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Library News & Notes —
May 29, 2009

Internet Sites of the Week

Amazon Encore
"AmazonEncore is a new program whereby Amazon will use information such as customer
reviews on Amazon.com to identify exceptional, overlooked books and authors with more
potential than their sales may indicate. Amazon will then partner with the authors to re-introduce
their books to readers through marketing support and distribution into multiple channels and formats ..."
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000373401
(Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog)

Art of Science
http://www.princeton.edu/artofscience/2009/
(Source: lsmarshall)

Big drug companies hiring steadily
http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/05/25/story9.html?ana=e_ph

Books Born Digital
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6657392.html
(Source: Ellyssa Kroski)

Careers Using Physics
http://www.spsnational.org/cup/

Condensed Concepts
http://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/
(Source: Heidi Schaefer)

Confabulatory hypermnesia, or severe false memory syndrome
http://scienceblogs.com/neurophilosophy/2009/05/confabulatory_hypermnesia_or_severe(Shortened url)

Corporate Culture in Current Times — Seeking the Right Fit
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2009(Shortened url)

Deal or No Deal: What if the Google Settlement Fails?
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6660295.html
(Source: oa.new)
See also: A Book Grab by Google
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/18/AR2009051802637.html
See also: UMich Gets Better Deal in Google's Library of the Future Project
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/05/umich-gets-better-deal-in-googles-library(Shortened url)

Don't let ID thieves hijack your job hunt
http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/18/news/economy/id.theft.fortune/index.htm

EScience in Practice: Lessons from the Cornell Web Lab
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/may09/arms/05arms.html
(Source: Peter Scott' Library Blog)
See also: E-Science and Libraries: Finding the Right Path
http://www.istl.org/09-spring/viewpoint1.html
(Source: ResourceShelf)

Four ways to sync your computers
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/05/28/four-ways-to-sync-your-computers/

The Future of Science Journalism
http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/672

The Future of Science Publishing
http://www.molecularist.com/lifeblog/2009/05/talk-the-future-of-science-publishing.html
(Source: oa.new)

The Future of Work
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1898024,00.html
(Source: Sloan Work & Family Network)

Galileo opened the heavens with Open Access
http://www.academicevolution.com/2009/05/galileo-open-access.html
(Source: oa.new)

Gateway to Scientific Data (CISTI)
http://cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/services/cisti/gateway-scientific-data.html
(Source: Lynne Schmelz)
See also: Making Your Data Open: A Guide
http://www.opendatacommons.org/guide/
(Source: Open Access News)

Going abroad? Don't be afraid to pack the cell phone
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10248239-94.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Google vs. the Real-Time Web
http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/tech_insider/2009/05/23/google_vs_(Shortened url)
See also: Google's New Search Features: Google Squared,
Rich Snippets, and Search Options
http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/Googles-New-Search-(Shortened url)

How Internet Content Distribution & Discovery Are Changing
http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/tech_insider/2009/05/17/how_internet_content(Shortened url)

How the Semantic Web Will Redefine Digital Music
http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/tech_insider/2009/05/19/at_sfmusictech_the_semantic(Shortened url)

How to Choose an E-Book Reader
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/05/buying-guide-e-book-reader/

How would you design a collaboration community for scientists?
http://christinaslibraryrant.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-would-you-design-collaboration.html

In Defense of Distraction
http://nymag.com/news/features/56793/

Information-seeking behaviour of physicists and astronomers
http://eprints.rclis.org/16127/1/JAMALIi-FINAL-preprint.pdf
(Source: ResourceShelf)

Is Facebook the New Spam Heaven?
http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/tech_insider/2009/05/25/is_facebook(Shortened url)
See also: Facebook Pages vs Facebook Groups: What's the Difference?
http://mashable.com/2009/05/27/facebook-page-vs-group/
(Source: Ellyssa Kroski)

Leading When You Don't Have Formal Authority
http://ow.ly/9rIz

Mass. budget cuts leave state-funded groups in limbo
http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/05/25/weekly12-Mass(Shortened url)

Monster mashup: mapping every plane in the air
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/05/monster-mashup-mapping-every-plane-in-the-air.ars
See also: Create some really cool maps with these apps
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10243139-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

The New Computing Pioneers
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/87/8721cover.html
(Source: oa.new)

Now, this is Open Science!
http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2009/05/now_this_is_open_science.php
(Source: Open Access News)

Online Education Grows, but Painfully
http://chronicle.com/free/2009/05/18610n.htm

Organizing Your Online Shopping
http://solution.allthingsd.com/20090512/organizing-your-online-shopping/
(Source: ResourceShelf)

Polaroid Lovers Try to Revive Its Instant Film
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/technology/26polaroid.html?_r=1
(Source: Jim Foley)

Postdoc, you'd better network!
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2009/090528/full/nj7246-603b.html

Search the best scientific and technical portals directly from your browser
http://www.deepwebtech.com/open-search.html
(Source: SLA-DSOL)

SimplyScripts
"Free Movie Scripts, Screenplays and Transcripts"
http://www.simplyscripts.com/movie.html
(Source: FreePint)

Stop This Train!
"Are trains slower now than they were in the 1920s?"
http://www.slate.com/id/2218394/pagenum/all/
(Source: thesciencebabe)

Tech-word origins: stranger than science
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/05/26/tech-word-origins-stranger-than-science/

Top physicist Cherry Murray is moving to new post as dean of the
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2009/090528/full/nj7246-603a.html

Top Sites to Find Free Photos to Use on Your Blog
http://weblogs.about.com/od/startingablog/tp/FreePhotoSites.htm

The Truth About Books
http://www.thetruthaboutbooks.com/
(Source: Internet Resources Newsletter)

A Twitter over health data
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/health-data-proves-contagious-on-social-media?pagenumber=1
(Source: gabinator)

Twitter Search Has Big Ambitions
http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/Twitter-Search-Has-Big-Ambitions-53868.asp
See also: Science influence on Twitter
http://2020science.org/2009/04/22/science-influence-on-twitter/
(Source: myopenarchive)
See also: Get the Most Out of Twitter #Hashtags
http://mashable.com/2009/05/17/twitter-hashtags/
(Source: Ellyssa Kroski)
See also: Twitter in Context
http://www.batesinfo.com/may-2009-infotip.html

A watershed moment in economics and finance
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/teaching-0518.html

Web site promotes candid reviews of nonprofits
http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/othercities/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/(Shortened url)

What Would a Fully Interactive Journal Article Look Like
http://blog.fortiusone.com/2009/05/14/academia-20-what-would(Shortened url)
(Source: Stephen's Lighthouse)

What you need to know about e-health records
http://news.cnet.com/What-you-need-to-know-about-e-health-records/2009(Shortened url)

What you're asked to give away
http://everybodyslibraries.com/2009/05/08/what-youre-asked-to-give-away/
(Source: Open Access News)

Why E-Books Look So Ugly
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/05/e-book-design/

Why Having Engaged Employees Matters
http://news.thomasnet.com/IMT/archives/2009/05/why-having-engaged(Shortened url)
(Source: Sloan Work & Family Network)

Wolfram|Alpha
http://www.wolframalpha.com/
See also: Terms of Use: A Real Difference Between Wolfram|Alpha and Google
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090518204959409
(Source: Slashdot)
See also: Wolfram Alpha: Bad Idea!!
http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/?p=1391
See also: Wolfram|Alpha - computational is the key word!
http://philbradley.typepad.com/phil_bradleys_weblog/2009/05/(Shortened url)
See also: Wolfram|Alpha Fails the Cool Test
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/05/wolframalpha-fails-the-cool-test/
See also: Wolfram|Alpha, the Details Behind the Rhombic Hexecontahedron
http://www.infoq.com/news/2009/05/Wolfram-Alpha
(Source: phystwits)
See also: Wolfram Alpha, a new answer search engine
http://websearch.about.com/b/2009/05/18/wolfram-alpha-a-new-answer-search-engine.htm
See also: 'Knowledge engine' hits the Web
http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/39110
See also: Five Things Wolfram Alpha Does Better (And Vastly Different) Than Google
http://mashable.com/2009/05/19/wolfram-alpha-better-than-google/
(Source: sciencebase)

7 Things You Should Know About Personal Learning Environments
http://www.educause.edu/Resources/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutPerso/171521
(Source: ResourceShelf)

10 Cloud Computing Companies to Watch
http://www.cio.com/article/492885/_Cloud_Computing(Shortened url)
(Source: Stephen's Lighthouse)
See also: NIST: Cloud Computing
http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SNS/cloud-computing/index.html
(Source: beSpacific)

21 Essential Steps to Make Your PC Better/Faster/Stronger
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/21_steps_make_your_pc_betterfasterstronger
(Source: digg)

27 Things To Do Before a Conference
http://www.chrisbrogan.com/27-things-to-do-before-a-conference/
(Source: SLA Connections)

10-Minute Tools for Managing Stress
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/(Shortened url)

NEW BOOKS

Received May 16 - May 29, 2009

Title	Author/Editor	(Publisher, Year)	To be Shelved at:	Requested by
Advances in Chemical Physics, v. 142	Rice, Stuart A., editor	(Wiley, 2009)	QD 453 .A27 v.142 2009	Standing order requested by J. Parks
The Rat Nervous System, 3rd ed.	Paxinos, George, editor	(Elsevier, 2004)	QL 937 .R33 2004	Requested by D. Cox

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