Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library Blog

On July 23, one of the participating programs of the 2008 UCLA Summer Programs for Graduate Research (SPGR) will host a symposium. It has been described by Heather Tarleton (via email on 16 July 2008), UCLA Graduate Division, as:

“The scholars of the DISE program (Developing an Interface for Science and Ethics) are putting together a symposium focusing on the role of ethics in research.   The event will largely consist of a panel of faculty and other researchers as well as interactive discussions and activities with the audience.  The primary goal is to provide an interdisciplinary approach to ethics within research for future researchers and scholars.”

Interested in attending? It is from 2-4pm on the 23rd in the Neuroscience Research Building (NRB) Auditorium. Attendance at this event is limited to UCLA students, staff, and faculty. Please RSVP online.

Attend a public lecture given by Russell Johnson, Librarian in the History & Special Collections for the Sciences at the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library.

The lecture, “More Baby Books Than You Can Shake a Rattle At: 125 Years of First Teeth, Locks of Hair, Bright Sayings and Red Letter Days” will occur during the Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Friday, May 16, 8:00 A.M. in Moss Auditorium, Room A2-342 of the Marion Davies Children’s Center at UCLA.

UCLA Biomedical Library’s History & Special Collections for the Sciences recently started building a collection of 19th-21st century baby record books.  These are memory books in which parents record a child’s activities and developmental milestones, and which provide a place to gather photographs, locks of hair, and other mementos.  Many books track individualized medical information—from height and weight to various childhood diseases; some also provide infant health care advice.  The collection of more than 450 titles and editions, with more than 800 different copies, now spans 125 years. Learn about these books and view photos of many examples during the  free lecture.

Are you working on a dissertation? Want some strategies for converting a chapter from your dissertation into a journal article? If so, attend the Graduate Writing Center (GWC) workshop this Thursday.

How to Turn a Dissertation Chapter into a Writing Sample or Article

Presenter: Randy Fallows, Writing Programs

Thursday, May 8th, 4 - 5:30 p.m.

Location: Conference Room 4, Student Activities Center

This workshop will focus on how to move from the rhetorical conventions of a dissertation to those of academic journals. We will discuss how to place a chapter from the dissertation into a wider academic conversation and how to find an appropriate place for publication.

Can’t make it to this GWC workshop? There are others offered on a variety of topics…check out their workshop page.

The UCLA Library Associates, the organization for friends of the UCLA Library, will host Greg Critser for a book reading and reception on May 12, 2008, from 4 - 6 p.m. at the Biomedical Library. Mr. Critser is a longtime journalist and his acclaimed books include Generation Rx: How Prescription Drugs are Altering American Lives, Minds, and Bodies and the best-selling 2003 title Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World. The reading will be followed by a reception and book signing.

The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. To RSVP, contact the Library Development office by phone at 310.206.8526 or email giving@library.ucla.edu. View the Library Development upcoming events web page for more information on this reading.

Pundits say that the future lies in the “information economy,” and university faculty, administrators, librarians, researchers, and publishers all engage in “information valuation.”  What is the value of information resources to a researcher, and how is this different from the way librarians and administrators determine the value of those resources?  How do publishers make decisions on what to publish and in what formats?  From the administrator’s perspective, what is the return on investment in information resources?

The UCLA Library invites faculty and administrators to attend a colloquium and discussion on this topic on May 5th, 2008, in the UCLA Faculty Center. Advance registration is required. View the Assessing Research Performance and Value web page to see a list of speakers and to register for the event.

Interested in gerontology and the politics of aging? UCLA’s Social Welfare Gerontology Caucus and the Graduate Students Association have partnered to conduct a free panel discussion on April 29th, 2008. Panelists include UCLA faculty members, a representative from the Los Angeles Department of Aging, a representative from the AARP, and community members. Download the flyer for Aging in Los Angeles for more information, location, and time.

WHO: Those who plan to file a thesis or dissertation during Spring Quarter are encouraged to attend.

WHEN:

Masters:

• April 10, Thursday 10:00 AM
• April 11, Friday 10:00 AM
• April 12, Saturday 10:00 AM

Doctoral:

• April 10, Thursday 11:00 AM
• April 11, Friday 11:00 AM
• April 12, Saturday 11:00 AM

WHERE: West Electronic Classroom, Room 23167 Young Research Library (Take elevator or stairs to second floor, turn left and go down the hall to West Electronic Classroom.)

TOPICS: Staff from the University Archives and the Graduate Division will present information on University regulations governing manuscript preparation and completion of degree requirements.

FILING DEADLINE FOR WINTER 2008: June 2, 2008

April 7-14, 2008, has been designated National Public Health Week by the American Public Health Association. The students of the UCLA School of Public Health have planned a week of activities designed to celebrate and promote the study and practice of public health. Activities and events are open to the public.

Continue reading this post for a list of events, or download the National Public Health Week 2008 flyer as a PDF.

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The UCLA Library, Academic Senate, Academic Senate Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication, and the Office of Intellectual Property Administration have created a series of lunchtime sessions to educate faculty about special topics in intellectual property. Admission is free, and lunch will be provided. Registration is limited to UCLA faculty; advance registration is required, and space is limited. Upcoming sessions include:

• “Don’t I Own My Own Work?”: Negotiating to Keep Your Copyright (February 7th, 2008; Noon-1:30 p.m.)
• “What Are My Rights?”: Software, Patents, and Open Source (April 10th, 2008; Noon-1:30 p.m.)

Read full descriptions of each workshop and register for each session on the Library’s web page, Intellectual Property in the Digital Age: The Rights Stuff for Teaching and Publishing.

On January 8th, librarians and staff from the Biomedical Library and the Science and Engineering Library presented an outreach event to promote the new interface for Web of Science, Zoological Record, and BIOSIS Previews. For this event we created a crossword puzzle and gave out prizes to those who completed it. (Click here to download the Web of Science crossword answers.)

The grand prize of a $25 gift certificate was awarded to Sri Nimmagadda, Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology (MCDB).

Second-place winners were awarded a gift bag of prizes, including a flash drive. Those winners and their departments:
Daniel Goodman, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Jessica Hoang, Biology
Wei-Jen Hou, Materials Science Engineering
Lisa Kim, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Felix Lee, Mechanical Engineering
Andrew Min, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Mike Porter, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
David Smallberg, Computer Science
Evelyn Tran, Biochemistry

Congratulations to all our winners!

Keep reading the Biomed blog to find out about other outreach events and contests run by the UCLA Library.