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Science and the New Media Ecosystem, a talk by Bora Zivkovic at York University, May 6, 2013
Posted by John Dupuis on April 29, 2013 A note for my Toronto area friends, Blogfather Bora Zivkovic will be giving a talk at York University in Toronto on May 6, 2013 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm. Here’s the info: Science and the New Media Ecosystem Bora Zivkovic, Blog Editor at Scientific American Monday, May 6, 2013, 2:00 – 3:30 pm Paul Delaney…
Around the Web: Access Copyright sues York University
Posted by John Dupuis on April 16, 2013 Since I work at York University, I’m going to refrain from commenting on this lawsuit. However, as is my practice I’ll be creating and maintaining a list of relevant articles and resources here to help me stay current on the matter. I am not attempting to create a comprehensive list. General Statement of Claim against…
Recent Presentations: Getting Your Science Online and Evaluating Information
Posted by John Dupuis on November 9, 2012 As I mentioned way back on October 22nd, I was kindly invited to give a talk at the Brock University Physics Department as part of their seminar series. The talk was on Getting Your Science Online, a topic that I’m somewhat familiar with! Since it was coincidentally Open Access Week, I did kind of an…
York University Faculty Association (YUFA) Library Chapter letters to Minister James Moore in protest of the cuts to Library and Archives Canada
Posted by John Dupuis on May 17, 2012 My union, the Library chapter of The York University Faculty Association (YUFA) has released a couple of open letters to The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages in the current Canadian government. The letters protest the current cuts to staff and programs at Library and Archives Canada. The letters do sketch…
Job Posting: Science Librarian, York University Libraries
Posted by John Dupuis on February 9, 2012 Come work instead of me! Below is a posting for a 3-year contractually limited appointment in my unit. I’m chair of the search committee, so feel free to ask away with any questions about the position. I’ll answer them to the best of my ability given the limitations of being on the committee. As it…
Digital Assets Librarian, York University Libraries
Posted by John Dupuis on January 16, 2012 A terrific new opportunity at my institution. I’m not in the reporting department or on the search committee, but I’d be happy to answer general questions about York and the environment. My email is jdupuis at yorku dot ca. The online job posting is here. Position Rank: Full Time Tenure Stream – Assistant Librarian Discipline/Field:…
Around the Web: Resources on academic blogging and social media use
Posted by John Dupuis on December 6, 2011 I’m doing a short presentation tomorrow on blogging for researchers as part of a day-long communications workshop for faculty here at York. And since a few months back I created a reading list for a social media presentation for grad students, I thought I’d expand that list in this post and add some more specifically…
The Toronto Star: Science Ink FTW, Science Books FTL
Posted by John Dupuis on December 5, 2011 First the good news. Saturday’s Toronto Star had a really nice little piece on the trend among some Toronto-area science grad students to get a sign of their scientific passion tattooed onto their bodies. T.D. MacDonald fact-checked the design five times before he let one drop of ink penetrate his skin. “I didn’t want to…
The York University Lassonde School of Engineering: Announcement followup & Storify
Posted by John Dupuis on November 8, 2011 Before heading off to the Charleston Conference last week, I blogged about the big announcement of Pierre Lassonde’s big $25 million donation to York to found the Lassonde School of Engineering. I attended the announcement and livetweeted it quite extensively: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here,…
Pierre Lassonde, York University and renaissance engineers
Posted by John Dupuis on November 1, 2011 It’s a big day here at York University, especially for us science & engineering types both within the Faculty of Science and Engineering and those of us who support their teaching and research missions. There’s a big announcement about the coming expansion of our engineering programs to include many of the more traditional streams, such…
