» News http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu Just another LSU Libraries blogs Blogs weblog Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:30:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Some of you might find this article useful http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2009/07/15/some-of-you-might-find-this-article-useful/ http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2009/07/15/some-of-you-might-find-this-article-useful/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:24:00 +0000 jryan1 http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/?p=683 Quantitative assessment of the expanding complementarity between public and commercial databases of bioactive compounds from The Journal of Cheminformatics.

]]> http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2009/07/15/some-of-you-might-find-this-article-useful/feed/ 0 Springer launches free analytical online tool, AuthorMapper.com http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2009/02/06/springer-launches-free-analytical-online-tool-authormappercom/ http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2009/02/06/springer-launches-free-analytical-online-tool-authormappercom/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:43:43 +0000 jryan1 http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2009/02/06/springer-launches-free-analytical-online-tool-authormappercom/ STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, has launched AuthorMapper.com, a free analytical online tool for discerning trends, patterns and subject experts within scientific research.

The portal currently searches over three million journal articles to deliver a variety of useful information. The current searchable content is from all Springer journals. Metadata from other STM publishers will be included in the near future. The tool can provide a variety of analyses, such as keyword tag clouds and “Top 5″ bar charts for various important metrics, and includes an interactive world map of the results.

AuthorMapper.com’s advanced search function also allows complex queries using keyword, discipline, institution, journal and author. The results can identify new and historic scientific trends through timeline graphs and bar charts of top statistics, allowing for identification of trends in the literature, discovery of wider scientific relationships, and locating other experts in a field of study.

The trend timeline graph, for instance, allows authors to see whether their area of expertise is growing or has already peaked. Users that are only interested in open access content can restrict their searches accordingly, and all search results provide link-outs to content on SpringerLink. For graduates, post-docs and emerging researchers, AuthorMapper.com shows which institutions are the most prolific in specific research areas and allows for their comparison.

AuthorMapper.com can even be useful for members of the general public seeking to identify experts, for example, medical specialists, working close to where they are located.

]]> http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2009/02/06/springer-launches-free-analytical-online-tool-authormappercom/feed/ 0 Some useful websites http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2009/01/30/some-useful-websites/ http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2009/01/30/some-useful-websites/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:51:43 +0000 jryan1 http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2009/01/30/some-useful-websites/ Sorry about the prolonged silence — it’s been a busy holiday season here, as I imagine it has been for you as well.  Three trips in three months and I’m more than ready to stay put for awhile.

In the spirit of getting back into things, here are some sites that might be useful to you.

The first is SciTechNet, a blog dedicated to news about social networking and Web 2.0 resources in the science and technology fields.  It’s a good blog to keep up with, just to see what’s out there.  In illustration, here are some recent highlights:

SciBog is a social networking site for scientists, allowing members to create their own pages, manage discussion groups, create news feeds, and share photos and videos.  There is also a large discussion forum hosted by the site.

Epernicus is a social networking site specifically for professionals in the Health and Life Sciences fields.  Epernicus facilitates connections among members based on institution and research interests.

KnowledgeMesh from Hershey Center for Applied Research is a social networking and mapping utility for the Life Sciences.  It has many of the same features as SciBog, but also marks the location of individuals and research projects on the map, so that you can see at a glance the kind of work that is being done in your community.

]]> http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2009/01/30/some-useful-websites/feed/ 0 PAWS and Moodle Downtime this Sunday http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/08/06/paws-and-moodle-downtime-this-sunday/ http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/08/06/paws-and-moodle-downtime-this-sunday/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:11:03 +0000 jryan1 http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/08/06/paws-and-moodle-downtime-this-sunday/ To accommodate LSU ID project work, PAWS will not be available on Sunday, August 10, from 7:00 am until 11:00 am. In addition, all applications linked through PAWS will not be accessible during this time. These include the following database systems:

Accounts Payable

Advance Billing

Employee Time

Human Resources

Personal Access Web Services (PAWS)

Procurement

Registration

Security Access Maintenance

Sponsored Programs

Student Records

Treasurer’s Database

Also, the Moodle Learning System will not be available through PAWS, but users may access it directly by going to http://moodle.lsu.edu.

Expected Resolution Date/Time:

Sunday, 8/10/2008, 11:00am.

If you have any questions concerning this change or its effects, please contact the UIS Database Administration group at 578-3700.

]]> http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/08/06/paws-and-moodle-downtime-this-sunday/feed/ 0 Early Bird Project http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/07/14/early-bird-project/ http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/07/14/early-bird-project/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:33:39 +0000 jryan1 http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/07/14/early-bird-project/ LSU Researchers Help Decode Evolutionary History of Birds

The full text of the Science article can be found here.

]]> http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/07/14/early-bird-project/feed/ 0 Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings now available online http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/05/13/vertebrate-pest-conference-proceedings-now-available-online/ http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/05/13/vertebrate-pest-conference-proceedings-now-available-online/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 16:25:11 +0000 jryan1 http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/05/13/vertebrate-pest-conference-proceedings-now-available-online/ The Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management (http://icwdm.org) is pleased to announce that it has finished scanning and posting the first 16 volumes of the Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings, spanning 32 years, to its Digital Commons site http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/icwdm/

The Vertebrate Pest Conference is the longest running animal damage control conference in North America. These proceedings contain valuable information on the management of a variety of animal species that have had negative impacts on human health and safety. It is a veritable gold mine of information for researchers and practitioners.

]]> http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/05/13/vertebrate-pest-conference-proceedings-now-available-online/feed/ 0 New Science Direct Features http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/05/07/new-science-direct-features/ http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/05/07/new-science-direct-features/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 17:23:06 +0000 jryan1 http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/05/07/new-science-direct-features/ From Science Direct:

New to ScienceDirect are features that make the platform even more user friendly and deliver better, clearer results in fewer clicks.

Researchers like to quickly evaluate articles before reading them

Researchers can now use preview tabs that provide quick access to the important article assessment components: the abstract, figures/tables and references. These tabs are on the results page, the table of contents page and the article page.

Researchers have to scroll to the foot of articles to view reference information, which hinders reading

We’ve made it possible for researchers to view reference information within the body of a paper when their cursor moves over a reference marker.

Researchers want to access specific information quickly

A new navigation pane on the search results page provides a view of the research output on a subject by year, by content type or by journal/book titles with the most results. By using these filters researchers can refine their search results without having to return to the search form.

Once a researcher has evaluated and read an article, they often want to email it to their peers

A new article toolbox brings together all of the article-related functionality including ‘Cited By’, ‘Download PDF’, ‘E-mail Article’ and more, into one easy-to-find location. Researchers can now take further action quickly and easily with little extra effort.

Researchers are interested to know how other experts rate articles they read

Due to be launched in phases over the coming months, the integration of article comments and ratings from Elsevier’s social collaboration site, 2collab enables researchers to evaluate papers according to colleague-driven comments and ratings of articles right on the article page.

]]> http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/05/07/new-science-direct-features/feed/ 0 Bioinformatics Series Tutorials (BITS) http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/05/07/bioinformatics-series-tutorials-bits/ http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/05/07/bioinformatics-series-tutorials-bits/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 17:18:22 +0000 jryan1 http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/05/07/bioinformatics-series-tutorials-bits/ “Introducing BioInformatics Series Tutorials (BITS) brought to you by MIT Engineering and Science Libraries and Harvard’s Countway Library of Medicine.

These video tutorials highlight bioinformatics resources such as NCBI Entrez, BLAST, and the UCSC Genome Browser and focus on specific activities for conducting genomic research. BITS can be viewed at a user’s own pace and own convenience.

The first installment of BITS covers the UCSC Genome Browser, which contains reference sequences and working draft assemblies for a large collection of genomes. Users will learn how to retrieve DNA sequence, display and configure the annotation tracks, identify gene intron-exon boundaries, and use the BLAT tool.

BITS are available here:MIT Engineering and Science Libraries: http://libraries.mit.edu/video
Harvard’s Countway Library of Medicine: http://countway.harvard.edu/video_tutorials

Questions?
MIT Engineering and Science Libraries ask-bioinfo@mit.edu
Harvard’s Countway Library of Medicine countref@hms.harvard.edu”

From David L. Osterbur and Paul A. Bain, Harvard’s Countway Library of Medicine and Courtney D. Crummett, NLM 2nd Year Associate Fellow, MIT Engineering and Science Libraries

]]> http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/05/07/bioinformatics-series-tutorials-bits/feed/ 0 Nature Online Streaming Video http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/04/04/nature-online-streaming-video/ http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/04/04/nature-online-streaming-video/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:58:05 +0000 jryan1 http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/04/04/nature-online-streaming-video/ Enjoy streaming videos featuring discussion, analysis and interviews with leading scientists as they share their discoveries.

Video streaming is fast, easy to use and in high quality.

Watch the Moray eel’s mobile set of Jaws grasp its pray, see how researchers slow light to a halt in one box and eject it into another or discover how two new moons for Pluto were found using the Hubble telescope.

This year Nature will continue to provide you with groundbreaking streaming videos on the biggest scientific projects. Access the online video streaming archive today!

]]> http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/04/04/nature-online-streaming-video/feed/ 0 New JSTOR Platform http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/04/02/new-jstor-platform/ http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/04/02/new-jstor-platform/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:19:54 +0000 jryan1 http://biology.blogs.lib.lsu.edu/2008/04/02/new-jstor-platform/ From JSTOR:

We are excited to announce that the new JSTOR platform will be launched on Friday, April 4. The behind-the-scenes process for switching from the existing JSTOR to the new platform will begin around 7:00 a.m. EST. We will be making changes throughout the day, but the vast majority of users should experience no interruption or downtime. If you do have any difficulties, though, please contact support@jstor.org.

A document describing features of the new platform is included in the JSTOR Sandbox (http://sandbox.jstor.org/). The Sandbox also has links to tutorials and training materials focused on the new JSTOR interface. In addition, a list of newly scheduled webinars appears at the end of this announcement, with links to online registration.

We would like to thank all of you for your comments over the past few months and your patience more recently as we performed additional testing. As always, your comments have proven to be invaluable. We look forward to your ongoing feedback as we continue adding enhancements and new content.

Webinars

The following training webinars are led by JSTOR User Services staff. A phone and a computer with online access are required. To register, follow a link in the list below.

Highlights of the New JSTOR Interface
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/507861435

Using the JSTOR Interface
Thursday, April 17, 2008 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/780793020

Highlights of the New JSTOR Interface
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/469266764

Highlights of the New JSTOR Interface
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/401053120

Using the JSTOR Interface
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/680252260

Highlights of the New JSTOR Interface
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/958097487

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