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Neuromed and Merck Strike Largest Biotech Licensing Deal in Canadian History. Vancouver, BC, March 20, 2006--Neuromed Pharmaceuticals and Merck & Co., Inc. announced today that they have signed a research collaboration and license agreement to research, develop and commercialize novel compounds for the treatment of pain and other neurological disorders. [T-NET News] 500 million at stake for a single drug line of development and deployment -- provides a sense of the backgound for research ethics boards and the sanctity of researching. -- BL
6:23:31 PM 
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Bookmarklets 101. 
Stephanie Johnson is a librarian who constantly uses her LibraryLookup bookmarklet. When her computer was upgraded recently, she could no longer use or add bookmarklets, and she wrote to ask why. It turns out that in the current version of Windows XP, you can no longer drag bookmarklets to Internet Explorer's link toolbar.
... [Jon's Radio]
6:15:17 PM
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Game Libraries. A couple of weeks ago, when MLS hosted a new special interest group devoted to gaming, it became apparent that we needed a better way to connect librarians who are already doing this with others that have questions about how to get started or what's working well. (Actually, this was a very visible need after the 2005 Gaming in Libraries Symposium.) One of the most common questions I'm asked is, "Where is there a list of libraries that are doing this already?"
We've had trouble moving the discussion forward on the Gaming in Libraries website due to a lack of staff time and resources, so I ended up deciding that we should just put all of the wiki-style information on Meredith's already-oh-so-wonderful LibSuccess site. It made sense to take advantage of such a great, existing resource and that way, we'd be part of a larger community.
So, today I finished editing the Gaming section to add entries for every library that came to the March Gaming SIG at MLS that is doing some type of gaming (video, board, card, etc.) and that gave me some info about it. In each entry, I included the type and size of the library in the hope that if you're doing any kind of research, you can find someone at a comparable library and talk to them about their experiences. Or find a library with which you would like to partner. Or give a library a shout-out for the great work they're doing. Or whatever.
Obviously this is just a small subset of gaming libraries in the world, so please feel free to add your own library to the list. I didn't want to take the liberty of adding other libraries I know are doing this (yo, Ann Arbor District Library, et. al.!), because I figured they would want to describe their services in their own words. If you feel like the entries should be in a different format, different order, or if an important piece of information is missing, please feel free to add/modify/change/wish/dream by editing the wiki page yourself! (Loooooooove that about wikis!)
And you librarians that were here for the Gaming SIG, now is your chance to get a login and start adding all of the great information you shared during the session! Let's build out this resource and make it something really useful! [The Shifted Librarian]
6:13:43 PM
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Open Source R&D Tax Credit?.  [Slashdot] be wary of tax credits -- the canadian research tax credits turned into big money for some and almost no real research. -- the policing may do damage to the culture of sharing. -- BL
6:07:01 PM
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Reports from Collaborative Moodle Pilot in BC. http://molokai.ol.mala.bc.ca/moodle_doc/index.html
As the original home of WebCT, it is not perhaps a big surprise that it is the most widely adopted CMS in the province of BC, where I live and work. And while that doesn't look set to change anytime soon on a large scale, 6 institutions have done pioneering working to investigate the viability of Moodle as an alternative, and have made the resulting reports available for all to see. The project was funded by my employers, BCcampus, through an Online Porgram Development Fund grant.
There is lots here to read - in addition to the final report and project recommendations, the partners have produced extensive documentation on each of the 10 distinct objectives (including such useful materials as documentation to migrate WebCT 4.1 courses to Moodle). And all of it is appropriately delivered via a Moodle site!
I know at least one of these partners has since gone on to announce its official adoption of Moodle as its institution-wide CMS, and that one of them was already firmly a Moodle adopter. So whether you are looking for a way out of your current lock-in or looking to buttress your arguments as to why your Moodle pilot should grow, you'll find some useful evidence here. (If I am sounding slightly partisan here, I have just spent the last few months of my life struggling with getting content out of WebCT servers to interoperate with the rest of the world, and let's just say I am the worse for wear.) - SWL [EdTechPost]
9:36:38 AM
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Links for 2006-03-20. Fitchburg State College president announces admission acceptance via podcast.
…students download a ‘’podcast” — an audio and video file played on a mobile device or personal computer — that features President Robert Antonucci. In the video, Antonucci informs students they have been accepted and offers congratulations.
Georgia College & State University has come up with an innovative way identify ways of applying new technologies.
…the 5,500-student campus has organized a group of staff and faculty to conjure up other uses for the technology. Called the iDreamers, the team bats around ideas that could turn iPods into portable yearbooks and replace campus brochures with podcasts.
[Syndication for Higher Ed]
9:12:49 AM
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Sea Coral's Trick Helps Scientists Tag Proteins. The glow emitted by a variety of sea coral helped Russian scientists harness the protein that generates the light to create a tiny fluorescent tag that responds to visible light. The two-color tag should help researchers follow individual proteins as they dart around inside living cells.
read more [Science Blog -]
7:55:31 AM
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© Copyright 2006 Bruce Landon.
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