scitech library question

July 2003

Blogging About Maps - The Map Room is a fascinating blog about...well, you guessed it, maps. "The Map Room is all about finding maps, map collections, map-related resources, and material about maps on the web. Anything that fits under that rubric, from medieval Mappæ... (23:52 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

iPill - "Diagnosis and Medicine in a Pill" - Researchers at the University of Calgary made the headlines of Wired today for the creation of the iPill - an "intelligent pill" that when ingested, take readings of the host body with the ability to deliver the appropriate dosage of... (23:53 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Arson at U Georgia's Main Library, ISI Highly Cited.com, World Nano-Economic Congress - :: The second floor of the University of Georgia's Main Library annex was deliberately set on fire last night, causing much damage to the collection. :: From the 28 July 2025 Search Engine Watch:ISIHighlyCited.com calls itself "an expert gateway to... (14:18 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Weaver's Web, Nano-rotor - :: Recently I learned from a colleague that Belinda Weaver favourably mentioned The (sci-tech) Library Question in Weaver's Web, her July 2003 column for inCite, the news magazine of ALIA. Thanks, Melinda! :: Scientists at UC Berkeley have created the... (17:07 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

On Vacation - :: I won't be posting any new entries on the site until next week, as I'm still on vacation. It's sweltering here in Alberta these days (+30-35C in many places.) I hope you are having a good summer (or winter... (01:05 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Shush and Shush Again, Wireless Problems, Hot Paper, INASP - :: The Seattle Times has followed up its article on the 1940-ish shushing librarian doll with a piece about the mixed reaction to its appearance. In addition to quotes from librarians for and against the doll comes these words of... (16:04 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Contributing to the Stereotype, or Otherwise? - :: Recently I learned of two developments of which I am less than thrilled (despite have one great sense of humour, really!) 1) A librarian doll has appeared, manufactured by a Seattle-based company called Accoutrements. The doll's right arm moves... (10:10 | 1 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Sci-Tech and Engineering Resources, and Ed Krol - :: Remember Ed Krol? I do, I bought an early edition of The Whole Internet - it still sits on my shelf, and was written during the pre-browser days. Ed's retired now and enjoying life. :: I just discovered SciTechDaily... (16:57 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
What's new - :: Scientific American has an interesting interview with Dr James D Watson, marking the 50th anniversary of the report of Watson's and Francis H C Crick's discovery of DNA. :: Nature reports that bacteria could be enlisted to help construct... (00:55 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Internet Bird Collection (IBC) - The Internet Bird Collection (IBC) is a non-profit endeavour with the ultimate goal of disseminating knowledge about the world's avifauna. It is an on-line audiovisual library of footage of the world's birds that is available to the general public free... (11:44 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Cell Phone Camera Policy - Privacy Issues - :: Is your institution or company considering a policy to cover the use of camera phones (cell phones with camera functionality) in the library? Marcia Rodney of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp is interested in the issue of cell phones... (15:27 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Various - :: Scientific American has a web site devoted to the latest news in nanotechnology. :: There's life down there, but not as we know it, Jim. :: "This page provides a listing of the top 100 sites which are accessed... (15:06 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
in-cites - :: in-cites is a useful online product from Thompson-ISI.in-cites provides a behind the scenes look at the scientists, journals, institutions, nations, and papers selected by ISI Essential Science Indicators Web product. Read interviews and first-person essays about people in a... (12:09 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

About.com Adopts a Blogging Model - :: An interesting entry from Sitelines mentions that About.com, historically one of my favorite subject-based portal sites, has adopted a blogging model based somewhat on MT, changing the appearance of each subject page. See examples here and here. RSS is... (15:41 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Feedback re: New Springer-Verlag Website - Gordon Coleman at Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University, sends the following comments about the new Springer-Verlag website.... (14:32 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Google Updates Toolbar, Civil and Structural Engineering Online - :: Google has updated its toolbar (Beta 2.0), featuring three new functions: Popup Blocker, Autofill, and BlogThis. Chris Sherman provides details in Search Day, 30 June 2003. I use the toolbar everyday, and find it quite useful. Download the toolbar... (10:49 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

PAM Awards - The information below is from an e-mail to the PAM listserv from Alice Primack, and is posted with her approval- Randy"The Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division was very pleased to make two awards this year! Thanks to PAM members who made nominations or... (12:08 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)