Journal Citation Reports for 2005 now available

The Institute of Scientific Information (ISI - the provider of the Web of Science database) has released its latest lists of citation rates, impact factors and other journal statistics from 2005 in Journal Citation Reports.

Now you can check to see if the rankings for titles in your PBRF profiles have changed; identify possible journal titles in your area for publication, etc. JCR has statistics for around 7,500 quality peer reviewed titles across all disciplines for 2003, 2004 and now 2005.

The Library also runs a "Publishing for PBRF" session through the Training and Development Unit (TDU). This includes training on using JCR and other tools for journal assessment. If you are interested, contact Sarah Cresswell of TDU.

Top 5 most highly cited science journals in 2005

1. Journal of Biological Chemistry (404,397 cites)
2. Nature (372,784 cites)
3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (357,239 cites)
4. Science (345,991 cites)
5. Journal of the American Chemical Society (257,810 cites)

Nature Genetics microRNA

An announcement from Nature Publishing

"In June 2006, Nature Genetics is proud to present a special issue on microRNAs. Thanks to generous support of the principal sponsors Rosetta Genomics and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals along with the supporting sponsor Santaris Pharma, this supplement will be freely available online for three months. The supplement will feature a review and a collection of perspectives focused on the genomic analysis of microRNA function. Topics include identification of microRNAs and their targets, strategies for determining biological function and recent insights into the biological roles of microRNAs in animal development, plants and the viral life cycle."

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Library Information for Extramural Study Guides

The Distance Library Service is an important resource for extramural students and it is essential that they are aware of what it has to offer them and how they can access it. A brochure explaining the service is sent to them but for many students the need to use it will arise halfway through the course when they have well and truly lost the material they were sent at the start of the course! Inclusion of library information in study guides ensures that it will be available to them when needed. Click on the following link to access an insert that can be pasted into your study guide -

http://library.massey.ac.nz/doit/downloads/studyguides/dlsstudyguideinsert.doc