Biology News & New Books List
August 2007
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- Important changes to note if you do research off-campus or use interlibrary loan:
- New login and procedures for Off-Campus access to library databases and e-journals: http://library.wustl.edu/whatsnew/newproxyservice.html. Note: It is going to take awhile for us to edit links on all the library pages and blogs, but eventually this new procedure will be easier because you don't need to edit your browser settings. Please do remove old proxy server settings if you have them. [We are also working on a downloadable toolbar which will turn any link into a proxied link.]
- We are in the process of changing your username and password for ILLIAD (our interlibrary loan request system.) See http://library.wustl.edu/whatsnew/newilliadlogon.html for more information. - Changes in the Library Catalog -- Please review for information about search and display changes in the catalog.
- BioMed Central (BMC) - There have been many news stories this month about Yale's decision to drop its Prepay Membership in BioMed Central (BMC), for example Yale dumps BioMed Central (The Scientist, Aug. 9, 2007.) WU Libraries has not been paying the full article processing charges (APC), our assumption is that this is being paid from other research support, but we (through Becker Library) do continue our
Supporter Membership in BMC which includes a 15% discount on APC for WU authors.
So far there are about 150 articles by WU authors in BMC journals, about 65 in 2006-2007. Of those, most authors are from the medical school. I've found 4 examples where authors are from the Biology Dept: Bob Kranz in BMC Plant Biology, Sally Elgin in Genome Biology, Allan Larson in Genome Biology, and postdoc Kathryn Huisinga in Genome Biology. [Genome Biology has the highest impact factor among the BMC journals.] I am interested in supporting your research and publishing in whatever ways are appropriate and helpful. There is growing evidence that open access articles, especially high quality open access articles, are read and cited more: The open access advantage, Citation advantage of open access articles, Free online availability substantially increases a paper's impact, etc.
Of course BMC is not the only way to publish freely available articles. Other options include:
- choosing a journal that offers delayed open access (4-12 months after publication); a fairly high percentage of WU Biology Department researchers' articles already seem to do this
- paying to make your article open access when you publish, although the fee for this with most commercial publishers seems extremely high to me; this is sometimes called "hybrid access"
- submitting to PubMed Central or some other open repository (if you retain the rights to do this when you publish)
- self-archiving (if you retain the rights to do this when you publish); a.k.a. putting a pdf on your web site
- other high quality open access publishing, e.g., PLoS Biology, Nucleic Acids Research, Plant Physiology (if you are an ASPB member) and many more
- New Publishing Models [Becker Library Scholarly Communications Portal] gives a nice summary of the issues
I welcome your questions and comments about this issue. Let me know how I can help. - Interesting reading:
- Critique of impact factors, h factors, etc.: The mismeasurement of science, by P. Lawrence. Current Biology 17:R583-R585. I was alerted to this by a Discussion in the blog, DC's goodscience How should universities be run to get the best out of people?
- A new search tool with lots of potential: BioText Search Engine; I especially like the way it can search captions and return figures (from open access articles). More info: article in Bioinformatics [currently prepublication]
- The first publicly available search engine designed specifically for chemical formulae: ChemxSeer. Researchers create search engine to hunt molecules online
- PubMed vs. HighWire Press: A head-to-head comparison of two medical literature search engines
- Another search tool which retrieves web pages mentioned in journal articles: OReFil Article in BMC Bioinformatics 8:287 OReFiL: an online resource finder for life sciences
- U.S. Output Flattens, and NSF Wonders Why [Science 317:582] See also the NSF analysis of Changing U.S. Output of Scientific Articles: 1988–2003
- An economic gamble: What does society get for the billions it spends on science? - Best Sellers in Botany, December 2006-present, as compiled by YBP Library Services
(13 digit ISBNs in brackets) Titles are linked to a local catalog record when available.
1. Flora of North America North Of Mexico; V. 24: Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (In Part): Poaceae, Pt. 1. Barkworth, Mary E. Oxford University Press 2007. ISBN 0195310713 [9780195310719]. $95.00
2. Ecology and Evolution of Flowers Harder, Lawrence D. Oxford University Press 2006. ISBN 0198570856 [9780198570851]. $150.00
3. Rhizosphere: An Ecological Perspective Cardon, Zoe G. Elsevier Academic Press 2007. ISBN 0120887754 [9780120887750] $64.95
4. Plant Disturbance Ecology: The Process and the Response Johnson, Edward A. Elsevier Academic Press 2007. ISBN 0120887789 [9780120887781]. $69.95
5. Aquatic Photosynthesis Falkowski, Paul G. Princeton University Press 2007. ISBN 0691115508 [9780691115504]. $99.50
6. Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses Hogarth, Peter J. Oxford University Press 2007. ISBN 0198568703 [9780198568704]. $120.00
7. Association Mapping In Plants Nnadozie C. Oraguzie Springer 2007. ISBN 0387358447 [9780387358444]. $129.00
8. Wild Orchids of the Prairies and Great Plains Region of North America Brown, Paul Martin University Press of Florida 2006. ISBN 0813029759 [9780813029757]. $29.95
9. Plant Secondary Metabolites: Occurrence, Structure and Role in the Human Diet Crozier, Alan Blackwell 2006. ISBN 1405125098 [9781405125093]. $199.99
10. Ribbon of Green: Change in Riparian Vegetation in the Southwestern United States Webb, Robert H. University of Arizona Press 2007. ISBN 0816525889 [9780816525881]. $75.00
11. Introduction to Fungi Webster, John Cambridge University Press 2007. ISBN 0521807395 [9780521807395]. $140.00
12. Flowering Plant Families of the World [all copies non-circulating] V.H. Heywood Et. Al. Firefly Books 2007. ISBN 1554072069 [9781554072064]. $59.95
13. Compendia of World's Medicinal Flora Singh, A. P. Science Publishers, Inc. 2006. ISBN 157808430X [9781578084302]. $55.00
14. Salicylic Acid: A Plant Hormone Hayat, S. Springer 2007. ISBN 1402051832 [9781402051838]. $149.00
15. Status of Pollinators in North America National Academies Press 2007. ISBN 0309102898 [9780309102896]. $56.00
16. Fungal Genomics Dunlap, Jay C. Elsevier Academic Press 2007. ISBN 0120176572 [9780120176571]. $149.95
17. Draughtsmen, Botanists and Nature: The Construction of Eighteenth-Century Botanical Illustrations More info Nickelsen, Karin Springer 2006. ISBN 140204819x [9781402048197]. $89.95
18. Fungi in the Environment Gadd, Geoffrey M. Cambridge University Press 2007. ISBN 0521850290 [9780521850292]. $150.00
19. Seed Development, Dormancy and Germination Bradford, Kent J. Blackwell 2007. ISBN 1405139838 [9781405139830]. $199.99
20. Fungi: Multifaceted Microbes Ganguli, B.N. CRC Press 2007. ISBN 1420043285 [9781420043280]. $139.95 - Best Sellers in Environmental Studies (13 digit ISBNs in brackets), December 2006–present, as compiled by YBP Library Services. Titles are linked to a local catalog record when available.
1. Useless Arithmetic: Why Environmental Scientists Can't Predict the Future Pilkey, Orrin H. Columbia University Press 2007. ISBN 0231132123 [9780231132121]. $29.95
2. Lives per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction Tamminen, Terry Island Press 2006. ISBN 1597261017 [9781597261012]. $24.95
3. Tinkerer's Accomplice: How Design Emerges From Life Itself Turner, J. Scott Harvard University Press 2007. ISBN 0674023536 [9780674023536]. $27.95
4. American Perceptions of Immigrant and Invasive Species: Strangers on the Land Coates, Peter A. University of California Press 2006. ISBN 0520249305 [9780520249301]. $39.95
5. Great Lead Water Pipe Disaster Troesken, Werner MIT Press 2006. ISBN 0262201674 [9780262201674]. $29.95
6. Energy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide to Conventional and Alternative Sources Nersesian, Roy L. M. E. Sharpe 2007. ISBN 0765613239 [9780765613233]. $94.95
7. Environmental Justice and Environmentalism: The Social Justice Challenge to the Environmental Movement Ed. by Ronald Sandler and Phaedra C. Pezzullo MIT Press 2007. ISBN 0262195526 [9780262195522]. $62.00
8. Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations Montgomery, David R. University of California Press 2007. ISBN 0520248708 [9780520248700]. $24.95
9. Biodiversity Planning and Design: Sustainable Practices Ahern, Jack, et al. Island Press 2006. ISBN 1597261084 [9781597261081]. $50.00
10. Last Forest: The Amazon in the Age of Globalization London, Mark Random House 2007. ISBN 0679643052 [9780679643050]. $25.95
11. Urban Whale: North Atlantic Right Whales at the Crossroads Scott D. Kraus Harvard University Press 2007. ISBN 0674023277 [9780674023277]. $55.00
12. Recurring Dark Ages: Ecological Stress, Climate Changes, and System Transformation Chew, Sing C. Altamira 2007. ISBN 0759104514 [9780759104518}. $80.00
13. Sixth Extinction: Journey Among the Lost and Left Behind Glavin, Terry St. Martin's Press 2006. ISBN 0312362315 [9780312362317]. $24.95
14. Wars in the Woods: The Rise of Ecological Forestry in America Hays, Samuel P. University of Pittsburgh Press 2007. ISBN 082294328x [9780822943280]. $60.00
15. This Land, This Nation: Conservation, Rural America, and the New Deal Phillips, Sarah T. Cambridge University Press 2007. ISBN 0521852706 [9780521852708]. $75.00
16. Gaia's Revenge: Climate Change and Humanity's Loss Liotta, P.H. Praeger 2007. ISBN 0275987973 [9780275987978]. $49.95
17. Thirst: Fighting the Corporate Theft of Our Water Snitow, Alan Jossey-Bass 2007. ISBN 0787984582 [9780787984588]. $27.95
18. Saving Nature's Legacy: Origins of the Idea of Biological Diversity Farnham, Timothy J. Yale University Press 2007. ISBN 0300120052 [9780300120059]. $45.00
19. Improving State of the World: Why We're Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives on a Cleaner Planet Goklany, Indur M. Cato Institute 2007. ISBN 1930865996 [9781930865990]. $29.95
20. Connectivity Conservation Kevin R. Crooks Cambridge University Press 2006. ISBN 0521857066 [9780521857062]. $160.00
This PubMed search link will retrieve most WU Biology Dept. researchers' publications, plus a few in biomedical engineering, chemistry, etc. (Strategy is biology [ad] AND washington university [ad] AND 63130 [ad]).
- Bazzini AA, Hopp HE, Beachy RN, Asurmendi S. 2007. Infection and coaccumulation of tobacco mosaic virus proteins alter microRNA levels, correlating with symptom and plant development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:12157-62. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers, free 6 months after publication.
- Goodenough U, Lin H, Lee JH. 2007. Sex determination in Chlamydomonas. Semin Cell Dev Biol 18:350-361. PubMed citation & fulltext for subscribers.
- Huisinga KL, Pugh BF. 2007. A TATA binding protein regulatory network that governs transcription complex assembly. Genome Biol 8:R46. PubMed abstract & freely available fulltext.
- Lee JH, Waffenschmidt S, Small L, Goodenough U. 2007. Between-species analysis of short-repeat Modules in cell-wall and sex-related hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins of Chlamydomonas. Plant Physiol 144:1813-26. PubMed abstract & free fulltext.
- Norris V, den Blaauwen T, Cabin-Flaman A, Doi RH, Errington J, Harshey RM, Janniere L, Jimenez-Sanchez A, Jin DJ, Levin PA, Mileykovskaya E, Minsky AA, Saier M, Skarstad K, Thellier M. 2007. Towards a hyperstructure taxonomy. Annu Rev Microbiol 61: 309-329. PubMed citation & fulltext for subscribers.
- Rexer CH, Chalker DL. 2007. Lia1p, a novel protein required during nuclear differentiation for genome-wide DNA rearrangements of Tetrahymena. Eukaryot Cell 6:1320-9. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers, free 4 months after publication.
- Roose JL, Wegener KM, Pakrasi HB. 2007. The extrinsic proteins of Photosystem II. Photosynth Res 92:369-87. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers.
- Tang J, Xiao Z, Suga N. 2007. Bilateral cortical interaction: modulation of delay-tuned neurons in the contralateral auditory cortex. J Neurosci 27(31):8405-13. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers, free 6 months after publication.
- Uppalapati SR, Ishiga Y, Wangdi T, Kunkel BN, Anand A, Mysore KS, Bender CL. 2007. The phytotoxin coronatine contributes to pathogen fitness and is required for suppression of salicylic acid accumulation in tomato inoculated with Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 20: 955-965. Abstract & fulltext for subscribers, free 2 years after publication.
- van Zandt PA. 2007. Plant defense, growth, and habitat: a comparative assessment of constitutive and induced resistance. Ecology 88:1984-1993. Abstract & fulltext for subscribers.
- Weart RB, Lee AH, Chien AC, Haeusser DP, Hill NS, Levin PA. 2007. A metabolic sensor governing cell size in bacteria. Cell 130:335-47. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers, free 12 months after publication.In the news: Researchers discover pathway to cell size, division: Cut and run | Researchers find pathway that controls cell size and division and many more news links!
*** Indicates an addition or change to the Biology Electronic Journals page [ http://library.wustl.edu/subjects/life/ejournals.html ]
- ***ACS Nano
- Full text, v.1, 2007+; WU access only; American Chemical Society; freely available 12 months after publication.
- ***Cell Stem Cell
- Full text, v.1, 2007+; WU access only due to Becker Medical library subscription; Cell Press/ScienceDirect.
- ***ISME Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology
- Full text, v.1, 2007+; WU access only due to medical library subscription; Nature Publishing Group.
- Plant Management Network (PMN) Extension Publication Search Enginer
- Centralized access to important agricultural publications.
- Plant Management Network (PMN) Journal Search
- Journal index. Searches several journals at one time: Agronomy Journal, Applied Turfgrass Science, Crop Management, Crop Science, Forage and Grazinglands, Journal of Economic Entomology, Journal of Environmental Quality, Phytopathology, Plant Disease, Plant Health Progress, Weed Science, Weed Technology. Note: we do not have fulltext access to most of these titles through the publisher links but this may be a useful search tool for you anyway.
New Ebooks on ScienceDirect:
Methods in Enzymology: v.427: MicroRNA Methods
Methods in Enzymology: v.426: Integrins
Methods in Enzymology: v.425: RNA Modification
New Ebooks from Springer:
Introducing Biological Rhythms: A Primer on the Temporal Organization of Life, with Implications for Health, Society, Reproduction and the Natural Environment
Biology and Ecology of Norway Spruce (Forestry Sciences, v.78)
Applications of Plant Metabolic Engineering
Springer Handbook of Enzymes, v.36, 2nd ed
The Muskellunge Symposium: A Memorial Tribute to E.J. Crossman (Developments in environmental biology of fishes 26)
Viral Membrane Proteins: Structure, Function, and Drug Design (Protein reviews, v.1)
The Proteasome in Neurodegeneration
Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing: A Self-Help Guide
Advances in Plant Ethylene Research: Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene
Viral Genome Packaging Machines: Genetics, Structure, and Mechanism (Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit)
Dendritic Neurotransmitter Release
Bioreactors for Tissue Engineering: Principles, Design and Operation
Development and Plasticity in Sensory Thalamus and Cortex
Atlas of Morphology and Functional Anatomy of the Brain
Temporal Dimensions of Landscape Ecology: Wildlife Responses to Variable Resources
Molecular Aspects of the Stress Response: Chaperones, Membranes and Networks (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, v.594)
Neural Crest Induction and Differentiation (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, v.589)
Cell-Cell Channels
Proteome Research: Concepts, Technology and Application
Endosperm: Developmental and Molecular Biology (Plant Cell Monographs, v.8)
Hypocretins: Integrators of Physiological Functions
Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary
Owls (Strigiformes): Annotated and Illustrated Checklist
ESR Spectroscopy in Membrane Biophysics (Biological Magnetic Resonance, v.27)
Transgenic Crops V (Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, v. 60)
Stream Ecology: Structure and function of running waters
The Fish Oocyte: From Basic Studies to Biotechnological Applications
Drug and Biological Development: From Molecule to Product and Beyond
Neuroimmunology of Sleep
PGPR: Biocontrol and Biofertilization
Pseudomonas (Molecular Biology of Emerging Issues, v.4)
Monoaminergic Modulation of Cortical Excitability
Medical English
HOX Gene Expression
Microarray Technology and Cancer Gene Profiling (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, v.593)
Positive Interactions and Interdependence in Plant Communities
Fundamentals of Protein Structure and Function
Smad Signal Transduction: Smads in Proliferation, Differentiation and Disease (Proteins and Cell Regulation, v.5)
Sigma Receptors: Chemistry, Cell Biology and Clinical Implications
Interferon: The 50th Anniversary (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, v.316)
Analysing Ecological Data
Subcellular Proteomics: From Cell Deconstruction to System Reconstruction (Subcellular biochemistry, v.43)
Biological invaders in inland waters: Profiles, distribution, and threats (Invading Nature - Springer Series In Invasion Ecology)
Ecological and Genetic Implications of Aquaculture Activities (Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries, v.6)
For more information on many of these books, please search the Catalog by title, keywords or author.
August 3, 2007 - August 10, 2007
Annual review of biochemistry.
Review serial v.75 (2006)
Annual review of biochemistry.
Review serial v.76 (2007)
Applied cell and molecular biology for engineers.
QH581.2 .A67 2007
Fish physiology
QL639.1 .H6 v.26 - Primitive fishes.
Gorilla society : conflict, compromise,... Harcourt, A. H.
QL737.P96 H364 2007
International review of neurobiology.
Review serial v.82 (2007) - Neuroinflammation in neuronal death...
Methods in cell biology.
QH585 .P7 v.81 (2007) - Digital microscopy, 3rd ed.
Methods in cell biology.
QH585 .P7 v.82 (2007) - Laser manipulation of cells and tissues
August 10, 2007 - August 17, 2007
Darwinian misadventures in the humanities. Goodheart, Eugene.
AZ101 .G66 2007
Flow cytometry with plant cells : analysis of genes,...
QH585.5.F56 F565 2007
Human biology. Chiras, Daniel D.
QP34.5 .C4853 2005
Principles of regenerative biology.
QH499 .P74 2007
August 17, 2007 - August 24, 2007
Advances in botanical research.
Review serial v.45:Rapeseed breeding
Annual review of neuroscience.
Review serial v.30 (2007)
Annual review of plant biology.
Review serial v.58 (2007)
Beyond Mayfield: measurements of nest-survival data.
QL675 .B49 2007
Ecological understanding : the nature of theory... Pickett, Steward T.
QH540.5 .P5 2007
International review of cytology.
Review serial v.261 (2007)
Recombinant DNA : genes and genomes : a short course.
QH442 .R37 2007
August 24, 2007 - August 31, 2007
Anatomy for beginners [videorecording] : a live autopsy.
QM33.5 .A533 2005
Case studies for understanding the human body. Braude, Stan.
QP36 .B858 2007
Edge of evolution : the search for the limits... Behe, Michael J.
QH367 .B44 2007
Evolutionary ecology of social and sexual systems.
QL435 .E96 2007
New ecology : systems perspective.
QH541 .N48 2007
August 31, 2007 - September 7, 2007
Advances in genetics. - Genetics of sexual differentiation...
Review Serial v.59 (2007)
Cell cycle control and plant development.
QK725 .C374 2007
Cell diagnostics : images, biophysical and biochemical...
QK898.A43 C45 2007
International review of cytology.
Review Serial v.263 (2007)
Perspectives in nutrition. Wardlaw, Gordon M.
QP141 .W38 2007
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