What is New (June 2013)

Information for SISSA Library Users



SISSA Discovery service: this is the main web discovery tool for SISSA users. This modern discovery service is accessible from the main SISSA web page under facilities and on the SISSA library web page. SISSA Discovery service make connections between internal bibliographics data and the web resources.

SISSA Discovery Service (http://atoz.ebsco.com) searches an A-Z list of all SISSA e-resources, including indexes to journal articles, e-book, e-journal and databases (Scopus, ArXiv, Harvard Digital Library).
SISSA Discovery service make connections between internal digital sources (digital journals) and PubMed and internal document delivery service (NILDE).
NEW: Full-text permanent access to Springer’s ebooks “Lecture notes in mathematics” 2012-2013 and “Lecture notes in physics” 2012-2013.

They can be accessed through SISSA Discovery Service and through our OPAC (Sissa Library catalog (books, e-books, printed journals)

NEW The digital books in neuroscience (66 new titles) published by Oxford University Press in during the 2013 will be added to SISSA Library catalog.
NEW The digital books in mathematics and physics (41 new titles) published by Oxford University Press will be inserted into the SISSA Library catalog during this summer.
During the April was signed a subscription agreement between CARE and Wiley-Blackwell publisher for digital journals for the period between 2013 and 2017
In June a new subscription agreement was reached between CRUI-CARE and Elsevier publisher for the subscription of digital journals for the period 2013-2017

NEW: Full-text permanent access to 261 ebooks of Oxford University Press on Mathematics (75 books) and Physics (186 books), including books published in 2012.

Full-text access to all (283) journals of Cambridge University Press. Some interesting titles: British Journal for the History of Science, Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society, Compositio Mathematica, EAS (European Astronomical Society) Publications Series, Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems, ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis, ESAIM: Probability and Statistics, European Physical Journal - Applied Physics, Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. Genetics Research, Glasgow Mathematical Journal, International Journal of Astrobiology, International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, International Psychogeriatrics, Journal of Child Language, Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Linguistics, Journal of Materials Research, Journal of Mechanics, Journal of Plasma Physics, Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society, Journal of the Institute of Mathematics of Jussieu, Journal of the International Phonetic Association, Laser and Particle Beams, Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena, Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Mathematical Structures in Computer Science, Mathematika, Mechanics & Industry, Medical History, Microscopy and Microanalysis, MRS Communications, Natural Language Engineering, Neuron Glia Biology, Philosophy, Phonology , Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section A: Mathematics, Psychological Medicine, RAIRO - Operations Research, RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications, Science in Context, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Visual Neuroscience.

Here are some of the titles: Molecular Biology of the Cell

Journal of Animal Science

American Journal of Neuroradiology

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research

American Journal of Audiology

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Journal of Endocrinology

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

European Journal of Endocrinology

Journal of Cell Science

The Journal of Experimental Biology

Disease Models & Mechanisms

Genetics

G3: Genes/Genomes/Genetics


Access to the Cold Spring Harbor Protocols has been renewed for 2011.

Full-text access to three more Nature journals: Nature Physics ; Nature Methods ; Nature Protocols

Access to the Oxford University Press e-books : Neuroscience collection (Oxford Scholarship Online, 69 books).

Access to all SIAM e-books (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics). Approximately 400 SIAM books will be offered. About half are now available following the program’s launch on January 31, 2011; the remainder will come online shortly. As new e-books are published, they will be available to program subscribers immediately.

Access to 3 journals of Future Medicine : Epigenomics ; Nanomedicine ; Regenerative Medicine

Online access to two e-book series of Springer : Lecture Notes in Mathematics (2006-2011) ; Lecture Notes in Physics (2006-2011)

Online access to the ebooks of the Elsevier "Neuroscience 2010 eBook Collection" :

Mathematics for Neuroscientists ; Handbook of the Behavioral Neurobiology of Serotonin ; Headache ; Signal Processing for Neuroscientists, A Companion Volume

Guide to Research Techniques in Neuroscience ; Mouse Behavioral Testing ; Handbook of Basal Ganglia Structure and Function

Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System ; Mechanisms of Memory ; Quantum Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diagnostics of Human Brain Disorders

Free scientific network ResearchGATE. ResearchGATE is a professional network for scientists (social network).

Access to the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE). JoVE is a video journal for biological research.

Online access to the Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders. The Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders is a comprehensive reference work on movement disorders, encompassing a wide variety of topics in neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and pharmacology. This compilation will feature more than 300 focused entries, including sections on different disease states, pathophysiology, epidemiology, genetics, clinical presentation, diagnostic tools, as well as discussions on relevant basic science topics.

Online access to

The subscription to the "American Mathematical Monthly" is print only.

  • Genes & Development
  • Journal of Neurotrauma

    Access to 2 new journals of the American Chemical Society: ACS Chemical Neuroscience and Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.

    A new Book Acquisition Request Form is available for SISSA users in order to propose the acquisition of textbooks or monographs.


    Access to 30 Mathematics online journals, "Euclid Prime" on Project Euclid. "Project Euclid's mission is to advance scholarly communication in the field of theoretical and applied mathematics and statistics. Project Euclid is designed to address the unique needs of low-cost independent and society journals. Through a collaborative partnership arrangement, these publishers join forces and participate in an online presence with advanced functionality, without sacrificing their intellectual or economic independence or commitment to low subscription prices. Full-text searching, reference linking, interoperability through the Open Archives Initiative, and long-term retention of data are all important components of the project".


    SISSA users have access to 2940 Springer (Kluwer, Humana Press) full-text e-books published from 2005 to 2007 in PDF format on the Springer Link platform. The collection includes handbooks, monographs, textbooks on Mathematics & Statistics, Physics & Astronomy, Chemistry & Materials Science, Biomedical & Life Science.

    You can browse or search the SpringerLink database for author, title, date, series, ISBN number, or look into the following Html lists:


    Access to Springer Protocols. "SpringerProtocols is the largest subscription-based electronic database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the Life and Biomedical Sciences. Compiling protocols from Humana’s successful book series Methods in Molecular Biology, Methods in Molecular Medicine, Methods in Biotechnology, Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Neuromethods, as well as from a vast number of Laboratory Handbooks, such as The Biomethods Handbook, The Proteomics Handbook, and the Springer Laboratory Manuals, SpringerProtocols offers researchers access to nearly thirty years worth of time tested, easily reproducible, step-by-step protocols for immediate use in their lab."


    Access to the AIP (American Institute of Physics) journals and online journal archive (1930-): Applied Physics Letters (1962-), Chaos, Journal of Applied Physics (1931-), Journal of Chemical Physics (1933-), Journal of Mathematical Physics (1960-), Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, Physics of Fluids (1958-), Physics of Plasmas (1989-), Physics Today, Review of Scientific Instruments (1930-).

    Access to LOCUS, SIAM'S online journal archive 1953 to 1996 : SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization ... and other titles (17 SIAM journals)

    New subscription to: MRS Bulletin (online full-text available)

    New subscriptions to: Development, PCCP Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (online full-text available)

    SISSA users have online access to the backfiles of 38 Elsevier journals on High Energy Physics/Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics from the beginning until 1994 on ScienceDirect via IP recognition. The High Energy/Nuclear Physics and Astronomy collection comprises: Nuclear Physics (1956-1966), Nuclear Physics A (1967-1994) and B (1967-1994) and B Proceedings (1987-1994), Physics Letters (1962-1966), Physics Letters B (1967-1994), Physics Reports (1971-1994), Annals of Physics (1957-1994), Journal of Geometry and Physics, Reports on Mathematical Physics, Computer Physics Communications (1969-1994), Computer Physics Reports (1983-1990) and many other titles. The complete list is available on ScienceDirect . (Online access to other Elsevier journals starts from 1995).

    New subscriptions to: Networks and Heterogeneous Media, Psychophysiology, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, Social Neuroscience (online full-text available)

    New subscriptions to: the Journal of Biological Chemistry (online full-text available) ; Science, Technology & Human Values and Social Studies of Science (SAGE Publications, online full-text available)

    New SISSA Digital Library contains papers, preprints, lecture notes, PhD thesis, articles of SISSA authors.


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