New, improved Document Delivery service
From the beginning of February 2012 Imperial College will be moving onto the new British Library Document Supply Service (BLDSS).
Once the system is implemented our users will gain the following benefits:
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All documents, when available, will be delivered in colour.
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Articles supplied as hardcopy will be in an A4 sized stapled booklet format (A3 folded in half).
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Users will receive reminders if they have not downloaded documents supplied to them electronically 7 days before the end of the 30 day download period.
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The current loan period will be extended from 3 weeks to 5 weeks.
During the deployment period the current service will not be disrupted.
IMPORTANT: There will be a change to the email address for documents sent by the British Library Secure Electronic Delivery (SED) service. The sender’s name will appear as noreply@bldss.bl.uk. This should be added to your approved or safe senders list in Outlook so you do not delete the email.
New books at Central Library in January 2012
Please see the attached lists for new books received at the Central Library for January 2012. There is a list of Business books, which have been purchased to support courses, and an additional list of recreational materials which includes fiction, general non-fiction, films on DVD, music CDs, and spoken word CDs.
New Business Books January 2012
New Recreational Reading, CDs & DVDs January 2012
Just click on the book title to go straight to the Library catalogue record to see if the item is on the shelves, if it isn’t, you can click to reserve the item.
As always, please let us know if you have any suggestions for titles to be purchased for the Library.
New e-book collection now available
The Library has recently purchased the Springer Mathematics & Statistics e-book collection, covering titles published between 2005 and 2011. This comprehensive collection includes titles released by Springer during these years.
This collection is made up of 2,340 titles.
There are several titles within the collection which you may find of interest, including:
- Advanced Mathematical Methods for Finance by Giulia Di Nunno (2011)
- Markov Decision Processes with Applications to Finance by Nicole Bauerle (2011)
- Sparse Grid Quadrature in High Dimensions with Applications in Finance and Insurance by Markus Holtz (2011)
- Statistical Tools for Finance and Insurance by Pavel Cizek (2011)
- Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Acturial Sciences and Finance by Marco Corazza (2010)
- Optimality and Risk – Modern Trends in Mathematical Finance by Freddy Delbaen (2009)
- Applied Quantitative Finance by Wolfgang K Hardle (2008)
- Mathematical Optimiation in Economics by Bruno de Finetti (2011)
- Probability, Statistics and Modelling in Public Health by Mikhail Nikulin (2006)
These e-books can currently be accessed via SpringerLink though we will also be adding the collection to Library Search over the coming weeks.
For a complete list of the titles available as part of this collection please click on this link: Springer maths and stats ebook collection title list
Springer eBooks in Mathematics & Statistics gives you more information about series and titles included in this collection.
Doing your research project – January 2012′s e-book of the month
Doing your research project: a guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science 4th edition by Judith Bell
Now in its 4th edition, Bell’s book finds a place on most students’ desks who are undertaking qualitative research. It covers the basic principles involved in planning your research, and makes no assumptions of prior knowledge.
The book is divided into three sections:
- Preparing the ground: including approaches to research, planning, ethics, reading, and searching and reviewing the literature
- Selecting methods of data collection: looks at dealing with documentary evidence, designing questionnaires, conducting interviews, and observation studies
- Interpreting the evidence and reporting findings: covers some principles for analysing qualitative data collected and how to write up your research
The advice is plainly explained and is suitable for both undergraduates and postgraduates.
Access to this resource is controlled by the IP address of your computer when on-campus. For off-site access log in to the College VPN, or authenticate using your College username and password.
FT’s Year in Finance 2011
The Financial Times Special Report on Finance in 2011 can be accessed in the Special Reports section of our subscription to the FT or from this link.
New books at Central Library in December 2011
Please see the attached lists for new books received at the Central Library for December 2011. There is a list of Business books, which have been purchased to support courses, and an additional list of recreational materials which includes fiction, general non-fiction, films on DVD, music CDs, and spoken word CDs.
New Business Books December 2011
New Recreational Reading, CDs & DVDs December 2011
Just click on the book title to go straight to the Library catalogue record to see if the item is on the shelves, if it isn’t, you can click to reserve the item.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for titles to be purchased for the Library.
Spiral top twenty downloads for November 2011
The list of the top 20 downloads from Spiral for November 2011 is now available to view on the Library website.
Spiral, the Digital Repository for research output of Imperial College London, aims to:
- increase the visibility of the College’s research publications
- allow free and open access to all material added to it, and
- provide links to academics’ professional web pages
To find out more about Spiral, click here.
Library Christmas opening hours 2011
The Central Library will be closed from 13.00 on Friday 23rd December 2011 for the Christmas vacation and will reopen at 08.30 on Tuesday 3rd January 2012.
Medical campus libraries will close at 17.00 on Friday 23rd December 2011 and reopen at their normal opening times on Tuesday 3rd January 2012.
For further details please consult the relevant campus library page available by clicking here.
2011 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books
The Wavewatcher’s Companion by Gavin Pretor-Pinney was announced as the winner of this year’s £10,000 prize on 17 November 2011. Pretor-Pinney is the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, and took time out to explore and explain waves in an approachable way.
Other shortlisted titles were:
Alex’s adventures in numberland by Alex Bellos
Through the language glass: why the world looks different in other languages by Guy Deutscher
Massive: the missing particle that sparked the greatest hunt in science by Ian Sample
The rough guide to the future by Jon Turney
Click on the title to be taken to the Library record for the book and find it on the shelves. If the book is on loan already, click on the Reserve button to place a reservation.
WRDS downtime via UNIX or PC SAS Connect – 22 November 2011, 11am-2pm
Please be advised that if you access WRDS via UNIX or PC SAS Connect there will be a short period of downtime between 11am-2pm on 22nd November 2011 to allow for system maintenance.
The WRDS website will not be affected by this maintenance.
