The 2010 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) data have been released recently. JCR is an annual publication analyzing one year of citation data. It provides a variety of impact and influence metrics, including the Journal Impact Factor and Eigenfactor from the Thomson Reuters citation indexes. Continue reading →

The publisher, Taylor & Francis has launched a new online platform, Taylor & Francis Online, on June 27, 2011 to replace access to the 1,600 journals and reference works on Informaworld. The new platform features several enhancements, including:

• A clean, intuitive user interface
• Enhanced discoverability for journals and reference works
• Enhanced accessibility – access content with Blackberry, iPhone and Android Applications

Check out the online tutorials to learn more about the features of the new platform. If you have comments or questions about the new interface, please contact the library.

The Library has recently added several books to our collections, including:

Access device guidelines: recommendations for nursing practice and education / editor, Dawn Camp-Sorrell ; authors, Diane G. Cope … [et al.].

Breast cancer nursing: care and management / edited by Victoria Harmer.

GISTs: gastrointestinal stromal tumors / Elisabetta de Lutio di Castelguidone, Antonella Messina, editors.

Holland-Frei cancer Medicine / editors, Donald W. Kufe … [et al.] (Also available online).

Medical-surgical nursing: critical thinking in patient care / Priscilla LeMone, Karen Burke, Gerene Bauldoff.

Magnet resource toolkit: recognizing nursing excellence / American Nurses Credentialing Center (Includes CD-ROM).

Medical-surgical nursing : assessment and management of clinical problems / Sharon L. Lewis … [et al.].

The nurse’s social media advantage: how making connections and sharing ideas can enhance your nursing practice / Robert Fraser.

Surgery of the breast: principles and art / editor, Scott L. Spear ; associate editors, shawna C. Willey … [et al.].

The books are currently located at the Library’s New Book Shelf. To view the detailed records of the books, click on the links above, or look them up using Tri-Cat, the library catalog.