Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING)
JOHN WHELAN LIBRARY BULLETIN No. 24, 27/10/2001
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Also at: http://www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/library/
John Whelan Library Bulletin is issued at irregular intervals, whenever
there is important news at the library. Suggestions and comments on this
bulletin are welcome.
Note: The INT Library is the library on the first floor of the Isaac Newton
Telescope building and the SLO Library is on the sixth floor of Mayantigo
building, the observatory's sea-level base in Santa Cruz de La Palma. The
SLO Library is split into a Book Library and a Periodical Library.
Contents
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1. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO PERIODICALS
2. NEW BOOK ACQUISITIONS
3. OTHER NEWS
1. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO PERIODICALS
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- 'Telescopes and Astronomy Newsletter'. New. Displayed at the SLO
Periodical Library.
2. NEW BOOK ACQUISITIONS
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The following books have arrived recently. If location isn't specified, they
can be found on the New Acquisitions shelf in the SLO Periodical Library. All
of them can be borrowed as usual unless they are marked as books not to be
taken away.
1.'Adaptive Optics Engineering Handbook', Robert K. Tyson (editor), Marcel
Dekker, 2000.
2.'The new era of wide field astronomy - ASP Conference Series Vol. 232',
Roger Clowes, Andrew Adamson, and Gordon Bromage (editors), ASP, 2001.
3.'Tetons 4: Galactic Structure, Stars and the Interstellar Medium - ASP
Conf Series Vol. 231', Charles E. Woodward, Michael D. Bicay, and J.
Michael Shull (editors), ASP, 2001.
4.'Astronomy for developing countries - IAU Special Session of XXIV General
Assembly', Alan H. Batten (editor), ASP, 2001.
5.'The extragalactic infrared background and its cosmological implications
- IAU Symposium No. 204', Martin Harwit and Michael G. Hauser (editors),
ASP, 2001.
6.'Recent insights into the physics of the sun and heliosphere: highlights
from SOHO and other space missions - IAU symposium no. 203', Pal Brekke,
Bernhard Fleck and Joseph B. Gurman (editors), ASP, 2001.
7.'How to run successful high-tech project-based organizations', Fergus
O'Connell, Artech House, 1999.
8.'Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 8.0 Study Guide', Syngress,
Osborne McGraw Hill, 2001.
3. OTHER NEWS
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- 'The Universe in the Classroom' has gone on-line and the print version
has been stopped. Available online at http://www.astronomy.com.
Javier Mendez
27/10/2001
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GOLD RULES FOR LIBRARY USERS
1. NONE of the items at the INT Library or the SLO Periodical Library can be
borrowed.
2. ALL items at the SLO Book Library can be borrowed expect those labeled as
'NOT TO BE TAKEN AWAY' or 'FOR REFERENCE'.
3. If, after having a quick look at a book, you don't know where to put it back
just leave it in the 'RETURNED BOOKS' tray at the SLO Book Library.
4. NEVER take away a book without filling in a LOAN CARD.
5. NEVER place a filled loan card on the shelves. Leave it in the 'FILLED LOAN
CARDS' tray at the SLO Book Library instead. Books must be returned within one
year.
6. NEVER return a book to the shelves, even if you know the right place.
Leave it in the 'RETURNED BOOKS' tray at the SLO Book Library instead.
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JOHN WHELAN LIBRARY Postal Address:
Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING) Apartado de correos 321
Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory E-38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma
e-mail: library@ing.iac.es Canary Islands, SPAIN
URL: http://www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/library/
Current librarian:
Javier Mendez Alvarez Phone: +34-922-425464, 405655
e-mail: jma@ing.iac.es Fax: +34-922-425401
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