INVITATION TO ASTRONOMY DAY
435 days ago
Dear Colleagues,
Do not miss out on the next Wits90 event!
The Wits School of Computational and Applied Mathematics will be hosting two world renowned astronomers on Wits Astronomy Day on the 19th of April 2012.
Professor Debbie Elmegreen, President of the American Astronomical Society, and her husband, Dr Bruce Elmegreen from the IBM Research Division in New York, US, will both deliver public lectures related to their fields of research.
Prof. Elmegreen will deliver the inaugural Arthur Bleksley Memorial Lecture. Bleksley served as president of the Astronomical Society of South Africa from 1949-50 and in 1953 he became Chair of Applied Mathematics and head of the Department of Applied Mathematics at Wits, positions he held for 15 years. He was also the first director of the Johannesburg Planetarium when it opened in 1960.
Prof. Elmegreen's lecture, entitled New Worlds: In search of other Earths, will discuss questions such as: Are there other Earths orbiting distant stars like our Sun? The evening will commence with an introductory lecture by Prof. David Block from the School of Computational and Applied Mathematics, entitled Smashing the moulds of tradition: lessons from the genius of Wits Applied Mathematician, Arthur Bleksley.
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Venue: Auditorium 2, Science Stadium, West Campus
Earlier in the day, Dr Bruce Elmegreen will deliver a lecture entitled Mapping the Invisible Universe, which will be followed by a panel discussion. Who could have guessed that the most common form of matter in the Universe is something that is totally invisible to all forms of light? Dr Elmegreenâ??s lecture will focus on dark matter and highlight the instruments and experiments that led to remarkable discoveries. He will also discuss the potential for new discoveries from instruments currently planned.
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Venue: The Great Hall, East Campus
All welcome.
For enquiries related to these events contact rechelle.tsunke@wits.ac.za or call (011) 717-1193.
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MANEY MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
435 days ago
Searching for top quality materials science & engineering content in the library?
Highlights include:
- International Materials Reviews
- Materials Science and Technology
- Science and Technology of Welding and Joining
- Subject coverage includes materials
- research, mineral resources, physical
- metallurgy, surface engineering & MORE!
- Peer-reviewed, international content.
How to locate content materials science collection: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/collection/maney_materials?j_availability
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TRAINING WORKSHOPS ON NEW ONLINE COPYRIGHT SYSTEM
446 days ago
Academic staff who use copyright material in their teaching materials, e.g. course packs, on short loan, WebCT, Moodle or other e-learning tools are responsible for clearing copyright through the Wits Copyright Services Office. A new online copyright system is now in place (effective from 1 February 2012), so all copyright requests must now be made through the new system. To assist academic staff and/or course coordinators in the Faculties/Schools, the following 'hands-on' training sessions will be offered by Mahani Bodhi from the Research Office.
Please note that the training session planned for Monday 2 April 2012 at CLTD Computer Lab, West Campus, has been changed to Wednesday 4 April 2012 from 10.00 - 11.30am.
If you would like to attend this training session or later ones, please contact Denise Nicholson on (011) 717-1929 or denise.nicholson@wits.ac.za to book a place.
Dates: 4 and 18 April 2012, 7 and 21 May 2012
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Venue: Computer Lab, CLTD, West Campus
Bookings: denise.nicholson@wits.ac.za or mahani.bodhi@wits.ac.za
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e-Resources in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
446 days ago
Presented by Maryna van den Heever. The knowledge and skills to access and use e-resources underpin success in research and publication. Part 1 of the workshop will cover an introduction to research literature in the disciplines, information finding tools such as e-Wits, the e-Journal portal, subject portals and inventories, and how to access materials that Wits Library does not have.
Date: 28 March 2012
Time: 09:30 - 13:30
Venue: Electronic Classroom 2, Commerce Library, West Campus
e-Resources in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment Part 2
Presented by Maryna van den Heever. The knowledge and skills to access and use e-resources underpin success in research and publication. Part 2 will focus on high-level research and publication resources, advanced information finding using discipline specific databases, using RefWorks to manage references, Institutional Repositories and open access publications, impact factors and peer review, and how to keep abreast with knowledge advances in subjects of interest.
Date: 29 March 2012
Time: 09:30 - 13:00
Venue: Electronic Classroom 2, Commerce Library, Next to Tower of Light, West Campus
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LIBRARY TIMES DURING THE STUDY BREAK/PUBLIC HOLIDAY PERIOD
447 days ago
LIBRARY TIMES DURING THE STUDY BREAK/PUBLIC HOLIDAY PERIOD
Saturday, 31 March 2012 - Tuesday, 1 May 2012
All libraries will remain open as for term time, from Monday, 2 April 2012 to Wednesday, 4 April 2012.
Easter Weekend: 6 - 9 April 2012
The Wits Health Sciences Library will close at 23:00 on Thursday, 5 April 2012, and reopen from Tuesday, 10 April 2012 onwards from 08:30 as usual.
The Wits Management Library will close at 22:00 on Thursday, 5 April 2012, and reopen from Tuesday, 10 April 2012 onwards from 08:00 to 22:00 as usual.
The Law Library will close at 22:00 on Thursday, 5 April 2012, and reopen on Tuesday, 10 April 2012, at 08:00.
All other libraries will close at 17:00 on Thursday, 5 April 2012, and reopen on Tuesday, 10 April 2012, at 08:00.
Please note that Friday, 27 April 2012, and Tuesday, 1 May 2012, are Public Holidays. All libraries will be closed.
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Springer e-Book Trial
462 days ago
The Library
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Access tens of thousands of Springer eBooks
The University of the Witwatersrand Libraryhas set up a Springer eBook trial which will be open until 15 August 2012. Staff and students will have unlimited online accessto tens of thousands of Springer eBooks with copyright years 2005-2012 via springerlink.com.
Springer eBooks are grouped in 12 fully indexed and searchable Subject Collections:
* Behavioral Science
* Biomedical and Life Sciences
* Business and Economics
* Chemistry and Materials Science
* Computer Science (including the highly regarded Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
* Earth and Environmental Science
* Engineering
* Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
* Mathematics and Statistics
* Medicine
* Physics and Astronomy
* Professional Computing and Web Design
More than just books
Your trial access also includes the trusted Springer eReference collection.
Springer has more than 120 eReference Works online and all are included in the yearly eBook collections!
The eReference collection covers a wide range of topics:
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Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science Encyclopedia of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease |
Also check out our prestigious Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series with topics ranging from the depth of the ocean to the clouds in the sky!
Would you like to know more about the advantages of the Springer eBook Collection? For detailed information on the subject area of your interest please visit springer.com/ebooks.
We urge you to make the most of this opportunity by turning to Springer eBooks often, and exploring all that this collection offers.
For more information, contact your Librarian.
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NEW: INCITES
463 days ago
InCites is a customized, web-based research evaluation tool that allows you to analyze institutional productivity and benchmark your output against peers worldwide. With customized citation data, global metrics, and multidimensional profiles on the leading research institutions, InCites gives comprehensive insight into your institution's performance. It has robust visualization and reporting tools for creating and sharing reports quickly and easily. You can access InCites through the link Electronic Databases at the Library home page http://www.wits.ac.za/library/ For more information contact: maryna.vandenheever@wits.ac.za
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Library Closure: Public Holiday, Wednesday 21 March 2012
464 days ago
Library Closure: Public Holiday, Wednesday 21 March 2012 All Libraries will be closed on Human Rights Day, Wednesday 21 March 2012.
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Urgent Notice
475 days ago
Logging on to e-resources and your My Library account will produce a screen warning that it might be unsafe to access or proceed to the requested page.
As long as you are trying to access a Library page or resource you are safe to accept this security risk. REMEMBER this applies ONLY to LIBRARY resources and pages - no other website!! The safe links will start with 'https' as an address and include 'wits.ac.za'. Library Computer services are aware of this technical challenge and is working on solving the problem ASAP.
If you have ANY questions please email vernon.naidoo@wits.ac.za for assistance with access to any LIBRARY resources or pages
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