New books vs. Old books - What's up with the smell of old books?

Every wonder about the smell of old books? Here is what is happening.

Sir Isaac Newton (Weird Al Yankovic) vs. Bill Nye in Epic Rap Battles of History #woot4science #awesomesauce

Yay for Science! 

 Oh and check out this page for behind the scenes
http://laughingsquid.com/sir-isaac-newton-weird-al-yankovic-vs-bill-nye-in-epic-rap-battles-of-history/

"Physicist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton, played by “Weird Al” Yankovic, and science educator Bill Nye face off in a new episode of Epic Rap Battles of History"

Mendeley news - Acquired by Elsevier, Open Data & more

Mendeley has been acquired by elsevier & other tidbits via the Mendeley May Librarian Newsletter (the talk about Mendeley is very interesting):

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This month we're giving a look inside our relationship with open data, looking for your feedback on a new user resource, and inviting you to participate in upcoming programs.

1. Mendeley Vision
2. What do you think: New User Guide
3. Upcoming Mendeley Open Day
4. Supporting Researchers: It's what we do
http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=5560fe5e9f52735e40444340c&id=00de5749db&e=59dee60172

The art of science

and really you should go to the site to see the rollovers.

http://xkcd.com/877/