Solar Storms
Did ‘Solar Storms’ Cause India’s Massive Blackout? by HEATHER TIMMONS No, we’re not wearing tinfoil hats over here at India Ink — so-called “solar storms,” or magnetic eruptions on the sun’s surface…… Read More…….
Wiley Download Hungama ( 20 – 26 August, 2012 )
Wiley salutes all the researchers in India and as a pay back to the researcher community, announces WILEY DOWNLOAD HUNGAMA Institution wide Free access to Wiley-Blackwell journals in Science & Technology for ENTIRE ONE WEEK ( 20 – 26 August, 2012 ) Highlights FREE ACCESS to Wiley-Blackwell’s Science & Technology journals for ENTIRE ONE WEEK Download Articles beyond your LICENSED SUBSCRIPTIONS Deep dive…
Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan His LIFE and WORK
Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan His LIFE and WORK by D C V Mallik and S Chatterje, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru University Press (India) Pvt Ltd, 2012 A fascinating biography written in excellent English with a touch of humour and mischief and a great detail of the scientific work of Dr. K S Krishnan………. Read More……..
Predatory Publishing
While Open access publishing has some obvious advantages —- namely making scientific research freely available to all that seek it —– there are many other factors to be considered. Read more………..
Table of Open Access Journals
In recent times, some of you have been contacted by publishers of Open Access Journals seeking scientific contributions to their journals. While many of these new models of Open Access journals are well established, some of them are still known to be predatory, so be cautious, when you decide to publish with these publishers. IIA…
New Journal Announced: Astronomy and Computing
A new Elsevier journal is announced: Astronomy and Computing (ASCOM). The journal will focus on the broad area between astronomy, computer science and information technology and aims to publish work in all aspects of astronomical computing. If you are interested in publishing here, please read their Guide for Authors . Editors Alberto Accomazzi (Harvard/Smithsonian Centre…
Cambridge Books Online: Subject collection – Astronomy
Trial access to e-books of “Astronomy” subject collection from Cambridge University Press is activated in the main campus of IIA with immediate effect until 14th August 2012. Library solicits the feedback from the faculty and students, for procuring these e-books on permanent access on subscription.
Research Papers Published in June 2012
Full text of the research papers published in June 2012 can be accessed from Indian Institute of Astrophysics Repository.
Scientometrics
Library will be happy to work with the researchers to create their research profile and Researcher ID, using the scientometric tools of Web of Science. Kindly contact the library in case you would like to create your Researcher ID and the End note Bibliography of your research papers.