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Library News & Notes —
May 5, 2006
Internet Sites of the Week
BioMedCentral faces angry editors
According to a news story in the Scientist, many editors of BioMed Central journals are dissatisfied
with the publisher, irked particularly about increasing author page charges.
(Source: David Osterbur)
The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006
This legislation, recently introduced in the Senate, would mandate that most funding agencies establish
online repositories and require their researchers to deposit papers in them within six months.
See also:
(Source: Open Access News)
Keeping a Democratic Web
A New York Times editorial muses on the need for “net neutrality,” a concept that all internet sites
should be equally accessible, threatened by service providers who would offer speedier service to
those who pay tolls.
(Source: Bill Ives)
See j's Scratchpad for many net neutrality links:
Seven Great Firefox Extensions
that enable you to keep track of the weather, manage cookies and scripts, and other useful little tools.
(Source: ResearchBuzz)
NEW BOOKS/VIDEOS
Received April 29 - May 5, 2006
| Title |
Author/Editor |
(Publisher, Year) |
To be Shelved at: |
Requested by |
| Extrusion Detection |
Bejtlich, Richard |
(Addison-Wesley, 2006) |
TK 5105.59 .B43 2006 |
Requested by M. Burns |
| The Theory of Polymer Dynamics |
Doi, M. and S.F. Edwards |
(Oxford, 1986) |
QD 381 .P6 D65 1988 c.3 |
Requested by A. Ghosh |
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