New additions
*OA pharma journals cited more than non-OA pharma journals*
Kevin A. Clauson and three co-authors, Open-access publishing for
pharmacy-focused journals, American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy,
August 15, 2008.
http://www.ajhp.org/cgi/content/abstract/65/16/1539
Only this abstract is free online, at least so far:
Purpose. Pharmacy-focused journals that are available in open-access (OA),
freely accessible, hybrid, or traditional formats were identified.
Methods. Relevant journals were accessed from PubMed, International
Pharmaceutical Abstracts, EMBASE, and the Pharmacology and Pharmacy
category of Thomson Scientific Journal Citation Reports. Criteria were
established to select journals that satisfied the definition of pharmacy
focused. Journals were assessed based on accessibility, copyright transfer
requirements, and restrictions. If tracked, the journal’s impact factor
(IF) was identified according to classification, and medians were
calculated for each journal category.
Results. A total of 317 pharmacy-focused journals were identified. The
majority of pharmacy-focused journals identified were traditional/non-OA
(n = 240). A smaller number of journals were freely accessible/ non-OA (n
= 37), freely accessible/non-OA with content restrictions (n = 20), or
freely available/non-OA with date restrictions (n = 18). The fewest number
of journals were completely OA (n = 2). The median IF for the 185 journals
whose IF was tracked was 2.029. The median IF for freely accessible and
hybrid journals (n = 42) was 2.550, whereas the median IF for traditional
journals (n = 143) was 1.900.
Conclusion. A very small number of pharmacy-focused journals adhere to the
OA paradigm of access. However, journals that adopt some elements of the
OA model, chiefly free accessibility, may be more likely to be cited than
traditional journals. Pharmacy practitioners, educators, and researchers
could benefit from the advantages that OA offers but should understand its
financial disadvantages.
The same issue has an editorial by C. Richard Talley, Open-access
publishing: why not? It's accessible only to subscribers, at least so
far.
Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín (2001) The leading role of librarians in the metadata revolution. Research paper presented in the course Organization and Control of Recorded Information at the Master of Library Science program at the Department of Library and Information Studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo, NY (USA).
http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00011847/
The November/December 2007 issue of D-Lib Magazine
(http://www.dlib.org/) is now available.
This issue contains seven articles, the 'In Brief' column, excerpts from
recent press releases, and news of upcoming conferences and other items
of interest in 'Clips and Pointers'. This month, D-Lib features "Access
Excellence at the National Health Museum" contributed by Katherine Liu
and VivianLee Ward.
The articles include:
Manakin: A New Face for DSpace
Scott Phillips, Cody Green, Alexey Maslov, Adam Mikeal, and John Leggett
Texas A&M University
Good Terms - Improving Commercial-Noncommercial Partnerships for Mass
Digitization: A Report Prepared by Intelligent Television for RLG
Programs, OCLC Programs and Research
Peter B. Kaufman and Jeff Ubois, Intelligent Television
SERU (Shared Electronic Resource Understanding): Opening Up New
Possibilities for Electronic Resource Transactions
Karla L. Hahn, Association of Research Libraries
Census of Institutional Repositories in the U.S.: A Comparison Across
Institutions at Different Stages of IR Development
Soo Young Rieh, Karen Markey, Beth St. Jean, Elizabeth Yakel, and Jihyun
Kim, University of Michigan
The Design and Implementation of an Ingest Function to a Digital Archive
Andrew Waugh, Public Record Office Victoria
Utah Digital Repository Initiative: Building a Support System for
Institutional Repositories
Karen Estlund, University of Oregon; and Anna Neatrour, University of Utah
doi:10.1045/november2007-neatrour
Creating Online Historical Scrapbooks with a User-Friendly Interface: A
Case Study
Allison B. Zhang, Washington Research Library Consortium
D-Lib Magazine has mirror sites at the following locations:
UKOLN, University of Bath, Bath, England
http://mirrored.ukoln.ac.uk/lis-journals/dlib/
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
State Library of Lower Saxony and the University Library of Goettingen,
Goettingen,
Germany
http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/edoc/aw/d-lib/
Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
http://dlib.ejournal.ascc.net/
BN - National Library of Portugal, Portugal
Open Access to Research
Funded by U.S. Is at Issue The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/31/AR2007103102668.html
Open Access Research
Open Access Research (OAR), is a peer- reviewed, open-access journal that will enable greater interaction and facilitate a deeper conversation about open access, including topics such as:
Bridging the Mire between E-Research and E-Publishing for Multimedia Digital Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences: An Australian Case Study
Andrew Jakubowicz
http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n1/a38.html
Serial Wars
By Lee C. Van Orsdel & Kathleen Born — April 15, 2007 - Library Journal
As open access gains ground, STM publishers change tactics, and librarians
ask hard questions
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6431958.html
Book Reviews
The Institutional Repository. Chandos Publishing: Oxford, 2006.
Jones, R., Andrew, T., & MacCollaren, J.
Book reviewer: Isabel Galina
http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n1/bookreview6.html
'Open access key condition for EU research infrastructures'
OPEN ACESS: Lowering the costs of international bandwidth in Africa
http://rights.apc.org/documents/open_access_EN.pdf (English)
http://rights.apc.org/documents/open_access_FR.pdf (French)
BioMed Central Recruits To Drive Business Expansion
http://www.managinginformation.com/news/content_show_full.php?id=5334
Demand for open access 'low'
http://www.iwr.co.uk/information-world-review/news/2163737/demand-open-access-low
Europe starts to build an Open Access information network
http://www.iwr.co.uk/information-world-review/news/2166631/europe-starts-build-oa-network
Benefits of free access
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20599488-12332,00.html
Ongoing crisis in academic-journal pricing is the focus of recent
colloquium
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2006/november15/journal-111506.html
Open Access resources could mean journal subscriptions cancelled
http://blog.iwr.co.uk/2006/11/open_access_res.html
Half of RCUKs opt for open access model.
http://www.iwr.co.uk/information-world-review/news/2168441/eps-report-gets-mixed-reviews
More Universities Push for Passage of Open-Access Legislation in
Senate
The Next Level of Open Source - Yale University
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/09/20/yale
CUP dips 15 toes in the open access publishing water
http://www.iwr.co.uk/information-world-review/news/2164573/cup-dips-toes-oa-water
Survey of biomedical funders shows widespread support for open access
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-09/bc-sob091506.php
Public Library Of Science To Launch New, Open Access Journal On
Neglected Tropical Diseases
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=52112
"Liberating Research Through Open Access"
http://www.hamilton.edu/news/more_news/display.cfm?id=11131
Open Source Software
An early report on the on open source OMI-PMH compliant systems (dspace/eprints/fedora debate)
https://eduforge.org/docman/view.php/131/1062/Repository%20Evaluation%20Document.pdf
The project is at https://eduforge.org/projects/oarinz/
Richard Wyles
Tel: 64 4 913 5987
Mailto:richard.wyles@openpolytechnic.ac.nz
Skype: richardwyles
Projects
e-Learning Network <https://eduforge.org/projects/ecampus/>
Open Education Resources project <https://eduforge.org/projects/oer/>
Open Access Repositories in New Zealand <http://www.oarinz.ac.nz/>
NZ e-Portfolio project <https://eduforge.org/projects/nzeportfolio/>
Eduforge <http://www.eduforge.org/>
Initiated by Stanford University Libraries, LOCKSS (for "Lots of Copies
Keep Stuff Safe") is open source software that provides librarians with
an
easy way to collect, store, preserve, and provide access to their own
local copy of the authorized content they purchase. IOP recognizes the
importance of ensuring the longevity of journal material in the digital
age and is proud to support libraries in their efforts to preserve
online
content.
If you would like further information on the LOCKSS Program, please
visit
http://lockss.stanford.edu or contact Victoria Reich, Director LOCKSS
Program, Stanford University Libraries, at lockss-info@lockss.org.
The coming revolution in library software
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/155e-Dorman.pdf
Open Source software -definition, licensing models and organisational
consequences (introduction)
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/121e-Altenhoener.pdf
Delivering Sizzling Services and Solid Support with Open Source
Software
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/122e-Evans.pdf
Library implications
Improving access to research literature in developing countries:
challenges and opportunities provided by Open Access -
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/150e-Chan.pdf
Promises and challenges : digital libraries in the global information
society
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/176e-Byrne.pdf
Access to Audiovisual and Multimedia Materials : What are the
challenges for developing countries.
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/188e-Watson.pdf
The use of Digital Rights Management for Document Supply
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/096e-Braid.pdf
Copyright
SUBITO and German developments in copyright law
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/097e-Rosemann.pdf