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PhoneOximeter is here

By Eugene Barsky on June 2, 2011

A new oximeter measures blood oxygen level by plugging into mobile phones. The PhoneOximeter, developed by UBC’s Electrical & Computer Engineering in Medicine, can detect signs of low blood oxygen levels, thereby preventing brain damage or death from an overdose of anesthesia. The device, which clips onto a finger to link to a clinician’s phone, [...]

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ENVR 200 – Thu, 13 January, 11:00am – 12:30pm

By Eugene Barsky on January 11, 2011

ENVR 200 students will see me on Thu, 13 January, 11:00am – 12:30pm talking about library research in environmental sciences. Here is the library course page for this class – http://toby.library.ubc.ca/ereserve/er-coursepage.cfm?id=2270

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AGU Poll – What is your preferred reference/bookmarking tool?

By Kevin Lindstrom on December 9, 2010

The American Geophysical Union is conducting an online poll asking the question: “What is your preferred reference/bookmarking tool?” As of December 9, 2010 at 13:53 PST 873 votes have been submitted. And the winner is. Hint. It is not Refworks. Submitted by Kevin Lindstrom Earth and Ocean Sciences Liaison Librarian at the University of British [...]

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Google Translate – Useful Tool or Gibberish Generator?

By Kevin Lindstrom on November 19, 2010

Putting Google to the Test in Translation An article posted in the March 9, 2010 issue of the New York Times compares how well Google Translate, Yahoo Babel Fish and Microsoft Bing Translator compare against the skills of a human translator. Google has poured resources into improving its automatic translation service. Some of these systems [...]

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Professor Janusz Laskowski wins Gaudin Award

Professor Janusz Laskowski wins Gaudin Award

By Eugene Barsky on September 30, 2010

Prof. Janusz Laskowski has just been selected as the recipient of the SME 2010 Antoine M. Gaudin Award. The Gaudin Award is the highest award in the field of Mineral and Metallurgical Processing. The award ceremony will be held in Denver, Colorado, during the SME Annual Meeting (March 2, 2011).

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Web of Science Journal Selection Process

By Kevin Lindstrom on September 24, 2010

Wondering why some journals are in the Web of Science database and others are not? Read the full article here The Thomson Reuters Journal Selection Process Why be selective Thomson Reuters is committed to providing comprehensive coverage of the world’s most important and influential journals to meet its subscribers’ current awareness and retrospective information retrieval [...]

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ENVR 200 – we care about the environment!

By Eugene Barsky on September 20, 2010

ENVR 200 students with Sara Harris and Tara Ivanochko will see me tomorrow for a session on searching environmental information. We will cover Google, Web of Science, and do lots of comparisons. “Virtual water” will be our search anchor…

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RefWorks workshops for the Sciences

RefWorks workshops for the Sciences

By Eugene Barsky on September 20, 2010

Katherine Miller from Woodward library and myself are offering a few RefWorks workshops for our Science and Engineering faculty, students and staff: Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 at 9:30AM – 11:30AM in Koerner 217 – http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/1087 Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 at 10:00AM – 12:00PM in Woodward B25 – http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/1090 If you need a personal training about [...]

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New GeoRef Search Interface

By Kevin Lindstrom on July 16, 2010

Starting in August 2010, GeoRef will now be available on the Engineering Village 2 platform. GeoRef on the Engineering Village Platform has the following advantages Simultaneous searching of GeoRef, Geobase,and Compendex In terms of accessing the geoscience literature, being able to search three databases simultaneously should eliminate any gaps due to differences in indexing policies, [...]

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Oil spills since 2000

Oil spills since 2000

By Eugene Barsky on May 3, 2010

86 incidents are listed. Data from NOAA Office of Response and Restoration. Access the Database “Each year, oil and fuel spills are caused by accidents involving tankers, barges, pipelines, trucks and storage facilities. When oil leaks into water, it spreads out rapidly forming a thin layer called a sheen. It can be harmful to birds, [...]

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