tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24875620968027666392024-02-22T10:16:21.750-07:00Science and Engineering Resources @ PenroseThis will update patrons of the Penrose Library at the University of Denver about new science and engineering resources and other developments.Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-73960406872335153612010-03-17T14:09:00.005-06:002010-03-17T14:14:23.047-06:00This is now a dormant blogThis blog will officially become dormant. I am not planning on deleting anything, but I do not plan on adding anything in the future either. For science and technology related news, take a look at the sciencelibrary.org website. For news and information related to the Penrose Library at the University of Denver, take a look at the Penrose Pen and/or the Good Answers blogs.Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-74928132782077925082010-02-10T10:51:00.005-07:002010-02-10T10:58:13.781-07:00Preview the New Penrose Web SitePlease preview the new Penrose Library web site. Not only does it have a new look, it has a whole new organizational framework. Using the principles of user-centered design, we organized the site around the things that people like you want to do, rather than around resource types or the administrative organization of the Library. Please send us your comments and suggestions.For example, Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-38395240760898840542010-01-20T13:24:00.000-07:002010-01-20T13:24:43.556-07:00Split into two partsThis blog is going to be split into two parts. For information on new general science and engineering resources, they are now announced at http://www.sciencelibrary.org.If items pertain to the Penrose Library and our patrons, they will be put onto a new blog that will be announced later.Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-17479778883459403972010-01-05T10:08:00.003-07:002010-01-05T10:12:09.532-07:00Boettcher Foundation Webb-Waring Biomedical Research AwardsThis portfolio community supports DU principal investigators as they prepare proposals for the new Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards program. Here you will find information on the program, on the application requirements, and on DU's internal, peer review selection process. DU can forward one proposal to the Boettcher Foundation for potential funding.Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-47342377959726103502009-12-11T16:07:00.006-07:002009-12-11T16:18:15.011-07:00Public Access to Federally Funded ResearchThe Obama administration has created a "Policy Forum on Public Access to Federally Funded Research". Right now, they are in the implementation stage. If you have an opinion on the following, go ahead and put in your two cents."One of our nation's most important assets is the trove of data produced by federally funded scientists and published in scholarly journals. The question that this Forum Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-1236219484545368092009-12-10T16:20:00.006-07:002009-12-10T16:59:11.061-07:00Are you cooking or baking during the holiday season?Celebrating Books and More: "Cooking for the Holidays." Come to Penrose Library and view our December 2009 display: Holiday Cooking: All the cookbooks you need for meals and treats during the holiday season. You may view the suggested reading list by clicking on Cooking for the Holidays (MS-Word document).If you don't find anything of interest in the list provided above, you could also do a Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-21410721919233158062009-12-10T16:14:00.002-07:002009-12-10T16:19:26.624-07:00Penrose Library Hours: In case you were wonderin'For the month of December, the Penrose Library will be open the following times:Mondays - Thursdays: 8AM-8PMFridays: 8AM-5PMSaturdays-Sundays: 1PM-5PMWith the following exceptions:The University of Denver and Penrose will close at Noon on Friday, December 18th.The Penrose Library will close at 4:30 PM on December 24.The University of Denver and the Penrose Library will be closed from 12/25/2009-1Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-23723642737072913412009-12-09T14:41:00.002-07:002009-12-09T14:44:54.043-07:00RiffTrax Area in PenroseCheck out the small RiffTrax collection of DVDs in Penrose. Here are the steps:Borrow the DVD from Penrose.Download the Rifftrax.Sync them up.Laugh hysterically.Bonus: Check out their "Shorts".Some of the DVD we still have are: The Sixth Sense, Star Wars I, The Little Shop of Horrors, Matrix Revolutions, and many others.Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-40921213484061339162009-12-02T10:50:00.005-07:002009-12-02T11:30:03.333-07:00Build a Trebuchet Contest with LegosIn connection with the Genghis Khan exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, "the Museum wants you to build a mechanical siege weapon out of Lego building blocks—seriously!" On January 16th, they will host a competition to see whose trebuchet throws an object the farthest. All team entries must be received no later than Thursday, January 7, at 5:00 p.m. Take a look at their entry Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-81699457418863071392009-11-30T12:29:00.008-07:002009-11-30T12:35:52.825-07:00"Trailblazing" is blazing a trail...Trailblazing is "an interactive timeline for everybody with an interest in science. Compiled by scientists, science communicators and historians – and co-ordinated by Professor Michael Thompson FRS – it celebrates three and a half centuries of scientific endeavour and has been launched to commemorate the Royal Society’s 350th anniversary in 2010."Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-15907957953622436252009-11-25T13:52:00.003-07:002009-11-25T13:57:30.362-07:00This future can still happen!Thanks to DLK and Aaron for finding...Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-35912589010355621332009-11-19T15:59:00.003-07:002009-11-19T16:03:08.739-07:00Roomba Pac-ManThis is what our academic friends to the northwest of Denver are doing...The Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles (RECUV) at the University of Colorado at Boulder has been developing software that helps robots form ad-hoc networks and distribute cooperative control of their operations. Some of the individuals at RECUV decided to create a cool demo on their own time to show off Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-75278986301258369502009-11-17T10:35:00.003-07:002009-11-17T10:47:07.514-07:00IEEE Xplore new interface soonIEEE Xplore will be coming out with a new interface in February, 2010. If you are interested in learning a little bit more, take a look at the the following -- "Experience the New IEEE Xplore Digital Library."Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-40199308437862863842009-11-17T09:48:00.001-07:002009-11-17T09:49:33.938-07:00Penrose Library Liaison NewsletterHere is the new issue of the newsletter (PDF). In this issue:Services: page 1Instruction and Research: pages 2-4Collections: pages 4-5Library News: page 6Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-14014189456080372462009-11-17T09:46:00.001-07:002009-11-17T09:47:59.257-07:00Library Exhibit — "Blazing the Trail"The exhibit Blazing the Trail: Denver’s Jewish Pioneers, curated by Beck Archivist Jeanne Abrams, was installed today on the main level of the library. This exhibit contains objects and reproduced images from the Beck Archive here at Penrose. It has been on display at the Singer Gallery of the Mizel Arts and Culture Center and will be at Penrose through the winter.Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-63564723738490770142009-11-03T11:25:00.007-07:002009-11-03T12:18:57.837-07:00Murder in the StacksStudent Services (Housing and Residential Education, Late Night at DU and the First & Second Year Experience) and the Penrose Library are sponsoring an event in the library -- Murder in the Stacks: A Vampire Mystery. Come solve the mystery in Penrose on November 5th at 6:00pm. To sign up your team, please contact DUIT at 1-2245 or duit@du.edu. Each team should have about 5-6 Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-1214505221126764792009-10-19T13:36:00.003-06:002009-10-19T13:43:08.799-06:00Happy Open Access Week!This week is "Open Access Week".About the OA movementOpen Access is a growing international movement that uses the Internet to throw open the locked doors that once hid knowledge. It encourages the unrestricted sharing of research results with everyone, everywhere, for the advancement and enjoyment of science and society.Open Access is the principle that all research should be freely accessible Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-25464934467715488982009-10-14T09:43:00.004-06:002009-10-14T09:49:24.739-06:00Scientific American is under new managementFor now, Penrose will keep a subscription to Scientific American, even though the price went up 750% in one year (2009 to 2010). Nature Publishing Group is now the publisher, and they really jacked the price up on it. I will be watching print use of this in 2010. We do have electronic access to the magazine as well.For more information, take a look at this article in the Chronicle of Higher Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-46372528882367498692009-10-12T15:45:00.007-06:002009-10-12T15:52:17.554-06:00Former Chancellor Dan Ritchie takes a rap...Former DU Chancellor Dan Ritchie raps about a new blog at the DCPA. He makes "it hip and funny so the kids will like it!"Thanks to Let's Go DU for finding this. Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-87641195736120836342009-09-23T13:47:00.002-06:002009-09-23T13:52:56.721-06:002009 Sparky AwardsThe third annual Sparky Awards invite contestants to submit videos of two minutes or less that imaginatively portray the benefits of the open, legal exchange of information. The contest is well suited for adoption as a class assignment as well as an opportunity to promote library services, including media services or the information commons, where students can edit video, browse media, work Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-44032555426641257382009-09-23T11:30:00.002-06:002009-09-23T11:34:14.493-06:00Smithsonian Education Online Conference on Climate ChangeThe "Smithsonian Education Online Conference on Climate Change" is three-day, free, education online conference taking place September 29 through October 1, 2009."Climate Change" sessions will be of special interest to educators, entire classrooms of engaged students, and to the general public. Throughout the conference, participants will explore Smithsonian research and collections related to Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-88337802871668316192009-09-10T16:51:00.004-06:002009-09-10T16:55:06.277-06:00The Internet and Civic EngagementThis is the title of a new report that just came out from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. It should be noted that the report doesn't even include Twitter or comment on how social media was used at the end of the presidential campaign in October/November of 2008. Happy reading.Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-17882880353857756602009-09-09T13:45:00.004-06:002009-09-09T14:24:58.625-06:00American Institute of Physics UniPHYThis is a literature-based professional social networking site for physical science researchers.The site allows physicists, engineers, and other scientists to directly connect with and explore their professional contacts and to identify researchers with the expertise needed for future collaborations.AIP UniPHY, powered by Collexis High Definition Search, enables fast, accurate and extraordinary Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-87364095081545151222009-09-08T16:37:00.008-06:002009-09-08T16:47:00.114-06:0050 Millionth Unique Chemical Substance is indexedHere is the new substance. It is (5Z)-5-[(5-Fluoro-2-hydroxyphenyl)methylene]-2-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4(5H)-thiazolone.Joseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487562096802766639.post-21410764167185030672009-09-02T09:16:00.004-06:002009-09-02T09:54:46.684-06:00Overview of the ACRL Scholarly Communication 101 WorkshopI went to the ACRL Scholarly Communication 101 "Road Show" Workshop way back on August 7, 2009. It was an all day affair held on the Auraria Campus here in Denver.Presentation materials are here. For example, they began the day with "Scholarly Communication 101: Starting with the Basics".Introduction: Scholarly communication systemEconomicsCopyright and author rights Open access and openness asJoseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.com0