The UNESCO has developed an extensive arrangement about Open Access. Here you can find everything about Open Access what you should know, edited for librarians in education as well as for scientists.
More information at: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-and-in-focus-articles/all-news/news/unescos_open_access_oa_curriculum_is_now_online#.VR1FIGMoB-t
We would be happy to learn more about the perspectives and opinions of our scientists on open access publications. Therefor we’ve prepared a little questionnaire. Just visit the information desk in the library and answer the questions at the poster board.
Participation is, of course, anonymous. Completing the questionnaire should take approximately 5 to 10 minutes.
The questionnaire and information desk is available during the whole week.
Thank you for your help!
The book Mom the Chemistry Professor: Personal Accounts and Advice from Chemistry Professors who are Mothers edited by Renee Cole et al. is available online now at
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06044-6?nosfx=y
Today is International Women’s Day. On this occasion Newcastle’s Discovery Museum opens an exhibition with the title Trailblazers – a celebration of remarkable women in science. The Guardian reports about the opening and some women, “who have made a significant contribution to the science, technology and mathematics (STEM) industries”.
Find more portraits of successful women in science in our library:
| Apotheker, Jan [Ed.] | European women in chemistry | 2011 | 70 K 129 |
| Byers, Nina [Ed.] | Out of the shadows : contributions of twentieth-century women to physics |
2006 | 70 K 136 |
| Hinkle, Amber S. [Ed.] | Successful women in chemistry | 2005 | 70 K 137 |
This blog post by Next Scientist gives you some tips to improve academic writing including 15 typical English grammar goofs:
http://www.nextscientist.com/tips-improve-your-academic-writing