There are lots of interesting events and science-related news in the media lately. Here’s just a small snapshot:
Events
- Gear Up! is taking place in MacLean (12/3) and the Life Sciences Center (12/5) this week: more info
- AGU Fall Meeting (12/3-12/6) is live streaming some of their key sessions: more info
- Tree Lighting on the Green (12/7 @5pm): more info
Scholarly Communication and Publishing
- APS and the Challenge of Open Access: more info
- Open-access evidence racks? Read about it in Peter Suber’s latest SOAN newsletter: more info
- Physical Review X (APS) is now indexed in Web of Science and SciFinder! more info
- Publish a Royal Society of Chemistry paper open access at no cost! (We are a RSC Gold subscribing institution): more info
- Royal Society Publishing has converted all its journals to a continuous publication model: more info
- Introducing BASE, a tool for searching open access contents: more info
Technology
- Check out an iPad from Dana Library! more info
- Khan Academy has released an app for iPhone and iPod Touch: more info
Reading
- Great Books for Scientists: more info
- Kresge Popular Science Collection: more info
- Find an eBook in our catalog! more info
- Or download and listen to an audiobook: more info
Filed under: Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Kresge, Library – General, Math, Physics, Publishing 
Shirley Zhao 