Astronomy & Astrophysics

Dictionaries - terms, dates, discoverers

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:14:07 -0800

Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Astronomy / Jacquiline Mitton. Cambridge, 2007.

A Dictionary of Astronomy / Ridpath, 2nd ed. Oxford, 2012

Dictionary Minor Planet Names / Schmadel. Springer, 2012.

The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy / Daintith. 5th ed. 2006.

Histories & Surveys

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:14:59 -0800

Astronomy and culture / Edith Hetherington and Norriss S. Hetherington, 2009.

The Cambridge Concise History of Astronomy / Cambridge.

A companion to astronomy and astrophysics [electronic resource] : chronology and glossary with data tables / Kenneth R. Lang

Cosmic Discoveries: The Wonders of Astronomy / Levy. Amherst, N.Y.

Cosmos: An Illustrated History of Astronomy and Cosmology / University of Chicago Press.

Eyes on the Skies: 400 Years of Telescopic Discovery, 2009. QB88 S356 2009 PHYS

The History of Astronomy / Couper, Henbest, and Clarke.

Journal for the History of Astronomy. Chalfont St. Guiles, Buckinghamshire.
QB15 .J68 PHYS

Modern astronomy : expanding the universe / Lisa Yount. 2006

Planetary Motions: A Historical Perspective / Hetheringtoin. 2006 PHYS

Astronomy & Astrophysics

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:01:49 -0700

Researching planets, stars, comets, galaxies, black holes, or exoplanets? Use the resources in the Physics-Astronomy Library collections which cover astronomy, physics,astrophysics,cosmology; atomic,molecular and optical physics; condensed matter; experimental particle physics; theoretical high energy physics, nonlinear dynamics; galaxies, planets,mathematical, chemical and biophysics.

Current UCB faculty, students, staff and patrons in the library have access to licensed resources & material such as journals (print & electronic),books (print & electronic), databases, indexes, data and citation management software. The Library collects videos and DVDs of colloquia and visiting lecturers, some are online.

Contact me if you have difficulty finding or accessing library resources.
Use the Recommend a title form for purchase recommendations.
Visit the Physics-Astronomy Library web site for more resources.

Encyclopedias & Atlases - key people, dates & events

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:00:46 -0700

AccessScience - Encyc of Science & Technology, Yrbks of Science & Technology, Dict of Scientific & Technical Terms. Updated daily.

Atlas of the Messier Objects: Highlights of the Deep Sky/ Ronald Stoyan. English ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Digital Universe Atlas. Hayden Planetarium and NASA, joint project.

Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics - updated frequently.

Encyclopedia of Modern Optics - covers light, optics, lasers, optical fibers, LED's and more.

Encyclopedia of Physical Science & Technology. Updated daily.

Encyclopedia of Space and Astronomy / Joseph A. Angelo. New York, NY: Facts On File, 2006.

Knovel Library - search full text books, databases, tables and more. frequently added.

Norton's Star Atlas and Reference Handbook, Epoch 2000.0 / Ridpath, Ian, Arthur P. Norton. 20th ed. New York: Pi Press, 2004.

The Observer's Sky Atlas: With 50 Star Charts Covering the Entire Sky / eBook / Erich Karkoschka. 3rd ed, New York: Springer, 2007.

Oxford Reference Online: links to 9 astronomy dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Article databases

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:29:28 -0800

Find Astronomy Articles - Core Databases

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:17:30 -0800

The following databases include pre-prints, articles, conference papers, technical data and reports. Click on the UC-eLinks button to access the full text of the article (if Berkeley has a subscription).

Off-campus Access to Library Resources

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:59:23 -0800

Before you can access UCB Library resources from off campus, via your laptop or other mobile devices, you need to configure your computer using one of two methods (Proxy Server is the quickest and easiest):

Proxy Server
After you make a one-time change in your web browser settings, the proxy server will ask you to log in with a CalNet ID when you click on the link to a licensed resource. See the setup instructions, FAQ, and Troubleshooting pages to configure your browser. Make sure you check the proxy configuration before you start researching.

VPN (Virtual Private Network)
After you install and run the VPN "client" software on your computer, you can log in with a CalNet ID to establish a secure connection with the campus network.

More information: Connecting from Off Campus

Find e-Journals

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:00:59 -0800

Purchase Recommendation

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:34:47 -0800

You can suggest items that the Library should consider purchasing.
Use the Purchase Recommendation form to submit your suggestion.

Books, eBooks, and other

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:44:30 -0800

Books & eBooks

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:35:14 -0800

Here are some selected books for astronomy research.

eBook Collections

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:04:19 -0800

ASTM Digital Library. UCB only. Full-text e-access to ASTM Standards, Special Technical Pubs & manuals.

Cambridge Books Online. UCB only.

CRCnetBASE. UCB only. ~handbooks, scientific & technical resources, search keyword or browse by subject area, PHYSICS.

eBrary. UCB only. Collection of ebooks - click science or physics & astronomy collections.
IEEE ebooks. UCB only. Includes 400+ ebooks.

Knovel Library. UCB only

Oxford Scholarship Online. UCB only. selected physics & astronomy titles

Royal Society of Chemistry eBook collection. UCB only

ScienceDirect eBooks. UCB only. (Elsevier). Cick Physics and Astronomy. Use OskiCat or Melvyl to locate a print copy.

SPIE Digital Library - proceedings, journals, and ebooks. The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)

Springer ebooks. (SpringerLink) UCB only.
Search SpringerLink for series titles .Lecture Notes in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Topics in Current Chemistry, & Landolt-Bornstein.

Wiley Online Library: use search or browse by subject, astronomy or physics.

Copyright, Open Access - Funding sources

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:12:37 -0800

• BRII. Berkeley Research Impact Initiative, funding for authors publishing in open access journals

• Copyright Resources & Regulations at UC Berkeley

• Copyright in Teaching, Research and Publishing. UC Berkeley Library

• OASIS. Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook

• UC Berkeley Library, Scholarly Communication. covers issues & new models.

• UC University of California Copyright information and links.

• California Digital Library, Data Management Guide; guidelines & tools to manage & preserve data

Science Writing, selected titles

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:43:56 -0700

A Field Guide for Science Writers / & eBook / by Blum, Henig Robin, Knudson. New York, 2006.

A Scientific Approach to Scientific Writing / eBook. Blackwell & Martin, 2011.

Am I making myself clear? a scientist's guide to talking to the public/ & ebook Cornelia Dean.

Scientific Writing = Thinking in Words / Lindsay, 2011.

The craft of research/ & ebook / by Booth, Colomb, Williams, c2008.

The Manual of Scientific Style: A Guide for Authors, Editors, and Researchers / eBook / Rabinowitz and Vogel, 2009.

The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing / Dawkins, 2008.

Who Owns This Text?: Plagiarism, Authorship, and Disciplinary Cultures / Haviland. Mullin, 2009.

Critical evaluation of resources – a guide to assessing resources for academic suitability.

Presentations - Posters & Data

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:44:32 -0700

Use this brief list to get started, go to Poster Presentations for more design and layout information.

1. PURPOSE of a poster = rapid, concise & visual communication of research.

2. PREPARE CONTENT = follow a template.

3. DESIGN your poster = choose a layout.

4. CONSTRUCT your poster = print it

5. PRESENT your poster = be clear, friendly, confident of your results.

Cite sources & manage your pdfs

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:44:57 -0700

Programs such as: Endnote, Refworks, Zotero, allow you to download, collect, share & manage references, PDFs, data, and documents. Some work with word processing to format citations and footnotes in papers and create bibliographies in a variety of styles.

EndNote (Mac, PC, web-based) is a program that you install on your computer & use on the web. EndNote works with word software to format citations, and create bibliographies in many styles. It can be purchased from The Scholar's Workstation or online.

RefWorks (Online) is a web-based bibliographic management service licensed by the library for UCB faculty, staff and students. RefWorks can be used independently or as a complement to EndNote. To use, create an account using the RefWorks New User form.

Zotero (Firefox) is a free Firefox extension that manages citations found online through your browser. Zotero can capture, store citations, pdfs, images and databases. Zotero can create bibliographies in Word and OpenOffice in a limited number of styles.

TeX: is a typesetting language used for technical and scientific document preparation. LaTeX is a program that converts a plain text file into TeX. BibTeX is a tool that can be used with LaTeX to create documents and bibliographies. Endnote has a BibTeX output style that will format your citations into TeX.

Data Management Basics

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:58:37 -0800

Collaboration, accessibility and transparency are necessary for data management in modern science. Science.gov, NSF, NIH and other federal agencies mandate data plans with grant proposals.
Start with this list:
---- Make a plan to store your data
---- Find the right medium to store your data
---- Develop a system to organize your data
---- Make sure that your data has easy access
---- Make sure that your data is safe and secure.

Data Management

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:16:38 -0800

Use the following links for UC Berkeley, University of California, links to federal sites, copyright and....

University of California Resources
1. UC3, University of California Curation Center - UC/California Digital Library
2. EZID: create a persistant DOI or ARK. ~long term, unique identifiers. (UC/CDL). Berkeley researchers can request a free account by contacting data-consult@lists.berkeley.edu.
3. DMPTool: Manage Your Data - develop a Data Management Plan, see Funder Requirements (CDL)
4. Scientific Data Services -- Science Libraries @ UC Berkeley - guide to our services.
5. UC Berkeley Data Services Management, IST.

data links

skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:44:23 -0700

Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences / Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST) / Advice to PIs on Data Management Plans

USEFUL sites:
• Data Conservancy Organization - (NSF) collect, organize, & preserve data. Will work with arXiv
• Many Eyes: data visualization tools from IBM.
• Data Management & Publishinbg Checklist, MIT
• NSF Division of Institution & Award Support

Others:
US Naval Observatory (USNO) - Oceanography Portal: includes a range of astronomical data and products, & serves as the official source of time for the U.S. Department of Defense & a standard of time for the entire United States.

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skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:29:11 -0800

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skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:14:17 -0800

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skoskine@library.berkeley.edu (Susan Koskinen) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:58:04 -0800

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