Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING) 


                 JOHN WHELAN LIBRARY BULLETIN No. 25 - 20/12/2001
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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


1. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO PERIODICALS
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- 'El Exportador'. Displayed at INT Library. Subscription stopped.


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. 'Eta Carinae and other mysterious stars: the hidden opportunities of
emission line spectroscopy - ASP Conf. Series Vol. 242', Theodore R. Gull,
Sveneric Johansson, and Kris Davidson (editors), ASP, 2001.

2. 'Young Stars Near Earth: Progress and Prospects - ASP Conf. Series Vol.
244', Ray Jayawardhana and Thomas P. Greene (editors), ASP, 2001.

3. 'Astrophysical Ages and Time Scales - ASP Conf. Series Vol. 245', Ted von
Hippel, Chris Simpson, and Nadine Manset (editors), ASP, 2001.

4. 'P Cygni 2000. 400 Years of Progress - ASP Conf. Series Vol. 233', Mart
de Groot and Christiaan Sterken (editors), ASP, 2001.

5. 'Astronomical Data Analysis - Software and Systems X - ASP Conf. Series
Vol. 238', F. R. Harnden, Jr., Francis A. Primini, and Harry E. Payne
(editors), ASP, 2001.

6. 'Galaxy Disks and Disk Galaxies - ASP Conf. Series Vol. 230', Jose G.
Funes, S. J. and Enrico Maria Corsini (editors), ASP, 2001.

7. 'Gravitational Lensing: Recent Progress and Future Goals - ASP Conf.
Series Vol. 237', Tereasa G. Brainerd and Christopher S. Kochanek (editors),
ASP, 2001.

8. 'The 7th Taipei Astrophysics Workshop on Cosmic Rays in the Universe -
ASP Conf. Series Vol. 241', Chung-Ming Ko (editor), ASP, 2001.

9. 'Advanced Solar Polarimetry Theory, Observation, and Instrumentation -
The 20th Sacramento Peak Summer Workshop - ASP Conf. Series Vol. 236', M.
Sigwarth (editor), ASP, 2001.

10.'JumpStart Technology: Effective Use in the Solaris Operating Environment
- Sun Blueprints', John S. Howard and Alex Noorderg, Prentice Hall PTR,
2002.

11.'Scientific Dedication of the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo - Conference
proceedings, Santa Cruz de La Palma, 3-5 November 2000', Marcello Rodono and
Giancarlo Setti (editors), 2001.

12.'United States Naval Observatory Double Star CD 2001.0', USNO, 2001.
Location: SLO Book Library - CD-Rom Cabinets, shelfmark: 523.8 USN

13.'AC 2000.2 - Catalogue of positions derived from the astrographic
catalogue measures', USNO and Copenhagen University Observatory, 2001.
Location: SLO Book Library - CD-Rom Cabinets, shelfmark: 523.8 USN

14.'Preserving the astronomical sky - IAU Symposium No. 196', R. J. Cohen
and W. T. Sullivan, III (editors), ASP, 2001.

15.'The bridge between the Big Bang and biology. Stars, planetary systems,
atmospheres, volcanoes: their link to life', Franco Giovannelli (editor),
2001. Proceedings of an international workshop held in Stromboli, Italy, 1999.


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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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Current librarian: 
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