Rutherford journal : the New Zealand journal for the history and philosophy of science and technology
The Rutherford Journal is published annually. At the time of writing there were two issues freely available online.
This journal is edited from the Philosophy Department at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and invites contributions from international scholars in the history and philosophy of science and technology.
The International Journal of Scientific History is a freely available full-text e-journal, edited from Florida Sate University. Published three times a year, sample article titles include: ‘
‘The Instuments Used by Hipparchos’; and ‘Columbus’s Landfall at Plana Keys’
Our new list of humanities material for the Haldane Collection is now available.
The Royal Society and the Wellcome Trust have undertaken a survey of scientists and engineers, looking at the factors that affect how they communicate scientific ideas.
The report is based on a set of web-based questionnaires and telephone interviews. Have a look here
The Journal Citation Reports information for 2008 is now available. Journal Citation Reports offers a systematic, objective means to critically evaluate the world’s leading journals, with quantifiable, statistical information based on citation data. By compiling articles’ cited references, JCR helps to measure research influence and impact at the journal and category levels, and shows the relationship between citing and cited journals. The following information can be gained from the data:
- Number of articles published in the journal in for a given year.
- Number of citations to that journal from articles published in a given year.
- Impact factor of the journal, and how it ranks in impact in relation to other journals.
New Functionality in JCR Web
- Five-Year Impact Factor – Gives a broader range of citation activity for a more informative snapshot over time. For journals in subjects where citation activity continues to rise through several years, this allows more of their total citation activity to be included in a critical performance metric.
- Eigenfactor™ Metrics, comprised of the Eigenfactor™ Score and Article Influence™ Score, are designed to reflect the prestige and citation influence of journals by considering scholarly literature as a network of journal-to-journal relationships.
- Graphic Displays of Impact Factor “Box Plots” – A graphic interpretation of how a journal ranks in different categories.
- Rank-in-Category Tables for Journals Covering Multiple Disciplines – allows a journal to be seen in the context of multiple categories at a glance rather than only a single one.
- Journal “Self Citations” – An analysis of journal self citations and their contribution to the Journal Impact Factor calculation.
After the end of term on Friday 26th June the Library will commence Vacation opening hours:
- Monday to Thursday: 08:30 to 20:00
- Saturday: 10:00 to 18:00
- Sunday: closed
More information can be found on our website.
Circumscribere (International Journal for the History of Science) is an international online peer-reviewed journal edited by the Center Simão Mathias for Studies in the History of Science (Brazil).
It is published twice a year, and carries academic articles on the History of Science written in English. PDFs are free to download from 2006 onwards.
The Plymouth Medical Society Historic Collection includes archives and books dating back to the 17th century.
Covering the foundations of modern day surgery and the current understanding of anatomy and physiology, the Collection provides a rare scholarly resource on the development of medicine in the South West.
Now available to view online, the website provides access to medical images from book illustrations in the Collection, digital copies of some unique documents and catalogues of the resources available.
Supported by the British Science Association, this conference is to be held at Kings’s place, London on the 22nd and 23rd of June, 2009.
The focus of this year’s conference is ‘Behaviour and Choice’, looking at the influence science communicators may have have in affecting the way people behave. Book now to ensure your place. You can have a look at the programme here.
The CD & DVD collection has gone up in the world with a relocation from Level 2 to the lofty heights of Level 5 at Central Library.
Head up a few more floors for all your viewing and listening requirements, and remember to look out for the monthly updates on this blog of all the new CDs & DVDs.
