Climate in Iowa: What is happening? How does it work? And what can you do? Come talk with climate scientists, learn about local climate issues, conduct climate science experiments, and join us for an ice cream social! All events will be held at the University of Iowa’s Museum of Natural History on April 26, 2014. Continue reading “Iowa Climate Festival – April 26”
Category Archives: Chemistry
Impatient chemistry?
An interesting opinion piece from Chemistry World asks “Is the pressure to publish making chemists cut corners?”
Workshop: Scopus
Have you tried Scopus, our new database? The UI Libraries provide free access to Scopus, an excellent multidisciplinary citation database. Join us for a Scopus Workshop and learn advanced techniques that will help you conduct your research more efficiently and effectively. In this workshop you will learn how to: Access Scopus from off-campus; Use refineContinue reading “Workshop: Scopus”
Celebrating Pi Day with…
Pie, of course! Before you head out for Spring Break, stop by the Sciences Library to get your free apple pie bites on Friday, March 14 for the celebration. Think back to your high school geometry class; Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi is approximately 3.14159, but has been calculatedContinue reading “Celebrating Pi Day with…”
Workshop: Web of Science
Do you use Web of Science in your research? The UI Libraries provide free access to Web of Science, an excellent multidisciplinary citation database. Join us for a Web of Science Workshop and learn advanced techniques that will help you conduct your research more efficiently and effectively. Lunch @ the Sciences Library Web of Science Workshop 12:30-1:20pm,Continue reading “Workshop: Web of Science”
Publishers withdraw more than 120 gibberish papers
Conference proceedings removed from subscription databases after scientist reveals that they were computer-generated. Full article available at: http://www.nature.com/news/publishers-withdraw-more-than-120-gibberish-papers-1.14763
RefWorks downtime – Feb. 15th
RefWorks will be unavailable due to maintenance for approximately 8 hours starting at 4AM on Sunday, February 15th.
Workshop: EndNote Web
Are you starting a new research paper or project looking for a way to manage your references? Then join us for this useful and informative workshop about EndNote Web, a web-based citation management tool available for free to UI students, faculty and staff. In this workshop, you will learn how to: Sign up for aContinue reading “Workshop: EndNote Web”
Study: 1990s Research Data Lost
From MSN News: “According to a study by Timothy H. Vines, et al. titled ‘The Availability of Research Data Declines Rapidly with Article Age,’ published last week in Current Biology, most raw data from scientific papers published twenty years ago is unobtainable – either because authors have since changed their contact information and can’t beContinue reading “Study: 1990s Research Data Lost”
Scopus Workshop
Have you tried Scopus, our new database? The UI Libraries provide free access to Scopus, an excellent multidisciplinary citation database. Join us for a Scopus Workshop and learn advanced techniques that will help you conduct your research more efficiently and effectively. In this workshop you will learn how to: Access Scopus from off-campus; Use refine options to retrieveContinue reading “Scopus Workshop”