Safari Books Online includes hundreds of videos on technology topics, including video training series and substantial talks from important figures in technology. Would you like to learn Flash or Photoshop? […]
Happy Origin Day!
While it isn’t an official holiday (unless you’re a biologist), November 24th is the anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. First published in 1859, […]
The New Scientific Journal Article?
Have you been wondering when journals would take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the WWW? Are you longing for more information than a pdf with a few supplemental […]
Fun with Journal Titles
Being a science librarian, you might say I swim in journals. I help students search for journal articles on a topic, and I get requests from faculty to subscribe to […]
Reader Beware!
Blogs and email lists are buzzing with the latest news about Elsevier, the large STM publishing corporation. Elsevier publishes many highly respected journals like Brain Research Reviews and Biomaterials. Most […]
More than Half a Million Free Articles in arXiv!
On October 3 Cornell University Libraries announced that arXiv, the free online repository for articles in physics, math, and stats, has passed the 500,000 article mark. A good number of […]
Welcome, Research Experience for Undergraduates Students!
The Sheridan Libraries welcome Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) students to campus this summer. While on campus this summer, REU students will be doing research in microsurgical robotics, nanobiotechnology, and […]
Wiley InterScience Downtime
Wiley Interscience, the web site that hosts online Wiley journals and books, will be down for maintenance starting at 7 am Saturday morning, May 24th. This outage could last between […]
Changing C Level
Before you disappear for the summer, you should hear about the changes we’re planning for C Level of MSEL. We’ve heard your requests for more seating and more power (electrical […]
Upcoming Bioethics Events: Stem Cells and Genomes
Don’t miss these two significant talks about key areas in bioethics: Close Encounters with the Human Genome Date/Time: Tuesday, April 22 at 12 noon, Hurd Hall, on the medical campus […]