Interesting reading: phage hunters, how to get published, the value of data

    - In the news: The PLoS One article by WU class was included in the March 2011 news but it's being featured in several news reports this month. Phage Hunting Students Find New Bacteriophages in Soils of St. Louis Suburbs | Phage hunting students publish in PLoS ONE
    - How to Get Published: A guide to publishing in scholarly journals Although a bit Elsevier-centric, this 20-page guide includes a lot of useful information for new authors.
    - The value of data. Barend Mons et al. Nat Genet 43 (4), 281-3 (Apr 2011) doi/10.1038/ng0411-281. I especially enjoyed the image, Figure 1: The current state of scholarly communication. I've seen various similar diagrams over the years but this one adds data to the mix.
    - Focus on beautiful bird drawings from Biodiversity Heritage Library: http://biodiversitylibrary.blogspot.com/2011/04/book-of-week-illustrations-of-ibis.html