MathSciNet: New features expand ease-of-use
Find It MathSciNet, the primary databases for mathematical sciences literature, offers some new features. Search results can now be sorted by publication date, journal title or number of citations. New facets allow users to filter and refine results by item type, author, institution, journal, date and primary classification. The AMS has announced that more upgrades […]
Engineering Village: New Numeric Search
Find It Engineering Village now offers a tool to display only those results that contain measurements at a specific value or range in their titles or abstracts. If you’re looking for a measurement in nanometers, the numeric search will automatically convert units and recognize the same values, even if the abstract expresses units in Angstroms, […]
The Vernacular Tradition: A video account of math manuscripts
Find It The Vernacular Tradition James Branch Cabell Library Storage QA21 .V47 1987 This video gives a fascinating narration of early mathematics text written in the vernacular language. The Vernacular Tradition, as the title implies, explores the translation of mathematics written with practical application to everyday life. It gives an account of problem solving using mathematical methods. […]
