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Library News & Notes —
December 1, 2006
Internet Sites of the Week
Council of Independent Colleges Historic Campus Architecture Project
“This project presents information about significant buildings, landscapes, campus plans, and
heritage sites of American higher education and identifies sources for further research.”
(Source: ResourceShelf)
Democracy
“We're developing the Democracy internet TV platform so that watching internet video channels
will be as easy as watching TV and broadcasting a channel will be open to everyone.”
(Source: Boing Boing)
An Empirical Examination of Wikipedia’s Credibility
This article gives Wikipedia high reliability ratings, reporting that, as a result of a
survey, “experts found Wikipedia’s articles to be more credible than the non-experts.”
(Source: The Virtual Chase)
How Do Airlines Set Their Ticket Prices?
Musopen
An open access music repository, this site is searchable by composer, soloist, or genre.
(Source: Boing Boing)
Special Report on 50 Years of New Scientist - the Best Articles
(Source: Science Library Pad)
Structural Evolution of Au Nanoclusters: From Planar to Cage to Tubular Motifs
A recent paper from Rowland’s Trapped Ions Group.
Web 2.0 Special
The Guardian features articles, video and interviews on new internet entrepreneurs.
The Top 100
“The most influential figures in American history.”
(Source: beSpacific)
25 Greatest Science Books of All-Time
A list from Discover magazine.
(Source: Science Library Pad)
See also “The First 50: A List in Progress” from the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens
Institute of Technology.
(Source: Confessions of a Science Librarian)
NEW BOOKS/VIDEOS
Received November 18 - December 1, 2006
| Title |
Author/Editor |
(Publisher, Year) |
To be Shelved at: |
Requested by |
| The ACS Style Guide, 3rd ed. |
Coghill, Anne M. and Lorrin R. Garson, editors |
(American Chemical Society/Oxford, 2006) |
QD 8.5 .A25 2006 |
Requested by Library Staff |
| Advances in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, v.54 |
Berman, Paul R. et al, editors |
(Academic Press, 2006) |
QC 173 .A2543 v.54 2006 |
Standing order requested by J. Parks |
| Conn’s Current Therapy 2006 |
Rakel, Robert E. and Edward T. Bope, editors |
(Elsevier, 2006) |
RM 101 .C87 2006 Ref |
Requested by J. Foley |
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