The Great Science Publishing Scandal

A 28 minute radio programme in which Matthew Cobb, Professor of Zoology at the University of

Manchester, explores the hidden world of prestige, profits and piracy that lurks behind scientific journals.
If you want to know about how the business of academic publishing works, then this programme provides an insight. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0004l7k

Science magazine now available online!

Many of you have asked for this subscription, and now it's available from 1880 right up to the latest issues via the eLibrary. Log in at the link below.

http://tb2tn4ax7t.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&N=100&L=TB2TN4AX7T&S=I_M&C=0036-8075

Biome - keep up to date with a new online magazine

 

Check out Biome - a new online magazine showcasing recent medical and biological research.

 

"Biome is an online magazine that will provide biologists, medical researchers and clinicians with the latest research topics, discussions and community news from the entire spectrum of medicine and biology. Published by BioMed Central, Biome will regularly report on specially significant research articles, reviews and commentaries that appear daily in BioMed Central’s open access journals, all of which are fully peer reviewed. Biome brings together a selection of new insights from across the entire spectrum of biology and medicine."

See the latest articles here http://www.biomedcentral.com/biome/. You can also sign up to receive monthly highlights.

American Chemical Society Journals Online

The ACS online journals are now available from outside College. Previously these could only be accessed from College PCs or via the VPN, but now you can access them using your IT Services username and password. The service gives access to the full text of 25 ACS journals. More information here http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/elib/databases/science/acs