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Thursday 31 March 2025

  • Presentations from CiL 2005 Now Available - :: Links to the presentations from Computers In Libraries 2005 are available on the Information Today web site. (Via: Science Library Pad.)... (14:40 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Wednesday 30 March 2025

  • Poster Presenters for SLA Annual Conference in Toronto - :: From a post on CHMINF-L:Presenters have now been selected for the Poster Session, "Better Understanding Your Users," being cosponsored by the Chemistry, PAM, and Sci-Tech Divisions at the upcoming SLA meeting in Toronto . A list of the presenters... (11:36 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Tuesday 29 March 2025

  • Cites & Incites Insights - :: I am obviously having trouble keeping up with Walt Crawford. I missed noting the v5 n2: Midwinter 2005 issue of Cites & Incites Insights, which appeared between January and February. When you are finished with that issue, check out... (09:05 | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments)
  • Handbook of Chemistry & Physics Updating Policy - :: Excerpted from a post on CHMINF-L, David R Lide, Editor-in-Chief, CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, explains the policy of updating HCP: Each annual edition provides an opportunity to add new material, update/expand existing tables, and correct errors. Certainly,... (08:53 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • AIP Introduces Library Branding - :: From a message sent by Christine Orr of AIP, which appeared on various listservs:The American Institute of Physics is pleased to announce that beginning this week, all AIP journal abstract pages will carry a message informing users that their... (08:45 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Thursday 24 March 2026

  • Canadian Government Outlines Proposed Amendments to the Copyright Act - :: Copyright reform took a step forward today in Canada:On March 24, the ministers of Canadian Heritage and Industry released a Statement outlining the Government's proposals for amendments to the Copyright Act that would address the short-term group of reform... (12:00 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Stuff You Don't Learn in Engineering School - Comment By Carl Selinger (Author) - :: Recently I posted a short review of Carl Selinger's new book, "Stuff You Don't Learn In Engineering School: Skills For Success In The Real World." Carl read the review, and submitted a timely comment regarding the importance of information... (11:08 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Engineering Students and Weblogs - :: I've written previously about working with engineering design students (in mechanical, chemical, materials engineering classes) by helping them create weblogs to use for project management. The students are working in groups of four, and I've helped a number of... (10:52 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Tuesday 22 March 2026

  • Scirus Indexes Patent Data for 13,000,000 Patents - :: From the Elsevier site, Scirus now includes patent data:Amsterdam, 22 March 2026 – Elsevier today announced that its free science-specific search engine, Scirus, has now indexed 13 million patents. Patents indexed in Scirus include those from the United States... (15:17 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Bill Clinton To Speak At SLA in Toronto - :: Word is out that President Bill Clinton has been added to the list of general session speakers at SLA in Toronto. From a post on SLA-ENG today:This morning it was announced to the Board, that former President Bill Clinton... (14:33 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Beilstein Launches Open Access Journal on Organic Chemistry - :: George Porter sent word about the following new open access journal for organic chemistry:San Diego, CA.: The prestigious Beilstein-Institut today announced the launch of the first major Open Access journal for organic chemistry. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry will... (13:54 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Cindi Posts The OpenURL Cybertour Presentation - :: Cindi Trainor has added all the slides and such from the OpenURL Cybertour she did at CiL 2005. She then posted links to the Instant Messaging Cybertour she did at CiL as well.... (13:39 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Updates to Previous Entries on Scopus and Patent Downloading - :: Comments were received regarding resources mentioned in previous entries, and I felt the information was important enough to be added to a new post.Regarding the entry, Review of Web of Science (2004 version) and Scopus, Christina Pikas advised that... (10:25 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Monday 21 March 2026

  • Cindi's Computers in Libraries Reports - :: For further coverage of Computers in Libraries, please check my friend Cindi Trainor's observations from the second and third days, her final thoughts, and while you're at it, send her much sympathy after reading about her and her family's... (13:30 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Creative Commons Expands, Advertises for Science Commons Executive Director - :: The Creative Commons, the group working to reform copyright, announced in November 2004 the creation of the Science Commons:The mission of Science Commons is to encourage scientific innovation by making it easier for scientists, universities, and industries to use... (13:13 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Jay Bhatt: Informing Library Users About Availability of Individual Online Books - :: Jay Bhatt at Drexel posted the following on a number of discussion groups this morning:On a recent post in ELDNET-L, Kate Thomes posted an interesting question on ebooks. My question more deals with how do we inform our users... (10:39 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • EEVL adds CSA Hot Topics, Issue 3 of IoP's Librarian Insider Available - :: Roddy MacLeod wrote to advise that EEVL, The Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing, has added the CSA Hot Topics series to their site:Hot Topics, which give access to in-depth reports on topical engineering and technology issues, have... (09:09 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Friday 18 March 2026

  • IoP To Offer "Cited By" Links Using CrossRef - :: From a post on LIBLICENCE-L:In September 2003, we announced that papers in our Electronic Journals had been enhanced by links to citing articles from The American Physical Society and NASA's Astrophysical Data System. I'm pleased to report that our... (16:14 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Guide to Downloading Patent Copies on the Internet - :: Again via Rafael's site, the Guide to Downloading Patent Copies on the Internet from The Invent Blog. The post was made on 27 September 2004, and was updated on 23 February 2005. Some good information here.... (13:58 | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments)

Thursday 17 March 2026

  • State of the Blogosphere March 2005 - :: Via Rafael's site, a link to David Sifry's "State of The Blogosphere, March 2005, Part 1: Growth of Blogs". He reports that Technorati is tracking >7.8 million blogs and 937 million links. The Technorati site today lists 7,926,598 weblogs... (15:58 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Review of Web of Science (2004 version) and Scopus - :: I've been trying to make time to learn more about Scopus since we acquired it. It is a very powerful database, with substantial content. Will it supplant others we use here? There is a very detailed comparative review of... (15:41 | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments)
  • Reviews of Full-Text Handbook-Type Collections - :: On ELDNET-L (I can't link to the post), Kate Thomes asks:Hi everyone. I know this topic has been discussed on ELDnet before, but my library system was not dealing much with the issues at the time and I do... (15:33 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • IEEE Xplore 2.0 Coming March 26 - :: All subscribers to any products available on IEEE Xplore are aware of the impending upgrade next week. If you're not aware, and are considering subscribing, check out the information on the new upgrade available on the IEEE Xplore Release... (13:16 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Wednesday 16 March 2026

  • 20th Computers In Libraries in DC - :: The 20th Annual Computers In Libraries, a conference I've never attended, is on in Washington DC. A number of librarians attending are blogging the conference, so I'll point to my good friend Cindi Trainor's excellent detailed report(s) at Chronicles... (21:27 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Latest Ei Update Available, Featuring Yrs Truly - :: The March/April 2005, v3 n1 issue of Ei Update is available for viewing, featuring updates on faceted searching and the forthcoming study: Role of Information in Innovation 2005. The Librarian's Corner for this issue was written my your humble... (13:38 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Tuesday 15 March 2026

Monday 14 March 2026

  • E-STREAMS v8 n2 February 2005 - :: The latest issue of E-STREAMS: Electronic reviews of Science & Technology References covering Engineering, Agriculture, Medicine and Science , is available in pdf and html formats.... (15:48 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Infotrieve to Launch Life Science Research Center - :: Paula Hane reports the following on InfoToday:March 14, 2005 — Infotrieve, Inc. (http://www.infotrieve.com), a company that has specialized in document delivery for information professionals in the STM (scientific, technical, and medical) markets, has announced the upcoming launch of a... (12:17 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Friday 11 March 2026

  • International Journal of Rotating Machinery Goes Open Access - :: George Porter forwarded this post from Peter Suber on Open Access News, which will be of interest to engineering librarians, especially mechanical:Hindawi Publishing has announced that The International Journal of Rotating Machinery has converted to open access, effective immediately.... (15:29 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Thursday 10 March 2026

Wednesday 9 March 2026

  • What Use Is A Printed Archive? - :: On CHMINF-L, Nigel Lees asks, "What Use is a Printed Archive?" It's a question facing all of us who are moving from print to electronic editions:In common with other libraries I am under increasing pressure to dispose of much... (11:10 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Tuesday 8 March 2026

  • Theory of Computing -- New OA journal - :: As posted by George Porter to PAMNET-L (and other listservs): Theory of Computing (ToC) is based at the University of Chicago Department of Computer Science, with mirrors at IIT Kanpur, SzTAKI, Budapest, and KTH, Stockholm. ToC cites the Electronic... (14:58 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Monday 7 March 2026

  • More on Gormangate - :: As my friend Tony Dalmyn noted, I didn't include a link to Michael Gorman's original column in the LA Times, Google and God's Mind, in the previous post about his Library Journal column about blogs, so there it is.... (10:54 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • ACS Broadens Article Access - :: From Chemical & Engineering News, March 7, 2005, v83 n10, p10: "ACS Broadens Article Access - Conditions set for free availability one year after publication" The American Chemical Society is broadening access to research articles published in its scholarly... (10:34 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Open Access Bibliography - :: Charles W Bailey,Assistant Dean for Digital Library Planning and Development, University of Houston, sent the following e-mail regarding the Open Access Bibliography:The Open Access Bibliography: Liberating Scholarly Literature with E-Prints and Open Access Journals presents over 1,300 selected English-language... (08:54 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Saturday 5 March 2026

  • A Thoughtful Response to Michael Gorman - :: As previously noted, Michael Gorman is receiving considerable, and frankly, well-deserved criticism for his Library Journal column, Revenge of the Blog People. Feedback is coming from not only librarians, but those outside the field. This response to Gorman's column... (08:11 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Thursday 3 March 2026

  • Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library Announced in Alberta - :: Yesterday, in the Speech From the Throne, which opened the First Session of the Twenty-Sixth Legislature of the Province of Alberta, preliminary details of Bill 1, the Access to the Future Act, were read by His Honour The Honourable... (22:21 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Engineering Resources: The New Weblog from Hagerty Library at Drexel University - :: Congrats to Jay Bhatt and Andy Wheeler of Hagerty Library at Drexel, on the creation of the new blog, "Engineering Resources":An informative blog that lists new print and electronic resources available from the Hagerty Library at Drexel University. It... (15:15 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
  • Stuff You Don't Learn in Engineering School - :: Carl Selinger, an independent consultant in various industries including aviation and transportation, has written a timely book for engineering students called Stuff You Don't Learn in Engineering School: Skills For Success in the Real World 1. He is also... (13:26 | 1 Trackbacks | 1 Comments)