Welcome to the Biological Sciences Library blog!

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ETA: Due to a technical hitch, previous comments on this post went missing in the blogosphere. However, we have added previous suggestions (e.g. shade cover for the bike stand) to our modifications list.

Ever wanted to find out more about the process for publishing in scientific journals? The University of Colorado have developed a tutorial called: “Publish, not Perish - The Art and Craft of Publishing in Scientific Journals” which will answer many of your questions.

The tutorial is available at: http://www.publishnotperish.org/intro/

It covers such information as:
* the role of publishing in an academic career
* the essential steps of planning and writing a scholarly paper
* developing a personal publication plan
* comparing and contrasting the different publishing models currently in use
* the types of articles you can write
* the pros and cons of collaborative authoring; and
* the tools and resources a scholarly writer needs to have on hand.

The biol sciences library will be open from 12 noon -5 p.m. on Friday 25th April.

The following libraries will also be open from 12 noon - 5 p.m. :
Social Sciences and Humanities Library and the eZones in the Duhig Building
Dorothy Hill Physical Sciences & Engineering Library
Fryer Library
Herston Health Sciences Library

All other libraries will be CLOSED.

In response to requests from Library users, the Library will run a pilot of extended hours in one of its branches during 2008. The Biological Sciences Library will remain open until midnight Monday-Friday, as a pilot program during 2008, beginning on 3 March. The pilot will run during semesters 1 and 2 and will be evaluated at the end of the year to determine whether it is to continue. All Library users are welcome to take advantage of this new service.

The Library will operate as usual until 9pm Monday-Thursday and until 5pm on Friday, with Library staff available for assistance and advice. After these times, security will take over the building and remain on site until closing at midnight. Users will have access to all levels of the building and to computers, group rooms, printer/copiers and the autoloan machines to borrow from the BSL collection. There may be some restrictions on use of material from the High Use Collection and laptops will not be available for loan during the extended hours.

If you have any comments about our new opening hours we would love to hear from you!

As you may know, there are additional output styles for EndNote available for download from the EndNote website:
http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp

The Australian Veterinary Journal style has been there for a while. However, to make this easier for you, we’ve downloaded the AVJ style so it will now be available from within EndNote when you are using library computers.

If you have any EndNote queries, please contact your liaison librarian

EndNote X1 is now available for download from the Library’s website from this location:
http://www.library.uq.edu.au/faqs/endnote/obtain_copy.html

EndNote X1 allows you to create groups to view and manage subsets of references. You can find out more about the new features by visiting the EndNote X1 Information page: http://www.library.uq.edu.au/endnote/new_in_endnoteX1.html

EndNote X1 is compatible with Windows Vista and Word 2007. The biol sciences library will be providing EndNote X1 training throughout 2008. If you have any queries about using EndNote X1, please contact your liaison librarian

Welcome back! You can tell the holidays are over when library staff spend time trying to untangle metres of Christmas lights! It’s a hard job but thankfully I was only a spectator…..

For those of you who are keen to get back into the study groove, please refer to our latest opening hours. These hours are somewhat different to our normal semester opening hours. Happy studying everyone and best of luck for 2008!

Don’t be alarmed! Any odd sounds will probably be the BSL staff enjoying a holiday sing-along. But don’t worry, while we’re out the back *quietly* feasting and singing up a storm, staff from PSE will be looking after the library.

Happy Holidays!

Due to popular demand, we will be running an additional EndNote course on Thursday, 06 Dec (9.30-12.30pm) in Training Room 1 (Level 2). For more information on this course, please click here.
This will definitely be the last Endnote course conducted at BSL during 2007. To make a booking, please contact Greg George via email - g.george@library.uq.edu.au

Before doing so, please be aware of the following conditions -

1. Late arrivals are not accepted for this course.
2. It is essential to have an established UQ username/password to participate in this course.

Are you interested in preserving your research materials?

Andrew Long, Manager of Preservation Standards at National Library of Australia will present a digitisation seminar at St Lucia on behalf of the UQ Library.

This seminar will cover types of material, e.g. audio, video, images, print, metadata and standards, preservation and sustainability, tools, services and software available, copyright and licensing issues, housing and access, sources of advice and expertise, outsourcing and commercial options and case studies.

Details:

Digitisation tools and services for academics
Friday, 16 November, 2007, 9:00 am - 1:30 pm (includes morning tea and lunch)
Library Conference Room, level 1, Duhig Building (Building 2)

RSVP - Bookings are essential as places are limited. Please email your details to espace@library.uq.edu.au or phone 3365 8281.

And just to disprove the old fashioned stereotype that library staff never have any fun, above are some photos from my recent trip to Japan.

The Karaoke photos and videos are under lock and key (Seriously!)