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Selected English-language articles and other works useful in understanding Google Book Search, from the evolution of Google Book Search and the legal, library, and social issues associated with it. Where possible, links are provided to works that are freely available on the internet, including e-prints in disciplinary archives and institutional repositories. www.digital-scholarship.org/gbsb/gbsb.htm Cartwright J. Fledgling site challenges arXiv server. Physics World 2009;22(8):9. A new website called viXra has been set up in the UK for sharing preprints with no restrictions on the sort of papers that can be posted, following criticisms about the way the arXiv site is moderated. The history of arXiv and its refereeing process are described and the nature of the concern is examined. Hartley J, Betts L. Publishing before the thesis: 58 postgraduate views. Higher Education Review 2009;41(3):29–44. A draft questionnaire was submitted to 58 postgraduate students (English, American, and Australian) on the topic “Publishing before or after completing the thesis”. The results showed the importance of publishing articles before completing their thesis for postgraduate students but also reflected on the changing role of the supervisor. Early publishing of articles encourages and gives self-assurance to the student, and the supervisor becomes a coauthor. Students received significantly more help from their supervisors before submitting their thesis than after, and 55% had had papers accepted for publication before submitting their theses. Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG. Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement. PLoS Medicine 2009;6(7):e1000097. The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) statement is a new revised guideline for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses (http://www.prisma-statement.org). It should replace the QUOROM statement; journals and other organizations should update their instructions and resources and refer to these new guidelines. The PRISMA statement consists of a 27-item checklist and a four-phase flow diagram. Papers on PRISMA guidelines have been published simultaneously in several journals (in short and long versions) including BMJ, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Open Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000097 www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000097 Wieland G. Globalizing science publishing. Science 2009;325(21):920. Publishing in scientific journals is the most common and powerful means to disseminate new research findings. But visibility and credibility require publishing in journals that are included in global indexing databases such as those of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). The central question of this editorial is how to expand the global reach and the potential impact of scientific research of developing countries, since most scientists in developing countries remain at the periphery of this critical communication process, exacerbating the low international recognition and impact of their accomplishments. doi: 10.1126/science.1178378 © Copyright 2009 by European Association of Science Editors Top of Page |
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