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Biology News & New Books List

December 2007

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  • Intersession Hours [December 20, 2007 - January 13, 2008]
    Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
    Saturday - Sunday closed
    Also closed Dec. 24-25 and Dec.31-Jan.1
    Regular hours resume Monday, January 14, 2008; the library will be closed Sunday-Monday, Jan. 20-21.
  • Public Access Mandate Made Law: NIH funded publications will be required to be submitted to PubMed Central no later than 12 months after publication in a journal.
    Becker Library's Scholarly Communications Update post on this subject contains many informative links, especially the Becker Library page on Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy
    "Worldwide, that now makes 21 funder-mandates, 11 institutional-mandates, and 3 departmental-mandates, plus 5 proposed-funder-mandates, 1 proposed-institutional-mandate, and 2 proposed-multi-institutional-mandates -- a total of 35 mandates already adopted and 8 more proposed so far. See ROARMAP.... Stevan Harnad quoted by Peter Suber
    If you are NIH funded, I encourage you to use the services of Becker Library for help in submitting your publications or contact Ruth Lewis for specific assistance or questions.
  • ITeach 2008: The Libraries are once again co-sponsoring ITeach with The Teaching Center and Arts & Sciences Computing. ITeach 2008: Student Learning, Teaching and Technology will be held January 10, 2008. Please see the ITeach 2008 website for more information and to register.
  • Math & Statistics Ebooks are now available on http://www.springerlink.com. Biofolk, especially EEPB folks, will find several useful new titles available online. For example, see some mathematical modeling in biology titles. More info.
  • The Environmental Sciences backfiles on ScienceDirect were purchased recently. This adds access to v.1-1994 of many titles related to biology and also many environmental planning and engineering subjects. More info. Selected titles have been added to the Biology ejournals list. All titles have been added to the Full text electronic journal holdings list and will be added to the catalog soon. Titles of most significance to biofolk include backfiles to Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Biological Conservation, Radiation Botany, Ecological Modelling.
  • The Springer online archives collection: humanities, social sciences and law were purchased recently. This adds access to v.1-1996 of many titles related to science education, science and philosophy or ethics, etc. A few of the titles where access has been extended include Acta biotheoretica, Agriculture and human values, Biology and philosophy, Journal of science education and technology, Journal of science teacher education, Journal of the history of biology, Research in science education, Science and education, Scientometrics. More info. Selected titles have been added to the Biology ejournals list. All titles have been added to the Full text electronic journal holdings list and will be added to the catalog soon.
  • Fun end-of-the-year links:
        - Science book picks for 2007 (Science Friday)
        - Breakthroughs of the year 2007 (Science Magazine)
        - Year in Science review (USA today)
        - Top 25 Science Stories of 2007 (Scientific American)
**Additions to Publications from WU Biology Department
This PubMed search link will retrieve most WU Biology Dept. researchers' publications, plus a few in biomedical engineering, chemistry, etc. (Strategy is biology [ad] AND washington university [ad] AND 63130 [ad]).

**Recent Additions to Library Homepage [Suggestions welcome!]**
*** Indicates an addition or change to the Biology Electronic Journals page [ http://library.wustl.edu/subjects/life/ejournals.html ]
***Agriculture and Environment
Full text, v.1-7, 1974-1982; WU access only; ScienceDirect
***Agro-Ecosystems
Full text, v.1-8, 1974-1983; WU access only; ScienceDirect.
American National Biography [limited to 1 concurrent user]
Profiles of more than 17,400 American men and women from all eras and walks of life. More info.
***Aquatic Botany
Full text, v.1-v.49:no.3, 1975-1994; WU access only; ScienceDirect [no subscription for current access]
***Aquatic Toxicology
Full text, v.1-30, 1981-1994+; WU access only; ScienceDirect.
***Catena
Full text, v.1-22, 1973-1994+; WU access only; ScienceDirect.
***Ecological Economics
Full text, v.1-11, 1989-1994; WU access only; ScienceDirect.
***Ecological Modelling
Full text, v.1-76, 1975-1994; WU access only; Science Direct.
***Environment
Full text, v.47, 2005+; WU access only; Heldref/Metapress.
***Environment International
Full text, v.1-20, 1978-1994; WU access only; Science Direct.
***Environmental and Experimental Botany
Full text, v.16-34, 1976-1994; WU access only; Science Direct.
***Environmental Impact Assessment Review
Full text, v.1-14, 1980-1994; WU access only; ScienceDirect.
***Environmental Policy and Law
Full text, v.1-14, 1975-1985; WU access only; ScienceDirect.
***Environmental Pollution
Fulltext through several title variants, 1970-1994; WU access only; ScienceDirect:
Environmental Pollution, v.1-20, 1970-1979
Environmental pollution. Series A. Ecological and biological, v.21-42, 1980-1986
Environmental pollution. Series B. Chemical and physical, v.1-12, 1980-1986
Environmental pollution (1987), v.43-86, 1987-1994; we actually have access 1987-present currently but I'm not sure how long that will last
***Environmental Software
Full text, v.1-9, 1986-1994; WU access only; Science Direct.
***Evolution: Education and Outreach
Full text, v.1, 2008+; freely available; Springer.
***Field Crops Research
Full text, v.1-39, 1978-1994; WU access only; Science Direct.
***Forest Ecology and Management
Full text, v.1-70, 1976-1994; WU access only; Science Direct.
***Global and Planetary Change
Full text, v.1, 1989+; WU access only; Science Direct.
***Global Environmental Change
Full text, v.1-4, 1989-1994; WU access only; Science Direct.
***International Journal of Crude Drug Research
Full text, v.20-28, 1982-1990; WU access only; Informaworld.
***International Journal of Pharmacognosy
Full text, v.29-35, 1991-1997; WU access only; Informaworld.
***Journal of Breath Research
Full text, v.1, 2007+; WU access only; IOP.
***Journal of Environmental Management
Full text, v.30-41, 1990-1994; WU access only; Science Direct.
***Journal of Ethology
Full text, v.v.1, 1983+; WU access only; Science Direct.
***Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Full text, v.1-184, 1967-1994; WU access only; Science Direct.
***Journal of Immunology
Full text, v.1, 1916+; WU access only; Highwire; 1998-1 year ago freely available. Previously we had the free access only on Danforth campus; now we have it all.
***Marine Environmental Research
Full text, v.1-37, 1978-1994; WU access only; Science Direct.
***Marine Pollution Bulletin
Full text, v.1-29, 1970-1994; WU access only; Science Direct.
***Miscellaneous publications / University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology
Full text, no.1, 1916+; freely available; Deep Blue at the University of Michigan.
***Netherlands Journal of Sea Research
Full text, v.1-33:no.1, 1961-1994; WU access only; Science Direct.
***Occasional papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
Full text, no.1, 1913+; freely available; Deep Blue at the University of Michigan.
Plant Information Online (now freely available)
Where to purchase plants and seeds, with shipping sources; Contact information to North American retail and wholesale seed and nursery firms; citations for more than 350,000 images of wild and cultivated plants from around the world in botanical and horticultural books and magazines from 1982 to the present; links to expert-selected sites on growing plants in all regions of Canada and the U.S.
***Quarterly Journal of Crude Drug Research
Full text, v.1-19, 1961-1981; WU access only; Informaworld.
***Radiation Botany
Full text, v.1-15, 1961-1975; WU access only; Science Direct.
***Soil & Tillage Research
Full text, v.1-32, 1980-1994; WU access only; Science Direct.
**NEW BOOKS**NEW BOOKS**NEW BOOKS**

New Ebooks on ScienceDirect:
Methods in Cell Biology, v.85: Fluorescent Proteins

Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed [limited to 25 concurrent users]

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online - French-English; English-French; German-English; English-German; Italian-English; English-Italian; Spanish-English; English-Spanish; more soon. 3 concurrent users allowed, please logoff. More info.

New Ebooks from Springer:
The Influence of Genetics on Contemporary Thinking (Logic, Epistemology, and The Unity of Science, v.6)
Allosteric Regulatory Enzymes
Cell and Molecular Biology of Plastids (Topics in Current Genetics, v. 19)
Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 11
Coastal Dunes: Ecology and Conservation (Ecological studies, v.171)
Food-Borne Parasitic Zoonoses:Fish and Plant-Borne Parasites (World Class Parasites, v.11)
Fragmentation in Semi-Arid and Arid Landscapes: Consequences for Human and Natural Systems
Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology: Neuroimmunology
Inhibitory Regulation of Excitatory Neurotransmission (Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, v.44)
Mechanosensitive Ion Channels (Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues, v.1)
Nitrogen-fixing Actinorhizal Symbioses (Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress, v.6)
Osteoimmunology (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, v.602)
Plant Surface Microbiology
Practical Bioinformatics (Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology, v.15)
The Codes of Life: The Rules of Macroevolution (Biosemiotics, v.1)
The History of Allelopathy
Mucosal Immune Defense: Immunoglobulin A
Neurochemical Aspects of Excitotoxicity
Transcriptional Regulation by Neuronal Activity:To the Nucleus and Back
Foundations of Systematics and Biogeography
Retrotransposition, Diversity and the Brain (Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences)
Recombination and Meiosis: Crossing-Over and Disjunction (Genome Dynamics & Stability, v.2)
Ecology, Planning, and Management of Urban Forests: International Perspectives
Algal Chemical Ecology
Plant Cryopreservation: A Practical Guide
Middle Parana River: Limnology of a Subtropical Wetland
Bacterial Physiology: A Molecular Approach
Innate Immunity of Plants, Animals, and Humans(Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology, v.21)
Plant Litter: Decomposition, Humus Formation, Carbon Sequestration
Vegetables II: Fabaceae, Liliaceae, Solanaceae, and Umbelliferae(Handbook of Plant Breeding, v.2)
Vegetables I: Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Chenopodicaceae, and Cucurbitaceae(Handbook of Plant Breeding, v.1)
Semaphorins: Receptor and Intracellular Signaling Mechanisms(Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, v.600)
Kindling 6(Advances in Behavioral Biology, v.55)
Western North American Juniperus Communities: A Dynamic Vegetation Type (Ecological Studies, v.196)
Biological Low-Voltage Scanning Electron Microscopy
Hydrological and Biological Responses to Forest Practices: The Alsea Watershed Study (Ecological studies, v.199)
Elwyn Simons: A Search for Origins(Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)
Bill Ricker: An Appreciation(Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes, v.24)
Eutrophication of Shallow Lakes with Special Reference to Lake Taihu, China (Developments in Hydrobiology, v.194)
Biodiversity and Conservation in Europe(Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation, v.7)
Advances in Algal Biology: A Commemoration of the Work of Rex Lowe (Developments in Hydrobiology, v.185)
Mosquito Ecology: Field Sampling Methods
Plant Tissue Culture Engineering (Focus on Biotechnology, v.6)
Genome Mapping and Genomics in Arthropods (Genome Mapping Genomics Animals, v.1)
Progress in Botany, v.69
Resource Ecology: Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Foraging
The Welfare of Cattle (Animal Welfare, v.5)
Psychrophiles: from Biodiversity to Biotechnology
Genes, Development, and Cancer: The Life and Work of Edward B. Lewis
Crossroads between Innate and Adaptive Immunity(Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, v.590)
Encyclopedic Reference of Parasitology
Genomics-Assisted Crop Improvemen: Vol. 1: Genomics Approaches and Platforms
Genomics-Assisted Crop Improvement, Vol 2: Genomics Applications in Crops
Bergey’s Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume Two The Proteobacteria Part B The Gammaproteobacteria
Physiological Ecology of Tropical Plants, 2nd ed.
Plant disease epidemiology: facing challenges of the 21st Century: Under the aegis of an International Plant Disease Epidemiology Workshop held at Landernau, France, 10–15th April, 2005
TNF Receptor Associated Factors (TRAFs)(Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, v.597)
Biotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture 2006 and Beyond:Proceedings of the 11th IAPTC&B Congress, August 31-18, 2006 Beijing, China
Multiple Testing Procedures with Applications to Genomics(Springer Series in Statistics)
Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants, 2nd ed
The Bonobos: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation( Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)
Microbiology of Extreme Soils (Soil Biology, v.13)
Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer(Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, v.591)
Cannabinoids and the Brain
Living Rivers: Trends and Challenges in Science and Management(Developments in Hydrobiology, v.187)
Principles of Cancer Genetics
Active Processes and Otoacoustic Emissions in Hearing(Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, v.30)
Agrobacterium: From Biology to Biotechnology
Photobiology: The Science of Life and Light, 2nd ed
Computational and statistical approaches to genomics, 2nd ed [we already have this in paper but it's a popular book so it will be nice to have online version also!]

For more information on many of these books, please search the Catalog by title, keywords or author.

December 7, 2007 - December 14, 2007
         
Body size : the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems.                        
     QH541.5.W3 B63 2007                  
Scaling biodiversity.                                                     
     QH541.15.B56 S42 2007                
Transforming principle : discovering that genes...   McCarty, Maclyn.       
     QH448.4 .M33 1986
		 
December 14, 2007 - December 21, 2007
         
Behavioral ecology of Caribbean Anolis lizards...   Johnson, Michele Alesia.
     LD5791.8.PhD2007 J64                 
Dictionary of cell and molecular biology.                            
     QH575 .D52 2007                        
Evolution : what the fossils say and why it...   Prothero, Donald R.    
     QE721.2.E85 P76 2007                  
Genetic strand : exploring a family history...   Ball, Edward.    
     F279.C453 .B35 2007                  
Modeling biology : structures, behaviors, evolution.                       
     QH323.5 .M623 2007                   
Plant information online [electronic resource].                          
     https://plantinfo.umn.edu/arboretum/default.asp                                  
Regulation of ribosomal RNA gene transcription...   Earley, Keith.         
     LD5791.8.PhD2007 E25                
Sexual development of Chlamydomonas and its path...   Lee, Jae-Hyeok.        
     LD5791.8.PhD2007 L35                
Stem cell century : law and policy for a...    Korobkin, Russell.     
     KF3827.G4 K67 2007
		 
December 21, 2007 - December 28, 2007
         
Biotechnology and genetic engineering reviews.                              
     TP248.13 B56 v.24 (2007)               
Current topics in microbiology and immunology.                        
     QR1 .E6 317 -  Human antibody therapeutics for viral disease.     
Elizabeth Blackburn and the story of telomeres...   Brady, Catherine.
     QP511.8.B53 B73 2007                 
Sex in fungi : molecular determination and evolutionary implications.                        
     QK601 .S49 2007                      
Terra : our 100-million-year-old ecosystem...    Novacek, Michael J.    
     QE721.2.E97 N68 2007
		 
December 28, 2007 - January 4, 2008
          
Advances in botanical research.                                          
     Review serial  v.46                        
Current topics in developmental biology.                                 
     Review serial  v.81 - Multiscale modeling of developmental systems.     
Ecology, genetics, and evolution of metapopulations.                        
     QH352 .E3 2004                         
Methods in cell biology.                                                 
     QH585 .P7 v.85 (2008) - Fluorescent Proteins, 2nd ed.    
Understanding bioinformatics.       Zvelebil, Marketa J.   
     QH324.2 .Z84 2008	 	                    		                      

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