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Access Valuable Information with Applications Notes through IEEE Xplore
More than a million documents containing practical and applied information on engineering topics are now available through the IEEE Xplore® digital library. Known as application notes, the documents have been published by organizations to explain, illustrate or promote their technologies and products. While the documents are not peer-reviewed or created by the IEEE, the application notes provide a bevy of useful technical articles, product specifications and other types of online technical information. To find application notes, simply search for your topic in the digital library. Links to notes are displayed alongside other search results, under their own heading to set them apart from the IEEE information. Clicking on a link takes you to the document on the original publisher's web site. Learn more
CrossRef Launches Free Citation Look-Up Tool for Bloggers
The association behind the well-known publisher linking network, CrossRef, has launched the beta version of a new plug-in that allows bloggers to look up and insert DOI®-enabled citations in the course of authoring a blog. The plug-in, free to download, allows a blogger to use a widget-based interface to search CrossRef metadata using citations or partial citations. The results of the search are displayed and the author can then either follow the DOI to the publisher's site or click on an icon next to the hit to insert the citation into their blog entry. According to Geoffrey Bilder, CrossRef's Director of Strategic Initiatives, "CrossRef is helping jumpstart the process of citing the formal literature from blogs. While there is a growing trend in scientific and academic blogging toward referring to formally published literature, until now there were few guidelines and very few tools to make that process easy." The CrossRef plug-in is currently only available for the WordPress platform, though a Moveable Type version is under development.
CrossRef is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to enable the easy identification and use of trustworthy electronic content by promoting the cooperative development and application of a sustainable infrastructure. IEEE is currently a member of CrossRef and supports its mission to promote the development and cooperative use of new and innovative technologies to speed and facilitate scholarly research. Learn more
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IEEE Provides Multimedia Presentations with Select Conference Proceedings
Over 1,300 IEEE conference proceedings are now available for download with multimedia files. Provided to help readers better understand concepts illustrated by authors, IEEE multimedia conference proceedings are easy to download from IEEE Xplore®. Conference proceedings with multimedia material will be highlighted in the citation listings of the conference. To see an example, visit the conference proceedings for the 2007 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference and select the "multimedia" link in the table of contents or the Abstract or AbstractPlus record.
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Join IEEE at the Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference
Mike Buschman, IEEE Client Services Manager, will be presenting at the 2008 Electronics Resources and Libraries Conference (ERLC). The conference, taking place 18-21 March 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, will feature presentations on a variety of topics relating to electronics resources and libraries, including: managing organizational change in libraries; assessing and managing e-resources in libraries; creating and maintaining relationships outside the library; meeting user needs; and the future of digital resources in libraries. Titled "So Many Ways to Get There: Discovery Services from a Publisher Perspective" and scheduled for Thursday, 20 March, Buschman's presentation will discuss the different technologies and services, created by librarians, companies and individuals, used to access and interact with premium electronic content. Visit the 2008 ERLC web site for more information.
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IEEE Releases New IEEE Xplore Features
IEEE added several new features to the IEEE Xplore® digital library this month, as part of our ongoing effort to bring you the best IEEE Xplore experience possible and incorporate suggestions received from our many valued subscribers. Users can now search scitopia.org directly from the IEEE Xplore homepage, receive e-mails alerts for upcoming IEEE conferences and post their own logo or text in their OpenURL links. Customers will also be able to limit their search to IEEE draft standards only from the Advanced Search page in IEEE Xplore. For full information on these and other features on IEEE Xplore, view the release notes
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2008 IEEE Educational Activities Board Award Nominations
The IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) is seeking nominations to recognize and honor individuals, companies and IEEE Sections for their contributions to engineering and technical education. The deadline for the 2008 nominations is 30 April 2008. There are eight awards open for nominations:
- IEEE EAB Meritorious Achievement Award in Accreditation Activities - for efforts that foster the maintenance and improvement of education through the accreditation process.
- IEEE EAB Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education - for contributions to the design, delivery, and support of continuing education courses and programs in the IEEE fields of interest.
- IEEE EAB Meritorious Achievement Award in Informal Education - for IEEE members who volunteer their time in public educational settings such as museums, parks, zoos, and aquariums and serve as librarians, docents, tour guides, curators, board members or technical advisors. This award recognizes their impact on teachers, students and the public.
- IEEE EAB Major Educational Innovation Award - for outstanding educational innovations that have had a major impact and have been emulated by others.
- IEEE EAB Pre-University Educator Award - for current pre-university classroom teachers who have inspired an appreciation of mathematics, science, technology, and the engineering process. Pre-university teachers who have encouraged students to pursue technical careers are also recognized through this award.
- IEEE EAB Meritorious Service Citation - for IEEE volunteers who are past members of EAB or current or past members of EAB Committees (other than currently serving on ARC) for outstanding and sustained service to the aims and objectives of the Educational Activities Board.
- IEEE EAB Employer Professional Development Award - for organizations employing IEEE members and their contributions to their employees' continuing education and professional development.
- IEEE EAB Section Professional Development Award - for the development of outstanding products and services by IEEE Sections that support the continuing education and professional development of their members
For complete award descriptions, honorarium details, and access to nomination packets, visit us online. Questions about the 2008 Award nominations can be emailed to eab-awards@ieee.org.
Read about the 2007 EAB Award Recipients
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ACRL Names Winners of Excellence in Academic Libraries Award
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced the recipients of the 2008 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award. Sponsored by ACRL and Blackwell's Book Services, the award recognizes the staff of a college, university and community college library for programs that deliver exemplary services and resources to further the educational mission of the institution. This year's recipients are the Shatford Library at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California, USA; the Laurence McKinley Gould Library at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, USA; and the McMaster University Libraries in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. "Receiving an Excellence in Academic Libraries Award is a national tribute to a library and its staff for the outstanding services, programs and leadership they provide to their students, administrators, faculty and community," said Mary Ellen K. Davis, ACRL executive director. The Shatford Library at Pasadena City College, winner of the community college category, was recognized for continually working to enhance students' experiences at the library. Winner of the college category, the Laurence McKinley Gould Library at Carleton College impressed the selection committee with its use of technology in the library. The McMaster University Libraries won the university category with its focus on user-centered innovations and services. Learn more
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IEEE Online Training Seminars
Be sure to register for and encourage your colleagues to attend IEEE's online training seminar, "Searching with IEEE Xplore®." The online tutorial provides existing and potential customers with free demonstrations, including tips on how to search in the IEEE Xplore digital library.
Tutorials have been scheduled for the following dates:
March 4 - 10 A.M.
March 6 - 10 P.M.
March 18 - 7 P.M.
April 1 - 10 A.M.
April 8 - 10 P.M.
April 22 - 7 P.M.
May 12 - 10 A.M.
A tutorial highlighting the "ins and outs" of IEEE Enterprise is also available on April 11 at 2 P.M.
All times are noted in Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Advance registration is required for all scheduled seminars and space is limited, so please sign up early. Customized tutorials are also available; please contact training@ieee.org for more information on designing a training seminar to fit your needs.
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Librarians Teach Tech Skills During Teen Tech Week
More than 1,500 libraries across the country will participate in Teen Tech Week, 2-8 March 2008. The libraries will showcase technology available to teens to enhance their information literacy skills and show them and their parents how to be safe while doing so. Recent research shows that teens use technology more than ever to play video games, surf the Web and listen to music they have downloaded or accessed online nearly every day. However, studies have also shown that the majority of young people lack the critical thinking and information literacy skills needed to use online resources effectively and safely. "Teens and their parents can turn to librarians to help them understand how to use technology ethically and how to be safe while using it," said Paula Brehm-Heeger, President of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), sponsor of Teen Tech Week. Librarians planning events for this year's Teen Tech Week focused heavily on games and music, in keeping with the 2008 theme, "Tune In @ your library." Read more
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Google's Vice President to Deliver Keynote Address at SLA 2008
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) has announced that Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, vice-president and chief Internet evangelist for Google, will be featured as the opening keynote address during the 2008 SLA Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO in Seattle, Washington, USA, 15-18 June 2008. Cerf's keynote will be delivered in a new format, with well-known talk-show host Charlie Rose conducting a live interview with Cerf in front of all SLA conference participants on Sunday, 15 June, during the SLA 2008 Opening General Session. "Throughout the last few decades, the evolution of how information professionals and librarians manage and locate information has been transformed by people such as Dr. Cerf, and I am thrilled that such a visionary in the development of technology and internet services is coming to address the SLA conference," said SLA Chief Executive Officer Janice Lachance. Charlie Rose, host of the nightly PBS program "Charlie Rose" is an Emmy award winning journalist and considered by many to be one of the world's best interviewers. To learn more about conference, visit the SLA 2008 web site.
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