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June 2006

ACRL-STS: call for volunteers - Members of the ACRL's Science and Technology Section are invited to show their interest to become STS liaisons to other professional associations. The association groups are: American Chemical Society (ACS) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Engineering Librarians... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
H.W. Wilson news - Wilson has announced a new full-text database, Science Full Text Select, that contains all the full text content from Wilson’s acclaimed Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, and General Science Full Text, plus additional related... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

ACS-CINF: social software sessions podcasts - At the March 2006 ACS National Meeting in Atlanta, the Division of Chemical Information presented a symposium "Social Software and Chemical Information". The presentations of that symposium are now available via podcast. The slides are also available. Speakers were Beth... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Science Librarian - Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA - The University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, MA, is searching for a Science Librarian for its Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Head, Engineering and Science Library, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada - Queen's University, in Kingston, ON, is looking for an Head, Engineering and Science Library.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Subject Indexers - via MSD inc, Fairfax, VA - MSD inc is looking for part-time Subject Indexers to work with the USDA's CRIS database. Search for the job title in the employment site.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Reference/Instruction Librarian - University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO - The University of Missouri-Rolla, in Rolla, MO, is seeking a Reference/Instruction Librarian. UMR is the premier science and engineering campus of the system.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Science/Nursing/Technology Librarian - Catholic University of America, Washington, DC - The Catholic University of America, in Washington, DC, is searching for a Science/Nursing/Technology Librarian. Search for #100164 using the search function of your browser in the job openings list.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Senior Information Specialist - Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA - Vertex Pharmaceuticals is looking for a Senior Information Specialist for its Intellectual Property and Chemistry departments in Cambridge, MA.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Science Reference Librarian (Temporary) - Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN - Indiana State University, in Terre Haute, IN is looking for a Science Reference Librarian (Temporary) for a 12-month period, possibly renewable. Starts July 1st.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Patent Searcher - Merck & Co, Rahway, NJ - Merck & Co is looking for a Patent Searcher for its Rahway, NJ location. Search the employment site for job #LEG000228.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Health and Life Sciences Librarian - Wichita State University, Wichita, KS - The Wichita State University, in Wichita, KS, is seeking an Health and Life Sciences Librarian. That position liaisons to the Chemistry and Biology departments, among others.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Engineering Librarian - University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK - The University of Oklahoma, in Norman, OK, is looking for an Engineering Librarian to manage operations of an engineering branch library.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
ACM down for maintenance - Parts of the ACM website, including the Digital Library will be down for maintenance today starting at 4:00 PM Eastern time. The service should be restablished within 12 hours. To be notified when the service will be back up, enter... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Science Reference Librarian - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN - The Oak Ridge National Laboratory is seeking a Science Reference Librarian. I could not find this position on the Laboratory employment website but maybe I'm easily confused by acronyms... :)... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Software Design Engineer - Hewlett-Packard Labs, Palo Alto, CA - Hewlett-Packard is looking for a Software Design Engineer for its Palo Alto, CA location. Search for job #921002 on the employment site. I have also seen this job on the SLA Job Center with the title "Digital Library Systems Developer".... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Scientific Reference Librarian - via Cadence Group, Washington, DC - The Cadence Group is looking for a Scientific Reference Librarian for a client in the Washington, DC area.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Publisher news from SLA Baltimore - I'm back from Baltimore, tired but happy with the conference. I hardly posted on EngLib; my entries appeared on the Information Technology Division blog where they were more relevant. But there were nonetheless many interesting sessions pertaining to sci-tech information... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

SLA Opening Session Keynote Speaker - A quick note about the speaker tonight at SLA: Gwen Ifill, Washington Week Managing Editor and senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Ms Ifill spoke about on the current state of Journalism. An interesting observation was how the... ( | 0 Comments)

In Baltimore - I'm now in Baltimore, for the SLA conference. Activites for me have already started with a business meeting for the IT Division. I'll try to post as much as I can during the conference (hey, Days Inn has free wireless,... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Issue 7.6 of ACS' LiveWire newsletter - ACS, in the June issue of LiveWire, announces a special blog just for Baltimore SLA conference by ACS Publications Senior Account Manager and LiveWire Editor-at-Large Doug Storm and guest bloggers like Teri Vogel. Attendees that will go to the ACS... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
LISA V: Private viewing of the Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments - Attendees of the LISA V conference will have the great opportunity to attend a special viewing of two exhibits on Tuesday, June 20th from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in the Putnam Gallery located in the Harvard University Science Center. "Time,... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
IFLA Sci-Tech Section tour - The Sci-Tech Section of IFLA is preparing a full day of touring during the IFLA conference in Seoul later this August. The activity is an off-site visit to Daeduk Science Town, the Silicon Valley of Korea by coach with an... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

ScienceDirect will show new design in August - Elsevier has announced that the ScienceDirect platform will lauch a new design in August 2006. We are supposed to see (...) new customization features [that] will help researchers better track past actions, will make it easier for them to set... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Senior Information Advisor (Faculty of Engineering) - Kingston University, London, UK - Kingston University, in London, GB, is searching for a Senior Information Advisor (Faculty of Engineering).... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Information Specialist (Engineering) - Cranfield University, Shrivenham, UK - Cranfield University is looking for an Information Specialist (Engineering) for its Shrivenham campus.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Site Librarian - Scottish Agricultural College, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK - The Scottish Agricultural College, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is looking for a Site Librarian.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Research Support Librarian - National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland, UK - The National University of Ireland, Galway, in Galway, Ireland, UK is seeking a Research Support Librarian. Fields of expertise are science, technology and medicine.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
IoP solidifies its links with Turpion - Starting January 1, 2007 the Institute of Physics will take over the sales, marketing, distribution and fulfilment services for Turpion Ltd's eight Russian translation journals in the fields of physics, mathematics and chemistry. Turpion Distribution Services Ltd will continue to... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
CRC news - A CRCnetBASE newsletter made its way for the first time in my email inbox; I don't know if this is a new initiative. New features: libraries will soon be able to integrate the CRCnetBASE products to their federated search client... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
IEEE Xplore enhancements - In June, IEEE Xplore will be doing new tricks: OpenURL compatibility and enhanced citation download features. Both features I thought were seriously lacking. Downtime for the upload on this new version will be announced later.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
New EPIS database from EPA - The Environmental Protection Agency has announced changes to the National Environmental Publications Information System (NEPIS) public access database. But, can it adequately replace a brick and mortar EPA library/flesh and blood EPA librarian?... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Mathematics-Statistics Librarian - University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA - The University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, CA is also seeking a Mathematics-Statistics Librarian .... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Physics-Astronomy Librarian - University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA - The University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, CA is seeking a Physics-Astronomy Librarian.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Online Searchers - via ASRC Aerospace, Alexandria, VA - ASRC Aerospace has several positions open for Online Searchers in the Alexandria, VA area. Familiarity with patent literature is desirable.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Technical Librarian I - Raytheon Company, Goleta, CA - Raytheon, in Goleta, CA, is seeking a Library Technician I. Look for job SAS104806 on the employment site for Goleta/Santa Barbara.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Engineering Librarian - University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA - The University of California, San Diego, in San Diego, CA is looking for an Engineering Librarian.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Volunteer opportunity: ACRL-STS rep to IFLA - Tomorrow is the deadline to submit your candidacy to become the ACRL-STS representative to IFLA. The four-year term will begin in August 2007 but the reps are named now. Criteria include: Be an ACRL member be a a member of... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
ISI Web of Knowledge enhancements - ISI Web of Knowledge has announced enhancements: easier refinement of results, one category at a time greater amount of results that can be analyzed with the Analyze function, up to 100,000 at a time better linking to full-text from cross-searches... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
World's first computer is 2000 years old? - A bronze mechanism of wheels and dials dating from 80 B.C., the "Antikythera Mechanism", is now thought to be a prediction tool for planetary motion. The mechanism was discovered on the wreck of a cargo ship in Greece in 1900.... ( | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

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