CfP: GeoJournal issue focusing on Canadian cities

Call for Paper Proposals
GeoJournal
Special Issue
Canadian Cities: Systems and Structures

A special edition of GeoJournal focusing on Canadian Cities is planned for early 2009. This issue will include articles that contribute to an understanding of the systemic (organization of urban areas across Canada and its regions) and the structural (organization of spaces and activities within metropolitan regions) aspects of Canada’s urban development. Proposals are being sought for original contributions to these broad topics; specific topics may include:

• The nature of the Canadian urban hierarchy and inter-regional relationships;
• Intra-regional relationships between urban areas;
• The nature of specialized urban systems, such as border communities;
• The evolution of land use within urban cores;
• The nature of suburban development;
• The impacts of economic restructuring within and across urban areas and local government responses;
• The restructuring of local governments;
• The impacts of changing technologies and transportation systems on the organization of urban spaces.

Expressions of interest should include the following information:
• Proposed research question
• Data sources
• Methodology.

This information should be provided to the editors of the special edition by November 30, 2007. Completed papers should be submitted by June 1, 2008. Papers will be peer reviewed with reviewers’ comments returned to authors by October 1, 2008. Revised manuscripts will be required by December 31, 2008.

Questions or requests for additional information should be directed to one of the editors of this special edition:

Pierre Filion, University of Waterloo pfilion@fes.uwaterloo.ca
Laura A. Reese, Michigan State University, reesela@msu.edu
Gary Sands, Wayne State University, gary.sands@wayne.edu

2006 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Data Available

This just released from Thomson Scientific:

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Taylor Family Digital Library Web Site

The Taylor Family Digital Library (our new-building-to-be) has an updated Web site. Have a look: www.tfdl.ucalgary.ca/.

If you have any questions regarding the Taylor Family Digital Library don't hesitate to contact me.

Web page updates, Resource reminders

I was at the SLA conference last week. I picked up some pointers and was reminded of some resources. So, here's a quick summary of what I found...

IOP: The Institute of Physics reminded me that they have a relatively new, open access, journal out. It's called ERL: Environmental Research Letters. Have a look at it, if you haven't already: erl.iop.org.

IOP has also started something called environmentalresearchweb. It's sort of like an online community with news, job postings, etc. It's free, but to read some content, you have to sign on as a member: environmentalresearchweb.org. I've also put this link on the Environmental Science Library pages, under Web Resources:
http://library.ucalgary.ca/subjectpages/science&engineering/
environmentalscience/webresources.php


I also stopped by the EPA Libraries' booth. Library closures notwithstanding, they still provide some excellent resources. These include:

* Their online catalogue, which includes tens of thousands of EPA published paper and electronic documents. It also includes documents from the NSCEP (National Service Center for Environmental Publications), APTIC (Air Pollution Information Center), and Groundwater Ecosystems Restoration: www.epa.gov/libraries/ols.htm
There's also a link on the Environmental Science Library pages, under Find Books:
http://library.ucalgary.ca/subjectpages/science&engineering/
environmentalscience/findbooks.php
I'm not sure if I'll separate out the NSCEP search page as a separate link, but they were marketing it as another service: www.epa.gov/nscep

* Their website also has information and links to Regulatory Dockets, FAQs, and Hotlines & Clearinghouses. I've also put these links on the Environmental Science Library pages, under Web Resources:
http://library.ucalgary.ca/subjectpages/science&engineering/
environmentalscience/webresources.php