The most influential journals: Impact Factor and Eigenfactor

Bibliometricians have introduced various scales of ranking journals; some based on publications, some based on usage as well, including the internet, using social networking analysis. Bollen et al. (1) recently concluded that no single indicator adequately measures impact and the IF is at the periphery of 39 scales analyzed. But there is a new parameter, the Eigenfactor™, which attempts to rate the influence of journals (www.eigenfactor.org). The Eigenfactor™ ranks journals in a manner similar to that used by Google for ranking the importance of Web sites in a search.

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

This could be quite a find if the story is accurate. Make sure to read the complete article. It discusses how and where the imagery was found.

From the Article:

Ecstatic space officials at NASA could be about to unveil one of their most stunning discoveries for 40 years — new and amazingly clear footage of the first moon landing.

The release of the new images next month could be one of the most talked about events of the summer.
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The Sunday Express can now reveal that the missing tapes containing the original high quality images have been found.

If the visual data can be retrieved, NASA is set to reveal them to the world as a key plank of celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the landings next month.

The tapes show in much more detail than almost anyone has previously seen the surface of the moon beneath the patriotic symbol of the US flag.

Source: The Express (UK)

Climate Change Wildlife and Wildlands Toolkit

The new Climate Change, Wildlife and Wildlands Toolkit for Formal and Informal Educators is an updated and expanded version of the award-winning (2001 Public Relations Society of America Bronze Anvil Award for Interactive Communications and 2002 Telly Award) and very popular (over 40,000 kits distributed in all 50 states and U.S. territories and over a dozen countries across the world) Climate Change, Wildlife and Wildlands Toolkit for Teachers and Interpreters first published in 2001.

The Toolkit profiles climate stewards in all 11 ecoregions. Here, students participate in the Baldwin County Grasses in Classes program to help grow native plants for wetland and dune restoration projects.

The new kit is designed for classroom teachers and informal educators in parks, refuges, forest lands, nature centers, zoos, aquariums, science centers, etc., and is aimed at the middle school grade level. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with six other federal agencies (National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USDA/Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management), developed the kit to aid educators in teaching how climate change is affecting our nation’s wildlife and public lands, and how everyone can become “climate stewards.”

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

From a News Release:

You can now quickly hone your research results list to the documents you need and then share them via social networking sites using the new features at WorldWideScience.org. This free online science gateway to global databases now offers clustering of results by publication and author, as well as by topic and date. This enhancement allows you to quickly narrow a results list from the databases of approximately 60 countries to the research you are seeking.

Using a quick share tool, you can add your results to social networking sites to discuss and share with friends and colleagues. In addition, you can easily bookmark your search topic as well as set up weekly alerts.

WorldWideScience.org has been upgraded for increased speed and improved relevance ranking. WorldWideScience.org searches more than 375 million pages of research information in real time via a single query. Advanced search options are available.

Direct to WorldWideScience.org

Source: Office of Science and Technical Information, US Dept. of Energy

It appears that the BL science page has had a makeover. You can review the new page here.

From the Web Page:

The British Library’s collection of scientific, technical and medical information is one of the world’s foremost resources, providing researchers with access to a vast array of content.

These science pages will help you find the information you need and discover the range of services and activities that we provide.

Source: British Library

A impressive free resource for health info the UK.

From an E-Mail Note:

The Health Management Specialist Collection is a free, web-based library of high quality information resources. It is aimed at all healthcare professionals with a management role or interest. The site has a growing number of subject-based RSS feeds and regularly updated information on hot topics such as commissioning, patient safety and service provision. A free, twice-weekly alert service comprising of links and short summaries of the key documents published that week from national healthcare organisations is also produced. If you wish to sign up for the news alert, please e-mail hmsc@kingsfund.org.uk. The resource does not require any registration and is managed by a dedicated information specialist.

Source: NHS Evidence Health Information Resources website (formerly the National Library for Health)

Direct links to the three new pages:

+ Cochlear Implants

+ Hearing Aids

+ Platelet Disorders

Source: MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine)

From a OSTI Posting:

Librarians were provided opportunities to test drive efficient ways to share DOE, federal agency, and global research information at two SLA Conference booths supported by OSTI June 13-17. OSTI exhibited the DOE Science Accelerator, a science information portal that provides single-query search of 10 DOE databases. Also at this booth, OSTI showcased its MARC records capability, which allows records of DOE technical report literature to be downloaded in a format suitable for library catalogues everywhere, expanding access to a variety of scientific research. OSTI also planned and helped staff a Science.gov exhibit in coordination with CENDI, the interagency group of senior information managers. The exhibit provided live demonstrations of the Science.gov search engine as well as WorldWideScience.org, the global science gateway. The search engines are maintained and hosted at OSTI.

Source: Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), U.S. Dept. of Energy

Around the World in 32 Minutes With The Geek Atlas

In this webcast, author John Graham-Cumming presents a tour of 32 places from his book, The Geek Atlas, in 32 minutes. From Jaipur to Hawaii, via Spain, Paris, London, New York and beyond, The Geek Atlas covers places that will fascinate anyone interested in science, technology or mathematics.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:00 am
Pacific Daylight Time (San Francisco, GMT-07:00)
+ Free registration

Source: O’Reilly Media, Inc.

The following videos, now available online, were screened at the NLM booth during the Medical Library Association Conference in Hawaii about a month ago.

+ ClinicalTrials.gov Update 16 min.

+ From Environmental Health to Disaster Information Management — (coming soon)

+ Journals Database: Did You Know? 19 min.

+ LinkOut for Libraries Tips and Tricks 7 min.

+ Medicare & Medicaid Resources for the Consumer Health Librarian 20 min.

+ MedlinePlus and Go Local Update 18 mins.

+ MyMedicationList — (coming soon)

+ Public Health and Health Services Research: What’s Happening at NLM? 19 min.

+ PubMed 17 min.

+ PubMed Central and NIH Public Access Update

Direct to Videos

Source: National Library of Medicine

From the News Release:

At a time when the world’s oceans are facing unprecedented pressures from human impacts in the marine environment, a new decision-making tool is being launched to provide the most current and relevant information about marine and coastal biodiversity and its protection status.

This marine protected areas tool ( www.wdpa-marine.org), created by the United Nations Environment Programme’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), is part of the recently redeveloped World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) – the authoritative and most globally comprehensive list of marine and terrestrial protected areas.

Source: IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) (via UN Pulse)

From the Abstract

This article presents several popular free-access biomedical databases (general, genetic, pharmacological, evidence-based oriented, or dealing with health technology assessment) from which researchers can select the best tool for the purpose and context of a specific research. Some gateways for searching across multiple databases that provide a “one-stop shopping” point of access are also presented.

Direct to Full Text

Source: Europa Medicophyisica (via E-LIS)

From the Announcement:

Government officials today formalized the addition of the People’s Republic of China as the most recent member of the WorldWideScience Alliance. The signing ceremony was held in Ottawa, Canada. The addition of the Chinese database, from the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China, means that WorldWideScience.org, the global science gateway, now searches science and technology research and development results from 80 percent of the world’s population. The multilateral WorldWideScience Alliance was established in June 2008 to govern this rapidly growing online gateway to international scientific research information.

Direct to WorldWide Science Database

Source: Office of Scientific & Technical Information, Department of Energy

An updated guide to Internet resources in Zoology is now available from the Library of Congress.

You can find the guide here.

Source: Science Reference Section, Science, Technology, and Business Division, Library of Congress

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Source: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center