Monthly Archives: May 2012

Library catalogs offline this weekend

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Susan Braxton

Notice from the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI): From 10pm on Friday May 25 until 5pm on Sunday May 27, 2012, all catalogs will be offline while they migrate the production Oracle databases the new CARLI … Continue reading →

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Impacts of endocrine disrupters on wildlife, people and their environments – The Weybridge+15 (1996-2011) report

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Laura B.

Download the report from the European Environment Agency. Rates of endocrine diseases and disorders, such as some reproductive and developmental harm in human populations, have changed in line with the growth of the chemical industry, leading to concerns that these … Continue reading →

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USGS Data Sharing/Data Management Policy

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Susan Braxton

The USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center has released an updated data sharing policy intended “to ensure and facilitate full and open access to scientific data and data products.” The policy outlines researcher obligations to share data, including … Continue reading →

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National Global Change Research Plan 2012-2021: A Strategic Plan for the U. S. Global Change Research Program

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Laura B.

Via Docuticker. Source: U.S. Global Change Research Program From the press release: The Obama Administration today released a 10-year strategic plan for research related to global change, identifying priorities that will help state and local governments, businesses, and communities prepare … Continue reading →

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Cooling Streams in a Warming Climate?

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Laura B.

Read the full story from USGS. A new analysis of streams in the western United States has found that despite a general increase in air temperatures over the past several decades, western streams are not necessarily warming at the same … Continue reading →

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ASU to Digitize Vast Southwestern Arthropod Collection

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Laura B.

Read the full story from Arizona State University. Arizona State University’s insect collection is going high-tech and will soon be available for viewing as a virtual museum. For the first time, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will provide funding to … Continue reading →

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Care of Natural History Collections Webinar

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Susan Braxton

Care of Natural History Collections presented by Bronwyn Eves, Objects Conservator with the Illinois State MuseumTuesday, May 15, 2012, 11am-noon CST To attend, log on as guest at http://isl.adobeconnect.com/r5i6yqc6zng/ Hosted by the Illinois Collections Preservation Network.

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Funding Available to Archive Archaeological Resources

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Susan Braxton

Digital Antiquity has announced the 2012 Grants for Digital Archiving.  Funding will be awarded to support contribution of digital archaeological information including documents, data sets, and images to the disciplinary repository, tDAR (the Digital Archaeological Record).  Up to $7,000 may … Continue reading →

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NSF Call for Proposals for Biological and Chemical Technologies

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Susan Braxton

Proposals for funding from the National Science Foundation for Biological and Chemical Technologies (BC) are due June 19, 2012. The request for proposals encompasses a wide range of subtopics of relevant to researchers at the Prairie Research Institute, including (but … Continue reading →

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