Astronomy News
Donna Thompson and Virginia Smith
Compiled by Virginia M. Smith
New Open Access Journal
Living Reviews in Solar Physics, a refereed electronic journal of reviews of all aspects of solar physics and related fields, published in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, is provided as a free service to the scientific community and
is now available online http://solarphysics.livingreviews.org. Articles can also be accessed via NASA's ADS service.
Changes to PASP and Mercury Magazine Subscriptions
A message was forwarded to PAMnet stating that the University of Chicago Press announced a change in its institutional subscription policy for Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and Mercury magazine. Beginning January 2005, your PASP subscription will no longer include a complimentary bi-monthly subscription to Mercury. The institutional subscription rate to PASP wonšt change for 2005, but subscriptions to Mercury will have to be made directly through the Astronomical Society of the Pacific or with your current subscription agency. For more information see http://www.astrosociety.org/pubs/mercury/institution.html.
New AAS Liaison
Sarah Stevens-Rayburn welcomed Donna Coletti, director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Library, as PAM's new liaison to the American Astronomical Society. She can be reached at dcoletti@cda.harvard.edu. To reach the publisher directly for problems with your print or electronic subscription, contact Rich Connelly, Manager of Customer Services, at 1-773-753-3601 or e-mail at rconnelly@press.uchicago.edu. For questions regarding publication, reprinting, or subscription policies, contact AAS Executive Officer, Bob Milkey, at milkey@aas.org.
LISA V Common Challenges, Uncommon Solutions
Brenda Corbin and members of the Preliminary Organizing Committee announced that LISA V will be held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, June 18-21, 2006. The Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) invites your suggestions and will send a proper Call for Papers later. Preliminary expressions of interest in attending the conference can be directed to Christina Birdie, SOC co-chair, chris@iiap.res.in. For more information see http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/library/lisa.html.
Harvard Sciences Digital Library
Michael R. Leach, Director of Harvard University's Kummel Library of Geological Sciences and Physics Research Library, commented on his DSpace-based institutional repository pilot project that was reported in Open Access News on October 4th. He mentioned some of the ways the library community is supporting HSDL including metadata creation, copyright & digital rights management, and materials collection.
Leach said that an announcement will be made when the full production version is available and anticipates "this repository will contain numerous physics, astronomy and mathematics-related theses, articles, videos, etc., of interest to the general PAM community (not to mention the life-sciences community, too)." For more information see http://library.physics.harvard.edu/dspace/index.jsp.
Job Opening at NRAO
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory announced an opening for an Observatory Librarian to plan, direct, and implement all functions of the NRAO multi-site library system. Resumes and cover letter should be sent to: Human Resources Manager, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903 or to resumes@nrao.edu. For more information see http://www.nrao.edu/administration/personnel_office/careers.shtml.
In Memoriam
Raymond E. White
Raymond E. White, Professor Emeritus for the Department of Astronomy, Steward Observatory, succumbed to a diabetic shock on October 12, 2004. The memorial service was held October 20th at the University of Arizonašs Museum of Art in Tucson. His wife Ruby wishes to reach everyone who knew Ray with this sad news. In lieu of flowers, she suggests making a contribution in Ray's name to a charity of your choice.
Fred Whipple
Donna Coletti, who recently helped Fred organize his papers for transfer to the Smithsonian and Harvard Archives, posted this announcement sent by the Administration of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Professor Fred Whipple died today (August 30, 2004), a few months shy of his 98th birthday. He had worked at the Harvard College Observatory since 1931 and from 1955 to 1973 directed the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory here. He was most famous for his theory of comets as 'dirty snowballs.' He had foreseen the artificial satellite era and was prepared with a world-wide tracking network, Moonwatch, when Sputnik was launched on 4 October 1957. Fred initiated SAO's ground-based observatory on Mt. Hopkins in Arizona and was instrumental in the design and construction of the Multiple-Mirror Telescope.
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