Friday, September 03rd, 2010 | Author: LibWorm: Government Libraries
In preparation of our 6th Annual Talk Like a Pirate Day, everyone at the CARL wants to help you learn your pirate terms! Come on out, Friday, September 17th from 3-4:30 PM for grub (cake), booty (treasure) and PIRATE STORIES! we will have pirate dogs from Human Animal Bond, and Petie the parrot also in attendance! For additional info, call 758-3053 ARRRGH! (Source: CARL Book Beacon)
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Thursday, September 02nd, 2010 | Author: LibWorm: Medical Librarianship
Here’s a class that looks interesting: “Using Technology in Library Training” taught by Paul Signorelli and offered through the American Library Association. It’s online, hands-on and will help you incorporate YouTube, GoogleDocs, LinkedIn and other tools in your instructional design. The class is divided into two sessions. There’s a discount, if you take both. The sessions are on Thursdays 12:30 MT, 1:30 CT. The first session is on September 16 and the second is on September 23. Check out the web site to see what is covered when, how to register, and how to pay. http://link.ixs1.net/s/ve?eli=s904734&si=i191468986&cfc=3html /ch (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
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Thursday, September 02nd, 2010 | Author: LibWorm: Government Libraries
Public Website and BlogsScheduled Maintenance Outage 2-Sep-10 from
1800 to midnight
This will possibly affect carl.army.mil, our access to databases, and other important resources. Please plan accordingly.
(Source: CARL Book Beacon)
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Thursday, September 02nd, 2010 | Author: Heather Morrison
Peter Suber just released the September 2010 SPARC Open Access Newsletter. Highlight this month: Discovery, rediscovery, and open access. Part 2.
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Thursday, September 02nd, 2010 | Author: Guus van den Brekel
Here's is a quick overview of Dutch Universities and their Linkout Collections in Pubmed:
With activated Linkout with XML:
Not (yet) activated Linkout via XML:
With activated Linkout with XML:
- ERASMUS http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?dopt=DocSum&cmd=Search&db=PubMed&orig_db=PubMed&term=loprovinleurlib[SB]
- RUG /CMB UMCG http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?dopt=DocSum&cmd=Search&db=PubMed&orig_db=PubMed&term=loprovinlugrmlib[SB]
- Wageningen http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?dopt=DocSum&cmd=Search&db=pubmed&orig_db=PubMed&term=loprovinlwurlib%5BSB%5D
- Maastricht http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?dopt=DocSum&cmd=Search&db=pubmed&orig_db=PubMed&term=loprovinlmaulib[SB]
- Leiden
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?dopt=DocSum&cmd=Search&db=pubmed&orig_db=PubMed&term=loprovinllumlib%5BSB%5D
Not (yet) activated Linkout via XML:
- Utrecht
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?dopt=DocSum&cmd=Search&db=PubMed&orig_db=PubMed&term=loprovinluulib[SB] - VU
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?dopt=DocSum&cmd=Search&db=pubmed&orig_db=PubMed&term=loprovinlvulib[SB]
- Radboud Nijmegen
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?dopt=DocSum&cmd=Search&db=pubmed&orig_db=PubMed&term=loprovinlradulib[SB]
ALL DUTCH Libraries with Linkout
All Dutch Libraries using an OutSide Tool:
NETHERLANDS (total: 15)
Results of the PubMed Search for ALL records with activated filters or via My NCBI Share link.
DATE: September 2nd 2010
Why?: Because I updated the XML holdings file via Linkout ftp 24 hours ago.
RUGLinks is our SFX Linkresolver solution
The collection Dutch Medical Libraries Collection FULL Text is a the result of ALL DUTCH Linkout providers together in one search, saved & used as custom filter.
All Dutch Libraries using an OutSide Tool:
NETHERLANDS (total: 15)
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This item is automatically generated from the DIGICMB Blog of Guus van de den Brekel
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Thursday, September 02nd, 2010 | Author: LibWorm: Government Libraries
The current issue (Spring 2010, Volume 1, Number 1) of Marine Corps University Journal contains two book reviews from CGSC faculty.
James H. Willbanks (author, Abandoning Vietnam, The Battle of An Loc and The Tet Offensive: A Concise History) reviews General William E. DePuy: Preparing the Army for Modern War by Henry G. Cole (Lexington: University press of Kentucy, 2008).
Mark Gerges (author of numerous articles on cavalry in the Peninsula War) reviews The Mother of All Battles: Saddam Hussein's Strategic Plan for the Persian Gulf War by Kevin m. Woods (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2008).
The Marine Corps University Journal also contains a variety of interviews, articles and other book reviews. Copies of Marine Corps University Journal are available in the lobby of the CARL. (Source: CARL Book Beacon)
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Thursday, September 02nd, 2010 | Author: Guus van den Brekel
- Virtual Worlds News: Mayo Clinic Opens Library In Second Life
Mayo Clinic Opens Library In Second Life http://bit.ly/9Zk9v9 - DigiCMB: PubMed Updates : Linkout & Filters & New records
New Blog post: PubMed Updates : Linkout & Filters & New records http://bit.ly/bJ9aTQ - Tackling Science's Future Brain Drain, Scitable Brings Its Research Network To ... http://bit.ly/9Gs6Rx
RT @EducateEarly
Tackling Science's Future Brain Drain, Scitable Brings Its Research Network To ... http://bit.ly/9Gs6Rx
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Wednesday, September 01st, 2010 | Author: LibWorm: Medical Librarianship
Last week I sat in on the Springer LibraryZone Virtual eBook webinar and it was a very interesting discussion. Many libraries (especially academic) are investigating and collecting e-books in lieu of some printed text. How much they are collecting and the nature by which they to the selection process seems to vary according each library, their type, size, consortia involvement, usage data, etc.
The reasons why and how much they bought all varied but the frustrations, questions, and concerns the faced were very similar and seemed on the minds of every librarian regardless of their library, type, size, consortia involvement, etc. So what were these concerns?
DRM- Digital rights restrictions. It seems that every publisher has different rules and while some things can be put on electronic reserve others cannot. While some things can be shared through ILL or on Blackboard others cannot. This is not only a particular frustration among librarians but also patrons who aren’t as savvy with copyright issues. The patrons get frustrated with DRM restrictions for library materials and they are even more frustrated with the restrictions for e-books they buy themselves. Their view is, “I bought, don’t tell me how I am allowed to use it.” I am not saying this is always the right or wrong thought process, but it is their thoughts and to a certain extent librarians.
Access – How do people find your e-books was a common question among the librarians. The e-books publishers don’t always have decent MARC records (if they have any) that can be easily added to the catalog. So the cataloger must work to add them into the catalog, yet more and more patrons really don’t use the catalog these days. They would rather randomly search the library’s website or Google. ...
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Wednesday, September 01st, 2010 | Author: LibWorm: Academic Libraries
Beyond Katrina: Lessons Learned
The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP) recently issued this report, which outlines some of the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina, one of the worst disasters in U.S history. According to the report: "While Katrina is well known for being among the worst U.S. disasters, there is an often untold story of the success of the evacuation." It was also a milestone along the way toward making New Orleans safer.
Challenges still remain, including dealing with individuals who stay behind during evacuations due to their status as felons or illegal immigrants, who would rather take their chances with a storm that be captured in a shelter. It also continues to be difficult to forecast hurricanes, which makes it difficult for officials to precisely know what areas need to be evacuated.
The report also claims that "Hurricane Gustav (2008) proved that it is possible to evacuate large population areas along our coastlines, including those who are not capable of evacuating by themselves. Coordination between Louisiana, its neighbors, and the federal government moved those in need to shelters far away from New Orleans and then returned them safely within a matter of days. Louisiana officials deserve a great deal of credit for the seriousness with which they took the situation, at the first indication of a threat, keeping them ahead of events. Learning from the past led to a remarkable success story."
read more (Source: HSDL Weblog - On the HomeFront)
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Wednesday, September 01st, 2010 | Author: LibWorm: Academic Libraries
A new report from the Pew Hispanic Center suggests that unauthorized entry into the United States is down significantly since 2005. According to the report "the annual inflow of unauthorized immigrants to the United States was nearly two-thirds smaller in the March 2007 to March 2009 period than it had been from March 2000 to March 2005, according to new estimates by the Pew Hispanic Center.
read more (Source: HSDL Weblog - On the HomeFront)
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