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John Dupuis is the Head of the Steacie Science & Engineering Library, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. You can reach him at jdupuis at yorku dot ca
November 20, 2009
Category: friday fun
I like to cook. I have a few standard, signature dishes where I more or less freestyle every time I make them -- beef stew, chili, quesadillas, pasta sauce. I also like to try new things. For example, I'll probably...
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November 18, 2009
Category: acad lib future
Or, Twitter & blogs as ways of knowing, Part 2. A month or so ago, I poked a little gentle fun at social media extremists, basically exploring the idea that engaging online is the be-all and end-all of the library...
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November 16, 2009
Category: best science books 2009
Sort of related to my ongoing series of Best Science Books 2009 lists, here's a nice list of the top 5 social media books I found on Mashable, via Tara Hunt. They're all 2009 books, after all. The list is...
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November 13, 2009
Category: friday fun
Ok, I know this one stretches any reasonable definition of the word "fun." But in my defense, I think a few good cringes is a great way to celebrate Friday the 13th. Over on Slashfood, one of my favourite foodie...
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November 12, 2009
Category: literature roundup
As usual, some interesting stuff from the December 2009 issue of IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine (v3i2). Capturing young womens' imagination: Welcome to the Wii generation of Nerd Girls by various Revolutions and Remembrances: Engineering as a bond for diverse...
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November 11, 2009
Category: yorku
I don't usually talk about local York stuff here, but I'd like to make an exception for the event we had last week (Tuesday, November 3rd) here at my library, The Steacie Science & Engineering Library. The event is called...
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November 9, 2009
Category: book review
As graphic novels go, Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth is every bit as good as Maus or Watchmen, if not quite as game-changing. The only other things out there that I can think of that are similar are Chester...
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November 6, 2009
Category: best science books 2009
Amazon has come out with their Editor's Picks for 2009. There are three categories that have books that are relevant to us here. ScienceThe Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard...
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Category: friday fun
Bookgasm has a very fun guest post by Ben H. Winters, author of the recently published Jane Austen pastiche/adaptation/expansion Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. Since writing SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS, I've gotten a ton of feedback about...
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November 4, 2009
Category: culture of science
Following along in the tradition of Bora's introductions of the various attendees for the upcoming Science Online 2010 conference, I thought I'd list all the library people that are attended. I'm not going to try and introduce each of the...
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