Hardin Scholarly Communication News - 8/19/05
A Newsletter for the Health Sciences Campus at the University of Iowa
August 19, 2005
Issue 6.05
Table of Contents:
Faculty Senates Speak out on Scholarly Communication
PubChem Funding in Place for 2006
U.S. Share of Scientific Publishing Declines
Academic Journals Open to Change
Kansas Supreme Court to Rule on Ownership of Faculty Work
Two New PLoS Journals Launched this Summer
Open Access Bibliography Offers Overview to Concepts
LISU Responds to Elsevier Complaint Over Pricing Study
BioMed Central Journals Receive High Impact Factors
PLoS Biology Receives Its First Impact Factor
Another High Impact Factor from SPARC Alternative, Neuro-Oncology
Research Councils UK (RCUK) Open Access Policy Open for Comments
American Library Association Praised for Leadership with Reauthorization of US Patriot Act
First Fruits of NIH Public Access Policy
NIH Public Access Policy Has Little Effect Thus Far
U.S. Senate Supports NIH Public Access Policy; Requests Report
Elsevier Acquires MC Strategies, Inc.
