Learning Futures Festival - Beyond Distance's annual e-learning conference

7 - 14 January 2010 - entirely online.

Key international thinkers and practitioners in the field in a programme of keynotes, papers and workshops.

More information and register online at: http://www.le.ac.uk/beyonddistance/festival

Scottish Science Hall of Fame - National Library of Scotland

The online exhibition.

With information about:

James Clerk Maxwell, John Logie Baird, Alexander Graham Bell, Robert Watson-Watt, Alexander Fleming, Joseph Black, James Hutton, James Watt, Lord Kelvin, John Napier.

Includes reading lists, other useful websites and places to visit related to the men above.

IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MOBILE LEARNING 2010

Porto, Portugal, 19 to 21 March 2010
http://www.mlearning-conf.org/

Mobile Learning, a Retrospective Outlook

Since its inauguration in 2005, the IADIS Mobile Learning conference series has provided a forum to present, discuss and promote international mobile learning research.

Five years on, the IADIS Mobile Learning 2010 International Conference seeks to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of mobile learning research which provides a retrospective outlook of the field.

electronic lab symposia - Barcelona and online

Symyx organised:

1) Symposium 2010 Barcelona Onsite
May 4-6, 2010
https://www.regmadeeasy.com/symyx/symposium2010/

For the latest informatics strategies for delivering an electronic laboratory environment. Case studies and presentations will feature methods for scientists to manage laboratory information, enhance collaboration, achieve better results, and drive productivity while lowering costs.


2) Symposium 2010 Barcelona Online
May 18, 2010
http://www.symyxsymposium.com
Registration Opens January 2010.
A virtual meeting, providing the opportunity to see many of the case studies and presentations from the onsite event, and for attendees to receive additional software training.

latest update of the Beilstein database

Statistics for the new Beilstein database are as follows:

Number of compounds: 11,315,332
Number of citations: 2,249,473
Number of reactions: 22,844,168

Access details from here.

SciFinder Scholar - RN Modeling & 3D Modeling options disabled

Due to excessive downloading via the University's VPN, CAS have had to disable the RN Modeling & 3D Modeling options for the university until Information Services staff have been able to investigate and resolve the problem to CAS's satisfaction.

Information about network passwords at:
https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/ISHelp/Passwords

Main Library - 24x7 exam revision opening

From 8.30am on Thursday 3 December the Main Library will be open 24x7 until midnight on Thursday 17 December. The IS Helpdesk staffed hours remain unchanged; self-services operate when the Helpdesk is closed.