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Open access news and developments
The US Alliance for Tax-Payer Access and other sponsors have launched a petition calling for free and open access to research funded by the U.S. Federal government. This joins the European Commission Petition, which already has over 24,000 signatories, calling for open access to be mandated by research funders and institutions. If you support open access, please sign these petitions to add your voice to these important campaigns.
The Research Information Network (RIN) have issued a helpful briefing note about payment of publication fees for open access journals. The briefing note explains how funders’ open access policies, such as those of the Wellcome Trust and RCUK, can work with institution budgeting structures. It also suggests that institutions may wish to set up a central fund for open access publication fees. If you would like to talk with us about setting up a central fund for your institution, please join us at our MLA workshop (link to item below) or contact us.
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BioMed Central content now included in LOCKSS
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BioMed Central journal content is now available through the LOCKSS system. LOCKSS ("Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe") is a project initiated by Stanford University Libraries, which provides librarians with an easy and inexpensive way to collect, store, preserve, and provide access to their own, local copy of authorized content. More than 50 BioMed Central journals are already included, and the LOCKSS team will be adding the rest of BioMed Central’s 170+ journals over the coming months.
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BioMed Central’s open access consultation and workshop at MLA and ARMA UK
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Are you attending MLA 2007 in Philadelphia? BioMed Central will be holding a consultation workshop to discuss a number of issues relating to open access publishing including funding and payment mechanisms. If you will be at MLA this year, we would be delighted if you would join us. The consultation will be held onsite at the MLA conference on Monday, May 21st, 2007 from 7.00 – 9.00am and breakfast will be provided. To register, please send an email to MLAconsultation@biomedcentral.com.
BioMed Central is working with ARMA UK to organise an open access workshop at ARMA’s annual conference in Cardiff this June (6th-8th June). For further details please visit www.arma.ac.uk.
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New BioMed Central blog offers the latest OA news and comment
No need to wait for the next email update! The new BioMed Central blog provides a regular fix of news from BioMed Central, including our take on recent open access developments. PhysMath Central and Chemistry Central both have great new blogs that are worth a look too.
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The economics of open access
Maximum access at minimum cost
The benefits of open access are hard to beat, when considering the economical value for institutions. BioMed Central’s Publisher Matthew Cockerill has recently examined the company’s cost per article downloaded, when compared with traditional publishers. The results prove just how cost-effective open access can be. Read More…
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BioMed Central’s Open Access Colloquium: slideshows and podcasts available
In February, BioMed Central hosted an Open Access Colloquium: ‘Open Access: How Can We Achieve Quality and Quantity?’ at the Royal College of Physicians in London, UK. Speakers included Sir Muir Gray of the NHS; Robert Kiley from the Wellcome Trust; Richard Smith, Member of the board of PLoS and former Editor of the BMJ and Ben Goldacre, Guardian journalist and clinician. All of the talks are now freely available on the BioMed Central website as MP3s, Podcasts and slideshows.
The Colloquium was a fascinating day – the many highlights included Ben Goldacre discussing why taking the London Underground to get to a public library is not his idea of an information superhighway and Michael Kidd identifying the exciting benefits that could result from large scale open access publication of medical case reports. Please visit our websiteto listen to all of the speakers.
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To celebrate 20 years of publication of The Scientist, we are inviting you to take advantage of a 20% discount:
Purchase
The Scientist
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1st April and 30th June 2007 and receive a massive 20% discount!
Providing Science Professionals with the latest developments in research, technology, business and careers for the past 20 year, this magazine is a must have for the life science community!
To take advantage of this fantastic offer or for a free 30-day trial, please contact your sales representative.
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News from Faculty of 1000
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New promotional materials for Faculty of 1000
We have several new promotional materials available to help users make the most of Faculty of 1000 Biology and Medicine subscriptions. New user guides are available for each service highlighting the key features including setting up email alerts.
Hardcopies of the user guides and posters can be ordered free of charge from info@f1000biology.com or info@f1000medicine.com
or downloaded from our resource pages.
A new 5 minute online demo for Faculty of 1000 Biology is also available, taking users through the organization and main features of the site.
Faculty of 1000 Medicine in the press
Faculty of 1000 Medicine recently featured in a Boston Globe blog spotlighting a reception for Faculty Members in the Boston area held on March 6th. The event at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute was an opportunity for local Faculty Members to meet each other and discuss the aims of the service. Read the full article.
Free Faculty of 1000 Medicine subscription winners announced
Congratulations to Rutgers University, USA and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ireland who are the winners of a year institutional subscription to Faculty of 1000 Medicine from our prize draw competitions held at ALA and HSLG. For your chance to win, visit the BioMed Central stand at MLA.
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BioMed Central on location in 2007
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BioMed Central will be attending the following conferences over the coming months. Please contact us at institutions@biomedcentral.com for an appointment or just drop by our booth if you are planning to attend any of these events. We look forward to meeting you!
MLA
BioMed Central will be attending the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting and exhibition in Philadelphia, USA from 18th – 23rd May. Come and visit us at stand #121.
CLA and CHLA
BioMed Central will be exhibiting at both the Canadian Library Association and Canadian Health Libraries Association 2007 conferences. CLA takes place from 23rd – 26th May in New Foundland. CHLA takes place from 29th – 31st May in Ottawa.
ARMA
BioMed Central will be exhibiting at Association of Research Managers and Administrators Annual conference in Cardiff, UK from 6th – 8th June.
IATUL
BioMed Central will be exhibiting at International Association of Technological University Libraries Annual conference in Stockholm, Sweden from 11th – 14th June.
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Journal News
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BMC Medicine and Biology Direct have been accepted by Thomson Scientific (ISI) for inclusion in the Science Citation Index (Expanded) and are on track to receive Impact Factors.
New journals launched
Help your researchers to make the most of open access by cataloguing all of our journals. BMC Systems Biology is the latest journal to be launched in the BMC Series. In the last three months, we have also launched five new journals as part of our innovative ‘Independent Journals Program’:
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Announcing the launch of Immunity from New Science Press
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New Science Press, a sister company of BioMed Central, recently announced the launch of Immunity by Anthony L DeFranco, Richard M Locksley and Miranda Robertson, the latest publication in the Primers in Biology series.
Users can enjoy full access to the online textbook, containing chapters on every important aspect of immunity and immune disease, as well as outstanding illustrations, which are available for your library’s use.
Immunity is the third textbook in the Primers in Biology series to be published. Subscribe to all three online textbooks: Protein Structure and Function, The Cell Cycle and Immunity today and receive a 10% discount on your institutional subscription! Please contact your sales representative for more details.
Offer available until the end of May 2007.
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Resources, statistics and free trials
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Visit our resource center for librarians and download materials to promote your subscriptions and trials. The center includes flyers, posters, online advertisements and more to help you promote your subscription in your library, faculty or department. Alternatively, you can request promotional materials from our Customer Services team.
BioMed Central provides an online tool where you can download your institutional usage statistics. If you are the institutional administrator for BioMed Central at your institution and would like to access your statistics online, please log in to the BioMed Central website and visit the my subscriptions page to view your usage statistics for both our open access journals and subscription products. Institutional administrators for BioMed Central are sent monthly email reports of your institution’s usage statistics for the products that you subscribe to or are trialling. If you are not currently receiving these reports and would like to, please contact us at institutions@biomedcentral.com with details of your IP range.
BioMed Central offers institutions no-obligation free trials on many of its products. If you would be interested in evaluating one of our products, please visit our website or contact your sales representative who will be happy to organise this for you.
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Sales Contacts
If you have any questions please contact one of our sales representatives who will be happy to help you.
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