Seminar offered on genome stability
UAA Consortium Library, Room 307

Dr. Steven Brill, Rutgers University professor from the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, will speak Monday, June 29 from 3-4 p.m. in UAA Consortium Library, Room 307. His topic: “Genetic analysis of genome stability in yeast identifies an unexpected role for SUMO.”

Here is a summary of the seminar:

The human Bloom Syndrome protein is important for the suppression of hyper-recombination and is conserved in budding yeast as Sgs1. In a previous screen for genes that are essential for viability in the absence of Sgs1, we identified several conserved proteins required for the maintenance of genome stability.

One of these, Slx5-Slx8, is a novel Ub ligase complex that ubiquitinates proteins bearing the protein modifier SUMO. Biochemical analysis of its preferred substrate suggests that Slx5-Slx8 preferentially ubiquitinates proteins that are poly-sumoylated so as to mark them for proteasomal destruction. And recent genetic analysis has led to the identification of a new SUMO isopeptidase that also acts in this pathway. Studies of the isopeptidase suggest that elimination of the poly-SUMO chain may be the overall goal of this pathway. The results not only link ubiquitination to the SUMO pathway, but suggest that poly-sumoylation is a previously unappreciated regulator of genome stability.

Illuminations of the Word Exhibit

Library Main Art Gallery

June 5-30, 2009

A facimile exhibit from the Saint John’s Bible.

Non-Profit - Structure for Success: Funding for Non-Profits (1 hr 39 min)
Dennis McMillian, Foraker Group

Creative Funding (1 hr 28 min)
Laura Goss, Association of Fundraising Professionals

Grants: Where Do They Fit? Tips and Techniques (1 hr 6 min)
Laura Goss, Association of Fundraising Professionals

Approaching Grants Creatively (1 hr 7 min)
Sue Hecks, Southern Region EMS Council, Code Blue
Mary Goolie, EPA, Brownfields Training, Research & Technical Assistance Grants

Alaska Funding Guide (1 hr 19 min)
Laurie Wolf, Foraker Group

What do Funders Expect? (48 min)
Helen Howarth, Rasmuson Foundation

What do Funders Expect? Panel Discussion (1 hr 17 min)
Jane Sobocinski, United Way
Mary Gibbs, Conoco Phillips
Carla Beam, BP
Keith Fernandez, Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union
Stephanie Gerrard, Wells Fargo

What I Know About Grant Writing Now That I Wish I Knew When I Started
(53 min)
Alison Kear, Covenant House

Videos can be viewed using Windows Media Player or Flip4Mac video players.

All videos are copyright-protected and should not be copied, downloaded, or disseminated without proper permission from the author.  Please visit the UAA Copyright Policy page for more information.

WorldCat Annotated List
- Items available for checkout or via interlibrary loan from the Alaska State Library.

Alaska  Digital Archives
- Photos, videos, oral histories and more available from your desktop.

Alaska Statehood Celebration Commission
- 2009 events relating to statehood, plus information about the statehood stamp and quarter.

Alaska State Archives
- Territorial governor records
- State governor records
- Division of Elections records

Alaska State Museum
- Eight Stars of Gold Online Exhibit
- 1958 Alaska State Voter Card, Accession number 2001-31-13
- Pen used by President Eisenhower to sign HR 7999, the Alaska Statehood Bill, Accession number 58-32

For more statehood related materials from the Alaska State Museum, please check their searchable collections database.

http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/ours/opportunities/research/consortium-library.cfm

Meet a previous winners of the prize:

http://edit.uaa.alaska.edu/ours/success/competitive-grants/consortium.cfm

LS A101 - Library Resources and Information Retrieval
An introduction to academic library research with an emphasis on electronic
resources. [ 1.0 CR ]

Summer 2009

LS A101 - Library Resources and Information Retrieval
An introduction to academic library research with an emphasis on electronic
resources. [ 1.0 CR ]

Fall 2009

LS A101 - Library Resources and Information Retrieval
An introduction to academic library research with an emphasis on electronic
resources. [ 1.0 CR ]

Refworks has announced the following Webinar schedule.   All students, staff, and faculty of UAA and APU are invited to sign up and attend any of these webinars from the comfort of your own home or office computer.   Following are descriptions of the classes available.  More information is available on the webinar schedule page.

Converting an EndNote Database to RefWorks

Learn how to import an EndNote v.8 or higher library; how to import an EndNote v.7 or lower library; conversion issues; and troubleshooting problems.

RefAware

RefAware is a web-based current awareness service designed to provide researchers with immediate access to new research and publications in their field. During this Webinar, we’ll cover the basic features of RefAware.

RefWorks Advanced Features

This 75-minute session covers topics such as advanced searching, using RefGrab-It to import data, working offline, editing multiple references,viewing, printing and sorting references and more. Attendees should have a working knowledge of RefWorks’ basic features.

RefWorks Fundamentals

This 75 minute session covers all the basics – creating a RefWorks account, importing data, organizing your database and generating a bibliography. Great for new users or even existing users who would like a refresher.

RefWorks in 15 Minutes

While the ideal way to teach the basic features of RefWorks is to participate in a full training session, we realize that in some situations you may have only a few minutes to demonstrate the power of RefWorks. During this session, you’ll rapidly learn how to demonstrate: how to create an account; direct export citations from two databases; create a folder; create a bibliography from a list of citations; and create a bibliography using Write-N-Cite. Designed for people who will be conducting RefWorks training locally.

RefShare

This 60 minute session covers how to share your database or a folder of references, how to turn your shared folder or database into an RSS feed, how to view, search, print and export references from a shared folder or database and how to access and view a shared folder or database from a central web page. Attendees should have a basic knowledge of RefWorks functionality.

Write-N-Cite III for Windows

This 30-minute session introduces the latest update (version 3) to the Write-N-Cite utility in RefWorks. In this brief session we will discuss what’s new in Write-N-Cite III, how to install it, and how to use it to insert citations and create bibliographies in your documents – including while working offline. Attendees should have a basic knowledge of RefWorks functionality.