Monthly Archives: October 2011

Trashy journals

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Frank Norman

A Chinese couple published a couple of dozen academic journals, collecting a reported $1.5 million in publication fees from thousands of contributors. But, provincial authorities allege, the journals were fake. Only a few copies of each issue were printed, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Journal publishing | 3 Comments

The Royal Society Library

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Frank Norman

Librarians love to snoop round other libraries, looking for new ideas and taking inspiration from different institutions and their collections. I must confess that sometimes I find such visits a bit tedious but I really enjoyed my latest visit. Last … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Libraries and librarians | 4 Comments

Numbers that limit us

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Frank Norman

The first big number that I remember learning about was Avogadro’s number, N, which is 6.022 x 1023 and represents the number of molecules in one gram-molecule of oxygen. My first chemistry teacher at school, Mr Horkan, was Russian-born and … Continue reading →

Posted in Froth, Research data | 2 Comments

A tour of Kings Cross / St Pancras

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Frank Norman

One of the sessions at Science Online London this year was about “offline communities in online networking“.  There are all kinds of groups around that either started as online groups or that use online tools to organise themselves and gain … Continue reading →

Posted in Froth | Tagged , , , , , | 10 Comments