Friday, October 30, 2009

Marquis Who's Who Biographies Info now included in LexisNexis Academic!

Marquis Who’s Who Biographies are now included in LexisNexis Academic!

Of interest to RPI Hartford folks:

Who's Who in the East: Contains biographies for leaders in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, as well as the following locations in Canada: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Eastern Ontario.

Who's Who in Finance and Industry: Contains biographies for the principal decision-makers and business leaders in North America.

Who's Who in Science and Engineering: Contains international figures selected for achievement in physical, life, medical, social, mathematical, computer and applied sciences.

Here is the Durable URL to search Marquis Who’s Who:

 

http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sf?shr=t&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch&csi=153987

 

If you are trying to find the source via the sources tab, please select “Browse Sources” and search “Marquis” in the Find a Source blue box. The source is also included in the “Biographies” aggregated source that you can get to by clicking on the yellow “People” folder you will see on the “Browse Sources” form.

 

Monday, October 12, 2009

IEEE Xplore access

Access to the high quality journals and proceedings of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) via IEEE Xplore has been restored.  IEEE Xplore covers developments in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.  

 

The database can be access through the ‘Select a database…’ pull-down menu at http://ewp.rpi.edu/hartford/library.