Tag Archives: reading

Library, On the Shelf, Summer 2016

On the Shelf…

July 25, 2016 Laura Pavlech

For work…

Experimental Design for Biologists, by David Glass

Location: HHSL Book Stacks, Sackler, 5^th Floor, QH 323.5 G549e 2014

This handbook is designed to teach the fundamentals of experimental design. The author, who is the executive director of the Muscle Diseases and Aging Initiative at the Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, held a workshop on campus in May.

And leisure…

The Summer Before the War, by Helen Simonson

Location: HHSL Leisure Reading, Sackler, 4^th Floor, Fiction S611s 2016

Set in an English village on the cusp of World War I, this novel tells the story of a woman selected to be the first female Latin teacher in the local school. A little ponderous and predictable, but an easy summer read.

arts & culture, Library, May 2016, On the Shelf

From the Shelf…

May 16, 2016 Laura Pavlech

For work…

Electronic Resource: Sackler School Biomedical Sciences Resource Guide

Location: http://researchguides.library.tufts.edu/biomedical_research

The redesign of the library’s website eliminated pages dedicated to each school in favor of individual ‘guides’. You can access the Sackler School Biomedical Sciences Resource Guide either directly via the link above or by choosing ‘Biomedical Sciences’ from the Find drop-down menu on the HHSL homepage (http://hirshlibrary.tufts.edu/). This guide includes resources for finding journal articles, chemical and drug information, and protocols. The guide also links to other library guides of interest. I will be modifying this guide over the summer to ensure that it provides easy access to library resources. Please contact me (laura.pavlech@tufts.edu) with any questions or suggestions!

And leisure…

Letters to a Young Scientist, by Edward O. Wilson

Location: HHSL Book Stacks, Sackler, 5^th Floor, QH 31 W64 S4 2013

Pulitzer-Prize winning biologist and Harvard emeritus professor Edward O. Wilson shares advice and autobiographical anecdotes from his long career. The author of several books on entomology and conservation, as well as memoir, Wilson was name one of Time magazine’s 25 most influential Americans in 1995.

April 2016, arts & culture, Library, On the Shelf

On the Shelf…

April 11, 2016 Laura Pavlech

For work…

Electronic Resource: Essential Science Indicators

Location: Search for ‘Essential Science Indicators’ in Databases search box on the HHSL homepage (http://hirshlibrary.tufts.edu/).

This research analysis tool, integrated with Web of Science, provides performance statistics for authors, journals and articles for 22 subject fields. Essential Science Indicators can answer questions like: who are the most-cited authors in my field; what journals publish the top papers in my field; what is the average number of citations per article in my field; or what is the minimum number of citations that my article needs to receive to be in the 10% percentile in my field?

And leisure…

All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr

Location: HHSL Leisure Reading, Sackler, 4^th Floor, Fiction D652

Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and numerous other awards, this book tells the parallel, and eventually intersecting, stories of a girl in France and a boy in the German army during World War II.

Library, March 2016, On the Shelf

On the Shelf…

March 9, 2016 Laura Pavlech

For work…

Career Options for Biomedical Scientists, edited by Kaaren Janssen & Richard Sever

Location: HHSL Book Stacks, Sackler, 5^th Floor, W21 J35 2015

This books begins with a brief introduction of why PhDs should consider careers beyond traditional academic positions and then delves into the alternatives, including teaching at an undergraduate or liberal arts institution, management consulting or science policy. Each chapter, authored by an individual working in the field, provides a description of the job options, required qualifications, and advice on applying and interviewing for positions in the field.

And leisure…

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, by Jeff Hobbs

Location: Tisch Tower Café, Tisch Library (Medford) 1^st Floor, or request through BLC WorldCat (http://tufts.worldcat.org/oclc/872653974)

Recipient of many accolades, this book tells the story of a man from East Orange, New Jersey who studied molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale, but never quite managed to move beyond the neighborhood of his youth, and ultimately met an untimely death. Written by his roommate at Yale, this book provides an intimate and thought-provoking portrait of a life.

February 2016, Library, On the Shelf

On the Shelf…

February 10, 2016 Laura Pavlech

For work…

Electronic Resource: Henry Stewart Talks – Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection

Location: Search for ‘Henry Stewart Talks’ in Databases search box on the HHSL homepage (http://hirshlibrary.tufts.edu/)

Video collection of seminar style lectures by leading scientists on the fundamentals and latest research in a variety of areas, including: cancer, cell biology, immunology and pharmacology. Separate subject area devoted to methods.

And leisure…

The Marriage of Opposites, by Alice Hoffman

Location: HHSL Leisure Reading, Sackler, 4^th Floor (http://library.tufts.edu:80/record=b2798246~S1)

Novel based on the life of Rachel Pissarro, mother of the Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro.

December 2015, Library, On the Shelf

On the Shelf (December 2015)

December 11, 2015 Laura Pavlech

For work…

Electronic Resource: Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)

Location: Search for ‘JoVE’ in the Tufts Catalog (http://library.tuf ts.e du/)

JoVE is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes experimental techniques in video format. The 8-15 minute, professionally-produced videos show standard and novel methods and procedures in the fields of cellular and molecular biology, bioengineering, immunology, medicine, neuroscience and more. A written protocol, with complete list of materials, accompanies each video article. So next time you are looking for information on how to perform a technique, search or browse JoVE.

And leisure…

Making Nature: The History of a Scientific Journal, by Melinda Baldwin

Location: Tisch Book Stacks (Click ‘Request Item’ link at top of catalog record for delivery to Hirsh Health Sciences Library: http://library.tufts.edu:80/record=b2807116~S1)

This cultural account examines how editors, contributors, subscribers, and events have shaped the 150-year history of the journal Nature. Authored by a lecturer in the History of Science Department at Harvard University.

Library, November 2015, On the Shelf

On the Shelf (November 2015)

November 4, 2015 Sanna Elizabeth Herwald

For work…

Electronic Resource: Knovel

Location: Search for ‘Knovel’ in E-Resources Finder (http://www.library.tufts.edu/hsl/CentralDatabase/centraldatabase.html)

Collection of engineering and applied science reference books and databases. While this collection is designed for engineers, it does cover biochemistry, biotechnology and pharmaceutical topics. A unique search feature of Knovel allows you to find data within tables, graphics and equations. Two particularly useful resources in this collection are Knovel Critical Tables and the Biology Data Book. Knovel Critical Tables are a set of interactive tables of constants and physical, electrical and thermodynamic properties. The Biology Data Book is an old, but indispensable resource that provides basic biomedical data for biological substances and hundreds of organisms, including humans and common laboratory species.

And leisure…

Room, by Emma Donoghue

Location: HHSL Leisure Reading Fiction D687

This 2010 novel, told from the perspective of a 5-year boy, tells the story of a woman and her son held captive in a single room. This riveting and thought-provoking book has recently been made into a movie.

-Laura Pavlech

Library, October 2015, On the Shelf

On the Shelf (October 2015)

October 4, 2015 Sanna Elizabeth Herwald

For work…

Book Series: Advances in…

Location: Electronic

Released on a quarterly basis, the Advances in… series publish comprehensive reviews on current topics in various fields. The library currently receives several titles, including: Advances in Applied Microbiology, Advances in Cancer Research, Advances in Drug Research, and Advances in Genetics. Browse the ScienceDirect e-book series for available titles: https://login.ezproxy.library.tufts.edu/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/all/full-text-access.

And leisure…

Go Set a Watchman, by Harper Lee

Location: HHSL Leisure Reading Fiction L477g

This companion novel to To Kill a Mockingbird was published this past summer amidst controversy surrounding its discovery and contrary reviews. Now you can read it for yourself. Two copies available in the leisure reading section located on Sackler 4.

-Laura Pavlech