Springer's trial error

A domain error led Spring to mistakenly offer their E-book trial to GRC employees. We are sorry to say that the earlier post indicating a Springer E-book trial through the end of April is not accurate. Springer has apologized for their error and has corrected the problem.
If you are interested in an E-book trial from Springer or another publisher, please contact the library supervisor, Don Reams, at 3-5763.

Springer E-book Trial through April 30

Glenn Employees have the opportunity to trial Spring E-books through April 30. Springer offers over 20,000 titles online, all of which are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Follow the link below to access the trial.

Springer E-book Trial

Springer announces a new beta version of SpringerLink

Springer has recently announced that the beta version of the new SpringerLink platform is now available. Users can either search the current version of SpringerLink:


or can click on the SpringerLink beta image, found at the left of most SpringerLink pages, to try the new SpringerLink platform.


Users of the new platform can set up alerts; browse by collection, content type, or title; or can search by keyword or publication information such as author, journal volume, and more, all from the SpringerLink home page. As this is a beta version, features may be added or changed over time. Try both and compare features of the beta and the current version of SpringerLink while both are still available!

Only a few days left in the Springer eBooks trial for Glenn Research Center

NASA Glenn Research Center employees: if you haven't already, be sure to check out the Springer eBook trial, available to the Glenn Research Center until October 31. This trial includes Springer eBooks published between 2005 and 2009. Topics covered include materials science, physics, chemistry, and more. Access is available from any Glenn computer; no login is required. The trial ends on October 31 - be sure to try it out and let the Library know what you think! Please contact 3-5761 or 3-5762 with questions or comments.

New Springer eBook titles

Check out these and other new Springer eBook titles during the Glenn Science & Engineering Library (GSEL) trial period with Springer eBooks. Glenn employees can access the full text of Springer eBooks published from 2005 to 2009 until October 30. Check it out, and let the Library know what you think! Contact the Library at 3-5761 or 3-5762 with any questions.


New Springer e-titles published in 2009:
TiO2 Nanotube Arrays: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

Random Vibrations in Spacecraft Structures Design: Theory and Applications

Variational Analysis and Aerospace Engineering

Get the most out of the Springer eBook trial - SpringerLink training available

The Glenn Science & Engineering Library (GSEL) is currently participating in trial access to Springer eBooks - this trial is available to the Glenn community via any NASA Glenn computer and will be available through October 30. In order to get the most out of this trial content, sign up for SpringerLink training, "How to use SpringerLink". Springer representatives will facilitate two one-hour training sessions, and each session will include a Q&A period. The following training sessions are available:

Monday, September 21 2pm-3pm
https://springer.webex.com/springer/j.php?ED=116230892&RG=1&UID=0&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D

Thursday, September 24 10am-11am
https://springer.webex.com/springer/j.php?ED=116230912&RG=1&UID=0&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D

Click on one of the above links to attend one of these training sessions, and give the Library your feedback! If you have any questions or comments, please contact the Library at 3-5761 or 3-5762.

Library product trial – Springer eBooks

The Glenn Science & Engineering Library (GSEL) is happy to announce trial access to Springer Publishing’s eBook collection for the Glenn Research Center, beginning today and ending on October 31. During the trial, all Glenn employees can view Springer eBooks published between 2005 and 2009 in full-text from any NASA Glenn computer/IP address, no login is required.

Browse trial content by subject using the subject breakdown at the right side of the page:


Or search for specific keywords:


An important note: selecting "within these results" will search only the trial content, while selecting "within all content" will search all Springer e-content.

The trial lasts until October 31 - be sure to check out the trial content and let the Library know what you think! If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, please contact the Library at 3-5761 or 3-5762.

Access hard-to-find raw scientific data with SpringerImages

SpringerImages is a growing collection of scientific images that spans the scientific, technical and medical fields. Specific topics include chemistry, materials science, physics, and more. This continually updated collection – currently over 1.5 million images – gathers photos, graphs, histograms, figures, and tables, and is available via a searchable online database.

The SpringerImages interface enables users to search faster, more broadly and more accurately, through captions, keywords, context and more, even jumping from the image to the source article and related images from other articles. Users can create personalized image “sets,” and can easily export images for use in their own presentations or lectures.

Anyone can create an account and search the free and Open Access images indexed by SpringerImages. If you have any questions, please contact Jaime Scibelli at 3-5778.