http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:48:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CAB Reviews is a full-text electronic resource that contains analyses and and information on the current research in the fields of animal science, veterinary medicine, applied plant sciences, agriculture, nutrition and food science, natural resources and environmental sciences. Here are some recent reviews: Boosting beneficial phytochemicals in vegetable crop plants. Schijlen, ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2008/07/01/cab-reviews-perspectives-in-agriculture-veterinary-science-nutrition-and-natural-resources/ News from OhioLINK... Get ready for your next big test or job interview with LearningExpress Library. LearningExpress features online, interactive practice tests for the: ASVAB, Civil Service Careers, GED, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, PPST Praxis I, TOEFL, U.S. Citizenship and much more. LearningExpress' online, interactive practice tests offer instant scoring, detailed ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2008/06/27/getting-ready-for-a-big-test-practice-online/ An excerpt from examiner.com (Cleveland Edition): Jun 3, 2008 6:22 PM By STEPHEN MAJORS, AP COLUMBUS, Ohio (Map, News) - A potential casualty of the skyrocketing price of oil is something that doesn't first come to mind: polymers, the materials that go into making everyday items like grocery bags, yogurt containers ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2008/06/05/ohio-eyes-corn-other-crops-to-boost-polymer-industry/ A recent article in the Washington Post highlights the budget constraints affecting the National Agricultural Library. Essential services and collections are threatened by proposed cuts to the NAL budget; these cuts would also affect agricultural libraries at the state level which depend on this national library. http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2008/05/05/funding-for-national-ag-library-threatened/ The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) and OSU Libraries are honored to host the 11th Biennial meeting of the United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN). The meeting, which will be held at the Shisler Conference Center in Wooster beginning Sunday, April 27 through Wednesday, April 30, carries ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2008/04/25/osu-wooster-hosts-national-ag-librarians-conference/ The Online Computer Library Center, Inc., (OCLC) is looking for people willing to demonstrate and discuss how they conduct research for a paper, project or publication. The one to two-hour in-person interviews will be held in Room 244A of the Sullivant Library, at the corner of North High Street and 15th ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2008/04/02/make-50-for-two-hours-work/ Speaker: Dr. E. Gordon Gee, President, The Ohio State University “Securing the Future: Envisioning the Role of Land-Grant Universities” Date: April 15, 2008 Time: 3-5pm Location: Blackwell Inn & Conference Center, The Ohio State University We are pleased to announce that President E. Gordon Gee will give the 5th Annual Patterson Lecture. President Gee was ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2008/03/12/5th-annual-james-f-patterson-land-grant-university-lecture/ Staying up with your own field, much less with the other disciplines in agricultural and related sciences, is a challenging task. Subscribing to alert services, journal tables of contents and other automated information services are useful tools. The content specialists at CABI, the organization that produces the abstracting ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2008/03/06/cabi-helps-you-keep-up-with-whats-new/ The 2008 OARDC Annual Research Conference will be held in Wooster on Thursday, April 17, 2008. The theme of the conference is "Recasting Our Agbioscience Research Agenda: Integrated Projects." A graduate student poster competition is being held in conjunction with the conference. Interested students should see the guidelines and ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2008/02/14/oardc-annual-research-conference-and-graduate-student-poster-competition/ The OSU Libraries are pleased to offer "WorldCat Local," Web access to the world's richest database, listing over one billion items. Basic features associated with WorldCat include: A simple search box Friendly, easy-to-use results display, including "faceted browsing" Searches for materials at OSU, OhioLINK (Ohio libraries shared catalog; includes 86 academic libraries not ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/agriculture/2008/02/04/help-us-test-worldcat-local/