Monday, November 26, 2007

The Scientist : Academic publishers make open access deal

 The Scientist : Blogs

Academic publishers make open access deal

Posted by Alla Katsnelson

[Entry posted at 21st November 2007 09:30 PM GMT]

 

The fifth-largest academic journal publisher, SAGE, yesterday (November 20) announced an agreement with open access science and medicine publisher, Hindawi, to launch a new series of open access journals, the Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
Publication will be funded by author charges, using a gold open access model, the press release states. The UK-based SAGE will oversee the editorial side of the venture as well as marketing and promotion, while Hindawi will handle the technical aspects of the publication process.
According to its Web site, SAGE, which publishes more than 485 journals in the sciences, business and humanities, already allows authors -- for a $3000 fee -- to deposit full versions of their paper to "PubMed Central or its international equivalents" in order to comply with UK and US funding agency regulations.

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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Free Online Computer Science and Programming Books, Textbooks, and Lecture Notes | FreeTechBooks.com

Free Online Computer Science and Programming Books, Textbooks, and Lecture Notes | FreeTechBooks.com 

This site lists free online computer science, engineering and programming books, textbooks and lecture notes, all of which are legally and freely available over the Internet.
Throughout this site, other terms are used to refer to a book, such as ebook, text, document, monogram or notes.

What's the Catch?

None. All the books listed in this site are freely available, as they are hosted on websites that belong to the authors or the publishers.
Note that each author and publisher has their own terms and conditions in the forms of free / open documentation licenses, public domain or other specific ones.
You are allowed to view, download and with a very few exceptions, print the books for your own private use at no charge. In fact, you are encouraged to tell others about the books.

Free Online Computer Science and Programming Books, Textbooks, and Lecture Notes | FreeTechBooks.com

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Major EU Funded Nanotube Research Group, DESYGN-IT, Publish in AZoJono - The Open Access Online Nanotech Journal

Major EU Funded Nanotube Research Group, DESYGN-IT, Publish in AZoJono - The Open Access Online Nanotech Journal

    SYDNEY, Australia, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Open access online journal,
AZoJono* (The AZo Journal of Nanotechnology Online) has released a special
nanotubes research edition in conjunction with DESYGN-IT*, an EU funded
collaborative research project that has been investigating the design,
synthesis, growth and application of nanotubes, nanowires and nanotube
arrays for industrial applications.



URL for special edition
[http://www.azonano.com/nanotechnology%20journal.asp]
DESYGN-IT, is a collaborative research project between a number of
Universities and SME partners from several of the member states of the EU.

The AZoJono special edition comprises seven research articles that
focus on cutting edge carbon nanotube research, in particular the
characterisation of nanotubes and their products. Applications areas
discussed include the lithographic stamping of computer chips, connector
wires for computer chips, flat screen displays, catalysts, electrodes,
nanowires, miniature actuators and reinforced composite materials.

Professor Werner Blau from Trinity College Dublin, a leader in carbon
nanotube research and the DESYGN-IT project co-ordinator stated, "We are
very pleased to be able to release these papers online through the open
access journal, AZoJono. For some time now, I've been well aware of how
effective AZoJono is at distributing the latest Nanotech research findings
to a large global audience."

AZoNano.com Chief Editor David Freund commented, "It is very pleasing
to see the recognition that AZoJono is now receiving from leading Nanotech
researchers such as the DESYGN-IT team. Some of our most popular Nanotech
papers have now received over 40,000 page views and an involvement with
groups such as DESYGN-IT confirms that AZoJono's open access approach using
our patented OARS (Open Access Author Rewards) system is starting to gain
some significant traction as a highly successful mechanism for researchers
to broadcast their findings to the global Nanotech community."

About DESYGN-IT

Members of DESYGN-IT include Trinity College Dublin, National
University of Ireland Cork, Jozef Stefan Institute, University of Ulster,
Queen Mary and Westfield College, Queen University Belfast,
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, University of Cambridge, Toughglass, Sensor
Technology & Devices, Mid Sweden University, Ntera, Mo6 and University of
Latvia.

About AZoJono

AZoJono - The AZo Journal of Nanotechnology Online
[http://www.azonano.com/nanotechnology.asp] is published online at
AZoNano.com - The A to Z of Nanotechnology - a site operated by AZoNetwork,
Sydney Australia [http://www.azonetwork.com]. AZoJono publishes high
quality articles and papers on all aspects of nanotechnology.



CONTACT:
Dr. Ian Birkby
AZoNetwork
Tel: +61-2-9999-0070
Fax: +61-2-9999-0071
e-mail: ianbirkby@azonetwork.com


SOURCE AZoNetwork






Major EU Funded Nanotube Research Group, DESYGN-IT, Publish in AZoJono - The Open Access Online Nanotech Journal






    SYDNEY, Australia, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Open access online journal,
AZoJono* (The AZo Journal of Nanotechnology Online) has released a special
nanotubes research edition in conjunction with DESYGN-IT*, an EU funded
collaborative research project that has been investigating the design,
synthesis, growth and application of nanotubes, nanowires and nanotube
arrays for industrial applications.



URL for special edition
[http://www.azonano.com/nanotechnology%20journal.asp]
DESYGN-IT, is a collaborative research project between a number of
Universities and SME partners from several of the member states of the EU.

The AZoJono special edition comprises seven research articles that
focus on cutting edge carbon nanotube research, in particular the
characterisation of nanotubes and their products. Applications areas
discussed include the lithographic stamping of computer chips, connector
wires for computer chips, flat screen displays, catalysts, electrodes,
nanowires, miniature actuators and reinforced composite materials.

Professor Werner Blau from Trinity College Dublin, a leader in carbon
nanotube research and the DESYGN-IT project co-ordinator stated, "We are
very pleased to be able to release these papers online through the open
access journal, AZoJono. For some time now, I've been well aware of how
effective AZoJono is at distributing the latest Nanotech research findings
to a large global audience."

AZoNano.com Chief Editor David Freund commented, "It is very pleasing
to see the recognition that AZoJono is now receiving from leading Nanotech
researchers such as the DESYGN-IT team. Some of our most popular Nanotech
papers have now received over 40,000 page views and an involvement with
groups such as DESYGN-IT confirms that AZoJono's open access approach using
our patented OARS (Open Access Author Rewards) system is starting to gain
some significant traction as a highly successful mechanism for researchers
to broadcast their findings to the global Nanotech community."

About DESYGN-IT

Members of DESYGN-IT include Trinity College Dublin, National
University of Ireland Cork, Jozef Stefan Institute, University of Ulster,
Queen Mary and Westfield College, Queen University Belfast,
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, University of Cambridge, Toughglass, Sensor
Technology & Devices, Mid Sweden University, Ntera, Mo6 and University of
Latvia.

About AZoJono

AZoJono - The AZo Journal of Nanotechnology Online
[http://www.azonano.com/nanotechnology.asp] is published online at
AZoNano.com - The A to Z of Nanotechnology - a site operated by AZoNetwork,
Sydney Australia [http://www.azonetwork.com]. AZoJono publishes high
quality articles and papers on all aspects of nanotechnology.



CONTACT:
Dr. Ian Birkby
AZoNetwork
Tel: +61-2-9999-0070
Fax: +61-2-9999-0071
e-mail: ianbirkby@azonetwork.com


SOURCE AZoNetwork




Major EU Funded Nanotube Research Group, DESYGN-IT, Publish in AZoJono - The Open Access Online Nanotech Journal

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Science Research Portal - Search Page

Science Research Portal - Search Page 

Welcome to ScienceResearch.com

Deep Web Technologies is proud to present ScienceResearch.com™ - a free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases. It allows students, teachers, professors, researchers, and the general public to access pertinent science information quickly and easily.

Science Research Portal - Search Page

National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs

National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs 

Biographical Memoirs

Published since 1877, Biographical Memoirs are brief biographies of deceased National Academy of Sciences members, written by those who knew them or their work.  These biographies provide a personal and scholarly view of the lives and work of America's most distinguished scientists and a biographical history of science in the United States.

Over the next several months, the entire collection of Biographical Memoirs will be available online as PDFs. Although memoirs published since 1995 have been freely available online, more than 900 memoirs published prior to 1995 were available previously only through archives and libraries. Among the 500 memoirs published recently online are those of famed naturalist Louis Agassiz; Joseph Henry, the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; Thomas Edison; Alexander Graham Bell; noted anthropologist Margaret Mead; and psychologist and philosopher John Dewey. Join our mailing list to receive site updates.

Alphabetical List of Available Memoirs
Monographs are available below as PDF files.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M
N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs

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Monday, November 19, 2007

Engineering Design in Second Life


An October 22 article in Design News by Matthew Traum called "Second
Life: A Virtual Universe for Real Engineering" highlights engineering
innovations using Second Live virtual world.

http://www.designnews.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6490691

He talks with Assistant Professor Chang Liu ( a.k.a. Chang Tuxing in SL)
of the Virtual Immersive Technologies and Arts for Learning (VITAL) Lab
at Ohio University (http://rbi.ims.ca/5407-591) and Pam Broviak, PE,
(a.k.a. Pam Renoir in SL) public works director and city engineer for La
Salle, IL.

This is commented on by Egils Milbergs,president of the Center for
Accelerating Innovation LLC, in a October 26 blog article called "Second
Life Will Revolutionize New Product Development and Engineering."

http://innovate.typepad.com/innovation/2007/10/second-life-wil.html

Here is a wonderful quote:

"I see Second Life being used as the first step in the planning process
for many future engineering design projects," Broviak says. "Building
something in there does not take a lot of time. Companies will soon
discover that much of their initial design work can be accomplished
in-world where everyone has a chance to use it and comment on it before
anything is actually built."

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