An important, insightful article published in The Globe and Mail on Friday, 4 January 2013, discussed “the limits being placed on the ability of government-employed scientists to communicate their findings” without government interference or indeed without requiring permission from the bureaucracy. The article underlines the importance of science and scientific advice to be independent of […]
Scientific Communication
50th Anniversary of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
Silent Spring (1962), widely considered to be one of the most influential books of the 20th century, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. It is believed that Carson’s work initiated the genre of publications describing new scientific knowledge on threats to the environment and largely conditioned the global attention to environmental issues. Carson’s work shows the […]
Participation in the Canada Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA) Conference in May 2012
Suzuette Soomai participated in the Canada Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA) Conference in May 22 – 25, 2012 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia and presented a poster “Marine information and policy-making processes: Tracing information pathways”.
EIUI Releases a Report of an Initial Study of the Awareness and Use of The 2009 State of Nova Scotia’s Coast Report
The EIUI research initiative has concluded a study in collaboration with the Government of Nova Scotia that assessed the initial use and influence of the State of Nova Scotia’s Coast Report, released in December 2009. Using a combination of interviews and questionnaires, web analytics, media scans and citation analysis, the study examined the effectiveness of the […]
Research Team Member Wins Student Travel Award
Congratulations to Danielle Cossarini who has won the 2010 New England Chapter of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (NEASIS&T) Student Travel Award for her paper, “Communicating Scientific Information for Environmental Solutions: A Knowledge Management Perspective.” The jury chair stated that Danielle “wrote a truly excellent paper that deserves this recognition.” The award will support […]