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		<title>Why You Should Make Your Articles Free-to-Read</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The 15-year old winner of the 2012 Intel  Science &#38; Engineering Fair, Jack Andraka of Maryland, said he relied on open-access articles to develop a five-minute, $3 test for pancreatic cancer. The project earned him first place and $75,000 in last year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Quoting Mr. Andraka, a Washington Post [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/sciences/?p=705</link>
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		<title>USGS Topo Data on the Go</title>
		<description><![CDATA[National map topographic data from the USGS are now available on mobile devices that are using the Android or iOS operating system. Android and iPhone users can now use their mobile devices as digital topo maps, leveraging USGS maps together with the power of GPS to zoom in on their precise location while hiking, biking, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/sciences/?p=700</link>
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		<title>Cold Springs Harbor Protocols</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to our health science library colleagues, we now have access to the Cold Springs Harbor Protocols (2006+) at http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/pdp/index.asp?ID=556. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols is an interdisciplinary monthly journal of step-by-step research methods in cell, developmental and molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, protein science, computational biology, immunology, neuroscience and imaging. All protocols are up-to-date and presented [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/sciences/?p=697</link>
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		<title>Celebrating a Milestone in Biology with a New Database</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This announcement comes to you on the “Diamond Celebration” of the 60th Anniversary of one of biology’s greatest accomplishments.  Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics is a new online database offered by the Wellcome Library in London. It provides a historical glimpse into the race to deduce the chemical structure of the DNA molecule. The crux [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/sciences/?p=692</link>
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		<title>Additional Power Outlets Installed in Silverman Library</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Need to plug in your laptop or phone on the 2nd floor of Silverman Library? It’s now easier than ever! Additional power outlets were installed on the second floor of Silverman Library during Spring Break. Each study table in the area near the windows now has six power outlets, making it easy to connect laptops, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/sciences/?p=688</link>
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		<title>Find an Available Computer on Campus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wouldn’t it be nice to know if a computer is available in the Cybrary or other public computing site before heading there? Now you can do just that! The UBIT Find an Available Computer web page provides information about computer availability in various locations on north and south campuses. Try it at: http://www.buffalo.edu/ubit/service-guides/computing-sites/available-cybrary-stations.html. (Please note [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/sciences/?p=684</link>
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		<title>Digital Editions of USGS Topo Quad Maps Available Online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you need to obtain digital topo maps, USGS has been developing a collection of current and older topos that are free to download. The April 9 release of new maps covering Texas and New York continues the US Topo revisions, updates and product improvement. These maps complement the paper editions in the UB Map [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/sciences/?p=664</link>
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		<title>Springer Protocols Database Acquired by the UB Libraries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the UB Health Sciences Library, we are happy to announce the acquisition of a new science database, Springer Protocols. This reference database identifies and provides access to full-text content of an important component of the scientific and technical literature: laboratory protocols. Laboratory protocols are instructions for conducting specific tasks or experiments and focus on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/sciences/?p=660</link>
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		<title>USGS to Discontinue Streamgages Due to Sequestration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will discontinue operation of up to 375 streamgages nationwide due to budget cuts as a result of sequestration.  Additional streamgages may be affected if partners reduce their funding to support USGS streamgages.  The USGS is working to identify which streamgages will be impacted and will post this information as it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/sciences/?p=661</link>
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		<title>Open Access Journal Directory &#8211; New Milestones</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder whether there were any good open access journals in your field?  The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), launched in 2003, now lists over 8,000 peer reviewed journals.  Simply put, open access (OA) journals are freely available to all readers on the Internet and do not have subscription charges.  Many studies show that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/sciences/?p=656</link>
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