Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

December 8th, 2009

Metallic and Molecular Interactions in Nanometer Layers, Pores and Particles: New Findings at the Yoctolitre Level Jurgen-Hinrich Fuhrhop and Tianyu Wang RSC © 2009 “Nanochemistry offers the unique chance to work with almost all the elements of the periodic system to try to solve problems with new materials in architecture, medicine and electronics. This book more…

November 24th, 2009

Rheology of Particulate Dispersions and Composites Rajinder Pal CRC Press © 2006 Rheology of Particulate Dispersions and Composites provides comprehensive coverage of fundamental principles and equations that govern the rheology for particulate dispersions and two-phase solid composites. The rheological properties of suspensions, emulsions, bubbly liquids (foams) and other dispersions appear alongside those of solid composite more…

November 18th, 2009

Specialty Chemicals – Source Book (4th Edition) Michael Ash and Irene Ash Synapse Information Resources, Inc. © 2009 “This book has been extensively revised and expanded and now contains approximately 18,000 monographs on this group of chemicals with 70,000 cross-referenced chemical synonyms, and more than 60,000 trade name equivalents.  This reference contains integrated information on more…

November 18th, 2009

Library hours for the Thanksgiving Break are located at: http://www.lib.purdue.edu/libraries/hours/2009/thanksgivinghours.html

November 10th, 2009

Practical Statistics for the Analytical Scientist: A Bench Guide, 2nd ed. SLR Ellison, VJ Barwick, and TJD Farrant RSC © 2009 The application of statistics is central to the assessment of data quality and an understanding of statistics is essential for the interpretation of analytical results. ‘Practical Statistics for the Analytical Scientist, A Bench Guide’ more…

November 3rd, 2009

Physical Properties of Crystals: An Introduction Siegfried Haussuhl John Wiley and Sons © 2007 “This first international edition of a classic German standard integrates the latest developments in the field, including two-dimensional crystals and Giant Magneto-Resistance. Its aim is to impart the knowledge necessary to comprehend the manifold peculiarities of crystalline substances in a comprehensive more…

October 27th, 2009

ACS Publishing has announced the online publication of the first ASAP Articles of the new journal ACS Chemical Neuroscience. The journal will publish high-quality research articles and reviews that showcase chemical, quantitative biological, biophysical and bioengineering approaches to the understanding of the nervous system and to the development of new treatments for neurological disorders. The more…

October 27th, 2009

Practical Guide to Magnetic Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy W. Roy Mason John Wiley and Sons © 2007 “The book is a technical guide for chemists and spectroscopists, and presents a concise description of magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectroscopy and how it has advanced the interpretation of molecular electronic spectra. * Provides a practical guide to utilizing more…

October 20th, 2009

Polymer Processing: Modeling and Simulation Tim Osswald and Juan P. Hernández-Ortiz Hanser Publishers © 2006 “This book addresses traditional polymer processing as well as the emerging technologies associated with the plastics industry in the 21st Century, and combines engineering modeling aspects with computer simulation of realistic polymer processes. This book is designed to provide a more…

October 13th, 2009

Vibrationally Mediated Photodissociation Salman Rosenwaks RSC © 2009 “Vibrationally Mediated Photodissociation (VMP) deals with the influence of vibrational excitation of the ground electronic state of a molecule on its dissociation following excitation of this state to a higher electronic state. Aimed at students and academics, this is the first book devoted to the effect of more…