Showing papers on "Milestone published in 2006"
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TL;DR: The Berlin Conference, as an important milestone in African history rings up the curtain of carving up Africa,thus playing an irreparcable role in the history of colonism as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The Berlin Conference,as an important milestone in African history rings up the curtain of carving up Africa,thus playing an irreparcable role in the history of colonismThe following 30 years has seen the completion of dividing up Africa and the the establisbment of the colonial system by the powers respectively
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15 Dec 2006
TL;DR: The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) reaches a milestone with the listing of its 2,500th peer-reviewed open-access journal, marking a significant achievement in promoting open-access publishing.
Abstract: Today the DOAJ listed its 2,500th peer-reviewed open-access journal. For more details, see the announcement.
2 Dec 2006
TL;DR: India's National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) reaches 500th full-text deposit milestone in its institutional repository, marking a significant achievement in open access publishing and digital preservation of oceanographic research.
Abstract: India's National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has reached the 500th full-text deposit in its institutional repository. For details see today's announcement.
19 Apr 2006
TL;DR: The University of California's eScholarship Repository reached 3 million full-text downloads, with 6,465 additional downloads in less than 24 hours, marking a significant milestone in its growth and usage.
Abstract: Last night the University of California's eScholarship Repository logged its 3 millionth full-text download. As I type, the number is up to 3,006,465, which means 6,465 full-text downloads in less than one day.
13 Jan 2006
TL;DR: The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) has surpassed 2,000 listed open-access journals, marking a significant milestone, and plans changes to improve its services and content offerings.
Abstract: This morning the DOAJ reached the major milestone of listing 2,000 OA journals.
1 Jan 2006
TL;DR: TC-9 (2001-2005) focused on earth reinforcement techniques, including geosynthetics and nailing, with cooperation from TC-17, and organized international symposia, such as IS Kyushu 2001, to advance ground improvement methods and future prospects.
Abstract: The general objective of TC-9 in the period 2001-2005 was to focus on the use of full range of developed and new/novel techniques including geosynthetics, nailing, and other methods for ground reinforcement using artificial material placed in the soil. And cooperation with TC-17 whose topic was ground improvements was required. Under these guidelines, not only TC-9 meetings but also the organizing sessions have been done whenever the related international symposia/conferences were held. The joint activities with TC-17 were also examined. A beginning of the activity was the International Symposium on Earth Reinforcement (IS Kyushu 2001), which was held on November 14-16, 2001 in Fukuoka, Japan under the joint-auspices of the Japanese Geotechnical Society and the TC-9. Here in this reportthe activities by TC-9 during this period are summarized. On the basis of these activitiesthe future prospects of TC-9 including theme and activities were also presented.
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27 Nov 2006
TL;DR: HighWire Press launches its 1,000th journal site, marking a significant milestone in digital publishing, with further details available in today's announcement.
Abstract: HighWire Press has launched its 1,000th journal site. For details, see today's announcement.
6 Dec 2006
TL;DR: The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine has archived over 85.8 billion open-access web pages, a significant milestone in preserving online content for future generations, as announced in a recent statement.
Abstract: The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine has archived more than 85.8 billion web pages, all of them OA. For details, see yesterday's announcement.
19 Dec 2006
TL;DR: Hindawi surpasses 50 open-access journals, achieving profitability in its OA journal program, marking a significant milestone for the publisher as it concludes the year with a notable achievement in open-access publishing.
Abstract: Hindawi now publishes more than 50 OA journals. From today's announcement: PS: And by the way, the Hindawi OA journal program is profitable. Kudos to Hindawi on this year-end news.
11 Feb 2006
TL;DR: The Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress) reached a milestone on February 7, logging its 5 millionth download from ResearchNow, its open-access repository, marking a significant achievement in scholarly communication and dissemination of research.
Abstract: On February 7, the Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress) logged its 5 millionth download from ResearchNow, its OA repository.
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24 Aug 2006
TL;DR: SHERPA launches a blog to promote Open Access (OA) and extend its online presence, marking a milestone for OpenDOAR, a directory of OA repositories, with the blog serving as a valuable resource for OA information and updates.
Abstract: From the SHERPA blog this morning: PS: BTW, the SHERPA Blog is new, only launched on Monday. This is a welcome extension of SHERPA's online presence and service to OA.
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20 Jul 2006
TL;DR: JISC's Jorum repository reaches a milestone with 200 institutions adopting its open-access platform for teaching and learning materials, expanding access to educational resources.
Abstract: JISC has announced that 200 institutions now use Jorum, its OA repository for teaching and learning materials.