FAES Library http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture Fri, 11 May 2012 17:10:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 150 Years of USDAhttp://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2012/05/11/the-peoples-department-150-years-of-usda/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2012/05/11/the-peoples-department-150-years-of-usda/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 17:09:23 +0000 britton.4 http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/?p=478 On May 15, we will recognize the 150th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. On that date in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law an act of Congress establishing USDA.  Read more

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2012/05/11/the-peoples-department-150-years-of-usda/feed/ 0 EndNote Training in Columbus on April 4http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2012/03/22/endnote-training-in-columbus-on-april-4/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2012/03/22/endnote-training-in-columbus-on-april-4/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:27:44 +0000 britton.4 http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/?p=476 Thomson-Reuters will be providing three EndNote training sessions on Wednesday, April 4 at these times and locations:

  • 8:00-9:30am; 150A/150B Thompson Library
  • 11am-12:30pm: 550 Prior Hall
  • 3:30-5pm, Dunlap Auditorium, Vet Med Academic Bldg

These EndNote Fast Start sessions will cover the basics of using EndNote, including:

  • Setting basic preferences
  • Online search
  • Direct export
  • Cite While You Write

To assure adequate space, faculty, staff and students interested in attending should sign up for their choice of session at http://go.osu.edu/JYB

Anyone who is unable to attend these sessions, or who would like more advanced EndNote instruction, is encouraged to sign up for online training at www.endnote.com/training.

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2012/03/22/endnote-training-in-columbus-on-april-4/feed/ 0 USDA Releases 2012 Plant Hardiness Zone Maphttp://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2012/01/26/usda-releases-2012-plant-hardiness-zone-map/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2012/01/26/usda-releases-2012-plant-hardiness-zone-map/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:44:30 +0000 britton.4 http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/?p=468 For the first time since 1990, the USDA has released an updated version of the Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), this time incorporating GIS functionality, making it available both as an interactive, web-based tool and as static maps. The PHZM is widely used by gardeners, breeders, scientists and policy makers. Read more about this updated tool.

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2012/01/26/usda-releases-2012-plant-hardiness-zone-map/feed/ 0 Latin descriptions of new species no longer requiredhttp://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/12/29/latin-descriptions-of-new-species-no-longer-required/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/12/29/latin-descriptions-of-new-species-no-longer-required/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:26:14 +0000 britton.4 http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/?p=456 Effective Jan. 1, 2012, new rules issued by the International Botanical Congress do away with the requirement to describe new species in Latin. Newly identified species will still have Latin binomial names. More.

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/12/29/latin-descriptions-of-new-species-no-longer-required/feed/ 0 Get More Out of Googlehttp://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/11/28/get-more-out-of-google/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/11/28/get-more-out-of-google/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:27:49 +0000 britton.4 http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/?p=457 Check out this HackCollege infographic (http://go.osu.edu/Gp9) with tips on improving Google searches.

 

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/11/28/get-more-out-of-google/feed/ 0 Do You Search PubMED?http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/09/29/do-you-search-pubmed/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/09/29/do-you-search-pubmed/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:14:00 +0000 britton.4 http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/?p=447 In order to activate the links to full text articles licensed by OSU and OhioLINK, be sure to use this link to connect to PubMED: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?holding=ohiolinklib&otool=ohiolink. The Find It! with OLinks icon will take you to the full text if available.

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/09/29/do-you-search-pubmed/feed/ 0 New career resource, The Versatile PhDhttp://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/09/15/new-career-resource-the-versatile-phd/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/09/15/new-career-resource-the-versatile-phd/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:24:33 +0000 britton.4 http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/?p=444 Interested in how graduate degrees translate into careers outside the academy? The Graduate School has purchased a subscription to The Versatile Ph.D., a web-based resource and online community for graduate students interested in exploring non-academic career options. The subscription gives Ohio State graduate students, faculty, and staff full access after going through the Ohio State username.# authentication process.

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/09/15/new-career-resource-the-versatile-phd/feed/ 0 EndNote Training Always Availablehttp://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/08/23/endnote-training-always-available/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/08/23/endnote-training-always-available/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:25:38 +0000 britton.4 http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/?p=440 The makers of EndNote have a suite of training tutorials available for use at your convenience. Recorded tutorials are always available for viewing online. Or, if you prefer a live session, regularly scheduled webinars are available. Registration is required. See the menu of options on the Endnote Product Training page.

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/08/23/endnote-training-always-available/feed/ 0 OSU Catalog down on Monday, July 11http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/07/07/osu-catalog-down-on-monday-july-11/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/07/07/osu-catalog-down-on-monday-july-11/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:37:00 +0000 britton.4 http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/?p=437 OSU’s Library Catalog and Illiad to be unavailable all day 7/11/2011 for scheduled maintenance. Users will be unable to view records, renew items, place holds or place interlibrary loan or article express requests. Circulation staff will check items out manually and provide manual receipts for returns on that day. View WorldCat or OhioLINK to search OSU holdings and retrieve call numbers.

]]> http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/07/07/osu-catalog-down-on-monday-july-11/feed/ 0 OhioLINK Library Catalog Unavailable Thursday, July 7http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/07/05/ohiolink-library-catalog-unavailable-thursday-july-7/ http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2011/07/05/ohiolink-library-catalog-unavailable-thursday-july-7/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:33:16 +0000 britton.4 http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/?p=435 The OhioLINK Central Catalog will be unavailable while planned maintenance is performed beginning at noon on Thursday, July 7. We expect the migration to a new server will be completed by the evening of the 7th. During this time you will not be able to search the central catalog or request items. The OSU catalog will remain available for searching.

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