Agenda for Physics Roundtable
Jennifer Edelman and Pat Hausman
jedelman@mit.edu and pxhaus@wm.edu
The Physics Roundtable at SLA in New York will take place on Tuesday, June 10 from 1:30-3 p.m. We are looking forward to seeing all of you and to discussing several issues of interest to the physics community. Thanks go to INSPEC for sponsoring this event.
A description of the agenda follows. However, there is always the possibility that some things might change, or that one or more of these topics will be such of overwhelming interest that another item on the agenda might not be thoroughly discussed.
We would like to request the assistance of two volunteers to take notes for this session. This will assure that all topics are recorded adequately and accurately, so that members not attending can read thorough coverage in the August PAM bulletin. If you can help with note-taking, please contact Jennifer or Pat at the addresses above.
The agenda is as follows:
- Introduction of moderators, presenters and attendees.
- A panel of representatives from society publishers will address the following issues of interest to PAM members: pricing schemes (especially differential pricing); online subscriptions with rolling backfiles and separate archive subscriptions, requiring the subscriber to pay twice for the same material; and self-censorship by publishers of articles that might compromise national security. Publisher representatives will be Tom McIlrath and Marty Blume (APS), Tom von Foerster (AIP), and Jerry Cowhig (IoP).
- Emily Poworoznek will present her findings on errata in online physical science journals, the result of a comparative study on current practice in major online physical science journals offering insights on what to expect and how to locate online errata.
- Topic for open discussion: information literature/literacy courses for physics students. Who's doing them? What level? One-shot sessions or full-blown courses? Measures of success?
- Wrap-up and any further questions.
