Ithaca, NY

Last month we traveled to Ithaca, NY for several days to see a friend who is a visiting scientist at Cornell University for 3 months.

We had a great time! We visited two wineries, walked in Sapsucker Woods at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, wandered around the Cornell campus, and hiked to a few waterfalls. When I was in Ithaca in October 2006 for a conference, I spent a day at Sapsucker Woods and absolutely loved it, so I was thrilled to go back. This time we were there in the afternoon, so we didn’t see lots of birds, although we did watch a heron catch a fish. When I was in Ithaca before, I didn’t have a chance to see any of the waterfalls that the area is so famous for. I was glad I was able to this time, especially since it was springtime and there was lots of water. The Taughannock Falls was particularly impressive.

Our next trip is to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in late July! Very exciting!

Web of Science

Milner Library now provides access to the Web of Science database!!! This link defaults to searching all databases (i.e. Web of Science and Medline). If you wish to search only Web of Science, simply click the Web of Science tab.

Milner’s current subscription covers 1998 to present, so you can search for articles published in those years. And despite its name, Web of Science includes scholarly articles in the sciences, social sciences, and arts & humanities.

Milner’s subscription also includes access to the Science Citation Index Expanded, the Social Science Citation Index, and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. You can use these resources to do a cited reference search (i.e. find out how many times an article has been cited). For articles published from 1998 to present, you can find out how many times an article has been cited and see a list of the citing articles. For articles published before 1998, you can only find out how many times an article has been cited. To do a cited reference search, be sure to click the Web of Science tab, and then you will see a Cited Reference Search link.

A variety of Web of Science training materials are available, including an Introduction to Cited Reference Searching.

Of course, I’m also available to answer any questions that you have.