News tagged with library databases
Teaching scholarly research skills to undergraduates via online game
Most undergraduates enter college with limited experience in scholarly research. Academic libraries may be unfamiliar to them and library databases unknown territory.
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Taming the vast -- and growing -- digital data-sphere
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers are making an impressive effort to link up digital repositories to create a vast network of easy to search online data. The DRIVER project work - one of the largest efforts of its kind ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Global wave of Flame cyber attacks called staggering
(Phys.org) -- Kaspersky Lab has discovered complex malware that has been in operation for at least five years, collecting data from countries including both Israel and Iran. Kaspersky experts think the masterminds ...
May 28, 2012 |
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A comprehensive antidote to a challenging global oil picture
In a changing, often unpredictable world, says Karen Timmerman, only a balanced and comprehensive plan can improve United States energy policy.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 08, 2012 |
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Wal-Mart previews 'Disc to Digital' movie service
(AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. previewed its "Disc to Digital" service for converting DVDs into an online library on Wednesday. Based on my experience, I'd give it a six out of 10.
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Space astronomy archive, distant supernova, named in honor of U.S. Senator
(Phys.org) -- One of the world's largest astronomy archives, containing a treasure trove of information about myriad stars, planets, and galaxies, has been named in honor of the United States Senator from ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Research finds that after Chicago, Pittsburgh is the most decentralized metropolitan region in the nation
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 2007, Pittsburgh, after Chicago, was the most decentralized metropolitan region in the United States, according to the Metropolitan Power Diffusion Index (MPDI) released by the Center for Metropolitan ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Academics line up to boycott world's biggest journal publisher
Dozens of Australian academics have joined a growing boycott of Elsevier, one of the world’s leading publishers of academic journals, over the behemoth’s “extortionate efforts to extract money” ...
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Matching fans to music tops record industry agenda
After a decade-long battle against file-sharing, music and technology giants are now pushing users to share to their hearts' content, with online music recommendations a key issue at the MIDEM trade fair that ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Oxford, Harvard scientists lead data-sharing effort: New standards allow disparate data sets to integrate
Led by researchers at University of Oxford and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) at Harvard University, more than 50 collaborators at over 30 scientific organizations around the globe have agreed on a common standard ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 29, 2012 |
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Mogees project delivers haptic symphony (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Creative sound-making is as fluid and changing as it implies, incorporating everything from troupes that bang on every hard surface imaginable to creators of electronic music, to musicians ...
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Brave new world: Pioneering electronic publication of new plant species
The changes to the publication requirements of new names for algae, fungi and plants accepted at the XVIII International Botanical Congress in Melbourne in July 2011 initiated several important challenges ...
Jan 01, 2012 |
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