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This week's digest contains 2 messages:
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Subject: Securing the Future of Database Content
From: ulrike.lippe@degruyter.com
Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 10:47:35 +0200
PRESS RELEASE
Securing the Future of Database Content
De Gruyter Now Using the CLOCKSS Archive
Berlin, 8 May 2013 - De Gruyter is pleased to announce that it is now archiving its 36 databases and 55 eBookPLUS at the CLOCKSS Archive.
CLOCKSS is a US-based non-profit whose mission is to provide for the long-term digital archiving of academic publications. Partnership with CLOCKSS ensures that in the event of server failure and data loss, De Gruyter's content will remain globally available to the scientific community. The permanent backup of digital archives is particularly useful for libraries seeking to preserve their electronic collections.
"By archiving our digital content with CLOCKSS, we are fulfilling a wish frequently voiced by customers," says Sven Fund, Managing Director of De Gruyter. "We are glad to have found a first-class partner who will ensure that the valuable work of our authors and publishers remains accessible to all users long into the future."
CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds: "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes De Gruyter's decision to upload its databases and eBookPLUS to our storage systems. By archiving content at CLOCKSS, De Gruyter will guarantee that its valuable publications remain available now and in the future to all generations of researchers worldwide."
Contact
Ulrike Lippe
Public Relations Manager
Tel. +49 (0)30-260 05 153
ulrike.lippe@degruyter.com
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Subject: Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene now accepting submissions
From: Mark Kurtz <mkurtz@elementascience.org>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 10:52:14 -0400
** Apologies for cross posting **
New, nonprofit, open-access scientific journal Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene is now accepting submissions online
Press Release: May 15th, 2013.
Elementa is an open-access, nonprofit journal, founded by BioOne and five
collaborating academic institutions: Dartmouth, the Georgia Institute of
Technology, the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of
Michigan, and the University of Washington.
Elementa will publish original research reporting on new knowledge of the
Earth.s physical, chemical, and biological systems; interactions between
human and natural systems; and steps that can be taken to mitigate and
adapt to global change. Embracing the concept that basic knowledge can
foster sustainable solutions for society, Elementa is organized initially
into six knowledge domains, each led by a prominent Editor-in-Chief. The
following domains are now accepting submissions:
Atmospheric Science
Detlev Helmig, University of Colorado Boulder
Earth and Environmental Science
Joel D. Blum, University of Michigan
Ecology
Donald R. Zak, University of Michigan
Ocean Science
Jody W. Deming, University of Washington
Sustainable Engineering
Michael E. Chang, Georgia Institute of Technology
Elementa is published on an open-access, public-good basis. Open access
allows research to be freely available to all.including those from
developing countries whose academic institutions may not be able to afford
costly publications.in the interests of accelerating scientific progress,
and ultimately resulting in public good. Open access not only ensures the
widest dissemination of research possible, but also the greatest impact,
by allowing others to cite, re-purpose, and build upon existing published
research.
Elementa is now accepting submissions through its online peer-review
system (www.editorialmanager.com/elementa). Benefits of publishing with
Elementa include rapid, rigorous peer-review; a detailed manuscript
tracking system for authors; and publications of articles through a
variety of human- and machine-intelligible formats: XML, HTML, JSON, PDF,
EPUB, and Mobipocket, Elementa's first articles will be published on
September 3rd.
Visit the site and follow us on Twitter for more details:
www.elementascience.org, @elementascience.
If you would like to receive more information about Elementa, or to
schedule an interview, please contact Clare Dean at
cdean@elementascience.org.
21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800, Washington D.C., 20036
Mark Kurtz | Director, Elementa
21 Dupont Circle Suite 800 | Washington, DC 20036
Phone 202.540.9968 | Mobile 617.669.4276 | Skype mkurtz02139
mkurtz@elementascience.org | @elementascience
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