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Library Photograph Competition

Have you seen the Royal Society of Chemistry’s (RSC) library in London, UK?

RSC Library

For the past year, the library has been represented on the front cover of the RSC Publishing Catalogue 2011 and distributed worldwide at conferences, exhibitions, by our sales team, agents, distributors and by post.

This month, I am updating our RSC Publishing Catalogue and would like to continue the theme and feature an international library on the front of our 2012 Catalogue, helping to raise the profile of the library and the facilities on offer.  This theme will continue every year for several years.

There are so many fantastic libraries in the world, whether architecturally, academically, historically or in terms of resources and support, so to help us find the right image, we are starting an annual competition.  This competition will be judged by RSC and our external RSC Library Advisory Board.

What are we looking for?

We are looking to receive a high resolution image representing the competition topic that we can use in all promotional activities relating to the RSC Publishing Catalogue.

Competition Topic

The topic for the RSC Publishing Catalogue 2012 competition is – Science in the Library

Competition Details  

  • Image to be supplied as high resolution in JPEG or EPS
  • Competition entry deadline – Friday 24th June 2011
  • Submit your image entries to:

Louise Peck
Library Marketing Specialist
RSC Publishing
peckl@rsc.org

Please contact me with any queries and I will happily help. We look forward to receiving your competition entries!

Competition Terms and Conditions

  1. One winner will be selected by RSC and the RSC Library Advisory Board from all library image entries received by 18.00 GMT on Friday 24th June 2011
  2. By submitting an image, entrants hereby give permission to the RSC for the image to be published by the RSC on the front cover of the RSC Publishing Catalogue
  3. By submitting an image, entrants hereby confirm that the image is their own original work
  4. Images to be supplied in high resolution JPEG or EPS format to peckl@rsc.org
  5. The image should relate to the topic Science in the Library
  6. The winner will be notified by email
  7. Unsuccessful entrants may not be notified
  8. Only one entry per individual
  9. No cash prize alternatives are available
  10. The institution/organisation name and image of the winner will be used in RSC marketing activities
  11. Employees of the RSC will not be eligible to enter this competition
  12. The Royal Society of Chemistry will store any personal data you supply on its electronic records in order to contact you further about the competition and it will NOT be passed on to third parties.

P.S. Have you visited the RSC Library Tool Kit?
GO TO www.rsc.org/librarytoolkit

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Important Announcement regarding book distributors in UK, USA and Canada

The RSC Publishing division of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) would like to announce that we have made some changes to our book distributors in the UK, USA and Canada for order processing, customer service and credit control functions:

  • UK – Marston Book Services Ltd
  • USA and Canada – Ingram Publisher Services

Please use these book distributors with immediate effect.

UK PRINT BOOK SALES – Marston Book Services Ltd 

Marston Book Services Ltd, Trade Department
160 Milton Park
Abingdon
Oxfordshire, OX14 4SD
UK

TEL +44 (0)1235 465522
FAX +44 (0)1235 465555
EMAIL (Orders) trade.orders@marston.co.uk
EMAIL (Enquiries) trade.enquiry@marston.co.uk
GO TO http://www.marston.co.uk/

USA and CANADA PRINT BOOK SALES – Ingram Publisher Services

Ingram Publisher Services
Customer Service, Box 631
14 Ingram Blvd
La Vergne, TN 37086
USA

iPage ipage.ingrambook.com
RSC’s TOLL FREE +1 (888) 790 0428
ACCESS +1 (800) 961 8031 (automated)
TEL +1 (866) 400 5351
FAX +1 (800) 838 1149
EMAIL customer.service@ingrampublisherservices.com

For more information about this announcement, please contact

Mario Fortini
Book Sales Manager
RSC Publishing
TEL +44 (0) 1223 432414
FAX +44 (0) 1223 420247
EMAIL fortinim@rsc.org
GO TO www.rsc.org/books

Additional information can be found on the RSC website
GO TO http://www.rsc.org/Shop/guide.asp

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The RSC Celebrates 170 Years of Publishing

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) celebrates 170 years of publishing, and to mark this occasion we want to find out more about the first author on record.

The first paper to be published in April 1841 was written by Thomas George Tilley “On some of the products of the action nitric acid castor oil”; it was published in the Memoirs of the Chemical Society.

Are you related to Thomas? Has his research influenced yours? If you have any information on Thomas George Tilley blog us today……

ON SOME OF THE PRODUCTS OF THE ACTION OF NITRIC ACID ON CASTOR OIL
Thomas George Tilley
Mem. Chem. Soc., Lond., 1841, 1, 1-6
DOI: 10.1039/MP8410100001, Paper

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) originated in 1841 and is the largest European organisation for advancing the chemical sciences. The RSC is a major international publisher of chemical information publishing 30 peer-reviewed journals, magazines, books, databases and publishing services to the chemical science community.

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Celebrations and prizes galore in Anaheim

Journal celebrations, product demos and workshops, plus lots of daily prizes given away at booth 903 – it was a hectic few days in the Exposition Hall at the ACS Spring 2011 National Meeting in Anaheim last week.

Monday saw the announcement of the latest new journal to join our portfolio: RSC Advances and Managing Editor Sarah Ruthven and other staff on RSC Publishing booth 903 were on hand to talk to the many interested researchers.

The reception to celebrate Catalysis Science & Technology on Tuesday saw guests toasting the successful launch of the journal as they chatted to prominent researchers in the field.

ChemSpider demonstrations and workshops proved popular, and our bookshop on the booth attracted great interest.

Every day saw queues of eager visitors wanting to win a prize, favourite being the exclusive RSC Publishing t-shirt.

Our photographer was on hand to record the events – do you recognise anyone in the photos below?

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RSC Publishing Recognises Outstanding Achievement in China

 

This week Dr James Milne (RSC Publishing) is in China visiting scientific researchers and scientists. During a trip to Changchun Dr Milne presented a certificate of achievement to Professor Hongjie Zhang, at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry.

Professor Zhang was recognised for his prolific published research over the last year. The RSC has published 17 of Professor Zhang’s papers – making him the most successful RSC author from China during the year.

Read Professor Zhang’s excellent work published in RSC journals:
CrystEngComm
Dalton Transactions
Journal of Materials Chemistry

Dr Milne and Dr Daping Zhang (RSC Publishing Editor) continue their tour of China where they will visit seven universities/institutes and four companies in Beijing, Changchun, Shanghai and Xiamen.

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ACS in Anaheim – see you there

RSC - growing togetherWe’ll be in Anaheim this month for the ACS Spring 2011 National Meeting and Exposition – and we’d love to meet you. Visit Booth 903 to find out how we are working with you and your communities to enhance the chemical sciences worldwide. And there are lots of prizes to be won each day, including T-shirts, baseball caps and games.

At our booth you can:

  • Hear the very latest journal news and search the RSC Publishing platform
  • Pick up a copy of the first issue of Catalysis Science & Technology, our new journal focusing on all fundamental science and technological aspects of catalysis
  • See the faces behind Chemical Science – and read a sample of the first 100 articles printed in our special conference collection
  • Try ChemSpider, the multiple award-winning, chemical structure-based search engine providing free access to more than 25 million chemical structures.
  • Browse our books, all with a show discount of 20%
  • Investigate our new Water Specialists’ Package of nine books – you can save 35% on the individual purchase price of these best-selling books

While at the booth, you can also: discover International Year of Chemistry 2011 activities; connect with MyRSC, the professional network for the chemical sciences; find details of our extensive conference programme, including Challenges in Renewable Energy, the fourth International Symposium on Advancing the Chemical Sciences (ISACS4), coming to Boston in July; and subscribe to Chemistry World at a specially reduced rate.

Plus, here are some events for your diary:

Monday 28th March    
RSC ChemSpider as an environment for teaching and sharing chemistry (Antony Williams, ChemSpider, RSC) 09.45 Room Trillium B, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel
Wiki resources for chemical education
(Prof Martin A Walker, SUNY Potsdam and RSC Teacher Fellow)
10.25 Room Trillium B, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel
Hosting a compound centric community resource for chemistry data  (Antony Williams, ChemSpider, RSC) 15.05 Room 204A
Tuesday 29th March    
How the web has weaved a web of interlinked chemistry data
(Antony Williams, ChemSpider, RSC)
15.00 Room 204A
RSC Publishing journal reception
(invited guests only)
18.00-20.00 Anaheim Marriott
Wednesday 30th March    
ChemSpider training 08.30-11.00 Room 211A

(All events take place in the Anaheim Convention Center, unless otherwise stated.)

 See you in Anaheim!

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RSC presents: High Impact Analytical Science at Pittcon

 

Are you planning to attend this year’s Pittcon Conference in Atlanta from 13th -17th March?
Why not start the conference with a visit at the RSC booth 1147 and a cup of freshly brewed Starbucks coffee?

We’d love to talk to you about our latest books and journals in a relaxed atmosphere and you can discover all the advantages of publishing your research with us.

If you decide to join the RSC at the conference, we’ll offer a discounted membership package as well.

The following RSC staff will be attending Pittcon:         

 
M
ay Copsey
Editor Analyst, Analytical Methods, JAAS and Metallomics
Niamh O’Connor
Publisher
Joanne Thomson
Deputy Editor Chemical Science, Chemical Communications, Chemical Society Reviews
Merlin Fox
Commissioning Editor, Books
 
 
 
 
Please feel free to get in touch with any of the staff before the conference and arrange a meeting at publishing@rsc.org
 
And if you’re up for a bit of fun, we’re running a mini quiz where you could win an RSC hamper filled with lots of great prizes.
 
We look forward to meeting you in Atlanta!
Best wishes,


 

 Louise Peck, Stand Manager

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Find Out How ChemSpider Connects Chemistry & Mass Spectrometry Online – Register Today…

Connecting chemistry and mass spectrometry on the internet in the very first Chemistry World live webinar on 31 January, discover the powerful combination of the modern mass spectrometry and the ChemSpider database of chemical structures in metabolomics research.

Dr Antony Williams of the RSC and Dr John Shockcor from Waters will be speaking on:

Connecting Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry on the Internet – ChemSpider
Monday 31 January 2011

Join the live webinar – Register Here

Or

Be part of the active audience at The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK – Register Here

This Chemistry World webinar is brought to you in partnership with ChemSpider and Waters.

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RSC Publishing Platform reaches the one million milestone

The one millionth paper Controlled assembly of plasmonic colloidal nanoparticle clusters by José M. Romo-Herrera, Ramón A. Alvarez-Puebla and Luis M. Liz-Marzán.

This seven figure milestone was reached as the RSC’s exceptional range of peer-reviewed journals, magazines, books, databases and publishing services to the chemical science community more than doubled in output in the last three years.

Royal Society of Chemistry editorial director James Milne said: “Today marks a significant landmark for the RSC Publishing Platform. Delivering the millionth record, a paper published in the RSC journal Nanoscale, demonstrates not only the significance of the RSC in terms of disseminating high-quality research content worldwide but also with many millions of article downloads each year, the value researchers place on being able to access this content through our new publishing platform.” In the last four years RSC Publishing has gone from being the fifth largest publisher in chemistry to challenging Wiley in third place.

“This incredible growth, including launching 10 new journals and more than doubling the number of high impact papers published, seems set to continue into 2011,” added James. “In addition to growing in scale, the quality of the RSC Portfolio remains at the top of the field. More than 90% of the RSC’s 30 journals have an impact factor over 3.0 – a feat no other publisher can match. This high quality portfolio is attracting more and more submissions from a truly international research community, all supported by a highly qualified editorial team providing exceptional customer service to the journal authors. Similar developments are taking place with the book’s portfolio with a record 85 books published last year alone, most also available as ebooks.”

The new platform, providing powerful, fast access to journals, books and databases from RSC Publishing, provides access to more than one million articles, papers and database records using one simple interface where results are refined through intuitive filters.

Professor Luis M. Liz-Marzan, from the University of Vigo in Spain and lead author of the one millionth paper, said he was delighted with the achievement and explained why he chooses RSC publishing to promote his work: “I publish in RSC journals because they guarantee high quality standards and widespread readership. I am delighted that one of my papers has become RSC’s millionth paper.”

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Free access to new RSC Publishing journals runs out at the end of this year

Recommend Analytical Methods, Integrative Biology, Metallomics, Nanoscale or Energy & Envrionmental Science to your librarian to retain access

You and your colleagues might have been enjoying free access to the first two volumes of the following RSC Publishing journals, launched in 2009:

• Analytical Methods – Linking industry and academia by focusing on the practical value of analytical science for real world applications

• Integrative Biology  – Publishing novel biological research, based on innovative experimental and theoretical methodologies

• Metallomics –  Interdisciplinary science which provides insight into the role of metals in biological, environmental and clinical systems

 Nanoscale – Experimental and theoretical work across the breadth of nanoscience and nanotechnology

High Quality Content

In 2011 these journals will be available by subscription only. And the best advocate to prove to you that RSC journals provide essential research for scientists is Energy & Environmental Science. Launched in 2008, it’s received its first Impact Factor: an impressive 8.5!
 
Also guaranteed is the high quality content that RSC Publishing journals are renowned for. With a publishing history that dates back to 1841, we are a not-for-profit publisher with a track record of a market leading journal portfolio:
 
• The average impact factor (IF) across our portfolio is 5.4**
• 90% of our titles have an IF over 3

Want to Retain Access?

Single subscriptions to the above publications***are available from £940/$1,701 and there’s a 35% discount for package subscriptions. So if you’d like to talk to us about your subscription options, simply click here and we’ll contact you.

If you are a scientist and would like to retain access to the above publications, recommend them to your information specialist today!

* Please note that Energy & Environmental Science is included in Package A/A+.
** Data based on 2009 Journal Citation Reports ® (Thomson Reuters, 2010)
*** If you subscribe to Package Gold, you automatically receive access to these journals.

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