Debra Bailey
debrae@rice.edu

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

IOP: Physics Reviews
Lucy Pearce, IOP, introduced a new online service in October, Physics Reviews, to PAMnet. This new service brings together review articles published in IOP's journals, including topical reviews and reviews from the Institute's dedicated review journal--Reports on Progress in Physics. The IOP Physics Reviews service is free to all, but access to the full text of articles is subject to subscription status. Carol Hutchins suggested that since Physics Reviews is a service, and not a citable reference, a name change to reflect this would be less confusing to users. Several PAM members suggested alternate titles. A big thanks to the people at IOP for listening to PAM members and changing the name to IOP: Physics Reviews.

http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0210&L=pamnet#56
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0210&L=pamnet#66

The 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics
Announced 8 October 2002, the winners are: Ray Davis and Masatoshi Koshiba for "pioneering contributions to astrophysics, in particular for the detection of cosmic neutrinos," and Riccardo Giacconi "for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources."

http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0210&L=pamnet#6

French physics controversy
Molly White posted a link from the November 5th, Chronicle of Higher Education, detailing the controversial theoretical physics articles of Igor and Grichka Bogdanov. (See the Physics News below for more on this.)

http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0211&L=pamnet#15
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0211&L=pamnet#11

PubScience Passes away
Joe Kraus posted the sad news of Pubscience's demise. Pubscience was discontinued November 4, 2002. George Porter quotes from ALAWON 11(89) http://www.ala.org/washoff/alawon/alwn1189.html that "Negative comments generally originated from members of the information industry and some publishers." From the ALAWON website: "This group has, since 2000, targeted PubSCIENCE because they perceive it to be in competition with two private sector indexes-Scirus (owned by Reed Elsevier) and Infotrieve. Scirus and Infotrieve currently provide no cost indexing services to the public. However, this could change to a fee-based subscription service at any time."

http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0211&L=pamnet#38
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0212&L=pamnet#43

And, Science.gov launches
Susanne Dupes posted an announcement for the launch of Science.gov. This topical gateway to government web sites includes, "fourteen scientific and technical information organizations from 10 major science agencies."

http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0212&L=pamnet#6

Digital Copyright
Liz Bryson posted the request to "let your voice be heard." The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) represents the most comprehensive reform of United States copyright law in a generation:

http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/hr2281.pdf
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0211&L=pamnet#28

Elizabeth Knight posted very useful links to a summary of the DMCA and a nice page of resources:

http://www.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/dmca.pdf
http://www.educause.edu/issues/dmca.html

Elsevier
Throughout the last quarter, threads of conversations about Elsevier and "the Big Deal" ran on the list. Whether we were discussing the Journal of Magnetic Resonance, Icarus, or the future of Webeditions, we all seem to be on the same page about Elsevier.

http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0210&L=pamnet#5
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0210&L=pamnet#18
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0210&L=pamnet#19
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0210&L=pamnet#31
http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0211&L=pamnet#14

Rest in peace
Editor's note: Before the Bulletin went to press, PAMnet learned of the death of Fritz Whitcomb. http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0302&L=pamnet#4

Jane Holmquist passed on this obituary which she received from Kathleen Zar, University of Chicago:

"Raymond Frederick 'Fritz' Whitcomb, Jr., 37, of Chicago, IL and formerly of Wauseon passed away Friday February 7, 2003. Mr. Whitcomb was a Librarian for the University of Chicago.

"Mr. Whitcomb was born in Wauseon on May 5, 1965 to Raymond and Laura May (Whiteside) Whitcomb. Surviving is his mother; Laura of Wauseon, one sister; Jackie (Mike) Fry of Sunbury, OH and one nephew, Conner. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Wauseon and a former member of the Michigan Mens Glee Club.

"Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon with the Rev. R. Keith Oditt officiating. Interment will follow in the Winameg Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11:00am until service time on Tuesday. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the First Christian Church. Condolences may be sent to the family at Whitcombfamily@Grisierfh.com."

Kathleen added, "Thanks [to Jane] for forwarding on the notes on PAMnet. I am making a collection of what I have received for his family. We will have an in-library service in about two weeks, and I want to put something together for people to write and sign for his family, too."