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October 26, 2007
Buckweed Fire satellite images from NASA's Earth Observatory
We have added the Earth Observatory to the online subject guide for Biosystems Engineering & Environmental Science
The Earth Observatory's mission is to provide a freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change.
Click on the images to see the story and images of the California fires.
Posted by Allison Roberts at 03:03 PM
Wildfires--Health Effects from National Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine has released a new resource focused on the health effects from wildfires http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/californiafires.html
The California Wildfires web page includes information on the health effects from fires and exposure to smoke; links to air quality resources, environmental clean-up following fires, and animals in disasters.
In addition, resources for emergency responders and information in Spanish are also included. Searches of NLM databases, such as MedlinePlus, PubMed,TOXLINE, Tox Town, and Haz-Map (occupational health) are provided for additional health information. It also provides the locations of facilities reporting to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory and Superfund sites in and around San Diego ( TOXMAP ).
This web page is designed to help emergency responders, health care providers, public health workers, and the general public find authoritative and timely information about key health concerns from wildfires. Links to other federal government web sites, includingUSA.gov, FEMA, and the Department of Health and Human Services are included.
Posted by Ann Viera at 02:00 PM
October 23, 2007
Pendergrass Library is del.icio.us!
Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking website that allows users to share their favorite links with others. It also allows you to access your favorite bookmarks from anywhere, not just your home or work computer!
Pendergrass Library now has a del.icio.us account. We've bookmarked our webpages and subject guide webpages for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and the College of Veterinary Medicine. We are in the process of adding more helpful links everyday. If you already have a del.icio.us account, add UTK_Pendergrass_Library to your network. This will allow you to see all of our links! Searching del.icio.us for tags such as "agriculture" will also bring up our links as well as those entered in by other people and schools that fall under that category.
If you'd like to sign up for a del.icio.us account or learn more about the service, contact Allison Scripa at ascripa@utk.edu.
Posted by allison scripa at 11:01 AM
Free Agriculture Journals!
The United States Agricultural Information Network presents AgZines, a "Harvest of Free Agricultural Journals." Links to over 130 free e-journals are provided on this page. Visit today at the United States Agricultural Information Network!
Posted by allison scripa at 10:47 AM
October 15, 2007
Check out a 4 hour laptop
New laptops available for checkout
Pendergrass Library is proud to announce the availability of ten new Dell Latitude D-630 laptops for student checkout.
These laptops are supplied by the Office of Information Technology with student tech fee dollars.
Circulation Policies:
Students must present a valid UTK ID card at the Circulation Desk.
Only one laptop per person at a time.
Laptops circulate for four (4) hours and are renewable as long as no one is waiting for a laptop.
Look here for more information: http://www.lib.utk.edu/circ/circ/laptops.html
Software available on 4 hour laptops:
Accelrys Viewer lite
Acrobat Reader 8.0
ArcView 9.2
Beilstein Cn3D
CD Burner XP Pro 3
DjVu Browser Plugin 4.5
HyperStudio
Innomage
IrfanView 4.0
Itunes 7.4
Internet Explorer 7
Microsoft Office 2003
MDL Crossfire Commander
Mozilla Firefox 2
Photoparade
Quicktime 7.2
PDF Creator
Python 2.1
Real Player 10
Roxio Easy CD Creator 5
Sci Finder 2007
SSH
WebDrive
WebFORCE MediaBase
Windows Media Player 11
Windows Messenger
Windows Movie Maker
WinZip
Features:
Windows XP Professional
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7100 (1.80GHz) 2M L2 Cache, 800MHz Dual Core
14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel
RAM 2.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
All laptops connect wirelessly to "nomad" and offer wireless printing via VolPrint inside Pendergrass Library.
All laptops have DVD R/W & CD R/W capabilities, four USB ports, headphone and microphone jacks, and a Firewire (IEEE 1394) port.
No Net ID required to log in, just turn it on and go!
Posted by Allison Roberts at 02:54 PM
October 08, 2007
Pack Your Trash Out
We all enjoy having a friendly and inviting library with a liberal food policy. Please help us keep our library clean and bug free by taking your trash outside the library when you leave.
Posted by Allison Roberts at 01:47 PM
October 05, 2007
Creepy Crawly Photo Fun
Click on the photo to visit the Oklahoma Microscopy Society's Ugly Bug Contest Homepage!
Click Cow Killer Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis) for information on the insect.
Posted by Allison Roberts at 10:38 AM
October 03, 2007
AG Day Success
Our staff had a great time at Ag Day this year.
Click more information about the annual Ag Day event.
Posted by Allison Roberts at 03:01 PM
October 02, 2007
Conservation Fisheries
An organization in Knoxville has taken the initiative the repopulate the streams, lakes, and rivers in the Southeast. Read more about Conservation Fisheries, their ideas, and their future goals.
Posted by Laurel Donahue at 03:14 PM
October 2007 Calendar
View events and happenings for the month of October!
Posted by Laurel Donahue at 03:13 PM
EndnoteWeb Training
Need help with EndnoteWeb?
Posted by Laurel Donahue at 03:08 PM
The Mouse Says "Cheese!"
Need images related to wildlife damage? A collaboration of The Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management and the USDA National Wildlife Research Center has produced a database containing images of wildlife damage, tools and methods used to prevent or control damage, and the animals that cause the damage. These images are free for use in presentations, publications, and reports provided the user credits the image to ICWDM/NWRC. Publication quality images are also available to registered users of the website.
Visit the database here
Posted by allison scripa at 10:41 AM