Blog Buzz: August 30 – September 9

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Catching my eye lately on the internet:

  • Jonathan Eisen calls for authors, bloggers and reporters to help aggregate discussions of scientific papers in the media and blogs by commenting with links on journal sites. He also provides links to various discussions of the issue in his post.
  • Laika’s MedLibLog has an important post on why, how, and when limiting to free full text is not always a good idea. She discusses studies of how many articles are missed because of pay walls, and the impact of FUTON (full text online) and NAA (no abstract available) bias.
  • Recent headlines about a mammography study did not reflect the results according to the ACS’s Dr. Len and Gary Schwitzer
  • Research Information reports that The British Library and the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical (STM) publishers have agreed on a framework license for non-commercial document delivery users (and their libraries) outside Britain.
  • NatureNews reports that the US Senate has passed a patent reform bill with implications for the science and health communities.
  • Confessions of a Science Librarian blogged about a recent study finding 704 brain injuries in the Asterix books!

Resource Highlights: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Wellness Week

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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO), has developed Wellness Week.  

Wellness Week this year is September 16th-21st. Visit the PAHO Wellness Week 2011 web site and get information on the movement as well as key messages and documents to promote wellness in your community, both professional and personal. The goal of Wellness Week is to emphasize the importance of the created and natural environment and the socioeconomic conditions affecting non-communicable diseases and to promote prevention.