Knovel's New Platform is Coming October 1st

Reminder: Knovel's New Platform is coming October 1st

On October 1st, you will upgrade to Knovel’s new platform. Upon your first visit, you will be prompted to log in with your existing user name and password. There will be instructions available at the log in screen if you need help. Knovel was completely rebuilt to ensure content is discoverable and the answers you find are actionable– easily integrating into your workflow. The user interface looks very different from what you use today, and we hope you’ll love it. The new platform has a support center with information available to address common questions. There you will also find tutorial videos for basic search, data search, My Knovel and interactive tools. Of course, Knovel’s customer support team is also available to help. We can’t wait for you to use the new platform, and we look forward to your feedback. Want to check it out? Register for a Knovel user demonstration session. October 8th 11:00 am EDT October 9th 3:00 pm EDT October 9th 11:00 pm EDT Can't make any of these sessions? Watch an on-demand tutorial. 240 W37th St, 2nd Floor NY, NY 10018 marketing@knovel.com Privacy Policy

LexisNexis Academic Dropbox and Google Translate enhancements

LexisNexis Academic announces a few new enhancements to Academic.

 

First, the Delivery to Dropbox enhancement has now been expanded to include document delivery to Google Drive. Users will click on the cloud delivery icon and select either Dropbox or Google Drive on the pop-up screen. For more information, as well as a resource for your users, visit the Delivery to Cloud article on the Academic Knowledge Center:

http://wiki.lexisnexis.com/academic/index.php?title=Document_Delivery_to_Cloud_Storage

 

Also, LexisNexis Academic now includes Google Translate functionality. Users will now see a drop-down box in results list and document view that will allow them to translate their results and documents into over 70 languages. Being as various librarians have requested this enhancement, I hope that you will all find this a useful new piece of Academic. Visit the Knowledge Center article on Google Translate for FAQ:

http://wiki.lexisnexis.com/academic/index.php?title=Google_Translate

 

Please e-mail Matheny, Jennifer (LNG-HBE) Jennifer.Matheny@LEXISNEXIS.COM if you have questions.

 

Webinars on LexisNexis Academic in August and September

Below is a list of upcoming webinars on LexisNexis Academic.  All webinars listed below last approximately one hour. All times listed are ET.

 

LexisNexis Academic

Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. Redesigned specifically with students in mind, this research tool provides students as well as other researchers across all disciplines with comprehensive results on the past and the present. Whether the search is on a current hot topic in the news, financial information of a specific company, or a following of a judgment on a case, LexisNexis Academic has it all.

 

  *   Thursday, August 8; 11 to noon (EST)--Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/373721704>(Telephone ONLY)

  *   Tuesday, August 20; 1 to 2 p.m. (EST)--Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/838458640>(VOIP ONLY)

  *   Tuesday, September 10; noon to 1 p.m. (EST)--Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/478861704>(VOIP ONLY)

 

LexisNexis Academic - Business

Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. This seminar focuses on business resources and Company Dossier.

 

  *   Tuesday, August 13; noon to 1 p.m. (EST)--Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/300229889>(VOIP ONLY)

 

LexisNexis Academic - Legal Research

Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. Redesigned specifically with students in mind, this research tool provides students as well as other researchers across all disciplines with comprehensive results on the past and the present. This session will concentrate specifically on conducting legal research.

 

  *   Friday, August 9; 11 to noon (EST)--Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/734063512>(Telephone ONLY)

  *   Tuesday, September 24; noon to 1 p.m. (EST)--Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/791477905>(VOIP ONLY)

 

LexisNexis Academic - News

Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. Redesigned specifically with students in mind, this research tool provides students as well as other researchers across all disciplines will comprehensive results on the past and the present. See how to search current hot topics in the news, as well as archival news information and tailor search results to fit your needs.

 

  *   Wednesday, July 31; 11 to noon (EST)--Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/467736616>(VOIP ONLY)

  *   Friday, August 16; noon to 1 p.m. (EST)--Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/421687792>(VOIP ONLY)

  *   Tuesday, September 17; noon to 1 p.m. (EST)--Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/589083856>(VOIP ONLY)

 

LexisNexis Academic - Shepard's(r)

Shepard's(r) is an extremely important part of legal research. Once you have found a case that is relevant to your research, you must verify that it is still good law. The webinar will cover the features and benefits of using Shepard's(r) on-line. This webinar is only 30 minutes.

 

  *   Tuesday, August 20; 11 to 11:30 a.m. (EST)--Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/606776016>(VOIP ONLY)

  *   Tuesday, September 10; 2 to 2:30 p.m. (EST)--Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/413732312>(VOIP ONLY)

 

 

ScienceDirect and Scopus service interruption - July 20

ScienceDirect and Scopus will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance from Saturday, July 20 at 7:00 PM EDT (12:00 MIDNIGHT BST) until Saturday, July 20 at 7:30 PM EDT (12:30 AM BST). It is also possible that you may experience service disruptions such as slower response times and unexpected outages throughout the day.

 

 

IEEE Xplore Digital Library - more new enhancements

IEEE is pleased to announce the latest enhancements to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Effective 19 June 2013, Forward Patent Citations (or "Cited By Patents") will now be available to IEEE Xplore subscribers.

The “cited by” tab on the IEEE Xplore article abstract page now includes U.S. and European patents that cite that particular article. You will also be able to view the full text of the patent via links to the USPTO website.

In addition, the search results page now shows a patent citation number for items that have been cited in patents. In addition you can sort your search results by the most cited in patents. 

June LexisNexis Academic Webinars

Below is a list of upcoming webinars on LexisNexis Academic. 

All webinars listed below last approximately one hour. All times listed are ET.

LexisNexis Academic

Learn about this tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. Redesigned specifically with students in mind.

  *   Wednesday, May 29; noon to 1 p.m. (EST)--Register here;https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/668418040;(VOIP ONLY)

  *   Friday, June 7; noon to 1 p.m. (EST)--Register here;https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/685002953;(VOIP ONLY)

LexisNexis Academic - Business

Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. This seminar focuses on business resources and Company Dossier.

  *   Tuesday, June 25; 2 to 3 p.m. (EST)--Register here;https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/162378569;(VOIP ONLY)

LexisNexis Academic - Legal Research

Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. Redesigned specifically with students in mind, this research tool provides students as well as other researchers across all disciplines with comprehensive results on the past and the present. This session will concentrate specifically on conducting legal research.

  *   Tuesday, June 4; 2 to 3 p.m. (EST)--Register here;https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/929625049;(VOIP ONLY)

LexisNexis Academic - News

Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. Redesigned specifically with students in mind, this research tool provides students as well as other researchers across all disciplines will comprehensive results on the past and the present. See how to search current hot topics in the news, as well as archival news information and tailor search results to fit your needs.

  *   Tuesday, June 18; noon to 1 p.m. (EST)--Register here;https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/402729240;(VOIP ONLY)

IEEE announces new enhancements to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library

 

Dear IEEE Xplore Subscriber,   IEEE is pleased to announce the latest enhancements to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library taking place on 10 May 2013. In this release, journal homepages and abstract pages will be redesigned and the new open access megajournal, IEEE Access, makes its debut in IEEE Xplore.    Journal Homepage Redesign   The IEEE Journal homepages have been redesigned to display more information about that particular title.   Home Tab: Displays top news, recently published, popular content, multi-media content for the journal, as well as Impact Factor, Eigenfactor, and Article Influence Score.  Popular Tab: Popular articles based on article views from the previous month. Current Issue Tab: Shows the articles within the current issue of the journal. Previous Issue Tab: Lists previous issues of the journal. About Journal Tab: Maintained by the editor, includes more information about the particular journal. Submit your Manuscript Tab: Option for an author to submit their manuscript or paper directly to the publication.     Document Abstract Page Redesign   Abstract pages for all content types will be redesigned to provide more information on the article level. The new abstract page will include tabs highlighting information about that particular document.   Abstract Tab: description of the article Authors Tab: linked list of authors and their affiliation References Tab: other articles this paper references Cited By Tab: other articles this paper is cited in Keywords Tab: Includes INSPEC and IEEE Terms Metrics Tab: provides number of downloads per month/year and CrossRef data.   Announcing IEEE Access, the new IEEE open access megajournal   IEEE Access, the first open access mega journal in the growing IEEE open access publishing program, is now available in IEEE Xplore. This multidisciplinary open access journal is an all-electronic archival publication focused on IEEE fields of interest with an emphasis on applications-oriented articles. IEEE Access will be discoverable via the IEEE Xplore Digital Library to millions of users worldwide.   As of May 10, 2013, approximately 20 articles will be published and available in IEEE Xplore. IEEE Access makes it easy for practitioners, researchers, institutions, and others to make published information available to everyone via one of the most prestigious technical publishers in the world.   Thank you for being an IEEE Xplore subscriber.   If you or your colleagues have feedback to share on this enhancement, please feel free to reach out to our Online Support Team (onlinesupport@ieee.org).    Best Regards,   The IEEE Xplore Team ieeexplore@ieee.org     Browse the new IEEE Xplore features   Sign up for live  training Forward to a colleague Follow IEEE Xplore .