – sharing innovations

10th December 2009,
Manchester Metropolitan University

The Centre for Learning and Teaching at Manchester Metropolitan University and the Higher Education Academy Physical Sciences Centre are jointly organising an e-learning special interest group meeting to showcase some examples of innovation in e-learning. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from people actively engaging in e-learning innovation and will hear about the current drive to Open Educational Resources (OER).

For more details and to register online, please see the website:

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/detail/2009/tel_sharing_innovations