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February 2004

IEEE Distributed Systems Is IEEE's First Free Online Publication - :: From What's New @ IEEE for Libraries, v6 n2 Feb 2004:"This year, IEEE Distributed Systems Online becomes the IEEE's first free Web-based publication. Published by the IEEE Computer Society, the journal is sponsored by IEEE Internet Computing and IEEE... (10:11 | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments)

More on Journal Prices, Open Access - Margaret Landesman, Marriott Library, U Utah, writes that "Price Increases Are Not The Problem", in the Advisor Op-Ed section of the v5 n3, Jan 2004 issue of The Charleston Advisor. Elizabeth D'Antonio-Gan of Denison Memorial Library (U Colorado Health Sciences... (15:27 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Just Say No to Exploitative Publishers of Science Journals - Christopher Reed, a chemistry professor at UC Riverside, has written a powerful and very convincing editorial about the crisis in for-profit STM publishing. It appears in the 20 Feb 2026 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education, and it is... (20:40 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Genetics Back-file Freely Available - As posted to STS-L by George Porter...Genetics, published by the Genetics Society of America, has finished retrospective conversion of the journal. Distributed via Highwire Press, the entire back-file conversion project has been gifted to the scientific community. Current material becomes... (12:34 | 0 Comments)

Wired News: Scientists: Bush Distorts Science - I came across a very interesting read regarding the Bush administration and their influence on the scientific community. The article unmasks the bias of so-called "peer-review" that happens when peers are selected or excluded using criteria based not on merit... (14:46 | 0 Comments)
Publishers split over response to US trade embargo ruling - The following is from Nature, v429, n6976, p663.Publishers split over response to US trade embargo ruling [WASHINGTON] Iranians struggling to secure free speech at home are facing a fresh set of restrictions from the US government. The US Department of... (13:17 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Reviews of Three US Government Databases/Info Services - Gerry McKiernan (Iowa State U) has made available self-archived copies of reviews from The Charleston Advisor of three important US federal databases/information services: 1) Energy Citations DatabaseThe Energy Citations Database (ECD) is a bibliographic database developed by the Office of... (15:57 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF THE BOOK. - Call for papers...Dear Colleague, This note is to inform you of the current round in the call for papers for THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF THE BOOK. The deadline for proposals is 1 March 2004. Full details... (14:07 | 0 Comments)
Nanotechnology Sites - :: There are a number of good nanotechnology web sites that have emerged in the past few years. One I discovered this morning is Nanovip.com, and calls itself "the leading nanotechnology business directory. The goal of this directory is to... (09:48 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

National Engineering Week(s) - :: February 22-28, 2004, is National Engineering Week in the USA. In Canada, National Engineering Week is from February 28-March 4, 2004. The Canadian event began in 1992, and has main three goals:to celebrate Canada’s rich engineering heritage, to promote... (09:17 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Science - Essays on Science and Society - :: Science continues its monthly series, Essays on Science and Society, in 2004. The theme this year is 2004: Beyond The Ivory Tower.... (08:52 | 1 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

MIT Libraries Declines Three-Year Elsevier and Wiley Renewals - :: Another major library system has joined Cornell University Library in not renewing their subscriptions to Elsevier journals. MIT Libraries has announced it will not renew three-year online and print subscription packages from Wiley InterScience and Elsevier Science. Last year,... (13:51 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Greg Notess on Toolbars - :: Greg Notess provides a detailed analysis of toolbars, suggesting that most have failed to attact a following of any significance. I confess that I use the Google toolbar regularly, and appreciate its popup blocking feature.... (13:22 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
News from IOP - The information below regardings developments to the Institute of Physics' (IOP) Electronic Journals service was received in an e-mail from the IoP.*Electronic Journals Quick Guide* A new step-by-step guide to our Electronic Journals service is now available online. A good... (09:23 | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments)

Oil Properties Database - :: I received a query from a chemical engineering student yesterday, who was looking for assay information on a grade of oil called Lloydminster blend. The information he had suggested that a series of assay articles had appeared in Oil... (22:03 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Suber, SPARC Open Access Newsletter, 2/4/04 - New issue: SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #70February 2, 2004 is available now. Of note: an interesting report back on PLoS's first month of publication.... (17:20 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Peter Scott's Library Blog - Peter Scott's Library Blog points to the digitized version of the Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654 (free access). Scott writes: On the 350th anniversary of the publication of Scotland's first atlas, Joan Blaeu's Atlas Novus, Volume V (1654), this website... (12:31 | 0 Comments)