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Pacific Ocean Synthesis: Scientific Literature Review of Coastal and Ocean Threats, Impacts and Solutions

For those of you at the Cyamus meeting who heard Meg Caldwell’s talk, she mentioned publishing the results of the comprehensive literature review done by the Center for Ocean Solutions. The docment’s goal was to indentify and synthesize all the major threats facing the Pacific Ocean. It is now available for free as a PDF. A link to the document along with information about the Pacific Ocean Scientific Consensus Statement signed by more than 400 leading scientists from nearly two-dozen countries can be found at:

http://www.centerforoceansolutions.org/initiatives_poi.html

Joe Wible
Hopkins Marine Station
Stanford University

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May 13, 2009 · Filed under Announcements

Springer up for sale?

Is Springer being put up for sale? Candover and Cinven, the private
equity companies that own Springer, are believed to have
appointed UBS and Goldman Sachs to sound out potential bidders

http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2009/03/springer-on-block.html

and

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/26/publisher-springer-put-up-for-sale

Joe Wible
Hopkins Marine Station

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March 27, 2009 · Filed under Announcements

Open Access at Oregon State University

The OUS Libraries Faculty adopted an open access mandate for our work earlier this month.  Here’s the wording of the policy as well as some comments.

-Janet Webster

The policy and guidelines are now posted to ScholarsArchive –
http://hdl.handle.net/1957/10850

Peter Suber and Steven Harnad have reported about it on their respective
blogs:

Peter Suber (Open Access News) –
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2009/03/oa-mandate-for-library-facult
y-of-osu.html

Steven Harnad (Open Access Archivangelism) –
http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/548-Planets-1st-Librar
y-Faculty-Green-OA-Mandate-7th-US-Mandate,-68th-Worldwide.html

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March 16, 2009 · Filed under Announcements

Changes at NRC and CISTI

I thought this news would be of interest to IAMSLIC.

Joe Wible, Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University

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From: Canadian Medical Libraries List [mailto:CANMEDLIB@CLIFFY.UCS.MUN.CA] On Behalf Of Dianne Kharouba
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 10:04 AM
To: CANMEDLIB@CLIFFY.UCS.MUN.CA
Subject: [CANMEDLIB] NRC cuts include CISTI

As part of a federal government program review, serious cuts are being planned for NRC.

The Ottawa Citizen is reporting that “the National Research Council is conducting a major review that will eliminate three research groups, downsize another, and cost up to 300 jobs.”

“The Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI), the country’s national science library and leading publisher of scientific information would be streamlined into a smaller unit. The Research Press, the publishing arm of CISTI could be turned into a private company.”

Dianne

Dianne Kharouba
CHLA/ABSC President,

c/o
Bibliothèque des Sciences de la santé | Health Sciences Library
kharouba@uottawa.ca
Tél. | Tel.: 613 562-5418 Téléc | Fax: 613 562-5401
Room 1020, 451 Smyth Road
Ottawa ON Canada K1H 8M5

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February 23, 2009 · Filed under Announcements

Ocean in Google Earth

The National Science Foundation Contributes to Newest Version of “Google Earth”

Photo of Ross Ice Shelf at Cape Crozier.

Google today released the newest version of “Google Earth,” which contains a feature called “Ocean in Google Earth” that enables users to dive beneath the surface of the sea and explore the world’s oceans.

“Ocean in Google Earth” includes videos, photos, diagrams and texts that vividly illustrate glacial, geological and ocean processes influencing the behavior of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in Antarctica.

The material, which was provided by …

More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114084&govDel=USNSF_51


Explore the ocean

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February 4, 2009 · Filed under Announcements, Interesting sites

Job Announcment – Benthic Ecologist w/information focus

Marine Benthic Ecologist – Assistant Professor (Senior Research)
Oregon State University
The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) at OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center (Newport, Oregon) is seeking applicants for a full-time Marine Benthic Ecologist at the rank of Assistant Professor (Senior Research).  This position will conduct research and promote information exchange dealing with ecological effects of wave energy development, and will cooperate with scientific programs related to the NNMREC mission.  The incumbent also provides expertise in the field of marine ecology to plan and execute original research addressing wave energy development’s effects on benthic communities, primarily those residing in soft sediments in the nearshore environment.
A Ph.D. in an appropriate marine field is required, as is research experience in benthic ecology, as shown by publications and presentations.  Applicants should have excellent communication skills and be computer literate.  Starting salary will be $42,000 to $52,000 dependent upon qualifications.  Apply by 21 February, 2009 for full consideration.  Application instructions are available at http://jobs.oregonstate.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=54613
AA/EOE

Janet Webster

Oregon State University

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January 30, 2009 · Filed under Announcements

IAMSLIC’s newest honorary member

For most of you, the membership committee’s recent decision to include Jean Collins among the ranks of those whose long tradition of exceptional service is recognized with an honorary membership will come as little surprise. That said, Janet Webster, Barb Butler and I are happy to contribute both serious and light-hearted commentary about the experiences we’ve all had working with Jean through the years.

We will miss her keen insight into the operational aspects of our organization. Both Barb and I are especially greatful for the guidance she offered us on membership issues throughout our respective terms as President.  As both member and chair of this committee, Jean brought IAMSLIC to new parts of the world and recruited countless members.  

No one but Jean would have navigated the bureaucracy required to host an IAMSLIC meeting at FAO in Rome. For those of us lucky enough to have attended, the benefits of her remarkable efforts were immediately obvious.  Not satisfied to conquer just one bureaucratic organization, she crossed the Tiber and arranged a group tour of the Vatican.

Her network, both in Rome and throughout the developing world, is legendary. Through outreach, capacity building and sharing of expertise Jean has left a legacy that touched many in the fisheries community. Both Janet and I were fortunate to have worked directly with Jean in Rome. We submit that no one works harder to achieve a goal. She challenged both of us to match her dedication and we hope our efforts did not fall too far from that mark. Her colleagues and friends at FAO must sorely miss her daily presence.

On a more personal note, I will very much miss that Yorkshire humor applied to all things IAMSLIC. 

— Joan Parker on behalf of Janet Webster and Barb Butler

 

 

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January 22, 2009 · Filed under Announcements

SAIL conference May 11-14, Wilmington, N. Carolina

SAIL will be holding their annual conference May 11-14th, 2009 in Wilmington, N. Carolina, hosted by Peter Fritzler and the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

All are welcome.  The theme is “From the River to the Sea”.  The website for the conference is: http://library.uncw.edu/web/events/sail/index.html

Jan E. Heckman, 2007-09 SAIL rep

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January 22, 2009 · Filed under Announcements, Conference News

New book announcement: marine mammals autobiography

Fifty Years of Flukes and Flippers;  a little history and personal adventures with dolphins, whales and sea lions (1958-2007) is an authobiography by William E. Evans.  I have had the pleasure of working with Dr. Evans from 1989 through 1999 in his tenure here at Texas A&M University at Galveston.  This might be the icing on the cake of Dr. Evan’s illustrious career working with marine mammals, but you should see that in his own words as he recounts how he came from Elkhart, Indiana to a career with marine mammals that has taken him all over the world.  Along the way he helped to develop the Navy’s marine mammal programs, and was U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmospheres (head of NOAA).  His book is published by Pensoft, distributed in the U.S. by Coronet Books. 

Natalie Wiest, Texas A&M University at Galveston

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November 25, 2008 · Filed under Announcements

Google Lawsuit Settled

On October 28, 2008 Google, The Authors Guild, and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced a settlement agreement in regards to Google Book Search.  While Stanford was not part of the lawsuit, it did provide input to Google to influence the outcome of the settlement.  Stanford has put together a web page with information about the settlement, including the full text of the agreement should you want all the details.  The URL is:

http://library.stanford.edu/about_sulair/special_projects/GoogleBooks.html

Joe Wible
Hopkins Marine Station
Stanford University

Hopkins Marine Station

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October 28, 2008 · Filed under Announcements

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