GRISTLE
(Gathering of Random Investigations
into SciTech Library Enigma’s)
"When
you’re chewing on life’s gristle
don’t grumble, give a whistle…"
(From the song “Always Look
on the Bright Side of Life” – by Eric Idle, 1979, in Monty
Python’s Life of Brian)
Librarians
are good at detective work, putting individual pieces of a puzzle together,
knowing when pieces don’t fit, doggedly hunting down missing pieces, and
deciphering which parts are correct and which are not. But some puzzles take longer to complete
than others. So, GRISTLE is a place
to park projects that are still being chewed on, as well as other miscellaneous
things to keep in a handy spot.
Project Pages – constantly under construction
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Careers
in Academic & Science Librarianship
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Cited Reference
Searching (Recently Updated!)
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Comptes Rendus – information on tracking down journal citations in this series
– short
version (41kb) & detailed
version (56.5kb) – Microsoft Word files
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Crisis in
Scientific Publishing
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Current
Awareness and Professional Aids for Science Librarians
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Free
Scientific Research Resources on the Web (Recently Updated!)
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How to Locate
Conference Proceedings (Recently Updated!)
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Interpersonal
Skills Self-Assessment
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Iowa Related Science
Links (Recently Updated!)
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Science
Librarian Success Stories
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The P&T Beast: Tracking Down
Evidence of Your Research Impact – workshop handout for cited reference searching
(Microsoft Word file – 105kb)
Library-Related Links
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Challenges,
Strategies, and Tools for Research Scientists: Using Web-Based Information Resources
(Summer 2002)
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Contacts
for Book/Journal Donations – this site has good information on donating
“used” materials to needy libraries worldwide.
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False
Oracles:
Consumer Reaction to Learning the Truth About How Search Engines Work (Consumer
Reports WebWatch – June 30, 2003)
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Gender & Science
Digital Library
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Gigablast – my favorite deep web
search engine
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Holiday
Science Links
and also Halloween
Science Links (2007) – from Stephanie Bianchi at the National
Science Foundation
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Internet Library for
Librarians
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Issues in Science &
Technology Librarianship
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LibrarySpot – for quick reference
questions
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LIBREF-L searchable archives (listserv for
reference librarians)
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Linda Hall Library of Science,
Engineering & Technology – privately funded library in the Kansas City metro
area. Extensive collections of
technical reports & journals.
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Sci-Bytes from ISI – contains information on
“high impact” research universities and journals ranked by impact
in select disciplines.
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STS
Continuing Education on the Web – database training guides and professional
education tools.
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STS-L searchable archives (listserv for
SciTech librarians)
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Those Dark
Hiding Places:
The Invisible Web Revealed
Extracurricular
Activities
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Curious George
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Eggplant
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Favorite
Quotations – also Library
Quotations and Scientific
Quotations
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Make-A-Wish Foundation – Donating
airline miles
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Roundhouse
& Ladies
League Standing Sheets
Staffed unpredictable hours J
between 8am & 5pm, Monday-Friday
Created: July 25, 2003
Links checked:
June 17, 2007
Last updated: May
12, 2008
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