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Come hear about IOP Concise Physics e-books — Lewis 225 Friday noon

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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.

The New Geopolitics of Climate Change — Reports from Nations

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GREATER EXPECTATIONS SPECIAL REPORT

Continuing this week, Greater Expectations: The New Geopolitics of Climate Change exposes the on-the-ground reality of developing countries challenged by a world that will require every nation to cut carbon emissions. Go to the special report.

Source: E&E Publishing

ENERGYWIRE — Tue., October 13, 2015
READ FULL EDITION

Neil deGrasse Tyson is going to have a new series, “Star Talk”

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“Daily Kos” picked this up from the Hollywood Reporter”, for Jan. 8, 2015

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/neil-degrasse-tyson-gets-a-761680

Star Talk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Inspired by Car Talk”, it will be shown on the National Geographic beginning in April.  Bill Nye, “The Science Guy”, will get a platform every episode.

“The show launches in April and will be filmed at the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium in New York City.”

I SCIENCE : The science magazine of Imperial College

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I SCIENCE has achieved 28 issues.  It is a topical, well-written magazine about issues and trends in the science world.  Sometimes, the issues are themed, e.g.: Issue 27 is subtitled “The Moral Issue”.  From their Homepage, one can link to Blogs, Features, Podcasts & Videos, Reviews, Magazine (issues) and Contacts.  It doesn’t appear to be searchable, but browsing can be fun and interesting.  Issue 28 (July 2014) on extremes or superlatives, includes articles about extremophiles, super evolutionary adaptations, the speed/physics of catamarans, human body extremes, ocean bottoms, the deep web and nanotechnology.

 

Science Matters, newsletter published by the EPA

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Science Matters

http://epa.gov/research/sciencematters/

“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes the “Science Matters” newsletter to inform the general public about its research and advocacy activities on behalf of the American public. The newsletter was first published in 2010, and is a terrific source of information on everything from green chemistry to renewable energy. In the About this Issue area, visitors can learn about the topical focus of each issue. In the Science Features, visitors can read articles such as “Nanomaterials: Harnessing the Potential, Understanding the Risks” and “Partnerships for a Safer Chemical Future.” Users shouldn’t miss the Ask a Scientist feature, which profiles a different EPA scientist in each issue. The In the News area brings together updates about new partnerships with colleges, universities, and international collaborators. [KMG]”

Source:  The Scout Report (Univ. of Wisconsin)  — May 3, 2013

Journal of Molecular and Engineering Materials

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Free access is offered through 31 December, 2013.  One must register though:

http://www.worldscientific.com/jmem

“Targets” reviews, communications and regular papers.  Intersects the fields of materials and molecular science.  Wants high-impact works in: materials design, synthesis, growth, analysis, characterization, properties and functions, fabrication and device manufacturing, and system integration and applications of materials.

National Academy of Sciences is 150 years old

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 Editorial by NAS President Ralph Cicerone
An editorial by NAS President Ralph Cicerone will appear in the March 19 print edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. On the occasion of NAS’s 150th year of service to the nation, Cicerone discusses the missions and work of the Academy and not only its historical significance but also its value in the future.”

 What’s New @ The National Academies, Monday, March 12, 2013  

In other news from Knowledgespeak Newsletter, today: the Proceedings of the NAS will be stored in Portico.  As an electronic archiving service provider, Portico will act as a perpetual access mechanism for this title.

Springer’s series: Methods in Molecular Biology

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"Springer is pleased to announce the publication of the 500th volume in the best-selling series, Methods in Molecular Biology. To commemorate this milestone, we have made some protocols from this 500th volume – Systems Biology, edited by Ivan Maly – available for free online at SpringerProtocols.com. As this new volume demonstrates, Springer continues to publish protocols at the cutting-edge of research."
From an email ad from the publisher, 4/23/09.

PUL has an ongoing subscription to this Springer series.  We’ve not yet received volume 500 — but we have received #528. (They often come out of sequence.)  You may want to follow their link.  They have ways to store your own protocols, and videos of some, and links to the newest with RSS feeds…similar to Wiley’s offerings.