Monday, March 17, 2008
A Professor as Plagiarist
Two papers published in Science and Nature Chemical Biology by a South Korean scientists were fake. The biotechnology professor has been suspending from teaching and conducting research. Chronicle Article He even did research for Harvard for a while.
The Best Recommendation - from my Mom?
That's right folks - it's optional, but colleges are still giving Mom and Dad the opportunity to write a letter of recommendation to get their kid into college. Read More
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Spitzer News - Librarians track gossip best
Librarians do it best! Spitzer & Prostitutes. Couldn't get into the New York Times page, try the eight hundred other zillion sources that are writing about the scandal. My favorite tool? Google News .
It took me more than ten pages to figure out that if Spitzer resigns the lieutenant governor David Patterson becomes governor. He is legally blind and could be the first African-American Governor of New York.
Colleges Freak at What they don't Understand
So using a study group in the library isn't cheating, using a study group in a online Coursement Management System set up by professor isn't cheating, but using Facebook to build an online study group is? Whatever....http://www.thestar.com/article/309855
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Julie Andrews is Heaven!
Julie Andrews is Honorary Chair of National Library Week - can life get any better. Practically perfect in every way....check out the video on YouTube.
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