Thursday, January 20, 2011
New Journal Launched
A new open-access journal, Scientific Reports, will releast its first issue in June 2011. The peer-reviewed online publication will accept papers deemed scientifically sound and original without regard to the significance of the research.This policy is similar to that of the journal PLoS One Scientific Reports.
Quote of the Day
"Research in universities is so thoroughly embedded in universities that the line between the two has become difficult to discern. And research in universities requires solid undergraduate and graduate learning and teaching. It is foolhardy to weaken this foundation, because the modern research university is built on the energy and ideas of students. Students are not customers of a university; they are its very soul. The idea that research will prosper whle teaching and learning decay is a dangerous fallacy."
Source: "University cuts show science is far from saved" by Colin Macilwain in the January 13 issue of Nature, World View section, page 133.
Source: "University cuts show science is far from saved" by Colin Macilwain in the January 13 issue of Nature, World View section, page 133.
Cool Web Tools! "Send to Kindle: Any Web Page Text, With One Click, Using Chrome Browser
While this blog has an earlier article on using Instapaper to send articles to the Kindle and a revision of Instapaper has made it even easier now, what's described here is a new feature possible via the Chrome browser.
With the new Send to Kindle option, you can specify that the text content of a webpage you're on be sent to your Kindle at [you]@free.kindle.com. This Kindle address avoids the 15 cents per megabyte charge for sending a personal document over 3G Whispernet instead. The [you]@free.kindle.com
With the new Send to Kindle option, you can specify that the text content of a webpage you're on be sent to your Kindle at [you]@free.kindle.com. This Kindle address avoids the 15 cents per megabyte charge for sending a personal document over 3G Whispernet instead. The [you]@free.kindle.com
NEW TITLES IN EBRARY
New in EBRARY Academic Complete
They have recently added over 1,100 multidisciplinary titles from National Academies Press, New Age International, World Trade Press, University of Chicago Press, and other leading publishers.Below is a sample listing of newly added titles.
Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal,by Ben Mezrich (Anchor, 2010)
Brain Sense: The Science of the Senses and How We Process the World Around Us, by Faith Hickman Brynie (AMACOM, 2009)
Discrete Mathematics,by B.S. Vasta and Suchi Vasta (New Age International, 2009)
Innocent Bystanders: Developing Countries and the War on Drugs,
by Philip Keefer and Norman Loayza (World Bank, 2010)
Spirituality and Aging, by Robert C. Atchley (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009)
Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals, by Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce
(University of Chicago Press, 2009)
They have recently added over 1,100 multidisciplinary titles from National Academies Press, New Age International, World Trade Press, University of Chicago Press, and other leading publishers.Below is a sample listing of newly added titles.
Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal,by Ben Mezrich (Anchor, 2010)
Brain Sense: The Science of the Senses and How We Process the World Around Us, by Faith Hickman Brynie (AMACOM, 2009)
Discrete Mathematics,by B.S. Vasta and Suchi Vasta (New Age International, 2009)
Innocent Bystanders: Developing Countries and the War on Drugs,
by Philip Keefer and Norman Loayza (World Bank, 2010)
Spirituality and Aging, by Robert C. Atchley (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009)
Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals, by Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce
(University of Chicago Press, 2009)
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Don't Pass the Salt
The American Heart Association on January 13 issued a call to action for the public, health professionals, the food industry and the government to intensify efforts to reduce the amount of sodium (salt) Americans consume daily.
In an advisory, published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, the association sets out the science behind the American Heart Association’s recommendation for the general population, which is to consume no more than 1500 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day because of the harmful effects of sodium – elevated blood pressure and increased risk of stroke, heart attacks and kidney disease. Elevated blood pressure (hypertension) is a major public health problem – approximately 90 percent of all Americans will develop hypertension over their lifetime.
There is no direct conversion, but 1500 milligrams is about equivalent to 1.5 teaspoons of salt daily.
Source: American Heart Association
In an advisory, published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, the association sets out the science behind the American Heart Association’s recommendation for the general population, which is to consume no more than 1500 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day because of the harmful effects of sodium – elevated blood pressure and increased risk of stroke, heart attacks and kidney disease. Elevated blood pressure (hypertension) is a major public health problem – approximately 90 percent of all Americans will develop hypertension over their lifetime.
There is no direct conversion, but 1500 milligrams is about equivalent to 1.5 teaspoons of salt daily.
Source: American Heart Association
Pride and Prejudice for Feeley's ENG 102 classes
I have requested copies of Pride and Prejudice through Interlibrary loan. Students can also find this full text on line because it was written in 1813 and is no longer copyright protected. Any number of students can simultaneously read the novel online. Below is the link to the Gutenberg and other sites:
http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pridprej.html
http://www.fullbooks.com/Pride-and-Prejudice.html
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342
There are other full text sites online as well.
I will have multiple hard copies by tomorrow and the rest will come next week. Enjoy!
http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pridprej.html
http://www.fullbooks.com/Pride-and-Prejudice.html
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342
There are other full text sites online as well.
I will have multiple hard copies by tomorrow and the rest will come next week. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Urban Fantasy Reads
Urban fantasy is a subset of contemporary fantasy, consisting of magical novels and stories set in contemporary, real-world, urban settings--as opposed to 'traditional' fantasy set in wholly imaginary landscapes, even ones containing imaginary cities, or having most of their action take place in them.
Examples of urban fantasy:
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Tell us if you have any favorites or suggestions for the library. Just click on "Post a Comment" below and write to your heart's content.
Examples of urban fantasy:
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Tell us if you have any favorites or suggestions for the library. Just click on "Post a Comment" below and write to your heart's content.
Highlights in U.S. Women's History
January Highlights in US Women's History so far this month:
Jan 3, 1949 - Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine) starts her tenure in the Senate, where she stays in office until 1973; the first woman to serve in both the House and Senate as she previously served in the House (R-Maine, 1940-1949)
Jan 5, 1925 - Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated as the first woman governor in U.S. history (governor of Wyoming)
Jan 7, 1896 - Fanny Farmer's first cookbook is published in which she standardized cooking measurements
Jan 7, 1955 - Marian Anderson is the first African American woman to sing at the Metrop olitan Opera
Jan 8, 1977 - Pauli Murray, the first female African American Episcopal priest, is ordained
Jan 11, 1935 - Amelia Earhart makes the first solo flight from Hawaii to North America
Jan 12, 1932 - Hattie Wyatt Caraway (D-Arkansas) is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate. She was the first woman to chair a Senate Committee and the first to serve as the Senate's presiding officer as well
January Birthdays
Jan 3, 1793 (1880 ) - Lucretia Mott, women's rights pioneer, Quaker minister, pacifist; NWHP co-founder Molly MacGregor is honored to share her birth day
Jan 7, 1891 (1960) - Zora Neale Hurston, pioneering scholar of African American folklore
Jan 8, 1867 (1961) - Emily Greene Balch, economist and sociologist; co-founder of the Women's International League for Peace with Jane Addams (1919); won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946, shared with John Mott
Jan. 9, 1859 Carrie Chapman Catt, woman's suffrage leader and president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
Jan. 9, 1941 - Joan Baez, award winning singer and songwriter; human, civil, and peace activist; founder of Humanitas International Human Rights Committee (1979)
Jan 11, 1885 (1977) - Alice Paul, suffragist leader, founder of National Women's Party (1916); her strategies helped pass the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote (1920); initiated the Equal Rights Amendment (1923)
Jan 12, 1820 (1914) - Caroline Severance, early suffragist, social reformer; co-founded the American Woman Suffrage Association (1869); first woman to register to vote in California (1911)
Jan 13, 1850 (1911) - Charlotte Ray, fi rst African-American woman lawyer and first woman admitted to the bar in D.C.
Jan. 13, 1917 Edna Hibel the first woman to win the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts.
Jan 19, 1905 (1995) - Oveta Culp Hobby, second women in the U.S. Cabinet (20 years after Frances Perkins), first Secretary of the Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare (1953); awarded the Distinguished Medal of Service for her work as Director of the Women's Army Corps (1945)
Jan 3, 1949 - Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine) starts her tenure in the Senate, where she stays in office until 1973; the first woman to serve in both the House and Senate as she previously served in the House (R-Maine, 1940-1949)
Jan 5, 1925 - Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated as the first woman governor in U.S. history (governor of Wyoming)
Jan 7, 1896 - Fanny Farmer's first cookbook is published in which she standardized cooking measurements
Jan 7, 1955 - Marian Anderson is the first African American woman to sing at the Metrop olitan Opera
Jan 8, 1977 - Pauli Murray, the first female African American Episcopal priest, is ordained
Jan 11, 1935 - Amelia Earhart makes the first solo flight from Hawaii to North America
Jan 12, 1932 - Hattie Wyatt Caraway (D-Arkansas) is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate. She was the first woman to chair a Senate Committee and the first to serve as the Senate's presiding officer as well
January Birthdays
Jan 3, 1793 (1880 ) - Lucretia Mott, women's rights pioneer, Quaker minister, pacifist; NWHP co-founder Molly MacGregor is honored to share her birth day
Jan 7, 1891 (1960) - Zora Neale Hurston, pioneering scholar of African American folklore
Jan 8, 1867 (1961) - Emily Greene Balch, economist and sociologist; co-founder of the Women's International League for Peace with Jane Addams (1919); won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946, shared with John Mott
Jan. 9, 1859 Carrie Chapman Catt, woman's suffrage leader and president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
Jan. 9, 1941 - Joan Baez, award winning singer and songwriter; human, civil, and peace activist; founder of Humanitas International Human Rights Committee (1979)
Jan 11, 1885 (1977) - Alice Paul, suffragist leader, founder of National Women's Party (1916); her strategies helped pass the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote (1920); initiated the Equal Rights Amendment (1923)
Jan 12, 1820 (1914) - Caroline Severance, early suffragist, social reformer; co-founded the American Woman Suffrage Association (1869); first woman to register to vote in California (1911)
Jan 13, 1850 (1911) - Charlotte Ray, fi rst African-American woman lawyer and first woman admitted to the bar in D.C.
Jan. 13, 1917 Edna Hibel the first woman to win the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts.
Jan 19, 1905 (1995) - Oveta Culp Hobby, second women in the U.S. Cabinet (20 years after Frances Perkins), first Secretary of the Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare (1953); awarded the Distinguished Medal of Service for her work as Director of the Women's Army Corps (1945)
Zenyatta: Horse of the Year 2010
The charismatic mare, who captivated a nation with her pre-race antics, was named the 2010 Horse of the Year on Monday night at the 40th annual Eclipse Awards in Miami. Zenyatta lost the Breeders' Cup Classic, but she still won horse racing's biggest prize.
Zenyatta ended her career with 19 wins in 20 starts, but the last race was the toughest.The 6-year-old mare was defeated in the Breeders' Cup Classic by Blame, who was also one of the three finalists for Horse of the Year. After Zenyatta won the Breeders' Cup Classic a year ago, she was defeated for Horse of the Year by another mare--Rachel Alexandra.
Source: Albany Times Union
Free Chemistry Peer-reviewed Articles
Chemistry Central publishes peer-reviewed open access research in chemistry. Chemistry Central is part of the BioMed Central group.
Chemistry Central publishes a range of online open access journals, and provides links to other online open access journals of interest published by BioMed Central.
On of the most frequently accessed article in the last 30 days?
Chemistry in Second Life
Andrew SID Lang, Jean-Claude Bradley
Chemistry Central Journal 2009, 3:14 (23 October 2009)
(The image above is from Second Life.)
National Library of Medicine Site has New Look
The National Library of Medicine has just updated thousands of pages within its site. They now include site-wide navigation in the header so many of our favorite links should be just a click away. There is also a new “Share” feature so you can send content to your friends, colleagues or yourself via social bookmarking and networking. Plus, they have added links to make it easier to connect on Facebook and Twitter.
The National Library of Medicine, a component of the National Institutes of Health, is the world’s largest medical library. Don't overlook this great resource when you are doing research.
The National Library of Medicine, a component of the National Institutes of Health, is the world’s largest medical library. Don't overlook this great resource when you are doing research.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Libraries & Librarians Re-defined
Libraries are defined more by what they do than what they look like. While new technologies might be replacing print collections, they are not replacing librarians — whose roles as research guides have become more even important as available resources have multiplied. it’s important to look at the type of reference question that are asked. The number of directional and simple questions has dropped, because we’ve provided the tools to make answering those questions easier. “If you look at the number of more difficult, research-oriented questions, we find it has grown as the complexity of the tools to provide answers to those questions has become more intense. You still need us.
while the functions and appearance of libraries has changed, nobody is about to tear them down just because they have fewer books and more social spaces.Maybe the whole idea of is the library, as a place, dead or not is a red herring. Should the question be who knows what the library means anymore? That is what we are still trying to answer.
while the functions and appearance of libraries has changed, nobody is about to tear them down just because they have fewer books and more social spaces.Maybe the whole idea of is the library, as a place, dead or not is a red herring. Should the question be who knows what the library means anymore? That is what we are still trying to answer.
Blackboard expands
Blackboard, known for its course-management software, is moving into a whole new sector. Yesterday the company announced that it bought Presidium Inc., which provides outsourced call centers and consulting services for admissions, financial aid, and other student services, and also runs IT help desks for many colleges.
Blackboard paid $53-million to acquire the company. lackboard already held about 10 percent of the company, which was founded by former Blackboard employees. Presidium is based in Reston, Va., and has 160 full-time employees.
Blackboard paid $53-million to acquire the company. lackboard already held about 10 percent of the company, which was founded by former Blackboard employees. Presidium is based in Reston, Va., and has 160 full-time employees.
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
WELCOME TO NEW STUDENTS
Welcome to the Goodwin College Library.
Please consult the library page to help you become familiar with our library and identify key services and personal contacts you may find helpful in your first weeks here. www.goodwin.edu/library
The library supports the college's educational and service goals by ensuring that all students, faculty, and staff receive the best possible service, information, resources, and equipment in an environment conducive to learning. We look forward to meeting you and helping you become successful college students, college graduates, and employed members of the your chosen field of study.
Please consult the library page to help you become familiar with our library and identify key services and personal contacts you may find helpful in your first weeks here. www.goodwin.edu/library
The library supports the college's educational and service goals by ensuring that all students, faculty, and staff receive the best possible service, information, resources, and equipment in an environment conducive to learning. We look forward to meeting you and helping you become successful college students, college graduates, and employed members of the your chosen field of study.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Build a Tower Challenge
Tom Wujec presents some surprisingly deep research into the "marshmallow problem" -- a simple team-building exercise that involves dry spaghetti, one yard of tape and a marshmallow. Who can build the tallest tower with these ingredients? And why does a surprising group always beat the average?
Watch the video.
Watch the video.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
MLA Format Hint
MLA Cover Page is not numbered. Here are directions for removing the number from the first page so that the second page will be number 1.
On the Insert tab, in the Headers & Footers group, click Page Number, and then click Format Page Numbers.
2. In the Start at box, type 0.
On the Insert tab, in the Headers & Footers group, click Page Number, and then click Format Page Numbers.
2. In the Start at box, type 0.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Embed YouTube in PowerPoint 2007
To embed a YouTube video in PowerPoint 2007 follow these simmple steps:
1. First turn on the Developer Tab on the Ribbon by clicking on the Microsoft logo at the top left of the window and selecting PowerPoint Options all the way at the bottom of the menu. Next put a check next to the unchecked item to show the developer Tab.
2. Go to YouTube and select a video to embed
3. Copy the URL
4. On the Developer menu choose "More Controls"
5. Select Shockwave Flash Object
6. Click and drag on the PowerPoint slide to add the Flash object
7. Right Click the object placeholder and select properties
8. Set the Movie property to the URL you copied
9. In the URL delete "watch?" and change the "=" sign to a ⁄
10. Adjust the options for Looping or AutoPlay if desired
Make sure to test the presentation and keep in mind that the video is streaming from YouTube, so an Internet connection is required at the time of presentation.
Good luck!
1. First turn on the Developer Tab on the Ribbon by clicking on the Microsoft logo at the top left of the window and selecting PowerPoint Options all the way at the bottom of the menu. Next put a check next to the unchecked item to show the developer Tab.
2. Go to YouTube and select a video to embed
3. Copy the URL
4. On the Developer menu choose "More Controls"
5. Select Shockwave Flash Object
6. Click and drag on the PowerPoint slide to add the Flash object
7. Right Click the object placeholder and select properties
8. Set the Movie property to the URL you copied
9. In the URL delete "watch?" and change the "=" sign to a ⁄
10. Adjust the options for Looping or AutoPlay if desired
Make sure to test the presentation and keep in mind that the video is streaming from YouTube, so an Internet connection is required at the time of presentation.
Good luck!
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Solstice, Full Moon, and Lunar Eclipse
How great is this? The Winter Solstice, December 21st, the longest night of the year, coincides with a full moon and full lunar eclipse.
According to NASA, the total eclipse of the moon will occur on this schedule, EST
• Moonrise Monday, Dec 20 3:55 pm
• Moon enters penumbra Tuesday, Dec 21, 12:28 am
• Partial Eclipse Begins(moon enters umbra) 1:32am
• Total Eclipse Begins (moon fully within umbra) 02:40 am
• Middle of Total Eclipse 3:16 am
• Moon Leaves Totality (begins re-entry into penumbra) 3:53 am
• Partial Eclipse Ends (moon leaves umbra) 5:01 am
• Partial Eclipse Ends (moon leaves penumbra) 6:04 am
• Moonset 7:29 am
According to NASA, the total eclipse of the moon will occur on this schedule, EST
• Moonrise Monday, Dec 20 3:55 pm
• Moon enters penumbra Tuesday, Dec 21, 12:28 am
• Partial Eclipse Begins(moon enters umbra) 1:32am
• Total Eclipse Begins (moon fully within umbra) 02:40 am
• Middle of Total Eclipse 3:16 am
• Moon Leaves Totality (begins re-entry into penumbra) 3:53 am
• Partial Eclipse Ends (moon leaves umbra) 5:01 am
• Partial Eclipse Ends (moon leaves penumbra) 6:04 am
• Moonset 7:29 am
Thursday, December 02, 2010
EXTENDED LIBRARY HOURS
EXTENDED HOURS WEEK BEFORE AND DURING FINAL EXAMS
Weekend Dec. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18-9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Weekdays Dec. 6-17-7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
NOTE: You must be out of the building by 5 p.m. on weekends and 10 p.m. during the week.
Weekend Dec. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18-9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Weekdays Dec. 6-17-7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
NOTE: You must be out of the building by 5 p.m. on weekends and 10 p.m. during the week.
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Free Music Download
Every two weeks, from Alexander Street and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the Goodwin Library is offering a free music download from Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries.
Currently available for download is:
"Tetigo" from Discover Indonesia, performed by M. Sarif and Kondang
Indonesia is a huge country, spread over hundreds of islands, encompassing peoples of many different languages, religions, and musical cultures. Fifteen tracks from the widely acclaimed 20-CD series Music of Indonesia have been selected to provide an exciting and varied introduction to musical styles from different parts of the country. This is a xylophone duet performed by Petalangan musicians of mainland Riau, Sumatra.
All tracks are owned by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and are available, free of charge, for a limited time only.
Download the mp3.
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