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• Journal Use Study - Please Don't Reshelve!
• Library User of the Month - Ranko Heindl
• Math Is Your Friend
• "S" is for Spring and... Severe Weather

Journal Use Study - Please Don't Reshelve!

Please Don't Reshelve Those Journals!

Journal Use Study
April 1 - September 30

The library is conducting a journal use study from April 1 through September 30 for both the Main and Branch locations.

When in the library, please *do not* return journals to the shelves, as we will be counting them. If you use a journal that is not on the shelf (one that was probably used recently) please let us know so we can accurately record the usage in our statistics.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Added 4/1/09

Library User of the Month - Ranko Heindl

Like many professional researchers, Ranko grew up with a budding interest in scientific topics. It was not a given, however, and like many others in his position, his current line of work came about from a few choices he made along the way, including studying in the United States.

Ranko is currently a 2nd-year post-doc at NIST conducting research in spintronic devices and magnetic sensors. His work in the laboratory involves growing and characterizing materials and their physical properties to use for future spintronic development and image sensors. He points out that the different techniques used to grow thin film materials include magnetic spattering and ion-beam deposition.

About the Library: "When I came here, we didn't have subscriptions to common journals that I used to read, but ILL is fast so I was very satisfied."

Find out about Ranko including his education, research, publications and his thoughts on libraries: a special Library User of the Month display is located at the Main Library, so check it out!

Added 4/15/09

Math Is Your Friend - Don't Fear The Rhomboid

My high school AP Calculus teacher, Dr. Pappas, used to say that math is the most important skill one can acquire because every job applies some form of math. Despite our class's constant eye-rolling, he would kindly suggest that it would be in our best interest to at least minor in Mathematics, "You'll always be able to land a job with a math education". All I wanted to do was score well enough to place OUT of some math in college.

I sometimes think of Dr. Pappas when I'm trying to calculate simple math in my head. He was right. Everyone can use more math. Everone can use more pi(e) too: ^{ei *} = 1 / which is much less pie than I'd like.

Fun Math

• Kakuro (Cross Sums) Games
• Sudoku
• Logic Problems
• Logic Puzzles
• Math in the Movies
• Online Math Worksheet Generator
• The Primes Pages
• Tessellations
• Fractal Image Gallery

Not Quite As Fun

• Directory of Mathematics Preprint and e-Print Servers
• Mathematics arXiv preprints
• MathSciNet - Math reviews
• Wolfram's Mathworld
• Library Mathematics & Statistics Subject Guide (Online Resources)

Added 4/22/09

"S" is for Spring and... Severe Weather

Spring is, for some softer souls, about budding bulbs, frisky squirrels and visions of warm days ahead. For others who live in the Plains, and those who have waited months with nary any tropospheric excitement, spring is really about Severe Weather.

Need More Info?

• StormTrack Library
• Storm Chasing FAQ
• Tornado FAQ (NOAA/SPC)
• Center For Severe Weather Research (CSWR)
• Storm Prediction Center (SPC)
• NWS Denver/Boulder Severe Weather
• Colorado Severe Weather Week
• Severe Weather Awareness
• National Severe Storms Lab (NSSL)

For those that would rather not risk a face-to-face tornado encounter can become a volunteer NWS trained weather spotter. It's free, it's fun, and you don't need a meteorological background.

Also check out the Weather for Denver/Boulder.

Added 4/29/09

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