October 17th, 2008 by jryan1
Global pesticide resistance in arthropods
By Mark Edward Whalon
Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2008.
Call# SB951.5 .G585 2008
From CABI:
“Pesticide resistance has had a substantial impact on crop production and has been an important driver of change in modern agriculture, animal production and human health. Focusing specifically on arthropods, this book provides a comprehensive review of relevant issues in pesticide resistance. Detailed listings and references to all documented reports of resistance from around the world are included.”
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October 13th, 2008 by jryan1
We’re working with a vendor, who happens to be an LSU alum, whose product would essentially allow us to provide access to authorized students registered for specific classes, to digitized versions of our videos (VHS, DVD, etc.) You can see some information about the product at www.cdigix.com .
Please join us to see a demonstration and have a discussion about the product and how it might benefit your students and faculty. We have also invited representatives from ITS for Moodle and campus network perspective.
Are you available 2:00 PM Tuesday, October 14th ? The demo will take place in the Dean’s Conference Room, Middleton Library.”
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August 26th, 2008 by jryan1
From their website:
“eERL’s mission is to be the best possible online collection of environmental and energy sustainability resources for community college educators and for their students. The resources are also available for practitioners and the public.”
http://www.eerl.org/index.php
A clearinghouse for Environmental Science and Technology related websites and electronic resources.
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August 18th, 2008 by jryan1
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August 6th, 2008 by jryan1
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.
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July 17th, 2008 by jryan1
A problem with the current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader prevents Macs users with Safari from ScienceDirect PDF articles. ScienceDirect has reported this problem to Adobe and Safari. Until it is fixed:
* Hold the control button, click on the PDF link and select “download link to disk.” Save the file to the hard drive and view it from there.
OR
* Use Mozilla Firefox instead of Safari, which does not seem to have this problem.
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May 13th, 2008 by jryan1
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.
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May 7th, 2008 by jryan1
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.
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April 29th, 2008 by jryan1
Basic Petroleum Data Book
American Petroleum Institute
Washington, DC: American Petroleum Institute: 2008
Call# Ref HD9561 .A7 B35
From API:”The Data Book is a compendium of U.S. and international petroleum statistics beginning, in most instances, in 1947.
The Data Book contains historical data on worldwide oil and natural gas reserves, exploration and drilling, production, refining, transportation, historical prices, product demand, imports, exports and environmental information. A glossary and a source list (names and telephone numbers) are also included in the nearly 600-page book.”
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April 29th, 2008 by jryan1
The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, Volume 8: Environment
Ed. by Martin Melosi
Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 2007
Call# Ref F209 .N47
From The University of North Carolina Press:
“From semitropical coastal areas to high mountain terrain, from swampy lowlands to modern cities, the environment holds a fundamental importance in shaping the character of the American South. This volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture surveys the dynamic environmental forces that have shaped human culture in the region–and the ways humans have shaped their environment. Articles examine how the South’s ecology, physiography, and climate have influenced southerners–not only as a daily fact of life but also as a metaphor for understanding culture and identity.
This volume includes ninety-eight essays that explore–both broadly and specifically–elements of the southern environment. Thematic overviews address subjects such as plants, animals, energy use and development, and natural disasters. Shorter topical entries feature familiar species such as the alligator, the ivory-billed woodpecker, kudzu, and the mockingbird. Also covered are important individuals in southern environmental history and prominent places in the landscape, such as the South’s national parks and seashores. New articles cover contemporary issues in land use and conservation, environmental protection, and the current status of the flora and fauna widely associated with the South.”
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