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'Doctor Atomic' Opera Brings Science To The Stage - Doctor Atomic, an opera by composer John Adams, examines the conditions and attitudes in Los Alamos leading up to the Manhattan Project's "Trinity" atomic test. Much of the libretto is made up of actual statements from scientists and military and government officials....

Scientists Revisit Experiment About Life Formation - More than 50 years after it was first performed, scientists are re-visiting the 1953 Miller-Urey experiment, which sought to identify the conditions necessary for the formation of life....

Antibiotic Resistance A Major Medical Challenge - Antibiotic resistance is one of the major threats facing todays's modern medicine. Richard H. Ebright, a chemistry professor and researcher, explains new approaches for developing antibiotics that may lead to methods for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis and other diseases....

Pick Of The Week: Giant Balloon Sculptures - Flora Lichtman, Science Friday's digital media producer, talks about an artist who crafts giant balloon sculptures after finding inspiration in the natural world....

Rush Holt: How The Bad Economy Affects Science - As the nation struggles to respond to the economic crisis, will research and development funding suffer? Rush Holt, plasma physicist and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, explains how troubled economic times may affect the outlook for science and technology in the U.S....

How To Be Conversant About Climate Change - What does a person need to know to be able to discuss climate change in an educated way? Climate expert Michael Oppenheimer discusses the history of climate research and some common misconceptions regarding the global climate....

Easily Accessible Info Blurs The Line Of Expertise - The Internet has made it possible for everyday people to have endless information at their fingertips. From celebrities weighing in on child vaccinations to science fiction authors disputing climate change studies, what happens to science when the line between expert and non-expert becomes fuzzy?...

Preparing For A Fall Harvest - Science Friday examines the process of fall gardening — the crops that can be planted in autumn and the ways to prepare for next year. We also discuss the benefits of composting....

Bridging Gap Between Mental, Physical Health Care - Provisions slipped into the economic bailout bill mandate that employers and insurance companies give mental health issues parity with physical health issues. Among the changes? Companies will not be able to charge different rates for mental — versus physical — health services....

Video Pick Of The Week: Giant Pumpkins - Atlantic Giant pumpkins, when properly cared for, can grow as large as 1,600 pounds. But big pumpkins don't just grow on their own....

For Next President, An Array Of Science Challenges - According to a report issued by the Center for the Study of the President, the incoming president will need to confront a host of policy issues related to science and technology — including climate change, food and water scarcity, energy shortages and weapons of mass destruction....

Newly Discovered Ecosystem Of One Bacterium - Deep in a South African gold mine, three kilometers below the Earth's surface, scientists have discovered a tiny ecosystem in which there is only one organism....

Climate Change And Species Movement - As the world's climate changes, many species are being forced out of their old habitats. While some species are able to migrate to cooler territory, those in the tropics may have no where else to go....

When Not In Control, People Imagine Order - New research shows that when people perceive they have no control over a given situation, they are more likely to see illusions, patterns where none exist and even believe in conspiracy theories. The study suggests that people impose imaginary order when no real order can be perceived....

SpaceX Celebrates First Successful Rocket Launch - SpaceX's flagship Falcon1 rocket has successfully launched from an island in the central Pacific, becoming the first privately-developed rocket to orbit the planet. NASA has already contracted SpaceX to begin private space flight missions to the International Space Station beginning in 2010....

Young Galaxy's Magnetic Field Is Surprisingly Strong - Current models indicate that the magnetic fields that enclose galaxies grow slowly over billions of years. But scientists have used a telescope to peer back millions of years in time and discovered a distant galaxy with a magnetic field at least 10 times the average strength....

Pick Of The Week: Camouflage For Hiding From Deer - There is a new line of camouflage clothing designed around the science of how deer see. The new camouflage uses specific colors and patterns specially designed to blend into a deer's vision....

Northeast States Trade Carbon Emission Credits - A consortium of Northeast states has completed the first cap-and-trade greenhouse gas auction in the U.S. Under cap-and-trade, limits are set on emissions. Companies that do not use up their quota of emissions are able to sell their excess emission capacity to other companies....

Windshield Wipers Invented In 'Flash Of Genius' - In 1967, Robert Kearns received patents for inventing intermittent car windshield wipers. He offered his idea to automakers but was turned away. When Ford and Chrysler started manufacturing cars with wipers without crediting Kearns, he took the case all the way to the Supreme Court. A new film called Flash of Genius tells his story....

Computer Malfunction Delays Hubble Mission - NASA has postponed a planned repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope after a new problem developed with the orbiting observatory. Ed Weiler, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA, explains why repairs won't take place until Feb. 2009 — at the earliest....

phone books - Hi all, Patrons still do come in and ask for the Victoria Phone book, so it's not convenient to use it to prop up the monitor on the reference desk. If you want to raise the ref desk monitor, please ...

Ref librarians in the age of Google - For an interesting read on the future of Reference I recommend the article by a Duke University Librarian at http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091008/brave1.html ...

300th FAQ! - Please join me in celebrating the addition of our 300th FAQ, "Is there a pencil sharpener in the Library?". Special thanks to Bette for suggested this one! The most frequently viewed Frequently Asked Question is still: "How can I book ...

New JSTOR Collection purchased - We now have access to the JSTOR Ireland Collection The Ireland Collection is an interdisciplinary resource of materials from and about Ireland. At its expected completion in 2009, it will contain a minimum of 2,500 manuscripts, 200 monographs, and 75 ...

Biol 190 students - lab report - I have had several emails about this the past week, and I'm sure there are many students from this class coming to the desk for help too. The topic has something to do with the enzyme activity of catechol oxidase ....

New Trial - Electronic Enlightenment - Electronic Enlightenment offers unrivalled access to the web of correspondence between the greatest thinkers and writers of the long 18th century and their families and friends, bankers and booksellers, patrons and publishers. Innovative functionality and linking allows you to research ...

New Trial - Japan Knowledge - JapanKnowledge is a large online collection of language dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other Japanese reference works that can be searched simultaneously. The database provides access to 30 volumes of the Nihon daihyakka zensho (Encyclopedia Nipponica) in Japanese and the Kōdansha Encyclopedia ...

Payments in Music/Media - If you are directing students to pay for fines (debit, credit, cash), purchase supplies, or add money to their vend card you can send them down to Music & Media now in addition to the Main Loan Desk ....

Math & Stats tutoring - From Pia: From November 8th – 12th all Math and Stat Assistance centres on campus will be closed for Reading Week. This includes their locations in the SSM and engineering buildings and the Learning Commons ....

EndNote Update - I've reworked the EndNote support pages. EndNote is now offering webinars as well - links to the webinars are listed on the EndNote pages rather than using Events Calendar: http://library.uvic.ca/site/lib/instruction/endnote/endnote_workshops.html EndNote has been installed in Classroom 209. Let me know ...

RefWorks Update - Just wanted to let you know that I've updated the Wrorkshops list for November. Please let me know if you are getting requests for in-person sessions at the desk ....

Internet Librarian 2008 conference "Crafting the User-Centered Library - turn sound down from Librarian in Black" blog dated Oct 22, 2008 ....

UVic Libx - I have added the Firefox extension UVic Libx to the two library help desk machines. Have a look and see if it works for you. The extension sits in the toolbar above the Google search box on the left. let ...