Monthly Archives: July 2012

A snapshot of our collection – history

Posted on 31 July 2012 by Frank Norman

Earlier this month I hosted a meeting of CHILL. It is a group of independent health libraries which meets three times a year in the premises of one or other of the members. The meetings are an opportunity to share … Continue reading →

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“You can’t read this book” but you should

Posted on 31 July 2012 by Stephen

Danny Boyle’s opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games spread a warm glow through liberal hearts. His imaginative sweep over British history and culture, which managed to be both reverent and irreverent, was filled with a human chaos that constituted a nicely … Continue reading →

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Helloooo! I’ve moved (again)

Posted on 30 July 2012 by Bob O'H

I started blogging just over 5 years ago (damn, I missed my blogoversary by a month). The following year, I left Blogspot for Nature Network. Well, now the powers that be have decided to close the NN blogs, and shift … Continue reading →

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Work-Life Balance for Whom?

Posted on 30 July 2012 by Athene Donald

Can women ‘have it all’ (i.e. have a family as well as a career) is a question frequently asked, and one Sally Feldman referred to in her article in last week’s Times Higher Education. Although the sub-title for her article … Continue reading →

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Wilderness

Posted on 29 July 2012 by Henry Gee

What is the difference between Left and Right? I have always had trouble with this. When I was small I learned the difference from a Natural History Museum guidebook which, on one page, had a picture of Tyrannosaurus rex on … Continue reading →

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The cairn as a symbol of mentorship

Posted on 28 July 2012 by Steve Caplan

In the spirit of my previous blog on self-promotion, I forge on. Sometime this spring, I was nominated for a national award known as the Thomas Maciag Award, a National Institutes of Health sponsored award for a scientist who embodies … Continue reading →

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Kaddish

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Henry Gee

Forty years ago eleven athletes and officials were murdered at the Olympics in Munich. As the media frenzy around this year’s London games ramps up from Over-Excited to Orgasmic, you can bet that at tonight’s opening ceremony, there will not … Continue reading →

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Be careful what you wish for…

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…because you might just get it. I wished for Mr E Man to get a job, after a couple of months in which the local movie industry was as quiet as Stephen Harper’s conscience and two non-movie job offers both … Continue reading →

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How far will you go to self-promote?

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Steve Caplan

At the risk of going overboard… At least it’s clear to me that I wasn’t going to be a supermodel…

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By Degrees

Posted on 26 July 2012 by Athene Donald

I’m reminded of the words of the Joni Mitchell song stating “I’ve looked at life from both sides now” as I consider my feelings regarding degree ceremonies. I think I have by now looked at graduation from just about every … Continue reading →

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