More on scientific self-censorship….The staff of …. More on scientific self-censorship….The staff of The Why Files has written a balanced and detailed article, Perils of Publication, on the risks of censoring, and not censoring, scientific journal articles in an age of terrorism. The article is based on interviews with Martin Blume, Eugene Garfield, Paul Ginsparg, and Raymond Zilinskas. (Thanks to LII.org.) [FOS News]

it might be time to consider once again the role of science in free society.

Michael Fraser has written a very useful Quick Gui …. Michael Fraser has written a very useful Quick Guide to Eprints for the Oxford University Computing Services web site. For readers new to the concept, this guide is just the right length. Apart from the clear introduction, Fraser also gives a bit of news: “Over the next few months a pilot eprints repository will be developed in Oxford together with policies and support.” [FOS News]

interesting, i suspect more and more universities will be going in this direction.