Category Archives: ISAS

Information relvant to ISAS staff

New Tool: Metadata Access Tool for Climate and Health (MATCH)

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Laura B.

The Metadata Access Tool for Climate and Health (MATCH) is a publicly accessible, online tool for researchers that offers centralized access to metadata ‐ standardized contextual information ‐ about thousands of government-held datasets related to health, the environment, and climate-science. MATCH … Continue reading →

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The Science of What We Do (and Don’t) Know About Data Visualization

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Laura B.

Read the full story at HBR Blogs. Visualization is easy, right? After all, it’s just some colorful shapes and a few text labels. But things are more complex than they seem, largely due to the the ways we see and … Continue reading →

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Theses and Dissertations Available Through New Open Access Tool

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Laura B.

Open Access Theses and Dissertations is an index of over 1.5 million electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). To the extent possible, the index is limited to records of graduate-level theses that are freely available online. The full text of all papers … Continue reading →

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Scientific Articles Accepted (Personal Checks, Too)

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. A parallel world of pseudo-academia, with prestigiously titled conferences and journals that will print seemingly anything for a fee, has the scientific community alarmed. See also Nature’s special report on the … Continue reading →

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JoVE now accepting submissions for new environmental sciences section

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Laura B.

JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) is now accepting articles for its new section JoVE Environment. JoVE Environment will launch in September and will be a multidisciplinary section encompassing all aspects of green methodology and environmental sciences. Currently, JoVE is accepting … Continue reading →

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How to Build a Great Poster: Some Resources

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Laura B.

Thank you to Merinda Hensley for a very useful session on building a great poster. If you were unable to attend the session, the webinar of the workshop is archived at https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/330257351. Merinda has developed a LibGuide to support this … Continue reading →

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A brief guide to University Library overdue notices

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Laura B.

Here’s a brief guide to how the University Library notifies you about soon-to-be-due and overdue books. Reminders that a book will be due soon are e-mailed for items checked out from the Undergraduate Library and I-Share Libraries (more than likely … Continue reading →

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Research Rights and Poster Tips Presentations for Institute Staff

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Susan Braxton

Please join us for two upcoming sessions brought to you by the Prairie Research Institute Library and the University Library’s Scholarly Commons. Your Research Rights: Ownership Awareness to Maximize the Impact Presented by Sarah Shreeves, Scholarly Commons Coordinator, University Library … Continue reading →

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Governing, March 2013 issue

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Susan Braxton

The March 2013 issue of Governing is now available. Articles that may be of interest to Institute staff include City of Indianapolis’ green fleet, urban park funding models, and shift in transportation funding and management from the federal government to … Continue reading →

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Reports on Surface Water Resources of Illinois Counties now available online

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Susan Braxton

Reports on the surface water resources of the Illinois counties are now available online via Illinois Harvest.  These reports were produced by the Illinois Department of Conservation, Division of Fisheries from 1968 – 1975.  They provide an inventory of surface … Continue reading →

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