What's New @ IEEE for Libraries

May 2006 Volume 8, Number 5

IN THIS ISSUE:
1. New Features Coming to IEEE Xplore Digital Library in June
2. IEEE Helps Bring Tech Literature Back to Iraq
3. "Proceedings of the IEEE" Unveils New Look and Features
4. Finalists Selected in Computer Society Design Competition
5. Report: Commercial Journals Twice As Expensive As IEEE Journals
6. 2007 National Electrical Safety Code Available for Advanced Orders
7. Paper Submissions Sought for Information Technologies Conference
8. Dartmouth Hosts First Collegiate Hybrid Car Race
9. New Primer Analyzes Ethernet Standard
10. Career Watch: Nuclear Engineers in High Demand
11. Ohio Librarians Invited to IEEE User Group Meeting in August
12. IEEE Completes First System Standard for Cell Phone Batteries
13. In Brief: Recent Additions to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library

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This week's new IEEE journals, proceedings and standards:
ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/newinfo.jsp

1. NEW FEATURES COMING TO IEEE XPLORE DIGITAL LIBRARY IN JUNE
Next month, IEEE will release an upgrade to the IEEE Xplore digital library. As a result, users may experience a few hours of downtime while the new system is brought online. This latest version, IEEE Xplore 2.1.4, will feature OpenURL compatibility and enhanced citation download features. In addition, each periodical will display a monthly list of its most-read papers, and downloaded PDFs will now contain a small watermark identifying the downloading institution or user. Look for more information in the coming weeks. Visit: www.ieee.org/ieeexplore

2. IEEE HELPS BRING TECH LITERATURE BACK TO IRAQ
The IEEE and 15 other science and technology publishers have joined together to help rebuild libraries -- virtually -- at Iraqi universities and government agencies. The publishers have deeply discounted the subscriptions to their digital libraries through an agreement with the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. The agreement with the publishers will provide almost 20,000 journals -- including magazines, transactions, and standards from the IEEE/IET Electronic Library -- to the new Iraqi Virtual Science Library. For more information, visit: www.theinstitute.ieee.org/portal/pages/tionline/legacy/inst2006/may06/iraq.html

3. "PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE" UNVEILS NEW LOOK AND FEATURES
Readers of this month's issue of "Proceedings of the IEEE" (v. 94, no. 5) may notice a few changes, as the flagship journal of the IEEE unveils a new design and several new features. The journal has expanded its table of contents to aid readability, increased its use of color and photographs, added a section for reader comments, and modernized the design throughout. Subscribers can check out these changes (as well as the issue's focus on next-generation optical networks) through the IEEE Xplore digital library: ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=34274

4. FINALISTS SELECTED IN COMPUTER SOCIETY DESIGN COMPETITION
Ten teams of university students have been named finalists in the annual IEEE Computer Society International Design Competition. Finalists include three teams from the United States, two from China, two from Poland, one from India, one from Romania and one from Jordan. The teams, which designed and implemented computer-based solutions to real-world problems along the theme of "Preserving, Protecting and Enhancing the Environment," will travel to Washington, D.C. to present their projects in the competition's World Finals in July. For more information, visit: biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060516/dctu070.html?.v=36

5. REPORT: COMMERCIAL JOURNALS TWICE AS EXPENSIVE AS IEEE JOURNALS
Two new studies confirm that IEEE publications continue to be priced at less than half the cost of competitive commercial publications. The annual Library Journal Periodical Price Survey revealed that the average cost of an engineering journal in 2006 is US$1,756, and a math and computer science journal averages $1,278. Using the same calculation, the average price of an individual IEEE journal is just $593. In addition, the annual IEEE Journal Pricing Study finds that based on a statistically average 500-page journal, the average cost of an electrical engineering/computer science journal is $747. The price of a 500-page IEEE journal is $427 -- 43 percent less than the market average. For more, visit: www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/briefs.html#journal study

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"Learning acquired in youth arrests the evil of old age." ~ Leonardo da Vinci

6. 2007 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY CODE AVAILABLE FOR ADVANCED ORDERS
The National Electric Safety Code (NESC(R)) has been updated and is now available for advance orders ahead of its on-sale date of 1 August 2006. The code, which is used throughout the United States and in more than 100 countries, offers practical guidance on how to safeguard employees and the public when electrical supply and communication lines are designed, installed, operated and maintained. It is updated every five years to reflect changes in the electrical and communications industries. The 2007 version includes new appendices on loading and conductor movement, extreme wind loading, and maximum over-voltage at a work site. For more information, visit: standards.ieee.org/nesc/nescproducts.html

7. PAPER SUBMISSIONS SOUGHT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE
The 2006 International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies is currently soliciting paper submissions. Authors are encouraged to submit papers on a wide range of topics including artificial intelligence, network management, neural networks and fuzzy logic, security signal processing, and emerging technologies in communications and information technologies. The conference takes place 18 to 20 October in Bangkok, Thailand. For more information: www.telecom.kmitl.ac.th/iscit2006/

8. DARTMOUTH HOSTS FIRST COLLEGIATE HYBRID CAR RACE
The first collegiate hybrid and electric car race, dubbed Formula Hybrid, was recently hosted by the Thayer School of Engineering at the New Hampshire International Speedway. The race was designed by the undergrad students to be an activity where they could showcase their custom built cars and raise awareness about alternative fuels. Cars were built by students from Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, and McGill University. The event drew the attention of the Society of Automotive Engineers, who agreed to sponsor the event. Though only three schools participated in this year's event, fifteen more have already expressed interest in competing next year. A student from Dartmouth who helped built her school's car said the race will have a long term affect for societal goals, and show that hybrid cars are not just efficient, but are high performance machines. IEEE was a co-sponsor of this event. Read more: www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2006050501060

9. NEW PRIMER ANALYZES ETHERNET STANDARD
What are the benefits of Ethernet and what makes it the foundation for broadband subscriber access networks in the critical link between the Internet and users? These questions and others are addressed in IEEE's new primer "Ethernet in the First Mile: Access for Everyone." The primer features more than 450 pages of compressive analysis of the IEEE 802.3ah-2004 standard. For details, visit: standards.ieee.org/announcements/pr_EFMpressbook.html

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10. CAREER WATCH: NUCLEAR ENGINEERS IN HIGH DEMAND
According to the North American Young Generation in Nuclear, there is a high demand for young engineers with nuclear training. Current nuclear plants are expanding and their employee ranks growing older -- more than a quarter of the industry's 15,600 employees will be eligible for retirement in the next five years. Entry-level nuclear engineers can make more than US$50,000, and more if they have graduate degrees. In South Carolina, programs at two schools have been designed to help meet the need for open positions in the field. Duke Energy, SCANA, and Southern Nuclear and Progress Energy all have applied to build new plants in South Carolina. Duke alone plans to hire about 50 people each at plants in Oconee, Catawba and McGuire, said company spokeswoman Rita Sipe. The company also will hire about 800 full-time employees at a planned nuclear station in Cherokee County. Other programs are being designed to expose both high school students and teachers to basic concepts of nuclear science. Read more: www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/14473586.htm

11. OHIO LIBRARIANS INVITED TO IEEE USER GROUP MEETING IN AUGUST
Customers in the vicinity of Ohio are invited to attend the first Ohio-area IEEE User Group meeting, 22 August at Ohio State University. Attendees will spend the day with IEEE staff hearing about new products and features, offering suggestions on new developments prior to implementation, and networking with other IEEE users. For full information, please contact Ruth Wolfish, IEEE Client Services Manager East, at r.wolfish@ieee.org

12. IEEE COMPLETES FIRST SYSTEM STANDARD FOR CELL PHONE BATTERIES
The IEEE has completed a standard to make rechargeable lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries for cellular phones more reliable and robust. The new standard, IEEE Livium(TM) 1725, "Standard for Rechargeable Batteries for Cellular Telephones," is the first to adopt a systems approach in setting uniform criteria for battery design, production and evaluation. The standard considers cell and battery pack electrical and mechanical construction, process control, chemistries, charge and discharge controls, and packaging technologies, among other areas. It gives the battery and cell phone industries uniform criteria for creating and qualifying rechargeable battery systems and for verifying battery quality. Read more: standards.ieee.org/announcements/pr_livium1725.html

13. IN BRIEF: RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE IEEE XPLORE DIGITAL LIBRARY

"IEEE Power & Energy Magazine" (v. 4, no. 3) -- special issue on graying power systems
ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=34233

"IEEE Signal Processing Magazine" (v. 23, no. 3) -- special feature on molecular and cellular bioimaging
ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=34166

Five-year anniversary issue of "IEEE Sensors Journal" (v. 6, no. 3)
ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=34270

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