Archive for November, 2008
Research Blogging
Thursday, November 6th, 2008Do you like to read about new developments in science and other fields? Research Blogging allows readers to easily find blog posts about serious peer-reviewed research, instead of just news reports and press releases. Do you write about peer-reviewed research in your blog? Use ResearchBlogging.org to make it easy for your readers — and others from around the world — to find your serious posts about academic research.
ACS — Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions
Thursday, November 6th, 2008Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions is a series of podcasts describing some of the 21st Century’s most daunting problems, and how cutting-edge research in chemistry matters in the quest for solutions. This sweeping panorama of global challenges includes dilemmas such as providing a hungry, thirsty world with ample supplies of safe food and clean water; developing alternatives to petroleum to fuel society; preserving the environment and assuring a sustainable future for our children; and improving human health. An ongoing saga of chemistry for life — chemistry that truly matters — Global Challenges debuts in June and continues through December.
Google and SULAIR Library Project
Thursday, November 6th, 2008Having Trouble Connecting to an Online Resource?
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Having trouble connecting to an online resource? Please use the Connection Problems Form on the “Ask Us” Page
“Ask Us” is in the upper right corner of most Stanford University Libraries web pages. Problems reported are monitored by several staff. Using this form makes it much easier for staff to do trouble-shooting as in addition to knowing what resource is unavailable, the form also collects critical information such as your operating system, browser used, and IP address.
SDBS – Spectral Database for Organic Compounds: IR Peak Searching is Now Available
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008ResearcherID
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008ResearcherID.com enables researchers to create stable personal identifiers to present their works and manage public presentation of their personal metrics.
Draw Biological Pathways Using ChemBioDraw Ultra 11.0
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008ChemBioDraw Ultra delivers all of the industry leading drawing, publishing and analytical features in ChemDraw combined with the biology features in BioDraw, providing a complete solution for both chemical structure drawing and analysis and biological pathway drawing.
Sample of Thieme Atlases — Full-Text Available Online
Monday, November 3rd, 2008Lane Medical Library Workshops
Monday, November 3rd, 2008CLASS | INSTRUCTOR | WHEN | |
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Bioresearch & Biostatistics | Essential Proteomics: Understanding the BIOBASE Knowledge Library (formerly PROTEOME) | Yannick Pouliot, PhD | Nov 5: 1–2:30p |
Essential Transcriptomics: Understanding the New TRANSFAC | Yannick Pouliot, PhD | Nov 12: 1–2:30p | |
Survey of the NextBio Biology Search Engine | NextBio Staff | Nov 19: 2:00–4:00p | |
Copyright | What Stanford Researchers & Educators Should Know About Copyright and Fair Use | Lauren Schoenthaler, JD | Nov 5: 12–1:30p |
Managing Information | EndNote Level 1: Bibliographies Made Easy | Lane Librarian | Nov 18: 5–6:30p Dec 9: 10–11:30a |
EndNote Level 2: Advanced Features | Lane Librarian | Nov 20: 5–6:30p Dec 16: 10–11:30a |
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Presentation | Finding Images and Videos for Presentations | Lane Librarian | Nov 19: 10–11:30a |
PowerPoint Level 1: Creating Effective Presentations | Lane Librarian | Dec 5: 10–11:30a | |
PowerPoint Level 2: Multimedia and Templating | Lane Librarian | Dec 12: 10–11:30a | |
Searching | Advanced Google: Services, Tools and Search Techniques | Lane Librarian | Dec 3: 10–11:30a |
Finding Funding | Marilyn Tinsley, MLS | Dec 11: 5–6:30p | |
PubMed: Basic to Advanced Techniques So You Don’t Miss Key Research! | Lane Librarian | Dec 17: 10–11:30a | |
Marketing Data in Healthcare: Tapping into Stanford’s Market Research Report Resources | Helen Losch, MLS | Nov 12: 2–3p | |
Finding the Best Evidence: An Introduction to Evidence Based Practice Information Resources | Lauren Maggio, MS (LIS), MA | Nov 13: 5–6:30p | |
Effective Strategies for Locating Health Statistics | Marilyn Tinsley, MLS | Nov 6: 10–11:30a | |
Writing | Improving Your Writing for Science Journals | Michaela Kiernan | Nov 12: 9:30–11:30a |