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BrowZine delivers thousands of academic journals to your iPad, with Android support coming soon.

BrowZine works by organizing the articles found in Open Access and journal subscription databases, uniting them into complete journals, then arranging these journals on a common newsstand. The result is an easy and familiar way to browse, read and monitor scholarly journals across the disciplines. Selected journals we have on campus are part of BrowZine's collection. Publishers who have content in BrowZine include ACS, ACM, Elsevier, IEEE, Nature Publishing, Springer, SAGE, and Wiley.

Getting Started:

1. *FIRST* make sure your iPad is set up with the proxy system: Connect from Off-Campus With Your iPad or iPhone (Tip: Do not run the BrowZine app while you do this set up.) You must add the proxy URL to your iPad before being able to use BrowZine from on-campus or off-campus.

2. Download BrowZine app from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/browzine/id463787411?mt=8

3. Launch app and select Stanford University from menu in upper left corner. Enter SUNet ID when prompted and then begin browsing new journal issues. BrowZine can be used on or off-campus but does require an internet connection.

There is a nice Introductory Video you can watch too.

The Stanford University Libraries have trial access that will run until May 27. Please see feedback to graceb@stanford.edu if BrowZine is useful to you.

Having success with NSF : a practical guide

"This book is designed to help researchers achieve success in funding their National Science Foundation (NSF) research proposals. The book discuses aspects of the proposal submission and review process that are not typically communicated to the research community. Written by authors with successful track records in grant writing and years of experience as NSF Program Directors, this book provides an insider's view of successful grantsmanship. Written in a practical approach, this book offers tips that will not be found in official paperwork and provides answers to questions frequently asked of NSF Program Directors. The purpose of the book is to improve your NSF grant-writing skills and improve your chances of funding"-- Provided by publisher.

For more resources, please see this topic guide on Grants and Funding for Science & Engineering

Swain Library Journal List: The Swain Library Journal List contains a list of frequently used titles. To make managing this list more sustainable, the hypertext link for a title is now the library catalog record rather than a journal's home page. To browse the contents for a title, please click on the "Find Full-Text" link in the upper left corner of the catalog record. A menu of choices will appear. Note that you can just click on the Go button and don't need to enter a year or volume.

Enjoy full, complimentary access to NYTimes.com on any device for 24 hours each time you use this free service.*

To get started, go to: NYTIMES.COM/PASSES

* Does note include e-reader editions, Premium Crosswords, or The New York Times Crosswords apps. You must have a valid e-mail address from a participating school. Other restrictions may apply.

During an all-expense-paid week September 7-14, 2013, participants get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at SciFinder and see first-hand how CAS builds and maintains the most authoritative chemistry databases in the world. Participants will also join an estimated 11,000-14,000 chemists, chemical engineers, academicians, graduate and postdoctoral students, and other professionals at the 246th ACS National Meeting and Exposition in Indianapolis, IN.

We encourage you to identify Ph.D. students and postdocs to apply for our fourth year of this prestigious program. To request promotional materials, including flyers, posters and postcards, please email futureleaders@cas.org.

Applications must be submitted by Sunday, May 5, 2013 at www.cas.org/futureleaders.

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

It is both my duty and my pleasure to inform you that Stanford's annual Copyright Reminder is now available on The Stanford Libraries website: https://library.stanford.edu/using/copyright-reminder

Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Chemists: Research Support Services: Chemistry Project

Published February 25, 2013
Matthew P. Long & Roger C. Schonfeld

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) recognizes that researchers are often being asked to publish Open Access (OA), but do not have the funding to pay for it directly.

The above image shows some of the apps that are available on Swain's iPads.

The Swain Library iPad Pilot Program includes four iPad2s that are loaded with a number of apps relevant to the “Mobile Chemist and Chemical Engineer.” We’re hoping that users at all stages of their careers will find these iPads useful. The iPad2s have 32 GB of storage space and WiFi, and also come with a power cable for charging and a padded case. All four iPads circulate for one week.

Be sure to stop by soon and check one out!

Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is a peer reviewed, PubMed indexed journal devoted to the publication of biological, medical, chemical and physical research in a video format. We recently subscribed to two sections.

JoVE: Chemistry (established in February, 2013) focuses on the methodology within chemistry and chemical preparation across multidisciplinary fields. In addition, this section aims to incorporate the preparation, use and analysis of novel materials and structures.

JoVE: Applied Physics (established in July, 2012) focuses on the experimental disciplines within physics, as well as mechanical and electrical engineering. Interdisciplinary fields such as materials science and chemical physics are welcomed. Instrumentation is encouraged from all fields especially optics, photonics, and astronomy.