Jean-Claude Bradley, Associate Professor in Drexel’s Chemistry Department, presented a talk to the British Columbia Library Association on April 19 on Open Access. The podcast and powerpoint of the presentation can be found at:

http://drexel-coas-talks-mp3-podcast.blogspot.com/2007/04/bcla-open-notebook-science-and-library.html

Kudos to Jean-Claude!!!!

The Royal Society of Chemistry now offers you the option to hear your favourite magazine every month – Chemistry World has launched its very own podcast. Hear interviews and discussions on the latest topics in science: all in one bite-sized chunk.

Here are the topics covered in the Current Issue: April 2007

01:46 News: Neolithic Europeans were lactose intolerant
04:12 News: Why obesity disrupts the brain’s ability to control appetite
06:14 Interview: Developed nations are paying developing countries billions of pounds to produce harmful refrigerant gases. Climate change lawyer Michael Wara explains why and how it can be stopped
11:20 News: The first graphene transistors
14:20 News: Research on a protein barring HIV from infecting cells may explain the failings of HIV microbicide gels
16:52 Interview: Strontium isotopes can track birds’ migration patterns, as Laura Font of Durham University, UK, explains
20:51 News: The world’s blackest material unveiled
23:04 News: Cold fusion makes comeback at chemistry conference
25:34 And finally: Last month’s salty conundrum explained. And your new challenge: what’s the most useless element?

Go to: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/podcast/CWpodcast.asp
to download the audio files.

The interlibrary loan interface (called Illiad) has been updated. Now you can keep track of your requests both current and past and the forms are more user-friendly.

Check out the new “digs”!

http://illiad.library.drexel.edu/illiad/DXU/logon.html

Good News!
With our renewal to Chem Abs (via SciFinder Scholar), we have gained a fourth “seat” to this venerable resource, at no extra cost!

Three cheers, uh, make that four, for Chem Abstracting Service!