Directory of Open access Journals - recently added titles
International Journal of u- and e- Service, Science and Technology
B Sides
Telos : Revista de Estudios Interdisciplinarios en Ciencias Sociales
Azerbaijan Focus : Journal of International Affairs
BANTAO Journal
e-International Journal of Educational Research
Revista Latinoamericana en Ciencias Sociales, Niñez y Juventud
Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Majlesi Journal of Electrical Engineering
Diálogos
DISEGNARECON
Electronic Communications of the EASST
452º F : Revista de Teoría de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada
Diabetic Foot & Ankle
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
Journa...
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Peter Scott's Library Blog - September 2, 2010
Reminder: 2011 Access to Learning Award
*Apologies for multiple/cross postings*
This message is just a reminder that applications for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's 2011 Access to Learning Award are due no later than 30 September 2010. Please see below for additional information.
Steve Bergen
ATLA Administrator
atla-8g+lCuef3gMekmWlsbkhG0B+6BGkLq7r< at >public.gmane.org
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently accepting applications to its 2011 Access to Learning Award (ATLA), which recognizes the innovative efforts of public libraries and similar institutions outside the United States to connect people to information and o...
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gmane.education.web4lib - September 2, 2010 Author: ATLA
Now Through October 15, 2010: Free access to SAGE Journals Online (560+ Titles, 1999-Current)
Last week we mentioned that SAGE had completed migrating all 560+ journals to their next generation platform for SAGE Journals Online (SJO). The new platform is supported by HighWire Press’ “2.0” technology (H2O).
In the post we pointed out that at the beginning of September, SAGE would offer free access to their entire catalog of [...]
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ResourceShelf - September 1, 2010 Tags: Search News
Free E-Books Promotion from Kaplan Publishing Extended for One More Week, 21 Full Text Titles Now Available
Last week we posted that Kaplan Publishing (the test prep company) was providing free access to 95 full text e-books that you can download from the iBookstore for the iPhone/Pad/Touch. They're full text titles.
Here's the post from last week.
Today, Kaplan Publishing announced they will continue to offer free access to 21 titles for [...]
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ResourceShelf - August 31, 2010 Tags: Search News Source File
Opening the Door: How Faculty Authors Can Implement an Open access Policy at Their Institutions
Science Commons has released Opening the Door: How Faculty Authors Can Implement an open access Policy at Their Institutions.
Here's an excerpt:
This White Paper is intended as a companion to the "Open Doors and Open Minds" SPARC/Science Commons White Paper of April 2008. The purpose of this companion paper is to provide the legal and statutory bases for implementation of an open access policy, as well as to explain best practices for implementation of that policy. It is intended to be used by faculty and administrators interested in implementing an open access policy at their own educational institutions.
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DigitalKoans - August 31, 2010 Author: admin
Daily Tweets 2010-08-30
Copyright, Ebooks and the Unpredictable Future http://icio.us/k5hucm #
Testing Jan Velterop's Hunch about Green and Gold open access http://icio.us/vy50jx #
First Results of the SOAP Project http://icio.us/q1g1xq #
Institutional Repositories: The Promises of Yesterday, The Promises of Tomorrow http://icio.us/q0mbwt #
Authors Publication Strategies in Scholarly Publishing http://icio.us/5irxkv #
Colour Me Red – the Ingect System for Research Data Collections http://icio.us/no0bqd #
Oxford English Dictionary "Will Not Be Printed Again" http://icio.us/yam2hl #
Reason for Hope Survives in Academic Publishing D...
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DigitalKoans - August 31, 2010 Author: admin
Intellectual Property Search/Info Site IP.com Upgrades Search Functionality & Adds IBM Redbooks as Non-Patent Literature Collection
From the Website:
…a significant upgrade to our patent search engine technology. The new engine provides faster results and supports an advanced syntax mode. For casual users, it provides improved results without using any special syntax.
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We’re also pleased to announce the addition of the IBM Redbooks as a Non-Patent Literature collection. The Redbooks represent a unique source of technical art; we’re excited to bring the Library’s advanced searching and more-like-this capabilities to this material.
IP.com Searching Overview
+ Text Search Overview
+ Text Search Advanced Syntax Details
+ Tex...
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ResourceShelf - August 30, 2010 Author: resourceshelf Tags: Uncategorized
#JOBS : USA, New York, Albany-seeking Associate Director for Collections
POSITION: Associate Director for Collections The University at Albany, SUNY, invites applications and nominations for the position of Associate Director for Collections. Reporting to the Dean and Director of Libraries, this senior administrative position is responsible for building, assessing and managing the Libraries' print and electronic collections, managing a $5 million acquisitions budget, and supervising, coordinating and evaluating the work of the Libraries' subject specialists. Responsibilities also include oversight of gifts, Special Collections, University Archives, and the Preservation Department. As a m...
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Baby Boomer Librarian - August 30, 2010 Tags: Albany SUNY Jobs
Science and Engineering Librarian
State: International
The University of Texas at Arlington
Job Title Librarian
Posting number 10-07-21-01-0100
Job status Open
Information:
http://utdirect.utexas.edu/pnjobs/index.WBX?comp=1
Check "Professional/Non-faculty"
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Basic Information
Date available 09/01/2010
Position duration Funding expected to continue
Position open to all applicants
Monthly salary $3333 negotiable depending on qualifications.
Hours per week 40.00 Standard from 900AM to 600PM
Location Arlington, TX
Hiring department Library http://library.uta.edu
General notes
This is an entry level Science and Engineering Librarian position. Refere...
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SLIS Careers Feed - August 30, 2010
Which Topic in the Open access Journals Bibliography Has the Most References?
Which topic in the open access Journals Bibliography has the most references? Interestingly enough, it's "open access Journal Research Studies."
Here's the bibliography's section list ranked by number of references.
open access Journal Research Studies
open access Journal Economic Issues
open access Journal Case Studies
open access Journal General Works
open access Journal Publishers and Archives
open access Journal Library Issues
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DigitalKoans - August 30, 2010 Author: admin
Which Topic in the Open access Journals Bibliography Has the Most References?
Which topic in the open access Journals Bibliography has the most references? Interestingly enough, it's "open access Journal Research Studies."
Here's the bibliography's section list ranked by number of references.
open access Journal Research Studies
open access Journal Economic Issues
open access Journal Case Studies
open access Journal General Works
open access Journal Publishers and Archives
open access Journal Library Issues
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DigitalKoans - August 29, 2010 Author: Charles Bailey Tags: Digital Scholarship Publications open access
Today’s Bookmarks 08/30/2010
FishMemory
Create multi-level ToDo lists. Set email reminders. Share, print or export your lists. Add tags and notes.
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open access Journals Bibliography
This bibliography presents selected English-language scholarly works that are useful in understanding open access journals.
tags: journals bibliography open_access library
Archon: The Simple Archival Information System
Archon is award-winning software for archivists and manuscript curators. It automatically publishes archival descriptive information and digital archival o...
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What I Learned Today... - August 29, 2010 Author: Nicole Tags: Link Sharing
Directory of Open access Journals - recently added titles
Revue Roumaine d'Histoire de l'Art : Série Beaux-Arts
Analecta Hermeneutica
International Journal of Ad Hoc, Sensor & Ubiquitous Computing
International Journal of UbiComp
International Journal of Web & Semantic Technology
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Peter Scott's Library Blog - August 29, 2010
Links for 2010-08-22 [del.icio.us]
Twitpic - Share photos on Twitter
CochonBlue at Noorderzon, Grunn
http://twitpic.com/2h7a4m
open access Journals Bibliography
Version one of the open access Journals Bibliography is now
available at Digital Scholarship.
http://digital-scholarship.org/oajb/oajb.html
Bibliovirtual en FaceBook
RT @bibliovirtual: Buenos días, hoy hay post en el blog: Bibliovirtual en FaceBook http://nblo.gs/76erz
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DigiCMB - August 29, 2010 Author: Guus van den Brekel
Sociedad digital
«Dejemos ya de lado el funesto “que inventen ellos” e inventemos el futuro entrando todos con paso firme en la sociedad digital»MILAGROS DEL CORRAL (FUE DIRECTORA GENERAL DE LA BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA)Día 21/08/2010La irrupción de las tecnologías en nuestras vidas es ya imparable. Todo empezó con la virtualización del dinero y las tarjetas de crédito, pero el desarrollo de novedosas aplicaciones para la defensa fue el factor desencadenante. No es de extrañar. Una vez más, los grandes adelantos vinieron de la mano del capital y de la inteligencia militar. Pronto aquella Arpanet castrense gestó la Inter...
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infoesfera.com - August 29, 2010 Author: contacto at infoesfera.com (Infoesfera.com) Tags: Bibliotecas Add new tag Biblosfera sociedad de la información Sociedad del Conocimiento sociedad digital
Daily Tweets 2010-08-27
Czech Copyright Bill Undercuts Copyleft, Artists http://icio.us/ocdsgm #
Japan’s National Diet Library Collaborating with Library of Congress on Digitization of Prewar Japanese Resources http://icio.us/v1xped #
More on Mendeley and Repositories http://icio.us/vrqihp #
Provider-Neutral Ebook Records, Help! http://icio.us/ejoe5v #
Dear JSTOR: What Went Wrong? http://icio.us/zs0ftt #
New: National Library of Poland Puts 20 Digital Collections Online http://icio.us/4v0ytx #
Elsevier to Launch Soon a New Science Platform http://icio.us/1pynol #
Southern African Music Collection Society Fighting Attempt to Put Public Domain Wo...
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DigitalKoans - August 28, 2010 Author: admin
Daily Tweets 2010-08-27
Czech Copyright Bill Undercuts Copyleft, Artists http://icio.us/ocdsgm #
Japan’s National Diet Library Collaborating with Library of Congress on Digitization of Prewar Japanese Resources http://icio.us/v1xped #
More on Mendeley and Repositories http://icio.us/vrqihp #
Provider-Neutral Ebook Records, Help! http://icio.us/ejoe5v #
Dear JSTOR: What Went Wrong? http://icio.us/zs0ftt #
New: National Library of Poland Puts 20 Digital Collections Online http://icio.us/4v0ytx #
Elsevier to Launch Soon a New Science Platform http://icio.us/1pynol #
Southern African Music Collection Society Fighting Attempt to Put Public Domain Wo...
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DigitalKoans - August 27, 2010 Author: Charles Bailey Tags: Daily Tweets
Legal Research Using Brand New iPad Specific App for WestlawNext from Thomson Reuters
From the Announcement:
Thomson Reuters has optimized its new legal research system, WestlawNext, specifically for iPad users. The iPad offers exciting capabilities for the lawyer on the go – greater portability than a laptop and a large, high-resolution Multi-Touch display that makes it far more functional for legal research than a smartphone. The new iPad app is available at the App Store free of charge to all current subscribers of WestlawNext.
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Just like WestlawNext and WestlawNext Mobile, the intuitive design of the WestlawNext iPad app makes it easy to navigate the comprehensive content and use the most advanc...
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ResourceShelf - August 27, 2010 Author: resourceshelf Tags: Uncategorized
User behavior in SERPs. Eye tracking study July 2010 - El Profesional de la Información (EPI)
Hi,
Ani Lopez, at Dynamical.biz, made a translation into English of the main findings of a very interesting recent research article on an eye tracking analysis of Google page results, depending on the different objectives of the search carried out by the users:
http://dynamical.biz/blog/web-analytics/serps-user-behaviour-eye-tracking-study-32.html
The original article was published in Spanish in the journal "El Profesional de la Información" (EPI), and it is now downloadable in open access on:
http://elprofesionaldelainformacion.metapress.com
Marcos, Mari-Carmen; González-Caro, Cristina. "Comportamiento de los usuar...
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gmane.education.web4lib - August 27, 2010 Author: Tomàs Baiget
Bibligraphie en ligne sur "The Open access Journals" (EDITION éLECTRONIQUE)
Charles W. Bailey a mis en ligne, ce 23/08/10, une bibliographie reprenant les publications académiques en anglais consacrées à "The open access Journals".
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EchosDoc : actualité de l' I. & D. - August 26, 2010
Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog, August 25, 2010
Next Weblog update on 9/29/10.
The African Journal of Information and Communication, no. 10 (2009/2010): Includes "Access to Africa's Knowledge: Publishing Development Research and Measuring Value," "Copyright and Education in Africa: Lessons on African Copyright and Access to Knowledge," "open access and Open Knowledge Production Processes: Lessons from CODESRIA," "Research Productivity-Visibility-Accessibility and Scholarly Communication in Southern African Universities," and other articles.
Ariadne, no. 64 (2010): Includes: "Data Services for the Sciences: A Needs Assessm...
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Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (Atom/RSS) - August 26, 2010 Author: Charles Tags: SEPW
"Publishing Practices of NIH-Funded Faculty at MIT"
Courtney Crummett et al. have published "Publishing Practices of NIH-Funded Faculty at MIT" in Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship.
Here's an excerpt:
Faculty and researchers who receive substantial funding from NIH were interviewed about their publication practices. Qualitative data was collected from interviews of eleven faculty members and one researcher representing six academic departments who received NIH funding. Interview responses were analyzed to identify a representative publication workflow and common themes related to the publication process. The goals of this study were to inform lib...
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DigitalKoans - August 25, 2010 Author: Charles Bailey Tags: open access Self-Archiving
"Publishing Practices of NIH-Funded Faculty at MIT"
Courtney Crummett et al. have published "Publishing Practices of NIH-Funded Faculty at MIT" in Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship.
Here's an excerpt:
Faculty and researchers who receive substantial funding from NIH were interviewed about their publication practices. Qualitative data was collected from interviews of eleven faculty members and one researcher representing six academic departments who received NIH funding. Interview responses were analyzed to identify a representative publication workflow and common themes related to the publication process. The goals of this study were to inform lib...
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DigitalKoans - August 25, 2010 Author: admin Tags: open access Self-Archiving
Directory of Open access Journals - recently added titles
Boletim da Sociedade Paranaense de Matemática
Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Forests
International Journal of VLSI Design & Communication Systems
Micromachines
Journal of Environmental Biology
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Peter Scott's Library Blog - August 25, 2010
Why Visiting the Public Library as a College Student is a Good ...
One of the perks of being a college student is having wide open access to a stunningly well-stocked library located just a few feet from your everyda
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pligg - all - August 25, 2010 Tags: Public Libraries
CFP: Urban Library Journal
CFP: Urban Library JournalThe editors of Urban Library Journal (ULJ) announce a call for proposals for the Winter 2011 issue.Urban Library Journal, an open access, refereed journal of research and discussion dealing with all aspects of urban libraries and librarianship, welcomes articles dealing with academic, research, public, school, and special libraries in an urban setting. Manuscript length should fall between 2,500 and 5,000 words. Full author guidelines can be found on the ULJ website: http://ulj.lacuny.org/. Proposals are due by September 20, 2010. Full manuscripts are due by December 15, 2010. For more information...
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A Library Writer's Blog - August 25, 2010 Author: Corey
Taxpayers and Peer Review
One
of the most effective soundbites in the public access debates around FRPAA is
that taxpayers ought to have ready, easy and immediate access to the results of
the research that they’ve paid for. Seems to be obviously true.
It
quickly gets muddy, however, because most people who follow the OA orthodoxy intend it
to mean that taxpayers ought to have ready, easy and immediate access to the
peer-reviewed articles reporting the results of that research. After all, the argument goes, they’ve already paid for it, and
the subscription system forces them to pay twice!
When
publishers object that what’s ...
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T. Scott - August 25, 2010 Author: T Scott
Special Issue of The African Journal of Information and Communication on Scholarly Communication and Opening Access to Knowledge
The African Journal of Information and Communication has published a special issue on scholarly communication and opening access to knowledge.
Here's a selection of articles:
Access to Africa's Knowledge: Publishing Development Research and Measuring Value
Research Productivity-Visibility-Accessibility and Scholarly Communication in Southern African Universities
Copyright and Education in Africa: Lessons on African Copyright and Access to Knowledge
'Dazzling Technologies': Addressing the Digital Divide in the Southern African Universities
open access and Open Knowledge Production Processes: Lessons from CODESRIA
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DigitalKoans - August 24, 2010 Author: admin Tags: open access Scholarly Communication
Daily Tweets 2010-08-24
Google's Book Search: A Disaster for Scholars http://icio.us/yep5n4 #
A Busy Summer for DSpace — GSoC & DSpace 1.7 Updates http://icio.us/zbb1mr #
Wireless Net Neutrality so Bad, Verizon Already Agreed to It http://icio.us/pei4ir #
RIAA: U.S. Copyright Law "Isn't Working" http://icio.us/12c3hr #
Open to Change: How open access Can Work http://icio.us/2kduu2 #
Pass the Hat: Voluntary Payment as a Complementary Model for Music Copyright http://icio.us/pmswpv #
Literature Review: IncReASe Project http://icio.us/kook4i #
Literature Review: EM-Loader Project http://icio.us/3ihzcy #
Comparing Social Sha...
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DigitalKoans - August 24, 2010 Author: admin Tags: Daily Tweets
Science: Scitable Launches Mobile Version, Free Resource From Nature Education (Part of Nature Publishing Group)
From MobileBeat/VentureBeat:
Nature Education — the educational arm of Nature Publishing Group — launched a mobile version of its open-access science library Scitabletoday [Monday] — bringing its extensive library of science articles and social networking features to any student, teacher, or researcher with a mobile device.
Mobile users are automatically directed to the appropriate mobile site for their device when they visit Scitable.com.
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The site has gone on to reach 500,000 science students across 165 countries, reports Vikram Savkar, senior vice-president and publishing director at Nature Publishing Group....
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ResourceShelf - August 24, 2010 Author: resourceshelf Tags: Uncategorized
