Math Library News

Libraries orientation guide available

I have recently prepared an orientation guide for new folks in biology and math . I hope it helps with some of information needs of people who are new to WU libraries.

Calling fall instructors

I am interested in working with you and your students to make using search tools and the scientific literature more efficient. Contact me [rlewis@wustl.edu or 935-4819] if you would like to discuss in-class or out-of-class sessions, research guides tailored to your syllabus, or other resources. Please encourage students to contact me directly for assistance; sometimes this works best because students have such varying backgrounds in using library collections and services. Although this blog post from Inside Higher Education involves a writing course, you may find Using Library Experts Wisely inspiring.

Publications from WU Math Department, August, 2010

• Cantwell J, Conlon L. 2010. A new look at the theory of levels. p. 125-137 IN A celebration of the mathematical legacy of Raoul Bott, edited by P. Robert Kotiuga. (CRM Proc. Lecture Notes, 50) Amer. Math. Soc. More book info | MR2648891.
• Felder G, Tang X. 2010. Equivariant Lefschetz number of differential operators. Mathematische Z 266(2):451-470. Abstract & fulltext for subscribers.
• Lax PD, Hirzebruch F, Mazur B, Conlon L, Curtis EB, Edwards HM, Huebschmann J, Shulman H. 2010. Raoul Bott as we knew him. pp. 43-49 IN A celebration of the mathematical legacy of Raoul Bott, edited by P. Robert Kotiuga. (CRM Proc. Lecture Notes, 50) Amer. Math. Soc. More book info | MR2648884.
• Moen K. 2010. Multiparameter weights with connections to Schauder bases. Journal of Mathematical Analysis & Applications 371(1):266-281. Abstract & fulltext for subscribers.

If I've missed your work, please alert me. Thank you. Ruth Lewis

Copyright Law and your Rights as an Author

Copyright Law and your Rights as an Author: Mark your calendars for one of the sessions with Patricia Hart from WU General Counsel's Office. This will be an overview of legal issues with a chance to ask questions. It will be offered twice: Oct. 5th at 10 AM at the medical campus (Cori Auditorium) and Oct. 13th at 4 pm on the Danforth campus (Arc, Olin Library Level A). For more information please contact Ruth Lewis or Cathy Sarli.

Direct Save to Refworks now available in Web of Knowledge

"Save to RefWorks" is now available in our Web of Knowledge databases Web of Science and INSPEC. The direct "Save to RefWorks" is more convenient than the previous process for downloading citations and abstracts into RefWorks. EndNote Web and several other options continue for managing references.

Math-related ebooks added in August 2010

These monthly lists tend to be mostly Springer ebooks although I do include other ebooks as I learn about them. I post these monthly and they are always about 1 month behind, so you can usually find newer books that I have not posted at springerlink.com/books. In addition, CRCNetBase includes many ebooks related to mathematics and statistics published by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis and others. Since CRCNetBase does not have a new books feature yet, you will need to discover those yourself.

Analysis of Linear Partial Differential Operators III 2nd Lars Hörmander Classics in Mathematics
Controllability of Partial Differential Equations Governed by Multiplicative Controls Alexander Y. Khapalov Lecture Notes in Mathematics
Engineering Dynamics 2nd ed Oliver M. O'Reilly
geoENV VII -- Geostatistics for Environmental Applications P. M. Atkinson, C. D. Lloyd Quantitative Geology and Geostatistics 16
Introduction to the Theory of Nonlinear Optimization 3rd ed Johannes Jahn
Logistic Regression David G. Kleinbaum, Mitchel Klein Statistics for Biology and Health
Longitudinal Research with Latent Variables Kees van Montfort, Johan H.L. Oud, Albert Satorra
Mathematica®: A Problem-Centered Approach Roozbeh Hazrat Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series 53
Mathematical Physiology James Keener, James Sneyd Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics 8/2
Recent Developments in Applied Probability and Statistics Luc Devroye, Bülent Karasözen, Michael Kohler, Ralf Korn
Regularity and Approximability of Electronic Wave Functions Harry Yserentant Lecture Notes in Mathematics
System Identification with Quantized Observations Le Yi Wang, G. George Yin, Ji-Feng Zhang, Yanlong Zhao Systems & Control: Foundations & Applications
Technical Math For Dummies
Three-Dimensional Flows Vítor Araújo, Maria José Pacifico Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete. 3. Folge / A Series of Modern Surveys in Mathematics 53
Transition to Abstract Mathematics: Learning Mathematical Thinking and Writing 2nd ed (we also have print copy)
Versatile Soliton Alexandre T. Filippov Modern Birkhäuser Classics

Fields medals awarded

In case you missed the news or want more info:

Four Are Awarded Medal in Mathematics NYT Aug. 23, 2010

Videos of the Fields medalists 2010 lectures at ICM in Hyderabad and other links from Successful Researcher blog

Math-related paper books added in August 2010

Click on the title for more info or to request. Note: "In Process" titles may still be REQUESTED so the book will be held for you when it is available. You may also be interested in browsing an alternative listings of new books, by broad call number areas.

I always welcome your requests for book and journal purchases. You may email Ruth directly or use the web forms: Recommend a book for purchase or Recommend a journal purchase or cancellation. We are in transition between two book distribution companies right now so I am a little concerned that some important books may be missed in the gap, so don't hesitate to let me know what you need. Thank you!

Bayesian model selection and statistical modeling / Tomohiro Ando. Statistics : textbooks and monographs Boca Raton, FL : Chapman & Hall/CRC, c2010.
Circular and linear regression : fitting circles and lines by least squares / Nikolai Chernov. Monographs on statistics and applied probability 117 Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, c2011.
Differential geometry of manifolds / Stephen Lovett. Natick, Mass. : A.K. Peters, c2010.
Fundamentals of matrix computations / David S. Watkins. Pure and applied mathematics Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2010.
Geometric and topological methods for quantum field theory / edited by Hernan Ocampo, Eddy Pariguan, Sylvie Paycha. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Geometry of moduli spaces of sheaves / Daniel Huybrechts and Manfred Lehn. Cambridge mathematical library Cambridge New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Group theory : a physicist's survey / Pierre Ramond. Cambridge New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Introduction to Ramsey spaces / Stevo Todorcevic. Annals of mathematics studies ; no. 174. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010
Matrix algebra : exercises and solutions / David A. Harville. New York : Springer, c2001.
Measure, integration, and function spaces / Charles Swartz. Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c1994.
Practical course in differential equations and mathematical modelling : classical and new methods, nonlinear mathematical models, symmetry and invariance principles / Nail H. Ibragimov. Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific ; Beijing : Higher Education Press, 2010.
Practical guide to the invariant calculus / Elizabeth Louise Mansfield. Cambridge monographs on applied and computational mathematics 26 Cambridge New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Regression estimators : a comparative study / Marvin H.J. Gruber. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
Representation theory of the symmetric groups : the Okounkov-Vershik approach, character formulas, and partition algebras / Tullio Ceccherini-Silberstein, Fabio Scarabotti, Filippo Tolli. Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics 121 Cambridge, UK New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Statistical inference : an integrated Bayesian/likelihood approach / Murray Aitkin. Monographs on statistics and applied probability 116 Boca Raton, FL : Chapman & Hall/CRC, c2010.
Testing statistical hypotheses of equivalence and noninferiority / Stefan Wellek. Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2010.

New Wiley and Springer sites

Wiley and Springer both brought up new web sites for their ejournal and ebooks recently.

• The new Springer interface has been available as their Beta site for several months. On the new platform you will find:
  Related documents for every article or eBook chapter; this is nice but only leads you to related documents within the Springer universe
  PDF Preview for eBook chapters. Note: I find this especially useful in when browsing in collections we do not subscribe to because you can see several pages of each chapter online even though we do not have full access to the book. Then, if needed, you can search the catalog or Mobius to find out if we have the book available. The ebook collections which we do have, 2005+, are Biomedical & Life Sciences, Medicine, Computer Science, and Mathematics & Statistics.
  Enhanced browsing features. Note: use the TOOLS menu if you would prefer to turn off Access Indicators or search-term Highlighting.
  View abstracts without leaving search results
  Improved search functionality - including searching by citation
  Easy filters for Online First and Open Access articles
• Wiley Online Library is also more than just a new "look." More info about Features and Benefits. My favorite feature so far is that it is much easier to see when access is freely available or accessible (due to WU-license).
• I have noticed several links on subject pages that need repair, particularly Wiley links, but the links from the library online catalogs and EJournals Holdings list seem to be up-to-date. If you have bookmarks or RSS feeds to Wiley or Springer tables of contents alerts or new book alerts, you may need to update your links. Please let me know when you have access problems or when you note other new features. I really appreciate your reports.

AMS Research Journals Archive is Digitized

The American Mathematical Society (AMS) has now established a complete digital archive of its mathematical research journals. For us at WU, this will not change our access because we already had access to the backfiles through JSTOR. But now these journals are also available from v.1+ at the http://www.ams.org/joursearch/ site. All back issues, starting with each journal's inaugural issue through 2005, are now freely available in electronic format through the generosity of an anonymous donor. The AMS research journals are:
Bulletin of the AMS, 1891+
Mathematics of Computation, 1960+ and its predecessor, Mathematical Tables and Other Aids to Computation, 1943-1959
Journal of the AMS, 1988+
Proceedings of the AMS, 1950+
Transactions of the AMS, 1900+