Category Archives: ISWS

Information relevant to ISWS staff

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

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

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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60 years of tornado detection by radar–brought to you by ISWS

Today is the 60th anniversary of the first documented detection of a tornado by radar, by Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) staff at Willard Airport.  The event was documented in  Stout, G.E., and F.A. Huff. 1953. Radar records Illinois tornadogenesis. … Continue reading

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Scientific Articles Accepted (Personal Checks, Too)

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

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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Call for Papers on Great Lakes Restoration Issues

Environmental Practice, the Journal of the National Association of Environmental Professionals, is seeking papers for possible publication. Issue Topic:  Great Lakes Sustainability, featuring Guest Editor Dr. Susan Hedman, Great Lakes National Program Manager, USEPA In light of the many difficult … Continue reading

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How to Build a Great Poster: Some Resources

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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Two new publications from the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center has published two new reports: RR – 122 / Risks to Birds in the Lake Calumet Region from Contaminated Emergent Aquatic Insects / Soucek, David J.; Levengood; Levengood, Jeffrey M.; Gallo, Sue; Hill, Walter R.; Bordson, … Continue reading

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A brief guide to University Library overdue notices

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

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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