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International Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics [Book Review]
In recent years, earthquake engineering has increasingly assumed an identity as an important specialty
within the wider framework of the science of seismology, on the one hand, and the engineering science of
structural dynamics, on the other. The subject first appeared formally on the international scene as recently
as 1956, with the First International Conference on Earthquake Engineering which resulted later
on in the formation of the International Association for Earthquake Engineering. Since that time the
1AEE has organized very successful conferences in Japan (1960), New Zealand (1965), Chile (1969), and
is now planning for the Fifth World Conference in Italy (1973). The new Journal, which serves also as an
official journal for the IAEE, is under the general editorship of Professor Ray W. Clough and the associate
editorship of Professor Geoffrey B. Warburton. The very extensive experience and wide backgrounds
of these distinguished editors will ensure the highest professional standards for the new publication. Eight
members of the 21-man Advisory Editorial Board are members of the Seismological Society of America,
including IAEE President George W. Housner, who, along with Editor Clough, is also serving as a
member of the S.S.A. Board of Directors. It is intended that the new Journal should deal broadly with
all phases of earthquake engineering, "from the seismological and geological factors which influence the
recurrence interval and dynamic characteristics of the ground motion to be expected at a given site, to the
establishment of building codes and standards which will provide adequate and economically sound
protection for the life and property of the public . . . . The scope of the Journal will include papers on
techniques of structural dynamic analysis, regardless of their field of application." The contents of the
initial issue indicate many of the basic themes: Housner and Jennings on" The San Fernando, California,
Earthquake"; Muto on "Dynamic Response of the KII Building to the San Fernando Earthquake";
Warburton and Higgs on "Vibration of Cylindrical Shells with Clamped Ends"; Penzien and Kaul on
"Response of Offshore Towers to Strong Motion Earthquake"; Iyengar and Shinozuka on "Effects of
Self-Weight and Vertical Acceleration on the Behavior of Tall Structures During Earthquakes"; Hisada,
Ohmcri, and Bessho on "Earthquake-Design Considerations in Reinforced Concrete Columns"; and
Johns, Britton, and Stoppard on" Increasing the Structural Damping of a Steel Chimney." Many readers
of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America are certain to find much material of interest in the
new Journal, and the SSA Editorial Committee is happy to welcome this new publication with best
wishes for a long and distinguished career
Introduction- Twenty-Five Years of the Fordham International Law Journal
A review of the history of the Fordham ILJ. It is a partial reprint of an essay published in 20 FORDHAM INT\u27L L.J. 1 (1996). The essay attempts to briefly summarize the purpose of the ILJ and past volumes
Editorial: The pre-history of Chaos—An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science
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Insecta Mundi: procedures, production, and publication
This article outlines changes in procedures and production policies for the journal Insecta Mundi. Background data and discussions leading to these necessary changes are explained. Updated instructions for authors are presented. A full current version of author instructions will be posted on the latest Center for Systematic Entomology URL
PICES Press, Vol. 18, No. 1, Winter 2010
•Major Outcomes from the 2009 PICES Annual Meeting: A Note from the Chairman (pp. 1-3, 8)
•PICES Science – 2009 (pp. 4-8)
•2009 PICES Awards (pp. 9-10)
•New Chairmen in PICES (pp. 11-15)
•PICES Interns (p. 15)
•The State of the Western North Pacific in the First Half of 2009 (pp. 16-17, 27)
•The State of the Northeast Pacific in 2009 (pp. 18-19)
•The Bering Sea: Current Status and Recent Events (pp. 20-21)
•2009 PICES Summer School on “Satellite Oceanography for the Earth Environment” (pp. 22-25)
•2009 International Conference on “Marine Bioinvasions” (pp. 26-27)
•A New PICES Working Group Holds Workshop and Meeting in Jeju Island (pp. 28-29)
•The Second Marine Ecosystem Model Inter-comparison Workshop (pp. 30-32)
•ICES/PICES/UNCOVER Symposium on “Rebuilding Depleted Fish Stocks – Biology, Ecology, Social Science and Management Strategies” (pp. 33-35)
•2009 North Pacific Synthesis Workshop (pp. 36-37)
•2009 PICES Rapid Assessment Survey (pp. 38-40
The Future of Aquatic Commons: Recommendations Based on an Evaluation of Business Models and Stakeholder Consultation
Aquatic Commons is a digital repository established by the International Association of Aquatic
and Marine Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC) in 2007 to provide a solution for
member institutions that didn’t have an institutional repository. It is directed by the Aquatic
Commons Board, and submissions are reviewed by an editorial team. Originally hosted by the
Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA), the repository was moved to the International
Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) in 2011 when FCLA faced major
budgetary issues. Aquatic Commons has grown to more than 20,000 publications from over 90
institutions in all areas of the aquatic sciences, including freshwater, fisheries, and
oceanography, yet support for the repository has not kept pace with developmental needs. To
ensure a sustainable future, the Aquatic Commons Board determined it was necessary to
conduct an evaluation and created the Aquatic Commons Evaluation (ACE) team. The team
identified and compared four potential business models: 1a) maintain Aquatic Commons as a
separate repository but upgrade the EPrints software; 1b) maintain Aquatic Commons as a
separate repository but migrate to DSpace software; 2) migrate content to the existing IODE
OceanDocs repository but retain Aquatic Commons identity by having a separate DSpace
community; and 3) partner with IODE and possibly the Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts
(ASFA) to create an entirely new repository with content merged from Aquatic Commons and
OceanDocs. The team consulted with potential partners (e.g. ASFA and IODE) and ran a survey
to elicit feedback from members, depositors, and other stakeholders about the models,
addressing issues of thematic scope, branding, software, technical requirements, workflows,
and training. At the 2019 conference, the team presented a recommendation based on the
evaluation in order to initiate a roadmap for the Aquatic Commons
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