Thursday, April 28, 2005
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
editorsweblog.org: Major newspapers experimenting with e-paper
editorsweblog.org: Major newspapers experimenting with e-paper: "E-paper allows users to download various texts, from books to your daily newspaper, onto a portable, rechargeable and flexible electronic screen which diffuses images at approximately the same resolution as reading a newspaper."
Warrior Librarian Weekly: Open 24/7
Warrior Librarian Weekly: Open 24/7: "WARNING: Warrior Librarian is an online satirical library journal (ISSN 1445-9124) for the amusement of those involved in librarianship and associated professions. It is not intended for younger readers, or those lacking a sense of humor. "
Friday, April 22, 2005
Envisat : Antarctica B_15A iceberg monitoring close to Drygalski ice tongue
Envisat : Antarctica B_15A iceberg monitoring close to Drygalski ice tongue
B15 A has passed the Drygalski ice tongue with only a small bump and a couple of "small" pieces being broken off.
Thursday, April 21, 2005
CLIR Reports
CLIR Reports: "Library as Place: Rethinking Roles, Rethinking Space
February, 2005. 81 pp.ISBN 1-932326-13-8
ISBN 978-1-932326-13-0
What is the role of a library when users can obtain information from any location? And what does this role change mean for the creation and design of library space? Six authors�an architect, four librarians, and a professor of art history and classics�explore these questions in Library as Place: Rethinking Roles, Rethinking Space. In their essays, the authors challenge us to think about new potential for the place we call the library and underscore the growing importance of the library as a place for teaching, learning, and research in the digital age."
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
University of Toronto Library School Exams, 1934-35
University of Toronto Library School Exams, 1934-35
found via librarian.net http://www.librarian.net/stax/1262
No way I'd pass this one. Interesting question though in the section Administration of Libraries
"These are difficult days for Libraries. The amount at the disposal of the municipality, or the University, or the business corporation is less than usual. How would you suggest that the Library should justify its position as meriting substantial support? "
Guess some things never change.
Monday, April 18, 2005
ALA | Growing needs and limited budgets
ALA | Growing needs and limited budgets: "Growing needs and limited budgets: The challenge of supporting print and electronic resources
C&RL News, April 2005
Vol. 66, No. 4
by Joan Gotwals
Funding college and research libraries has never been easy, but today it is especially challenging. Supporting the hybrid environment of the print and the electronic worlds and the multiple needs this creates, as well as keeping up with rapidly changing technology, requires increasing library resources."
Saturday, April 16, 2005
The PubChem Project
The PubChem Project: "PubChem contains the chemical structures of small organic molecules and information on their biological activities.
PubChem/Compound now provides improved linkage to Medical Subject Annotations and PubMed biomedical literature citations.
PubChem/Compound now contains unique structures only, and compound identifiers have changed. Please update links to PubChem/Compound based on 'cid' identifiers. "
Friday, April 15, 2005
Additions to blog
Today I added my Blogroll, technorati links, and my reading list. I am tired of the template and will be changing that soon
American Chemical Society Publications: Earth Day 2005
American Chemical Society Publications: Earth Day 2005: "ACS Publications recognizes Earth Day as an opportunity to showcase the positive contributions that chemists have made to our environment, and invites you to review a sampling of relevant research during the month of April."
Sirsi Corporation - Resources @ Sirsi - Stephen Abram Articles and Presentations
Sirsi Corporation - Resources @ Sirsi - Stephen Abram Articles and Presentations
All of Stephen's articles and presentations. WOW. And rss feed to boot!!!!!
http://www.sirsi.com/Resources/abram_articles.xml
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Carnegie Mellon, Pitt researchers report chemistry textbooks lack connection to real chemistry
Carnegie Mellon, Pitt researchers report chemistry textbooks lack connection to real chemistry: "Carnegie Mellon, Pitt researchers report chemistry textbooks lack connection to real chemistry"
Return on Investment In Information Technology: A Guide for Managers:
Return on Investment In Information Technology: A Guide for Managers:
New information technology (IT) systems are serious, and potentially risky, investments for government agencies and nonprofit organizations. This guide is designed to help public sector managers better understand how a return on investment (ROI) analysis can take some of that risk out of their next IT investment."
NRC-CISTI, CISTI Strategic Plan 2005-2010
NRC-CISTI, CISTI Strategic Plan 2005-2010
"The transformation from print to digital has created enormous change in the world of scientific, technical and medical (STM) information. CISTI is a world leader in using new methods to aggregate, analyse, and deliver that information. The CISTI Strategic Plan 2005-2010 shows how CISTI will support research and innovation through high-value STM information and publishing services."
Friday, April 8, 2005
Weblogs: Their Use and Application in Science and Technology Libraries
rethink(IP)
rethink(IP): "We intend for the rethink(ip) blog to become the portal of information relating to the rethinking of intellectual property services."
A new intellectual property blog from the creators of "the invent blog" http://nip.blogs.com/patent/ , Invent the progress http://www.promotetheprogress.com/, and PHOSITA ::: an intellectual property weblawg http://www.okpatents.com/phosita/
Publishers' Catalogues - directory of more than 7700 publishers world-wide listing publishers by topic or location
Publishers' Catalogues - directory of more than 7700 publishers world-wide listing publishers by topic or location: "
Location: City | State | Country | US - Alphabetic
Topics: Medicine | Travel | Poetry | Science Fiction & Fantasy | All Topics
Type of Material: Books, Magazines, Ebooks ...
"
Google intros Q&A service
Macworld: News: Google intros Q&A service: "Google Inc. on Thursday began delivering factual answers for some queries at the top of its results page, to save users from having to navigate over to other sites and look for the information.
For example, if a user enters the query 'Portugal population,' Google returns the answer -- 10.5 million -- along with a link to the Web page where the information came from, which in this case is the population page of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's Factbook."
Thursday, April 7, 2005
Knovel� K-Essentials
Knovel� K-Essentials: "Knovel will help your organization establish a virtual library with online access to nine highly acclaimed science and technical references free of charge. "
K-Essentials includes free access to the following titles:
International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology ( 7 Volumes)
Essential Practices for Managing Chemical Reactivity Hazards
Knovel Critical Tables Lite
Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables
Smithsonian Physical Tables (9th Revised Edition)
Metallic Materials Properties Development and Standardization (MMPDS)
Military Handbook - MIL-HDBK-5H: Metallic Materials and Elements for Aerospace Vehicle Structures
Engineering Problem Solving - A Classical Perspective
Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences
Scholar Monitor
Scholar Monitor: "Scholar Monitor allows a user to set particular keywords, and monitors the result counts of keywords. If there are new papers, it shows a new! mark with counts."
Yahoo! Next
Yahoo! Next: "What is Yahoo! Next?
It's a showcase of some of Yahoo!'s newest and coolest projects - the cutting edge of what Yahoo!'s doing today and working on for tomorrow!"
Open-access journal: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
From the email notification:
Institute of Physics Publishing is delighted to announce that Journal of Physics: Conference Series is now available as an open-access journal. As an open-access title, all published proceedings are freely available online through our award winning Electronic Journals service.
All papers from the conferences already published by Journal of Physics: Conference Series are now available free to read at http://jpconf.iop.org.
Long-term retrievability on all journal content is accessible via our online Archive.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series is a new journal offering conference proceedings publication to international conferences of the highest quality.
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
UB Karlsruhe: KVK Karlsruhe Virtual Catalog : Standard version : English
UB Karlsruhe: KVK Karlsruhe Virtual Catalog : Standard version : English
one search site for national union catalogues.
Copyright -- SLA Toronto Chapter - West Programming Subcommittee
The April meeting presented by the SLA Toronto Chapter - West Programming Subcommittee will be April 28th, 2005, at 9:30 am at NPS Pharmaceuticals, 6850 Goreway Drive, Mississauga, ON. The topic is Copyright in the Digital Economy and will be presented by Anita Mullick of Access Copyright.
All SLA members are invited to attend, however, since there is limited space for this event, please register early by replying to me or by filling out the form on the SLA page: http://www.sla.org/chapter/ctor/events/register.asp?eid=98. There is no charge for this event.
Let me know if you need directions to NPS.
How to copy right in the digital economy
Join Anita Mullick to discuss the copyright issues, possible solutions, and limits to storing, copying, and transmitting material to clients. A licensing representative with Access Copyright, The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency, Anita provides educational and informational support about print and digital licensing. Learn how an “intangible” like intellectual property is protected under the law. Come and hear of traditional and new media, and how you too can copy right.
Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Amazon.com: Books / Librarians
This is interesting. Wonder if they will be rolling it out to amazon.ca???
Amazon.com: Books / Librarians: "Welcome to the Amazon Librarians' Store
We serve over 7,000 libraries across America, and we're dedicated to providing a world-class browsing and buying experience for libraries. Bookmark this page now and check back for updates. We look forward to serving you! "
Rednersville Country Store, Antiques & Collectibles, Prince Edward County, near Belleville
Why an antique store you may ask..... because they have RSS. When they get new stock, you know.
Nice stuff they have as well, from the photos. Next time I am in the area I will be stopping.
Rednersville Country Store, Antiques & Collectibles, Prince Edward County, near Belleville: "The Rednersville Country Store has come back to life, and is filled with rare antiques and collectibles at affordable prices. "
Saturday, April 2, 2005
From Tinfoil + Raccoon: Streaming "Radio": David Byrne and Squidco
Tinfoil + Raccoon: Streaming "Radio": David Byrne and Squidco: "Talking Head David Byrne has launched Radio David Byrne, a streaming program with a eclectic mix of DB's favorite tunes. "
Friday, April 1, 2005
ROM Images
ROM Images: "ROMImages is an online collection of images. It mirrors the unique range of the ROM�s collections�archaeology, arts, and sciences. The image collection also highlights some of the ROM�s research activities and its growth and history. The image collection is available. ROM Images will grow, with new images added and new tours developed."
The Pathfinder Project
The Pathfinder Project: "Assisting librarians in their information literacy role through the use of pathfinders:
guides to resources for finding information on specific topics."
Government of Canada Announces Upcoming Amendments to the Copyright Act
The Government of Canada Announces Upcoming Amendments to the Copyright Act: "proposed amendments to the Copyright Act that will address the challenges and opportunities of the Internet. These amendments will fulfill the Government's commitment to address the short-term group of copyright reform issues."
The Klingon Language Institute
I couldn't resist :)
The Klingon Language Institute: "The Klingon Language Institute
Welcome to the Klingon Language Institute. That's right, Klingon. Those bumpy headed aliens of Star Trek really have their own language, one which has far outgrown mere television and film. That's what we're about. We're here to promote and support this unique and exciting language. So, whether you've just stumbled in here by accident, or lost a bet, or have sought long and hard for people who share your passion for the warriors' tongue, come on in. Our site has information and resources to interest both skeptic and enthusiast alike. Join us in our exploration of the galaxy's fastest growing language."
Knovel� K-Essentials
Knovel� K-Essentials: "Knovel will help your organization establish a virtual library with online access to nine highly acclaimed science and technical references free of charge. "
K-Essentials includes free access to the following titles:
International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology ( 7 Volumes)
Essential Practices for Managing Chemical Reactivity Hazards
Knovel Critical Tables Lite
Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables
Smithsonian Physical Tables (9th Revised Edition)
Metallic Materials Properties Development and Standardization (MMPDS)
Military Handbook - MIL-HDBK-5H: Metallic Materials and Elements for Aerospace Vehicle Structures
Engineering Problem Solving - A Classical Perspective
Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences
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