IEEE Becomes KnowledgeWorks Certified
Building on its promise to provide the best resources for customers, IEEE has completed the Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks Certification program. Serials Solutions provides a complete family of e-resource access and management services that lets libraries better manage their constantly changing electronic literature collections. The program, which establishes a unique working relationship between IEEE and Serials Solutions, ensures that IEEE’s collection of high quality engineering literature is organized to better meet the needs of customers. Obtaining the KnowledgeWorks certification means customers will be able to take advantage of more Serials Solutions services when searching IEEE content, like the 360 Link OpenURL Link Resolver, the 360 Search Federated Search and 360 MARC Updates. The collaboration between IEEE and Serials Solutions will also allow librarians to easily access and manage the IEEE Xplore® database, customized to their own specific needs.
Open-Access Educational Repository Developed
IEEE is partnering with open-access educational repository Connexions on a major initiative to develop a critical mass of signal processing educational modules and courses that will be available for free access by anyone, anywhere, at any time. This is one of the latest education and outreach efforts by the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS), as announced by SPS President Alfred O. Hero in the November 2007 issue of IEEE Signal Processing Magazine. The educational materials will pass through a careful IEEE-SPS peer review to earn the IEEE brand for quality. Plans are also being made to translate the courses, currently in English, to a number of languages including Spanish and Chinese. The project is already accepting submissions of content for review. Learn more
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IEEE Continues to Update Legacy Content
Originally promised to be 180,000 documents large, the IEEE legacy project topped over 237,000 documents earlier this year as IEEE continues to complete its vision to provide the first volume, first issue release of all its technology journals. The IEEE legacy project is part of IEEE’s plan to digitize all papers from its technology journals and represents a critical evolutionary period that chronicles the development of today's information age. In 2007, IEEE loaded over 90,000 documents into the IEEE Xplore® legacy collection including a complete collection of Proceedings of the IEEE and IEEE Computer Magazine issues; historical digital content from over 40 IEEE titles; and select engineering publications dating back to 1913. IEEE Xplore legacy content is available at no additional charge to subscribers of the IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL), IEEE Enterprise and IEEE Members Digital Library.
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Upcoming IEEE Conferences
IEEE will be at a number of conferences in the coming months to talk about the benefits of subscribing to IEEE information and share tips on making the most of your current subscriptions. Stop by and see us.
Ontario Library Association (OLA) 2008 Super Conference
30 January - 2 February
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada
DesignCon 2008
4-7 February
Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California, USA
International Solid-State Circuits Conference – ISSCC 2008
3-7 February
San Francisco Marriott Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition – OFC 2008
24-28 February
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA
2008 Special Libraries Association (SLA) Leadership Conference
23-36 February
Louisville Marriott Downtown, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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IEEE Continuing Education Stipend Application Deadline Announced
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) Engineering Division Awards Committee has announced its deadline for the 2008 IEEE Continuing Education Stipend applications. Due 3 March 2008, applications for the award must include a one to three page (double-spaced) essay on how the candidate will benefit from a specific continuing education course at the annual SLA conference in Seattle, Washington, USA, 15-18 June 2008. The winner will also be required to submit an article to SciTech News within 12 months of the conference on how the course helped them either professionally or in library applications.
Award applicants must be SLA Engineering Division members in good standing for at least one year as of 1 January 2008. The US$1,000 stipend may be applied to travel, food and one night’s accommodation at the SLA conference. Please include your full name, address, telephone number and e-mail address on the application. Type your full name at the top of each essay page. The recipient of the award will be notified by 1 April 2008. Please submit entries to:
Penny S. Sympson, SLA Engineering Division Awards Committee
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
330 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, IL 60062
Phone: +847.753.7202 Fax: +847.498.0358
E-mail: psympson@wje.com
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IEEE is Now an OpenURL Source
IEEE has just become an OpenURL source, bridging the gap between IEEE Xplore® and other content sources. OpenURL gives users the opportunity to take advantage of their institution’s holdings in order to easily navigate between disparate electronic resources. The IEEE OpenURL links will be available on the Abstract, AbstractPlus, References, Search Results and Book Page of the IEEE web site. Customers are also able to provide IEEE with custom trigger images or text to promote their library. Currently, the standard text is “Link to your Library Collection.” To set up OpenURL, visit
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Jonathan Dahl Interviewed by Against the Grain
An interview with Jonathan Dahl, Staff Director, Sales & Marketing, appears in the latest edition of Against the Grain, a publication that provides news for and about libraries, publishers, book jobbers and subscription agents. each issue includes a collection of reports on the issues, literature and people that impact the world of books and journals.
In the interview, Jon is asked about the history of IEEE, the nature of societies and their relationship to one another, the publication of society journals and what librarians should know about IEEE. To read Jon's interview, visit
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IET Expands Flagship Magazine
The IET is delighted to announce an exciting development for its flagship magazine, Engineering & Technology. Starting January 2008, Engineering & Technology will appear 21 times a year rather than the current 12. Read by over 146,000 IET members, Engineering & Technology combines features, analysis, news and innovation announcements with tailored career advice. Not only will the magazine become more frequent, but it will also include coverage of the industry sectors currently covered by IET’s professional magazines: communications, control and automation, electronics, engineering management, information professionals, manufacturing and power engineering. Learn more
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Expert Now Course Teaches Molecular Electronics Concepts
Make sure your faculty, researchers and engineers know that they can learn about the latest developments in molecular electronics in a class taught by Duncan R. Stewart, Ph.D. The course, titled "Molecular Electronics Part 2: Molecular Electronic Device Fabrication and Characterization" and sponsored by the IEEE Electron Devices Society and the IEEE Reliability Society, will begin by discussing the advantages of molecular electronic devices and present experimental proof of concepts. The formation of molecular junctions and the central component of molecular electronic devices will be described as well as the design and fabrication approaches for some of the most successful molecular electronic device prototypes. The course will also present electrical characterization approaches and challenges, discuss non-device based electrical screening approaches and look at the current status and outlook for molecular electronic devices. More information about this course, and other Expert Now courses, can be found on the IEEE Expert Now web site. Flexible pricing is now available for any size organization. Learn more
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Search Buttons Now Available for Scitopia.org
Search the complete digital libraries of the leading voices in major science and technology disciplines without leaving your homepage by downloading scitopia.org search boxes directly to your library’s web site. As a federated search with no delay for indexing, scitopia.org provides more current access to the authoritative content of over 19 society partners and provides relevant results, without the noise of other Internet search engines. Use the search boxes, available in a variety of formats with easy directions for installation, to quickly link to all of the leading science and technology content available through scitopia.org. See search buttons
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New Tools Highlight Benefits of IEEE Xplore®
Let us help you show how IEEE content brings value to your organization with presentations and flyers tailored to your specific industry. Developed by IEEE to highlight the quality, depth and value that your users can access through IEEE Xplore, these materials are customized by industry and cover Aerospace and Defense, Computer Hardware, Computer Software, Medical Devices, Semiconductors and Telecommunications. The presentations and flyers can be found on the IEEE Client Services web site.
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Toyota Tops 100 Biggest R&D Spenders
IEEE’s Spectrum Magazine has released its 2007 list of the top 100 R&D spenders. At the top of the list is Toyota Motor Corp., which increased its R&D spending by 9.6% from the previous year. Pfizer, Inc. comes in a close second, while Ford Motor Co., Johnson & Johnson, and Microsoft Corp. round out the top five. According to the company, Toyota’s primary R&D investments have been in environmentally friendly technologies such as hybrid gas-electric drive, fuel cells and recyclable materials. While R&D spending is often considered a key factor in a company’s success, Spectrum warns that it is not the only factor that can create an industry leader. A company’s industry, maturity and business strategy all affect overall profit and, in the end, it is not how much money you spend, but how wisely you spend it that matters. Read more
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