LANL Research Library Newsletter
January 1996
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January 1996 Issue
DOE ENERGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(BETA VERSION) LAUNCHED
A beta version of the DOE Energy Science and Technology Database ("DOE
Energy") is now available to the Laboratory community. DOE Energy is a multi-
disciplinary database containing worldwide references to basic and applied
scientific and technical research literature.
The DOE Energy search interface should look familiar since it uses the same
software as the LANL Research Library's online catalog. To access, telnet
to the
Research Library's online catalog at library.lanl.gov or visit the Research
Library's Web page, selecting Electronic Databases.
Complete coverage currently begins in 1990. The database is updated twice
monthly and currently contains over 960,000 records. Complete coverage for
literature published 1974-1989 will be added over the next two months.
The database corresponds in part to "Energy Research Abstracts" and "INIS
Atomindex" as well as to other publications. It includes references to journal
literature, conferences, patents, books, theses, monographs, government
reports, and engineering and software materials. About 50% of the references
are from non-U.S. sources.
Where possible, the local availability of publications within the LANL Research
Library collections is indicated. Contact the Research Library for
assistance in
obtaining specific publications if the local availability is not given.
To arrange group or individual training sessions send e-mail to library@lanl.gov or contact the
Research Library at (7-5809). Also, check the upcoming Research Library
training schedule for future training sessions on DOE Energy. One has already
been scheduled for Jan. 30.
Irma S.
Holtkamp
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50th ANNIVERSARY OF TRINITY
INFORMATION ON THE WWW
For an outside perspective on atomic weapons check out a series produced by
The Seattle Times.Fifty Years from
Trinity is a series of articles on the fiftieth anniversary of the first
atomic
explosion. The articles are lengthy and provide detailed information,
including
interviews. In addition to an article about the Trinity Site there are
others on the
Nevada Test Site and Hanford. There are related articles on peoples' thoughts
on the bomb, the use of radiation in medicine, what to do with all the
plutonium,
and the atomic legacy. There are links within the articles for obtaining
more in-
depth information about a particular topic. There is supplementary information
about such items as France's resumption of nuclear testing and a timeline of
nuclear history; photographs accompany all the articles. Test your
knowledge of
things nuclear by taking the Nuclear
Quiz and find out how much radiation you absorb each year by answering
the questions in How Hot
Are You?. A section is devoted to comments on how the nuclear age has
affected you. Simply fill out the form and click the button to add your
thoughts
and views on the topic. There are links to other sites of interest around the
WWW. Categories include radiation, nuclear history, public policy and culture.
Mona L.
Mosier
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NEW ON THE RESEARCH LIBRARY'S WEB
SITE
Every month the Research Library adds valuable information for its users
through its Web site. Check out the exciting new links added over the past
month by going directly to the New on Our Page area of our Web site.
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LIBRARY GOPHER
TERMINATION
On December 22, 1995, the Research Library Gopher shut down after one year
of service. We are concentrating our efforts on our World Wide Web server. The Web provides greater
capabilities and provides access to more information than is available
through a
Gopher server. Everything that was available through our Gopher is available
through our Web server. We wish to thank everyone who has supported and
assisted us through the past year and hope that you find our Web page even
more valuable than our Gopher was.
Mona L.
Mosier
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