Biological and Environmental Research Image Galleries from the U.S. Dept. of Energy

Posted on April 20, 2012 by rbohall

Scales and Processes of the Global Carbon Center (U.S. Dept. of Energy)


https://public.ornl.gov/site/gallery/default.cfm

The United States Department of Energy’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research has compiled this prodigious image gallery from a wide range of scientific research projects.

The materials here come from the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, the Human Genome Project, and the Microbial Genomics initiative.

Visitors can make their way through galleries that include Genomic Science Image Gallery, Climate Science Image Gallery, and Human Genome Project (1990-2003) Gallery.

First-time visitors might do well to look over the images from the Human Genome Project first, as they will find colorful and interesting visual documentation of this ambitious project, along with slides and other materials that can be used in classroom settings. Moving along, the Climate Science Image Gallery contains a nice range of images related to atmosphere science, including a great graphic that illustrates atmospheric processes and global carbon cycle components. [Scout Report]

To find more high-quality online resources in math and science, visit Scout’s sister site: AMSER, the Applied Math and Science Educational Repository at http://amser.org.

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Encylopedia Britannica no longer printed

Posted on March 27, 2012 by rbohall

In a sign of the times, Encyclopædia Britannica announced earlier this month that it has decided to move to digital format only.  No longer will we be able to flip through print versions of our old friend, the authoritative go-to source for information on everything for over 250 years.

advertisement from WikipediaRead the EB blog post on this:  Change: It’s Okay.  Really.

For commentary on this from the library community, check out Aloha Encyclopaedia Britannica Print Edition

GFU currently subscribes to the electronic version, but if you’re feeling nostalgic you can still lay hands on the print version.

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Grab an Award-Winning Book to Read over Spring Break!

Posted on March 20, 2012 by mcooksey

Choices include fiction awarded the Booker Prize, the Pulitzer Prize for literature, the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, and the National Book Award.

Featured books are winners from the last ten years along with the description of the award and a synopsis of each book.

Pulitzer Prize for Literature

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Booker Prize

National Book Award

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Science Direct unavailable on Sat. 3/17

Posted on March 14, 2012 by rbohall

The Science Direct databases will be down for maintenance from approximately 5:30am – 6:30pm this Saturday.

Please contact us with questions.

 

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GFU in Demand Driven E-Book Pilot

Posted on February 28, 2012 by rbohall

As a member of the Orbis Cascade Alliance, George Fox is taking part in a year-long pilot to acquire electronic books that will be accessible to and jointly-owned by all 37 member libraries.

For purposes of this study, selected titles will be recent publications available from a number of participating publishers.

This effort builds on the Alliance’s successful history of sharing northwest academic library resources and pursuing effective and economical ways to build our collections.

Read more on the Demand Driven Acquisitions Pilot

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Live Science Countdowns

Posted on February 16, 2012 by rbohall

Conehead katydid (Loboscelis bacatus). © Piotr Naskrecki

Great for a quick read, these science-related “top-10″ lists are galleries of cool images supported by interesting text.

In addition to top science photos of the week, current offerings include:

 

About LiveScience:

LiveScience, launched in 2004, is the trusted and provocative source for highly accessible science, health and technology news for people who are curious about their minds, bodies, and the world around them. Our team of experienced science reporters, editors and video producers explore the latest discoveries, trends and myths, interviewing expert sources and offering up deep and broad analyses of topics that affect peoples’ lives in meaningful ways. LiveScience articles are regularly featured on the web sites of our media partners: MSNBC.com, Yahoo!, the Christian Science Monitor and others.
Source: http://www.techmedianetwork.com/our-brands/livescience.html

 

 

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Everyday Sociology

Posted on January 23, 2012 by rbohall

http://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/

Originally created for students and teachers of Sociology, this blog is informative and quite accessible for those familiarizing themselves with the field.

Visitors will find its pledge to “keep things interesting” refreshing. The pledge is accomplished by ensuring that “all of the posts on this site will pass the ‘so what?’ test that some academic research frankly does not.”

Maintained by book publisher W.W. Norton & Co., the blog entries are written mainly by those individuals who have doctoral degrees in sociology, along with a smattering of posts by sociology students.

Visitors who prefer to get their daily dose of sociological thought in video form should check out the “Video” tab to watch sociologists speak on a range of news stories and other timely topics. The videos are generally just a few minutes long, and have recently covered such topics as:

  • Commodifying the ‘Ghetto’
  • Communities Becom[ing] Poverty Traps
  • Fears about Halloween Candy Poisoning

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Civil Rights Digital Library: Documenting America’s Struggle for Racial Equality

Posted on January 16, 2012 by rbohall

http://crdl.usg.edu/

The intent of the CRDL is to promote an “enhanced understanding of the Movement by helping users discover primary sources and other educational materials from libraries, archives, museums, public broadcasters, and others on a national scale.”

Visitors can browse through the materials by place, people, events, or topics, such as “Community Organizing”, “White Resistance”, “Economic Justice”, and “Voting Rights.” Also, visitors can browse the materials by contributing institutions or media type.

There’s some really terrific material here, including oral histories, archival footage, and still photographs. Overall, it is a site that will be invaluable to historians working in this area, and anyone with an interest in learning about the civil rights movement. [Scout Report]

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Bird-related library resources at GFU

Posted on January 12, 2012 by rbohall
Forsters Tern

Forsters Tern

Prompted by a couple of bird-related news stories that caught our eye in the past couple of weeks, we are highlighting some of the best GFU Library resources on our feathered friends.

Database

Birds of North America Online.
A comprehensive reference covering the life histories of North American birds. BNA Online contains image and video galleries showing behaviors, habitat, nests, eggs and nestlings, and more. Each online species account contains recordings of that bird’s songs and calls, selected from the extensive collection in Cornell’s Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds.

 

Documentary Film

The Life of Birds.
3 DVD set, written by David Attenborough ; BBC produced in association with PBS,  c2002.
Chapters:  1. To fly or not to fly? — 2. The mastery of flight — 3. The insatiable appetite — 4. Meat-eaters — 5. Fishing for a living — 6. Signals and songs — 7. Finding partners — 8. The demands of the egg — 9. The problems of parenthood — 10. The limits of endurance.
http://catalog.georgefox.edu/record=b1245699~S0

 

eBooks

Birds of the Horn of Africa : Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Socotra.
London : Christopher Helm, 2010.
This field guide illustrates every species that has ever occurred in the region, and succinct text covers the key identification criteria. Special attention is paid to the voices of the species. Includes 1000+ color distribution maps.
http://catalog.georgefox.edu/record=b1477375~S0

The new encyclopedia of birds.
Oxford University Press, 2007.
Provides a systematic account of every bird family, covering their form and function, distribution, diet, social behavior, and breeding biology.
http://catalog.georgefox.edu/record=b1462423~S0

 

Books

Nature’s music : the science of birdsong.
Edited by Peter Marler, Hans Slabbekoorn.
Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic, c2004.
http://catalog.georgefox.edu/record=b1240414~S0

The private lives of birds : a scientist reveals the intricacies of avian social life.
By Bridget Stutchbury
New York : Walker & Co., c2010
http://catalog.georgefox.edu/record=b1401751~S0

The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior.
Illustrated by David Allen Sibley ; edited by Chris Elphick, John B. Dunning, Jr., David Allen Sibley.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.
http://catalog.georgefox.edu/record=b1197130~S0

Journal

Journal of Field Ornithology.
New Ipswich : Northeastern Bird-Banding Association.
GFU Print Holdings: 1980-2010.  Continues in full-text online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291557-9263

GFU Research

Lastly, we’d be remiss if we failed to mention GFU professor Don Powers’ dramatic research on hummingbird flight, covered in the Fall 2005 issue of the George Fox Journal:

“Using lasers, olive oil, a wind tunnel, and advanced imaging technology designed originally for engineers, biology professor Don Powers and his colleagues solved a mystery last spring…” [more]

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Proximity Searching

Posted on December 5, 2011 by rbohall

A useful advanced search technique is to search for a specific term that appears relatively close to another term.  This is known affectionately as a “proximity” search, and is supported in FoxTrax and most library databases.

In FoxTrax (the GFU Library catalog), simply put the word “near” between two terms:

  • “slavery near Christianity”

This will return catalog records that have the two terms within ten words of one another.  If you want to specify exactly how far apart the terms appear, you can do so using “within” and a number:

  • “genetics within 7 intelligence”

Article Databases:

Proximity searches can also be done in most library databases, though using different syntax.

In EBSCO databases, Near searches can be done using “N” and a number (“slavery N5 Christianity”).  This will retrieve all records with the two terms separated by five words or less, regardless of the order.

The search “ethics W8 China” will retrieve records in which “ethics” is followed within eight words by “China”:

 

 

 

 

 

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