e3 Information Overload AND Are You 2.0 Yet? - Science and Technology http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/ E-resources for Engineering Education, plus discussions on various web 2.0 and library issues en-us Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:30:40 EST Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:30:40 EST brian.c.gray@case.edu brian.c.gray@case.edu http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Movable Type v3.121 Coyotes Are Texting http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2011/01/02/coyotes_are_texting The Akron Beacon Journal (December 29, 2010) reports that coyotes in northeast Ohio are "texting" their locations to researchers. Their... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2011/01/02/coyotes_are_texting Biological Sciences Blog: Are You 2.0 Yet Blog: e3 Information Overload Northeast Ohio Science and Technology Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:30:40 EST The Akron Beacon Journal (December 29, 2010) reports that coyotes in northeast Ohio are "texting" their locations to researchers. Their collars are equipped with global positioning systems that text the locations to the research team consisting of people from several universities and park systems.

]]> Kids Publish in Peer Reviewed Science Journal http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2010/12/26/kids_publish_in_peer_reviewed_science_journal Biology Letters has published a journal article by 8 to 10-year olds investigating how bumblebees see colors and patterns. Future... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2010/12/26/kids_publish_in_peer_reviewed_science_journal Biological Sciences Blog: e3 Information Overload News from the Field Science and Technology Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:47:56 EST Biology Letters has published a journal article by 8 to 10-year olds investigating how bumblebees see colors and patterns.

Future scientists in action!

See the Associated Press article for more information.

]]> Requests Input About Public Access to Archived Federal-Funded Science Publications http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/12/28/requests_input_about_public_access_to_archived_federalfunded_science_publications The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) within the Executive Office of the President, requests input from the community... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/12/28/requests_input_about_public_access_to_archived_federalfunded_science_publications Blog: e3 Information Overload Engineering Government News & Resources Open Access Science and Technology Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:39:32 EST The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) within the Executive Office of the President, requests input from the community regarding enhancing public access to archived publications resulting from research funded by Federal science and technology agencies. This RFI will be active from December 10, 2009 to January 7, 2010. Respondents are invited to respond online via the Public Access Policy Forum at http://www.whitehouse.gov/open, or may submit responses via electronic mail. Responses will be re-posted on the online forum. Instructions and a timetable for daily blog topics during this period are described at http://www.whitehouse.gov/open.

For more information, please see the notice in the Federal Register at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-29322.htm.

]]> Knovel University Challenge is Back - Win a Kindle, Wii, iPod, or iTunes gift card http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/09/18/knovel_university_challenge_is_back_win_a_kindle_wii_ipod_or_itunes_gift_card Last year, Case was one of only 8 universities world-wide that had at least 100 student entries. Lets keep... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/09/18/knovel_university_challenge_is_back_win_a_kindle_wii_ipod_or_itunes_gift_card Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Awards, News, or Publications Case Libraries Databases, Publishers, & Vendor Updates Engineering Kelvin Smith Library Science and Technology Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:15:55 EST

Last year, Case was one of only 8 universities world-wide that had at least 100 student entries. Lets keep our streak alive.

KSL subscribes to 1800+ fulltext books in science & engineering just for you.

]]> Ohio Collaborative Conference on Bioinformatics (OCCBIO) http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/06/15/ohio_collaborative_conference_on_bioinformatics_occbio The fourth annual Ohio Collaborative Conference on Bioinformatics will be hosted by Case Western Reserve University on June 15-17, 2009.... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/06/15/ohio_collaborative_conference_on_bioinformatics_occbio Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Awards, News, or Publications Conferences Engineering Medicine & Healthcare News from the Field Northeast Ohio Science and Technology Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:53:05 EST The fourth annual Ohio Collaborative Conference on Bioinformatics will be hosted by Case Western Reserve University on June 15-17, 2009.

The conference provides an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of methods, research findings, and experiences.

An important goal for the conference is to foster long-term collaborative relationships and networking opportunities within the domain of computational approaches to biology that benefit Ohio.

See: http://www.occbio.org/2009/index.shtml

]]> Virtual Career Fair in Second Life http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/06/07/virtual_career_fair_in_second_life The American Chemical Society (ACS) is holding a Virtual Career Fair in Second Life from June 8-12, 2009.... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/06/07/virtual_career_fair_in_second_life Blog: Are You 2.0 Yet Blog: e3 Information Overload Chemical Engineering Chemistry & Chemicals Engineering News from the Field Professional Associations & Societies Science and Technology Second Life Web 2.0 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:34:43 EST The American Chemical Society (ACS) is holding a Virtual Career Fair in Second Life from June 8-12, 2009.

]]> Career in Science Librarianship http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/03/23/career_in_science_librarianship I was very honored recently to be interviewed by Lucas Laursen for an article he was preparing for Science Careers... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/03/23/career_in_science_librarianship Blog: e3 Information Overload Engineering Libraries & Librarianship My Experiences News from the Field Science and Technology Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:30:00 EST I was very honored recently to be interviewed by Lucas Laursen for an article he was preparing for Science Careers (from the journal Science).

The article, called Looking Up Your Career at the Library, was collection of thoughts by several science librarians that made the transition from the traditional science career path to libraries.

]]> Knovel University Challenge http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/09/29/knovel_university_challenge Knovel is running a contest for students and Case has entered. If you want to try, go to the contest... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/09/29/knovel_university_challenge Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Libraries Databases, Publishers, & Vendor Updates Engineering General Announcements Science and Technology Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:22:27 EST Knovel is running a contest for students and Case has entered.

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If you want to try, go to the contest page and answer 3 simple questions.

This contest is open to current students in all schools with active trials and subscriptions to Knovel. The contest starts 9/29/08. You have until (midnight) November 7th to submit your answers and contact information (full name, school name, email address) via the contest widget available at www.info.knovel.com/challenge. All entries with a total of at least 3 correct answers will be placed into a random drawing for one of (2) Nintendo Wiis, (3) iPod Nanos and (6) iTunes Gift Cards. The drawing will take place on December 1st, 2008. The Prizes will be awarded to entrants in the US, Canada, Asia,Eastern Europe, Western Europe and all other regions. All winners must present correct answers to 3 quiz questions. All universities, domestic and international, are eligible to participate and win. For entries to be valid, and to qualify for prizes, students must use Knovel to answer the questions.

To reward schools with outstanding participation, all universities with 100 entries or more are guaranteed entry into a contest-within-the-contest ensuring that 1 student participant with 3 correct answers will be the winner of an iPod Nano.

The winners will be contacted by Knovel Corporation via email.

The correct answers and winners of the contest will also be announced and featured in K-News and on www.knovel.com. All entries and photos become Knovel Corporation’s property and will not be returned. Each participant consents to the use of his or her name and picture on the Knovel Web site for informational and/or promotional purposes, without compensation.

The Quiz Prizes are sponsored by Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com).

]]> American Physical Society Announces Physics, A New, Free, Online Publication http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/09/22/american_physical_society_announces_physics_a_new_free_online_publication Physics highlights exceptional papers from the Physical Review journals through expert commentaries written by active researchers. Stay informed about the... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/09/22/american_physical_society_announces_physics_a_new_free_online_publication Astronomy, Astrophysics, & Physics Blog: e3 Information Overload Databases, Publishers, & Vendor Updates Science and Technology Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:51:29 EST Physics highlights exceptional papers from the Physical Review journals through expert commentaries written by active researchers.

Stay informed about the most important developments in your field and others by visiting APS's new, free website. Commentaries are written for broad accessibility and updated weekly.

Physics features three kinds of articles: Viewpoints are essays of approximately 1000–1500 words that focus on a single Physical Review paper or PRL letter and put this work into broader context. Trends are concise review articles (3000–4000 words in length) that survey a particular area and look for interesting developments in that field. Synopses (200 words) are staff-written distillations of interesting and important papers each week. In addition, we intend to publish selected Letters to the Editor to allow readers a chance to comment on the commentaries and summaries.

]]> CERN's Large Hadron Collider http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/09/09/cerns_large_hadron_collider The Large Hadron Collider is scheduled to go live with its first major experiment on September 10th. From their website:The... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/09/09/cerns_large_hadron_collider Applied Sciences Astronomy, Astrophysics, & Physics Blog: e3 Information Overload News from the Field Science and Technology Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:25:09 EST The Large Hadron Collider is scheduled to go live with its first major experiment on September 10th.

From their website:

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a gigantic scientific instrument near Geneva, where it spans the border between Switzerland and France about 100 m underground. It is a particle accelerator used by physicists to study the smallest known particles – the fundamental building blocks of all things. It will revolutionise our understanding, from the minuscule world deep within atoms to the vastness of the Universe.

If everything you have read or seen is too technical, you can always fall back on a quick YouTube movie to make everything crystal clear.

]]> New Endowed Professorship in Chemistry http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/04/13/new_endowed_professorship_in_chemistry Gilles Klopman, the Charles F. Mabery Professor Emeritus of Research in Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University has made seven-figure... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/04/13/new_endowed_professorship_in_chemistry Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Awards, News, or Publications Chemistry & Chemicals Science and Technology Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:13:01 EST Gilles Klopman, the Charles F. Mabery Professor Emeritus of Research in Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University has made seven-figure will commitment to Case's chemistry department.

See full story for more information.

]]> Happy 50th Birthday: Physical Review Letters http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/02/12/happy_50th_birthday_physical_review_letters Physical Review Letters, started by Editor Sam Goudsmit as an experiment, reaches its 50th anniversary in July 2008. They are... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/02/12/happy_50th_birthday_physical_review_letters Astronomy, Astrophysics, & Physics Blog: e3 Information Overload Databases, Publishers, & Vendor Updates Science and Technology Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:00:00 EST Physical Review Letters, started by Editor Sam Goudsmit as an experiment, reaches its 50th anniversary in July 2008. They are marking this occasion in several ways.

]]> Case Mathematician Inspired By Science http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/02/10/case_mathematician_inspired_by_science Peter Kotelenez, professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, recently published Stochastic... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/02/10/case_mathematician_inspired_by_science Blog: e3 Information Overload Case Awards, News, or Publications Case Libraries Kelvin Smith Library Mathematics & Statistics Science and Technology Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:18:11 EST Peter Kotelenez, professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, recently published Stochastic Ordinary and Stochastic Partial Differential Equations: Transition from Microscopic to Macroscopic Equations.

See the Case announcement for more information.

Two copies have been ordered for the Kelvin Smith Library for use by the Case community.

]]> Wii Preparation for Surgeons http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/01/22/wii_preparation_for_surgeons Years ago we had reports that our Desert Storm pilots were better than their former colleagues, due to being raised... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/01/22/wii_preparation_for_surgeons Blog: Are You 2.0 Yet Blog: e3 Information Overload Computer Science Computers, Software, & the Internet Engineering Gaming Medicine & Healthcare News from the Field Science and Technology Web 2.0 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:00:00 EST Years ago we had reports that our Desert Storm pilots were better than their former colleagues, due to being raised as children with video games. Now, we a have a study that shows surgeons that warm up or train on Wii perform better in surgeries.
Game players scored nearly 50% higher on tool control and overall performance than other trainees.
Source: 'Wii warm-up' good for surgeons from BBC News (January 17, 2008)

]]> Mathematical Biology Now Covered by Biology Direct http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/01/20/mathematical_biology_now_covered_by_biology_direct Biology Direct considers original research articles, hypotheses, comments, discovery notes and reviews in selected subject areas, and will eventually cover... http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2008/01/20/mathematical_biology_now_covered_by_biology_direct Biological Sciences Blog: e3 Information Overload Databases, Publishers, & Vendor Updates Mathematics & Statistics Open Access Science and Technology Scientific Publishing & Data Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:42:08 EST Biology Direct considers original research articles, hypotheses, comments, discovery notes and reviews in selected subject areas, and will eventually cover the full spectrum of biology. Subject areas already launched include Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Immunology, and Mathematical Biology.

Andrei Yakovlev wrote an editorial that kicked off the new commitment to Mathematical Biology.

Modern mathematics offers a much richer arsenal of tools and ideas than those that are frequently employed to describe the enormous diversity of biological phenomena.

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