CofC Libraries have acquired access to Scopus, a leading research database from Elsevier. Similar in style to Web of Science, Scopus is an interdisciplinary abstract and index database with broader scope of content than Web of Science, including an additional decade of coverage (1970s) and a broader array of journal titles indexed. As with Web […]
A New Semester and a Sad Goodbye
Welcome students, old and new, back to the College of Charleston for the fall Semester. I am especially excited to welcome new Graduate Program in Marine Biology students to the Fort Johnson campus and to the Marine Resources Library. It’s an energetic time of year as we change gears for the rigors of the new […]
Things are Afoot in the Stacks!
Things are afoot in the stacks at the MRL! If you enter the library any time soon, you may see some strange sights. A convoy of book carts, large swathes of empty shelving, measurements being made. We’re tackling a major collection shift to condense the entire book collection onto the SpaceSaver mobile shelving. This will […]
Web of Science platform upgrade
Clarivate Analytics has just reconfigured the Web of Science database platform to make it less cluttered and more intuitive. Both the search pages and results pages look different, but all of the features from the previous version appear to be operational. The former (and default) Basic search is now called Document Search, while the […]
Accessing subscription articles through Google Scholar
Now that we’re all working off campus, here’s a reminder about the appropriate process to access subscription articles through Google Scholar. Configure Google Scholar to reflect your affiliation with College of Charleston, through which we access subscription articles, e-books, etc. from off campus. 1. Open the Google Scholar menu with the three horizontal line […]
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Zoological Record Database Update
The MRL Zoological Record Abstract & Index database, known as a well-established and authoritative source of information about flora and fauna, has transitioned to the well-known Web of Science platform. An advantage of this transition includes the incorporation of the Web of Science citation navigation features as well as the addition of a few additional […]
R and R Studio at MRL
The public access computers at MRL now include R 3.3.3 and R Studio 1.0.136 for your statistical analyses. Check the library catalog for books about using R! […]
Environmental Science and Pollution Abstracts database update
Recently, the citation/abstract database Environmental Science and Pollution Abstracts was rolled into a broader product called Agricultural and Environmental Science Database. This now also includes Environmental Impact Statements (abstracts), AGRICOLA (citation/abstract database of the U.S. National Agricultural Library), and TOXLINE (citation/abstract of the U.S. National Library of Medicine). Check it out on the ProQuest platform. […]
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ArcGIS update
ArcGIS software at the Marine Resources Library has been upgraded to v. 10.4.1 Check out the list of new features For beginners, ArcGIS offers a variety of tutorials and lessons. Here’s an introductory one. […]
New Books at MRL
You can now keep up with our latest additions to the book collection at MRL by checking our Virtual Bookcase of recently added items. View cover images of many recently acquired books and link to the catalog record to check locations and availability. Check it out at Virtual Bookcase […]