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Rowland Institute at Harvard
Library News & Notes —
September 26, 2008

Internet Sites of the Week

Advancing Science through Conversations: Bridging the Gap between Blogs and the Academy
http://biology.plosjournals.org/(Shortened url)

Boston has second-worst parking costs in nation, study finds
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/ (Shortened url)

Collins dictionary asks public to rescue endangered words
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/(Shortened url)
(Source: Lisa Moricoli-Latham)

Connexions
"a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc. Anyone may view or contribute ..."
http://cnx.org
(Source: Bill Anderson)

Expanded Powers to Search Travelers at Border Detailed
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/(Shortened url)

Harvard, NIH, and the Balance of Power in the Open Access Debate
http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/(Shortened url)
(Source: ResourceShelf)

Microsoft officially launches Cambridge research center
http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/09/22/ (Shortened url)


Researching Medical Literature on the Internet - 2008
http://www.llrx.com/features/medical2008.htm
(Source: beSpacific)

Technology Doesn't Dumb Us Down. It Frees Our Minds.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21 (Shortened url)
(Source: Library Web)

Windows Driver Downloads
http://www.nodevice.com
(Source: j's scratchpad)

50 greatest villains in literature
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/ (Shortened url)
(Source: Library Web)