tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.comments2017-07-26T17:09:32.568-04:00The Canadian Field-Naturalist BlogThe Canadian Field-Naturalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00890033602358303899noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-73212815662573891242014-01-03T09:58:36.539-05:002014-01-03T09:58:36.539-05:00Mine finally came this week and was well worth the...Mine finally came this week and was well worth the wait. Thanks to all involved. I live in Pittsburgh, PA. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-68048615009235976982013-12-30T22:01:35.259-05:002013-12-30T22:01:35.259-05:00Hi Dave,
Thanks for the helpful feedback! It's...Hi Dave,<br />Thanks for the helpful feedback! It's hard to know how the blog appears on different computers and browsers. I've just changed the blog template colour motif (or whatever it's called), so hopefully it looks better now. Please let me know if it's still difficult to read.<br />Thanks Dave,<br />JayThe Canadian Field-Naturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890033602358303899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-74370657381796725392013-12-30T15:50:28.878-05:002013-12-30T15:50:28.878-05:00Hi Jay - you need to change the color of the text ...Hi Jay - you need to change the color of the text - very hard to read the red on the orange? border.<br />Very good reporting!<br />CheersDave Moore, OFNCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-56743316964145752532013-09-24T05:52:40.412-04:002013-09-24T05:52:40.412-04:00This is cool! Thanks for your sharing.This is cool! Thanks for your sharing.Lynnhttp://bestrecumbentexercisebikes.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-53279598887840912982013-07-16T23:42:59.474-04:002013-07-16T23:42:59.474-04:00Full agreement - a ref + DOI in literature cited i...Full agreement - a ref + DOI in literature cited is the way to go. Here's hoping you get your DOIs soon and can retroactively apply them to back-issues.David Shorthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07902186433894266822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-81416963547847859862013-07-16T15:45:18.868-04:002013-07-16T15:45:18.868-04:00Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) are certainly us...Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) are certainly useful, and I'd expect any "universal" reference format to include them. But I would not want the DOI to come at the expense of other elements of the reference, even if those DOIs would be resolved to include full references + DOIs upon publication. Referees need to see full references, not just DOIs. A quick glimpse at a reference will give a referee lots of info without having to follow a DOI link to the referenced article. Also, authors will make mistakes in the DOIs they include in references. If there is nothing but a DOI then there is no alternative way for the referee, editor, or publisher to find out the reference without going back to the author. I'd rather have the redundancy of a reference + DOI for easy visualization of the reference for readers (the reference) and linkage for the reasons you provide (the DOI).<br /><br />We are guilty of being too late into the game of DOIs. We will sign up - it's on our lengthy "to do" list.<br /><br />Also keep in mind that people are slow to embrace major change in conventions. A Science News piece from 2002 described a geophysics journal that changed its reference format to include DOIs at the expense of page numbers, but reverted to its normal format in response to frustration and confusion by authors.<br /><br />REFERENCE:<br />Renner, R. 2002. Online pioneer winds up lost in cyberspace. Science 297:1468-1469.The Canadian Field-Naturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890033602358303899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-32702429531610691742013-07-16T14:31:48.153-04:002013-07-16T14:31:48.153-04:00I haven't seen any mention of DOIs. Outside th...I haven't seen any mention of DOIs. Outside the confines of print paper, the reference format is rendered largely inconsequential for modern literature. There really should be no reason for authors to submit anything BUT a DOI in a lit. cited section of a submission then leave it up to the Editorial team to auto-churn these into whatever format the journal desires. At the very least, the reference format in the final product should also include resolver + DOI for each reference (eg http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.20718 for one of your cited papers above). It is unacceptable in this day and age not to have these both for the authors being cited (click-through metrics are tallied) and for readers. In their absence, readers have to use various hacks to find articles being cited (eg. Google Chrome extensions like http://bit.ly/RgZQiA)David Shorthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07902186433894266822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-32413820920046839962013-06-17T14:19:02.876-04:002013-06-17T14:19:02.876-04:00Hi Chris,
Thank you for the recommendations - I&#...Hi Chris,<br /><br />Thank you for the recommendations - I'm going to check them out. Thank you for all of the work you've done sharing Alberta natural history with people. Science communication is a skill, and you have it. Keep up the good work.<br /><br />JayThe Canadian Field-Naturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890033602358303899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-32285486004184566782013-06-16T17:10:33.217-04:002013-06-16T17:10:33.217-04:00Acorn certainly represented the high water mark of...Acorn certainly represented the high water mark of nature-education broadcasting in Canada. His music (91 songs- though not all are on the CDs) still has a timeless appeal. A logical list topper for this blog.<br /><br />Another to be included would be the Artists Response Team (ART) that produces environmental educational materials including original curriculum and science-themed music. They are very involved in schools and have numerous albums.<br />http://www.artistresponseteam.com/<br /><br />While not in the same talent pool as any in the list above, I also had a chance to host 13 episodes of a nature-based show that featured original tunes.<br />http://www.wildfiles.tv/index.htmlChris Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568917475918155123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-46354740295799696782013-06-12T10:05:37.594-04:002013-06-12T10:05:37.594-04:00Hi Michael. The book is free to anyone, anywhere. ...Hi Michael. The book is free to anyone, anywhere. Enjoy!The Canadian Field-Naturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890033602358303899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-21593963826005666192013-06-11T20:02:37.876-04:002013-06-11T20:02:37.876-04:00Is this free to US entomologists too, or just with...Is this free to US entomologists too, or just within Canada?<br /><br />Michael Ivie<br />Montana State UniversityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-41239295472763258442012-09-26T13:14:13.140-04:002012-09-26T13:14:13.140-04:00Looking forward to meeting you this weekend Jay, a...Looking forward to meeting you this weekend Jay, and seeing the CFN's bike-sized traveling display!Morgan Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693193551329558541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-45657828885395203092012-08-09T01:07:40.416-04:002012-08-09T01:07:40.416-04:00So, I sat next to @JenEDavison while she live twe...So, I sat next to @JenEDavison while she live tweeted a session at #ESA2012. Now, I can't walk and chew gum at the same time, but @JenEDavison can seriously tweet a talk while it is delivered. I watched her tweets while I listened to the talk. Based on that, I think some people can live tweet rather than wait to the end of the talk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-74056187470233835542012-07-10T04:48:38.228-04:002012-07-10T04:48:38.228-04:00I just flattered with this blog as it has all the ...I just flattered with this blog as it has all the informative conference events information for every one.Conference eventshttp://www.superteams.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-34164603355328801372012-06-01T15:20:18.633-04:002012-06-01T15:20:18.633-04:00Thanks for sharing the news about the ESC Blog, an...Thanks for sharing the news about the ESC Blog, and linking us on your page! I am now going to link this blog (which I didn't know about until now) to mine (www.thebuggeek.com) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-63316562209737218732011-11-22T21:22:14.564-05:002011-11-22T21:22:14.564-05:00Nice job informing us about tardigrades up in Cana...Nice job informing us about tardigrades up in Canada. Thank you. Has a population survey been done? I just completed the New Jersey tardigrade survey. Paper soon to be published. Check out a bit about tardigrades in the USA at my site- www.tardigrade.us<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Mike ShawMike Shaw Todayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230830379215958001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-50815238905651368842011-09-27T12:02:45.882-04:002011-09-27T12:02:45.882-04:00Nice work on the website Jay, keep up the good wor...Nice work on the website Jay, keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-59432982486412454262011-08-09T22:35:23.003-04:002011-08-09T22:35:23.003-04:00No one has commented?? It's great to see this ...No one has commented?? It's great to see this publication getting online~dokukinokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16730802356300980508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-70579497374207203372011-03-06T00:06:25.692-05:002011-03-06T00:06:25.692-05:00HAHA JAY! but there IS a link between naturalism a...HAHA JAY! but there IS a link between naturalism and naturism... it is found in our national parks! at least, those that have beaches...<br /><br />The most annoying thing when you go exploring the natural beauties of some parks... walk too far away and you stumble upon all too natural-looking beings you weren't searching for...<br /><br />I find naturists an interresting topic, on the intellectual side, but since I was raised in quite an orthodox way, I don't think i'm likely to imagine myself as a naturist... I guess i'll stay a clothed naturalist.<br /><br />cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350296532020480767.post-73411930386504964522011-01-27T12:50:08.613-05:002011-01-27T12:50:08.613-05:00Can't wait to see it!Can't wait to see it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com