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Update on inflation of journal prices: Brandon/Hill list journals and the scientific, technical, and medical publishing market

Update on inflation of journal prices: Brandon/Hill list journals and the scientific, technical, and medical publishing market

Newmarket July meeting: last day

After an unsuccessful day yesterday, rather than lie low and lick my wounds, I come back with the following modest selection:
220 Ladbrokes Bunbury Cup: Coconut Penang
255 Darley July Cup: Antonius Pius
510 Dullingham Handicap: Sangiovese

Selections for second day of Newmarket July meeting

120 Bahrain Trophy: Top Seed
150 TNT July Stakes: Mystical Land
220 Joss Collins Heritage Handicap: Lucayan Legend
255 Princess of Wales's Cantorodds.com Stakes: High Accolade

Presentation at UMSLG summer 2004

Download sussexsongumslg2july04.pdf

Here's a pdf (8.5 MB) of my presentation. An account of the conference will follow in a day or two

Tackling plagiarism

In light of a THES report this week which suggests a quarter of students admit to plagiarising - and almost all of them are getting away with it - here are some UK anti-plagiarism resources

More on MLA

Download mlauoslibrarybulletin.pdf

Here's a report I wrote on MLA 04 for the University of Sussex Library Bulletin

Off to UMSLG

Off to the summer UMSLG Residential Meeting for 2004 tomorrow, in York. I shall do another conference blog, à la MLA

Northumberland Plate Day

Selections for today are:
155 Newcastle Chipchase Stakes: Quito
210 The Curragh Summer Fillies Handicap: Dolche Voce
300 Newcastle Northumberland Plate: Barolo
315 Newmarket Criterion Stakes: Arakan
325 Windsor Heritage Handicap: Caustic Wit
340 The Curragh Audi Pretty Polly Stakes: Alexander Goldrun

Parliament debates libraries

Only one MP and the Minister. Estelle Morris, seem to have spoken, but noteworthy nevertheless:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/cm040623/halltext/40623h04.htm#40623h04_head0

Peter Suber, Open Access Overview

I've been thinking for a while about an idiot's guide to open access and then I find Peter Suber has already done it. Splendid piece:Peter Suber, Open Access Overview