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Elsevier Article 2.0 Contest“We’ve worked hard to build the Article 2.0 dataset, and now we’re opening it up to developers via a simple, straightforward REST API. We will provide contestants with access to approximately 7,500 full-text XML scientific articles (including images)?
Category: scholarly publishing
links for 2008-06-28
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Impact Factor Names Cell Top Research Journal: Flagship Cell Press journal bests Science and Nature
In the report, released this month, Cell’s impact factor increased to 29.9 from 29.2 in prior year, placing Cell higher than competing research journals Science and Nature in this ThomsonReuters ranking.
links for 2008-06-04
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“The Elsevier Grand Challenge: Knowledge Enhancement in the Life Sciences is a contest created to improve the way scientific information is communicated and used. The contest invites members of the scientific community to describe and prototype a tool to
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from comments: “I especially wanted to mention that all finalists get the opportunity to work with a large collection of Elsevier’s proprietary life science content, including the full text XML and PDF of our life science journals and our proprietary thes
links for 2008-01-24
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We’re Not Dead Yet! – 11/15/2004 – Library Journal
“University presses can survive and thrive if university libraries work with them to create a sustainable future for scholarly communication” by Barbara Fister and Niko Pfund — Library Journal, 11/15/2004
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AAUP & ARL: 2004 The Year of the University Press
“The Development of an Open Source Publishing System by Terry Ehling, Director of Electronic Publishing at Cornell University Library. Prior to her Cornell appointment, she was Manager of the Digital Projects Lab at the MIT Press. “
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“The adoption of open-source publishing systems like DPubS can correct the imbalance in the scholarly communication environment by providing a venue for nontraditional publishing initiatives.”
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“University presses are at the cutting edge of electronic publishing, often working in collaboration with each other, with their university libraries, and with scholarly societies. Below are links to some of the e-Publishing initiatives currently under wa
links for 2007-12-14
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Older adults and e-books—and how E could be the new large ‘print’
Excellent article arguing the need for large print and senior friendly e-books and readers. I would have the font size blown up all the time. Maybe I need to take a look at the Kindle.
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Isabelle Fetherston, “Resources and discussion about library services to older adults.” Author of large print e-book article.
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E-Book Report – Blog on Publishers Weekly
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Inside Higher Ed :: Open Courses Open Wider
via freemoth – to read