Brian Quigley
bquigley@library.berkeley.edu

Resources For 9/11
I pause for a moment to join PAMnetters worldwide in expressing shock, concern and sympathy regarding the tragic events of September 11. In a gesture befitting our profession, PAMnetters immediately set to work compiling information sources for their users and sharing the results with the group. Thank you for that:

http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0109&L=pamnet#20
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0109&L=pamnet#56
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0109&L=pamnet#31

Ginsparg and Cornell
Jane Holmquist forwarded an article from Nature announcing Paul Ginsparg's move to Cornell. Later, Jean Poland confirmed that, in Fall 2001, Paul Ginsparg "will be returning to Cornell" and "will be bringing arXiv with him." According to her post, the "production service of arXiv will be housed in [the] Cornell University Library." In a follow-up, she clarified that "the arXiv will remain a cooperative effort between LANL and Cornell" and that "the address lanl.arXiv.org = xxx.lanl.gov will not disappear, and will remain the primary backup and fallback site." For further details, visit:

http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0107&L=pamnet#45
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0107&L=pamnet#28
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0107&L=pamnet#29
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0107&L=pamnet#30

AAPT Licensing
Donna Cromer posted a summary of replies to her question about AAPT licensing. Libraries certainly have had their share of problems with the AAPT license agreement! According to Valerie Evans from AAPT, these problems usually focus on the sections defining authorized users, prohibiting interlibrary loan, assigning "sole responsibility for all use" to the subscriber and making the agreement subject to the laws of NY. She claims that AAPT has "always allowed alternate wording" except in the section prohibiting ILL. Of course, the point is probably moot now that the AIP will handle "all orders, renewals, payments, claims, and processing of online subscriptions" to the American Journal of Physics. If you "have signed an AIP license agreement and have an active subscription to [AJP]," you should "automatically be granted access to AJP Online." To view relevant posts, visit:

http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0107&L=pamnet#2
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0107&L=pamnet#3

Stealth Journal From Wiley
As Bob Michaelson mentioned, "Some of you may have noticed that the 2001 issues of Electrophoresis, published by Wiley, have had the 'stealth journal' Proteomics bound in with it." Not necessarily bad in itself, until Wiley announced that "PROTEOMICS which comes to you free of charge as a subscriber to ELECTROPHORESIS in 2001 will be part of your subscription to this journal in 2002. Electrophoresis will no longer be available separately ... Subscription rate in 2002 is US $3002.00". Bob notes the 2001 rate as US $2488 - that's a 20% increase to receive a journal no one selected. Follow the discussion at:

http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0109&L=pamnet#64

Good News From Journal Publishers
Brenda Corbin forwarded an article announcing that six publishing companies would provide "scientists in the developing world free Internet access to nearly 1,000 research publications." Overall, PAMnetters cheered this decision by Elsevier Science, Springer Verlag, Wolters Kluwer International Health and Science, Harcourt General, Blackwell and John Wiley - but some questioned whether it might result in hidden costs passed on to subscribing libraries in the rest of the world. This particular point generated significant discussion, as did questions about bandwidth and ease of access. You can read the relevant threads at:

http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0107&L=pamnet#31
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0107&L=pamnet#32

New Virtual Journals
George Porter alerted PAMnet to the arrival of two new virtual journals from the AIP and APS. The Virtual Journal of Quantum Information and the Virtual Journal of Applications of Superconductivity join the Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research and Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology in pulling together relevant articles from reputable source journals. While noting the improvement in these virtual journals, George reiterated that "the continuing lack of IoP content is disturbing." Thankfully, representatives from AIP and IoP addressed this concern, saying that they have "reached agreement in principle" and "hope to be able to announce something in the near future." Check out the relevant threads at:

http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0108&L=pamnet#1
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0108&L=pamnet#33

Other interesting threads from the past quarter can be found in the PAMnet Discussion Archive at http://listserv.nd.edu/archives/pamnet.html