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Library News & Notes
May 6th, 2005
Notes
Garrett will be out of the office on Monday afternoon (May 9) and also
on Tuesday morning (May 10).
Internet Sites of the Week
“Egypt's Most Beautiful Mummy”
A 2,300 year old mummy was discovered in Saqarra, Egypt.
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Going Under Cover with Book Search Tools
Gary Price describes how to use Amazon's Search Inside the Book and
Google Print and discusses other sources for books online.
(Source: ResourceShelf)
if you could teach the world just one thing…
250 scientists and educators give their responses.
(Sources: Daypop; Neat New Stuff on the Net)
New Postage Stamps Honor Four Scientists
Barbara McClintock, Josiah Willard Gibbs, John von Neumann and Richard
Feynman.
Predicting a Baseball's Path
American Scientist explores the physics of pitching.
(Source: SciTechDaily)
Physics Comments
This site feartures commentaries on papers that appear in arXiv.org. You
can join the site and submit your own review of a paper or comment on
someone else's commentary.
(Source: SciencePORT.org)
Rocketboom
Rocketboom is a daily video blog (or vlog) of news and comment.
Correspondents report from conferences, lectures, and even the Cinco de
Mayo parade in L.A.
(Source: Steve Garfield)
72 New Members Chosen by Academy
This week the National Academy of Sciences announced 72 new members,
including a record 19 women.
(Source: Chronicle of Higher Education)
Zabasearch
A new people search engine that searches publicly available databases.
Additional services such as background checks and satellite photos can
be purchased for a fee.
Shocking invasion of privacy? An interview with the site's founders can be read at:
(Source: Boing Boing)
NEW BOOKS/VIDEOS
Received April 30 - May 6, 2005
| Title |
Author/Editor |
(Publisher, Year) |
To be Shelved at: |
Requested by |
| AIP Physics Desk Reference |
Cohen, Richard E. et al, editors |
(Springer, 2003) |
QC 61 .P49 2000 c.2 |
Requested by M. Burns |
| Cilia and Flagella |
Dentler, William and George Witman, editors |
(Academic Press, 1995) |
QH 585 .M47 v.47 1995 |
Requested by S. Rojevskaya |
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