“EndNote is a bibliographic management software package that will help you to organise and manage your bibliographic references and create bibliographies easily and automatically. Open to academic staff, researchers and postgraduate students, the Library will be running a number of introductory sessions in 2009, starting in January. As well as working through exercises to familiarise you with the full, on campus version of Endnote the session will also include a quick tour of the web version, Endnote Web.

Session timetables and details on how to book a place are on the library website.
Please contact the listed trainer to book a place.” [Source: email from Jon Greenley, Senior Assistant Librarian, Science & Engineering, 25-11-08]

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB260/index.htm

“In response to a declassification request by the National Security Archive, the secretive National Security Agency has declassified large portions of a four-part ‘top-secret Umbra’ study, ‘American Cryptology during the Cold War’. Despite major redactions, this history discloses much new information about the agency’s history and the role of SIGINT and communications intelligence (COMINT) during the Cold War. Researched and written by NSA historian Thomas Johnson, the three parts released so far provide a frank assessment of the history of the Agency and its forerunners, warts-and-all.” [Source: National Security Archive Press Release, 14-11-08]

http://www.jfootankleres.com/

A new Open Access journal which “encompasses all aspects of policy, organisation, delivery and clinical practice related to the assessment, diagnosis, prevention and management of foot and ankle disorders”. The launch issue includes “Effect of foot orthoses on lower extremity kinetics during running: a systematic literature review”; “Normative values for the Foot Posture Index”; and “Growing pains: contemporary knowledge and recommended practice”.

http://www.ippr.org.uk/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=631

“One in five children leave primary school without being able to read. Based on her own research in schools, Marion Long has proposed a new rhythm-based scheme to improve reading amongst low-ability readers in primary schools following research that has linked a child’s sense of rhythm to reading ability. In this scheme, children who can’t clap in time to a simple piece of music are taught to stamp their feet in time to music for ten minutes a week. When this was trialled in schools, it improved children’s reading comprehension.”

http://ceta.mit.edu/PIER/

“Publishes peer-reviewed original articles and tutorial review papers on all aspects of electromagnetic theory and applications.” Free online access is available from the first issue to the most recent and articles are indexed and abstracted by the Web of Science and Scopus.

http://www.taloustieteellinenseura.fi/fep/

“An anonymously reviewed journal publishing both theoretical and empirical contributions in all fields of economics. As the journal of the three Finnish economic associations, the specific purpose of the Finnish Economic Papers is to foster research on small economies.” Full-text English-language articles are available from 1999 to the current issue which includes “Saddles and Bifurcations in an Overlapping Generations Economy with a Renewable Resource” and “Economic Poverty in Finland 1971–2004”.

http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/us_retail_EconCrisis_103108%282%29.pdf

5-page document discussing “the current economic situation and its potential impact on the sector. The report also includes a few suggestions for retailers to act on in these challenging times … An economic downturn presents an opportunity for companies to examine their internal processes for planning and responding to changes in the marketplace. It also represents, among other things, opportunities for retailers to connect with customers, evaluate their competitive position and re-examine their supply chains”. [Source: DocuTicker, 18-11-08]

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldselect/ldeucom/183/183.pdf

“From the forward: ‘Europol, the European Police Office responsible for coordinating the fight against serious and organised crime, began operations from its headquarters in The Hague in 1999. In January 2010 it will become an agency of the EU. The Council Decision bringing about this change in its constitution has made some amendments to its objects, powers, working methods and governance. Many of these changes are beneficial, so far as they go; but they do not go very far, and we believe this represents a missed opportunity’.” [Source: Docuticker, 18-11-08]

http://www.library.mmu.ac.uk/eresource/rbspringer.html

A number of new full-text journals are currently available on the SpringerLink collection, including: Tropical Plant Biology; Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications; Inland Water Biology; Food Analytical Methods; World Journal of Pediatrics; and Rice.

http://www.library.mmu.ac.uk/eresource/rbknovel.html

New titles on Knovel include PVC Degradation & Stabilization (ChemTech, 2008); Operating Practices for Industrial Water Management: Influent Water Systems, Volume 1 (Gulf Publishing, 2007); Construction Contracts: How to Manage Contracts and Control Disputes in a Volatile Industry (Gulf Publishing, 2005); Sound and Structural Vibration: Radiation, Transmission and Response, 2nd Edition (Elsevier, 2007); and Machinery Failure Analysis Handbook: Sustain Your Operations and Maximize Uptime (Gulf Publishing, 2006).