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Future Professional Communication in Astronomy II [electronic resource] / edited by Alberto Accomazzi.

By: Accomazzi, Alberto [editor.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings: 1Publisher: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011Edition: 1.Description: XX, 148 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781441983695.Subject(s): Physics | Information storage and retrieval systems | Astronomy | Physics | Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology | Information Storage and RetrievalDDC classification: 520 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
FPCA-II Opening Comments -- Astronomical Publishing: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (A. Heck/Strasbourg Obs.) -- The Emergin Scholarly Brain (M.J. Kurtz/CfA) -- Communicating Astronomy Beyond IYA2009 (R.T. Fienberg/AAS) -- Trends in Scientific Publishing at Springer (G. Eichhorn/Springer) -- Astronomy Journal Publishing: Serving the Community (R. Boucher/Wiley-Blackwell) -- Publishing in Greater Depth: Article of the Future and Beyond (D. Clark/Elsevier) -- Publishing Astronomy and Astrophysics: Article Numbering, Electronic First (M.L. Chaix/EDP Sciences) -- The Future of the ASP Conference Series (J. Jensen et al./ASP) -- Astronomical Publication Rates in the US, UK, and Europe (H. A. Abt/KPNO) -- Fully Digital: Policy and Process Implications for the AAS (Chr. Biemesderfer/AAS) -- The Present and Future of The Astrophysical Journal (E. Vishniac/McMaster Univ.) -- Open Access: Current Status, AAS Perspectives (K. Marvel and Chr. Biemesderfer/AAS) -- Open Access Publishing in High-Energy Physics: The SCOAP3 Initiative (S. Mele/CERN) -- Astronomy Librarians - Quo Vadis? (J. Lagerstrom/STScI and U. Grothkopf/ESO) -- Telescope Bibliometrics 101 (U. Grothkopf/ESO and J. Lagerstrom/STScI) -- Progress on the 'Declaration Concerning the Evolving Role of Libraries in Research Centres' (T.J. Mahoney/IAC) -- Finding Your Literature Match - A Recommender System (E.A. Henneken et al./SAO) -- Linking Literature and Data: Status Report and Future Efforts (A.Accomazzi/CfA) -- FPCA-II Concluding Remarks (M.J. Kurtz/CfA).
In: Springer eBooksSummary: The present volume gathers together the talks presented at the colloquim "Future Professional Communication II (FPCA-II)," held at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (Cambridge, MA) on 13-14 April 2010. Motivated by a convergence of facts and trends in the world of publishing, as well as by interrogations from within the astronomy community, the FPCA meetings are quietly  making history as they are convening all major partners, publishers, editors, archive managers, officers of learned societies, as well as scientists involved in professional communication processes. The contributions presented in this volume describe their activities, projects and questions on the future.
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FPCA-II Opening Comments -- Astronomical Publishing: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (A. Heck/Strasbourg Obs.) -- The Emergin Scholarly Brain (M.J. Kurtz/CfA) -- Communicating Astronomy Beyond IYA2009 (R.T. Fienberg/AAS) -- Trends in Scientific Publishing at Springer (G. Eichhorn/Springer) -- Astronomy Journal Publishing: Serving the Community (R. Boucher/Wiley-Blackwell) -- Publishing in Greater Depth: Article of the Future and Beyond (D. Clark/Elsevier) -- Publishing Astronomy and Astrophysics: Article Numbering, Electronic First (M.L. Chaix/EDP Sciences) -- The Future of the ASP Conference Series (J. Jensen et al./ASP) -- Astronomical Publication Rates in the US, UK, and Europe (H. A. Abt/KPNO) -- Fully Digital: Policy and Process Implications for the AAS (Chr. Biemesderfer/AAS) -- The Present and Future of The Astrophysical Journal (E. Vishniac/McMaster Univ.) -- Open Access: Current Status, AAS Perspectives (K. Marvel and Chr. Biemesderfer/AAS) -- Open Access Publishing in High-Energy Physics: The SCOAP3 Initiative (S. Mele/CERN) -- Astronomy Librarians - Quo Vadis? (J. Lagerstrom/STScI and U. Grothkopf/ESO) -- Telescope Bibliometrics 101 (U. Grothkopf/ESO and J. Lagerstrom/STScI) -- Progress on the 'Declaration Concerning the Evolving Role of Libraries in Research Centres' (T.J. Mahoney/IAC) -- Finding Your Literature Match - A Recommender System (E.A. Henneken et al./SAO) -- Linking Literature and Data: Status Report and Future Efforts (A.Accomazzi/CfA) -- FPCA-II Concluding Remarks (M.J. Kurtz/CfA).

The present volume gathers together the talks presented at the colloquim "Future Professional Communication II (FPCA-II)," held at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (Cambridge, MA) on 13-14 April 2010. Motivated by a convergence of facts and trends in the world of publishing, as well as by interrogations from within the astronomy community, the FPCA meetings are quietly  making history as they are convening all major partners, publishers, editors, archive managers, officers of learned societies, as well as scientists involved in professional communication processes. The contributions presented in this volume describe their activities, projects and questions on the future.

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