check out the 'readability test' this blog just undertook...
... that classifies this blog as readable only by a genius... unless i'm missing something here, there's a reciprocal relationship in that which just doesn't work...
DOIs will back the links from discussion to content...
CrossRef, the publisher linking service, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Sermo, the largest online physician community. Through this new partnership, Sermo will make use of the DOI® (Digital Object Identifier) to link real-time physician discussions about current research to the source medical journal articles.
iMedix is a free website that helps you find and share health information. At iMedix, you are not alone, coping with fear and confusion regarding your medical condition. Whether you're looking for symptoms, diseases, treatments, or simply general health information, you will be searching together with many other people. Members of the iMedix community assist each other by sharing their experiences and ranking medical content in order to make health information personal, organized and accessible to any individual.
Traditional academic publishers are ‘on the move’
SURFfoundation have released the results of an inquiry into the copyright policies of traditional academic publishers. A group of forty seven traditional publishers, who do not currently allow Open Access, were assessed and it was found that these publishers are increasingly interested in allowing the depositing of articles into a publicly accessible repository.Thomson Scientific Launches ScienceWatch.com For Top News On Scientific Discovery
The study asked publishers if they supported principles formulated by SURFfoundation and JISC, regarding publishing in traditional journals. The conclusion was that a growing number of traditional publishers support some, if not all, of the current open access repository principles. Furthermore, many of these publishers were said to be looking into changing their current policies to encourage an environment of sharing academic materials.
ScienceWatch.com combines the newest Science Watch newsletter material and regularly updated data, analysis, interviews, and commentary that had been previously found in In-Cites and ESI Special Topics. The website provides the scientific community a convenient location for keeping up with the latest developments in science – what the leading scientists have to say, how the hottest topics are affecting research and everyday life, where the most significant research is taking place, and much more.Note that J R Soc Interface is on the Rising Stars list for March!
PERK is an online resource which contains links to Elsevier and non-Elsevier policy and procedures documents, decision trees and flow charts for dealing with different forms of publishing ethics abuse with the recommended action that can be followed, as well as COPE (Committee On Publication Ethics) charts for a second opinion. It also contains examples of appropriate letters for various situations and a large resource of useful information structured in the form of Questions and Answers.
Serials Solutions, a business unit of ProQuest, today announced the release of 360 Search Usage Reporting, a free enhancement that allows libraries to track resource usage through 360 Search federated search service. Usage Reporting enables librarians to analyze usage trends with graphically and textually represented statistics, then use this information to create the best possible search experience for library patrons.
