From Physics World newsletter, June 20, 2019
Category Archives: Physics
Data Management Plan Presentation – Wed., March 28th
Data Management Plan Presentation
Wednesday, March 28, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
347 Lewis Science Library, Washington Road & Ivy Lane
[Lunch will be provided. RSVP here.]
This one-hour presentation by PU librarians, OIT and PICSciE/Research Computing staff is open to Princeton researchers, graduate students and grants personnel. Please share with those who may benefit from this presentation.
Topics
- Why manage research data?
- Elements of data management
- How to write a data management plan
- Common data management issues
- Best practices for managing research data
- Resources and support on campus
James Webb Telescope arrives in California (in 2 pieces)
| http://earthsky.org/space/james-webb-telescope-parts-arrive-in-california
Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website.
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Come hear about IOP Concise Physics e-books — Lewis 225 Friday noon
On behalf of Morgan & Claypool Publishers, we would like to invite you to please join us
for a publishing presentation featuring the IOP Concise Physics e-Book collection.
Friday, October 13th at 12:15 PM
Lunch to Follow
Lewis Library (Room 225)
Joel Claypool (Vice President & Publisher) and Susanne Filler (Executive Editor) will:
- Present the current state of the print and digital publishing industry
- Demonstrate the industry-leading multimedia capabilities of the award-winning collection published in partnership with the Institute of Physics (IOP)
- Discuss the publishing process from the initial proposal stage through to final publication
In 2014, Morgan & Claypool Publishers partnered with the Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) to establish the IOP Concise Physics series, which is an award-winning collection of e-books written for students, teachers, and researchers. The IOP digital library has a growing worldwide dissemination via IOP’s large network of libraries and consortia, with over 600 institutions having unlimited access including Princeton University via:
https://pulsearch.princeton.edu/catalog?q1=IOP+concise+physics.&f1=in_series&search_field=advanced
The books within this series are intended to be shorter works (approximately 60-150 pages) with rapid publication timeframes. Highlights include:
- Full color in the print and e-book formats available for multiple e-reader devices
- Multimedia capabilities such as unlimited videos and animations and no DRM
- 115 published books with 250-plus manuscripts currently in development on emerging topics, cutting edge research, and innovative teaching methods
The IOP Concise Physics collection is actively seeking new book projects, and Joel Claypool and Susanne Filler would be happy to discuss this opportunity with you as well as elaborate on the expedited publishing process and streamlined workflow from the initial proposal stage through to final publication
For additional information about IOP Concise Physics, please visit
morganclaypoolpublishers.com/iop / iopscience.org
For additional books by Morgan & Claypool, please visit: http://library.princeton.edu/resource/4329
Please contact Susanne Filler at filler@morganclaypool.com / 908-630-7188 with any questions.
New Weather Satellite: post on Dan’s Wild Wild Science Journal
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Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
| Source: The Scout Report — Volume 22, Number 16
scout@scout.wisc.edu |
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| climate.nas= a.gov/climate_resource_center/interactives | |
| “NASA’ s Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet website features a diverse set of resources related to the measurement, analysis, and dangers of global climate change. Here readers will find a collection of Interactive Features all designed to bring to life the sometimes abstract conclusions of scientific articles on climate and its effects on human and other life on Earth. For example, the Climate Time Machine allows readers to go backward and forward through four different key climate indicators, including Sea Ice, Sea Level, Carbon Dioxide, and Global Temperature. Perfect for educators who are looking for impactful visual representations of the rising temperatures on the planet, the interactive makes these measurements visceral in a way that charts and graphs are seldom able to do. Other interactives on the page include the Global Ice Viewer, Quizzes, The Sun: A Virtual Tour, The Water Cycle, and others. [CNH]” | |
The Cambridge Structural Database has reached no. 800,000
“The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre is delighted to announce that there are now over 800,000 entries in the Cambridge Structural Database. The 800,000th entry is a copper-containing metal-organic crystal structure determined by researchers in Spain and published in Crystal Growth & Design.
You can read more about this structure and the significance of this milestone at http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/NewsandEvents/News/Pages/NewsItem.aspx?newsid=42 and in our blog post at http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/Community/Blog/pages/BlogPost.aspx?bpid=58.
We take this opportunity to express our appreciation for the immense contribution made by researchers past and present to the continuing growth and success of the Cambridge Structural Database.”
As reported to the CHMINF-L on Oct. 23, 2015, by
Dr Ian Bruno: Director, Strategic Partnerships
The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC)
Tel: +44-1223-336013 Email: bruno@ccdc.cam.ac.uk
Directory of Open Access Journals — DOAJ
This directory of OA journals is hosted by Lund University Libraries in Sweden. From their homepage: http://www.doaj.org:
“DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.” One can search by keywords or browse through broader and narrower subject headings.
These stats are from their website, accessed Sept. 28, 2015:
Seen in “Outstanding Websites of 2014”, Choice, Sept. 2015, p. 33
ProQuest full text of scholarly journal content soon indexed by Google Scholar
By Kurt Sanford, CEO
“ProQuest is enabling the full text of its scholarly journal content to be indexed in Google Scholar, improving discovery and research outcomes. Our goal is that by the third quarter of 2015, users starting their research in Google Scholar will be able to access full text via ProQuest.”
http://www.proquest.com/blog/pqblog/2015/Why-ProQuest-is-working-with-Google.html
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Tuesday, 18th August 2015 ProQuest Scholarly Content Now Discoverable in Google Scholar From No Shelf Required:
Source via: ResourceShelf Newsletter – 8th September 2015 [ResourceShelf] Newsletter 643 |
arXiv hits 1 million submissions
From the “Cornell Chronicle”, Jan. 15, 2015, and seen in the “Fast Facts” column of “College & Research Libraries News”, Vol. 76(2) p. 108, Feb., 2015,
“As an open-access service, it allows scientists from disciplines encompassing physics, statistics, computer science and others to share research before it’s formally published. One million papers have now been uploaded to the repository.”
“arXiv received more than 97,000 new submissions in 2014. More than 150 subject experts from around the world evaluate and categorize every article posted on arXiv.”
http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2015/01/research-repository-arxiv-hits-1-million-submissions