Not exactly library related, but…
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Dr. Carol Baskin and Dr. Jerry Baskin, University of Kentucky
HOW SEED DORMANCY STUDIES SERVE PLANT CONSERVATION
Using Information on Biogeography and Phylogeny of Seed Dormancy to Facilitate Propagation of Plant Species for Restoration
Monday, August 3, 2009
3:00 pm – Refreshments to follow
Lyon Arboretum Visitor Center, Upstairs Classroom
For more information, please call 988-0456
The Library is offering two workshops to complement the current exhibit, ‘Okika o Hawai’i: Pressed for Time.
The first workshop is a 2-part workshop entitled, “Beginning Oshibana Workshop: the Art of Flower Pressing.” There will be 2 meetings on Sunday, June 14 & 21 from 1:00-4:00pm in Hamilton Library 301. The workshop will introduce plant pressing techniques, including selection and proper handling of different plant species, methods of plant drying, composition, and arrangement. Class sessions include demonstrations, discussion, and critiques. No previous experience required. Class is limited to 15 participants. The instructor, Edwin Cheung, graduated from Hong Kong Art Academy and is an Oshibana student of Master Nobujiro Yamaguchi. Ed is a member of the Hawai‘i Kai Orchid Society & he received the American Orchid Society Oshibana Outstanding Display award in 2008. The workshop fee, payable to instructor, is $125 which includes supplies & framing materials. Please call to reserve your spot!
The second workshop, “Orchids & Tea: a workshop for beginners!,” will be led by Mel Waki of the Honolulu Orchid Society on Sunday, June 21 at 3:00 followed by tea in the Orchid exhibit. Space is limited to 25 so please call for reservation. Participants may bring an orchid plant (limit one plant per person) for repotting or bring a plant that is not doing well for diagnosis and discussion. Potting materials will be provided!
For more information on the Library or to reserve a place in either workshop, contact Teri Skillman at 956-8688 or email <skillman@hawaii.edu>.
The following journals have been added to the JSTOR Biological Sciences collection.
Journal of Coastal Conservation
Release Content: 1995 – 2004 (Vols. 1 – 10)
Moving Wall: 3
Note: The content for 2005 will be released as soon as the issues become available to JSTOR.
Transactions of the American Entomological Society (1890) [1890- ]
Previous Title: Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences [1878-1889]
Previous Title: Transactions of the American Entomological Society (1867) [1867-1877]
Release Content: 1867 – 2003 (Vols. 1 – 129)
Moving Wall: 5 years
Crustaceana
Release Content: 1960 – 2003 (Vols. 1 – 76)
Moving Wall: 5
Ecological Bulletins [1975- ]
Previous Title: Bulletins from the Ecological Research Committee [1968-1973]
Release Content: 1970 – 2001 (Nos. 4 – 50)
Moving Wall: 7 Years
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
Release Content: 1928 – 2005 (Vols. 1 – 78)
Moving Wall: 3 Years
Note: The content for Vol. 78, Nos. 1 – 2 (2005) will be released as soon as the issues become available to JSTOR.
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine [1989- ]
Previous Title: The Journal of Zoo Animal Medicine [1970-1988]
Release Content: 1970 – 2003 (Vols. 1 – 34)
Moving Wall: 5 years
Plant Ecology [1997- ] (Biological Sciences; Life Sciences)
Previous Title: Vegetatio [1948-1996]
Release Content: 1948 – 2005 (Vols. 1 – 176)
Moving Wall: 3 years
Note: The content for 2003-2005 will be released as soon as the issues become available to JSTOR.
These titles and the entire JSTOR collection can be accessed through the UHM Library Electronic Resources Gateway.
Introduction to SciFinder Scholar
The University of Hawai’i at Manoa Hamilton Library is offering a workshop on SciFinder Scholar, a powerful search tool for chemistry and related disciplines from Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS).
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Time: 2:45-4:15 pm
Location: Hamilton Library Addition, Room A156 (near the Science & Technology Commons Area)
UH graduate students in the sciences and engineering with a basic chemistry background are invited to attend.
This workshop will provide a basic overview of SciFinder Scholar, so it is appropriate for those who have limited or no experience working with the program.
Topics to be covered include:
· Content of the databases
· Creating topic searches
· Searching by author or company
· Analyzing & refining references
· Locating a substance by identifier or molecular formula
· Retrieving full-text and related references
· Printing & saving results
The instructor is Leslie Hamasaki, a graduate student in the Library and Information Science Program and intern with Hamilton Library’s Science and Technology Department.
This workshop is free, but space is limited, so please reserve a seat in advance. To sign up, go to:
http://www.hawaii.edu/sciref/instruction/workshops.html (click on the calendar entry for SciFinder Scholar, April 28, and then the link to sign up for the workshop).
Questions? Email asjordan@hawaii.edu
The following journals have been added to the JSTOR Biological Sciences collection.
Behaviour. Supplement
Release Content: Nos. 1 – 20 (1950 – 1977)
Publication of this title ceased in 1977.
Systematic Botany Monographs
Release Content: Vol. 1 (October, 1980) – Vol. 66 (September 29, 2003)
Moving Wall: 5 years
Water Environment Research [1992-2001]
Previous Title: Research Journal of the Water Pollution Control Federation [1989-1991]
Previous Title: Journal (Water Pollution Control Federation) [1960-1989]
Previous Title: Sewage and Industrial Wastes [1950-1959]
Previous Title: Sewage Works Journal [1928-1949]
Release Content:
Vol. 1, No. 1 (October, 1928) – Vol. 73, No. 6 (November/December, 2001)
Moving Wall: 7 years
These titles and the entire JSTOR collection can be accessed through the UHM Library Electronic Resources Gateway.
Our first three EndNote Basics workshops for UH Manoa graduate students filled right away so Science & Technology librarians Allie Jordan and Sarah Myhre have scheduled NINE MORE!
These workshops will cover essential EndNote functions – perfect for the beginner or those who are not familiar with EndNote X2. Topics that will be covered include:
* Navigating the EndNote program and learning where to get help with EndNote
* Creating a new EndNote Library
* Managing your preferences in EndNote
* Selecting a citation style for your references
* Importing references from a database and manually entering a reference into an EndNote Library
* Setting up groups to organize references in your EndNote Library
* Using the Cite While You Write function in MS Word
* Uploading images and figures into an EndNote Reference
UH Manoa graduate students can reserve a space in one of the new workshops at the Web site,
The UH Manoa Library has converted our subscription to these journals from the American Phytopathological Society (APS) from print only to online only. This change was effective at the beginning of 2009 and our electronic access is already active. Electronic access to these journals goes back through 1997. You can now access the following journals via the Library’s Electronic Resources Gateway:
“Evolution of Pacific Island Biota” is a three-day, stand-alone meeting to be held on Kauai, Hawaii in January or May 2010. It is designed to bring together a diverse international group of experts and students to examine the biogeography and evolution of terrestrial, near-shore, and freshwater biota from across the tree-of-life, including humans, which are distributed across the Pacific Islands.
There will be a variety of ways to participate in the meeting, including field trips, public lectures, invited presentations, poster and discussion sessions. The meeting will be organized around several theme questions, and will focus on both empirical studies and methods for analyzing biogeographical data.
THEME QUESTION EXAMPLES
• What phylogeographic patterns are found in the Pacific Islands?
• Do Pacific Islands act as sources for dispersal to other areas?
• Do fossil data change our interpretation of evolution and biogeography of the Pacific Islands?
• What are the evolutionary patterns of community assembly?
• Do Pacific biogeographic patterns track the geologic or human history of the area?
• How do data from biogeography and evolution inform conservation efforts?
STEERING COMMITTEE
Robert C. Fleischer, Center for Conservation & Evolutionary Genetics, National Zoological Park
Vicki Funk, Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History
Helen F. James, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History
Warren L. Wagner, Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History
TO PARTICIPATE
To be added to the participant list and receive more information please send an email to the Scientific Program Coordinator, Danica Harbaugh at harbaughd@si.edu by January 9, 2009 with the following information:
1) Name: _______________________________
2) Institution: ____________________________
3) Email:________________________________
4) I am interested in attending the meeting: ___yes ___no
5) I am interested in giving a: __poster __oral presentation __public lecture
6) A brief description of my research/area of interest is____________________________________________________________________
7) An idea for a symposium theme question is:___________________________________________________________________
8 ) I prefer to attend the meeting in ___Jan 2010 ___May 2010
9) I will be a student in Spring 2010: ___yes ___no
Here are the new additions:
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Biological Sciences; Life Sciences)
Release Content: Vol. 1, No. 1 (1976) – Vol. 53, No. 6 (May, 2003)
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: Springer
ISSN: 0340-5443
Note: Content for 2004 will be released as soon as the issues become available to JSTOR.
Behaviour (Biological Sciences; Life Sciences)
Release Content: Vol. 1, No. 1 (1947) – Vol. 139, No. 11/12 (December, 2002)
Moving Wall: 5 years
Publisher: Brill
ISSN: 0005-7959
Bios (Biological Sciences; Life Sciences)
Release Content: Vol. 1, No. 1 (March, 1930) – Vol. 77, No. 4 (December, 2006)
Moving Wall: 1 year
Publisher: Beta Beta Beta Biological Society
ISSN: 0005-3155
Crustaceana. Supplement (Biological Sciences; Life Sciences)
Release Content: Nos. 1 – 16 (1968 – 1990)
Publication of this title ceased in 1990.
Publisher: Brill
ISSN: 0167-6563
Journal of the New York Entomological Society (Biological Sciences; Life Sciences)
Release Content: Vol. 1, No. 1 (March, 1893) – Vol. 110, No. 3/4 (Fall/Winter, 2002)
Moving Wall: 5 years
Publisher: The New York Entomological Society
ISSN: 0028-7199
Willdenowia. Beiheft (Biological Sciences; Life Sciences)
Release Content: Nos. 1 – 11 (December 15, 1963 – 1977)
Moving Wall: N/A
Publisher: Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, Berlin-Dahlem
ISSN: 0511-9626
Note: Willdenowia. Beiheft is a previous title to Englera which is already released into the JSTOR archive.
From our Maps & GIS Librarian, G. Salim Mohammed:
Our entire digital aerial photograph collection, consisting of 7,000 images of Hawai’i taken between 1950-2000 is now available for viewing and download at the MAGIS (Maps, Aerials and GIS) Web site:
http://magis.manoa.hawaii.edu/viewer/
The photographs are organized by county and then by island within each county. Coverage denotes the approximate area where the photograph lies within the USGS quadrangle (1:24,000) of the same name.
Most of the aerial photographs were taken by USGS and USDA, we also have a few flightlines and corresponding photographs from NOAA.
A jpeg version is available for free download. However, should you need a high resolution image, please let us know. All we need is the unique identifier located in the metadata section, next to the thumbnail view..
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