What's New @ IEEE for Libraries

VOLUME 6 NUMBER 4 APRIL 2004

CONTENTS:
1. IEEE Scores Victory for Scholarly Publishing with OFAC Ruling
2. Study Shows IEEE Journals Priced 39% Below Market Average
3. Journal Explores Link Between Music and Engineering
4. Attending SLA? Sign Up for IEEE Breakfast
5. New Proceedings Address Latest on Optical Technologies
6. Context Information Helps Solve Data Quality Problems
7. Hot Off the Press: Guide to Intellectual Property Law
8. Digital Libraries Conference Coming in June
9. National Electrical Safety Code Archive Collected on CD-ROM
10. Conference Calls for Papers Listed at New IEEE Web Page
11. 3-D Scanners Measure Up: IEEE Spectrum Reports
12. Getting to Know Your Customers
13. "Hidden Data" -- What Can It Reveal?

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1. IEEE SCORES VICTORY FOR SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING WITH OFAC RULING
IEEE scored a victory for freedom of the press and the scholarly publishing community with the ruling it received this month from the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The ruling exempts peer review, editing and publication of scholarly manuscripts submitted to IEEE by authors living in countries that are under U.S. trade embargoes, such as Iran and Cuba. OFAC determined that IEEE's publications process is "not constrained by OFAC's regulatory programs." Read all about it: www.ieee.org/newsinfo/OFACruling.xml

2. STUDY SHOWS IEEE JOURNALS PRICED 39% BELOW MARKET AVERAGE
The annual IEE Journal Pricing study has found that IEEE magazines, transactions, journals and letters continue to be priced significantly lower than those of similar publishers -- 39% lower, in fact. Based on a statistically average 500-page journal, the results show that the average price of an electrical engineering or computer science publication was US$644, while the average price of an IEEE periodical was US$391. Carrying this further, the study found that the average price of scientific journals from other non-profit publishers was US$457; IEEE journals were priced 14% below that amount. The study also found that the average price of a commercially published scientific journal was even higher, at US$802; IEEE journals were priced less than half that price. Compare for yourself: the price list for all IEEE journals is located here: shop.ieee.org/store/HelpDesk/subscribe/pricelist.asp

3. JOURNAL EXPLORES LINK BETWEEN MUSIC AND ENGINEERING
The April 2004 issue of Proceedings of the IEEE addresses the exciting synthesis of engineering and music, and new technologies for human-system symbiosis. Papers in this issue address human-technology interaction and music perception; gestural control of sound synthesis; robotic interface for embodied interaction; and auditory displays in human-machine interfaces; among others. Contributors include a transdisciplinary team of engineering and music professionals. A preview, including the editor's introduction, is available online at: www.ieee.org/pubs/proceedings/current.xml

Subscribers may access the entire contents of this issue online through the IEEE Xplore delivery system at: ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?puNumber=5

4. ATTENDING SLA? SIGN UP FOR IEEE BREAKFAST
Librarians planning to attend the Special Libraries Association (SLA) meeting in Nashville this June are invited to attend the annual IEEE User Breakfast, 8 June, 7:30 to 9:00 am, at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. Get the scoop on the latest IEEE online initiatives, while providing your feedback on current and future offerings. To register, send an email to: p.buchta@ieee.org

IEEE will attend several more library shows in the coming months (including three other events in June). For dates and locations, visit: www.ieee.org/ieeeontheroad

5. NEW PROCEEDINGS ADDRESS LATEST ON OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES
The proceedings of the 2003 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science have been published and are now available through the IEEE Online Catalog & Store. The proceedings address some of the latest research in the fields of biomedical optics, information processing, optical science, photonics, quantum electronics, and more. For information or to purchase, please visit: shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=CH37420

Institutions with subscriptions to IEEE online collections may have access to these proceedings, depending on their access rights, through IEEE Xplore: ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentCon.jsp?puNumber=8993

6. CONTEXT INFORMATION HELPS SOLVE DATA QUALITY PROBLEMS
Librarians and researchers know that data quality problems can arise from abbreviations, data entry mistakes, duplicate records, missing fields, and many other sources. These problems proliferate when you integrate multiple data sources in data warehousing, federated databases, and global information systems. IEEE Intelligent Systems looks at how context information can be used to solve these "spurious links." (Adobe Acrobat Reader required.) www.computer.org/intelligent/ex2004/x2028.pdf

7. HOT OFF THE PRESS: GUIDE TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
The latest book from Wiley-IEEE Press offers readers an understanding the fundamentals of patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, mask work, and unfair competition laws. "Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists" by Howard B. Rockman, Esq, is intended as a ready reference tool for inventors or creators that will generate maximum efficiencies in obtaining, preserving and enforcing their intellectual property rights. For more information, or to purchase this new book, visit: www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471449989.html
***IEEE members: Receive a 15% discount on any Wiley-IEEE Press titles. Use code 18493 at checkout.***

8. DIGITAL LIBRARIES CONFERENCE COMING IN JUNE
The 2004 IEEE/ACM 4th Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) will be held in Tucson, Arizona, USA, from 7 to 11 June. This year's event will feature a wide range of full- and half-day tutorials, as well as keynote speakers, 35 posters and 16 demonstrations. JCDL encompasses the many meanings of the term "digital libraries," including new forms of information institutions; new methods of selecting, collecting, organizing, and distributing digital content; and theoretical models of information media. For more information, or to register, visit: www.jcdl2004.org/

9. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY CODE ARCHIVE COLLECTED ON CD-ROM
The IEEE Standards Association has collected the 1914 to 1972 archives of the National Electrical Safety Code® on CD-ROM. The collection offers a complete resource on safety requirements for power, telephone, cable TV, and railroad signal systems. For features and product details, or to order this collection, visit: shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=SE115

10. CONFERENCE CALLS FOR PAPERS LISTED AT NEW IEEE WEB PAGE
Researchers looking to submit technical papers to IEEE conferences may now visit a single Web page for information on current conference calls for papers. Searches may be filtered by deadline date (up to one year) or by sponsoring IEEE Society. Typical search results include the conference date, location, and conference URL. To access the Conference Calls for Papers page, visit: www.ieee.org/cfp/

11. 3-D SCANNERS MEASURE UP: IEEE SPECTRUM REPORTS
A new generation of automatic digital body scanners can capture hundreds of measurements in seconds, allowing the first new large-scale surveys of human measurements to be conducted around the world. The April issue of IEEE Spectrum magazine looks at these new 3-D scanners, in an article written by one of the pioneers of the large-scale survey technology. The article explains how 3-D body scanners work, the impact they will have on everyday lives, and the future of the technology in the health and clothing industries. Give the article a scan at: www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/apr04/0404scan.html

12. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS
In the latest edition of IEEE-USA Today's Engineer, technology consultant Harry Roman suggests that one formula for success is to identify an existing customer's needs and then create solutions. If you've already established yourself as a "go-to" problem solver, chances are you've already got a customer's confidence and loyalty. Otherwise, you can earn the respect of your customers -- and their continued patronage -- by helping them turn their own ideas into real solutions. Read more: www.todaysengineer.org/Mar04/customers.asp

13. "HIDDEN DATA" -- WHAT CAN IT REVEAL?
Mining for hidden text in Microsoft Word documents can yield everything from deleted text to user names and passwords -- a concern for anyone concerned about information security. But as this article in IEEE Security & Privacy magazine shows, users can safeguard themselves with a few countermeasures. Read more: www.computer.org/security/v2n2/byers.htm

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