Do you know your Hirsch number?
The Hirsch number tries to quantify the (scientific) productivity of a scientist. The Hirsch number was first described by the...
Martin Fenner
iWork 08 ready for scientists?
Earlier this month, Apple announced the productivity suite iWork 08 for Macintosh users. iWork 08 includes Numbers, a new spreadsheet application and updated versions of the presentation and word processing applications Keynote and Pages. iWork runs...
Yale University drops Biomed Central membership – BMC responds
Three days ago I blogged about Yale University dropping their Biomed Central (BMC) membership. Matthew Cockerill, the BMC publisher yesterday wrote a response. Briefly, he argues that the author-pays model is a viable business model...
Yale University drops Biomed Central membership
The Yale University science libraries have decided to cancel their Biomed Central membership. Dramatically increasing page charges are the reason behind this decision. Other former members of Biomed Central include the Centers for Disease Control and...
Open access may become mandatory for NIH-funded research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is currently recommending public access of all papers from NIH-funded research. Fewer than 5% of research papers have gone this route since the policy went into effect in 2005....