BALFOUR BULLETIN
AUGUST 2001
WELCOME
Welcome to the eighth issue of the Balfour Bulletin. We have received a
number of particularly interesting book donations and purchases this month;
please see the New Books shelf. I also review some useful web sites, of
resources including Edina BIOSIS, EarthTrends and New Zealand Birds.
Clair
---------------------------------------------------------------------CONTENTS
Recent accessions
Missing books and other volumes
Newsflash
Web site review
Feedback
---------------------------------------------------------------------RECENT ACCESSIONS
*Books / Pamphlets*
Baral, Hem Sagar, Community structure and habitat associations of lowland
grassland birds in Nepal. 2001. KZ.5 (3)
Benson, C. W. & Joysey, K. A. [ed.], Type specimens of bird skins in the
University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Tring: British
Ornithologists’ Club; 1999. K.1 (77)
Collar, Nigel [ed.], Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red
Data Book. Parts A & B. Cambridge: BirdLife International; 2001. KZ.5 (4)
D’Oliveira, Basil, Goulder, Brian & Lee-Elliott, Edward [eds.], The Macmillan
Reeds Nautical Almanac 2001. Westbourne: Nautical Data Ltd.; 2001. D.13
(11) (Reference section)
Green, Rhys E. [ed.] … [et al.], Impacts of climate change on wildlife. RSPB;
2001. qGGI (2)
Jennings, Simon, Kaiser, Michel J. & Reynolds, John D., Marine fisheries
ecology. Oxford: Blackwell Science; 2001. V.8 (14)
Macmillan Reeds Seafinder Directory. Westbourne: Nautical Data Ltd.; 2001.
D.13 (11) (Reference section)
Putman, R. J., Community ecology. London: Chapman & Hall; 1994. GG
(211)
Robison, Bruce & Connor, Judith, The deep sea. Monterey Bay, CA:
Monterey Bay Aquarium Press; 1999. GHR (17).
Veron, J. E. N. & Stafford-Smith, Mary [scientific editor and producer], Corals
of the world. 3 vols. qMM (14)
*Cambridge Theses*
Den Elzen, Nicole, The role of cyclin A and regulation of its proteolysis during
mitosis. Cambridge; 2001. PhD Thesis (285)
*New hardback journals not on display but shelved in the journals collection*
Advances in Insect Physiology, v.28, 2001. C.101
Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, v.80, 2000. B.80
Oceanography & Marine Biology, v.39, 2001. B.139
---------------------------------------------------------------------MISSING BOOKS AND OTHER VOLUMES
If you come across any of these, please return them to the Library Office
straight away:
*Books*
Barnes, R. S. K., Estuarine biology, 2nd ed. GHM (55)b1
Camhi, J. M., Neuroethology, GF (168)3
Cannell & Hooper, The greenhouse effect, qGGW (11)2,3
Dawkins, M. S., Unravelling animal behaviour, 2nd ed., GFU (203)b
Dusenbery, D. B., Sensory ecology, GFM (23)
Fowler & Cohen, Practical statistics for field biology, 2nd ed., EBB (57)b
Hewitt, P.G., Conceptual physics, EAA (65)
Heyes & Galef, Social learning in animals, GFU (242)
Wolpert et al, Principles of development. qEEB (2)
---------------------------------------------------------------------NEWSFLASH
*ZETOC - Forthcoming Enhancements*
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/
Information received via lis-link:
“The ZETOC database contains details of approximately 20,000 current
journals and 16,000 conference proceedings published per year. With almost
16 million article and conference records, the database covers every
imaginable subject in science, technology, medicine, engineering, business,
law, finance and the humanities. Coverage is from 1993 to date and is
updated daily. All items are guaranteed to be available from the British
Library.
The following enhancements to the service are on schedule to be
implemented by the start of the 2001/2002 academic year:
1) Direct linking from ZETOC Alert to records within the ZETOC Service offering access to the full record from a reference in your email Alert
message.
2) A subject/author search facility within ZETOC Alert
receive any new hits from the daily update by email.
- allowing you to
3) Document Ordering direct from the British Library - initially supporting
Copyright Fee Paid orders, but support for Inter-Library Loan is in
development [but it is cheaper for members of Cambridge University to
request Inter-Library Loans via the UL, SPL, Departmental or College
Libraries at a subsidised cost of £3 each – would be almost £7 otherwise].
The first of these, the direct linking, will be implemented on the night of Friday
13th July.
Please note that the renewal period for Alerts has been increased to 12
months.”
*Current Foreign Newspapers in The British Library Newspaper Library*
http://www.bl.uk/collections/newspaper/latest.html
Information received via lis-link:
“A new guide listing the foreign newspapers, news weeklies, and magazines
currently received at the Newspaper Library from around the world, and
added to the Library's major, historic collections, has been made available via
The British Library Newspaper Library Website.
The guide provides details of the latest issue available of each of the Library's
currently received, non-British Isles publications (other than online or
reference publications), and will be updated on a regular basis.
It also provides the shelf marks of the titles received, to enable users to
reserve up to four items for use in the Reading Rooms in Colindale, north
west London, by phoning [+44 (0)20 7412 7353] or emailing the Library
[mailto:newspaper@bl.uk ] 48 hours in advance of a visit.
Publications currently added to the Library's collections include 9 titles from
France, 8 from Germany, 10 from Russia, and 24 from the USA. Some of the
major papers received from around the world are received.
Further information about the range of services and collections available at
the
Newspaper
Library
can
be
found
at:
http://www.bl.uk/collections/newspaper/ “.
*Dissertation Abstracts*
http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/
The Dissertation Abstracts Database, now available via Proquest Digital
Dissertations, provides online access to citations and abstracts for 1.5 million
doctoral dissertations and master's theses from 1,000 European universities
and North American graduate schools. Titles published since 1997 are
available in PDF digital format and have 24 page previews available.
Coverage is from 1861. This service can be accessed direct via the URL or
via
the
UL’s
A-Z
list
of
databases
at
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/InformationServices/datasets.html
You can perform basic and advanced searches by keyword, title, author,
school (university), subject, abstract or degree, limiting searches by date is
possible. You can also browse the subjects that the dissertations cover, which
are divided into The humanities and social sciences and The sciences and
engineering, but these break down further into more specific subject
headings, allowing to browse dissertations covering those subject areas.
You can view the Citation + abstract, or a 24 page preview of the dissertations
you find. You can even order the dissertations themselves in various formats
(e.g. pdf, print, microfilm) and pay in a variety of ways.
*The UL’s User Education Programme*
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Courses/Intro.html
The new programme of User Education for UL services has now been
published at the site above. Courses on offer include Library induction, Library
catalogues, Subject resources, Introduction to electronic sources, Web of
Science, ZETOC & ZETOC Alert. Course descriptions and a course timetable
are provided. The UL is making a real effort to be more user friendly through
developing these courses (especially the ones on how to actually use the UL),
so please try to attend if there is something you would like to learn more about
– details of how to do this, and how to book courses if necessary, are given
on the site.
---------------------------------------------------------------------WEB SITE REVIEW
*Edina Biosis*
http://edina.ac.uk/biosis/ or access it via the UL’s A-Z list of databases at
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/InformationServices/datasets.html
This is a reminder of availability of the comprehensive BIOSIS Previews
database; the information is taken from the UL’s Electronic Services and
Edina’s own web pages.
BIOSIS is the electronic version of Biological Abstracts and Biological
Abstracts/RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings). Thousands of life science
journals, plus international meetings and books from more than 90 countries,
are monitored for inclusion in BIOSIS Previews. The database contains
bibliographic information from 1985 onwards for subjects ranging from
traditional areas of biology such as botany, zoology and microbiology to
related fields such as agriculture, pharmacology, biophysics, ecology,
bioengineering, and experimental clinical medicine.
Access is via Athens access accounts or personal accounts (the same
passwords you use to access Web of Science, please ask the Librarian for
more details).
BIOSIS Previews is updated 52 times a year, and over 500,000 new records
are added annually. The database now contains over 6.5 million records.
Journals comprise 60% of the contents of the database, with references to
meetings representing 33%, and reviews and reports 7%.
Geographically, 51% of the records are European, 31% North American and
the remaining 18% for the rest of the world, mostly Asia.
To find records, you can perform Standard and Advanced searches, browse
Indexes and search Authority Files. You can view your Marked Lists and your
Search History. There is also a Help function. For a typical record of a journal
article retrieved, you will given the (article) Title, Author, Author Address,
Source, Document Type, Abstract, Major Concepts, Super Taxa, Organisms,
Taxa Notes (most of the latter four fields are in the form of links that you can
click on to see other related articles in that area).
*World Resources Institute: EarthTrends*
http://earthtrends.wri.org/
EarthTrends is an environmental information portal, and is accessible as part
of the World Resources Institute’s web page. Themes you can find
environmental information on include: Coastal and Marine Ecosystems; Water
Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems; Climate and Atmosphere; Energy
and Resources; Biodiversity and Protected Areas; Forests and Grasslands,
for example.
Each theme is divided into sections:
There is a Searchable Database section that you can use to search for and
retrieve information from over half a century’s worth of environmental data.
You can search by country, region, variable and year, and view your results
online or download them for use later;
You can use the Data Tables section (based on the WRI’s World Resources
Report series) for each theme to search for tables, notes and sources to
compare data between countries and regions;
The Country Profiles section for each theme presents environmental
information for almost every country in the world, including notes and sources,
about the key variables for each topic area. Charts and graphs are displayed
which allow you to find vital statistics for a country, region or research topic;
The Maps section for each theme provides relevant spatial data. The maps
illustrate a variety of environmental topics – from wetlands to human
development to ecosystems- including descriptive text and analysis, as well
as information on how each map was developed;
The Features section for each theme comprises articles about the latest and
longest lasting conditions and trends in environmental and sustainable
development. These articles highlight the WRI’s analytical strength and policy
research, and makes vital information on the most recent environmental
trends easily accessible.
The EarthTrends appears to be under development in some areas, but it is
easy to use and provides comprehensive and authoritative environmental
data It is illustrated by clear and colourful diagrams and charts, and useful
links to related organisations’ web sites are also given.
*New Zealand Birds*
http://www.nzbirds.com/
This site is dedicated to the birds of New Zealand and features beautiful prints
from J.G. Keulemans 1967 edition of Buller's Birds of New Zealand.
The Birdwatching page details bird watching locations on the North and South
Islands of New Zealand, Trip Reports and Where to Find Endemic Birds.
There is a Checklist of (Aves Taxonomy) of New Zealand birds, some with
further links to information and illustrations.
The Journal of NZ Birds is published online on this site and there is a
comprehensive New Zealand Birds Gallery, providing links to detailed
information on and illustrations of Endemic Birds, Native Birds, Introduced
Birds and Extinct Birds, with an English Index. The Gallery is searchable by
keyword.
There is a link to the web page of Wingspan Birds of Prey Trust, “a voluntary
and charitable trust which has the approval of the Department of Conservation
of the New Zealand government to care for sick, injured and orphaned
raptors. This includes research into their habits and habitat, captive breeding,
public awareness and rehabilitation of raptors back into the wild.”
Further links include: the NZ Birds Store; Godwits the Guest House; Collective
Nouns; Links to further related ornithological web pages; Maori Myth, Legend
& Lore; and lists of National Birds.
The New Zealand Birds site is a source full of interesting and valuable
information, which is well organised and easy to use.
---------------------------------------------------------------------FEEDBACK
Comments and suggestions are always very welcome regarding the Balfour
Bulletin. Is there anything you would like to see included here? Do you have
any suggestions for improvement? If so, please contact us as below.
Clair Castle
Librarian
Email cmc32@cam.ac.uk
Jane Acred
Assistant Librarian
Balfour & Newton Library
Tel. (3)36648