Wikipedia is “going dark” on Wednesday, January 18th to protest upcoming U.S. legislation on internet piracy and intellectual property. You will not be able to access any content.
In late 2011, the United States Congress proposed two legislative bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), which legal scholars and others have advised have the potential to significantly change the way that information can be shared through the Internet. It is the opinion of the English Wikipedia community that both of these bills, if passed, would be devastating to the free and open web. Source
Full text of Senate Bill 968: PREVENTING REAL ONLINE THREATS TO ECONOMIC CREATIVITY AND THEFT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACT OF 2011 (PIPA) from gpo.gov
Full text of House Bill 3261: TO PROMOTE PROSPERITY, CREATIVITY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND INNOVATION BY COMBATING THE THEFT OF U.S. PROPERTY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (SOPA) from gpo.gov
Both the Isché & Dental Libraries will be closed on Monday, January 16th in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Both libraries will be open their regular hours on Sunday (1:30 – 10 pm for Isché and 11:30 am – 8 pm for Dental). And will reopen at 8 am on Tuesday, January 17th.
Taylor & Francis Online will be undergoing maintenance on Friday 13th January 2012, starting at 5pm CST and finishing by 8pm CST. The platform may be unavailable for approximately one hour during the scheduled maintenance window.
The Times-Picayune recently reported on a toothpaste based on a cocoa extract that was developed by LSU School of Dentistry professor emeritus Tetsuo Nakamoto.
Tetsuo Nakamoto, Chief Scientific Officer of Theodent and a professor emeritus at the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, discovered the benefits of the cocoa extract years ago. He collaborated with researchers at Tulane University and the University of New Orleans to develop the find and create the toothpaste.
Theodent, as the toothpaste is called, costs $9.99 a tube and is available at Whole Foods. It does not contain fluoride.
The onset of the Spring 2012 semester is officially here and the library would like to extend a welcome to patrons both new & old. This might be a refresher for some but for any newcomers, below is some useful information that might assist in your academic career.
HereÔÇÖs a tidbit about what the library has to offer:
– ?á ?á ?á ?á?á ReserveSection -Current assigned texts for in-house use only
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Pay Paw Machine ÔÇô Accepts CASH ONLY (coins NOT accepted)
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Computer Lab -14 computers total, located on the 4th floor
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Popular Reading section (variety of current magazines)
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Daily dose of the Times Picayune Newspaper – 3rd floor
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Study Rooms ÔÇô 6 total, first come first serve
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Old School Technology ÔÇô Microfiche machine, Video cassette player, VHS player, etc.
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Printers ÔÇô both b/w & color prints available
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Copiers ÔÇô a copy machine is located nearest the elevator on each floor of the library
In addition to books and journals, you can also check out headphones, dry erase markers, ethernet cords and cables for the big screen televisions in the commons area.
The New Orleans Health Department has issued a new Health Resource Guide entitled a Guide to Behavioral Health Resources in the Greater New Orleans Area which “provides information on accessing mental health and substance abuse resources in the Greater New Orleans area.” This new guide is in addition to A Guide to No or Low Pay Community Healthcare in Orleans Parish which was released in August 2011. Both brochures are available from the Health Department webpage as PDF downloads.
LSUHSC New Orleans (which includes the Libraries) will be closing down at noon on Monday, January 9th, in honor of the LSU Tigers playing in the BCS Championship in the Superdome.
One final 2011 list, this from our friends at the AAMC:
American Medical News, published by the AMA, has posted “Our most intriguing medical facts of 2011,” drawn from the pages of American Medical News and linked back to the original story. http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/site/facts11.htm
Time Magazine named the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) to create stem cells and the newly created malaria vaccine, in addition to ARV to prevent heterosexual HIV transmission. Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs
AirStrip Cardiology, the FDA approved and HIPAA compliant cardiac patient monitoring solution, won top honors as best US medical application for the iOS platform by the Apple Editorial Staff. Top 5 medical apps from iMedicalApps.com