Friday, November 28, 2003

Berkeley Newsletter of Molecular Spectra

Issue #268 (November 2003) is in the library now and will be followed by #269 in January and #270 in March. The last issue will be #271 in May 2004.

Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Happy Thanksgiving!

Have a good holiday.

Things the library staff are thankful for:

Amy:
My family, including the cats
My friends
I have an apartment, job, health insurance, car
some of the world is at peace
all things Disney
books, music, movies
laughter
chocolate
Christmas is coming...

Puanani:
shining stars and wintry nights
for pals & friends and soft moonlight

a walk in the park under sunset's fire
a sail at sea to the far horizon

at home in bed, snuggled & sleepy
curl'd w/ good books for an all-night read
'neath shining stars on wintry nights

Wednesday, November 19, 2003

New books at IfA Manoa

Dictionary of Astronomy by Ian Ridpath (Oxford)

Physics of Interstellar Dust by Endrik Krugel (Institute of Physics Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics)

Optics Short Course for Engineers and Scientists by Charles Williams (Wiley-Interscience)

Early Universe by Gerhard Borner (Springer Astronomy and Astrophysics Library Series)

Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin

From LPI:
"The last paper issue of the LPIB will soon be distributed. All that will remain is the on-line version. The current issue is at:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/newsletters/lpib/current.pdf

Reminder notices will be sent out as each issue becomes available on line. We realize that this may present an inconvenience to some of our readers, and will make every effort to continue to serve our readership as efficiently as possible."

From IfA Library:
We will post the reminder notices here for each new issue and the link will be available on the IfA Journals and Newsletters page.

Tuesday, November 18, 2003

Welcome!

Welcome to the new IfA Library Weblog. We are going to use this to keep you updated on what's happening in the library and what's new in the world of information access. Please let us know how we can make this useful to you.