Number 4 | February 2019
Gunter Library News
"Gunter Library News" is monthly e-newsletter highlighting current events and happenings at the Gunter Library at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi .
Mississippi Academy of Sciences
SOSE & GCRL at MAS 2019
The Mississippi Academy of Sciences (MAS) holds its 83 rd  annual meeting at the Thad Cochran Center on the Hattiesburg campus of The University of Southern Mississippi on February 21-22. The School of Ocean Science and Engineering and the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory faculty and researchers are presenting at the conference. The presenters, their affiliation, and titles of the works are listed below.
1)      CONNECTIVITY OF OYSTER REEFS ALONG THE COAST OF MISSISSIPPI BIGHT Kemal Cambazoglu, Jerry Wiggert, and Scott Milroy The University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS
2)      TRACKING SALINITY CHANGES IN THE WESTERN MISSISSIPPI SOUND Laura Elizabeth Hode University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS
3)      EARLY RECRUITMENT OF CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA TO RESTORED AND HISTORIC OYSTER REEFS IN THE WESTERN MISSISSIPPI SOUND: LARVAL SUPPLY AND POST-SETTLEMENT SUCCESS Chet Rakocinski, and Leah Morgan USM SOSE Coastal Sciences, Long Beach, MS
4)      VEGETATIVE COMMUNITY AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF A CONSTRUCTED JUNCUS-DOMINATED SALT MARSH IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO Nickolas Murphy, and Patrick Biber Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, MS
5)      SAWFISH CSI: COLLECTING ENVIRONMENTAL DNA SAMPLES TO SEARCH FOR THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SMALLTOOTH SAWFISH IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO Ryan N. Lehman 1 , Jill M. Hendon 2 , Gregg R. Poulakis 3 and Nicole M. Phillips 1 School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 2 Center for Fisheries Research and Development, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS 3 Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Charlotte Harbor Field Laboratory, Port Charlotte, FL 
6)      GULF COAST RESEARCH LABORATORY PUBLICATIONS AND AQUILA: A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP Joyce M. Shaw Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, MS
New treadmill workstation in Gunter Library
After a long delay, the new treadmill workstation has been installed at Gunter Library and is up and running! The unit, a LifeSpan TR800-DT5 | Treadmill Computer Desk , was purchased through a grant from Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the Health is Golden Program at the Long Beach Campus. Similar units are in place in Cook Library in Hattiesburg and in the Gulf Coast Library at the Long Beach campus. The workstation, which includes a computer and ample desk area, is available for everyone, students, staff and faculty during regular library hours (Monday - Friday, 8 to 5 - closed 12 to 1 for lunch).There are no appointments needed to use the workstation and there are also audio books available to use while you walk. Maryanne Anthony, Library Assistant at Gunter Library, who was instrumental in the workstation being placed in the library stated, "We are extremely happy to be able to offer this opportunity to the students, staff and faculty of GCRL."
Resource of the month: Google Scholar
For many of us Google Scholar is the “go-to” search engine. For searchers, one convenient feature is the link to USM Libraries journal subscriptions via “FindIt.” To see that feature with your search results, you should access Google Scholar via  www.lib.usm.edu  – click on articles & databases, then click alphabet letter G. On the G page, page down to Google Scholar and follow the directions as found below. Another Google Scholar feature you can use is setting up an author profile. This feature helps authors curate their scholarly identity on Google Scholar. A profile provides a simple way of collating your scholarly works (and citations to them) which helps others find your publications and often find an accessible copy they can read. For more information about a Google Scholar profile, see the University Libraries Subject Guide “Citation Analysis” page linked here: http://libguides.lib.usm.edu/citation_analysis/google_scholar
 
This opens a pop-up window to share the URL for this database
Broad search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. * Convenient hook-up to Findit! to help searchers locate materials in the USM Libraries.
 

If you search Google Scholar from a USM IP address, you will see the “FindIt” link, too.
Citation Management Workshop
Tame the Wild Citations Using Mendeley or Zotero
Citation Management Workshop 
Friday, March 22, 2019 
Caylor 104 
10:30 am to noon 
Bring your laptop! 
Presenters: Jamie Stanfield & 
Justin Easterday, USM-GC Library 
~Refreshments~
Save the Date - Conflict Management Training
Friday, April 5, 2019
10:30 am to 12:30 am
Caylor Classroom 104


Science Communication: Conflict Management

Conflict management training for graduate students, early career scientists, and all others welcome!
No one ever said communication in a science arena was uncomplicated! Conflicts abound and can be intense, passionate, frustrating, stressful, and sometimes overwhelming! In the lab, in the field, at a meeting, at a conference, with lab-mates, co-workers, professors, administrators, the media, regulators, politicians, funders—the scientific landscape is fraught with potential conflict, but fertile ground for mediation and negotiation.
Conflict management and negotiation involves both one's head and heart. No matter how hard you try to stay rational, emotions often get in the way of effective resolutions. In the Science Communication: Conflict Management Workshop, Southern Miss Communications graduate students address how to deal with negative emotions and stimulate positive emotions to facilitate conflict management. This is a 2-hour interactive session where you learn about the 5 core concerns to remember in conflict management. The workshop includes short lectures, group activities, case study analyses, and mini-role playing. You will recognize how to move beyond reason and use positive emotions to help reach a wise agreement.
February Science Cafe - February 26th, 6:00 p.m.
"Saving the Planet through Recycling"
The purpose of the presentation is to discuss how recycling can reduce the negative environmental effects caused by garbage in our world. Join us as we learn about some alternatives to help eliminate pollution, depletion of our natural resources, and the costs of living in a disposable society.
Tony Jemmott
Gulfport Site Manager
Waste Pro USA
Check out the GCRL Science Cafe Facebook page for more information about upcoming Science Cafe events.

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