Thursday, August 20, 2009

Library Announces Enhancements to Science Online from Facts on File™

New content and features have been added to the library’s Science Online database http://lib.lbcc.edu/databases.html#s :

* Scope of coverage expanded to include new “core” subject areas
o Marine science
o Chemistry
o Physics
* Hundreds of new color illustrations added, plus 60 new photographs
* Over 440 new essays include topics such as synthetic foods, chemistry of water pollution, ocean currents, household energy use
* An Advanced Search page offers many options for easily limiting search results

Science Online is one of a library of curriculum-oriented databases from Facts on File™ that are accessible free to LBCC students and faculty because of a subscription paid by the library; read about them all out at http://www.fofweb.com/subscription/ , then return to http://lib.lbcc.edu/databases.html to select one and connect to it.

For more information contact: Nenita Buenaventura, Access Services & Electronic Resources Librarian

Library Update #63

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