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HELDA ranks 54th on the international list of digital repositories

HELDA, the digital repository of the University of Helsinki, ranks 54th on the global list of publication archives.

Main reasons for the good placement on the list are visibility and high-quality contents. Visibility on this ranking list is determined simply by the quantity of links leading to HELDA.  As to contents, the most important factor is the number of scientific articles in the repository. The articles are counted with the help of Google Scholar –service.

HELDA is an open digital repository, maintained by the Helsinki University Library’s web-services. University members can save to the archive publications such as parts of research material and theses that are openly and publicly accessible. The object of HELDA is to enhance the visibility, use and impact of the university’s research publications.

The” Ranking Web of World repositories” is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain.

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Stories highlighting remarkable inventions and advancements in science

How the first papers about DNA were received at the time in the 1950s? What kind of a shock was the discovery of the ozone hole in the mid-1980s?

The Nature Nature PastCast is a podcast series telling the stories behind some of the biggest papers in Nature’s archive. Each month for a year, the PastCast will explore Nature‘s back catalogue, setting in context key moments in the history of science – and rooting out some of the quirkier reports from the journal.

On the same site as the links to the  audio shows are the links to the contents of archives of Nature and Scientific American.

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Handbook of Chemistry and Physics – 94th edition now available

The 94th edition of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics has been published.

From the Preface:

The 94th Edition of the Handbook includes new tables as well as major updates and expansions. A new series highlighting the achievements of some of the leading figures in chemistry and physics has also been initiated. This edition and succeeding editions will provide biographical information, a list of major achievements, and notable quotations attributed to each of the renowned chemists and physicists.

The following new tables have been added to the 94th edition:

Section 7: Biochemistry
Properties of Fatty Acid Methyl and Ethyl Esters Related to Biofuels
Section 8: Analytical Chemistry
Gas Chromatographic Retention Indices
Detectors for Liquid Chromatography
Organic Analytical Reagents for the Determination of Inorganic Ions
Section 12: Properties of Solids
Properties of Selected Materials at Cryogenic Temperatures

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Summer reads: Springer eBooks and MyCopy-service

SpringerLink My Copy –service  allows library patrons with Helsinki University ID to order a personal, printed-on-demand softcover edition of an eBook for EUR 24.99 (including shipping and handling). Helsinki University staff and students can order MyCopy books with their own credit cards. The book will also need to be part of the Helsinki University Library’s licenced eBook package(s).

For summer reading Springer offers new eBook titles, see more:

New eBooks: Springer 2013 eBooks trial ~ 31.8.2013