Monthly Archives: November 2011

Campus sustainability case studies database now available

Read the full story from the National Wildlife Federation. National Wildlife Federation’s campus sustainability case study database, the only catalog of its kind, is available online now at www.nwf.org/campuscasestudies thanks in part to the support of The Kendeda Fund. Close to … Continue reading

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Google Scholar Citations Open To All

Via the Google Scholar Blog. For a real-world example of how this works, see this post at Profhacker. A few months ago, we introduced a limited release of Google Scholar Citations, a simple way for authors to compute their citation … Continue reading

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Environmental Change Institute Third Annual Symposium

The Third Annual Environmental Change Institute (ECI) Symposium: An Interdisciplinary Response to Environmental Problems December 7, 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Beckman Institute, Room 1005, 405 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, 61801 The mission of ECI is to illuminate … Continue reading

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New Google option: Search using your terms, verbatim plus some other search tips

Google has rolled out another search tweak. Normally, Google makes guesses about what you meant to type, rather than what your fingers actually wrote. However, when the verbatim tool is on, Google will use the literal words you entered without … Continue reading

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New Journal: Ecosystem Services Scheduled Launch 2012

Elsevier will launch Ecosystem Services in 2012. The journal is associated with the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP). Ecosystem Services is an international, interdisciplinary journal that deals with the science, policy and practice of Ecosystem Services in the following disciplines: ecology … Continue reading

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Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy Adds Academic Education Resource to Researcher’s Toolkit

SSPP is introducing Academic Programs in Sustainability, a new data discovery tool that allows users to explore a growing database of more than 100 worldwide educational institutions, offering more than 150 degree granting sustainability programs.  The database aims to increase the … Continue reading

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Seminar: “NSF Data Management Plans for the Life Sciences”

Sarah C. Williams (Life Sciences Data Services Librarian, University Library) and Philip Anders (Biological Informatician, INHS) Nov 15, 2011 10:00 am Forbes Natural History Building, Room 1005 This seminar will help scientists in the life sciences navigate NSF requirements.  Resources … Continue reading

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NCSA Access Center in DC

In Washington and need a place to work, conference, videoconference? NCSA is making its office space in Washington, DC available at no charge to UIUC faculty and staff for University business purposes through the 2012 calendar year. Located at 901 … Continue reading

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A New Geothermal Map of the United States

Read the full post on the Google Green Blog. To access the map and read more about the project, visit http://www.google.org/egs/. Imagine a renewable energy resource capable of producing more than 10 times the energy of the installed capacity of … Continue reading

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Mobile Science.gov

Have a science question you want to look up quickly? Now you don’t need to wait until you get to a desktop; you can search Science.gov (m.science.gov) from your mobile phone.

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