CFP: Book in Art and ScienceSociety for the History of Authorship, Reading & Publishing19th Annual ConferenceThe Book in Art & ScienceWashington, DC14 July - 17 July, 2011CALL FOR PAPERSSubmissions are invited for the nineteenth annual conference of the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading & Publishing (SHARP) to be held in Washington, DC, Thursday, 14 July through Sunday, 17 July 2011. The sponsors of the...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Call for Chapters: The Psychology of Librarianship
Call for Chapters: The Psychology of LibrarianshipEdited by Leanne VandeCreek, Lynn Gullickson, and H. Stephen WrightTo be published by Scarecrow PressThe Psychology of Librarianship will be a collection of scholarly essays examining the psychological aspects of library work and the profession of librarianship. This will be the first book-length, in-depth study of the psychological implications and underpinnings of the library...
CFP: NASIG 26th Annual Conference
CFP: NASIG 26th Annual ConferenceNASIG 26th Annual ConferenceGateway to CollaborationJune 2-5, 2011St. Louis, MissouriThe 2011 Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals for preconference, vision, strategy, and tactics sessions.The program planners are interested in hearing from publishers, vendors, librarians, and others in the field of serials and electronic resources about issues relating to scholarly communication,...
Free pizza event today backs charity seeking Pepsi grant
Just one example of how Charities are promoting themselves in Pepsi Refresh.Free pizza event today backs charity seeking Pepsi grant: "Volunteers will be at Tour de Pizza, 212 37th Ave N., St Petersburg, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today. Anyone who comes in and votes for Hannah's Hope via cell phone or laptop will receive a free slice of pizza, courtesy of owner Matt McClellan.If Hannah's Hope wins the Pepsi Challenge, the money...
Call for Editor: CJILS: Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science
Call for Editor: CJILS: Canadian Journal of Information and Library Sciencehttp://www.cais-acsi.ca/cfe_cjils.htmApplications are invited for the editorship of CJILSThe Canadian Association for Information Science is requesting applications from individuals seeking consideration to become the next editor of CJILS.The official term of the position is open and will be negotiated between the candidate and the CAIS Board. It is hoped...
CFP: Sustainable Museums
CFP: Sustainable MuseumsCall for Papers Sustainable Museums: Strategies for the 21st CenturyWe’re inviting submissions for a series of concise case studies to be included in our forthcoming book, Sustainable Museums: Strategies for the 21st Century, scheduled for publication in November.Written by sustainability expert Rachel Madan – who as the Director of Greener Museums has worked with many US and UK organisations including...
Him Tarzan. Him Chameleon!
A new species of chameleon has been described from a tiny patch of forest in Madagascar. That in itself is not big news, as the island's herpetofauna is a long way from complete (one authority reports he has an estimated 100 new species of frogs awaiting formal description.) But its German discoverers hope the name Calumma tarzan will help make this lizard a "poster species" drawing attention to the island's diversity and the...
IoF rewrites outdated electronic media code of practice - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits
IoF rewrites outdated electronic media code of practice - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: "The Institute of Fundraising is forming a working party to revise and expand its electronic media code of practice by summer 2011, ten years after its first draft.The working party will comprise experienced fundraisers “at the cutting edge of new...
eBay microdonation scheme raises �2.5m so far - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits
eBay microdonation scheme raises �2.5m so far - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: "eBay’s ‘Give at Checkout’ scheme, which gives buyers the option to add a small charitable donation when making purchases, has raised �2.54m since it was launched in November 2008. The website has revealed that up to May 2010 the functionality, which allows...
Sirona Unveils New Exclusive Material, VITABLOCS® RealLife®, at the CEREC® 25th Anniversary Celebration in Las Vegas
VITABLOCS RealLife® Feature Dentin Core with a Complementing Enamel Coat for Natural Esthetics Right from the Milling MachineLong Island City, NY (August 28th, 2010) – Sirona Dental Systems (Nasdaq: SIRO) announced the availability of new VITABLOCS RealLife at the CEREC 25th Anniversary Celebration, a milestone event celebrating the 25-year anniversary of its CEREC CAD/CAM system.VITABLOCS RealLife are the first and only all-ceramic...
CFP: Digitization of Cultural Heritage Collections
CFP: Digitization of Cultural Heritage CollectionsMicroform & Imaging Review is a journal that includes articles about digital and microform (microfilm/microfiche) technologies and collections. Although not peer-reviewed, the journal reaches an international audience, and articles are published soon after submission. Sample articles are available at: http://www.reference-global.com/toc/mfir/38/1Possible topics include, but...
Monday, August 30, 2010
System Center Configuration Manager. vNext Beta. Part 2
Hi A example with the vnexttest.local and a windows wxp client. Thank you Marta. It is my colleague who is the master in System Center. ...
Bizarre new catfish from Peru
Loren Coleman and company at Cryptomundo have scooped me twice today on new species. Good for you, Loren.This one, from a remote section of the Amazon in Peru, is really something. It's a big (looks 60cm or more?) armored catfish with outsized fins and a specialized vegetarian diet: it eats mainly wood that has fallen into the river. It has unusually-shaped teeth for scraping wood. Its other dietary item? The droppings of other...
New species of turtle from southeastern U.S.
The Pearl River, which flows through Mississippi and Alabama, is famous as a possible habitat for surviving ivory-billed woodpeckers. It is also, though, home to the pearl map turtle, a new species. Northern Arizona University scientists have identified the animal as new based on geographic range, appearance, and DNA, and tagged it as Graptemys pearlensis. A good reminder that not all new species come from remote undeveloped places:...
Paul Rubin: Ten Fallacies About Web Privacy - WSJ.com
Paul Rubin: Ten Fallacies About Web Privacy - WSJ....
Farewell, astronaut Bill Lenoir
William Lenoir has passed away at 71. He was a backup crew member for Skylab, an engineer who worked on the Shuttle and on solar power satellites, and the flight engineer on the first operational Space Shuttle mission. Bill served two stints at the company I work with in my day job, Booz Allen Hamilton, with a timeout to be an Associate Administrator of NASA under Richard Truly. I can't recall that I ever met Bill, but I humbly...
CFP: Michigan Innovative Users Group Meeting
CFP: Michigan Innovative Users Group MeetingPresentation and Forum (Birds of a feather) Proposal Deadline: September 3, 2010.Michigan Innovative Users Group invites you to present your ideas, experiences and views on various modules of the Innovative system at our October 15 meeting.- Sessions might include presentations, demonstrations or panel discussions.- Forums (Birds of a Feather) can be discussions on a particular topic,...
Call for Paper/Panel Proposals for the Collecting, Collectibles, ollectors and Collections Area
Call for Paper/Panel Proposals for the Collecting, Collectibles, ollectors and Collections Area at PCA/ACA & Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations Joint Conference April 20-23, 2011San Antonio, TX http://www.swtxpca.org/Proposal submission deadline: December 15, 2010Conference hotel: Marriott River center San Antonio101 Bowie StreetSan Antonio, Texas 78205 USAPhone: 1-210-223-1000 Proposals for...
CFP: Journal of Access Services
CFP: Journal of Access Services The Journal of Access Services welcomes the submission of research, theory, and practice papers relevant to the broad field of access services in libraries, archives and information services of all types. This journal, now published by Routledge, is under the Editorship of Dr. Bede Mitchell, Dean of the Library and University Librarian, and Professor, Georgia Southern University. Former President...
Networks direct volunteers to micro gigs
Networks direct volunteers to micro gigs: "hrough its online network, thousands of volunteers used their downtime to sift through media and amateur photographs of the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake aftermath and compared them with images of missing people. The volunteers helped find 24 missing person...
How Non-Profits are Exploring Augmented Reality Tech
How Non-Profits are Exploring Augmented Reality Tech: "Augmented reality promises a new level of interaction between people and data. Now, even the newest for-profit applications can turn heads by utilizing this new advanced technology.The non-profit sector has started to experiment with augmented reality. One of Sunlight Labs’ early entries is their Recovery.gov mashup. Another example is Amsterdam’s Allard Pierson Museum, which...
In computers we trust?
In computers we trust?: "It happens all the time. You're feeling good — your funders are onboard; the programs you've been struggling with are finally in place — it seems you've got it under control. But then your colleague's nephew — you know the one, the computer geek everyone refers to as the 'whiz kid'— leaves town for a couple of months. All of a sudden the core of your operations has lost its footing, usurping your sense...
Looking for a Great Deal on a LED Auxiliary Lighting System?
If you've been looking for a LED headlight, but have been putting off the purchasing decision due to cost, this may be just the thing you've been waiting for. I was talking with the folks at High Q Dental over the weekend and they've offered a tremendous deal for readers of the blog.They have a new LED light called EOS that has some impressive...
System Center Configuration Manager. vNext Beta
Hi You can download it from this link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1b23c540-9b9f-4d41-a05d-d4b216061957&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed:+MicrosoftDownloadCenter+(Microsoft+Download+Center) Pictures: thanks a Marta (a colleague), She is testing...
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Zoo hires gymnast to teach apes to climb
Seriously. Orangutans kept for years in an enclosure without anything to climb on became so terrestrial that, when an improved space with trres was provided, the apes didn't try to climb or swing. The zoo hired a Dutch gymnast to climb around in the trees in the hopes the orangs would follow suit. Umm... "monkey see, monkey d...
Sirona Launches inLab® Multilayer Design Software that Utilizes VITA® Rapid Layer Technology at the CEREC® 25th Anniversary Celebration in Las Vegas
The world of CAD/CAM dentistry just keeps getting better. With Sirona hosting its CEREC 25 event this weekend, I'll be putting up info that I think is relevant to both users and non-users alike. While many dentists are advocates of the whole computer controlled aspect, many just don't want to give up the control to the machine. Of course, no matter which side you lean toward, the technology creates benefits that trickle into...
Saturday, August 28, 2010
MIT offers robotic swarm for oil spills
It looks like a picnic cooler trialing a set of venetian blinds, but MIT's newest robot has an important job. Engineers at the school think their solar-powered robot, equipped with a sort of floating treadmill of a nanomaterial that absorbs oil, can be deployed in swarms to clean up an oil spill faster and cheaper than traditional skimmers. The robot, prototypes of which have been sea-tested, can either burn off the collected...
Review: String Theory for Dummies
String Theory for DummiesAndrew Zimmerman Jones with Dr. Daniel RobbinsWiley Publishing, Indianapolis, IN (2010)364ppAndrew Jones has taken on a monumental task: explaining string theory, with all the underlying science and universe-wide implications, without much math and without any more technical terms than necessary. It’s impressive how well he’s succeeded. If that success is short of perfection, that only reflects, as he...
StarDental® Partners with Premier® Dental Products Company for Exclusive Hygiene Product Promotion StarDental® Partners with Premier® Dental Products Company for Exclusive Hygiene Product Promotion
Buy One Prophy Star® 3 Handpiece and Receive 144 Premier 2pro™Total Access Disposable Prophy Angles FREE! Malvern, PA (August 27, 2010) – DentalEZ® Group, a supplier of innovative products and services for dental health professionals worldwide, recently partnered with Premier® Dental Products Company to offer an attractive deal for its popular StarDental® Prophy Star® 3 Hygiene Handpiece and Premier’s 2pro™ Total Access...
Friday, August 27, 2010
Call for Chapters: Getting Started with Cloud Computing (a LITA Guide)
Call for Chapters: Getting Started with Cloud Computing (a LITA Guide)Dear Librarian Colleagues:Consider writing a chapter for the forthcoming book, “Getting started with cloud computing: A LITA guide”.Edward Corrado and Heather Moulaison, editors, are looking for 8-12 page (double spaced standard font) chapters on either:1. Applications and services used by librarians in the cloud and how they might be used in a variety of libraries,...
NASA's big news: first confirmed multiplanet system
Well, NASA promised a big announcement for Thursday. It was scientifically important, but I'm not sure it rated the hype. The Kepler space telescope had identified what NASA researchers called the first confirmed multiplanet system (two planets so far, both gas giants) outside our own. The impact was blunted a little bit by European scientists announcing earlier in the week that ground-based telescopes had identified a multiplanet...
New deep-sea wonders
Three weeks' use of an advanced ROV with a color camera off Indonesia has revealed a colorful seafloor ecosystem populated by rare and unusual creatures. One scientist estimated the expedition had found "...at least 40 new species of deep-water coral and at least 50 new species that include benthic shrimp, crabs, sponges, clams, barnacles, anemones and sea cucumbers." Sea spiders 20cm across crawled near stalked sea lilies, a...
Genius Launches Wireless Laser Mouse with BlueTooth Connection
Genius makes some pretty amazing stuff at price point that is easy on the budget and hardware that performs as advertised. I love the tiny dongle on this device made for people on the go. Fast-tracking, trendy Navigator 905BT mouse offers comfort, accuracy and convenienceMIAMI (August 26, 2010) – Genius (www.geniusnetusa.com),...
Thursday, August 26, 2010
FACT Social Justice Challenge (2010) | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org
FACT Social Justice Challenge (2010) | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org: "The French American Charitable Trust (FACT) is pleased to announce the second annual FACT Social Justice Awards.� FACT is committed to addressing the fundamental inequalities and injustices in our society by helping develop and sustain networks of community-based groups in the U.S. and France that educate, organize, and empower people to actively...
Discus Dental Slashes Laser Pricing in North America
Yesterday, I told you about the news of the acquisition of Zap lasers by Discus Dental. That was some interesting news for sure, but I've saved the best for last. Today's post is about the amount of money you can save now by purchasing a soft tissue laser from Discus. One of the things that can happen when one...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Even outer space can't kill them...
No, that's not a line from a 1950s movie. It's a description of how hard it is to kill some bacteria. Sure, Lysol will probably do it, but experimenters took bacteria from English cliffs (still clinging to rock shards) and put them in experiment boxes on the outside of the International Space Station. Eighteen months later, heat, cold, radiation, and vacuum had done...nothing to them. Wherever we go in the universe, it seems,...
How do rocks move?
Well, they don't of course, not without help. But in Death Valley, rocks slide across the dried out lake bed (playa), leaving distinctive trails. But no one has ever seem them move, and it's not confirmed yet exactly how they do it. Theories include UFO aliens (what are they doing, playing tic-tac-toe?) and prankish college students. Science is now reporting that, in the winter, it can get cold enough for a thin coating of ice...
Candidate for "World's smallest frog" discovered
OK, maybe it's the smallest. It's hard to have a contest in these types of things, and there's one from Cuba which may be smaller. But herpetologists are jazzed nonetheless for Microhyla nepenthicola, a frog which had actually been collected before - but the tiny specimens were assumed to be juveniles of some other species. The species hangs out (or hops about) in the Kubah National Park on the island of Borneo. Their tadpoles...
CFP: Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, and Comics in Education
CFP: Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, and Comics in EducationSequential Art, Graphic Novels, and Comics in EducationEdited by Robert G. Weiner and Carrye Syma, Texas Tech University Library (Publisher: McFarland)In recent years the use of graphic novels, comics, and sequential art in education has exploded. This is due not only to the boom in superhero movies that are based on comic book characters, but also to the wide literary...
Chapters Needed from Practicing Librarians
Chapters Needed from Practicing LibrariansCo-Editor/ Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLSWriting and Publishing: The Librarian's Handbook, American LibraryAssociation, 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2646Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook, American LibraryAssociation, 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2774Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians, McFarland,2008 http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3Others...
Call for Papers Code4Lib Journal
Call for Papers Code4Lib JournalThe Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future.The Code4Lib Journal is now accepting proposals for publication in its 12th issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 12th issue, which is scheduled for publication in mid December...
CFP: The Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians: "From Vision to Implementation"
CFP: The Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians: "From Vision to Implementation"We seek presenters to tell their stories at the 2nd "Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians" sponsored by the libraries at Wake Forest University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. We will explore the paths by which librarians have developed and marketed their entrepreneurial products and services. Our keynote speakers will be...
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